Revel Community Guidelines

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Revel is for finding real events and meeting real people. That only works if people feel safe showing up, posting a photo, and waving at a stranger. These guidelines describe what’s allowed on Revel, what isn’t, and what happens when someone crosses the line.

They apply everywhere on Revel: posts (Flash and 33h posts), events, profiles, organizations, messages, waves, comments, and event photos. They apply to hosts and organizations the same as to attendees.

If you break these rules, we may remove your content or your account. We have no tolerance for content or behavior that targets, endangers, or harasses other people.

Who can use Revel

You must be at least 18 years old to have a Revel account. You must provide accurate information when you sign up, and you may not create an account if we’ve previously removed yours.

One person, one account. Don’t share your account or use someone else’s.

The rules

Harassment and bullying

Don’t target people. That includes insults, threats, sexual harassment, following someone from event to event to bother them, repeatedly waving at or messaging someone who has made clear they aren’t interested, or encouraging others to pile on.

A wave is an invitation, not an entitlement. If someone doesn’t wave back, that’s your answer.

Hate speech

No attacks on people based on race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, religion, caste, disability, disease, age, sex, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation. This covers slurs, hateful imagery, and hate symbols in photos, event titles, usernames, bios, and organization names.

Nudity and sexual content

Revel is not a place for sexual content. Don’t post nudity, sexual acts, or sexually explicit imagery.

Never post intimate or sexual images of someone without their consent, and never threaten to. Never post sexual content involving minors — we report this to the relevant authorities and remove the account permanently, with no appeal.

Don’t use Revel for commercial sexual services or solicitation.

Violence and dangerous acts

Don’t threaten violence, incite it, or glorify it. Don’t post content promoting dangerous behavior — drink-driving, drugging people, weapons at events, or anything designed to get someone hurt.

Don’t post content promoting or facilitating the sale of drugs or weapons, and don’t organize events around them.

Spam and misleading content

Don’t post repetitive content, run bot accounts, or mass-message people. Don’t list fake events, inflate attendance, or use a misleading title, photo, or location to get people to show up somewhere else.

Event listings must accurately describe the actual event: where it is, when it starts, what it costs, and who’s running it.

Scams and fraud

No scams, phishing, fake door prices, or payment requests outside what the event legitimately charges. Revel doesn’t handle money — if someone asks you to pay through the app, it’s a scam. Don’t impersonate another person, a host, a venue, or an organization, and don’t claim an event is affiliated with someone it isn’t.

Rules specific to how Revel works

Photos of other people

Flash and 33h posts capture real people at real events, often people who didn’t ask to be photographed.

• Don’t post photos of someone who has asked you not to.
• Don’t post photos taken to embarrass, expose, or sexualize someone.
• Don’t post photos of people who are visibly incapacitated.
• Take the photo down if someone asks — and don’t repost it.

“It disappears in 33 hours” is not a defense. Ephemeral content is covered by these guidelines exactly like anything else, and a reported post is actionable whether or not it has already expired.

Location and privacy

Revel shares your location with other attendees only while you’re checked into an event. Don’t work around that:

• Don’t share another person’s location, home address, or whereabouts without their permission.
• Don’t use check-ins, the attendee map, or event photos to track, follow, or show up on someone who doesn’t want to see you.
• Don’t screenshot and redistribute someone’s location or private messages to harass them.

Hosting events

If you host, you’re responsible for the event you list:

• Describe it accurately, including cost and any entry requirements.
• Don’t take RSVPs past your real capacity, or list an event you don’t intend to run.
• Don’t use Revel to promote an event that breaks these guidelines.
• Handle attendee data (RSVPs, check-ins, contact details) respectfully and only for running your event.

Organizations are responsible for the events and highlights posted under their name.

Real-world safety

Revel connects people offline. Use ordinary judgment: meet in public, tell someone where you’re going, and leave if you feel unsafe. If you’re in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services first — then report it to us.

Reporting and blocking

Report any post, event, account, or organization from inside the app. Choose the reason that fits — spam or misleading, harassment or bullying, hate speech, nudity or sexual content, violence or dangerous acts, scam or fraud, or something else — and add detail if it helps.

Block anyone, at any time, from their profile. A blocked person can no longer see you, message you, or wave at you. Blocking is immediate and doesn’t require a report, and we don’t tell the person they’ve been blocked. You can review and undo your blocks in Settings.

Reporting someone doesn’t automatically block them, and blocking someone doesn’t automatically report them. Do both when both apply.

Don’t abuse reporting. Filing false or retaliatory reports is itself a violation.

What happens after a report

We review every report and act on it within 24 hours.

One of three things happens:

1. No violation. We found nothing that breaks these guidelines and close the report. You’ll be notified.
2. Warning. The content stays up, but we record a warning against the account that posted it and notify them of the rule they broke.
3. Removal. We take the content down and warn the account behind it. A removed post is permanently deleted, including the image file — it can’t be restored. A removed event is cancelled and stops appearing on Revel.

Either way, everyone who reported it gets a notification telling them what we decided.

Warnings are recorded against the account. Repeated violations lead to losing your account. For severe violations — sexual content involving minors, credible threats of violence, or content that puts people in physical danger — we remove the account immediately, without a warning first.

Appeals

If you think we got it wrong, email support@revelevents.app with the notification you received and what you’d like us to reconsider. A person will read it and reply.

You can also reach us at that address for privacy requests or any other question about these guidelines.

Changes to these guidelines

We update these guidelines as Revel changes and as we learn what’s actually causing harm. When we make a material change, we’ll tell you in the app and ask you to acknowledge it before you keep using Revel — we won’t change the rules quietly.

Continuing to use Revel after a change means you accept the updated guidelines.