Privacy Policy

ChessMate: Chess AI & 2 Player (“ChessMate” or “the App”) is made by KidsPro World LLC (“we”, “us”), a company based in the United States at 30 N Gould St Ste R, Sheridan, WY 82801, USA.

This policy explains what happens to your information when you use ChessMate on iPhone, iPad or Android. It applies to version 1.0.0 and later.

None. ChessMate does not send any information to us or to anyone else. We do not collect, receive or store:

• your name, email address, phone number or other contact details;
• your location (GPS, IP-based or otherwise);
• advertising identifiers (IDFA, GAID) or device fingerprints;
• photos, camera, microphone or contacts;
• payment or financial information;
• analytics, telemetry, crash reports or usage tracking data;
• your games, moves, lesson progress or puzzle results.

The App contains no analytics, advertising or crash-reporting services.

So that ChessMate works offline and remembers where you left off, it keeps the following only on your device:

• settings (board and piece style, sound, language, appearance);
• saved games in progress and your results against each AI opponent;
• puzzle rating, solved puzzles and your daily puzzle streak;
• lesson progress and achievements;
• coins and the boards and piece sets you unlocked with them. Coins are earned by playing and cannot be bought.

We never receive this information and cannot see it. It lives in the App’s private storage. Your device’s own backup (such as iCloud or Google backup) may include it, under your control, as it does for any app.

The daily puzzle reminder is optional and off until you turn it on. When you do, the App asks your device for permission to show notifications and schedules a local reminder on the device itself.

No push-notification service is used and nothing is sent anywhere. You can turn the reminder off at any time in ChessMate’s settings or in your device settings.

When you tap Share game, ChessMate passes the game text or picture to your device’s share sheet. Where it goes next is your choice. The App never shares anything on its own.

• Ratings. ChessMate may occasionally show Apple’s or Google’s own “rate this app” dialog. That dialog is run by the App Store or Google Play; we receive no personal information from it.
• Links. Opening this policy or the Terms from the App opens your web browser. Our website is covered by the KidsPro World website privacy policy.
• Email. If you contact support from the App, your email app opens. We only see what you choose to send, and we use it only to reply.

The current version of ChessMate:

• shows no advertising of any kind;
• does not use your advertising identifier;
• does not track you across other apps or websites;
• offers no in-app purchases or subscriptions.

If we ever add advertising or in-app purchases in a future update, we will update this policy first, explaining exactly what is collected, by whom and why.

The App will ask for your consent before any personalized advertising or tracking starts. Saying no will be as easy as saying yes, and you will still be able to play everything. Any purchase would be handled by Apple or Google; we would never see your payment details.

ChessMate is a general-audience app for players aged 13 and over. It is not directed at children under 13.

ChessMate collects no personal information from anyone of any age, including children under 13. If you believe a child has sent us personal information (for example, by email), contact us and we will delete it.

Because nothing is sent to us, your information is never stored on our servers. Data on your device stays in the App’s sandboxed storage, protected by the security and encryption of iOS, iPadOS or Android.

Delete the App and everything ChessMate has stored is deleted with it. On Android you can also clear the App’s storage in your device settings, and you can reset your settings inside the App at any time.

We hold no data about you on any server, so there is nothing for us to delete on our side.

EU / EEA (GDPR) and United Kingdom (UK GDPR)

You have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict and port your personal data, and to object to its processing. ChessMate processes no personal data on our side, so there is nothing for us to act on; the data on your device is fully under your control. You may contact us to confirm this, and you may complain to your data protection authority (in the UK, the ICO).

California (CCPA / CPRA) and other US states

We do not collect, sell or share personal information, and we do not use it for targeted advertising. There is nothing to access, delete or opt out of, and we will never treat you differently for asking about your rights.

• Notifications: only for the optional daily puzzle reminder, and only asked for when you turn it on.
• Run at startup (Android): re-schedules your reminder after the device restarts. Used only when the reminder is on.
• Internet (Android): used only to open links and the store’s rating dialog. ChessMate sends no data and does not need a connection to play.

ChessMate does not ask for your camera, microphone, contacts or location, and it does not ask to track you. It never reads your photos. If you choose “Save Image” in the iPhone or iPad share sheet, iOS asks once for permission to add that picture to Photos.

If we change this policy, we will publish the new version on this page and update the dates at the top. If a change is material, such as starting to collect any data, the policy will be updated before that change reaches the App and, where required, the App will ask for your consent.

Questions about this policy or ChessMate’s data practices? See also the ChessMate Terms of Service.