Last Updated: March 4, 2025

1. Introduction

NewHorizonsMC.net ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website NewHorizonsMC.net (the "Website") or use our Minecraft server services.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Website and services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Register for an account
• Purchase products or services
• Participate in forums, discussions, or contests
• Submit support requests
• Subscribe to newsletters
• Respond to surveys or fill out forms

This personal information may include:

• Your name
• Email address
• Username
• Minecraft in-game name
• Profile information
• Payment information (handled securely through third-party payment processors)
• Communications with us

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you access our Website or connect to our Minecraft server, we may automatically collect certain information, including:

• IP address
• Device type and operating system
• Browser type and version
• Time and date of your visit
• Pages you view
• Links you click
• In-game activity logs
• Game performance metrics
• Server interaction data

2.3 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 small amounts of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Types of cookies we use:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for the Website to function properly
• Preference cookies: Enable the Website to remember your preferences
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Website
• Marketing cookies: Used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements

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 Website.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our Website and services
• Process transactions and send related information
• Create and manage your account
• Send administrative information, such as updates, security alerts, and support messages
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Personalize your experience and deliver content relevant to your interests
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities
• Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your information in the following situations:

4.1 With Your Consent

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

4.2 Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, and other third parties who perform services on our behalf.

4.3 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 government agency).

4.4 Business Transfers

We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.

4.5 Protection of Rights

We may disclose your information when we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, or as evidence in litigation.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, and the purposes for which we process your personal information.

6. Security of Your Information

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.

7. Your Privacy Rights

7.1 Account Information

If you have an account with us, you may review, update, or delete certain personal information by logging into your account.

7.2 Cookies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject cookies.

7.3 Marketing Communications

You may opt out of receiving marketing communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions included in our marketing emails or by contacting us directly.

7.4 Data Subject Rights

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

• Right to access
• Right to rectification
• Right to erasure
• Right to restrict processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object
• Rights related to automated decision-making and profiling

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Website and services are not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us, and we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Third-Party Websites

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

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 at the top.

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.

11. Contact Us

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

Email: [email protected]

12. International 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 of your jurisdiction.

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

13. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regarding your personal information, including:

• Right to know what personal information is being collected, used, shared, or sold
• Right to delete personal information held by businesses
• Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section.

14. GDPR Compliance

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal information.

The legal basis for collecting and using your personal information depends on the specific information concerned and the context in which we collect it. We will normally collect personal information only where we have your consent, where we need the personal information to perform a contract with you, or where the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.

If we collect and use your personal information in reliance on our legitimate interests, these interests will normally include: operating our platform, providing our services, ensuring the security of our services, marketing purposes, or for the detection or prevention of fraud.

If you have any questions about our legal basis for processing your personal information, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section.

By accessing or using our Website and services, you consent to the collection, use, and storage of your information as outlined in this Privacy Policy.