Terms of Service

Effective November 14, 2026

These terms govern your use of BetLiveChess (the website at betlivechess.com, the BetLiveChess app and the BetLiveChess API, together the "Service"). By using the Service you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. Play money only

BetLiveChess is an entertainment service. All trading on the Service uses virtual coins. Coins have no cash value, cannot be withdrawn, sold, transferred to another account or exchanged for money, prizes or anything of value, and are not a deposit or stored value. Nothing on the Service is real-money gambling or an offer of financial products.

2. Accounts

• You can use the Service as a guest or create an account. You are responsible for keeping your password and API keys secret and for all activity on your account.
• One person may hold one account. Creating extra accounts to collect free coins, trade with yourself, or move coins between accounts is not allowed.
• Usernames must not impersonate others or be offensive. We may rename or remove accounts that break these terms.

3. Coins and purchases

• New accounts receive free starting coins. We may change starting amounts, package sizes and prices at any time.
• Coin purchases are for a license to use virtual coins within the Service only. Except where the law requires otherwise, purchases are final and non-refundable, including when an account is closed or coins are lost through trading.
• Payments are processed by our payment provider; we do not receive or store your full card details.

4. Markets, prices and settlement

• Each market is on the result of a live chess game played on a third-party site. A "Yes" contract pays 100 coins if White wins, 50 if the game is drawn and 0 if Black wins, based on the result reported by that site.
• Aborted or unfinished games are voided: all trades in that market are reversed.
• Fair values, engine evaluations and the prices quoted by our automated market maker are estimates for entertainment. They may be wrong, delayed or unavailable, and they are not advice of any kind.
• If a market is mispriced or settled incorrectly because of a technical error, a data error, a delay in the game feed, or abuse of the Service, we may cancel or adjust the affected trades, orders and balances.
• A player who stakes coins to run a market maker on a community game accepts that the stake can be lost, up to the full amount staked. The fee for doing so is not refunded unless the game is voided.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• exploit bugs, delays in the game feed or errors in prices, or knowingly trade on information from cheating;
• use automated tools except through the official API within its limits, or scrape, overload or disrupt the Service;
• attempt to access accounts, data or systems that are not yours;
• post chat messages that are abusive, hateful, harassing, sexually explicit, spam, or that share other people's personal information;
• use the Service for any unlawful purpose.

We may remove content, reset balances, suspend or close accounts that break these terms, with or without notice.

6. API

API keys are personal to your account. Requests are rate-limited, and we may change, limit or withdraw the API at any time. Keys may be revoked if they are misused.

7. Third-party games and content

Games, players, moves and results come from third-party sites, primarily Lichess. BetLiveChess is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Lichess, Chess.com or any player. Player names are shown only to identify the games being played. Board and piece designs are used under their authors' licenses.

8. Availability and changes

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available". We may change, suspend or discontinue any part of it, including markets, coin balances held in discontinued features, or the Service as a whole, at any time.

9. Disclaimer and limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, and we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, or for any loss of virtual coins. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Service is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim.

10. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. The effective date above shows when they last changed. Continuing to use the Service after a change means you accept the updated terms.

11. Contact

Questions about these terms: butterflyeffectdata@gmail.com.

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