Terms and Conditions
These Terms and Conditions (these “Terms”) govern your relationship with Decodea Ltd. DecodeChess and its parents, subsidiaries, divisions, branches, and affiliates (collectively “Decodea” or “We”), and set forth the terms and conditions under which Decodea makes available its internet websites at DecodeChess.com and app.DecodeChess.com (the “Sites”) and/or the services available through the Sites or otherwise provided by Decodea (all the above, collectively, the “Services”), to each person or entity (each a “User” or “you”) accessing or using the Sites and/or the Services. These Terms apply to all Users regardless of their location and nationality to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law.
By using and/or accessing and/or registering to the Sites or Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms as may be amended from time to time. Please read these Terms carefully and visit this page regularly for updates and changes. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms, you should leave the Sites and discontinue use of the Services immediately. As long as you do not cease using any of the Services, you will be conclusively deemed to have accepted these Terms.
Our Services
1. Decodea offers Users a unique technology in the field of Chess analytics, which bridges the gap between mathematical computation of Chess moves and strategies and human language and concepts. In essence, the Decodea interface computes and analyses chess strategies like a computer, but explains them like a person, offering the Users exceptional insight and understanding of Chess strategies and positions.
2. The Services allow you to create and submit a chess position for analysis. Once you have submitted a chess position for analysis, you will receive a report regarding the position submitted, generated by our system (the “DecodeChess”). Each Analysis Report generated for you will be saved in your account for future reference.
3. In the future, we may include additional functions to the Services, such as analytics of famous positions and games, communicating with other Users of the Sites, provision of personal feedback, storing full games, and others.
4. Please note that third party advertisements may appear on the Sites and Services from time to time. Decodea does not endorse these advertisements, nor do such advertisements represent any recommendation provided by Decodea.
Subscription and Registration
5. Various subscription packages are offered to the User on the Sites, according to different rates and terms as specified on the Sites. Not all of the features and functionality of the Services offered may be available in each package.
6. In order to purchase one of our packages, you will be transferred to our payment page, which enables payment for the package of your choice via PayPal (or other payment gateway in the future). Please note that currently we do not process payment independently and shall not be liable to any damage relating to payments made or proposed. Your subscription will be renewed automatically at the end of the subscription period. You may terminate your subscription at any time through your account’s profile settings (My Account).
7. In order to use the Services, you will be required to register and create an account by choosing a user name and password, and providing us with certain details, such as name, e-mail address, etc. This is information you provide us voluntarily. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You agree not to use the account, username, or password of another User at any time, or to disclose your password to any third party. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for any use of your account and all activities occurring in connection with the use of your account.
8. By registering to the Services you warrant and represent and that any information provided by you at the time of registration, including any billing information, is complete, truthful and accurate, and you agree to ensure that such information is kept up to date.
9. If your billing information and payment source you provided while registering for a package is invalid, if charges billed to you are declined or not paid or if you fail to pay charges when due, your account may be suspended or cancelled, at our sole discretion.
10. Decodea may, in its sole discretion, refuse to offer access to or use of the Sites and Services to any User, and change its eligibility criteria at any time. This provision is void where prohibited by law and this right is revoked in such jurisdictions.
11. Decodea may terminate your account immediately and without prior notice if you do not comply with the Terms.
12. Decodea reserves the right at any time and from time to time, without being obligated to provide prior notice, to modify, suspend, or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Services or any part thereof, or User’s access thereto, and to modify, suspend or terminate the Sites or any part thereof, at its sole discretion. You will have no claim, complaint or demand against Decodea for applying such changes or for failures incidental to such changes.
Decodea Intellectual Property
13. Content and information provided on and through the Sites and Services, including, without limitation, DecodeChess and Decodea logos, trademark, graphics, design, information, text, images, data, software, code, technology, algorithm, analysis, Output, Analysis Report, and other material displayed, available, used or present on the Sitess (collectively, the “DecodeChess Content”) are the copyrighted and/or trademarked work of Decodea, and/or proprietary information and knowledge protected under trade secret, owned exclusively by Decodea and its affiliates.
14. Decodea retains all rights, including any intellectual property rights in the DecodeChess Content. You hereby acknowledge that you have no right, title or interest in or to any DecodeChess Content, and that you have no right to modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance or in any way exploit any of the DecodeChess Content in any manner.
15. For the avoidance of doubt, any Analysis Report or other analysis or explanation of a position or strategy generated by or through the Services, including any Analysis Report generated for you in response to a position you submitted through your account (collectively, “Output”) constitutes Decodea‘s sole and exclusive property, and Decodea retains all rights, including any intellectual property rights in any and all Output. Without derogating from the above, Decodea reserves the right to store, copy, reproduce, share with other users or third parties, make available to the public or exploit in any other manner any and all Output, and you shall have no rights or claims to any Output.
User Conduct
16. You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users of our Services. We will not be responsible for any damage or harm resulting from your interactions with other users of our Services.
17. In connection with your use of any of the Services, and without limiting any of the other obligations under these Terms or applicable law, you agree not to upload, post, email, distribute, communicate, transmit or otherwise make available any content: (i) that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, libelous, offensive, invasive of another’s privacy, or otherwise objectionable, (ii) that infringes any intellectual property right of any third party, (iii) that User does not have the right to make available by reason of any law or contractual or fiduciary relationship, or (iv) that comprises or includes any “junk mail”, “spam” or disrupt discussions with repetitive messages.
18. Decodea reserves the right, but is under no obligation, to review all User’s content and block, or remove any such content that Decodea, in its sole discretion, considers to be non-compliant with any of the requirements of these Terms and/or any law or regulation under applicable jurisdiction
19. In addition, User shall not, and shall not permit others to:
19.1. Modify the Sites and/or Services, or decompile, reverse-engineer, disassemble, or otherwise attempt, directly or indirectly, disrupt the Sites and Services, servers or networks connected to the Sites or the Services, deny service to, hack, crack, reverse engineer, or otherwise interfere with the Sites, Services, their underlying software, or other technology, code, algorithm or other proprietary information of Decodea in any manner, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Sites or the Services;
19.2. Sell, distribute, copy, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce all or any part of the Sites and Services and/or any Decodea Content;
19.3. Attempt to circumvent or overcome any technological protection measures intended to restrict access to any portion of the Sites, Services, technology or any software thereto;
19.4. Create a database by systematically downloading and storing all or any content from the Sites or the Services;
19.5. Use the Sites and Services for any illegal, immoral or unauthorized purpose, encourages criminal behavior or conduct that would constitute a criminal offense under any law, or could give rise to civil liability or other lawsuit;
19.6. Not to engage in excessive usage of the Sites or the Services, as determined by Decodea in its sole discretion, including usage that adversely affects the speed, responsiveness, or functionality of the Sites, or disrupts the availability of the Sites and the Services for other users.
19.7. Not to use the Sites and Services in a way that infringes or violates these Terms.
Warranty Disclaimers
User acknowledges and agrees that the site, the services and any of its content, are provided “as is,” “as available,” and “with all faults”, are used only at user’s sole risk, to the fullest extent permissible by law. Decodea disclaims all warranties, express or implied, of any kind, regarding the sites (and all content, information, software, and links) and / or services, including any implied warranties as to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, title, non-infringement, results, accuracy, completeness, accessibility, compatibility, suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, quality, or lack of viruses. If applicable law does not allow the exclusion of some or all of the above-implied warranties to apply to you, the above exclusions will apply to you to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Limitations on Liability
1.1. Decodea‘s entire liability and your exclusive remedy with respect to any dispute with Decodea (including without limitation your use of the sites and services) is to discontinue your use of the sites and services. Decodea and its affiliates, or their respective directors, officers, employees, servants or agents shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, non consequential or exemplary damage arising from your use of the sites or services for any other claim related in any way to your use or registration with Decodea‘s sites and services. These exclusions for direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or exemplary damages include, without limitation, damages for lost profits, lost opportunities, lost data, loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any other damages or losses, even if Decodea had been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the legal or equitable theory upon which the claim is based. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, Decodea‘s liability shall be limited to the extent permitted by law. User acknowledges and agrees that without the foregoing exclusions and limitations of liability, Decodea would not be able to offer the sites or the services. Without derogating from the above, Decodea‘s entire liability under this agreement shall not exceed the amount actually paid to Decodea under this agreement during a three (3) months period prior to the claim raising the liability.
Privacy Policy
Please refer to our Privacy policy
Miscellaneous
20. You understand and acknowledge that the Sites and Services are currently in their testing stage, and are made available as a “Beta” version. This means that we have not yet completed development of Services and that not all features are completely functional or available. Occasionally, the Sites might not work at all. Decodea is not obligated to provide any maintenance, technical or other support for the Service.
21. The Sites, Services and these Terms and any dispute arising in connection therewith shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel. You agree that all such disputes shall be brought exclusively in the appropriate courts of Tel-Aviv, Israel.
22. These Terms comprise the entire agreement between you and Decodea relating to the Sites and the Services. We may change the terms of these Terms at any time, so please review this page regularly.
23. Decodea does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted access to the Sites, and operation of the Sites and/or Services may be interfered with by numerous factors outside Decodea‘s control.
24. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, then such provision will be modified to the extent possible to reflect the parties’ intention. All remaining provisions of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect.
25. No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by these Terms between you and Decodea.
26. User may not assign this agreement. Decodea may assign this agreement at any time to the successor in interest in connection with a merger, consolidation or other corporate reorganization.
27. Users may give notices to Decodea by email to Decodechess.com/contact.