In the course of serving its customers, VPS Hosting acquires, stores and transmits customer communications and information that customers may regard as private or sensitive. Some of this information - such as the customer's name, address, telephone number, and credit card data - is provided to VPS Hosting by its customers in order to establish service. Other information - such as the customer's account status, choice of services, and customer logs - is created and maintained by 2K Communicatinos in the normal course of providing service. VPS Hosting also uses cookies, which are small pieces of information that a web site can store in a designated file on a user's computer for various reasons. For example, VPS Hosting uses cookies on the landing pages of products sold online which record the customer information that is required on the order form. This information is then forwarded to an internal sales tracking database within VPS Hosting. In addition, VPS Hosting may store customers' electronic mail and other communications as a necessary incident to the transmission and delivery of those communications.

This Privacy Policy applies only to VPS Hosting' treatment of data collected online, and does not apply to any offline data collection practices or to the data collection practices of any third parties, VPS Hosting customers, or any entities affiliated with VPS Hosting. Also, please note that use of VPS Hosting' website constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy.

VPS Hosting' policies and procedures for handling customer information have been created with the understanding that Internet technologies are still evolving and that Internet business methods are continuing to evolve to meet the needs and opportunities of the changing technologies. As a result, VPS Hosting' policies and procedures are subject to change. Changes will be posted to the website and users agree to be bound by those changes.

Data Security

VPS Hosting protects the confidentiality of its customers' information, account information and personal communications. To secure the information collected online, prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure only appropriate use of information that is collected from customers, VPS Hosting has implemented appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures. Further, VPS Hosting requires that employees keep customer information confidential. VPS Hosting cautions its customers and website visitors that no medium of communication, including the Internet, is entirely secure. Accordingly, VPS Hosting cannot be responsible for loss, corruption or unauthorized acquisition and use of personal information provided to our website, or for any damages resulting from such loss, corruption, unauthorized acquisition or unauthorized use.

How is customer information used?

VPS Hosting may share customer information with selected partners, for example, to provide customers with information about products which might be of interest to the customer or to enable the customer to take advantage of special partner programs. VPS Hosting may also use customer information to provide its customers with system information or information about new or upgraded products. VPS Hosting may also share customer information with partners in the normal course or providing services for which customer has requested or to obtain licensing for software and server solutions on behalf of the customer. Such Partners also maintain the same privacy policies as VPS Hosting and/or may contact more or less privacy policies.

In addition, VPS Hosting shares its web site usage information about visitors to 2K Communicatiosn' web sites with a third-party advertising company, DoubleClick, for the purpose of targeting VPS Hosting' Internet banner advertisements on VPS Hosting' sites and other sites. For this purpose, VPS Hosting and DoubleClick note some of the pages visited on VPS Hosting' web site through the use of pixel tags (also called clear gifs). The information collected by DoubleClick through the use of these pixel tags is not personally identifiable. For more information about DoubleClick, customers may click here www.privacychoices.org.

In the case of a business transaction, including but not limited to, a merger or sale of a portion of VPS Hosting' assets, customer information will likely be part of the assets transferred. In this event, VPS Hosting will attempt to notify impacted customers that their information has been transferred.

Opt Out & Modifications

Customers may opt out of receiving notices of new or upgraded products from VPS Hosting and VPS Hosting partners by simly requesting to opt-out be sending an e-mail to service/@/vpshosting.net (please remove the forward slashes from the preceding e-mail address).. However, customers may not opt out of receiving information from VPS Hosting which is essential for maintaining or updating customers' accounts or system information.

Most customers may access and modify their personal information via their online personal control panel/account information page.

Domain name customers who have registered a domain name with VPS Hosting and wish to change the Technical Contact from VPS Hosting to another company, may send a request to dns/@/vpshosting.net (remove the forward slashes from the preceding e-mail address).. It is important to note that customer domain name registration information is made publicly available in the registry of domain names.

Disclosure of customer information and communications

VPS Hosting will not otherwise disclose its customers' personal and account information unless VPS Hosting has reason to believe that disclosing such information is necessary to identify, make contact with, or bring legal action against someone who may be causing harm or interfering with the rights or property of VPS Hosting, VPS Hosting' customers, or others, or where VPS Hosting has a good faith belief that the law requires such disclosure.

VPS Hosting also will not, except for reasons stated below, disclose to third parties the contents of any electronic mail or other electronic communications that VPS Hosting stores or transmits for its customers. The circumstances under which VPS Hosting will disclose such electronic customer communications are when:

1. it is necessary in order to provide service to the customer;
2. it is necessary to protect the legitimate interests of VPS Hosting and its customers;
3. it is required to cooperate with interception orders, warrants, or other legal process that VPS Hosting determines in its sole discretion to be valid and enforceable; and
4. it is necessary to provide to a law enforcement agency when the contents are inadvertently obtained by VPS Hosting and appear to pertain to the commission of a crime.

VPS Hosting disclaims any intention to censor, edit or engage in ongoing review or surveillance of communications stored on or transmitted through its facilities by customers or others. VPS Hosting will, however, review, delete or block access to communications that may harm VPS Hosting, its customers or third parties. The grounds on which VPS Hosting may take such action include, but are not limited to, actual or potential violations of VPS Hosting' Acceptable Use Policy.