ByteTunnelPrivacy Policy
This explains exactly what we collect when you use ByteTunnel, why, and what we don't collect. We run a small free service, not an ad or data business, so this is short on purpose.
We never ask for or collect a real email address, real name, or payment information. Your Minecraft username is your identifier on the network.
1. What we collect
| Data | Why |
|---|---|
| Minecraft username & UUID | Identifies your account and your server. Verified through Mojang's own authentication, we don't store passwords for your Minecraft account, we never see them. |
| Panel account | Created automatically when you make a server, using your Minecraft username and a placeholder address in the form username@playerservers.com. This is not a real inbox and cannot receive mail; it exists only because our panel software requires an email field. |
| Panel password | Randomly generated when your account is created, stored hashed (not in plain text) by the panel software. You can change it with /ps resetpassword. |
| Server data | Whatever you put on your server: world files, configs, plugins. This is your content, stored so your server can run. |
| IP address | Logged briefly by the proxy and DDoS protection layer for security purposes (abuse prevention, connection troubleshooting). Not used for tracking or shared for advertising. |
| Discord | If you join our Discord, that's governed by Discord's own privacy policy, not this one. We don't link Discord accounts to Minecraft accounts automatically. |
2. What we don't collect
- Real email addresses
- Real names
- Payment or billing information (the service is free; we don't process payments at all)
- Location data beyond what an IP address inherently implies
- Anything from your device outside of standard connection information
3. Where data is stored
Server data and account records live on infrastructure we operate directly. Automated backups are additionally stored on a Hetzner Storage Box, a separate storage-only service used purely so a hardware failure on our main servers doesn't mean total data loss. Backups aren't used for anything besides restoring your server if something goes wrong.
4. Third parties
A short, complete list of outside services involved in running ByteTunnel:
- Mojang / Microsoft, to verify Minecraft account authenticity when you connect.
- Our DDoS protection provider, which sees connection traffic and IP addresses before they reach our servers, purely for network security.
- Discord, only if you choose to join our server.
We don't sell, rent, or share your data with anyone else.
5. Deleting your data
/ps delete permanently removes your server and its contents. To have your panel account itself removed entirely, ask on Discord.
6. Changes to this policy
If what we collect changes, this page will change with it, and we'll announce meaningful changes on Discord.
7. Contact
Questions about this policy can be directed to us on Discord.