Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to FreeForumHosting.xyz's Privacy Policy. Your privacy is critically important to us. At FreeForumHosting.xyz, we have a few fundamental principles:

• We collect as little personal information as possible.
• We only store personal information for as long as necessary.
• We protect the information we do collect.
• We are transparent about what data we collect and how we use it.

This Privacy Policy applies to information that we collect when you use or interact with our services, including our website at FreeForumHosting.xyz and any of our forum hosting services.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Account Information

When you create an account on FreeForumHosting.xyz, we collect information that is necessary to provide our services:

• Email address
• Username
• Password (stored in a secure encrypted format)
• Forum name and preferred subdomain

2.2 Forum Content

The content that you upload, post, or create on your forum is stored on our servers. This includes:

• Forum posts, threads, and messages
• Custom themes, plugins, or extensions you upload
• Images and attachments
• User profiles and information created within your forum

While this content is hosted on our infrastructure, you maintain control over this data through the administrative controls provided by your chosen forum software.

2.3 Technical Information

When you visit our website or use our services, we automatically collect certain technical information:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device information
• Referring website
• Pages of our website that you visit
• Time spent on those pages
• Access times and dates

2.4 Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Our cookies serve several purposes:

• Essential cookies: Required for basic site functionality
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
• Preference cookies: Enable us to remember your settings and preferences
• Marketing cookies: Used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements

3. How We Use Your Information

Information Type	How We Use It	Legal Basis
Account Information	Create and manage your account Provide customer support Send service notifications	Contract performance
Forum Content	Host your forum Provide backup and restore functions Ensure compliance with our Terms of Service	Contract performance
Technical Information	Improve our services Monitor for security and fraud Analyze usage patterns	Legitimate interest
Cookie Data	Enable basic functionality Analyze site performance Remember preferences	Consent / Legitimate interest

We may also use your information in the following ways:

• To respond to legal requests and prevent harm
• To enforce our Terms of Service
• To send you service-related emails about your account or forum

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties except in the following circumstances:

4.1 Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party service providers who help us operate our website, conduct our business, or provide service to you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. These service providers include:

• Hosting and infrastructure providers
• Analytics services
• Customer support tools
• Email service providers

4.2 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

4.3 Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred. We will notify you before your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

4.4 With Your Consent

We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

5. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Some of the measures we take to protect your data include:

• Encrypting sensitive information in transit using SSL/TLS
• Storing passwords using strong, one-way hashing algorithms
• Regularly updating our systems and software to address security vulnerabilities
• Restricting access to personal information to employees, contractors, and agents who need to know that information

In the event of a data breach that affects your personal information, we will notify you in compliance with applicable laws.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

Specifically:

• Account information: Retained as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services
• Forum content: Retained as long as your forum is active
• Technical information: Typically retained for up to 24 months

If you cancel your account, we will delete or anonymize your account information within 30 days, except where we need to retain certain information for legitimate business or legal purposes.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal information.
• Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal information under certain conditions.
• Restriction: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
• Object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
• Data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this policy. We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

8. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take necessary actions.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

For significant changes to this Privacy Policy, we will make reasonable efforts to provide notification via email or through a notice on our website.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• Email: [email protected]
• Support Forum: https://community.freeforumhosting.xyz