“Privacy Policy”

August 31, 2019   /   ~2 minute read

This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which SilentByte? (in the following referred to as SilentByte) collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users of the silentbyte.com website. This privacy statement applies to the site and all services offered by SilentByte.

Personal Identification Information

We reserve the right to collect personal identification information from our users that are interacting with our site. Users may be asked for their user name, email address and other similar information, if appropriate. We will only collect such data if the user has purposely and voluntarily submitted this information, i.e. by posting a comment to an article. Users do have the right to refuse the provision of personal identification information. Refusing to do so, however, might prevent the user from engaging in certain site related activities and / or in engaging with the community. Users may browse SilentByte anonymously.

Non-Personal Identification Information

We may collect non-personal identification information about our users for statistical purpose whenever they interact with SilentByte. This information includes data collected by Google Analytics and other analytics software. The collected information is used for the sole purpose of improving the site and delivering a better user experience.

External Links & Content

SilentByte features links to external websites that are not under our control and may change frequently and without notice. We cannot be held responsible for the content and practices of other websites that are linked to or from SilentByte. External sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.

We allow our users to engage in discussions with the community. Any comments posted by our users are public and can be viewed by everyone. We can neither be held responsible for content posted by our users nor do we imply to share any views and opinions depicted in such content. User content is moderated and may be modified or removed without notice if action is required.

Google Ads

Users of SilentByte may encounter personalized advertisements placed on our site that are hosted by Google Inc. under the Google AdSense Program. Google AdSense uses cookies for serving ads. Google’s use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting Ads Settings. Additional information regarding cookies and ads can be found in our Cookie Policy and on http://www.aboutads.info/.

Changes to this Policy

SilentByte reserves the right to update this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The date of the last revision can be found at the bottom of this page. We encourage our users to frequently check this page for revision.

Date of Last Revision: August 31st, 2019.