LEGAL NOTICE
1. Website Operator
MyChess.Events
Operated by: Suren Ohanyan
Location: Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Email: info@mychess.events
Website: https://mychess.events/
For legal, administrative, privacy, intellectual-property, or content-related inquiries, please contact us using the email address above.
2. Nature of the Platform
MyChess.Events is an independent global platform for discovering, comparing, and promoting over-the-board chess tournaments.
The website provides structured access to tournament information, organizer profiles, event calendars, maps, submission forms, registration-request forms, official links, and other tournament-related resources.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, MyChess.Events is not:
- The official organizer of listed tournaments
- A national or international chess federation
- A tournament director or arbiter
- A registration authority
- A venue, hotel, airline, or travel provider
- A payment or financial-services provider
Tournament participation, acceptance, eligibility, payment, scheduling, cancellation, and other organizational decisions remain solely under the responsibility of the relevant tournament organizer.
3. Responsibility for Content
MyChess.Events makes reasonable efforts to research, review, structure, and present tournament and organizer information clearly and accurately.
Information may be obtained from:
- Official organizer and federation websites
- Tournament regulations and announcements
- Registration platforms
- Pairing and results services
- Official social-media channels
- Publicly available authoritative sources
- Information submitted directly by organizers or users
However, we cannot guarantee that every item of information is complete, current, accurate, or free from errors.
Tournament organizers may change dates, venues, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, sections, eligibility requirements, registration procedures, or other conditions without prior notice to MyChess.Events.
Users should verify all important information directly with the official organizer before:
- Registering for a tournament
- Making a payment
- Booking travel or accommodation
- Applying for a visa
- Making any other financial or logistical commitment
4. Registration Requests
Some tournament pages allow users to submit registration requests through MyChess.Events.
Such a request may be forwarded or made available to the relevant tournament organizer. Submission through MyChess.Events does not:
- Guarantee acceptance
- Reserve a place in the tournament
- Confirm eligibility
- Replace payment requirements
- Create a contractual relationship between the player and MyChess.Events
Final confirmation and all participation decisions remain with the tournament organizer.
5. Tournament and Organizer Submissions
Organizers and authorized representatives may submit tournaments, request corrections, or provide information for organizer profiles.
MyChess.Events reserves the right to:
- Review and verify submitted information
- Edit formatting, structure, spelling, or presentation
- Request additional documentation
- Combine related events where appropriate
- Decline incomplete, misleading, or unverifiable submissions
- Update or remove information when necessary
Submission does not guarantee publication.
6. External Links
The website contains links to independent third-party websites and services, including:
- Tournament organizers
- Chess federations
- Registration and results platforms
- Hotels and accommodation providers
- Airlines and transport services
- Travel-booking platforms
- Advertisers
- Affiliate partners
- Social-media platforms
- Other external resources
MyChess.Events does not control these third parties and is not responsible for their:
- Content
- Availability
- Accuracy
- Security
- Privacy practices
- Prices
- Products or services
- Transactions
- Bookings
- Payments
- Cancellations
- Refunds
The inclusion of an external link does not necessarily constitute an endorsement.
Users access and use third-party services at their own discretion and subject to the third party’s own terms and policies.
7. Advertising and Affiliate Disclosure
MyChess.Events may display advertisements, booking widgets, sponsored content, or affiliate links.
MyChess.Events may receive a commission when a user clicks certain links, completes a booking, purchases a service, or performs another qualifying action.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, affiliate compensation does not increase the price paid by the user.
Advertising and affiliate relationships do not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the relevant third-party provider.
8. Intellectual Property
The following elements may be protected by copyright, trademark, database, or other intellectual-property rights:
- The MyChess.Events name and logo
- Original website texts
- Website design and page structures
- Custom software and functionality
- Database selection, organization, and presentation
- Original graphics, photographs, and other creative materials
Underlying factual information about publicly announced chess tournaments is not claimed as the exclusive property of MyChess.Events.
Third-party names, trademarks, logos, photographs, tournament regulations, and other materials remain the property of their respective owners.
Website content may not be copied, reproduced, scraped, republished, commercially distributed, or systematically extracted without prior authorization, except where permitted by applicable law.
9. Copyright or Content Concerns
If you believe that any content on MyChess.Events:
- Infringes your intellectual-property rights
- Uses material without appropriate authorization
- Contains inaccurate organizational information
- Should be corrected or removed
please contact:
Your message should include:
- Your name and contact information
- The relevant MyChess.Events page URL
- A clear description of the issue
- Evidence of ownership or authorization, where applicable
- The correction or action requested
We will review reasonable and properly documented requests.
10. Privacy and Personal Data
Personal information is processed in accordance with the MyChess.Events:
- Privacy Policy
- Cookie Policy
Privacy-related questions and requests may be sent to:
11. Availability and Technical Operation
MyChess.Events aims to maintain reliable website access. However, uninterrupted or error-free operation cannot be guaranteed.
The website or particular features may become temporarily unavailable because of:
- Maintenance
- Hosting or network failures
- Software errors
- Security incidents
- Third-party service outages
- Circumstances beyond reasonable control
MyChess.Events may modify, suspend, replace, or discontinue website features when reasonably necessary.
12. Limitation of Responsibility
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, MyChess.Events and its operator are not responsible for losses arising from:
- Inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated tournament information
- Tournament cancellation, postponement, or relocation
- Registration rejection or missed deadlines
- Travel or accommodation arrangements
- Payments made to organizers or third-party providers
- External websites or services
- Temporary website unavailability
- Decisions made in reliance on published information
Nothing in this Legal Notice excludes or limits liability where such exclusion or limitation is prohibited by applicable law.
13. Applicable Law
MyChess.Events is operated from the Republic of Armenia.
This Legal Notice is governed by the laws of the Republic of Armenia, without prejudice to mandatory rights that may apply under the laws of another jurisdiction.
14. Updates to This Legal Notice
This Legal Notice may be updated when:
- Website functionality changes
- New services are introduced
- Business or legal circumstances change
- Additional disclosures become necessary
The current version will be published on this page with a revised effective date.
15. Contact
For legal or administrative inquiries:
MyChess.Events
Operated by Suren Ohanyan
Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Email: info@mychess.events
Website: https://mychess.events/