Cookie Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device to help remember things like your preferences, login state, or usage behavior. Some cookies are essential for a website to function properly; others help us improve your experience.

2. How we use cookies

Chessdock uses cookies to:

  • Remember your session and login state (essential cookies)
  • Understand how users interact with the app (analytics cookies)
  • Secure the site and prevent abuse (security cookies)

3. Types of cookies we use

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: Required for the app to function (e.g. login, puzzle navigation)
  • Analytics Cookies: Used to track anonymized usage and improve the service (e.g. Plausible, Mixpanel)

4. Third-party cookies

We may use trusted third-party services that place their own cookies to support analytics or infrastructure. These include:

  • Plausible Analytics (privacy-focused, no personal data)
  • Mixpanel (if enabled, to understand feature usage)

5. Managing cookies

When you visit Chessdock from the EU or similar regions, you’ll be asked to accept or decline analytics cookies.

You can also disable cookies anytime via your browser settings. Please note: disabling essential cookies may impact functionality.

6. Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy occasionally. We recommend checking it periodically. Last update: July 1, 2025.

7. Contact us

If you have questions about this policy or your data, contact us: