Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 4, 2020
Last Updated: June 8, 2026

Introduction

At Uncrowned Empire, LLC (“we,” “our,” “us,” or “Uncrowned Empire”), your privacy matters to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and handle information when you use our websites and community platforms, including:

• uncrownedempire.com

• uncrownedgaming.com

• uncrownedaddiction.com

• uncrownedarmory.com

• Any other website or community operated by Uncrowned Empire, LLC

By using our websites, forums, blogs, comments, tools, accounts, or other services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please discontinue use of our websites.

Some privacy-related features, advertising placements, analytics placements, affiliate systems, supporter options, or community tools may vary by site, section, device type, or user status.

Information We Collect

We collect information in two main ways: information you provide directly and information collected automatically when you use our websites.

Information You Provide

When you register, participate, contact us, or use our community features, we may collect information such as:

• Username

• Email address

• Password, stored securely in encrypted form

• Optional profile information, such as avatars, bios, signatures, and profile fields

• Forum posts, comments, blogs, messages, uploads, and other content you submit

• Contact messages, support requests, feedback, or correction reports

• Voluntary account preferences and notification settings

• Payment or supporter membership information, when applicable

Payment information is processed by third-party payment providers. We do not directly collect or store full payment card details or financial account credentials.

Information Collected Automatically

When you use our websites, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Device information

• Operating system

• Referring pages

• Pages viewed

• Login/session information

• Cookie and preference data

• Approximate location based on technical data

• Security, spam-prevention, and abuse-prevention signals

This information helps us operate the website, protect accounts, prevent abuse, understand public traffic trends, and maintain site functionality.

Information We Do Not Collect Directly

We do not directly collect government-issued ID numbers, full financial account credentials, or full payment card details through our websites.

We also do not sell user data.

How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

• Create, manage, and maintain user accounts

• Enable logins, posts, comments, blogs, messages, alerts, and subscriptions

• Maintain user preferences and account settings

• Provide community tools and site features

• Send essential account, security, and administrative messages

• Respond to contact requests, support messages, and correction reports

• Prevent spam, fraud, abuse, scams, and unauthorized access

• Moderate content and enforce our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines

• Maintain site security and system health

• Understand general public traffic trends and content performance

• Improve our websites, content, and community features

• Comply with legal obligations or valid legal requests

Artificial Intelligence and Your Data

Uncrowned Empire may use AI tools to assist with content creation, drafting, formatting, editing, coding, social media, article audio, summaries, and other staff workflows.

However, AI tools are not installed directly on our websites or servers, and they are not given direct access to our backend systems, user accounts, private messages, private forum areas, emails, IP addresses, or other private user data.

Staff are not allowed to provide private user data to AI tools. This includes private messages, account details, emails, IP addresses, payment information, non-public forum content, or other private information.

AI tools may be used with staff-created input, public source material, official announcements, press releases, article drafts, and other material used in the content-development process. Private user data is not provided by Uncrowned Empire to AI tools for training, profiling, or analysis.

Publicly visible site content may be accessible to third-party crawlers, search engines, archival tools, or external platforms. We do not consent to unauthorized scraping or data harvesting, and we do not have agreements permitting the use of our private user data for AI training.

For more information, please see our AI Use Policy.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Uncrowned Empire uses cookies and similar technologies to operate our websites and provide core features.

Cookies may be used for:

• Login sessions

• Security checks

• Remembering preferences

• Theme or display settings

• Navigation and site functionality

• Spam prevention and bot protection

• Guest analytics, where applicable

• Guest advertising or affiliate systems, where applicable

• Embedded content from third-party platforms

Some cookies are essential for the site to function. Others may be connected to third-party tools, ads, analytics, affiliate systems, embedded content, or security services.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through our cookie consent tools. Blocking certain cookies may affect login, preferences, security checks, or other site features.

For more details about cookies, analytics, ads, affiliate tracking, consent choices, and embedded content, please see our Cookie Notice.

Security, Spam Prevention, and Bot Protection

We use security and spam-prevention tools to protect the community from spam, bots, fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access.

These may include:

• IPS Spam Defense, which may validate IP addresses and emails during registration or account activity

• Cloudflare Turnstile, which helps block bots and automated abuse

• Google reCAPTCHA, which may be used to prevent spam and automated misuse

These services may process technical information such as IP address, browser details, device information, interaction signals, or similar metadata needed to determine whether activity appears legitimate.

Analytics

Uncrowned Empire currently uses Metricool for analytics and reporting across parts of the Uncrowned Empire network.

Metricool helps us understand general site activity, visitor trends, traffic sources, page views, public content performance, and how guests or unregistered visitors interact with our websites.

Our Metricool tracking is configured through guest-only placements. This means Metricool analytics are intended for guests and unregistered visitors only.

Registered users who are logged into their accounts are not served our standard third-party analytics scripts through these guest-only placements.

Analytics data is used to understand overall site performance and public visitor trends. We do not sell user data.

Metricool and other analytics services may process technical information such as page views, referring pages, device or browser details, approximate location, and similar usage data. Third-party services may also use their own technologies, cookies, scripts, or policies when their tools are loaded.

Advertising

Uncrowned Empire websites may display advertisements to guests and unregistered visitors through advertising networks such as Google AdSense or through direct advertising placements.

Registered users who are logged into a free account do not see our standard third-party display ads on Uncrowned Empire communities where this ad-free member experience is configured. Some sites or sections may use different ad settings depending on their setup.

Third-party ad networks may use cookies, device identifiers, browsing signals, or other technologies according to their own policies. These services may personalize or measure ads when shown to guests.

Users who want to reduce third-party advertising and tracking can register for a free account where supported and may also use browser-based ad or tracker blockers.

Affiliate Links

Uncrowned Empire websites may include affiliate links.

Affiliate links may allow Uncrowned Empire, LLC to earn a commission if a user clicks a qualifying link and completes a qualifying purchase or action. Affiliate links do not change the price you pay.

We may use services such as Sovrn Commerce to automatically convert eligible outbound retail links into affiliate links. This automatic affiliate-link conversion is intended for guests and unregistered visitors only.

Logged-in registered users are generally not served our standard affiliate-link conversion system through these placements where that member experience is configured.

Some older links may still use legacy services such as Geniuslink. These older links may still result in commission if used, but purchases are processed by the destination retailer, platform, or service.

If a user posts their own affiliate link, our affiliate systems are not intended to override or replace that existing affiliate link.

For more information, please see our Affiliate Disclosure and Monetization Policy.

Sponsorships and Supporter Memberships

Uncrowned Empire websites may use sponsorships, community sponsor banners, or voluntary supporter memberships to help support site operations.

Sponsors or supporter memberships do not give outside parties access to private user data.

Sponsored placements, if used, may be visible to guests or registered users depending on the campaign and placement.

Transactional Email

We use SendGrid to send transactional emails, such as:

• Password reset emails

• Account notifications

• Security notices

• Subscription or followed-content notifications

• Administrative messages

SendGrid processes email addresses and message-related data only as needed to deliver these emails. We do not sell email addresses.

Users may control many notification preferences through their account settings.

Email Communications

We may send emails for:

• Account activity

• Password resets

• Security notices

• Private message or content notifications

• Followed content or subscription alerts

• Newsletter or content subscriptions, if enabled

• Administrative or policy updates

Users may unsubscribe from optional emails through account settings, email links, or by contacting us. Some essential administrative or security messages may still be sent when necessary.

Embedded Content and External Platforms

Our websites may include embedded content from third-party platforms, such as videos, social media posts, streams, maps, widgets, or other external content.

Embedded content may behave as if you visited that third-party website directly. These third parties may collect data, use cookies, track interactions, or apply their own privacy policies and terms.

Uncrowned Empire does not control the privacy practices of third-party platforms.

External Links

Our websites may link to external websites, including retailers, game platforms, publishers, developers, affiliate partners, sponsors, social media platforms, and other third-party services.

Once you leave an Uncrowned Empire website, the destination site’s own privacy policy, terms, cookies, tracking systems, refund policies, account rules, and data practices may apply.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

How We Protect Your Data

We use reasonable technical and administrative safeguards to protect user information.

These may include:

• SSL encryption across our websites

• Secure authentication systems

• Encrypted password storage

• Limited staff access to personal information

• Security monitoring and abuse prevention

• Spam and bot protection tools

• Secure hosting environments

• Backups used for disaster recovery and site maintenance

No website or online service can guarantee absolute security. Users are responsible for maintaining strong passwords, protecting their own accounts, and avoiding suspicious links or scams.

Data Retention

We keep personal information only as long as reasonably needed for account operation, community administration, security, legal compliance, dispute resolution, backups, and legitimate site operations.

Some data may remain in backups for a limited period before being overwritten or purged through normal backup cycles.

Forum posts, comments, blogs, quotes, moderation records, logs, or other community records may remain even after an account is deleted, anonymized, or restricted when needed to preserve community discussions, enforce rules, maintain records, prevent abuse, or meet legal/security obligations.

Account Deletion and Public Content

Users may request account deletion by contacting us.

Account deletion may remove, disable, or anonymize account information where appropriate. However, public posts, quoted content, forum discussions, comments, moderation records, logs, or other community materials may remain where needed to preserve discussions, maintain site integrity, enforce rules, or comply with legal obligations.

If you want specific public content reviewed for removal, please include the relevant links and explanation in your request.

Legal Compliance and Data Disclosure

We may disclose information when we believe it is necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law

• Respond to valid legal requests, court orders, or law enforcement requests

• Protect the rights, safety, or property of Uncrowned Empire, our users, or others

• Investigate fraud, abuse, spam, security issues, or rule violations

• Enforce our Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, or other policies

• Protect the integrity and security of our websites

We do not sell, rent, or distribute user data for marketing purposes.

Children’s Privacy

Our websites and communities are not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate consent, we will take steps to delete it.

Parents or guardians who believe a child has provided personal information to us may contact us at [email protected].

International Users and GDPR Rights

Uncrowned Empire, LLC is based in the United States. Personal data may be processed and stored in the United States.

If you are located in the EU, EEA, UK, or another region with applicable privacy rights, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, subject to applicable law.

These rights may include:

• The right to access your personal data

• The right to correct inaccurate information

• The right to request deletion of your data

• The right to restrict certain processing

• The right to data portability

• The right to object to certain processing

• The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

Some account data may be accessible through your account settings. To exercise privacy rights, contact us at:

[email protected]

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

U.S. State Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have additional privacy rights. These may include the right to access, delete, correct, or opt out of certain uses of personal information.

Uncrowned Empire, LLC does not sell user data.

Privacy requests may be sent to:

[email protected]

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

Your Choices

Users may:

• Register for a free account where available to reduce standard guest ads, guest affiliate conversion, and guest analytics placements

• Adjust account settings and notification preferences

• Edit or remove profile information

• Unsubscribe from optional email communications

• Use browser tools to block or limit cookies, ads, or trackers

• Request account deletion

• Contact us with privacy questions or concerns

Some features may not work properly if cookies, scripts, or security tools are blocked.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

If we make major changes, we may notify users through email, site notices, account notifications, or other reasonable methods.

Continued use of our websites after updates means you acknowledge the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or privacy requests, contact us at:

Email: [email protected]

Mailing Address:
Uncrowned Empire, LLC
PO Box 1080
Berwick, Pennsylvania 18603

Data Controller / Privacy Contact:
Empire Staff Team
[email protected]