Last Updated: July 14, 2026
At Laser Chess Federation, we know your privacy is very important to you. This privacy policy applies to all Laser Chess Federation services that link to this policy. This policy applies to personal information Laser Chess Federation collects, uses, and shares. It does not apply to any third-party services that may be linked from our apps or website.
1. Types of Information We Collect
We collect information you provide directly to us. For example, when you contact us for support, customize your display name, or subscribe to our updates, we may collect your email address, chosen player name, and any other information you choose to provide. We also automatically collect certain technical information when you use our Service, such as your device type, device model, operating system version, IP address, unique client identifiers, and application usage data (including crash reports, performance metrics, and in-game move history).
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to deliver, maintain, and improve our Service. This includes matchmaking, troubleshooting issues, providing support, maintaining game sessions, and analyzing usage patterns to enhance the user experience. Whenever you contact us, we use the information provided to help resolve your issues and respond to your inquiries.
3. How Your Information is Shared
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information within the Laser Chess Federation family of companies or with trusted business partners and service providers who perform services on our behalf, consistent with this policy. We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights or the safety of our users.
4. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of our systems.
5. Local Storage — No Cookies, No Tracking
Our website does not use cookies. It saves a small number of first-party values in your browser's local storage, solely so the site and the play-in-browser feature work as you would expect:
- laserchess_variety — remembers whether you last chose Laser Chess or Advanced Laser Chess.
- lc_sound — remembers your sound setting (All / SFX / Off).
- lc_intro_seen — so the opening animation plays only on your first visit.
- lc_client_uuid — a random per-browser value used only so our game server can reconnect you to your own online game in progress. It is not shared with third parties and is not used for advertising or cross-site tracking.
These are functional storage items strictly necessary to provide features you requested. The website loads no cookies, no analytics scripts, no advertising trackers, and no third-party scripts of any kind. You can clear these values at any time through your browser settings; doing so simply resets your preferences.
6. Analytics
Our website does not use Google Analytics or any other third-party analytics or advertising service, and it loads no third-party scripts. To operate the optional online multiplayer feature, our own game server keeps first-party records of game sessions and moves — used for matchmaking, reconnecting you to a game in progress, replay/anti-cheat integrity, and basic aggregate statistics. This information stays on our own servers and is never sold, shared with advertisers, or used for cross-site tracking. Our downloadable apps may additionally collect crash and performance diagnostics as described in Section 1.
7. Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information as soon as possible.
8. International Data Transfers
Information we collect may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which we or our affiliates or service providers maintain facilities. By using the Service, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.
9. Data Retention
We keep online-play records only as long as needed to run the service. Finished games and their move history, and idle player identities (your chosen name, client identifier, and device type) that have not been active, are automatically deleted after 90 days. Games still in progress and players currently in a game are retained until they finish. Server access logs kept by our web host are rotated on the host's schedule.
10. User Rights & Data Deletion
Depending on your location (such as the European Economic Area under GDPR or California under the CCPA/CPRA), you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or request the deletion of your personal data. Because we do not require traditional user accounts and identify sessions via device-specific client IDs, please email us with your client identifier if you wish to request deletion of your player records or name history.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of the policy. We encourage you to review the policy whenever you access the Service to stay informed about our information practices.
12. Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact us via email at support@laserchess.org with the subject line of "Attn: Privacy Administrator".