Privacy Policy

Plain English. No legalese. Last updated May 2026.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how the site is used — which pages are visited, how long sessions last, and roughly where visitors are from (country level). GA4 does not collect your name, email address, or any personally identifiable information. We have set data retention to 14 months.

Google Analytics only runs if you click Accept on the cookie banner. If you click Decline, no analytics cookies are set and GA4 does not receive data about your visit.

Anonymous usage counts. Separately from Google Analytics, we count a few on-page actions, such as how often move suggestions are shown and how often someone follows a "Learn this" link, as daily totals. These counts set no cookies, store nothing in your browser, and record no identifier, so they aren't tied to you or your visit. Like any website, our server's standard access logs record the IP address of requests. We don't use those logs for these counts.

Advertisements

Chess Cheater shows house ads and affiliate recommendations — these are our own creatives, not served by an ad network. No third-party advertising cookies are set at this time (we do not use Google AdSense or any programmatic ad platform).

Some links — including links to books on the Products page — are Amazon affiliate links. If you buy something after clicking one, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Amazon's privacy policy governs what happens on their site.

Your Consent

When you first visit, a banner asks you to Accept or Decline analytics cookies. Your choice is stored in your browser's local storage so you are not asked again on subsequent visits.

To change your choice, clear your browser's local storage for chesscheater.com (in your browser's developer tools or privacy settings) and reload the page — the banner will reappear.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Get in touch.

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