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DATA PRIVACY POLICY

Tropical Rust (hereinafter "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of our users (hereinafter "you," "your," or "yours"). This data privacy policy (hereinafter "Policy") explains how we collect, use, and share your personal data when you use our Rust server, which runs on the Steam platform and uses the Raknet network protocol along with Unity, and our related services (hereinafter "Services").

By using our Services, you agree to the collection, use, and sharing of your personal data as described in this Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not use our Services.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following information about you when you use our Services:

Your IP Address
Your Steam 64 ID
Your Discord ID
Your tickets you submit or participate in our Discord
The types of devices you use to access our services
Your messages/media publicly shared in Rust and in Discord
Whether you are in our Discord server
Whether you are boosting our Discord
Whether you are in our Steam group
Your kills, deaths, and playtime from our Rust servers

Any data (including but not limited to the list previously mentioned) you submit to our services may be subject to collection for the following reasons:

Maintain internal development
Product improvement
Improvement of services
Investigation (internally or legally)
In compliance with with law enforcement

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect about you to:

Provide, maintain, and improve our Services
Communicate with you about your account and use of our Services
Personalize your experience on our Services
Detect, prevent, and address technical issues

How We Share Your Information

We may share your personal data with third parties in the following circumstances:

With vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to your information to perform services on our behalf
With our affiliates and business partners, for business and marketing purposes
When we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request
If Tropical Rust is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personal data may be transferred as part of the transaction

Your Choices

Information regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your personal data:

You can not choose not to provide certain personal data to us, any data collected is required to maintain the core functionality of our organization.
If you reside in a jurisdiction that has laws governing data protection or privacy, including but not limited to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) or the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and have questions or concerns about how we handle your personal information, please contact us using the information provided in the 'Contact Us' section below. We are committed to complying with all applicable data protection and privacy laws and regulations. Please note that if your jurisdiction requires identity verification to access your personal information or to exercise your privacy rights, we may ask you to provide additional information to verify your identity as required by law.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our Services. We will also retain and use your personal data as necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal data from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal data for improper purposes. You acknowledge that you provide your personal data at your own risk.

Children's Privacy

Our Services are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal data of a child under 13, we will take steps to delete the data as soon as possible.

Changes to Our Policy

We may update our Policy from time to time. We may post any changes on this page and we encourage you to review our Policy periodically. We may also provide notice of any material changes through our Services or by other means as appropriate. We by no means are required to inform you about changes to our Policy, you should always consult this document or a Staff Member before taking any actions you may belive would not be authorized otherwise.

If you have any questions or concerns about our Policy or our data collection, use, and sharing practices, please contact us at:

Tropical Rust Attn: Tropical Rust at tropicalrust.management@gmail.com

California Privacy Rights

Under California Civil Code sections 1798.83-1798.84, California residents are entitled to request information from us regarding the manner in which we share certain categories of personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. California residents may request further information about our compliance with this law by contacting us using the contact information provided above.