1. Who we are
MorphyNotes (“we”, “us”) is a chess study and note-taking application available at morphynotes.com. It is operated as a personal project. Questions can be directed to daniel@brandmoves.co.
2. What we collect
- Account data — your email address when you sign up.
- Chess games — PGN files or games you import from Lichess or Chess.com.
- Notes and journals — text you write inside the app.
- Coach conversations — messages exchanged with the Morphy AI coach.
- Player profile — optional information (rating, openings, goals) you provide to personalise coaching.
- Usage events — basic events such as button clicks used to understand how the product is used (no third-party analytics SDK).
- Payment data — handled entirely by Stripe. We receive only a confirmation that payment succeeded and the email address used.
3. How we use your data
- To provide and improve the MorphyNotes service.
- To deliver AI coaching via Anthropic’s Claude API. Game and note content is sent to Anthropic to generate responses. Anthropic’s privacy policy applies to that processing.
- To process payments via Stripe. Stripe’s privacy policy applies to payment processing.
- To authenticate you via Supabase. Supabase’s privacy policy applies to that processing.
We do not sell your data. We do not share it with third parties beyond the service providers listed above.
4. Third-party services
- Supabase — authentication and database hosting.
- Anthropic — AI responses (Claude API).
- Stripe — payment processing.
- Lichess / Chess.com — game import via their public APIs. No account credentials are stored.
- Vercel — application hosting.
5. Data retention and deletion
Your data is retained for as long as your account is active. You can permanently delete your account and all associated data at any time from the profile modal inside the app. Deletion is immediate and irreversible.
6. Cookies and local storage
We use browser local storage to save your preferences (theme, text size, language) and to avoid showing one-time notifications more than once. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.
7. Children
MorphyNotes is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 13.
8. Changes
If we make material changes to this policy we will update the date above. Continued use of MorphyNotes after changes constitutes acceptance.