PunksBusted.com Disclaimers

Ban Lists

Player's GUIDs on our ban lists have been banned from servers by server admins that we feel have met certain criteria. Although there is no way to prove or disprove the information on this site, we as an organization believe the information here to be credible. Player's GUIDs that appear on our ban lists have been banned for one or more of the following reasons:


Game hook/wall hack/aim bot/etc. violation(s) via the Even Balance Punk Buster anti-cheat software.

Blatant use of a cheat that can be seen via the Punk Buster screen shot facility.
Demo recording from server admin or other players.

Cvar cheat violation via the Punk Buster cvar check.

We gather public information from streaming/connected, privately owned, member game servers and present that information to the general public. We merely supply the information, how it is used is up to the individual game server administrators. PunksBusted.com will not be liable for any incident resulting from a direct or indirect banning of any and all players.

You and you alone are responsible for your cd key and your guid number. Don't cheat!

Allowing friends and family members to, KNOWINGLY OR UNKNOWINGLY, use your cd key to cheat is not a valid excuse for ban list removal.

WE ARE A GUID LISTING SERVICE. WE DO NOT KNOW WHO IS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY PARTICULAR GUID. WE DO NOT IDENTIFY PEOPLE.

WE ONLY USE NON-PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION THAT PLAYERS PUBLICLY PROVIDE TO US FOR OUR LISTS.

WHEN A PLAYER JOINS A PUNKBUSTER ENABLED SERVER, THAT PLAYER HAS THEN WILLINGLY SHARED THEIR NON-PERSONAL (GUID, IP, GAME NICK)
INFORMATION TO ALL CONNECTED SERVERS VIA THEIR AGREEMENT (Link to read EULA) WITH EVEN BALANCE, INC.

Banned Players
If you are a player and have been banned from a server as a result of our service, and believe that you have been banned in error, please read the Ban Appeal Method and then email us at appeal@punksbusted.com

Even Balance Affiliation
PunksBusted.com is in no way affiliated, endorsed, or otherwise supported by PunkBuster or EvenBalance.



PunksBusted.com is a central meeting point for serious online game admins to meet, compare and share cheaters guids and to take appropriate action to prevent such players from returning or visiting their communities. Players guids reported on this site have been banned by server admins via the PunkBuster system for positive game hook/wall hack/aim bot /etc violations, PunkBuster screen shots, demo/specing and/or cvar violations.



Although we are linked from the Even Balance web site, Even Balance in no way influences, officially contributes, and/or sponsors PunksBusted.com.


User Comments and Forum Posts
The comments, forum posts and views expressed and posted on this site by users do not necessarily reflect those of PunksBusted.com, our staff, or affiliate members.


These comments and posts are the property and personal views of their respective poster. PunksBusted.com is not liable for any and all incidents resulting from user submitted comments or posts.

Publishing GUIDs
PunksBusted.com reserves the right to publish and make available any and all guids that we feel have violated certain rules as outlined above.


When accepting to install the Even Balance PunkBuster anti cheat software, you accept to have your PunkBuster assigned guid made available to any and all server admins when joining a game server. This guid number ( unique to each player and loosely computed by your unique cd key ) is your personal tracking number.

PunksBusted.com Privacy Policy

PunksBusted.com gathers certain information from and about visitors to our website. We pay close attention to how information about our visitors is used and shared, and we use that information carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting PunksBusted.com's website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.


Information Gathered by PunksBusted.com
The information we gather from visitors to our website helps us learn about users and potential users of our service so that we can better the community, needs and support, and offer additional information and opportunities.

We collect information you enter on our website, such as when you search for items or participate in a forum debate or poll. We may also collect information you provide to us in other ways, such as when you communicate with us by e-mail. Information collected may include your name, e-mail, profile, preferences, IP and other descriptive information.

We may also gather certain information automatically whenever you interact with our website. Like many websites, we may use "cookies" (alphanumeric files transferred to your computers hard drive that enable our web servers to recognize your computer) that allow us to obtain certain types of information when your web browser accesses our website. Information collected may include the Internet Protocol address used to connect you to the Internet, computer information such as browser type and operating system, the Uniform Resource Locators (URL) to, through, and from our website, date and time of your visit, pages and information you viewed or searched for.



Use of Information
We use the information that you provide to improve our service, respond to your requests, deliver community information, and make you aware of news and announcements.
We are not in the business of selling information about our members or visitors to our website.
We may release information on members and visitors to our website when we believe release is appropriate to comply with laws, to enforce or apply our terms of use or terms of agreements we have entered into, or to protect our rights and property.



Conditions of Use and Revisions
If you choose to visit PunksBusted.com’s website, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Notice, as governed by the laws of the State of New York. This Privacy Notice may change periodically, and use of information that we have gathered is subject to the Privacy Notice in effect at the time of use. You should check our website frequently to see recent changes.

PunksBusted.com Terms Of Service

Welcome to PunksBusted.com. Your use of our site tells us you have read and agreed to these Terms of Service, our Disclaimers and our Privacy Policy. Please read both these documents carefully. If you do not agree with any of these terms, please exit PunksBusted.com. PunksBusted.com reserves the right to terminate Membership and deny access to the site to any person who violates these Terms of Service.



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Copyright Complaints
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Other Specifics About Interactive Areas (Message Boards, Chat Areas, comments, etc.)
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Posting Rules
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8- uploads copyrighted or other proprietary material of any kind on PunksBusted.com without the express permission of the owner of that material.

9- uses or attempt to use another member's account, password, service or system except as expressly permitted by the Terms of Service.

10- uploads or transmits viruses or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files.

11- disrupts, interferes with, or otherwise harms or violates the security of PunksBusted.com, or any services, system resources, accounts, passwords, servers or networks connected to or accessible through PunksBusted.com or affiliated or linked sites.

12- "flames" any individual or entity (e.g., sends repeated messages related to another user and/or makes derogatory or offensive comments about another individual), or repeats prior posting of the same message under multiple threads or subjects.


13- promotes, links, guides, helps, supports or otherwise informs or glorifies any and all cheating, including, but not limited to, cheat programs,hacks, tips, tricks, sites, communities and other on line game cheat information.

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