Terms of Service

Last updated: December 2025

1. Introduction and Acceptance of Terms

Summary: This section explains what Playdate is, how these Terms work, which policies are part of the Agreement, and how we may update the Terms. The Service is intended for users located in the United States, and these Terms are drafted with U.S. law in mind.

Playdate ("Playdate," "we," or "us") operates a platform that helps people discover, share, and coordinate events and social experiences (the "Service").

When we say "you" or "your," we mean any person using the Service, as well as any organization or person using the Service on behalf of an organization. When we say "Service," we mean any Playdate website, application, or related service we offer, including content we provide and electronic communications we send in connection with Playdate. We use the terms "Terms of Service" and "Agreement" to mean this document together with the policies we incorporate by reference below. Your use of the Service signifies that you agree to this Agreement. If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you agree to this Agreement on behalf of that organization and represent that you have authority to bind that organization to it. If you do not or cannot agree to this Agreement, do not use the Service.

These Terms incorporate by reference our other policies, including the Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, and Copyright/DMCA Policy.

Definitions

For purposes of these Terms:

Changes to These Terms

We may modify these Terms. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date and may provide additional notice in-app. Changes take effect when posted unless stated otherwise. Your continued use of Playdate after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

2. Your Relationship with Playdate and Account Responsibilities

Summary: This section explains who can have a Playdate account, how your account may be modified or terminated, and your responsibilities for account security.

By creating an account, you agree that you are entering into a legally binding agreement with Playdate and that you are responsible for your use of the Service and for complying with these Terms. If you do not agree, do not create an account or use the Service.

2.1 Eligibility

Additional eligibility requirements for specific features or parts of the Service (for example, particular events or host tools) may be set by hosts or others who are authorized to manage those features, so long as those requirements are consistent with these Terms and our policies.

2.2 Modification, Suspension, and Termination of Your Account

We may modify, suspend, or terminate your account or access to the Service if, in our discretion, we determine that:

We may also remove or reclaim usernames or accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time, infringe rights, or otherwise violate these Terms or our policies.

You may stop using the Service at any time and you can delete your account in the app (Settings → Delete Account). We may suspend or terminate your access immediately if you violate these Terms or our policies, or for risk, legal, or operational reasons. Upon termination, your rights under these Terms will end, but provisions that by their nature should survive (e.g., licenses as limited above, disclaimers, limitations of liability, dispute resolution) will survive. Data handling following account deletion is described in our Privacy Policy.

Hosts or others who are authorized to manage specific events or spaces on Playdate may, in their discretion and in accordance with our policies, restrict, suspend, or terminate your ability to participate in those particular events or spaces (for example, removing you from an event guest list).

2.3 Account Information and Security

When you register for Playdate, you will be asked to provide certain information, such as your name, contact information, and a password. You agree to:

You are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of your password and other login credentials. We strongly encourage you to use a strong, unique password and to follow good security practices. If you believe someone is using your account or password without your permission, please contact us at support@playdate.events.

2.4 License to Use Playdate

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Playdate grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to access and use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes (or for authorized business use if you manage a host profile), as further described in Section 4.5 (License to Use the Service). This license may be revoked at any time as provided in these Terms.

3. Your Content

Summary: This section explains that you own your content, how you license it to Playdate, and what you promise about the rights you have in your content.

You are responsible for what you post on Playdate. Our Community Guidelines are an integral part of this agreement and apply to your content and conduct on the Service. How we collect, use, and share information about you (including information in your content) is described in our Privacy Policy. For information about how we handle content data, see our Privacy Policy, Section 1.1.

3.1 Your Content and License to Playdate

You retain ownership of the content you create and post on Playdate.

To operate and promote the Service, you grant Playdate a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, cache, reproduce, display, distribute, and adapt your content solely for the purpose of operating, improving, and promoting Playdate and its features (including formatting or resizing for display and creating non-substantive adaptations). This license includes the right to sublicense to our service providers solely as needed to provide the Service.

When this license ends: This license ends when you remove your content from Playdate, except that:

Your warranties: You represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant the above license and that your content does not infringe or violate any third-party rights or laws.

4. Your Use of Our Platform

Summary: This section explains how our platform works, what we own, what you can and cannot do with it, and how we enforce our policies.

4.1 Our Policies, Guidelines, and Additional Terms

When you use the Service, you must follow these Terms, our Community Guidelines, our Copyright/DMCA Policy, and any other policies we reference.

You also agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations and not to violate or infringe the rights of any third party.

Some features or areas of the Service (for example, particular events, host tools, or promotional programs) may have additional terms, policies, standards, or guidelines ("Additional Terms"). You may be required to accept those Additional Terms before you can access those features. If there is a conflict between these Terms and any Additional Terms that apply to a specific feature, the Additional Terms will govern your use of that feature, unless the Additional Terms say otherwise.

To enforce these Terms, our policies, and any Additional Terms, we may, in our discretion and with or without notice:

We are not obligated to monitor all content but may do so. We may block or geo-restrict content when appropriate and preserve information when required by law.

4.2 Content of Others

You may be exposed to content from other users that is inaccurate, incomplete, offensive, or otherwise objectionable, and you understand that Playdate does not control or endorse user content. Other users are solely responsible for the content they post. If you see content that you believe violates these Terms or our policies, you can report it to us at support@playdate.events.

4.3 Events, Hosts, and Interactions with Others

Playdate helps people discover, share, and coordinate events, but we are not the organizer of events and do not supervise in-person interactions. Events and interactions that arise from the Service are organized and controlled by hosts and participants, not by Playdate. You are solely responsible for your decisions, including whether to attend or host an event and how you interact with others.

In an emergency, contact local authorities immediately.

Hosts and events: Playdate does not conduct criminal background checks on users or independently verify user identities. Always use caution and good judgment when interacting with others. Hosts are solely responsible for ensuring their events comply with applicable safety regulations, permits, venue rules, alcohol laws, and other legal requirements.

4.4 User Conduct and Prohibited Uses

You agree not to:

In addition, you agree that you will not, directly or indirectly:

To report violations or concerns, email support@playdate.events.

4.5 License to Use the Service

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Playdate grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes (or for authorized business use if you manage a host profile).

4.6 Platform Safety and Data Use

You agree not to use the Service to collect, process, or store sensitive personal data (such as health information or government identifiers) except where strictly necessary and permitted by applicable law and our policies.

If you access or process personal data obtained from the Service (for example, information about attendees of your events), you agree to handle that data in compliance with applicable laws and our Privacy Policy, to safeguard it against unauthorized access or misuse, and to delete it when it is no longer strictly necessary for the purpose for which you collected it or when we ask you to delete it.

4.7 Platform Modifications

We work to continuously improve the Service, which means we may modify, suspend, or discontinue portions or all of the Service at any time, with or without notice. Where reasonable and practicable, we will use reasonable efforts to provide advance notice of material changes or discontinuations (for example, through in-app messages or email), but we may make changes without notice when necessary for security, legal, or operational reasons. We are not liable to you or any third party for any such modifications, suspensions, or discontinuations, except as required by law.

4.8 Third-Party Services

The Service may link to or integrate with third-party services (such as payment processors, identity providers, or mapping services). Playdate does not control or endorse third-party services and is not responsible for their content, products, or practices. Your use of third-party services may be governed by their own terms and policies, and you agree to comply with those terms when using such services. When you use mapping features powered by Google Maps on the Service, you also agree to the Google Maps/Google Earth Additional Terms of Service.

5. Release

Summary: This section explains when you agree to release Playdate from certain claims related to your interactions with other users, hosts, attendees, and events.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you release Playdate and its affiliates, officers, employees, and partners from any claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with:

If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code § 1542 (and any similar law of any jurisdiction), which states: "A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in their favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by them, would have materially affected their settlement with the debtor or released party."

Nothing in this section is intended to limit any non-waivable rights under applicable law.

6. Indemnification

Summary: This section explains when you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Playdate for certain third-party claims related to your use of the Service, your content, and your events or interactions.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Playdate and its affiliates, officers, employees, and partners (the "Playdate Parties") from and against any and all claims, demands, complaints, actions, proceedings, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses, and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) (collectively, "Claims") made by any third party due to or arising out of:

You agree to promptly notify the Playdate Parties of any third-party Claims, to cooperate with the Playdate Parties in defending such Claims, and to pay all fees, costs, and expenses associated with defending such Claims (including reasonable attorneys' fees). You agree not to settle any Claim without our prior written consent.

7. Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

Summary: This section explains that the Service is provided "as is" without warranties and limits the types and amounts of damages Playdate may be responsible for.

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not control or endorse user content, and we are not responsible for user or third-party conduct, events, or services. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or that content will be accurate or reliable.

Content and information on the Service are provided for general informational and social purposes only and do not constitute professional advice.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL PLAYDATE OR ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR PARTNERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) $100 OR (B) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID US (IF ANY) TO USE THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in those cases, the above limitations apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.

8. Dispute Resolution and Governing Law

Summary: This section explains how disputes between you and Playdate will be resolved, including informal resolution, arbitration, limited exceptions, a class action waiver, and which laws and courts apply.

Important: This section contains an arbitration agreement and a class action waiver and affects your legal rights.

Informal Resolution

Before making any legal claim, you and Playdate agree to try to resolve any dispute through good faith discussions. We use the term "Claim" in this Section 8 to mean any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service, including your use of the app and your participation in events or interactions connected to the Service.

You or Playdate may start this informal process by sending written notice describing the dispute and your proposed resolution to legal@playdate.events. If we cannot resolve the dispute within 30 business days after we receive the initial notice, you or Playdate may bring a Claim in accordance with the arbitration and other provisions below.

Binding Arbitration Agreement

Except where prohibited by law or as set out in the "Exceptions" section below, you and Playdate agree that any Claim will be resolved by binding, individualized arbitration rather than in court. In arbitration, certain rights that you or we would have in court (such as discovery or appeal) may be more limited. You and Playdate are each expressly waiving any right to a trial by judge or jury in a court of law. This agreement to arbitrate applies regardless of whether the Claim arises during or after any termination of these Terms or your relationship with Playdate.

Time for Filing: Any Claim subject to arbitration must be filed within one year after the date the party asserting the Claim first knows or reasonably should know of the act, omission, or default giving rise to the Claim, unless a longer period is required by applicable law.

Arbitration Procedures: Either party may commence arbitration by filing a written demand for arbitration with a reputable arbitration provider such as AAA or JAMS (or their successors), with a copy to the other party using the notice procedures described in Section 10. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the applicable rules of the chosen provider that are in effect at the time the arbitration is filed. You agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law govern the interpretation and enforcement of this arbitration agreement.

The parties will cooperate with the arbitration provider and with each other in scheduling the arbitration proceedings, and in selecting a single neutral arbitrator with experience resolving contract and commercial disputes. The arbitrator will follow these Terms and may award costs, fees, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the prevailing party to the extent permitted by the applicable arbitration rules and law. The arbitrator may award relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to resolve that party’s individual Claim.

Fees and Costs: For consumers, filing, administrative, and arbitrator fees will be assessed as required under the chosen provider’s consumer arbitration rules. To the extent those rules limit what a consumer can be required to pay, Playdate will pay any amounts in excess of those limits. Except as the arbitration rules or applicable law otherwise require, each party will bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs unless the arbitrator awards them to the prevailing party.

Exceptions (Small Claims and Injunctive Relief)

You or Playdate may assert qualifying Claims in small-claims court in any U.S. county where you live or work, or in the county where Playdate is based, instead of in arbitration.

You or Playdate may also seek temporary or preliminary injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction as necessary to protect intellectual property rights, the security or integrity of the Service, or to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Service, pending completion of arbitration.

Nothing in this Section 8 limits Playdate’s right to modify, suspend, or terminate your account or access to the Service under Section 2.2.

Arbitration Opt-Out

If you prefer to resolve disputes in a court of law rather than through arbitration, you may opt out of this arbitration agreement. To do so, you must send an email to legal@playdate.events within 30 days of the date you first agree to these Terms, using the email address associated with your Playdate account. Your email must include your full name, residential address, the email address registered to your Playdate account, and a clear statement that you want to opt out of arbitration. If you opt out in this way, this "Binding Arbitration Agreement" section will not apply to you, but the rest of these Terms (including the "Exceptions" and "Class Action Waiver" sections) will continue to apply.

Class Action Waiver

You agree to resolve Claims with Playdate on an individual basis. You agree not to bring a Claim as a plaintiff or a class member in any class, consolidated, or representative action, and you expressly waive any right to participate in class actions, class arbitrations, private attorney general actions, or consolidation with other arbitrations, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA (without regard to conflict-of-laws principles). If a court or arbitrator finds that arbitration is not enforceable for a particular claim, then for that claim you agree to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state or federal courts located in Pennsylvania, USA.

9. Intellectual Property

Summary: This section explains how our trademarks and other intellectual property may be used, and how we handle potential infringement of others' rights.

9.1 Playdate Intellectual Property

Except for your content (as described in Section 3.1), all content and materials made available through the Service are owned by Playdate or its licensors. This includes our software, design, branding, logos, graphics, text, and any other materials we provide. Our name "Playdate" and any related logos and designs (whether or not registered as trademarks) are Playdate trademarks and may not be used without our prior written permission except as expressly allowed by these Terms.

These Terms do not grant you any rights in Playdate's intellectual property, other than the limited license to use the Service described in Section 4.5 and any rights you may receive under applicable law that cannot be waived by contract.

9.2 Intellectual Property of Others

Playdate respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users to do the same. You agree not to upload, post, or otherwise share content that infringes or misappropriates any third party's intellectual property or other proprietary rights.

We may, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, remove or disable access to content that we believe may infringe the intellectual property rights of others, and we may restrict or terminate access to the Service for users we believe to be repeat infringers. Procedures for reporting and responding to potential infringement, including DMCA notices and counter-notifications, are described in our Copyright/DMCA Policy.

10. General Terms

Summary: This section contains additional legal terms that apply to your use of Playdate. Please read it carefully.

11. Contact

Summary: This section explains how to contact Playdate about these Terms or our policies.

For questions about these Terms or our policies, contact: legal@playdate.events