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Listing Guidelines

Effective October 1, 2026

These guidelines explain what belongs on Venturer when you publish an event, deal, or league for your organization. They apply in addition to our Terms of Service. Following them keeps listings trustworthy for the people who discover them — and listings that break them may be removed, and repeat or serious violations can lead to losing admin access or having your organization removed.

1. What belongs on Venturer

Publish real events, deals, and leagues that your organization actually runs and is authorized to promote. Good listings:

  • describe a genuine offering people can attend or redeem;
  • have accurate names, descriptions, times, locations, and prices;
  • use clear, relevant cover images you have the rights to; and
  • are things you intend to honor as written.

2. What qualifies as an event on Venturer?

Venturer helps people discover nearby activities and experiences. These requirements apply only to event listings. Deals and leagues have separate eligibility rules. For example, a sale or discount can qualify as a deal even though it does not qualify as an event.

Event listings must meet all three requirements:

  1. Open to the public. People must be able to attend or register without a private invitation or existing membership. Tickets, registration, age limits, skill requirements, and limited capacity are allowed when clearly stated.

  2. An activity or experience people can attend. The listing must explain what attendees will do or experience, when it happens, and where to go. A business advertisement, product announcement, or sale by itself does not qualify as an event.

  3. Something beyond ordinary business operations. Regular services, appointments, and standard paid classes do not qualify as events. A free public promotional activity or a paid special event can qualify when it offers a meaningful experience beyond the business’s usual services.

For example:

  • A fitness studio’s regular paid class does not qualify as an event. A discount on that class may qualify as a deal.
  • A free community workout or special workshop open to the public can qualify as an event.
  • A storewide sale belongs under Deals. A public craft workshop hosted during that sale can qualify as an event.
  • A business’s regular recreational league may qualify as a league.

A special event should have a clear difference, such as a guest instructor, special program, performance, collaboration, or added activities. Changing the name, price, or marketing alone is not enough.

Qualifying events may repeat. Weekly trivia, recurring live music, and community meetups can qualify; use a repeating schedule instead of creating duplicate listings.

Clearly disclose the total required cost, registration requirements, attendance restrictions, and anything participants need to bring. Keep the listing updated if details change or the event is canceled.

3. Be accurate and honest

Listings are how people decide where to go and what to spend money on, so they must be truthful. Do not:

  • list wrong times, places, or prices, or offers that don’t exist;
  • advertise a discount or deal you won’t actually honor;
  • use bait pricing or misleading claims to draw people in; or
  • post deceptive offers, fake giveaways, or suspicious links.

If the details of a live listing change, update it or take it down.

4. No spam or duplicates

Keep the map useful by posting each offering once. Do not:

  • create duplicate listings for the same event, deal, or league;
  • repost the same thing to appear higher or more often; or
  • publish junk, filler, or irrelevant listings.

For anything that recurs, use the repeating schedule options instead of posting a new listing each time.

5. Keep it appropriate

Listings are seen by a general audience, including users as young as 13. Names, descriptions, and images must not be offensive, obscene, pornographic, hateful, harassing, or gratuitously violent. If an event, deal, or league is only suitable for adults, set an appropriate minimum age so it reaches the right audience.

Do not list anything that promotes illegal activity or poses a safety risk. Offerings that are age-restricted or regulated — for example alcohol, tobacco, or gambling — must comply with all applicable laws, and it’s your responsibility to enforce those requirements at your venue.

7. Be who you say you are

Only create listings for organizations you’re authorized to administer. Do not impersonate another business or brand, imply a sponsorship or affiliation that doesn’t exist, or use another organization’s name, logo, or images without permission. Only use content you own or have the rights to.

8. Reporting and enforcement

Anyone can report a listing from within the app, and we review reports promptly. When a listing violates these guidelines or our Terms of Service, we may remove it, suspend or remove admin access, or remove the organization — at our discretion and, for serious violations, without prior notice.

These guidelines supplement, and are governed by, the Terms of Service.