When you play in league, tournament, or other events these are commonly recorded in different software source systems which display your results publicly to record the match outcomes and ensure the smooth operation of the event. Federations, clubs and other organisers may have chosen to send these results to our system so we can generate performance ratings and rankings, assist with seedings and increase wider engagement.
If you would prefer that you are not on public display in the system we are able to mask your name and rating so it is not available to anyone else using the website. You will not show up in any searches or rankings and your profile will not be visible. If you are registered, you can still find your own profile, but your name will be replaced with 'Name Withheld'. In addition, you will not appear in any Google searches once anything they have cached for you expires which usually doesn't take long.
As we continue to receive match results from different source systems we are able to maintain your hidden profile by mapping the source system IDs to your masked ID in our system. This means that new results we receive will be added to your masked profile and they will be invisible too. If we were to delete your data completely - and therefore your mappings - the system wouldn’t know who you are and we would create a new, visible, profile that you would need to request was masked once more.
Please be aware that except for your performance rating and rating history, the data displayed within our system repeats what is already shown on the source software system, but we respect your right to mask your name and rating from public display. You don't have to tell us why you want to be masked, but if we provide direct ranking lists on behalf of some Federations it may be a condition of membership or selection that your results are processed and displayed in these ranking lists. In addition, even though you may be masked in our system this does not affect their public display in the underlying source system where they will continue to be visible to ensure the smooth operation of the event and publicise its outcome.