Terms and Conditions

Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Terms of Service

The term ("ChessWorld") and ("ChessWorld.net") are interchangeable within this document. The ChessWorld.net Service ("Service"), owned and operated by ChessWorld.net, is provided to you ("Player") under the terms and conditions of this agreement and any operating rules or policies that may be published by ChessWorld.net. The agreement comprises the entire agreement between Player and ChessWorld.net and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein.

It is a player's responsibility to keep up to date with any changes within these terms and conditions.

Description of Service

ChessWorld.net is providing the Player with a service via the World Wide Web and on ChessWorld.net's own system. The Player must:

1. Provide all equipment, including a computer and modem, necessary to establish a connection to the World Wide Web;
2. Provide for the Player's own access to the World Wide Web and pay any telephone service fees associated with such access.

Information requested on original sign up shall be referred to as registration data ("Registration Data"). ChessWorld.net will not disclose Registration Data in accordance with the Security and Privacy Policy section of this Agreement.

Changes to Terms of Service

ChessWorld.net may change these terms and conditions. Upon any change in these terms and conditions, ChessWorld will notify you by email or by posting the changes as a system message. Player's continued use of the Service constitutes an agreement by the Player to abide and be bound by these terms and conditions and modifications.

Changes to Service

ChessWorld.net will endeavour to maintain and improve this service indefinitely. ChessWorld.net reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Service with or without notice to the Player. ChessWorld.net shall not be liable to the Player or any third party should ChessWorld.net exercise its right to modify or discontinue the Service.

Quality of Service

ChessWorld.net does not warrant that the functions provided will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that we or the server that makes our content available to you are free of viruses or bugs. You acknowledge that it is your sole responsibility to implement appropriate procedures (including anti-virus, firewalls and other security checks that you may deem necessary) to satisfy your particular requirements for the security of your own computer equipment.

Security and Privacy Policy

Age Restriction: To comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), this site is only available to users who are at least 13 years old. If you are under 13, please do not use this service.

Please also read our detailed Privacy Policy which details the use of cookies, database technology, Email addresses, and other information collected from our users.

All players 16 or under must comply with our child privacy policy. This instructs you that if you are under 13, you cannot make use of this service. It also instructs you that if you are between 13 and 16 inclusive, that you must get your parent/guardian's permission beforehand whenever you provide personal information to the Chessworld.net's website. Users without this consent are not allowed to provide us with personal information.

It is ChessWorld.net's policy to respect the privacy of its Players. ChessWorld.net will not disclose any Player information unless: (1) The Player expressly directs ChessWorld.net or any other person The Player may specifically designate to disclose such information through the Service as provided by the Service or (2) ChessWorld.net is required to disclose such information by any applicable law or legal process served on ChessWorld.net.

ChessWorld.net as a matter of policy does not prescreen or monitor any information or communications; however, ChessWorld.net has the right, but not the responsibility, to remove any information or dialogue which is deemed in ChessWorld.net's sole discretion harmful, offensive, immoral, unethical or otherwise in violation of any rules ChessWorld.net has in place at the time.

Chessworld.net will not be liable for disclosure in the event of a technical fault or human error.

Member Account, Password, and Security

Once you become a guest or full member of the Service, you shall receive a password and an account. You are entirely responsible if you do not maintain the confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities which occur under your account. Full members may change their password at any time by following instructions.

The Player agrees to immediately notify ChessWorld.net of any unauthorized use of Player's account or any other breach of security known to Player.

Note: Only one account per member is permitted unless prior permission is obtained from the Site Helpdesk forum.

Member Nicknames

The use of nicknames that could be interpreted, either explicitly or implicitly, as offensive or provocative will be regarded as a breach of our Terms and Conditions and we reserve the right to take whatever action we deem necessary.

Disclaimer of Warranties

Member expressly agrees that use of the service is at member's sole risk. The service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

ChessWorld.net expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

ChessWorld.net makes no warranty that the service will meet your requirements, or that the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free; nor does ChessWorld make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the service or as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through the service or that defects in the software will be corrected.

Limitation of Liability

ChessWorld.NET shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, resulting from the use or the inability to use the service or for cost of procurement of substitute goods and services or resulting from any goods or services purchase or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through the service or resulting from unauthorized access to or alteration of member's transmissions or data, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, use, data or other intangible, even if ChessWorld.NET has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Resale or Commercial Use

Player agrees not to resell or make any commercial use of the Service, without the express consent of ChessWorld.net.

Game and Message Storage

ChessWorld.net assumes no responsibility for the deletion of or failure to store games or messages.

Member Conduct

Player is solely responsible for the contents of his or her transmissions through the Service. Player's use of the Service is subject to all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations.

Player agrees not to transmit through the Service any unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable material of any kind or nature. Players will not use the site for commercial purposes such as advertising of other sites.

Players should not harass site Admins. Continual harassment can lead to an official warning and ultimately account termination.

Game Specific Member Conduct

All games played on Chessworld should be played in the spirit of friendship, fun, mutual respect, sportsmanship, and fair play.

You should not resign games en-masse without very good reasons, and you should make every effort to inform the Helpdesk of these reasons. Inability to manage gameload is not a valid reason.

Repeated draw offers, or not moving or leaving every move to the last minute in a clearly lost situation, are considered unsporting.

Adjudication Policy:

• Games approaching 3rd year: If a player is leaving moves to the last minute in clearly lost positions, resulting in negative technical implications, an adjudication date may be applied.
• Games approaching 2nd year: If the opponent is in a clearly completely lost position (legacy 20-day limit games) and a player delays excessively, an adjudication date may be applied.

Copyright

You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright on that material. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages.

Any copyright holders who find their material posted on the site should contact the webmaster and request that material's removal.

Indemnification

Player agrees to indemnify and hold ChessWorld.net, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Player's use of the Service.

Termination

Either Player or ChessWorld.net may terminate the Player's Account at any time and for any reason.

Proprietary Rights

Player acknowledges that content presented by the Service or Advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws.

Subscriptions and Refunds

The ChessWorld subscription is subject to revision and may be amended at any time. The ChessWorld Loyalty bonus is subject to review or withdrawal at any time. Wherever possible we will always give prior notice of any change.

The Player accepts that refunds will only be given at the sole discretion of ChessWorld.net.

Laws

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom, and the Player agrees to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the United Kingdom.