This policy covers the Popcorn SMP Minecraft server and popcornsmp.com. Popcorn SMP is an independent community server and is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.

Information we collect

When you play

• Your Minecraft username, UUID and edition (Java or Bedrock), and the IP address you connect from.
• Gameplay information such as playtime, in-game balance, ranks, votes, event and tournament scores, and statistics like blocks mined and mobs defeated.
• Moderation records: public chat, joins and leaves, deaths, commands that involve other players or land (for example payments, teleport requests and claim permissions), blocks placed and broken, items moved in and out of containers, items dropped and picked up, signs, and staff actions such as warnings, mutes and bans.
• Anti-cheat checks that note suspected cheating.

Private messages are not included in our moderation records. Like all commands, they may appear in the server’s technical logs.

When you use the website

• If you sign in from the game, we confirm your Minecraft username, UUID and edition. We never ask for your Minecraft password.
• Essential cookies keep you signed in and protect checkout. We don’t use advertising or analytics cookies.
• Our web host keeps standard access logs, including IP addresses, to run and secure the site.

When you buy from the store

We keep your username, UUID, edition, what you bought and whether it was delivered. Payments are processed by Stripe on its own secure checkout. We never see or store your card details.

How we use it

To run the server and website, deliver purchases, rewards and prizes, show leaderboards, and keep the community safe by investigating griefing, theft, cheating and rule-breaking.

What is public

The stats, events and vote pages show usernames, ranks, join dates, online status and when a player was last online, in-game balances, gameplay totals, event scores and weekly vote counts. They never show UUIDs, IP addresses, chat, inventories, locations or payment details.

Who can see it

Moderation records are private and are only available to server staff who need them to deal with reports. We do not sell your information. We only share it with the services that help us run Popcorn SMP, listed below, or when the law requires it.

Services we use

• Stripe processes store payments under its own privacy policy.
• Mojang and the Geyser Global API provide player skins. Our server fetches these, so your browser doesn’t contact them.
• Discord: the home page shows how many members are online in our Discord community. Your browser asks Discord for that number directly.

How long we keep it

• Public chat: 30 days.
• Activity and moderation records: 6 months. Warnings count for 30 days and then remain on record as inactive.
• Block, container and item history: kept on the game server for as long as it helps resolve griefing and theft.
• Website sign-ins: up to 24 hours.
• Purchase records: as long as needed for our accounts and any payment disputes.

Your rights

You can ask what information we hold about you, and ask us to correct or delete it. Some records may need to be kept, such as purchase records and moderation records that protect other players. We aim to reply within one month.

Changes

We’ll update this page when anything here changes. The date at the top shows the latest version.

Contact

For any privacy question or request, contact us through our support page.