Terms of Service
Last Updated: July 15, 2026
These terms are subject to change. Please read them carefully.
1. Acceptance of Terms
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) form a legally binding agreement between you and Burg Social, Inc. (“Burg Social,” “we,” or “us”) governing your use of the Burg Social mobile application, website (burgsocial.com), and related services (the “Service”). By using the Service you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
The Service is initially offered with a focus on Vermont, United States, on a statewide basis, and may reference Vermont venues, events, and locations. We may expand availability to additional regions over time. Unless we state otherwise, these Terms apply wherever the Service is offered.
2. Eligibility
2.1 Minimum Age. You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If we discover a user is under 13, we will delete the account.
2.2 Date of Birth. You must provide your accurate date of birth at registration. We use date of birth to apply age gating, separate minor and adult experiences, and comply with applicable law. Providing a false date of birth violates these Terms.
2.3 21+ Surfaces. Nightlife, bar, and alcohol-related areas of the Service are restricted to users 21 or older. By accessing those surfaces, you confirm you meet the age requirement.
2.4 Minor-Adult Separation. The Service includes technical controls to separate content visibility between users identified as minors and adults. Those controls are not perfect. You are responsible for providing accurate registration data.
3. Account Security
You are responsible for all activity under your account. You agree to keep your credentials confidential, notify us immediately at support@burgsocial.com if your account is compromised, not share your account, and not create duplicate accounts without permission. Burg Social is not liable for losses caused by your failure to protect your credentials.
4. User Content
4.1 Ownership and License. You retain ownership of content you create (“User Content”). By posting User Content you grant Burg Social a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, host, store, reproduce, display, distribute, and create derivative works of your content solely to operate, maintain, improve, and promote the Service.
4.2 Public Content. Posts, place posts, event titles and descriptions, profile display names, bios, and group content may be visible to other users or to the public depending on your settings. You decide what to share publicly. The order in which content appears may be personalized based on your interactions with the Service. Personalization affects ranking only and does not change what content you are eligible to see. See our Privacy Policy for details.
4.3 Content Retention. Posts remain available unless you delete them or your account is deleted. Underlying data may be retained in our systems for safety, moderation, legal, backup, or operational purposes as described in our Privacy Policy. You can delete your own posts at any time.
4.4 Content Standards. User Content must not: be false or fraudulent; infringe third-party intellectual property, privacy, or other rights; contain sexually explicit material; promote or depict violence, hate speech, or discrimination; facilitate grooming or exploitation of minors; advertise illegal products or services; impersonate others; or violate applicable law.
4.5 Moderation. Burg Social reserves the right - but not the obligation - to review, remove, or restrict any User Content at any time without notice. Moderation actions do not create a duty to monitor content, prevent harm, or take any specific action in any case.
5. Private Messages
Messaging features (direct messages, message requests, group chats) are treated as private communications protected by reasonable security safeguards. Private messages are not end-to-end encrypted by default. Burg Social may access message content where required by law, to enforce these Terms, or in response to valid legal process. Do not use messaging for communications you require to remain absolutely confidential.
When you delete a message or conversation, it is removed from your view. Copies delivered to other participants may remain in their message threads, devices, or backups. See our Privacy Policy for details on message retention.
6. Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to: gain unauthorized access to any account, system, or network; scrape or harvest user data; use bots or automated tools; interfere with Service integrity or availability; circumvent security features; send spam or phishing communications; stalk, harass, or harm any person; facilitate illegal activity; or attempt to reverse-engineer the Service.
7. Community Events, Burg Groups, and Organizer Responsibility
7.1 Facilitation Only. Burg Social provides tools for creating, discovering, and communicating about user-created events (“Community Events”) and user-run groups (“Burg Groups”). We do not organize, plan, supervise, manage, host, sponsor, or control user-created events or groups unless we explicitly state otherwise in writing for a specific officially designated Burg Social event.
7.2 Organizer Responsibility. If you create a Community Event or lead a Burg Group, you are solely responsible for: accuracy of event information; compliance with applicable laws and venue rules; ensuring proper age compliance; the conduct of events you host; and communications with attendees. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Burg Social from claims arising from your events or groups.
7.3 Attendee Responsibility. If you attend a Community Event or any other user-created event, you do so entirely at your own risk. Burg Social does not guarantee event safety, accuracy, quality, attendance, legality, venue admission, accessibility, organizer identity, or any other aspect of user-created events. You are solely responsible for your own transportation, alcohol and drug choices, conduct, and personal safety decisions.
In-Person Safety: Meeting people in person always carries risk. Meet in well-lit public places. Tell a trusted person where you are going. Arrange independent transportation. Trust your instincts. Burg Social is not responsible for the conduct, identity, or behavior of other users, organizers, or venue staff. See our Safety Center for more guidance.
7.4 Limitation of Liability for Real-World Events. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Burg Social is not responsible or liable for: assaults, harassment, sexual misconduct, injuries, property damage, theft, disputes, intoxication-related incidents, illegal conduct, cancellations, no-shows, misrepresentations, or any other real-world harms caused by users, venues, organizers, attendees, or third parties in connection with events or meetups facilitated through the Service.
8. Verification and Verified Identity Information
8.1 What Verification Means. Burg Social may offer identity, age, or document verification facilitated through Didit or another third-party verification provider (“Verification Provider”). Verification means only that the user successfully completed the specific verification process offered by the applicable Verification Provider at that time. Nothing more.
8.2 Verified Badges and Identity Information. After successful verification, Burg Social may display a verified badge on the user’s profile. Depending on current product support, settings, and rollout stage, Burg Social may also display verified identity/status indicators, verified name information, or similar trust-context labels. The exact display may vary over time. Any such display is informational only.
8.3 What Verification Does NOT Mean. Verification, verified badges, verified identity/status indicators, and verified name information do not mean that Burg Social has independently verified, warranted, guaranteed, or certified the user’s identity; that Burg Social has performed a background check; that the user is safe, trustworthy, honest, law-abiding, free of criminal history, or suitable to meet; that Burg Social endorses the user; that the verified person will attend any event or appear in person; or that the user’s conduct will be lawful or appropriate.
8.4 User Responsibility. You are solely responsible for your own safety decisions, regardless of any other user’s verification status, verified badge, or verified identity/status display.
8.5 Access Without Verification. Verification is not required merely to browse or join eligible public Burg Groups, to browse eligible public Community Events or Group Events, or to RSVP to eligible public Events, where those features are available. Unverified users may also be eligible for limited Burg Group leadership, Event hosting, and Group Chat functionality, subject to lower account limits. Access without verification is not unrestricted. Age, location, privacy, moderation, blocking, safety, membership, eligibility, and other applicable rules continue to apply, and certain features - including creating Burg Groups or Events limited to verified people, creating Place Posts, locating verified users through certain people-search features, and sending friend requests to verified users - may require verification.
8.6 Verified-Only Audiences and Audience Changes. Where available, verified users may create Burg Groups, Community Events, or Group Events limited to verified people (“verified-only”), use Verified Only browsing preferences, and access higher leadership and Event-hosting limits and additional trust and audience controls. Verified users may still browse public content, create public Groups and Events, temporarily turn off a Verified Only browsing preference, and choose public audiences independently from their browsing preference. Events published through a Burg Group (“Group Events”) may be open to everyone, limited to verified people, or limited to members of the associated Group, as selected by an authorized organizer. A Group Event’s audience does not automatically inherit the Group’s own privacy or audience settings, and a verified-only or private Group may still publish a public Group Event; the Group’s own access rules continue to apply to the Group itself. If an authorized user changes an eligible Group or Event to a verified-only audience, memberships, co-leadership roles, or RSVPs associated with users who are not currently verified may be removed or canceled, and affected users and organizers may receive notice or summaries, subject to applicable settings, policies, and safety rules.
8.7 Verification Loss and Automatic Public Fallback. Verification may expire, be denied, be revoked, or otherwise become inactive. If your verification becomes inactive: verified-only Burg Groups you own and verified-only Community Events or Group Events you created may automatically become public, so that you keep access to your own content; Events limited to members of a Group remain limited to Group members; you may be removed from verified-only Groups you do not own; your access to verified-only content may end; and your account limits may change. This automatic public fallback may occur even if your verification status changes in error. Re-verification does not automatically restore prior audiences, memberships, or RSVPs. You are responsible for reviewing the audience settings of Groups you own and Events you created if your verification status changes.
9. Third-Party Providers, Venues, and Links
The Service may display venue, event, and place content from third-party providers such as Google Maps/Places, Ticketmaster, and Eventbrite (“Provider Content”). Burg Social does not own, control, endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of Provider Content. The Service may link to third-party sites governed by their own terms and privacy policies. Burg Social is not responsible for third-party content or practices.
The Service may also display venue, business, place, event, hours, menu, policy, special, age restriction, cover charge, dress code, entertainment, website, phone, image, or other information from venue or business submissions, public sources, users, or Burg Social administrative review. Burg Social works to provide useful information, but we do not guarantee that venue, business, place, or event information displayed in the Service is complete, current, accurate, available, or error-free. You should confirm important details directly with the venue or organizer before relying on them.
12. Intellectual Property
The Service - including its design, software, features, logos, and trademarks - is owned by Burg Social, Inc. and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws. Nothing in these Terms grants you ownership rights in the Service.
13. DMCA / Copyright
If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, please see our DMCA and Copyright Policy and submit a notice to copyright@burgsocial.com.
14. Suspension and Termination
Burg Social may suspend, restrict, or terminate your account at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including violation of these Terms, illegal or harmful conduct, fraudulent activity, or safety concerns. Termination does not affect our right to retain data as described in the Privacy Policy or to pursue legal remedies.
15. Account Deletion
You may delete your account at any time through Profile -> Settings -> Account -> Delete account, or by contacting support@burgsocial.com. When you initiate deletion, your account is immediately hidden and disabled. After a 7-day deletion processing period, your account data is deleted or anonymized. You cannot access or restore the account through the current app during that period. Certain data may be retained for safety, legal, moderation, backup, or operational purposes as described in our Privacy Policy and Account Deletion Policy.
16. Disclaimers of Warranties
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR UNINTERRUPTED/ERROR-FREE OPERATION. BURG SOCIAL DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT, PROVIDER CONTENT, USER CONTENT, OR VERIFICATION RESULTS.
17. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BURG SOCIAL AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIABILITY EXCLUSIONS, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT FULLY APPLY TO YOU.
18. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Burg Social, Inc. and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from: your use of the Service; your User Content; your violation of these Terms; your violation of applicable law; events you create or attend; your interactions with other users; or any misrepresentation you make.
19. Dispute Resolution
19.1 Informal Resolution. Before filing any formal claim, contact Burg Social at legal@burgsocial.com and attempt informal resolution for at least 30 days.
19.2 Exceptions. Nothing herein prevents either party from seeking injunctive relief for intellectual property infringement or from filing a complaint with a government agency.
19.3 Disputes After Informal Resolution. If informal resolution does not resolve a dispute, either party may bring a claim in a court or other forum that has proper jurisdiction and venue, subject to applicable law. These Terms do not require arbitration unless Burg Social and the user separately agree in writing.
20. Changes to Terms
We may update these Terms. Material changes will be notified through the Service or by other means, and the “Last Updated” date will be revised. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.
21. Contact
Burg Social, Inc.
150 Dorset St Suite 245 - 275
South Burlington, VT 05403
United States
Phone: +1 802-316-8726
Email: legal@burgsocial.com
Website: burgsocial.com
Legal notices may be sent to legal@burgsocial.com or to the mailing address above.