Draft placeholder — not legal advice, not yet enforceable This page is a structurally complete draft covering the topics ThirdSpot's Terms of Service, Membership Agreement, Community Standards, Event Host Standards, and Business Host Agreement need to address. It has not been reviewed by an attorney and must not be relied on as final legal language before launch — see IMPLEMENTATION-TODO.md §1.

Terms of Service & Agreements

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1. Terms of Service

These Terms govern use of the ThirdSpot platform (the "Service"), operated for members 21 years of age and older in the Greater Sacramento region and, over time, additional cities and regions. ThirdSpot provides identity verification, background screening, event discovery, registration, QR-based check-in, and related platform tools connecting verified members with recurring activities hosted by verified local businesses.

ThirdSpot is not a dating service, an anonymous social network, a direct-messaging platform, or an event organizer responsible for operating any venue. ThirdSpot does not organize, staff, supervise, or control the physical conduct of any activity — that responsibility belongs to the hosting business, subject to the Business Host Agreement below.

2. Membership Agreement

By registering as a member, you represent that you are at least 21 years of age, that the identity information you provide is accurate, and that you consent to identity verification and background screening as described in the Background-Screening Disclosure. Membership requires payment of a recurring monthly subscription and a one-time activation fee, both described at Membership, and remains subject to continued eligibility (including annual rescreening).

ThirdSpot may restrict or suspend a membership for policy violations, safety concerns, background-screening results, or repeated no-shows/late cancellations, following the process described in the Community Standards below. Permanent account termination is never automated — a human administrator makes that decision.

3. Community Standards

Members agree not to:

Use ThirdSpot for dating, matchmaking, or romantic-partner solicitation of any kind.
Harass, stalk, intimidate, discriminate against, or threaten any member or business.
Provide false identity information or attempt to circumvent identity or background verification.
Misuse emergency-contact information accessed on event day.
Engage in illegal activity in connection with any ThirdSpot event.

Reports of safety concerns, harassment, or misconduct are reviewed by ThirdSpot administrators; see Report a concern. Blocking another member is available at any time and does not notify the blocked member.

4. Event Host Standards

Verified businesses may publish recurring events consistent with their verified business type, licenses, insurance coverage, and physical location, subject to the certifications described in the Business Host Agreement below. Dating-oriented events, discrimination, explicit sexual content, promotion of illegal substances, and activities inconsistent with a business's verified insurance are prohibited outright; weapons-related events from appropriately licensed businesses always receive enhanced human review before publication.

5. Business Host Agreement

ThirdSpot provides the platform, member verification, registration, and attendance tools. The hosting business controls its premises, staff, activity operations, safety procedures, licensing, and venue hazards, and is solely responsible for the safe operation of any event it publishes. By publishing an event, a business's authorized representative certifies — among other items detailed in the event-builder certification step — that the event occurs at an active, verified, insured business location; is consistent with the business's normal operations; complies with applicable law; and is not a dating, discriminatory, or otherwise prohibited activity. False certification may result in event removal, publishing restriction, or account suspension.

Members remain responsible for selecting activities appropriate to their own health, ability, experience, and risk tolerance — see the Activity Waiver and Release.

6. Refund & Cancellation Policy

Membership subscriptions may be cancelled at any time; the activation fee and background-screening fee are, by default, not refunded on application rejection (subject to change — see IMPLEMENTATION-TODO.md for the current business-decision status of this default). Event-level cancellation penalties and monthly attendance refunds are described in the Membership page and applied automatically per the schedule configured in the platform.

7. General

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California. ThirdSpot may update these Terms from time to time; material changes will be versioned and re-presented for acceptance where required by law. See also the Privacy Policy, Activity Waiver and Release, and Background-Screening Disclosure.