This Privacy Policy describes how Royalgamerz ("RGZ", "we", "us") collects, uses, and shares information when you visit royalgamerz.com. By using the site you agree to the practices described here.
1. Who we are
Royalgamerz is an independent reference site for Rust server administrators. It is not affiliated with Facepunch Studios, Carbon, or uMod. The site is operated under the RGZ (Royalgamerz) brand. You can reach us at contact@royalgamerz.com.
2. Information we collect
We collect only what the site needs to operate:
- Log data. When you visit, our hosting provider records standard request data (IP address, user-agent, referring URL, requested path, timestamp). This is used for security, debugging, and aggregate traffic measurement.
- Privacy-friendly analytics. When enabled, we use a cookieless analytics provider that does not track individuals across sites and does not store personal identifiers.
- Contact emails. If you email us, we receive the contents of your message and your email address so we can reply.
- No accounts. The site does not have user accounts, registration, or logins, so we do not collect names, passwords, or profile data.
3. Cookies
The core site is cookieless. The only cookies set on royalgamerz.com come from third-party services we use:
- Google AdSense may set cookies to serve and measure ads (see section 4).
- YouTube embeds — when you click a video thumbnail and the YouTube player loads, YouTube may set its own cookies under the
youtube.comdomain. We use the privacy-enhanced embed mode where available.
4. Third-party advertising (Google AdSense)
We use Google AdSense to serve display ads. Google and its third-party vendors use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising at google.com/settings/ads.
- You may opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info/choices.
- For European Economic Area, UK, and Swiss visitors, we display a Google-certified consent banner (Funding Choices) the first time you visit. You can change your choices at any time from the banner.
More information about how Google uses data is available at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
5. Children
The site is intended for an adult / general audience interested in Rust server administration. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please email contact@royalgamerz.com and we will delete it.
6. How we share information
We do not sell or rent personal information. We share request and ad-serving data with the third-party services listed above (hosting provider, analytics, Google AdSense, YouTube) only as needed for them to deliver their service. We will disclose information if required by law or in response to valid legal process.
7. Your rights
Depending on where you live (EEA, UK, California, etc.), you may have the right to access, correct, or delete personal information we hold about you. To exercise these rights, contact us at contact@royalgamerz.com. For Google AdSense-set cookies, the controls in section 4 are the primary mechanism.
8. Data retention
Server log data is retained for a short rolling window for security purposes and then discarded. Emails you send us are retained as long as needed to respond. Cookies set by third parties are retained per those parties' own policies.
9. Security
The site is served over HTTPS. We take reasonable measures to protect the small amount of data we collect, but no method of transmission over the Internet is fully secure.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent change. Material changes will be highlighted on the home page where reasonable.
11. Contact
Questions or requests about this policy: contact@royalgamerz.com.