This is the agreement you accept when you create an event on Planet Mahjong. It covers who is responsible for what, how a paid event's money passes straight from player to host, and what we may do if an event breaks these terms. It is short on purpose. If something here does not match what actually happens, that is a bug in this document and we want to hear about it.
Pending legal review. Version 4 is a rewrite and has not yet been vetted by a lawyer. It describes what the platform actually does today.
Who this is between
These terms are between Planet Mahjong and you, the organiser of an in person mahjong event listed on Planet Mahjong. You accept them each time you create an event.
What Planet Mahjong does, and does not do
Planet Mahjong lists your event and takes bookings for it. For a paid event, players pay you directly; Planet Mahjong does not collect, hold or take any share of that money and is not a party to the payment.
Planet Mahjong does not run your event, is not present at it, and is not a party to what happens between you and the people who attend.
You run the event
You are responsible for running your table safely and as you described it, for the venue and its suitability, and for every local permission, licence and tax that applies to it.
Free events
A free event collects no money. Planet Mahjong charges you nothing for it.
Paid events
When you set a price, you give us a UPI id or a payment link. Players are shown it right after they book, and they pay you directly.
Planet Mahjong takes no fee and no share of that money. You are responsible for checking that a player has paid, and for marking their seat paid on your roster.
Collecting payment
Payment, receipts and any tax on what you charge are your responsibility. If a player says they have paid and you disagree, that is between you and the player; Planet Mahjong cannot see or reverse a payment made to you.
You may release a seat that has not been paid for.
Refunds
Bookings follow the cancellation policy you chose when you created the event. If a refund is due under that policy, you pay it to the player directly.
Cancelling an event
If you cancel a paid event, you refund every player who has paid you, in full, directly.
Your address
If you host at a home, the public page shows only the area on a map. The exact address is shared with a player once their seat is earned: for a free event when they book, for a paid event once you have marked them paid.
Invite only events
An event you mark invite only is not shown in public browse, search or the map. It is reachable by its link.
This is not a lock. Anyone who has the link can open it, so treat the link as the thing you are keeping private.
The details of people who book
The names, phone numbers and email addresses of people who book your event are given to you so you can run it. You may use them only for that.
You may not add them to a marketing list, and you may not pass them to anyone else.
Review and removal
Every event is reviewed before it goes live.
Planet Mahjong may decline an event, pause or remove a listing, or suspend an organiser, if these terms are broken or if the event is unsafe, misdescribed or unlawful.
Age
Planet Mahjong is not for under 18s, and neither is your event.
No gambling
You may not run an event where players wager money on the outcome of play, and you may not use Planet Mahjong to collect or settle any such stake.
Liability
Planet Mahjong's liability to you is limited to the amount it holds for you at the time.
Planet Mahjong is not liable for anything that happens at your event.
Changes to these terms
These terms may change. If they do, you will be asked to accept the new version before you create your next event.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of India, and the courts of Mumbai have exclusive jurisdiction.