Privacy Policy

How we protect your personal data

Last updated: June 16, 2025

1. General Information

This Privacy Policy defines the principles of processing and protecting personal data of users of the BenchVPS.com service (hereinafter: "Service").

The data controller is the owner of BenchVPS.com. Protection of users' personal data is our priority.

This policy complies with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data (GDPR).

2. What Data We Collect

Automatically collected data:

  • User's IP address
  • Web browser type
  • Operating system
  • Time and date of visit
  • Visited pages within the service
  • Traffic source (referring site)

VPS provider data:

  • Server performance test results
  • Technical server specifications
  • Pricing and package information
  • Provider contact information (publicly available)

3. Purpose of Data Processing

Personal data is processed for the following purposes:

  • Service provision: Providing VPS performance comparisons
  • Traffic analysis: Improving service functionality
  • Security: Protection against abuse and attacks
  • Communication: Responding to user inquiries
  • Optimization: Adapting content to user preferences

4. Legal Basis

Processing of personal data is based on:

  • Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR: User consent for data processing
  • Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR: Necessity for contract performance or pre-contractual measures
  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR: Legitimate interests of the data controller

5. Data Sharing

Personal data may be shared with the following entities:

  • IT service providers: Hosting, CDN, analytics (e.g., Cloudflare)
  • Legal entities: When required by law or court order
  • Business partners: Only with user consent

We do not sell or share personal data for marketing purposes without user consent.

6. User Rights

Users have the right to:

  • Access: Obtain information about processed data
  • Rectification: Correct inaccurate data
  • Erasure: Delete data ("right to be forgotten")
  • Restriction: Restrict data processing
  • Portability: Receive data in a structured format
  • Object: Object to data processing
  • Withdraw consent: At any time

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

The service uses cookies and similar technologies for:

  • Remembering user preferences (language, theme)
  • Website traffic analysis
  • Ensuring security
  • Performance optimization

Users can manage cookies through browser settings.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures:

  • Data encryption in transmission (HTTPS/TLS)
  • Regular backups
  • Restricted data access
  • Security monitoring
  • Regular system updates

9. Contact

For matters regarding personal data protection, you can contact us:

  • Email: privacy@benchvps.com
  • Contact form: Available on the website

We respond to inquiries within 30 days.

This privacy policy may be updated. We will inform users about significant changes.