Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Chess Calculator ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our chess calculation tools.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

• Contact information when you reach out to us (name, email address)
• Newsletter subscription information (email address)
• Feedback and correspondence sent to us

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Access times and dates
• Pages viewed directly before and after accessing the Site
• IP address (anonymized)

2.3 Calculation Data

Important: All chess calculations are performed locally in your browser. We do not collect, store, or have access to any chess ratings, game results, or calculation data you input into our tools.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website
• Improve, personalize, and expand our website
• Understand and analyze how you use our website
• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• Send you newsletters and updates (with your consent)
• Respond to your comments, questions, and provide customer service
• Monitor and prevent fraudulent activity

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Types of Cookies We Use:

• Necessary Cookies: Essential for the website to function properly
• Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website (anonymized)

5. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.

Since all calculations are performed locally in your browser and we don't store calculation data, your chess-related information never leaves your device.

6. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services for analytics and performance monitoring. These services have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information:

• Google Analytics (anonymized IP addresses)
• Vercel (hosting and performance monitoring)

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access: Request access to your personal information
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
• Portability: Request a copy of your personal information in a portable format
• Opt-out: Opt-out of marketing communications

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: privacy@chesscalculator.com
• By visiting our contact page: Contact Us
• By mail: Chess Calculator, Privacy Inquiries, [Address]