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LAST VERIFIED 2026-10-01

Attention points

11 TO CHECK

Pointers to disclosures this policy may not clearly make, checked against major privacy laws. This is a heuristic — not legal advice, and not a finding that anything is missing or unlawful.

GDPR / UK-GDPR

9/13 ADDRESSED
  • Who controls your data (identity & contact of the data controller)GDPR Art. 13(1)(a)
  • The right to withdraw consent (where consent is the basis)GDPR Art. 13(2)(c)
  • Whether providing your data is required, and what happens if you don'tGDPR Art. 13(2)(e)
  • Where your data was obtained, if not collected from you (source)GDPR Art. 14(2)(f)

CCPA / CPRA

3/10 ADDRESSED
  • The categories of sources the data comes fromCCPA §1798.110(c)
  • Categories of third parties data is shared/sold toCCPA §1798.115
  • A 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' option (if it sells/shares)CCPA §1798.135(a)
  • A 'Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information' option (CPRA)CPRA §1798.135(a)
  • Your CCPA rights (know, delete, correct, opt-out, limit, non-discrimination)CCPA §§1798.100–125
  • A non-discrimination promise for exercising your rightsCCPA §1798.125
  • At least two ways to submit a request, plus a contactCCPA §1798.130

Current text

Last updated: March 25, 2026 Welcome to Chess.com! This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes how Chess.com collects, uses, protects, and discloses personal information, including about anyone who uses our Services ("Users"), anyone who creates an account on the Chess.com website or mobile application, makes a purchase from us, interacts with any related content, features, mobile and web applications and other services (collectively the "Services"). This Policy also provides…

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