Terms of Service

• By accessing or using the Service, you confirm that you have read, understood and agreed to these Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy and Refund Policy. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service.
• If you are entering into these Terms on behalf of a legal entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity.

You must be at least 14 years old (the Italian age of digital consent) to create an account and use the Service. If you are under 18, you confirm that you have permission from a parent or legal guardian.

• You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide and for keeping your login credentials confidential.
• You must not share your account credentials or allow others to access your account.
• You are responsible for all activities under your account. Notify us immediately at support@chessnotes.app if you believe your account has been compromised.
• We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms, applicable law, or that engage in abusive behaviour.

The Pro plan is billed at €6.99 per month (including any applicable VAT for your country), with an initial 7-day free trial during which you will not be charged provided you cancel before the trial ends.

• Legal basis: Under Italian D.Lgs. 206/2005 (Consumer Code) implementing EU Directive 2011/83/EU, consumers resident in the EU have the right to withdraw from a distance contract within 14 days from the date the contract was concluded, without stating a reason.
• Important exception for digital services: By starting to use the Service during the 14-day withdrawal period (for example, by creating a repertoire or running a training session while on a Pro trial or Pro subscription), you expressly consent to the immediate performance of the contract and acknowledge that you will lose the right of withdrawal once the service has been fully performed during the period, as permitted by Article 59, paragraph 1, letter (o) of D.Lgs. 206/2005.
• In plain terms: the 7-day free trial already exceeds the 14-day minimum for risk-free evaluation. During the trial no money is charged; you can cancel at any moment without any payment. If you continue past the trial and actively use the Service, you consent to immediate performance and waive the withdrawal right for the portion already consumed.
• For more detail, payments made by mistake, unused periods, or exceptional refund requests, see our separate Refund Policy.

You agree not to:

• You retain full ownership of the repertoires, positions, notes, and other content you create in ChessNotes (your “User Content”).
• You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, back up, and display your User Content solely for the purpose of providing the Service to you. This licence ends when you delete your content or account.
• You are solely responsible for your User Content. You represent and warrant that your content does not infringe third-party rights (including copyright on published books or courses).
• We do not claim ownership of your content and will never use it to train machine learning models or for advertising.

• All intellectual property rights in the Service — including but not limited to the source code, design, logos, trademarks, text, and interface — are owned by Francesco Albano or its licensors.
• You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the Service for personal, non-commercial use only, subject to these Terms.
• The names "ChessNotes", the logo, and related marks are trademarks of the Data Controller. The name "Stockfish" is a trademark of its respective owner and is used here to indicate the engine integration. "Chess.com" and "Lichess" are used only to describe integrations and remain trademarks of their respective owners.

• The Service is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, to the maximum extent permitted by law.
• We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or completely secure.
• Chess advice, engine evaluations, and training recommendations are informational only and should not be considered as coaching or guaranteed to improve your chess rating.
• The statutory warranties provided to consumers under Italian law (D.Lgs. 206/2005 artt. 128-135) are not affected by this disclaimer.

• To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, or goodwill, arising from or related to your use of the Service.
• Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising from these Terms or your use of the Service is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or €50, whichever is greater.
• Nothing in these Terms limits our liability for: (i) death or personal injury caused by our negligence; (ii) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; (iii) liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law.

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your breach of these Terms, your misuse of the Service, or your violation of any law or third-party right.

• You may stop using the Service and close your account at any time from the account settings or by emailing us.
• We may terminate or suspend your access immediately, with or without notice, if you breach these Terms or engage in behaviour that endangers the Service or other users.
• On termination: (i) your access to Pro features ends; (ii) your User Content is retained as described in the Privacy Policy and can be deleted upon request; (iii) Clauses 8-12, 14-15, and any others that by their nature survive, remain in force.

• These Terms are governed by the laws of Italy, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles.
• If you are a consumer resident in the European Union, you also benefit from the mandatory consumer-protection provisions of your country of residence.
• Any dispute arising from these Terms or the Service will be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Italian city where the Data Controller is domiciled, unless mandatory law grants you a different forum. Consumers may alternatively seek resolution through the EU Online Dispute Resolution platform.

• We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via email or in-app notification at least 14 days before they take effect.
• Continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree, you may terminate your account before the changes take effect.
• This is version 1.0.0, effective from 2026-04-24.

• For legal questions about these Terms: legal@chessnotes.app
• For support: support@chessnotes.app
• Data Controller: Francesco Albano, Italy.