Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2, 2026

Pax Dei Bounties (pax-dei-bounties.com and its Discord bot) is a fan-made community project run by an independent developer ("we" or "us"). It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Pax Dei, Discord, or YouTube. This page explains what information the service handles and why. It describes how the service actually works today. If that changes, we will update this page and the date above.

The short version

• You use the service through our Discord bot. When you do, we store your Discord ID, username, display name, and avatar.
• If a line you place is ratified, or you collect a bounty, your Discord display name and avatar are shown publicly on this website next to the bounty and the amounts. If you collect a bounty, your claim video is shown too.
• All amounts are in-game items. No real money is involved, and we never ask for payment details.
• We don't use analytics or advertising, and we don't sell information about you.
• We keep records for as long as the service runs. You can ask us to remove your information. See "Your choices" below.

What we get from Discord

When you use the bot in any way (a slash command, a button, a form, or even picking your game server in the welcome channel), Discord sends us information about you. We store:

• your Discord user ID
• your Discord username
• your display name in our server (your server nickname if you have one, otherwise your Discord display name)
• a link to your avatar image

Each time you use the bot, we update the stored name and avatar. If you change them on Discord and don't use the bot again, the website keeps showing the old ones.

A Factor or the server owner can also add you to our records without you using the bot, for example when they make you a Clerk or onboard you as a Patron.

The bot can see our Discord server's member list and roles so that it can manage House roles and count Patrons. It does not read the content of messages in the server.

If you log in to the website with Discord (this isn't currently linked anywhere on the site), we ask Discord only for your basic profile. We don't receive your email address or your list of servers, and we don't keep Discord's access token.

What you and others tell us

• Patron details: your in-game avatar's name and the location of your chest at a House, entered by the Factor or a Clerk when you're onboarded. Only that House's staff can see these, inside Discord.
• Lines: the quarry's in-game name, the amounts you put up, and whether the Factor ratified, rejected, or later refunded the line (with the reason, if rejected, and any reason the Factor gives for a refund).
• Claims: the YouTube link you submit and the outcome of the review, including claims that were rejected or withdrawn.
• Reviews: likes, flags, flag reasons, and notes you leave on a claim, and Clerk and Factor votes. Votes are also used to decide which Clerks are paid from a House's payroll.
• Staff pay: if you're a House's Factor or Clerk, what each payroll run paid you and when. Only that House's Factor can see the full record, inside Discord, and we send you a direct message when your share is paid.
• Applications: Patron applications and any reason given when one is rejected or withdrawn.

What is public

"Public" means anyone on the internet can see it on pax-dei-bounties.com, and it may appear in link previews when someone shares a page.

• Underwriters: once the Factor ratifies your line, the bounty's page shows your display name, avatar, and the amount you put up. If the Factor later refunds your line, it is taken off the bounty's page.
• Hunters: once a claim is paid out, the bounty's page shows your display name, avatar, and claim video. The video's thumbnail may also appear on the home page and the House's page.
• Leaderboards and Patron pages: your paid-out bounties and lines, with totals, across every House. Each Patron page has a random address that is not your Discord ID.
• House staff: a House's page shows its Factor and all current Clerks, with their display names and avatars.
• Quarries: the in-game name of anyone with a bounty on them.

Your Discord user ID, Discord username, avatar name, chest location, flags, notes, and votes are not shown on the website.

Inside our Discord server, the bot also posts activity that other members can see. For example, a claim's video link is posted in the bounty's thread as soon as it goes to review, and the review votes are posted there when the review ends.

YouTube

Claims use YouTube videos, and this service uses YouTube API Services. When you submit a link, we ask YouTube whether the video exists and can be viewed. We store only the link. We don't store the video, its title, or anything about your YouTube account, and we never download or re-upload videos.

When you view a page with a claim video or thumbnail, your browser loads it directly from YouTube. YouTube may place cookies or similar technology on your device and collect information about your visit. Google's handling of that information is covered by the Google Privacy Policy. Use of YouTube content is also subject to the YouTube Terms of Service.

Cookies

We don't use cookies to track you, and there are no analytics or advertising cookies on this site.

• If you log in with Discord, we set a session cookie that keeps you logged in for up to 30 days, and a discord_oauth_state cookie that protects the login process and expires after 10 minutes. Logging out ends your session.
• Pages with a claim video let YouTube set its own cookies as soon as the page loads, even if you don't play the video.
• Avatars load from Discord's servers and thumbnails load from YouTube's servers, so those companies can see your IP address when you view a page, as with any image hosted elsewhere.

Who we share information with

We don't sell or rent your information, and we don't share it for advertising. Information reaches others only in these ways:

• Discord, because the service runs on Discord. Discord's own privacy policy covers your use of Discord.
• YouTube (Google), when we check a submitted link and when your browser loads a video or thumbnail.
• The public, for the information listed under "What is public".
• When the law requires it.

Logs

Our application logs record which page or bot command was used and when, so we can fix problems. They don't record your IP address. Logs are limited in size, so older entries are deleted automatically as new ones are written. Like almost every website, the systems that deliver the site to your browser may record standard connection details, such as IP addresses.

How long we keep information

Nothing is deleted automatically, except login sessions, which expire after 30 days. Records of bounties, claims, payouts, and staff pay are kept for as long as the service runs, so that each House's records stay complete. If you leave our Discord server or give up your patronage, your past activity stays on the site unless you ask us to remove it.

Your choices

• Update your name or avatar: change them in Discord, then use any bot button or command once. The website will show the new ones.
• Withdraw: you can withdraw a claim while it's still under review, and a Patron application before it's decided.
• Copies, corrections, and removal: email paxdeibounties@gmail.com, or message the server owner in our Discord server, to ask for a copy of your information, a correction, or removal. We handle these requests by hand and aim to respond within 90 days.
• What removal means: we remove your Discord ID, username, display name, and avatar from our records, and the website shows a placeholder instead of your name. We keep the amounts in past bounties, without your identity, so each House's records still add up. We also stop showing the claim videos you submitted, here and in the bot's Discord posts. Where Discord still lets us, we edit or delete messages the bot posted that mention you. We can't remove copies other people have made, and other sites' link previews may take a while to update.
• Your videos on YouTube: we don't host your videos, so we can't delete them from YouTube. They stay there until you delete them or make them private on YouTube yourself.
• Quarries: if your in-game name appears as a quarry and you want to ask about it, contact us the same way.

Children

The service is not meant for children. You must be old enough to use Discord where you live (at least 13) to use it. If you believe a child has given us information, contact us and we will remove it.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we will update this page and the date at the top. For significant changes, we will also post in our Discord server's announcements channel.

Contact

Email paxdeibounties@gmail.com, or message the server owner in our Discord server.