User Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2011
Last Modified: January 1, 2011
Introduction
www.UniqueServers.com is published and operated by Unique Servers, LLC; as such, any first-person pronouns used in this policy such as "we", "our", and "us" refer to Unique Servers LLC. You, as the user of our services, shall be referred to in this policy by applicable second-person pronouns such as "you" and "yours". This privacy policy describes how we use the information collected from you when visiting our website www.UniqueServers.com or using our services and does not apply to any information we receive through any other channels.
Notice Regarding Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, as cited from http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm, applies to the online collection of personal information from children under the age of 13. Children under the age of 13 are not authorized to access or use the services rendered by UniqueServers.com without the direct involvement of a parent or legal guardian. In the event that any personal information about children under the age of 13 is unintentionally collected, said personal information will be removed immediately upon discovery. Unique Servers does not collect any personal information about children under the age of 13; however, in accordance with this privacy policy, Unique Servers may collect personal information about the parent or legal guardian. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has accessed our website in violation of our policies and given us any personal information, immediately send an e-mail to COPPA@UniqueServers.com to report the incident and any such information will be removed as soon as possible.
Modifications Of This Privacy Policy
We fully reserve the right to modify our privacy policy and any of our other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner. Changes to this privacy policy will be posted here and all users will be notified through an email sent to their respective registered email addresses in our system in the event of said change. It is your responsibility to ensure that you check your email for notifications of such updates and to read and understand the updates to this policy. As noted at the top of this document, “Last Modified:” indicates the last date upon which this policy has been modified; the modified version supersedes any prior versions immediately upon posting.
Personal Information That We Collect
Depending on the type of interaction you have with us, different information will be collected about you.
Users who access www.UniqueServers.com but do not register or enter any information, hereafter referred to as "browsing users", will have limited information collected passively from them and include but are not limited to browser cookies, IP Addresses, and referral URL's.
Users who choose to register in order to post information on our public forums, hereafter referred to as "forum users", will have the same information as browsing users collected from them in addition to any information entered by the user. No actual personal information is required to be submitted by forum users other than the user’s email address required in order to become a forum user. Any other information is optional and is voluntarily entered by the user and therefore should be considered to be public information.
Users who choose to subscribe to our services, hereafter referred to as "service users", will have the same information as browsing users and forum users collected in addition to any necessary billing information collected from them. Necessary billing information includes but is not limited to names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. Any information other than names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and other necessary billing information is optional and should the user choose to enter such information it should be considered public information.
How We Collect Information From You
We collect information about you through both active and passive means. Active collection refers to the collection of information whenever you enter it into forms in order to subscribe to our services or to post on our forums. Any information collected actively is directly provided by you. Passive collection refers to collecting information not directly provided by you by means of internet cookies. Cookies are used in order to enhance your experience on our site and include minimal data such as your IP Address and other session data. These cookies may be removed by you at any time.
How We Use Your Information
The information we gather is used to provide you with services you have requested and/or paid for. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties with the exception of our payment processor, PayPal. PayPal may also directly request further information from you such as credit card or other payment method information for the purpose of billing. PayPal is governed by its own privacy policy that each user should read when signing up for a subscription on PayPal’s website and before entering any private information into a PayPal webpage. PayPal may share information such as the physical address of a user with us, but we do not collect or store this information.
Special Disclosure Cases
Our general policy states that we will not disclose any of your information to third parties; however, we reserve the right to and may disclose personal information about you or about your use of our services, if for any reason we believe that it is absolutely necessary to do so. Example situations in which we may do this include: identifying, contacting, or bringing legal action against someone who may be violating our policies; protecting ourselves, other users, or the general public; properly operating our services.
We reserve the right to disclose any information to law enforcement in the event that a crime is committed or suspected, or if we are compelled to do so by subpoenas; court orders; writs; discovery requests; lawful criminal, civil, or administrative process; or request of authorities or persons with the reasonable power to obtain such process.
Public Forums
Any and all information posted to our forums or sent through our private messaging service provided through the forums should immediately be considered to be public information. Any information provided in a user profile, member directory, or other related service is voluntary and should also be considered to be public information. You are responsible for this information, as such, you should not transmit any information that you would not wish to see disclosed to the general public.
How We Protect Your Information
We take measures to secure your information and follow the generally accepted industry standards of data encryption to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during and after transmission. No method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, as such we cannot guarantee 100% security. You assume the risk of any such security breaches to the extent that they occur despite our reasonable security measures. Any concerns regarding our security measures can be sent to contact@UniqueServers.com.
Your Consent
By visiting our website or using our services, you implicitly consent to our policies.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy or the practices described, you may contact us at contact@UniqueServers.com.