Terms of Service

KINGSTON HAPPENINGS – TERMS OF USE

Effective date: Oct 20, 2026

Welcome to Kingston Happenings ("Kingston Happenings," "we," "us," or "our"). These Terms of Use ("Terms") apply to everyone who uses kingstonhappenings.ca (the "Site"), whether you're browsing events, saving events, or posting events as a venue, business, or organizer. By creating an account or using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the Site.

1. WHAT KINGSTON HAPPENINGS IS Kingston Happenings is a free online guide to events, specials, and activities in and around Kingston, Ontario. Listings are submitted by venues, businesses, and organizers ("Organizers"). We do not host, run, sell tickets to, or guarantee any event or special listed on the Site.

2. WHO CAN USE THE SITE You must be at least 16 years old to create an account. If you're under 18, you confirm a parent or guardian has agreed to these Terms. Some events (for example, those involving alcohol) may have age restrictions set by law or by the Organizer. It's your responsibility to follow them.

3. YOUR ACCOUNT - Provide accurate information and keep it up to date. - Keep your password secure. You're responsible for activity under your account. - If you sign up on behalf of a business or organization, you confirm you're authorized to act for it. - Let us know right away at [contact email] if you think your account has been accessed without permission.

4. FOR EVENT-GOERS - Listings are provided by Organizers. Dates, times, prices, and details can change or be inaccurate. Please confirm details with the Organizer or venue before you go. - Any tickets, purchases, reservations, or refunds are between you and the Organizer. We aren't part of those transactions. - Features like My Events and reminders are provided for convenience. We can't guarantee every reminder will be delivered or delivered on time. - You attend events at your own risk and are responsible for your own conduct and safety.

5. FOR ORGANIZERS, VENUES AND BUSINESSES When you post an event, special, or venue listing ("Listing"), you agree that: - Your Listing is accurate, and you'll update or remove it promptly if it changes or is cancelled. - You have the right to post everything in your Listing, including text, photos, logos, and artwork. - Your event or special complies with all applicable laws, permits, and licences, including rules on alcohol, cannabis, gambling, and advertising (such as AGCO requirements in Ontario). - You are solely responsible for your event, including ticketing, refunds, accessibility, safety, and how attendees are treated. - Listing on the Site is currently free. If we introduce paid features in the future, we'll give notice before any charges apply, and you won't be charged without agreeing first.

6. CONTENT YOU POST You keep ownership of everything you post. By posting it, you give Kingston Happenings a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to display, reproduce, format, and share your content on the Site, in our newsletters, and on our social media, for the purpose of promoting your Listing and the Site. This licence ends when you delete the content, except for copies already shared or reasonably retained in backups.

7. WHAT'S NOT ALLOWED You may not post or do anything that: - Is false, misleading, or a fake event; - Is spam, chain promotion, or unrelated advertising; - Is hateful, harassing, discriminatory, threatening, sexually explicit, or violent; - Infringes anyone's copyright, trademark, privacy, or other rights; - Promotes illegal activity; - Contains viruses or malicious code, or tries to interfere with or gain unauthorized access to the Site; - Scrapes, copies, or resells Site data or other users' information without our permission; - Impersonates any person, business, or organization.

8. MODERATION We may review, edit for formatting or clarity, decline, or remove any Listing or content at our discretion, including content we believe breaks these Terms or is inaccurate. We may suspend or close accounts that break these Terms. We're not obligated to monitor content, but we appreciate reports at [contact email].

9. EMAILS AND NOTIFICATIONS If you subscribe to our newsletter or turn on reminders, we'll send you messages related to those features. You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the link in each email. We may still send essential account messages (for example, password resets).

10. PRIVACY Our Privacy Policy [link] explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices. We do not sell your personal information.

11. OUR CONTENT The Kingston Happenings name, logo, design, and Site content created by us belong to us. You may share links to Listings freely, but you may not copy our design or branding without permission.

12. THIRD-PARTY LINKS Listings may link to other websites, ticketing platforms, or social media. We're not responsible for their content, policies, or practices.

13. DISCLAIMERS The Site is provided "as is" and "as available." We do our best to keep it accurate and running, but we don't guarantee that listings are correct, complete, or current, that the Site will always be available or error-free, or that any event will happen as listed or meet your expectations. For Organizers, we don't guarantee any level of attendance, views, or results from listing on the Site.

14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY To the fullest extent permitted by law, Kingston Happenings and its owners will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, or for any loss, injury, or damage arising from events, specials, or Organizers listed on the Site, or from your use of the Site. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Site will not exceed $100 CAD. Nothing in these Terms limits any rights you have that cannot be limited under applicable law.

15. INDEMNITY If you post a Listing or other content, you agree to be responsible for, and to cover Kingston Happenings against, any claims, losses, or costs (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your event, your content, or your breach of these Terms.

16. ENDING YOUR USE You can stop using the Site and delete your account at any time [from your account settings / by emailing contact email]. We may suspend or end access to the Site for anyone who breaks these Terms. Sections 6, 13, 14, 15, and 18 continue to apply after your account ends.

17. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS We may update these Terms from time to time. We'll post the new version on this page with an updated effective date, and for significant changes we'll notify account holders by email or on the Site. Continuing to use the Site after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.

18. GOVERNING LAW These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada that apply there. Any disputes will be handled in the courts of Ontario.

19. CONTACT Questions about these Terms? Contact us at kingstonhappenings.ca@gmail.com