Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Interactive Chess Learning (“we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you visit our website at chessaitutor.net (the “Site”).

By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not access the Site.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and your interaction with the Site. This includes:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages you visit and time spent on those pages
• Referring URLs (the site that directed you to us)
• IP address (anonymised)
• General geographic location (country/region level)
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience and to serve advertisements. A cookie is a small text file placed on your device. You can control cookie settings through your browser. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on the Site.

We do not collect names, email addresses, or other directly identifying personal information unless you voluntarily provide them (for example, via a contact form).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate and improve the Site and its chess learning features
• Understand how visitors use the Site (analytics)
• Display relevant advertisements to support the free service
• Detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyse how users interact with the Site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Site (including your anonymised IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the Site, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

We have enabled Google Consent Mode, which means analytics and advertising data is only collected after you have given explicit consent through our cookie consent banner. By default, all data collection is disabled until you click “Consent”.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking at any time by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Google AdSense and Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on the Site. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC. Google AdSense uses cookies and similar technologies to serve you relevant ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites across the internet.

Important: Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads on the Site based on your prior visits to our Site and other sites on the internet. The use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies is subject to Google's privacy policies.

You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or by visiting www.aboutads.info.

Our AdSense publisher ID is ca-pub-2379049303168290. Ad serving is controlled by the cookie consent banner on our Site — no advertising cookies are set until you actively grant consent.

6. Cookie Consent

When you first visit the Site, you will see a cookie consent banner. You have the following options:

• Consent: Enables Google Analytics and Google AdSense cookies.
• Manage options: Allows you to individually toggle advertising and analytics cookies.

Your consent preference is stored in your browser's local storage. You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser's local storage or cookies, which will trigger the consent banner to appear again on your next visit.

7. Third-Party Services

Our Site uses the following third-party services:

Each of these services has its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review their policies:

• Google Privacy Policy
• Vercel Privacy Policy

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These include:

• The right to access the personal data we hold about you
• The right to request correction of inaccurate personal data
• The right to request erasure of your personal data
• The right to restrict or object to processing of your personal data
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)

Because we primarily collect data through Google Analytics and Google AdSense, the most effective way to exercise many of these rights is directly through your Google account settings or the opt-out mechanisms described in sections 4 and 5 above.

9. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know what personal information is collected, the right to delete personal information, and the right to opt out of the sale of personal information.

We do not sell personal information. The data collected through Google Analytics and AdSense is subject to Google's own CCPA compliance measures. You can learn more at Google's Privacy Policy.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

11. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the information we collect against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access. The Site is served over HTTPS to ensure secure transmission of data. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your rights, or our data practices, please contact us: