Last updated 19 September 2026
Dubless is a small chess site run by one person on one server. There are no accounts, no cookies, no advertising, no analytics and no third-party services — everything your browser loads comes from this server. This page says plainly what is kept and why.
| What | Where | Why |
|---|---|---|
| The name you type | On the server, with the game | So the other three know whose turn it is |
| A random id for your browser | In your browser's localStorage, and on the server with the game |
So you keep your seat when you refresh or lose signal |
| Your moves, clock times and chat messages | In the game's save file on the server | They are the game; they also let it survive a restart |
| Your preferences (sound, board orientation) | Only in your browser | Convenience; never sent anywhere |
| Your IP address | In an administrator-only register on the server, and in the web server's ordinary access log | To spot one person playing under several names, and to deal with abuse |
The random browser id is not linked to anything about you. It is a string of letters generated on your device the first time you visit.
Your IP address is personal data, so it is worth being specific. It is recorded
when you connect, kept alongside the names you have played under, and is visible
only to the site administrator. The server can be configured to keep just the
network part of the address (for example 203.0.113.x) instead of the
whole thing, which still groups a household together without keeping the address
itself.
This matching is a rough signal, not proof of anything: people in the same house, on the same office network or behind the same VPN all look identical to it.
Nobody. It is not sold, not shared and not sent to any third party. The only people who see your name are the others in your game — and anyone you give a room link to, since a public room is listed on the home page.
Please remember that chat messages are saved with the game and are visible to everyone in the room. Do not put anything private in them.
The site is not aimed at children, asks for nothing beyond a display name, and has no way to verify anyone's age. Pick a nickname rather than your real name.
Under UK data protection law you can ask what is held about you, ask for it to be corrected, and ask for it to be deleted. For this site that means the entry in the player register and any games you appear in. Email the address below with the name you played under and roughly when, and it will be dealt with.
You can also clear your side yourself at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser, which removes the random id and your preferences.
If you are unhappy with how a request is handled you may complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
The site is served over HTTPS. The administrator dashboard is protected by a token and is not reachable without it. This is a hobby project on a single server rather than a hardened commercial service, so please treat it as such and do not share anything sensitive through it.
If this page changes the date at the top changes with it.
Questions, corrections or deletion requests: btiejsec0@mozmail.com
This is a plain-language summary written for a small hobby site, not legal advice. If Dubless grows beyond a few friends, it is worth having someone check it properly.