Terms of Service

By creating an account, hosting an event, registering as a guest, or otherwise using Gay Map (the “Service”), you agree to these Terms of Service and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

Gay Map is a community events platform centred on LGBTQ+ hosts, venues, and attendees, operated by Pride Nav from Berlin, Germany. References to “we”, “us”, and “our” mean Pride Nav.

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account or use the Service. You agree to provide accurate information, keep your sign-in credentials secure, and accept responsibility for activity under your account.

You can delete your account at any time from your profile settings. We may suspend or terminate accounts that breach these Terms or that we reasonably believe pose a safety risk to the community.

As a host, you are responsible for the events you publish — including their accuracy, the safety of attendees on-site, compliance with applicable laws (e.g. licensing, age restrictions, accessibility), and the conduct of any co-hosts you grant access to.

The host's primary calendar owns the event. Co-hosts and event managers act on behalf of that calendar. You are responsible for the access you grant.

Gay Map does not verify hosts or venues, and we are not a party to any agreement between you and your guests. You decide whether attendance is free, ticketed, or pay-at-the-door, and you handle any off-platform payments yourself.

As a guest, you agree to follow the host's posted rules and any community agreements they reference. Attendance is at your own risk; Gay Map is not the organiser of events listed on the platform.

Some events use staged address reveal (after RSVP, after host approval, or a set number of hours before start). If you do not see the venue address, that is intentional — please respect the host's wishes and do not share the address publicly once you receive it.

You retain ownership of content you submit (event titles, descriptions, photos, venue suggestions, reviews). By submitting it, you grant Pride Nav a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to display and distribute that content in connection with the Service, including via search, calendar feeds, and email digests sent to attendees.

You confirm you have the rights to any content you upload, including permission from any identifiable people in photos.

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Harass, threaten, or out other users; share private information (including doxxing) without consent.
• Post false, misleading, or hateful content about people or venues.
• Impersonate another person, host, or organisation, or circumvent account suspensions.
• Scrape or extract data, abuse our APIs, or attempt to bypass rate limits and access controls.
• Promote or facilitate illegal activity, including non-consensual recording or sharing of attendees.

We may remove content, restrict features, or terminate accounts that breach these rules. See Security & Safety for how to report abuse.

Some events charge admission. Today, hosts handle ticket sales off-platform (PayPal, Revolut, Stripe Payment Links, or similar). We link out to the host's chosen payment URL and are not a party to that transaction. Refunds, disputes, and tax obligations sit with the host.

When in-app payments via Stripe Connect become available, the calendar that owns the event will be the merchant of record for those sales. We will charge a platform fee disclosed at the time and forward the remainder to the host's connected account.

The Gay Map and Pride Nav names, logos, and platform code are owned by us and protected by intellectual property laws. You may not copy, redistribute, or build derivative products from the Service without our written permission.

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available”. We do not warrant that listings, opening hours, safety information, or attendance counts are accurate or current. You are encouraged to verify details directly with the host before attending.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Pride Nav is not liable for indirect, consequential, or incidental damages arising from your use of the Service, or from interactions with hosts, guests, or venues you discover through it.

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be announced in-app and by email to active hosts at least 14 days before they take effect. Continued use after the effective date means you accept the updated Terms.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. Disputes will be brought in the competent courts of Berlin, Germany, except where mandatory consumer-protection laws of your country of residence provide otherwise.

Questions about these Terms? Reach us at legal@pridenav.com.