Privacy Policy
These privacy policies were last modified July 8, 2023
Independent Hosting, LLC ("us", "we", or "our") operates the https://independenthosting.net website
(the "Service").
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data
when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the
collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this
Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and
Conditions, accessible from https://independenthosting.net
Definitions
●Service
Service is the https://independenthosting.net website operated by Independent Hosting, LLC
●Personal Data
Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or
from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our
possession).
●Usage Data
Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from
the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
●Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device (computer or mobile device).
●Data Controller
Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common
with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any
personal information are, or are to be, processed.
For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your Personal Data.
●Data Processors (or Service Providers)
Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any natural or legal person who processes the
data on behalf of the Data Controller.
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We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more
effectively.
●Data Subject (or User)
Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal
Data.
Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our
Service to you.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable
information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable
information may include, but is not limited to:
● Email address
● First name and last name
● Phone number
● Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
● Cookies and Usage Data
We may use your Personal Data to contact you with email newsletters, email marketing or
promotional emailed materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out
of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or
instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us.
Usage Data
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We may also collect information how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage
Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address),
browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit,
the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain
information.
Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.
Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies
also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze
our Service.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Examples of Cookies we use:
●Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
●Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and
various settings.
●Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
●Tracking Cookies. We use Tracking Cookies for advertising purposes as well as our affiliate
program.
Use of Data
Independent Hosting, LLC uses the collected data for various purposes:
● To provide and maintain our Service
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● To notify you about changes to our Service
● To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
● To provide customer support
● To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
● To monitor the usage of our Service
● To detect, prevent and address technical issues
● To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services
and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or
enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Independent Hosting, LLC legal basis for
collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the
Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.
Independent Hosting, LLC may process your Personal Data because:
● We need to perform a contract with you
● You have given us permission to do so
● The processing is in our legitimate interests and it's not overridden by your rights
● For payment processing purposes
● To comply with the law
Retention of Data
Independent Hosting, LLC will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the
purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent
necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to
comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
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Independent Hosting, LLC will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is
generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the
security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data
for longer time periods.
Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, 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 than those from your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we
transfer the data, including Personal Data, to 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.
Independent Hosting, LLC will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is
treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data
will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including
the security of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure of Data
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Business Transaction
If Independent Hosting, LLC is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data
may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes
subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Disclosure for Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, Independent Hosting, LLC may be required to disclose your Personal
Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or
a government agency).
Legal Requirements
Independent Hosting, LLC may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action
is necessary to:
● To comply with a legal obligation
● To protect and defend the rights or property of Independent Hosting, LLC
● To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
● To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
● To protect against legal liability
Security of Data
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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 Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
"Do Not Track" Signals
We do not support Do Not Track ("DNT"). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web
browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.
You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web
browser.
Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights.
Independent Hosting, LLC aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or
limit the use of your Personal Data.
If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed
from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
●The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you. Whenever
made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly
within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself,
please contact us to assist you.
●The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that
information is inaccurate or incomplete.
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●The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
●The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your
personal information.
●The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the
information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
●The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any
time where Independent Hosting, LLC relied on your consent to process your personal
information.
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your
Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the
European Economic Area (EEA).
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"),
to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing
how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and
are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Payments
We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we use third-party
services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).
We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our
third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy
Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI
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Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express
and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.
The payment processors we work with are:
●Stripe
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://stripe.com/us/privacy
●PayPal
Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party
link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy
of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of
any third party sites or services.
Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If
you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal
Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children
without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
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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.
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change
becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.
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.
Contact Us
More Information
If you have any questions or comments about these policies, please e-mail our Data Privacy
Officer at support@independenthosting.net or contact us via support ticket.
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