Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how LuzLab LLC ("MC Servers", "we", "us", or "our"), operator of https://mc-servers.com (the "Site"), collects, uses, shares, and protects your information. By using the Site you agree to this Policy. It works alongside our Terms of Service.
1. Information We Collect
You can browse the Site anonymously. We collect information when you register, submit a Listing, vote, bid in an auction, link Discord, make a payment, or contact us:
| Account | Email address, username, and a securely hashed password. Optionally a billing/PayPal email you set in Settings. |
|---|---|
| Server listings | Details you submit about your server (name, IP, description, banner, Discord invite, category, version, country, and similar). |
| Voting | The game username you enter (for Votifier delivery) and your IP address, used to validate votes and prevent double-voting. |
| Usage & device | IP address, browser/user-agent, pages viewed, and IP-copy clicks. This is used for rankings, sponsored-slot statistics, security, and analytics, and is filtered to exclude automated (bot) traffic. |
| Auctions & invoices | Your bids, and invoice records (amount, status, payment transaction ID, timestamps). |
| Discord | If you link Discord: your Discord user ID and username. |
| Communications | Messages you send us and your email preferences (including unsubscribe requests). |
Fraud prevention & vote integrity. When you vote, we also record technical signals about the request — your approximate location and network provider (ASN), browser and device characteristics (request headers and, via JavaScript, basic environment and interaction signals), and how the request was made — to detect and block automated (bot) voting and protect the integrity of our rankings. We rely on our legitimate interest in preventing fraud and abuse, keep these records for a limited period, and use them only for security and anti-abuse purposes.
2. How We Use It
- operate the Site, your Account, and your Listings;
- rank servers, run auctions, and measure sponsored-slot performance (estimated joins and page views);
- process payments and deliver Sponsored Slots you purchase;
- prevent voting fraud, abuse, and other manipulation of Site metrics;
- send transactional emails (invoices, account notices) and, if you don't opt out, occasional announcements;
- provide support and respond to your requests;
- maintain security and improve the Site.
3. Payment Information
Payments are handled by third-party processors, primarily PayPal (which also processes card payments). We do not receive or store your full card number or bank credentials. We store invoice records — the amount, status, payment transaction ID, and timestamps — so we can confirm payments, deliver placements, and handle reconciliation. Your payment is subject to the processor's own privacy policy.
4. Discord Information
Linking Discord is optional. If you link, we store your Discord user ID and username to add you to our Discord server, grant a role, and send auction notifications. We do not access your Discord messages or other servers. You can unlink at any time in Settings, which deletes the stored Discord ID and username and removes the granted role. Discord's handling of your data is governed by its own privacy policy.
5. Analytics & Traffic Measurement
We use analytics tools, including Google Analytics, to understand Site traffic and improve the experience. These tools may collect usage and device information (such as pages viewed, approximate location, and browser type). We also compute our own page-view and IP-copy statistics for server owners, with automated bot traffic filtered out so the numbers reflect real visitors. Where consent is required (see Cookies), analytics runs only after you accept.
6. Cookies
Cookies are small files stored by your browser. We use:
- Essential & functional cookies: a session cookie to keep you logged in and to protect forms (set with the Secure and HttpOnly flags), plus small preference cookies that remember your cookie choice and your light or dark theme.
- Security cookies: set by Cloudflare, which protects and delivers the Site, to identify trusted traffic and block malicious requests.
- Analytics cookies: set by analytics tools such as Google Analytics to measure usage.
Your consent. If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we show a cookie banner and do not set analytics cookies until you choose Accept. You can choose Reject to decline analytics; essential, functional, and security cookies stay on either way. Elsewhere, analytics cookies load by default. We remember your choice for about six months. To change it, clear your browser cookies for the Site and the banner will appear again.
You can also control or disable cookies in your browser settings, though disabling essential cookies will prevent you from logging in.
7. How We Share Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We share it only with service providers that help us operate the Site, and only as needed for them to perform their service — including PayPal (payments), Discord (account linking and notifications), our email provider(s) for sending mail, Cloudflare (security and delivery), and analytics providers. We may also disclose information if required by law, to enforce our Terms, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of MC Servers, our users, or the public.
8. Advertising
This Site is affiliated with Monumetric (dba for The Blogger Network, LLC) for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Monumetric will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Monumetric's data usage, click here: Publisher Advertising Privacy
9. Retention
We keep your information for as long as your Account is active and as needed to provide the Site. Invoice and transaction records may be retained longer where needed for accounting, dispute resolution, fraud prevention, or legal compliance. When you delete your Account, we remove your Listings and associated data; auction and invoice records may be retained in a limited form for the purposes above.
10. Your Choices & Rights
- Access & update — view and edit your Account details and Listings in Settings and My Servers.
- Delete — delete your Account (and its Listings and data) from Settings.
- Email — opt out of announcement emails via the unsubscribe link; transactional emails are still sent as needed.
- Discord — unlink your Discord account at any time in Settings.
- Requests — depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete your personal data. Contact us to make a request.
11. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including hashed passwords, HTTPS, and access controls. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. Please protect your password and notify us of any suspected unauthorized access.
12. Children
The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
13. Changes
We may update this Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date above, and we will provide a more prominent notice for material changes. Your continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.
14. Contact
If you have questions or requests about this Policy or your data, reach us through our Contact page. MC Servers is operated by LuzLab LLC.
