mc.game Privacy Policy

1. Controller and contact

The data controller for the operation of mc.game is the entity managing the mc.game service.

Privacy and data protection contact is available through the contact form on the website.

2. Data we may collect

• email address and account identifier if the user signs in with Google or Discord,
• email address voluntarily provided in the contact form as Reply-To,
• nickname, server name, Minecraft server IP address, links, descriptions, images, and other content submitted by the user,
• IP address, technical identifiers, browser and device data used to prevent spam, abuse, bots, and repeated voting,
• activity data, including votes, hearts, Lucky Day results, and submissions of mobs, items, curiosities, memes, and YouTube channels,
• payment data processed by payment providers such as Stripe; the service does not store payment card data.

3. Purposes of processing

• operating Minecraft server lists, rankings, and topic pages,
• handling user accounts, Google/Discord sign-in, and logged-in features,
• handling contact messages and replying to users when they provide an email address,
• moderating community submissions before publication,
• counting votes, hearts, Lucky Day scores, and rankings,
• handling paid promotions, auctions, VIP/ELITE plans, and payments,
• translating selected content into the service languages,
• protecting the service against spam, bots, fraud, abuse, and technical attacks,
• analyzing service operation and improving quality.

4. Legal bases

• user consent where data is provided voluntarily or a form is submitted,
• performance of a service where data is needed for an account, submission, vote, Lucky Day, or paid feature,
• legitimate interest, especially security, abuse prevention, request handling, and service development,
• legal obligation where the law requires retaining selected data, for example billing information.

5. Recipients and external tools

Data is not sold to third parties.

• hosting, infrastructure, and database providers,
• sign-in providers such as Google and Discord if the user chooses such sign-in,
• email providers such as Resend,
• payment providers such as Stripe,
• external APIs and technical tools used to operate the service, such as YouTube API, Google Translate, or image generation tools,
• providers supporting analytics, monitoring, security, and maintenance.

6. YouTube API Services

The service may use YouTube API Services to fetch public information about YouTube channels and videos, including channel name, channel ID, thumbnails, descriptions, statistics, recent videos, and data needed for rankings, votes, promotions, and checks that a channel publishes Minecraft-related content.

By using YouTube-related features, the user acknowledges that the YouTube Terms of Service may apply: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms, together with the Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy and the YouTube API Services Terms of Service: https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service.

If a user wants to remove or limit the visibility of a channel added to mc.game, they can use available account features or contact the service through the contact form.

7. Cookies and similar technologies

Users can manage cookies in their browser settings. Limiting cookies may affect sign-in, voting, and forms.

• ensuring correct website operation and login sessions,
• remembering user preferences, such as language,
• protecting votes and forms against abuse,
• analyzing traffic and service stability.

8. Retention period

Data is stored for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, and then for the period required by law or justified by claims protection and service security.

Public content such as submissions, rankings, server names, and descriptive comments may remain visible until removed or deactivated.

9. User rights

Requests related to user rights can be sent through the website contact form.

• access to data,
• rectification,
• erasure,
• restriction of processing,
• objection to processing,
• data portability where applicable,
• withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent.

10. Security

The service uses technical and organizational measures to protect data, including access limits, anti-bot mechanisms, security logs, and infrastructure safeguards.

11. Changes to this policy

This privacy policy may be updated when service features, providers, processing scope, or legal requirements change.