Privacy Policy — Chessmate - Chess Clock

Last Updated: October 8, 2026

Chessmate - Chess Clock ("Chessmate", "we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, and shared when you use the Chessmate mobile application.

By using Chessmate, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Chessmate does not require you to create an account or provide personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, or home address.

Depending on the services enabled in the application, Chessmate may process the following information:

• Device information
• Operating system and device type
• App version and installation information
• Advertising identifiers
• App usage and interaction information
• Crash and diagnostic information
• Information related to advertisements
• IP address and other technical information

Chessmate does not intentionally collect precise location information.

2. Firebase Services

Chessmate may use Google Firebase services, including Firebase Analytics and Firebase Crashlytics.

Firebase may process information such as:

• Device information
• Operating system information
• App version
• App installation identifiers
• App usage information
• Crash reports
• Diagnostic information
• Performance information

Firebase Analytics

Firebase Analytics may be used to understand how users interact with Chessmate and to help us improve the application.

Analytics information may include events such as application launches, screen interactions, and feature usage.

Firebase Crashlytics

Firebase Crashlytics may be used to identify crashes, errors, and stability problems so that we can improve the reliability of Chessmate.

Firebase services are provided by Google and may process information according to Google's privacy policies.

For more information, please review Google's Privacy Policy.

3. Advertising — Google AdMob

Chessmate may display advertisements provided by Google AdMob.

AdMob and its advertising partners may collect or process information including:

• Advertising identifiers
• Device information
• IP address
• Approximate location derived from IP address
• Advertising interaction information
• Information used to provide, measure, and improve advertisements
• Information used to detect and prevent fraud

Depending on your location, applicable laws, consent choices, and device settings, advertisements may be personalized or non-personalized.

For more information about Google's advertising practices, please review Google's advertising policies and privacy information.

4. How We Use Information

Information processed through Chessmate and its third-party services may be used to:

• Provide and maintain the application
• Improve app performance and functionality
• Understand how users interact with Chessmate
• Detect and fix crashes and technical problems
• Improve application stability
• Display advertisements
• Measure advertising performance
• Prevent fraud and abuse
• Maintain security

We do not sell your personal information.

5. Local Data Storage

Chessmate may store certain application settings and preferences locally on your device, such as:

• Selected time control
• Increment settings
• App preferences
• Game-related settings

This information is used to provide the functionality of the application.

You can generally remove locally stored application data by clearing the app's data or uninstalling Chessmate from your device.

6. Third-Party Services

Chessmate may use third-party services provided by Google, including:

• Firebase Analytics
• Firebase Crashlytics
• Google AdMob

These third-party providers may independently process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

We recommend reviewing their privacy policies to understand how they handle information.

7. Data Retention

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Because Chessmate does not require an account, we do not maintain a Chessmate user account containing your name, email address, or other account profile information.

Information processed by third-party services such as Firebase and AdMob may be retained according to their respective policies and retention practices.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect information processed through Chessmate.

However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Children's Privacy

Chessmate is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the application.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that appropriate action can be taken.

10. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on your device, location, and applicable laws, you may have choices regarding:

• Advertising personalization
• Advertising identifiers
• Analytics
• Privacy settings
• Device permissions

You can manage certain advertising and privacy settings through your device settings and Google account settings.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to Chessmate, our services, or applicable legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or Chessmate, please contact us at:

Developer: sOrbit
Email: sorbit702@gmail.com