The
Private Zone is the place where you start the game. It's a zone that is only available to you,
no other players may enter your
Private Zone. On your
Private Zone you have five
Planets. These are
your main planets where you'll be able to get
Intrinsic resources and build
Combat Units.
Here's a picture of a private zone when the game starts:

And here's a picture of a full discovered private zone:

On your private zone (and all over the universe) you'll be able to find several
Intrinsic resources,
that you'll be able to gather just my moving a
Fleet to that position. When you start the game,
be sure to grab them all, because you'll need them.
When you're ready to leave your private zone, you can use the
WormHole to travel to the
Hot Zone and
interact with other players, colonize more planets, and much more.
While you're on the private zone, be sure to follow the following
Quests: