Who we are & our mission
Our website addresses are: lowendbox.com and lowendtalk.com.
Some of us are paying hundreds or thousands of dollars per month on a dedicated server with multiple cores, gigabytes of memory and a huge disk array. Some of us, however, only have a few bucks spare each month to pay for a low end box…
This website is dedicated for running websites and services on low end virtual private servers, where you only need to pay a few dollars a month to get full root access. Most of them will be CPU, memory, space and bandwidth limited, but can still be a work horse if tuned properly.
We will be listing virtual server deals for less than $10 per month, shared hosting for $7 per month, reseller hosting for $12 per month and dedicated server deals equal to or less than $125 per month along with other services and managed products. We will also be writing about getting more out of your servers with helpful tutorials and guides.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments & Contact forms
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Like many websites, we utilize Google Adwords, Google Analytics and BuySellAds for marketing and traffic tracking purposes. Certain data is collected, such as traffic counts, impressions (views) on our advertising, where traffic originated, our search engine rankings, and so on. If you are interested please familiarize yourself with the Google Adwords, Google Analytics and BuySellAds privacy policies.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Both https://lowendbox.com and https://lowendtalk.com utilize Google Adwords, Google Analytics and BuySellAds. LowEndTalk utilizes a platform based account management system (https://services.lowendtalk.com) to maintain billing records for our hosting provider userbase in association with the “Provider Tag” fee model. This secure account management system is based on the WHMCS software package. Hosting providers who do not wish to participate in the Provider Tag system may request to have their information permanently deleted from this account management interface.
Our contact information
The best way to contact us is via our help desk where we generally respond to all inquiries within 24 hours. LowEndBox and LowEndTalk are owned by a holding company — WNY IT Services, Inc. DBA LowEndBox / LowEndTalk.
How We Make Money
We generate revenue by advertising certain services and products on behalf of advertisers who compensate us for the benefit of showing our website users banner advertisements and text links.
For the purpose of transparency, our website users should understand that image based banner ads on LowEndBox and LowEndTalk are likely to be the result of paid advertising. In some cases when users interact with one of these advertisements, or when they click on a text link, we may receive compensation.
We may also make money through affiliate partners (e-commerce links). If a user clicks on a product link and makes a purchase on the vendor’s site, we may earn a commission. Our writers and editors make independent product and service recommendations without influence from our business team. We take steps to ensure our site is accurate and up to date, but some information might differ from what is found on a vendor’s website. All products and services are presented without warranty or guarantee.
In addition, we partner with industry entities to produce sponsored content for the benefit of our users. Any editorial content sponsored by a partner is written by or reviewed by staff writers to meet our editorial standards and best practices. We may present advertising messages, advertisements, or sponsored posts in our social media channels.
Warranty
UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES LOWENDBOX AND LOWENDTALK MAKES NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, DURABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT AND THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. ANY AND ALL USERS OF LOWENDBOX AND LOWENDTALK ASSUME ALL LIABILITY PERTAINING TO THE USE OF THE WEBSITES IN ANY AND ALL MATTER OR CIRCUMSTANCE.
Choice of Law and Attornment
This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
Disputes
In the event of any dispute, claim, question, or disagreement arising from or relating to this agreement or the breach thereof, the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to settle the dispute, claim, question, or disagreement. To this effect, they shall consult and negotiate with each other in good faith and, recognizing their mutual interests, attempt to reach a just and equitable solution satisfactory to both parties. If they do not reach such solution within a period of 60 days, then, upon notice by either party to the other, then the dispute shall be referred to arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with the provisions of its Commercial Arbitration Rules.
Limitation of Liability
USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT LOWENDBOX AND LOWENDTALK SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES, COSTS, OR LOSSES INCURRED BY USER (OR ITS CLIENTS, PROVIDERS, VENDORS, OR ANY OTHER PARTY) CAUSED BY ANY ACTION OR INACTION OF LOWENDBOX OR LOWENDTALK. THE LIMIT OF LOWENDBOX’S AND LOWENDTALK’S LIABILITY IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE TO CUSTOMER (OR ITS USERS, CLIENTS, PROVIDERS, VENDORS OR ANY OTHER PARTY) CONCERNING PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE IN ANY MANNER RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF THE WEBSITES, FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS SHALL NOT, IN THE AGGREGATE, EXCEED $1. IN NO EVENT SHALL LOWENDBOX OR LOWENDTALK BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
Force Majeure
Neither party shall be liable for any delay, interruption or failure in the performance of its obligations if caused by acts of God, war, declared or undeclared, fire, flood, storm, slide, earthquake, or other similar event beyond the control of the party affected (“Force Majeure”). If any Force Majeure occurs, the party claiming the Force Majeure shall promptly notify the other. The party claiming the Force Majeure shall use commercially reasonable efforts to eliminate or remedy the Force Majeure. This Section shall not apply to or excuse a failure to make any payment to LowEndBox or LowEndTalk when due.
Reservation of Rights
LowEndBox and LowEndTalk reserves all rights not specifically granted herein.
Subject to change without notice
Please note that the information within this Privacy Policy & Terms of Service may change at anytime without notice. We recommend checking back often to stay current with the latest policy.
Want to Learn More?
More information about the mission and objectives of LowEndBox and LowEndTalk can be found on our “About Us” page. The best way to contact us is via our help desk where we generally respond to all inquiries within 24 hours.
