Terms of Service

Last updated: 24 June 2026

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These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of chessblues.com and related services (the "Service"), operated by [TO CONFIRM: legal entity name] ("Chess Blues", "we", "us"). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms.

1. Eligibility & accounts

You must be able to form a binding contract to use the Service. You are responsible for your account credentials and for activity under your account. Provide accurate information and keep it up to date.

2. The Service

Chess Blues provides chess lessons, tactics puzzles, engine-assisted game analysis, and AI coaching. Coaching and analysis are provided for educational purposes and may contain errors; they are not guaranteed to be correct or to improve your results.

3. Subscriptions, billing & renewals

  • A free plan is available. Premium features require a paid subscription, billed via PayFast at the price shown at checkout.
  • Unless stated otherwise, subscriptions renew automatically for successive periods until cancelled.
  • Prices may change; we will give notice and any change applies to the next billing period.

4. Cancellation

You may cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings or by contacting us. Cancellation stops future renewals; you retain Premium access until the end of the current paid period.

5. Refunds

[TO CONFIRM: refund policy — e.g. "We offer a 14-day refund on first purchase of Premium. Renewals are non-refundable except where required by law."] Nothing in these Terms limits statutory consumer rights that apply to you (including, where applicable, under the South African Consumer Protection Act).

6. Acceptable use

  • Do not misuse the Service, attempt to disrupt it, or access it by unauthorised means.
  • Do not resell, scrape, or redistribute the Service or its content without permission.
  • Do not upload unlawful content or infringe others' rights.

7. Intellectual property

The Service, including its original lessons, artwork, and software, is owned by Chess Blues or its licensors. Open-source and third-party components are credited on our Licenses & Credits page and remain under their respective licenses. Chess Blues is independent and not affiliated with Chess.com or Lichess.

8. Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind to the extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that coaching or analysis is accurate, uninterrupted, or error-free.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Chess Blues is not liable for indirect or consequential losses, and our total liability is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim. This does not exclude liability that cannot be excluded by law.

10. Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate access for breach of these Terms or to protect the Service.

11. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of [TO CONFIRM: country/jurisdiction], without regard to conflict-of-laws rules.

12. Contact

Questions about these Terms: [TO CONFIRM: contact email].