What Chess.com's terms say
Chess.com's terms of service and privacy policy have 90 rated points: 4 serious, 30 bad, 39 worth knowing and 17 good. 63 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 27 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Chess.com
Serious 3
Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training
Your personal information may be collected, regardless of whether you interacted directly with the service or not
Your data is collected even if you did not interact with the service directly
Sensitive data is collected and shared to target advertising
Bad 27
You waive your right to a class action
Information is gathered about you through third parties
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
Your personal data may be sold unless you opt out
This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
Extra data may be collected about you through promotions
Certain features may be throttled
Your use is throttled
The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection
Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user
Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Third-party cookies are used for advertising
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
The service disables software that you are not licensed to use
Referring and/or exit pages are tracked
This service tracks which web page referred you to it
Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
App required for this service requires broad device permissions
Your biometric data is collected
Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions
Your data is processed and stored in a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection
Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
This service assumes no liability for unauthorized access to your personal information
If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them
Many different types of personal data are collected
Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
Worth knowing 24
Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
Third parties are involved in operating the service
This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially
You are allowed to quote their content with attribution
You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems
This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third-party services
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
No warranty is made regarding an uninterrupted, timely, secure and/or error-free experience
The service provider makes no warranty regarding uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service
This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites
Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
First-party cookies are used
Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
The court of law governing the terms is in location X
The court of law governing the terms is in the State of Utah, U.S.A.
Separate policies are employed for different parts of the service
This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents
This service informs you that its Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services
The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
Good 9
Information is provided about how your personal data is used
Information is provided about how your personal data is collected
A free help desk is provided
You are warned of the potential consequences related to third-party access
You can opt out of targeted advertising
The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
If you have a Chess.com account
Serious 1
Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice
Bad 3
Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason
Your content can be licensed to third parties
A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account
Worth knowing 15
This service is only available to users over a certain age
This service is only available to users over 13 years old
Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service
You must create an account to use this service
You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis
Banned users are prohibited from creating a new account
Your account can be suspended for several reasons
You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values
You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future
You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
The posting of pornographic content is prohibited
Political discussions or campaining are prohibited
If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content and/or your account may be removed
If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content may be removed
You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties
This service will continue using anonymized user-generated content after erasure of personal information
Good 8
Your account may be suspended and/or terminated for breaching the Terms of Service
User accounts can be terminated after having been in breach of the Terms of Service repeatedly
You maintain ownership of your content
The service has non-exclusive use of your content
If you are the target of a copyright holder's take down notice, this service gives you the opportunity to defend yourself
Pseudonyms are allowed
You have the right to leave this service at any time
You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online
You can opt out of receiving promotional communications
You can opt out of promotional communications
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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.