To play in events with prizes on Chess.com, you must be an adult of legal age as considered by the governing laws of your state or country of residence and comply with your local laws. If you are not of legal age, then your parent or legal guardian must consent to this agreement. Chess.com is not responsible for verifying the legality of your participation in events.
In the event that you win any Prize (monetary, or other) in any Competition (tournament, event, or other) on Chess.com, you hereby acknowledge and consent to our ongoing investigation of your games whether related or unrelated to those occurring within the Competition and that any judgment made as a determination of your eligibility to win any Prize or a disqualification thereof shall lie with Chess.com. We may, at our sole discretion, withhold any and all Prizes won in any Competition on our Site for any period of time pending investigation into your Games. Any decision by Chess.com regarding forfeiture, reduction or cancellation of Prizes in accordance with our Terms of Service shall be final and binding upon you and shall not be subject to review or appeal by you or any third party.
By participating in any Competition you hereby agree to release, discharge and hold harmless our company, its legal representatives, affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies and respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from any costs, expenses damages, losses claims, actions or proceedings brought by you (or any third party on your behalf) (“Claims“), as a result of your participation in the Competition and/or any Prize that may or may not be awarded to you as a result thereof and Chess.com fully excludes any liability in relation to any such Claims.
Chess.com shall not be liable to you for any failure to perform any of our obligations under the Competition or in respect of the Prize where we are unable to do so as a result of circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
You hereby agree to indemnify our company, its legal representatives, affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies and respective officers, directors, employees against all costs, losses, damages, expenses and liabilities (including for loss of reputation and goodwill and professional advisor fees) suffered by Chess.com arising as a result of a breach by you of your obligations under these Rules, our Terms of Service, the Tournament Rules or the Special Terms or in connection with your failure to follow any instructions given by our team or in relation to any matter concerning your participation in a Competition.
In case of disputes or disagreements concerning any aspect of a Competition including but not limited to all matters relating to the awarding of the Prizes, an Entrant's eligibility to participate in the Competition, the conduct of any Entrant, these Rules, our Terms of Service, the Tournament Rules or the Special Terms, the final decision shall lie with our team and any decision by us shall be final and binding upon you and shall not be subject to review or appeal by you or any third party.
Chess.com does not and cannot provide tax advice or legal advice regarding the tax disposition of any Prizes. We may disclose information related to Prizes to any tax authority it deems necessary, including by way of response to a valid request for information by any governmental body making such a request. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, we may or may not provide notice to you of such disclosures in its sole discretion, which may constitute a limitation upon your privacy rights under the GDPR or the analogous data privacy laws of your jurisdiction.