Last updated: 30 October 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Rao’s Chess Corner (“RCC”, “we”, “us”) collects, uses and protects information when you visit https://raoschesscorner.com, buy from our shop, enrol in our courses or contact us.
Information we collect
- Information you give us: your name, email address, phone number, and any details you share when you contact us by email or WhatsApp, register for a course, circuit or tournament, or place an order.
- Order information: billing and shipping details needed to deliver merchandise. Payments are processed by our payment providers; we do not store your full card or bank details.
- Account information: if you create an account for our video courses, we store your login details and course progress.
- Automatically collected information: your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited and time spent on the site, collected through cookies and similar technologies.
How we use your information
- To run our coaching programmes, courses, circuits and tournaments.
- To process and deliver orders and send related updates.
- To reply to your messages and provide support.
- To understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it.
- To show advertising that helps keep our free content available.
- To prevent spam, fraud and misuse of the site.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use cookies to keep you logged in, remember your cart, understand how the site is used, and show advertising. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but some parts of the site (such as the cart and course login) may not work properly without them.
Advertising and Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to show advertisements on this website. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
For more information on how Google uses data, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
Analytics
We may use analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors use our site, for example which pages are popular and where people leave. These tools use cookies and collect information such as device, browser and usage data. This information is used in aggregate and is not used to identify you personally.
Embedded content from other websites
Pages on this site may include embedded content such as YouTube videos or social media posts. Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website, and those websites may collect data about you and use cookies.
Sharing your information
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only with service providers who help us run the site (such as hosting, payment, shipping, email and advertising providers), or when required by law.
How long we keep your information
We keep your information only as long as needed for the purposes described above, such as completing orders, running courses, and meeting legal and accounting requirements.
Children’s privacy
Many of our students are children. Registrations for children should be made by a parent or guardian, and we only collect the information needed to run classes and events. If you believe a child has given us personal information without a parent’s consent, please contact us and we will delete it.
Your rights
You can ask us to access, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you, or to stop sending you messages. To make a request, contact us using the details below.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be on this page, with the date it was last updated.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at raoschesscorner@gmail.com or through our Contact page.