What Lichess's terms say
Lichess's terms of service and privacy policy have 22 rated points: 0 serious, 6 bad, 6 worth knowing and 10 good. 15 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 7 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Lichess
Bad 4
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent merely from your usage.
Where it says this ↗You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
Where it says this ↗A secure, anonymized record of your data may be kept for analytical purposes after the data retention period ends
The service may keep a secure, anonymized record of your data for analytical purposes even after the data retention period
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Worth knowing 4
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
Where it says this ↗The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
Where it says this ↗You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems
Where it says this ↗This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
Where it says this ↗
Good 7
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
The service provides details about what kinds of personal information they collect
As per policy: "If you create an account, you will be asked to provide your email address. You can also choose to add content your public user profile. [...] An email is required when you register for Lichess in order to mitigate multi-accounting. Your email address will remain confidential and is used in case you forget your password. [...] Any content you add to your profile is optional, and is publicly visible to anyone who visits your profile. "
Where it says this ↗This service claims that your personal data is not being sold
Your personal data is not sold
Where it says this ↗The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
Where it says this ↗Information is provided about how your personal data is collected
Information is provided about how they collect personal data
Where it says this ↗You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
Where it says this ↗You are not being tracked
Where it says this ↗Only temporary session cookies are used
Where it says this ↗
If you have a Lichess account
Bad 2
Usernames can be rejected or changed for any reason
Where it says this ↗Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason
Your account can be deleted without prior notice and without a reason
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 2
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
Where it says this ↗Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms
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Where it says this ↗
Good 3
Pseudonyms are allowed
The service allows you to use pseudonyms
Terms of Service: "3. Impersonation. Don’t pretend to be someone who you’re not. You’re welcome to use a pseudonym."
Where it says this ↗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
Where it says this ↗You can delete your content from this service
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The documents
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