ClubsNearby Community Guidelines
These guidelines apply to club listings, organizer claims, meetings, membership, messages, and the in-person community that begins here. Our Terms remain the legal contract.
What we expect
- Claim only groups you represent.
- Use accurate organizer identity and contact information.
- Publish a real next meeting.
- Dates, locations, access rules, and recurrence must be honest and current.
- Welcome people clearly.
- Explain who can join, whether approval is needed, and what to expect.
- Respect boundaries and privacy.
- Ask before touching, photographing, recording, or sharing member details.
- Keep your commitments.
- Show up, or update and notify people when a meeting changes.
- Make room for neighbors.
- Communicate respectfully and accommodate access needs when possible.
What we do not allow
- False ownership or impersonation.
- No fabricated organizer claims, pages, members, reviews, or meetings.
- Harassment, hate, or discrimination.
- No threats, slurs, stalking, intimidation, or protected-class exclusion.
- Privacy violations.
- No doxing or sharing private member or organizer information.
- Spam and unwanted outreach.
- Invitations and messages must be relevant, personal, and consent-aware.
- Unsafe or illegal activity.
- Do not misrepresent risk, encourage illegal acts, or endanger people.
- Retaliation.
- Do not punish someone for reporting a concern or ownership dispute.
Imported and unclaimed listings
ClubsNearby may create an unclaimed page from public facts so neighbors can find a real group. Public source information is not organizer control. A verified organizer may claim, correct, or request removal of the listing; competing claims are reviewed rather than resolved by whoever asks first.
Member and organizer privacy
Public listing facts may appear on a club page. Organizer contact details used for verification are not member-visible. Membership visibility follows product controls, and private reports or moderation evidence are restricted to people handling the case.
Enforcement and appeals
We may correct or remove content, limit features, pause a claim, suspend an account, or remove someone when safety or trust requires it. We weigh severity, impact, history, and response. Appeal within 30 days through the appeal form for review by a different team member.
About these guidelines
These Guidelines work with our Terms and Privacy Policy. Reporting helps us maintain trust, but does not guarantee a particular outcome. We note material changes here.