Last updated: June 11, 2026

Veerio exists to help people in rural areas find real-life events happening near them, whether that’s live music, a pickup hockey game, a poetry reading, a tractor parade, a contra dance, a group hike, or a town meeting. The Veerio community depends on straightforward behavior: Post real events, describe them honestly, treat each other decently.

These Community Guidelines explain what we expect from everyone who uses Veerio, what we don't allow, and what happens when someone crosses the line. They apply to all Users and Hosts and to all content on the Services, including event listings, photos, descriptions, reviews, ratings, profile information, comments, and any messages sent through Veerio.

These Guidelines are part of our Terms of Use. If you violate them, we may remove content, restrict your account, or end your access to Veerio.

We reserve the absolute right to reject, unpublish, or remove any content or event listing that we feel does not align with the spirit or rules of the Veerio community.

1. The Basics

Three things:

  • Be your best, kind, and most decent self. Don't use Veerio to harass, threaten, demean, or harm other people.

  • Be real. Post or alert us to events that are actually happening. Describe them accurately. If something changes, update the listing or let us know at support@veerio.app.

  • Be honest about who you are. Don't pretend to be a venue you don't represent, a person you're not, or an organization you don't speak for.

2. What You Can Post

Veerio is a platform for local, in-person events and gatherings. The kinds of things we love seeing:

  • Concerts, performances, open mics, theater, readings

  • Classes, workshops, lectures, and educational events

  • Farm and agricultural events such as petting zoos, farm tours

  • Markets, fairs, festivals, food and drink events

  • Outdoor activities like hikes, paddles, birding, races, group rides, nature walks

  • Sports such as pickup games, leagues, tournaments, watch parties at venues

  • Community meetings, town meetings, civic gatherings, volunteer days, fundraisers

  • Nonprofit events such as fundraisers, cleanups, group activities

  • Kid-friendly and family events

  • Recurring weekly or seasonal gatherings (a Thursday night jam, a Saturday farmers' market).

If you're not sure whether your event fits, post it. We'll let you know if it doesn't.

3. What You Can't Post

Veerio is designed to get people off their screens and out into their communities, meeting people in real life and supporting local businesses with foot traffic. You therefore cannot post events that are only accessible online.

Some things are off-limits on Veerio. We remove listings and may suspend accounts for any of the following.

3.1 Fake or Misleading Events

  • Events that aren't real or aren't actually scheduled

  • Events listed at the wrong time, place, or venue, where the listing has not been corrected

  • Events where the description, photos, or other details materially misrepresent what attendees should expect

  • Duplicate listings of the same event from multiple accounts to manipulate visibility

3.2 Impersonation

  • Posing as a venue, business, organization, or person you don't represent

  • Claiming a venue or business you have no authority over

  • Using someone else's name, photo, or identity without permission

3.3 Illegal Activity

  • Events that violate the law, including events that involve unlicensed alcohol sales, unlicensed food service where licensing is required, controlled substances, illegal gambling, or other illegal conduct

  • Events designed to facilitate trafficking, exploitation, or abuse of any person

  • Events promoting unlicensed firearms sales or other unlawful weapons transactions. (Lawful events such as gun shows with proper licensing, hunting expos, shooting sports, hunter safety classes are welcome.)

3.4 Purely Commercial or Transactional Events

Veerio is a map for connection, not a catalog for shopping. Our goal is to answer the question, “Where is the community gathering tonight?” not “What’s on sale?” 

We love our local businesses. Shops, wineries, nurseries, bookstores, farms, and breweries are the backbone of our rural communities. You are absolutely welcome to host events that result in sales, but the gathering must come first.

The Golden Rule: An event should offer an experience, education, or a shared moment.

  • Yes: A local garden center hosting a Saturday morning workshop on growing winter-hardy roses and a sale on roses is going on at the same time.

  • No: Posting "20% off all rose bushes this weekend" without any experiential component.

If people are coming together to learn, listen, or share an experience, it belongs on Veerio. If the only activities you’re offering guests are to select, stand in a checkout line, and purchase, then an advertisement is what you need. 

(In time advertisements will be introduced, just not yet.)

3.4 Hate, Harassment, and Violence

  • Content that promotes hatred, contempt, or violence against people based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other protected characteristics

  • Events organized by groups whose stated purpose is to promote violence against any of the groups above

  • Content that harasses, threatens, stalks, or intimidates a specific person or small group

  • Content that promotes or glorifies self-harm, suicide, or harm to others

  • Content that sexualizes minors in any way

3.5 Sexual and Adult Content

  • Pornographic content, sexually explicit imagery, or content primarily intended to arouse

  • Events that are sexual in nature, where the listing does not clearly indicate that, and where the listing could reasonably reach Users who didn't expect that content

3.6 Spam and Manipulation

  • Repeatedly posting the same content

  • Posting commercial content unrelated to a real event ("come to our restaurant" without an actual event)

  • Fake reviews, fake RSVPs, fake follows, or any artificial manipulation of Veerio's ranking or visibility

  • Using bots, scrapers, or automated tools to interact with Veerio without our permission

  • Phishing, scams, or attempts to obtain money or information from other Users through deception

3.7 Privacy Violations

  • Posting someone's personal information (address, phone number, etc.) without their permission

  • Posting images of identifiable people who haven't consented to be shown, especially children

  • Using attendee information from Veerio for purposes other than the event itself

3.8 Intellectual Property

  • Using photos, logos, music, or other content that you don't have permission to use

  • Using a venue's name, logo, or trademarks without authorization

  • Using Veerio's own name, logo, or branding in ways we haven't approved

4. Photos and Images

Pictures make event listings work. A few rules:

  • Use photos you have the right to use: your own, ones you have permission to use, or properly licensed stock imagery.

  • If people are clearly identifiable in the photo, you should have their permission to publish them. For children, that means a parent or guardian's permission.

  • Don't use generic stock photos as if they were actual photos of your event or venue.

  • Don't use AI-generated images that misrepresent what the event or venue looks like.

  • Don't use photos to mislead about who is performing, attending, or hosting.

5. Ratings, Reviews, and Comments

When Veerio adds rating or review features, those features come with their own version of the same rules: be real, be honest, be decent.

  • Reviews should reflect actual attendance and experience.

  • Don't leave reviews on events you didn't attend or venues you have no real relationship with.

  • Don't leave reviews for competitors' venues to harm them or for your own to inflate them.

  • Don't coordinate review-bombing or organized harassment campaigns through Veerio.

6. Reporting Problems

If you see a listing that breaks these rules, or content that worries you, let us know. Most Event listings and Veerio pages have a "Report" option. You can also email us at support@veerio.app.

When you report something, please tell us specifically what's wrong and why. False or bad-faith reports (for example, trying to take down a competitor's listing) are themselves a violation of these Guidelines.

7. How We Respond

When something is reported or when our systems flag potential issues, here's what happens:

  • Clear violations may be removed immediately, by human reviewers or by automated systems where the call is unambiguous.

  • Ambiguous situations get human review. Context matters.

  • We may contact the Host or User to ask for clarification or to give them a chance to correct an issue.

  • Repeat or serious violations result in account suspension or permanent removal.

  • Illegal activity, threats of violence, or content that endangers minors may be reported to law enforcement.

We try to be fair, but Veerio is the final decider about what stays up. If your content or account is removed and you think we got it wrong, you can appeal by emailing support@veerio.app.

8. AI and Veerio

Some things to know about how AI shows up on Veerio:

  • Veerio uses AI to read posters, flyers, and public sources to assemble event listings. We try to get details right, but AI makes mistakes. If you spot an error in an event that wasn't posted by a verified Host, please report it.

  • Veerio ranks and recommends events using AI based on your location, your behavior, and other signals. You can see the same events as anyone else by browsing rather than relying on personalized feeds.

  • We use AI to help moderate content. Humans review decisions that meaningfully affect Hosts or Users.

  • Don't use AI to flood Veerio with fake or low-quality content. Don't use AI-generated images that misrepresent your event or venue.

9. A Note for Hosts

If you publish events as a Host — a venue, an organization, an individual organizer — you have extra responsibility. Your listings shape attendees' decisions about where to go and what to expect. The Host Terms cover this in more detail, but the short version:

  • Be accurate. Update listings when things change (e.g., changes due to weather, cancellations, time). If you need help with updates, just email support@veerio.app.

  • Honor what you promise.

  • Make sure your events are safe, legal, and properly permitted.

  • If your event is cancelled or rescheduled, update Veerio right away.

  • Don't harvest attendee data for purposes you didn't disclose.

  • Take complaints seriously, including from attendees.

10. The Importance of Patience 

Veerio is an entirely new product. Our overall goal is to strengthen the fabric of rural communities, but what we’re building is entirely novel. We’ll be learning as we go, so please be patient as we work out the inevitable kinks in Veerio. 

Know that we welcome constructive feedback! User and venue input is critical to our success and that of the communities we serve. Feel free to send feedback to hello@veerio.app.

11. Changes to the Community Guidelines

We'll update these Guidelines from time to time as Veerio grows and as we learn what works and what doesn't. When we make significant changes, we'll let you know. Your continued use of Veerio after we update the Guidelines means you accept the changes.

12. The Spirit of Veerio

The health and well-being of small towns and rural communities are rooted in the fact that people know each other and act accordingly. Veerio extends this community spirit to help people find what's happening near them, help venues reach the right people, support small businesses and nonprofits, and build community. The Community Guidelines help protect this honor, kindness, and community. Most of you will do the right thing without our guidance, but we always need to have guardrails. 

Thanks for being a part of Veerio!