Mehfil Host Rules · Version 1 · Effective from the Publication Date
5.3 Host Rules (for hosts)
You are responsible for your Meetup. By publishing, you agree that:
- the information is true and complete, and you will post an update when something material changes (time, place, cost, alcohol, age limit);
- the event is lawful and you have the permissions, licences and permits it needs, including for alcohol;
- you will not allow anyone under 18 at a Meetup with alcohol, and you will respect the age limit you set;
- you will not discriminate against guests unlawfully, will treat requests fairly, and will remove a guest who endangers others;
- you will keep guest information private and use it only to run the Meetup;
- you will not collect money through Mehfil, and you will not ask guests for more than the price you declared on the Meetup page (which is allowed only once the Mehfil price conditions are met: DOC 2 §2.15);
- you will not mark a guest absent who came, and you will not try to find out who left feedback about you;
- you will tag a Meetup only with a community it is really meant for, you will follow that community's own rules when you post about it, and the Reddit thread you link is yours: Mehfil does not check what it says;
- you will not present a moderator's endorsement as a guarantee of safety;
- you will not target, pressure or lure any individual;
- you will honour the result of a time or venue poll unless it becomes impossible, in which case you will use the one swap Mehfil allows and say why; unless DOC 2 AP-13 is overruled, you will not use a poll to decide who may attend, to name or rank a person, or to set a price;
- you will cancel promptly and tell guests if you cannot go ahead.
At launch, Meetups are in public venues. Private homes are enabled only for hosts we have reviewed, and the Rules for them may be stricter.
Host Rules version 2 ships with the open-beta set. Publishing it is a material change, so every host sees the C-10 screen.
5.4 Alcohol and age
Alcohol rules differ by state and by event, and many events need a permit. Mehfil does not give permits, does not check them, and is not responsible for them. The 18+ confirmation is a rule of this Service; it is not a statement that anyone is old enough to drink. The Meetup's age limit, if higher, applies. Hosts must follow the law that applies to their event.