Terms

Last updated: 4 November 2026. How data is stored is on the Privacy page. Cookies and the ad script are on the Cookies and ads page.

Adults only. You must be 18 or older to play.
Free to play. Card Platform has no real-money play, prizes or purchases. Scores have no cash value.
Fair names. Screen names may not pretend to be a computer player, copy another player's name, or contain offensive content. We may reset names that break this rule.
Ads. The game is intended to be paid for by advertising. In this build the ad script is off (ADS_ENABLED is false) and the labelled spaces show house ads. One step asks you to agree to these Terms, the Privacy page and the Cookies page, and stores that choice with this terms version. If the ad script is later turned on, it stays unloaded until that agreement is stored. A rewarded break, when one is offered, starts only from a button you tap.
No warranty. Card Platform is provided “as is”. We may change or stop the game at any time.
Guests and accounts. You can play without signing in. An account (Google or an email link with a 6-digit code) is needed only to host a family room, keep score history or play on another device. By creating one you confirm you are 18 or older and agree to these terms, the Privacy page and the Cookies page. The server stores the time and this terms version (2026-11-04) on your profile.
Family rooms. The host shares an invite code with people they know. Only the host can remove or ban players. Anyone the host removes cannot rejoin that room, and after a removal the host must approve newcomers. The server checks membership. A room closes when the host closes it, or when its lifetime runs out. That lifetime is an admin setting from 30 to 480 minutes. The built-in default is 240 minutes (4 hours) after the first deal.
Computer players. Some seats are filled by system bot players.
Third-party services. If Google ads are turned on, Google AdSense serves them under Google's terms. A video call, if the host adds a Google Meet link, runs on Google under Google's terms. Card Platform does not receive the audio or the video.
Contact. Questions, and a request to delete an account, go to Support@gambitchess.space or the form on the contact page. There is no delete button in the game. See Privacy for what deleting the auth user removes. These terms do not name a legal name, a postal address, or a court.

Virtual chips Draft

Draft for review (v0.1.9). This section is not yet part of the Terms you accept: it takes effect only when it is published with a new Terms version.

Virtual chips only. No real money, no prizes. Chips can't be bought or cashed out.
No value. Chips are a game score. They have no cash value, cannot be sold, transferred, exchanged or redeemed for anything, and may be reset.
Where chips come from. A free start balance and free top-ups set by the server. If rewarded ads are switched on later, watching one is always your choice, happens only between hands (never during one) and adds a fixed number of chips to your bank only.
Ad breaks. In a session with friends an ad break may be shown between games. It is the same for every player at the table and gives no chips.
Age. Before you play we ask for your date of birth to check you are 18 or older. It is checked on your device and not stored; we keep only the result and when you confirmed. Signed-in players' "18+ confirmed" may also be recorded with their account.