last updated 4 Jan 2021
This Online Privacy Policy describes the treatment of information that is provided or collected through any of our online platforms to which a copy of the Policy is posted. Note that the Policy does not govern our privacy practices offline or with respect to information that is not provided or collected through the website.
We pledge to use and share any information that we collect from or about our members purely for the direct enhancement of their experience on Chessish.
We collect information as provided by you when you register or update your settings. This is limited to your name and email address. We also record times and nature of your activity on the site where this is relevant to the functioning of the site (e.g. game moves being made, invites being sent or responded to).
We collect personal information from you or about you when you provide this information to us directly.
If you submit any personal information relating to other people to us or to our service providers in connection with the website, you represent that you have the authority to do so and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this Policy.
We may use information that we collect in order to, among other things:
We will not share your personal information outside, except under limited legal circumstances.
We and certain trusted service providers operating on our behalf collect information about your activity on the Services using tracking technologies, including:
Certain information is collected by most browsers or automatically through your device, such as your Media Access Control (MAC) address, device type, screen resolution, operating system name and version, device manufacturer and model, language, Internet browser type and version. We use this information to ensure that the Website functions properly.
Your IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider. An IP address may be identified and logged automatically in our server log files whenever a user accesses the website, along with the time of the visit and the page(s) visited. Collecting IP addresses is standard practice and is done automatically by many websites, applications and other services. We use IP addresses for purposes such as calculating usage levels, helping diagnose server problems and administering the website.
The website may contain links to third-party websites not controlled by Chessish. We encourage you to be aware when you leave the website and to read the privacy policies and terms of use of any such websites that may collect your personal information, as they will likely differ from those of Chessish. Chessish does not guarantee and is not responsible for the privacy or security of these websites, including the accuracy, completeness or reliability of their information.
In addition, Chessish is not responsible for the information collection, use and disclosure practices (including the data security practices) of other organizations, such as Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, RIM or any other app developer or provider, social media platform provider, operating system provider, wireless service provider or device manufacturer.
Your privacy is very important to Chessish and we are committed to protecting your personal information from unauthorized access or use. We seek to use reasonable organizational, physical, technical and administrative measures to protect personal information within our organization. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please immediately notify us in accordance with the "Contact Us" section below.
You have the responsibility to help us protect your accounts by never revealing your user name, password, or other credentials to any person or third party. By providing your user name, password or other credentials to any person or third party (including an aggregation service) you authorize that person or third party to use your account. Should you decide to revoke the authority you have given to any such person or third party, you should notify that person or third party in addition to contacting us, in which case we may need to block your account until your account is secured.
In order to help us protect your personal information, it is important that you always keep your account information safe. Never share your password with anyone, under any circumstances.
Note that Chessish will never initiate a request via email for your sensitive information (e.g. name, email address). If you receive an email asking for your sensitive information, you should be suspicious of the request and promptly contact us to report the suspicious activity.
Chessish may interact with registered users of various social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Please note that any content you post to such social media platforms (e.g. pictures, information or opinions), as well as any personal information that you otherwise make available to users (e.g., your profile), is subject to the applicable social media platform's terms of use and privacy policies. We recommend that you review this information carefully in order to better understand your rights and obligations with regard to such content.
It is very important that you keep the information associated with your account accurate and up-to-date. If you believe that your account information is incomplete, inaccurate or otherwise not current, please update it or contact us as below.
In your request, please make clear what personal information you would like to have changed, whether you would like to have it suppressed from our database or otherwise let us know what limitations you would like to put on our use of the personal information you have provided to us. For your protection, we may only implement requests with respect to the personal information associated with the particular email address that you use to send us your request, and we may need to verify your identity before implementing your request. We will try to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes . There may also be residual information that will remain within our databases and other records, which will not be removed.
We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
From time to time, we may make changes to this Policy in order to accommodate new technologies, industry practices, and regulatory requirements or for other purposes. We encourage you to review the Policy periodically to ensure that you understand how we collect, use and share information through the Services. If we do make changes to the Policy, we will also update the "Effective Date" posted at the top of the Policy.
Any changes to the Policy will become effective when the revised Policy is posted on the Website. By continuing to use the Services following such changes, you are agreeing to accept the terms of the revised Policy.
If you have any questions or comments about this Policy or our privacy practices generally, we encourage you to contact us by emailing support@chessish.co.uk.
In the event you notice suspicious activity on your account or believe your password has been compromised, please contact us immediately.