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We are pleased to present this wonderful video that displays the beauty and creativity that you can see on Utopia Skye Grid.  Virtual worlds are a perfect place to showcase the talents and creative efforts of many. Here's our contribution to that, in the place that we call home.  "Where creativity and friendship know no limits." Many thanks to Benski Trenkins for this video.

 

 

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DMCA Policy

Notices and counter-notices must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA; see http://www.copyright.gov for details.

DMCA requests should meet the guidlines set forth in this section.

(Section 1)
Claims of Copyright Infringement

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA") provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If You believe in good faith that materials hosted by Utopia Skye infringe your copyright (for example, materials posted by Utopia Skye), You (or Your agent) may send Utopia Skye a notice requesting that the material be removed or access to it blocked. The notice must include the following information:

(a) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;

(b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or if multiple copyrighted works located on the Utopia Skye Sites or in Utopia Skye Services are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works);

(c) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing activity, and information reasonably sufficient to allow Utopia Skye to locate the material on the Utopia Skye Sites and in the Utopia Skye Services;

(d) the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address (if available) of the complaining party;

(e) a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and

(f) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

(end of Section 1)

If You believe in good faith that a notice of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed by Utopia Skye LLC against you, the DMCA permits You to send Utopia Skye LLC a counter-notice.


Notices and counter-notices with respect to the Utopia Skye Sites should be sent to Utopia Skye's Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement at:

Utopia Skye
By E-mail: dmca@utopiaskye.com

Company's Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement should be contacted only
for the purposes set forth in this Section 1. 
ALL OTHER INQUIRIES DIRECTED TO Utopia Skye's COPYRIGHT AGENT WILL NOT BE ANSWERED.

We take DMCA notices very seriously, but we also take false notices just as seriously.

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Utopia Skye Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Utopia Skye uses and protects any information that you give us.

We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using our services then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 05/25/2018.  If required we will notify you via email of changes to this policy.

What we collect
We may collect the following information:

First and Last Name
Avatar First and Last Name
Email address (only for local accounts)
Birthdate (only for local accounts)
UUID (for HG visitors and local accounts)
IP Address (this is stored transiently, unless needed for a security reason)

*NOTE: For transparency, you also should be informed that your Avatar Name and UUID is exchanged between grids and grid users, for things such as Friendships, Friendship Requests, Instant messages, Profiles,  and inventory exchanges, regardless if you actually travel to a foreign grid.

What we do with the information we gather
We require this information for you to access the Utopia Skye Grid, and to verify age appropriatness, as well as should you choose offline messages to email.

Internal record keeping.
We may use the information to improve our services.
We may periodically send emails about support issues or new features.

Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to your needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Creator Consent
If you create and distribute items in any way, freebies, by selling them, avatar to avatar transfers or via the Hypergrid, you are agreeing that some of your information, ie Avatar Name and UUID, for the storage of original creator data, this information will be stored beyond requests for deletion.  This is in compliance with the GDPR clause enabling the system to maintain function as intended.

Links to other websites
Our website or services may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties. We may use your personal information to contact you with offers strictly from us.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

 

Cookie Policy for Utopia Skye

This is the Cookie Policy for Utopia Skye LLC, accessible from https://utopiaskye.com and https://utopiaskyegrid.com

What Are Cookies

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality.

For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

The Cookies We Set

  • Account related cookies

    If you create an account with us then we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out however in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.

  • Login related cookies

    We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.

  • Forms related cookies

    When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

  • Site preferences cookies

    In order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences.

Third Party Cookies

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

  • We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; Facebook, Twitter, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

More Information

Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren't sure whether you need or not it's usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site. This Cookies Policy was created with the help of the CookiePolicyGenerator.com

However if you are still looking for more information then you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods:

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Last updated 10/13/2024

By logging into the grid or website you agree to be bound by these terms of service. 

Our Terms of Service strive to be simple and understandable, for people, not lawyers.

  1. You are responsible for your own actions if they break any laws, YOU are responsible, not Utopia Skye Grid.

  2. Any and all original content you create is YOURS, you retain full rights to it, but by creating/distributing it on the grid you grant Utopia Skye Grid and it's agents a full unlimited, non-expiring license to use the products for promotional means. 

  3. By Distributing any items that you create to another avatar either local or Hypergrid, you understand that these items will exist long after you have moved on, they will contain your Avatar Name and ID to maintain creator rights.

  4. The monetary system used by default is SkyeBucks.  SkyeBucks is a token based system with no implied real cash value and no ability to "Cash Out".  We will allow using SkyeBucks for payment of gried services and tier.  We also support using Gloebits, which is a service provide and supported by Gloebits, in such cases where it is enabled. All disputes and transaction issues related to Gloebits are to be handled by Gloebits and the party with the issue.

  5. Respect, this is a requirement, you must respect other users. You do not have to agree with other users, but you must act in a respectful way.

  6. Your Region, your rules. If you pay to rent a region on Utopia Skye Grid, you make your own rules as long as they don't violate anything in this TOS.

  7. Utopia Skye Grid management and it's agents have final say, period, no discussion.

  8. Utopia Skye Grid management, will do it's best to maintain the grid, backup and protect your data, but "stuff happens", you must accept the fact that sometimes a failure is catastrophic.

  9. If you owe us money for any services offered, you OWE us, just pay or don't pay and accept the consequences.

  10. Non Payment for services will result in termination of said services WITHIN 7 days of payment due date! NO EXCEPTIONS!

  11. If there is any "trade" of service for service, both parties are expected to uphold the written or "handshake" agreement or the implied contract is void.

  12. NO ONE under the age of 18 is allowed to have an account on this grid. Period, NO EXCEPTIONS. NO EXCUSES. If you are on this grid by falsifying your age, it is your responsibility and YOUR PARENTS.

  13. Child avatars are allowed on the Utopia Skye Grid but in no case will they be permitted on regions labelled as mature or adult (PG Only).  Violation of this term is cause for termination of your account.  

  14. With registration on this grid each resident declares that no illegal objects and/or textures will be offered on regions hosted by Utopia Skye Grid. The use of so-called Copybot viewers is prohibited. Utopia Skye LLC. takes copyright infringement seriously.  We have a well defined DMCA process and repeat offenders risk being banned and/or losing their account.  Utopia Skye is registerered with the U.S. Copyright Office which provides Safe Harbour protection for registered entities.  For more information on the DMCA process please see our DMCA policy statement.

  15. Content that advocates or glorifies violence and pornographic RL photos and images as textures or otherwise are not permitted on any region on this grid. Circulation and dissemination of links to relevant websites containing above content is forbidden.

  16. IF an incident arises that is not specifically spelled out in this document, then management has the final say. NO EXCEPTIONS.

  17. IF there is a portion of this TOS that is not covered by your local laws, then the nearest applicable law, in favor of Utopia Skye LLC applies.

  18. Grid agreements, and services are free to change or be terminated at any given time or due to uncontrollable reasons. (see line 8).  In particular we may from time to time amend or changes the policies in this terms of service (TOS) agreement.

  19. Using exploits known or unknown or any other type code/scripting to circumvent grid security will result in IMMEDIATE termination of all of your services, and possible legal action.

  20. Any "hacking", or misuse of network/server resources will result in IMMEDIATE termination of all of your services, and possible legal action.

  21. If it is illegal where your physical butt is, it is illegal on this grid, you accept that fact, all local applicable laws apply

  22. Just because it is legal where your physical butt is sitting does not make it legal on this grid, all applicable laws local (i.e. U.S.) to the grid apply.

  23. It is not feasible for us to keep personal inventory backups , but will provide one in some cases upon request, but will do our best to keep the entire grid backed up.

  24. GDPR CREATOR CONSENT: If you create and distribute items in any way, freebies, by selling them, avatar to avatar transfers or via the Hypergrid, you are agreeing that some of your information, IE Avatar Name, for the storage of original creator data, will be stored beyond requests for deletion , this is in compliance with the GDPR clause enabling the system to maintain function as intended.  For more information please see our GDPR policy document and the associated Privacy Policy.

  25. You have agreed to these services by your own will and accept the fact you are bound by them.

  26. NOTE: For transparency, you also should be informed that your Avatar Name and UUID is exchanged between grids and grid users, for things such as , Friendships, Friendship Requests, Instant messages, Profiles, and inventory exchanges, regardless if you actually travel to a foreign grid.

  27. Any legal proceedings that are instigated against Utopia Skye LLC, or its agents must be enacted in the accused's home locale.

  28. The Grid-Operator reserves the right to exclude or ban Citizens which violated these terms. In case of continued non-compliance the Grid-Operator will take further sanctions and legal action.

  29. IF you made it this far you have accepted these terms and are bound by them. Also by logging into the grid or website, you agree to be bound by these terms of service.