Privacy at Build or Bye

This page says, in plain words, what Build or Bye stores about you, who can see it, and how to delete it. Last updated 15 October 2026.

The website

The site sets no cookies and runs no analytics. Its fonts load from Google Fonts, so Google receives your IP address when the page loads. The page reads the public board from our own server.

What the bot stores

When you use the Telegram bot, we store:

• your Telegram user id, chat id, username and first name, as Telegram provides them;
• the board name and the one-line description you choose;
• your clock: when you started it, your floor, and when you passed each floor;
• your answers to the daily tasks;
• each payment you report: the amount, the time, and the receipt (a photo, a file or a link);
• if you apply for a batch: your answers about your company, product, niche and strengths, and your proof of revenue;
• a log of what happened and when, such as "started the clock" or "reported money", used to see where builders get stuck.

We do not ask for your email, phone number or payment details, and we never handle your customers' payments.

Who sees it

• Everyone: the public board shows your board name, your one-line description, your floor, your revenue in the last 30 days and your clock. It does not show your Telegram id or username.
• The Build or Bye team: sees your receipts and applications. The bot copies each receipt and application into the team's Telegram chat so a person can check it.
• Your batch: when a batch forms, its members see each other's board names, Telegram usernames and one-line descriptions.

Where it is kept

Data is kept in a Postgres database run by Neon, and the bot runs on Vercel. Messages travel through Telegram, which has its own privacy policy.

How long and how to delete

We keep your data until you delete it. Send /delete to the bot and confirm with the word DELETE: this removes your record and your activity log. Copies of receipts and applications already sent to the team's Telegram chat stay there; ask on X and we delete them by hand. If you are already in a batch, deletion goes through a person, because other builders hold shares tied to your company.

Contact

Questions about your data: send a direct message to @buildorbye on X.