chessAI Privacy Policy
Last updated 7 October 2026. This policy covers the chessAI apps for iPhone, iPad and Android and the website chessai.site.
- We don't show ads, sell your information, or track you across other apps and websites.
- We keep your games and your chats with the coach so you can come back to them.
- Your moves and questions go to an AI company only if you turn on the free AI or add your own AI key.
- You can delete everything at any time, right in the app.
Who we are
chessAI is made by Anupam Khosla, an independent developer ("we", "us"). For anything about your privacy, write to [email protected].
What we collect
- Your games and coach chats: the moves you play, the coach's notes, and the questions you ask the coach.
- Your account, if you create one: your email address and password. We never store the password itself, only a scrambled version that can't be turned back into it. You don't need an account: the app keeps your games under an anonymous account for your device, with no name or email. If you sign up later, your games come with you.
- Your AI key, if you add one: see "The AI coach" below.
- Coach replies you report: if you tap "Report" under a reply, we keep that reply with your account so we can review it.
- Basic technical information: like any online service, our servers see your IP address and when you use chessAI. We use it to keep chessAI running, stop abuse and count free AI answers.
- Your settings (theme, voice, board) stay on your device.
We don't collect your location, contacts, photos or advertising ID, and chessAI has no analytics or tracking tools.
How we use it
- To run chessAI: save your games, show the coach's notes and keep you signed in.
- To get answers from the AI coach (see below).
- To keep chessAI safe and fair: prevent abuse, review reported coach replies, fix problems and limit free AI use.
We don't use your information for advertising, and we never sell or rent it. If you are in the EU or UK: we use your information to provide the service you asked for, with your consent where we ask for it (the free AI), and for our legitimate interest in keeping chessAI secure.
The AI coach
The coach's notes and answers are written by an AI. The chess facts come from a chess engine running on our own servers, but the AI's words can still be wrong.
- The free AI: before its first answer, the app asks you. If you agree, your moves, the position and your questions are sent to the AI company we use for the free AI, so it can write the answer. We don't send your name or email. You can turn it off at any time in Settings.
- Your own AI: you can instead add a key from an AI company you choose (for example OpenRouter or Google Gemini). The same information then goes to that company under your own account with them, and their privacy policy and terms apply, including their minimum age. We keep your key encrypted on our servers, use it only to get your coach's answers, and never show it again in full. It is deleted as soon as you remove it or delete your account. Please use a key with a spending limit.
The coach only talks about chess. Please don't share personal information in your questions.
Who we share it with
- AI companies, only as described above.
- Service providers that run our servers and network for us. They may use your information only to provide that service to us.
- Your device's speech recognition, if you dictate a question: Apple or Google may process your voice under their own policies, and we receive only the text.
- Authorities, if the law requires it.
Where your information is stored
Our servers are in the United States. If you use chessAI from another country, your information is transferred there and protected as this policy describes.
How we keep it safe
- Everything sent between chessAI and our servers is encrypted.
- Passwords and AI keys are never stored in readable form.
- Only the developer can access our servers.
- On the website we use one cookie, only to keep you signed in. No tracking or advertising cookies.
No system is perfectly secure, which is why we suggest an AI key made just for chessAI, with a spending limit.
How long we keep it
- Games and coach chats: while your account exists (your 50 most recent games).
- Anonymous device accounts: deleted 30 days after your last game.
- Account details and AI keys: until you remove them or delete your account.
- Free AI answer counts: 2 days.
- Reported coach replies: until we have reviewed them, and at most one year; deleting your account deletes them too.
- Server logs: up to 30 days.
When you delete your account, all of it is deleted right away.
Your choices and rights
- Turn the free AI off or on: Settings.
- Add, switch or remove AI keys: Settings → Coach.
- Delete your account and everything in it: Account → Delete account in the app, or see how to delete your account.
- Ask for a copy of your information, or to correct it: email us and we'll reply within 30 days.
Depending on where you live (for example the EU, UK, India or California), you may also have the right to object to or limit how we use your information and to withdraw your consent at any time. You can also complain to your local data protection authority (in India, the Data Protection Board).
Children
chessAI is meant for people aged 13 and over. We don't knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you think a child under 13 has used chessAI, contact us and we'll delete their information. If you're under 18, please use chessAI with a parent or guardian's permission.
Changes
If we change this policy, we'll update this page and the date at the top.