1. Intro
Please read these Terms and Conditions ("Terms") and our Privacy Policy carefully before using Chess Blast or any related services.
These Terms are a legally binding agreement between you and Tundzha Games ("Tundzha Games", "we", "us", or "our"). They apply to Chess Blast, including the mobile game, online features, cloud save, leaderboards, in-app purchases, support, websites, and related services that link to these Terms (together, the "Services").
Developer: Tundzha Games
Address: Kozyatagi PS Plaza, Istanbul, Turkey
Support contact: ardagulsun@gmail.com
Chess Blast is intended for launch in the United States, the European Union, and Turkey. Some terms may apply differently depending on where you live, and nothing in these Terms limits any mandatory consumer rights that apply to you.
If you do not agree to these Terms, do not access, download, install, play, or use the Services.
2. Eligibility, Teenaged Minors, And Parents
Children 12 and under are not allowed to use the Services.
If you are above the age of 12 but under the age of 18, or under the age of majority in your country if that is higher, you are a teenaged minor and may use the Services only with permission from your parent or legal guardian.
If you are a parent or legal guardian and allow a teenaged minor to use the Services, you agree to supervise that use, review these Terms and our Privacy Policy with them, use any available parental controls as appropriate, and be responsible for their activity in the Services to the extent permitted by law.
3. Accounts And Online Features
Some parts of the Services may require an account, a supported platform sign-in, or an online connection. You agree to provide accurate information when required, keep your sign-in credentials secure, and promptly tell us if you believe your account has been accessed without authorization.
Your account, game profile, progress, purchases, rewards, virtual items, leaderboard status, and other account-related benefits are personal to you. You may not sell, rent, lend, transfer, share, or give them away, except where we expressly allow it or where applicable law requires otherwise.
Some information may be stored locally on your device, and some information may be stored through online services such as cloud save, authentication, or leaderboards. If you delete the app, local information may be removed from your device, but information stored for online features may remain unless you use the in-app delete account/data option where available or contact us.
4. Limited Permission To Use The Services
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable permission to download, install, access, and use the Services for your own personal, non-commercial entertainment.
We and our licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted to you. These Terms do not transfer ownership of the Services, any game content, virtual items, accounts, source code, artwork, audio, characters, names, designs, trademarks, or other intellectual property.
5. Your Obligations
You agree that you will not:
- use the Services if the laws that apply to you prohibit you from doing so;
- use the Services if we have suspended or banned you;
- create an account using false information, impersonate someone else, or use another person's account without permission;
- use your account or the Services for commercial purposes without our written permission;
- sell, transfer, trade, rent, or share accounts, game progress, virtual items, rewards, or leaderboard status;
- harass, threaten, abuse, bully, defame, or harm other players or our support team;
- submit or use unlawful, hateful, obscene, pornographic, violent, discriminatory, or otherwise harmful content;
- abuse support channels, submit false reports, or interfere with our ability to operate the Services;
- cheat, exploit bugs, use unauthorized bots, scripts, mods, hacks, automation, or third-party software;
- reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify, copy, or create derivative works from the Services except where applicable law expressly permits it;
- interfere with, overload, attack, scan, probe, or bypass the security, servers, networks, authentication systems, or technical protections of the Services;
- upload, transmit, or make available viruses, malware, spyware, or other harmful code;
- collect, scrape, process, or store personal data about other users except where the Services expressly allow it and applicable law permits it;
- use any payment method without the account holder's authorization;
- infringe the intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights of anyone else;
- remove or obscure copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices;
- advertise, promote, solicit, or run contests, sweepstakes, or sales through the Services without our written permission;
- attempt to do any of the above; or
- encourage anyone else to do any of the above.
6. Virtual Items And Game Progress
The Services may include virtual coins, boosters, collectibles, cosmetics, rewards, lives, energy, game progress, leaderboard status, or other digital items or benefits ("Virtual Items").
Virtual Items are licensed to you for use only inside the Services. They are not money, do not have real-world monetary value, are not your property, and cannot be redeemed for cash or anything of value, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
You may not sell, buy, trade, gift, transfer, or exchange Virtual Items outside the Services or for real-world money or value. Any attempted transfer may be void and may result in suspension or termination of your access to the Services.
We may manage, balance, modify, replace, remove, or discontinue Virtual Items, game progress, rewards, levels, events, or other parts of the Services from time to time. We will do this in a way that respects mandatory consumer rights that apply to you.
If your account or access to the Services is suspended or terminated because you violated these Terms, you may lose access to Virtual Items, progress, rewards, or other account-related benefits, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
7. Purchases, Payments, And Refunds
You may be able to buy Virtual Items or other digital content through the Apple App Store, Google Play, or another online marketplace. Purchases are processed by the relevant marketplace or payment provider, not directly by Tundzha Games, unless we clearly say otherwise. We do not receive your full credit card or bank account details from those marketplaces.
Prices, taxes, payment methods, receipts, cancellations, refunds, family sharing, and purchase controls may be governed by the marketplace where you made the purchase, as well as by these Terms.
Except where applicable law or the relevant marketplace's refund rules give you refund rights, purchases are final and non-refundable once the digital content or Virtual Items are made available to you. If a purchase is refunded, reversed, or charged back, we may remove or disable the purchased content, Virtual Items, or related benefits.
You are responsible for all purchases made through your account, device, marketplace account, family payment method, or payment method, including purchases made by anyone who uses them, except where applicable law provides otherwise.
If we offer subscriptions in the future, subscription pricing, renewal, cancellation, trial, and refund rules will be disclosed before purchase and may also be managed through the marketplace where you subscribed.
8. App Stores, Platforms, And Third-Party Terms
Your use of the Services may also be subject to the terms, policies, and technical rules of third-party platforms and services, including the Apple App Store, Google Play, device manufacturers, payment providers, sign-in providers, cloud providers, analytics providers, and internet or mobile carriers. You agree to comply with those third-party terms when using the Services.
If you downloaded Chess Blast from the Apple App Store, the following terms also apply:
- these Terms are between you and Tundzha Games, not Apple;
- Tundzha Games is solely responsible for the Services and their content;
- your permission to use the app is limited to Apple-branded products that you own or control and as permitted by the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions, including Family Sharing or volume purchasing where applicable;
- Tundzha Games is responsible for maintenance and support for the Services as described in these Terms or required by law, and Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support;
- if the app fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple may refund the purchase price for the app, if any; to the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation for the app;
- Tundzha Games is responsible for claims relating to the Services, including product liability, legal or regulatory compliance, consumer protection, privacy, and intellectual property claims;
- you represent that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. government embargo or designated by the U.S. government as a terrorist-supporting country, and that you are not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties; and
- Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce these Terms against you as third-party beneficiaries.
9. User Content And Feedback
The Services may allow you to provide usernames, avatars, profile information, support messages, feedback, ratings, screenshots, files, text, images, or other content ("User Content"). You are responsible for your User Content and must have all rights needed to provide it.
You grant Tundzha Games a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, copy, display, transmit, modify, adapt, publish, and use your User Content as needed to provide, operate, secure, moderate, support, promote, and improve the Services. Where User Content is visible to other users, you also allow those users to view and interact with it through the Services.
You waive any moral rights or similar rights in your User Content to the extent permitted by law. If applicable law does not allow a waiver, you agree not to assert those rights against us in a way that would prevent us from operating or improving the Services as permitted by these Terms.
If you send us feedback, suggestions, ideas, or reports, you allow us to use them without restriction and without paying you, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
We may review, refuse, remove, disable, or delete User Content when we believe it violates these Terms, our policies, applicable law, platform rules, or the rights or safety of others.
10. Intellectual Property
The Services, including all games, software, source code, object code, artwork, animations, characters, names, levels, gameplay systems, audio, music, visual effects, text, designs, logos, trademarks, service marks, user interfaces, databases, metadata, documentation, and other materials, are owned by Tundzha Games or licensed to us.
You may not use Tundzha Games names, logos, trademarks, trade dress, screenshots, videos, artwork, music, characters, or other protected materials except as expressly allowed by us, by platform sharing features, by applicable law, or by written permission from us.
If you believe that content in the Services infringes your copyright or other rights, contact us at ardagulsun@gmail.com with enough information for us to review and respond to your request.
11. Fair Play, Security, And Enforcement
We want Chess Blast to stay fair, safe, and enjoyable. We may use technical, operational, and moderation measures to detect or prevent cheating, fraud, abuse, security incidents, unauthorized purchases, account sharing, or other violations of these Terms.
If we believe you have violated these Terms, we may take action, including warning you, removing content, resetting progress, removing leaderboard entries, disabling purchases, suspending or terminating your account, blocking access to the Services, or taking legal action. Where required by law, we will act reasonably and provide any required notice or appeal process.
If you think we made a mistake, contact us at ardagulsun@gmail.com and include enough information for us to review the issue.
12. Availability, Updates, And Changes To The Services
The Services may require a compatible device, internet access, a supported operating system, platform services, or updates. You are responsible for any internet, mobile data, carrier, or device fees that apply to your use of the Services.
We may update, patch, improve, balance, modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Services, including features, events, levels, offers, Virtual Items, online services, or technical requirements. Some updates may be required to continue using the Services.
We try to keep the Services available, but we do not guarantee that they will always be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or available in every location or on every device.
13. Privacy
Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal data when you use the Services. Please review it carefully.
If you do not agree with our Privacy Policy, do not use the Services.
14. Disclaimers
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Services are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties or conditions of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, availability, accuracy, or uninterrupted operation.
We do not guarantee that the Services will meet your expectations, be free from bugs or errors, preserve all progress or data, be compatible with every device, or remain available forever.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any warranty, guarantee, or consumer right that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
15. Limitation Of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Tundzha Games and our affiliates, service providers, licensors, officers, directors, employees, contractors, and agents will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, revenue, goodwill, data, progress, Virtual Items, or business opportunities, arising out of or related to the Services or these Terms.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, our total liability for any claim arising out of or related to the Services or these Terms will be limited to the greater of: (a) the amount you paid to us or through the Services for the specific item or service giving rise to the claim during the six months before the claim arose; or (b) USD 100.
Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, intentional misconduct, gross negligence, or any liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law.
16. Regional Consumer Rights
If you live in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Turkey, or another place with mandatory consumer protection laws, you keep all mandatory rights that apply to you. These Terms are not intended to limit those rights.
Where applicable, you may have statutory rights related to digital content, digital services, conformity, defects, cancellation, withdrawal, refunds, repairs, replacement, price reduction, or termination. These rights may differ depending on where you live, what you purchased, whether the digital content was delivered immediately, and which marketplace processed the purchase.
For purchases made through the Apple App Store, Google Play, or another marketplace, the fastest way to request a refund or exercise marketplace purchase rights is usually through that marketplace's refund or support process. You may also contact us at ardagulsun@gmail.com.
If you live in the EEA, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, any statutory withdrawal right for digital content or digital services may be affected if you request or agree to immediate delivery or performance before the withdrawal period ends, as permitted by applicable law.
If you live in Turkey, nothing in these Terms limits rights you may have under mandatory Turkish consumer protection rules.
17. U.S. Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, And Class Action Waiver
This Section applies only if you live in the United States, and only to the extent permitted by law. It does not apply if you live in the EEA, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Turkey, or another jurisdiction that does not allow this type of arbitration agreement.
Before starting a formal dispute, you and Tundzha Games agree to try to resolve it informally. The party raising the dispute must send written notice describing the dispute and the requested resolution. You can send notice to ardagulsun@gmail.com or to the mailing address in Section 21. We will send notices to the contact information available for your account or as otherwise permitted by law. The parties will try in good faith to resolve the dispute for at least 30 days after notice is received.
If the dispute is not resolved informally, you and Tundzha Games agree that disputes arising out of or relating to the Services or these Terms will be resolved by individual binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, except that either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court if the claim qualifies.
The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this arbitration agreement. The arbitration may be conducted by video, phone, written submissions, or another remote method unless the arbitrator requires otherwise. The arbitrator may award the same individual remedies that a court could award, but only for the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to resolve that party's individual claim.
You and Tundzha Games waive the right to a jury trial and agree not to bring or participate in any class, collective, consolidated, private attorney general, or representative action, to the maximum extent permitted by law.
You may opt out of this arbitration agreement and class action waiver by sending an email to ardagulsun@gmail.com within 45 days after you first accept these Terms. Your opt-out notice must include your name, email address, and a clear statement that you opt out of arbitration for Chess Blast. Opting out does not affect any other part of these Terms.
18. Governing Law And Courts
Except for the U.S. arbitration agreement in Section 17, these Terms are governed by the laws of Turkey, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.
This choice of law does not deprive you of any mandatory consumer protections under the laws of the place where you live. If applicable law gives you the right to bring a claim in your local courts or before a local consumer authority, nothing in these Terms limits that right.
Subject to Section 17 and any mandatory local rights, the courts located in Istanbul, Turkey will have jurisdiction over disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services.
19. Termination
You may stop using the Services at any time. You may also delete the app from your device and use the in-app delete account/data option where available.
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services if you violate these Terms, create legal risk, harm other users, misuse the Services, or if we are required to do so by law, platform rules, security needs, or operational reasons.
After termination, your permission to use the Services ends immediately. Sections that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including sections about intellectual property, purchases, disclaimers, limitation of liability, dispute resolution, governing law, and any payment obligations.
20. Changes To These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will take reasonable steps to notify users, such as by updating the effective date, posting the updated Terms, or providing in-app notice where appropriate.
Unless applicable law requires otherwise, updated Terms become effective when posted or when we provide notice. Your continued use of the Services after the updated Terms become effective means you accept the updated Terms.
21. Contact Us
If you have questions, requests, complaints, or notices about these Terms or the Services, contact us at:
Tundzha Games
Kozyatagi PS Plaza, Istanbul, Turkey
Email: ardagulsun@gmail.com
By using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to these Terms.