Terms of Use
By accessing or using Chess Multiverse, you agree to be bound by these Terms. Please read them carefully.
1. Acceptance of Terms
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Chess Multiverse website and its related services (collectively, the "Service"). By using the Service, you agree to comply with these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.
2. Use of Service & Research Data
You may use the Service for lawful research, educational, and personal purposes.
- Open Data: Datasets provided on this platform are generally licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) or similar open licenses. You must adhere to the specific license terms of each dataset.
- Attribution: When using our data or research findings in your own work, you must provide appropriate credit and citation as described in our Citation Guide.
- Prohibited Use: You agree not to misuse the Service, including but not limited to interfering with its operation, scraping data in violation of our policies, or using the data for malicious purposes.
3. User Contributions
If you submit data, code, or other content ("Contributions") to Chess Multiverse:
- You represent that you have the necessary rights to share such Contributions.
- You grant Chess Multiverse a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute your Contributions in connection with the Service and our research mission.
- We reserve the right to remove any Contribution that violates these Terms or is deemed inappropriate.
4. Intellectual Property
The content, design, and branding of Chess Multiverse (excluding user-submitted content and third-party open data) are owned by Chess Multiverse and protected by intellectual property laws.
5. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Chess Multiverse and its contributors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or data, arising out of or in connection with your use of the Service.
6. Modifications
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify users of significant changes by posting a notice on our website. Your continued use of the Service after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.