Terms of Use

These General Terms of Use (hereinafter the "Terms") govern access to and use of the private-server.net website (hereinafter the "Site") and all services offered on it. By accessing or using the Site, you (hereinafter the "User") acknowledge that you have read these Terms and agree to comply with them without reservation.

The Site provides Users with a listing and ranking service for private video game servers. This service includes, without limitation, the provision of a directory and rankings listing servers submitted by their owners, as well as community features such as comments and ratings.

All services provided by the Site are accessible only through the Site. The User agrees to comply with the rules and operating procedures stated on the Site. During any registration or submission, the User guarantees that the information provided is accurate, up to date, and complete.

The Site acts as a technical intermediary listing servers operated by third parties. It does not host these servers, does not operate them, and exercises no control over their content or availability, which remain the sole responsibility of their respective owners.

Access to certain features requires the creation of an account. The User is solely responsible for keeping their credentials confidential and for all activities carried out from their account. Any fraudulent or unauthorized use must be reported immediately to the Site administration.

Account creation is reserved for persons at least 15 years old. Minor Users declare that they have the authorization of their legal representatives to use the Site and create an account. The Site reserves the right to refuse, suspend, or delete any account that does not comply with these Terms, without notice or justification.

The Site allows its members to publish content, including comments, ratings, and server descriptions. By publishing content, the member agrees to comply with all applicable laws and not to infringe the rights of third parties.

The User is prohibited in particular from publishing any content:

• that is unlawful, defamatory, insulting, hateful, discriminatory, or harmful to the dignity of others;
• that infringes intellectual property rights or the personal data of third parties;
• that is unsolicited advertising, fraudulent, or misleading;
• that contains viruses or any device likely to harm the operation of the Site.

Comments published by members are subject to prior moderation before being put online. The Site reserves the right to refuse publication of any content without having to justify itself to the member. The Site undertakes to display the member's name near each use of their publication.

By publishing content on the Site, the member retains ownership of it but grants the Site, free of charge and on a non-exclusive basis, worldwide and for the legal term of protection of the rights, the right to reproduce, represent, adapt, translate, and store this content for the purposes of displaying it and promoting the Site, on any medium and by any means.

The member guarantees that they hold all necessary rights to the content they publish and that it does not infringe any third-party rights. The member shall indemnify the Site against any claim based on the content they have published.

All elements composing the Site (structure, texts, logos, graphics, databases, and rankings) are protected by intellectual property law. The User agrees to use the Site content only in a strictly private context.

Any use of the content for commercial purposes, as well as any reproduction, representation, or extraction, in whole or in part, without prior written authorization, is strictly prohibited. Any legal action brought by an injured third party due to non-compliant use by the User shall be borne by the User.

The names, trademarks, logos, and video game elements that may appear on the Site remain the property of their respective owners. Their mention on the Site, for the purposes of listing and identifying servers, does not imply any claim of rights over them.

Any rights holder or third party who believes that content or a listed server infringes their rights (including copyright or trademarks) or is manifestly unlawful may report it to the Site by providing precise identification of the content concerned, the reasons for the request, and any useful supporting documents.

Reports may be sent to: [email protected]

The Site undertakes to review any serious notice as soon as possible and, where applicable, to remove or make inaccessible any manifestly unlawful content brought to its attention. Any abusive or bad-faith report engages the liability of its author.

The Site is committed to protecting the privacy of its Users. Personal data is collected and processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and applicable Bulgarian data protection law. The Site does not share, disclose, or sell any personally identifiable information to unaffiliated companies or organizations.

Information relating to data processing is as follows:

Data collected: email address, username, IP address, connection and browsing data, cookies, profile information (photo, biography), voting data, and billing data for purchases (name, address, VAT number).

Purposes: management and authentication of user accounts, display and administration of server rankings, moderation of published content, audience and performance statistics, order processing and invoice issuance, and information about Site news and services.

Legal basis: performance of the service contract for account and ranking management; consent for marketing communications and non-essential cookies; legitimate interest for security, fraud prevention, and internal statistics.

Retention period: account data is kept for the lifetime of the account, then deleted or anonymized within 30 days following account deletion. Billing data is kept for 10 years in accordance with legal accounting obligations.

In accordance with the GDPR, the User has the right to access, rectify, object to, restrict, port, and delete data concerning them. The User may also lodge a complaint with the Commission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP), the competent Bulgarian supervisory authority (www.cpdp.bg). These rights may be exercised via the contact page available on the Site.

Like most interactive websites, the Site uses cookies to retrieve certain information on each visit and to ensure the proper operation and ease of use of certain areas. Some affiliate partners may also place cookies.

The Site participates in and complies with all Specifications and Policies of the IAB Europe's Transparency & Consent Framework. The User may at any time express, modify, or withdraw consent and configure cookie preferences via the management tool made available on the Site.

Many outbound hypertext links are present on the Site. The pages to which these links lead do not engage the responsibility of the Site, which exercises no control over their content. The User is therefore prohibited from holding the Site liable for the content and resources accessible through these links.

The User agrees to use the Site in compliance with these Terms and the law. Any breach, including any abusive, threatening, defamatory behavior or behavior harmful to other members or the Site team, may result in suspension or immediate termination of the account concerned, without notice.

The Site reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate all or part of the service, for any reason and without notice, at any time, without being held liable to the User or third parties for exercising this right.

The Site is provided "as is" and access to it is under the User's sole responsibility. As a listing service for servers operated by third parties, the Site cannot be held liable for the availability, operation, security, or content of listed servers, nor for content published by Users.

The Site does not guarantee the absence of interruptions or errors and shall not be liable for indirect damages resulting from the use of, or inability to use, the Site. The User is personally responsible for complying with the terms of the relevant game publishers.

The Site reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. Continued use of the Site constitutes acceptance of the Terms in force. In the event of a modification to the privacy policy, information will be published on the homepage and on key pages of the Site; in the event of a change in the use of personal data, the Users concerned will be informed by email. Users are advised to consult this page regularly.

If any provision of these Terms is declared null, illegal, or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The provision concerned shall be replaced by a valid provision of equivalent scope that is as close as possible to the original intent.

Access to the Site and use of its services indicate that the User has read, understood, and accepted the disclaimer, these Terms, and the privacy statement. The consumer's statutory rights are not affected. These Terms are governed by Bulgarian law. Any dispute relating to their interpretation or performance shall fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Sofia (Bulgaria), without prejudice to the mandatory protective provisions enjoyed by consumers in their country of residence within the European Union.

For any question relating to these Terms, the User may contact the Site via the contact page available on the Site.

The Site is hosted by OVH.com, SAS with share capital of €10,069,020, RCS Lille Métropole 424 761 419 00045, APE Code: 2620Z, VAT No.: FR 22 424 761 419, registered office: 2 rue Kellermann, 59100 Roubaix, France, Publication Director: Octave KLABA.