Privacy

Privacy policy

Last updated 9 November 2026

Short version: this website sets no cookies of its own, runs no analytics or ads, and doesn't track you. The only personal data we get is what you choose to send us.

Who we are

Birnest is an independent game made by a very small team. For anything about your data, write to beta@birnest.com.

Visiting birnest.com

• No cookies from us, so no cookie banner. We don't use analytics, advertising, social widgets, embedded videos or tracking pixels.
• Hosting and security. The site is served by Cloudflare. To deliver pages and block attacks and bad bots, Cloudflare processes technical data such as your IP address, browser type and the pages requested, and may set a short-lived, strictly necessary security cookie (for example __cf_bm). That cookie doesn't identify you and isn't used for tracking. See Cloudflare's privacy policy.
• Fonts and images are served from birnest.com itself. Nothing is loaded from third-party font or ad servers.

Downloading the beta

The game files are hosted on GitHub. When you click a download link, GitHub serves the file and processes technical data such as your IP address under its own privacy statement. We don't get a list of who downloaded the game, only total download counts.

Emailing us

If you email beta@birnest.com, we receive your email address and whatever you write. We use it only to reply and to talk about the beta. Emails reach us through Cloudflare Email Routing and are stored in our mailbox. Bug reports you open on GitHub are public and handled under GitHub's terms.

Playing the beta online

When you play online, our game server sees the player name you type, your IP address and your in-game actions. We use them only to run matches, keep play fair and fix problems. Matches, replays and logs are kept for as long as they help with that, and the beta server can be wiped at any time.

What we never do

We don't sell or rent personal data, we don't build advertising profiles, and we don't share your data with anyone except the service providers named above, who process it for us.

Your rights

You can ask us what we hold about you, ask us to correct or delete it, or object to how we use it. Email beta@birnest.com and we'll answer within 30 days. If you're in the EU or UK, you can also complain to your local data-protection authority.

Children

The beta is meant for players aged 13 and over. If you're younger, please ask a parent before emailing us.

Changes

If this policy changes, we'll update it here and change the date at the top.