Terms of service.

1. The service

Parlor is a shared multiplayer game network that apps embed. Today it offers live chess with server-authoritative rules, a bounded quick mode, cross-app matchmaking, ratings, and a developer API with session receipts. Roadmap items described on this site are intentions, not commitments, and are always labeled as roadmap.

2. Accounts and keys

• You register apps and mint secret keys (psk_) in the console. Keys are secrets: keep them server-side, never in a client build, and rotate them if you suspect exposure.
• You are responsible for calls made with your keys.
• Player tokens (ppt_) are short-lived credentials for your clients. Do not share them across players.
• Tenant isolation is enforced: your key reaches your players and sessions only. Do not attempt to probe or cross that boundary.

3. Your users

You own your relationship with your users. You provision players under opaque ids of your choosing and you must have the right to do so under your own terms with your users. Parlor never receives their emails or names, and it will not contact them. Deleting players is available to you at any time through the API.

4. Fair play

• The shared rating is the network's common good. Do not manipulate ratings, farm results, or submit games played by engines or automation into human queues.
• Bot fallbacks in your own UX are fine and expected; they do not enter human matchmaking and do not affect ratings.
• Do not interfere with matchmaking, clocks, or session receipts, or misrepresent a receipt to your own users.

5. Availability

Parlor is in early access. It is provided as is, without an SLA. Features may change, and the service may be interrupted. We will communicate meaningful changes through the console and this site.

6. Pricing

During early access, the service is free. Launch pricing is published on the pricing page. Billing will not start without advance notice, and you will always be able to delete your players and leave before it does.

7. Data

Parlor processes gameplay data on behalf of partner apps, as described in the privacy policy. The policy is part of these terms.

8. Termination

You can stop using Parlor at any time and delete your players through the API. We can suspend keys that break these terms, with notice when practical, and immediately when fair play or tenant isolation is at stake.

9. Liability

To the maximum extent the law allows, Parlor is not liable for indirect or consequential damages, and its total liability is capped at the fees you paid in the twelve months before a claim. During early access those fees are zero, and you should weigh that honestly when deciding what to build on an early-access service.

10. Changes and contact

If these terms change, the new version will be posted here with a new effective date, and meaningful changes will be flagged in the console. Questions and notices: reach us through the console.