ChessHost ("we", "us", "our") runs free chess tournament software at chesshost.app. This policy explains what information we handle, how we use cookies and advertising, and the choices you have. We keep data collection to the minimum needed to run the service.
1. Who this policy covers
ChessHost has two kinds of visitors. Organizers create an account to set up and run tournaments. Players and viewers use the public parts of the site, such as joining an event by name or watching a live TV display, without any account.
2. Information we collect
Account information (organizers only)
When you create an organizer account we store the email address you sign up with and your account settings. This is used to sign you in, save your tournaments, and contact you about the service.
Tournament content
When an event is run, ChessHost stores the information the organizer enters, such as player display names, results, and pairings. Players do not create accounts and are not asked for an email address or any contact details. A display name is all that is needed to join.
Automatically collected information
Like most websites, we automatically receive standard technical information such as your browser type, device type, and general usage, through analytics and advertising cookies described below.
3. How we use information
- To provide and operate the tournament service.
- To save organizer accounts, settings, and tournament data.
- To understand how the site is used and improve it.
- To show advertising that helps keep ChessHost free.
- To send organizers service related messages.
4. Cookies and advertising
ChessHost uses cookies and similar technologies. Some are needed to keep you signed in, and some support analytics and advertising.
Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to ChessHost and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this site and other sites on the internet.
You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings at google.com/settings/ads. You can also opt out of a third party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info. Many browsers also let you block or delete cookies in their settings.
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5. Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand general, aggregated usage of the site, such as which pages are visited and on what kind of device. This helps us improve ChessHost. Analytics data is not used to personally identify individual visitors.
6. Children's privacy
ChessHost is used by schools and clubs, where some participants may be children. ChessHost is designed so that we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. Players join an event by typing only a display name. We do not ask players for an email address, contact details, or any account.
Organizer accounts are intended for adults, such as teachers, coaches, and event hosts. If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us through our Contact page and we will remove it.
7. How data is stored
Account and tournament data is stored using Supabase, a hosted database and authentication provider, on our behalf. We take reasonable steps to protect the information we hold, but no online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
8. Data retention and your choices
Organizers can delete their tournaments from within the app. If you would like your account and associated data removed, contact us and we will action your request. You can also control cookies through your browser and advertising preferences through the links in section 4.
9. Third party links
Our site and ads may link to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.
10. No responsibility and limitation of liability
The service is provided "as is" and "as available", with no warranties of any kind. While we take reasonable steps to protect data, to the fullest extent permitted by law the operator of ChessHost accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any loss, corruption, unauthorized access to, or disclosure of data, for any interruption to the service, or for any direct, indirect, or consequential loss or damage arising from your use of the site. You use the service entirely at your own risk and are responsible for keeping your own backups.
We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any third party, including advertisers and the sites they link to. Nothing in this policy is intended to exclude any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of ChessHost after changes means you accept the updated policy.
12. Contact
Questions about this policy or your data? Reach us at contact@chesshost.app or through our Contact page.