Privacy Policy

1. Your privacy is important to us. It is Freakshells policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our website, freakshells.net, and other sites we own and operate.

2. We only ask for personal information when we truly need it to provide a service to you. We collect it by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also let you know why we’re collecting it and how it will be used.

3. We collect the following information during registration and service usage: username (login name), email address, encrypted password, IP address, login timestamps, and, if conversation logging is enabled, IRC communication data (conversation contents).

4. We only retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide you with your requested service. What data we store, we’ll protect within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorised access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.

5. We don’t share any personally identifying information publicly or with third-parties, except when required to by law or in case of security incidents beyond our control.

6. Our website may link to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies.

7. You are free to refuse our request for your personal information, with the understanding that we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services.

8. By default, IRC conversations are not recorded. However, we reserve the right to enable conversation logging at any time without prior notice, for purposes of security, abuse detection, and service protection.

9. Although we strive to secure your data, Freakshells.net cannot guarantee absolute protection against unauthorized access or data breaches by third parties. We disclaim liability for any damages resulting from such incidents beyond our reasonable control.

10. Your continued use of our website will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information. If you have any questions about how we handle user data and personal information, feel free to contact us.

This policy is effective as of 27 April 2025.