Privacy

What we store, why we store it, and who can see it.

This policy describes the personal and account-related data processed by BetterF2 (betterf2.com). Operator: Jannis Anthes, Am Messeweg 29a, 30880 Laatzen, Germany — contact: jannis [at] anthes [dot] org.

1. Controller

Jannis Anthes
Am Messeweg 29a
30880 Laatzen
Germany
Email: jannis [at] anthes [dot] org

2. Purpose of processing

Data is processed solely to provide the BetterF2 service: account login, Minecraft mod API access, organizing screenshots into worlds, and showing your travel log on the website.

3. Exactly what is stored

Below is the complete list of data BetterF2 stores and processes. Advertising is not used. Analytics (Google Analytics) runs only if you consent via the cookie banner.

Account (central auth database)

  • Email address — login and account identification
  • Display name — name you choose at registration
  • Password hash — only if you register with email/password (never the plain password)
  • Google account id — only if you sign in with Google
  • Profile picture URL — only if provided by Google sign-in
  • Internal user code — random id that links your account to BetterF2 data
  • Service identifier — marks the account as belonging to BetterF2
  • Signup time — when the account was created

API access (BetterF2 database)

  • API token — secret token for the Minecraft mod / API (linked to your user code)

Minecraft username (optional)

  • Minecraft Java username — synced from the mod when you upload (3–16 characters)
  • Updated-at timestamp — last time that username was saved

Worlds

  • World name
  • World description (optional)
  • Owner user code
  • Public flag — whether the world appears on the public discover feed
  • Created / updated timestamps

Server / world bindings

  • Server address key — Minecraft multiplayer host/IP or a singleplayer world key sent by the mod (used to map uploads to a world). This is not your home internet IP unless you play on a server that uses it.
  • Linked world id and owner user code
  • Created-at timestamp

World members (invites)

  • Member user code
  • World id
  • Added-by user code — who invited the member
  • Created-at timestamp

Screenshots / travel-log entries

  • PNG image file — stored on the server under /uploads
  • File path in the database
  • Coordinates — x, y, z
  • Dimension (e.g. overworld / nether / end)
  • Biome (optional)
  • Description (optional text you enter)
  • World id and uploader user code
  • Parent id — if extra images are attached to the same post
  • Created-at timestamp

Session / login cookies (essential)

  • userCode cookie — keeps you logged in on betterf2.com
  • PHP session — short-lived session data (e.g. one-time flash messages after actions)

Consent cookie

  • bf2_cookie_consent — stores your choice (“accepted” or “rejected”) regarding optional analytics cookies. Also kept in localStorage for the same purpose.

Analytics cookies (optional, consent required)

If you choose “Accept analytics” in the cookie banner, we load Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID G-P3MP4SB4BJ). Google may then set cookies such as _ga and _ga_* to distinguish visitors and measure page views. IP addresses are anonymized where supported. You can change your choice anytime via the “Cookies” link in the footer.

Without consent, Google Analytics is not loaded and no analytics cookies are set.

4. Who can see your data

Screenshots and coordinates are not public by default. They only become publicly visible if you actively choose to make a world public.

  • Private worlds (default) — screenshots and coordinates are visible only to you (the owner) and to people you explicitly invite as world members.
  • Public worlds (opt-in) — if you actively mark a world as public, its screenshots (images, coordinates, biome, description, Minecraft display name) can appear on the public discover feed for anyone to see.
  • Account email / password / API token — never shown publicly. The API token is only shown to you on your profile page.
  • Operator — as host of the service I can access the server database and files as needed to operate, secure, and debug BetterF2. I do not sell your data.

5. Legal basis

Processing for the core service is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of the service you request) and, where applicable, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (secure operation of the website). Optional Google sign-in is processed so you can create and use your account. Optional Google Analytics is based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent) given via the cookie banner; you may withdraw consent at any time.

6. Third parties

  • Google (Sign in) — only if you choose “Sign in with Google”. Google then provides your Google id, email, name, and optionally a profile picture URL.
  • Google Analytics — only if you consent to analytics cookies. Usage data (e.g. page views, approximate location derived by Google, device/browser info) is processed by Google Ireland Ltd. / Google LLC. Data may be transferred to the United States; Google relies on Standard Contractual Clauses and related safeguards. Details: Google Privacy Policy.
  • Hosting — data is stored on the server that hosts betterf2.com.

There is no advertising network and no sale of personal data. Analytics runs only with your consent.

7. Retention

Data is kept for as long as your account exists and the related worlds/screenshots remain stored. You can delete individual screenshots and worlds in the app. To delete your entire account and all associated data, contact the operator (see below).

8. Your rights

Under the GDPR you may request:

  • access to your personal data
  • rectification of inaccurate data
  • erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
  • restriction of processing
  • data portability
  • objection to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise these rights, email jannis [at] anthes [dot] org. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (in Germany, typically your state data protection authority).

9. Contact for privacy requests

Jannis Anthes
Am Messeweg 29a
30880 Laatzen
Germany
Email: jannis [at] anthes [dot] org