Introduction

Chess.com runs tournaments and events with prizes (monetary, or other) (“Competitive Events“) that are open to professional and aspiring chess players. Our goal is to create tournaments that are fun, professional, and fair.

本競賽活動條例構成您與Chess.com之間的法律約定，並補充了我們的一般用戶協議，該用戶協議同樣適用於競賽活動。本競賽活動條例被引用且併入我們的用戶協議中。如果本競賽活動條例與我們的用戶協議的條款之間存在衝突，本競賽活動條例將在適用的競賽上方面具有最終決定權。在本競賽活動條例中使用但未定義的所有大寫字母開頭的術語，在我們的用戶協議中都有各自的定義。

To play in Competitive Events, you must be an adult of lawful age under the laws applicable to the location in which you reside and capable of lawfully entering into a contract. By playing in a Competitive Event, you are agreeing to this Competitive Events Policy, our User Agreement, our Fair Play Policy, and all of our Terms. You also will be required to read, agree to, comply with, and if applicable, sign all related participation agreements, prize agreements, and other event agreements that Chess.com provides to you pertaining to such Competitive Events (collectively, the “Event Agreements”), as well as the Official Rules pertaining to such Competitive Event. If you are not of lawful age, then your parent or legal guardian must consent to your participation in a Competitive Event, this policy, and all other related agreements. Chess.com is not responsible for verifying the legality of your participation in its Competitive Events.

In case of disputes or disagreements concerning any aspect of a Competitive Event including but not limited to all matters relating to the awarding of prizes, your eligibility to participate in the Competitive Event, the conduct of any player, this policy, Chess.com's User Agreement, Fair Play Policy, Community Policy, the applicable Official Rules, and Event Agreements, and any other applicable terms and conditions in connection with your obligation to follow any instructions given to you by our team or in relation to any matter concerning your participation in a Competitive Event, we will have sole authority to decide and our decision will be final and binding upon you and shall not be subject to review or appeal by you or any third party.

ARBITRATION NOTICE: OUR USER AGREEMENT CONTAINS AN ARBITRATION PROVISION. PLEASE REVIEW THE ARBITRATION PROVISION IN OUR USER AGREEMENT CAREFULLY SINCE IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS. BY PLAYING IN A COMPETITIVE EVENT, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE FULLY AND COMPLETELY BOUND BY SUCH ARBITRATION PROVISION.

Eligibility

All Competitive Events are subject to eligibility requirements determined at Chess.com's sole discretion. Eligibility criteria may include but are not limited to, gender, age, compliance with Fair Play Measures (outlined in the following section), Chess.com account statistics, such as leaderboard rankings and ratings, and information registered with recognized chess federations such as federation affiliation, FIDE ratings, and titles (e.g. Grandmaster). If you wish to participate in a Competitive Event, you must include your full name on your Chess.com profile. Further, you are only eligible to participate in any Competitive Event if such participation does not violate applicable local laws. You are fully responsible for ensuring that your participation in the Competitive Event is compliant with all laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which you are a resident and must take all steps necessary to ensure such compliance, including the federal, state, and local laws of the United States applicable to jurisdictions outside the United States. For the avoidance of doubt, Chess.com does not take responsibility for your compliance with applicable law. Specific eligibility criteria for a Competitive Event will be specified in such Competitive Event's Official Rules.

Fair Play Measures

You must comply fully with our Fair Play Policy. In addition, you may be asked to comply with additional fair play requests determined by Chess.com that are intended to uphold the competitive integrity of all Competitive Events. Failure to comply with fair play requests may result in penalties and/or removal from Competitive Events at Chess.com's sole discretion. Fair play requests include, but are not limited to, any or all of the following:

Video Monitoring

根據要求，您可能需要參加一個由Chess.com監控的視頻會議，最多可能需要兩個攝像頭。其中一個攝像頭必須清晰顯示您的全臉和周圍環境。如果需要第二個攝像頭，它應放在您的身後，與您用鼠標的手一側呈斜對角約30度的角度，以使您的桌子、個人電腦（或適用設備）和顯示器清晰可見（具體角度可能會根據情況而改變）。您可能還需要在整個比賽過程中分享整個計算機屏幕。

Environment Requirements

You may be asked to comply with various requirements pertaining to your physical playing area (“Environment“) during a Competitive Event. Such requirements may include being alone in your environment and keeping your desk or table free of clutter or visual obstructions. You may also be requested to not have any personal electronic devices, other than those used for playing or monitoring, on or near your person during a Competitive Event.

Equipment Requirements

You may be asked to comply with various equipment requirements during a Competitive Event. Such requirements may include not wearing headphones or earpieces, playing on only desktop computers or laptops using keyboard and mouse, turning off additional monitors or having them visible on a camera, and/or closing all applications and browser tabs except the specific browser and browser tab being used to play on Chess.com.

Monitoring Software

You may be required to install and use software on your computer or device during a Competitive Event that monitors your activity on your computer or device. When using this monitoring software your computer or device must meet specific minimum standards. Details regarding these standards will be made publicly available online in advance of the event. It is your responsibility to review these standards to ensure your equipment complies. This software may log your device processes and tabs, record your device screen, access your camera(s) and video, record your input and output audio, and track your mouse or cursor movement, without prejudice to other information that may be accessed by the software, provided that such information and the purposes for its collection are disclosed to you before the collection.

Inspections

在競賽活動前及賽事期間，Chess.com 可能會要求您接受身體檢查、環境檢查及計算機檢查。進行身體檢查時，您可能會被要求摘下任何眼鏡或目鏡，並使用相機將它們展示給 Chess.com。 您可能還會被要求將頭轉向一側，用手指輕拂耳朵，然後在另一側重複此過程。進行環境檢查時，您可能會被要求使用攝像頭向 Chess.com 展示您環境的佈局和內容。進行計算機檢查時，您可能會被要求提供任意屏幕的共享，電腦的視頻和音頻選項，和/或被要求查看任務管理器 (PC) 或活動監視器 (Mac)。

Broadcasting

在沒有獲得事先明確授權的情況下，您不得部分或完全廣播/分享任何用於賽事監控的視頻會議。如果您選擇直播自己的對局，您可能需要關閉任何實時聊天功能，使用「僅限表情」模式，以及/或者設定至少60秒的延遲。

Proctoring

您可能會被要求與競技賽事的現場監控人員合作。如果有這樣的要求，Chess.com將與您協調，指派一個Chess.com工作人員或經Chess.com批准的監控人員來檢查您的比賽區域、服裝、攝像頭設置、計算機以及任何與此有關的組件。您同意Chess.com採用的任何其他安全和反作弊措施，包括但不限於使用金屬探測器或任何其他安全設備進行全身檢查、合理非侵入性的身體撫摸和監控人員在競技賽事期間觀察您的比賽。此外，您還必須遵守監控人員要求的任何其他競技賽事相關的安全和反作弊措施，包括比賽開始後的措施。

Competitive Event Gameplay

Unless stated otherwise in a Competitive Event's Official Rules, all gameplay will take place on Chess.com's live server at chess.com/play/online and be subject to the following policies related to gameplay:

Player Actions

對局中您的一切操作，包括但不限於走子，預走棋，升變，提和，或認輸，均視為最終決定。無論您出於任何原因無意採取了任何操作，均無法撤回。如果您不小心超時判負，該結果無法改變。

Connection Issues

If you disconnect during a game, your clock will continue to run until it expires or until a move is made. Chess.com staff, at their sole discretion, may permit additional time between games for you to resolve connection issues.

Punctuality

For any Competitive Event with a video monitoring requirement, you must be present in the designated proctoring call by a communicated call time.

Forfeits

You may be subject to penalties for forfeiting a match.

Communications

Unless otherwise stated in a Competitive Event's Official Rules, you are prohibited from communicating with any individual during a match except for designated Chess.com staff.

Conduct

Personal Conduct

You are required to adhere to Chess.com's Community Policy. Conduct deemed by Chess.com to involve bullying, harassment, or otherwise persistently disrespectful behavior towards other players is prohibited. This encompasses all oral or written statements or remarks, whether made in person, online, or via social media.

Match Conduct

You must make reasonable effort to always compete to the best of your ability. Collusion, defined as intentional cooperation to cheat or deceive other players, and match-fixing, defined as any offer, agreement, or attempt to influence the outcome of a game or match, are strictly prohibited. Draws offered and accepted in-game, in good faith, are permitted unless otherwise prohibited by the applicable Official Event Rules.

Dress Code

If you are requested to join a video conference call, you must wear attire that respects public norms, as determined at Chess.com's sole discretion.

Rules Violations

Investigation

You must fully cooperate with Chess.com and/or Chess.com staff in any investigation pertaining to possible violations of the requirements set forth in this policy. If you are found to have withheld or tampered with relevant information or found to have misled Chess.com and/or Chess.com staff in an investigation, you will be subject to disciplinary action.

Disciplinary Action

If Chess.com or its staff conclude or suspect that you have violated this policy, any of its other policies (including Chess.com's Fair Play Policy), or a Competitive Event's Official Rules, Chess.com and/or its staff reserve the right to take any action at their sole discretion deemed appropriate in response to such violation(s), which may include the following disciplinary actions:

• Warning
• Game or match restart
• In-game time reduction
• Game or match forfeiture
• Removal from any ongoing Competitive Events
• Partial or full forfeiture of prize money in connection with Competitive Events
• Suspension from participating in other Competitive Events organized by Chess.com
• Closing your account
• Publicly and permanently marking your account as closed due to Fair Play violation
• Public disclosure of facts, communications, suspicions, findings, and account status regarding any potential violation(s)
• Disclosing facts, communications, suspicions, findings, and account status regarding any potential violation(s) to governmental authorities or chess governing bodies, including FIDE
• Additional disciplinary action specified in the Chess.com User Agreement

Disputes

Chess.com maintains all final decisions and disciplinary actions as it pertains to rules violations, including breach, enforcement, or interpretation thereof.

Prizes

如果您在Chess.com 上的任何競賽活動中贏得任何獎品（金錢或其他），您知曉並同意Chess.com 對您的對局進行持續審核，無論是否與賽事中的對局相關，並且任何關於您獲得或失去獎品資格的決定均取決於Chess.com。Chess.com 可自行決定在等待審核您的對局的任何時間段內，暫扣在我們網站上的任何競賽中您贏得的一切所有獎品。根據 Chess.com 的用戶協議，Chess.com 關於沒收、減少或取消獎品的任何決定均為最終決定，對您具有約束力，並且不受您或任何第三方的審查或上訴。獎品資格可能取決於遵守特定比賽的公平競賽措施，這些措施可能包括但不限於視頻和音頻監控、身體和環境檢查，以及現場監控。

We aim to deliver any money Prize you win within three weeks of receiving a full and accurate claim from you, barring any unforeseen circumstances beyond our control.

Chess.com不會也不能就任何獎品的稅務處理提供稅務建議或法律意見。Chess.com可能會向任何稅務機關披露與獎品相關的信息（若該機關認為必要），包括以任意方式回應任何政府機構提出的有效的信息請求。在不限制前述規定的一般性的前提下，Chess.com可自行決定是否向您提供此類披露的通知，這可能構成對您在 GDPR 或您所在司法管轄區的類似數據私隱法律下的私隱權的限制。

General Prize Restrictions

You will not be declared an official winner until you execute and provide us with (or, if you are a minor, your parent or legal guardian executes) all documents required by Chess.com, where applicable, such as a prize agreement, payment information,tax forms or other “Winner Forms“ in order to receive payment. If you (or in case you are a minor your parent or legal guardian) fail or refuse to sign and return all the Winner Forms within ten (10) days (or a shorter time if required by exigencies) after receiving them, you may be disqualified. In the event you are disqualified, Chess.com reserves the right, but not the obligation, to award the affected prize to the player that last lost to you or followed you in the Event's standings. Within sixty (60) days of receiving an executed copy of the Winner Forms, Chess.com will deliver to you the applicable prize(s). Failure to take delivery of any prize may result in forfeiture, and such prize awarded to an alternate winner. Prizes may not be transferred or assigned until after you have complied with all your obligations under these Rules. No substitutions may be made for prize(s), except by Chess.com, who reserves the right to substitute a prize in whole or in part with another prize of comparable or greater value if the intended prize is not available for any reason as determined by Chess.com in its sole discretion. By participating in a Competitive Event, you acknowledge that Chess.com staff have not and will not obtain or provide insurance of any kind relating to the prizes. You will be responsible for all taxes (including but not limited to federal, state, local and/or income) on any prize won and on the value of any items or value transferred to you by Chess.com, and will be required to provide your Social Security number, IRS Form W-9, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, or equivalent information for tax reporting purposes (at a time to be determined in Chess.com's sole discretion, and which may be prior to participation in a particular round or prior to receipt of any prize). Chess.com will file an IRS Form 1099 or equivalent tax withholding documentation for the retail value of any prize or other items of value transferred to you by Chess.com in accordance with IRS requirements, and Chess.com may also share such documentation with a state or local government agency as required by law. Refusal or failure for you to satisfy the requirements of all necessary and appropriate tax, withholding or other required compliance terms (including Social Security number, IRS Form W-9, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, or equivalent information), as determined by Chess.com in its sole discretion, will result in your forfeiting the prize(s) and an alternate winner being selected in accordance with these Rules. If you do not claim the prize or satisfy the information or documentation requirements within six (6) months of the close of the Competitive Event or such earlier time as designated by Chess.com, are void, and Chess.com shall have no further liability or responsibility to you in connection with the prizes.

廣告、促銷及/或其他賽事資料中所載的獎品僅作說明用途。實際獎品可能有所不同。如果任何此類材料中包含的獎品描述與官方規則中包含的獎品描述存在差異或不一致，則以官方規則為準。官方規則中未說明的其他關於獎品的細節及限制將由Chess.com自行決定。

Appearance Release

通過參加競賽活動，您在此不可撤銷地授予 Chess.com 及其相應的被許可人、繼任者和受讓人在競賽及其他競賽活動相關活動對您的表現進行直播、錄影、拍攝和錄音的權利，這包括您的姓名、Chess.com 用戶名、徽標、頭像、玩家標籤或等同內容、聲音、聲明、圖像、肖像、本地位置，以及其中出現的其他個人特徵、信息以及形象權所界定的內容（統稱為「 外觀」）。同時，您授予以下權利，而非義務，允許我們發佈、利用或以其他方式部分及全部地使用這些外觀信息，出於任何目的，用於在整個宇宙觀中任何現在已知及將來設計的任何媒介，包括但不限於廣告、營銷和推廣競賽活動、Chess.com網站、Chess.com 員工和未來的競賽活動。

Chess.com授予您一項可撤銷的、非排他的、不可轉讓的、不可再許可的權利和許可，僅在推廣賽事所需時使用Chess.com標誌。您和Chess.com應完全按照對方可能不時更新的商標使用指南和質量控制標準使用對方的商標。任何一方不得在任何司法管轄區使用、註冊或試圖註冊與另一方商標混淆性相似或合併另一方商標的任何商標。對一方商標的所有使用，以及與之相關的所有商譽，均應僅以該方的利益為受益人，且每一方均應保留其商標的所有權利、所有權和利益。

Indemnification

You shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Chess.com and each of its respective agents, representatives, parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, legal advisors, officers, directors, employees, shareholders, equity interest holders, directors, successors and assigns, as applicable from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys' fees, the cost of enforcing any right to indemnification hereunder and the cost of pursuing any insurance providers (collectively, “Losses“), resulting from any claim, suit, action or proceeding (each, an “Action“) arising out of or related to: (i) your conduct, including your advertising, marketing or promotion of Chess.com or its marks or materials; (ii) any use, presentation, display or distribution of Chess.com marks or materials in a manner not expressly permitted by Official Event Rules; or (iii) your breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or the obligations herein as well as the Chess.com's User Agreement, Fair Play Policy, Community Policy, the applicable Official Rules, and Event Agreements.

Chess.com shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless you, as applicable from and against any and all Losses resulting from any Action arising out of or related to Chess.com's breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or obligations herein.

Release and Limitation of Liability

通過參與，您同意Chess.com及其各自的代理商、代表、母公司、附屬公司、子公司和法律顧問、官員、董事、僱員、股東、董事、繼任者和受讓人（以下簡稱「免責方」）不對以下事項負責或承擔義務，且應被免責且免受傷害：(i) 逾期、丟失、延遲、損壞、不完整、難以辨認、難以理解、錯誤發送或無法送達的信件、應付郵費通知、解除表格、宣誓書或其他信函；(ii) 任何類型的電話、電子、硬件或軟件程序、網絡、互聯網或計算機故障、失敗或困難；(iii) 超出Chess.com控制的事件引起的可能導致競賽活動受到干擾或損壞的任何狀況；(iv) 與競賽活動相關的任何材料中的任何印刷、人為、拼寫錯誤或模糊或牽涉到的其他錯誤或模糊；(v) 與您參與競賽活動有關或因您參與競賽活動而導致的任何損失、損害、權利、索賠和行動；(vi) 包括但不限於由於接受、擁有或使用任何獎品而產生的人身傷害、死亡和財產損害；以及(vii) 基於宣傳權、誹謗或侵犯私隱的索賠。Chess.com保留在其唯一判斷權下隨時暫停或取消競賽活動的權利，包括但不限於當計算機病毒或錯誤或其他技術問題損害了競賽活動的管理，安全及正常進行、罷工、停工、天災、技術困難以及Chess.com合理控制之外的其他事件。

通過參加任何競賽，您同意被免責方在下述情況下無論如何均無法也不對您負有任何責任：任何對人員造成的任何傷害、損失或損害（包括人身傷害或死亡）； 因接受、擁有、濫用或使用獎品、進入或參與本競賽活動/任何競賽相關的活動，或基於形象權、誹謗、侵犯私隱或商品交付的任何索賠所導致的直接或間接、全部或部分財產損失。 如果由於不可抗力、戰爭行為、自然災害、天氣或恐怖主義導致的旅行取消、延誤或中斷而無法頒發任何獎品，則被免責方概不負責。

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