🛡️ 8.5 Safety and Compliance

ensure every experience on sweatpals meets community and safety standards overview safety and trust are core to the sweatpals platform hosts are responsible for maintaining safe environments, ensuring participants understand any risks, and following legal and platform policies digital waivers digital waivers protect both you and your attendees by clearly outlining liability terms adding a waiver go to dashboard → events or memberships → edit → advanced settings select questionnaire or waiver → enable feature choose checkbox or signature field add waiver text (e g , i acknowledge that i am participating at my own risk ) save we recommend opting for a text waiver instead of a link, as we're unable to verify if an attendee signed a waiver through a link once your waiver is added, it will create a checkbox for attendees to click on as part of the signing process 📜 completed waivers are automatically stored under each attendee’s record confirming an attendee's waiver status sweatpals web head to events & classes , then select your event select the attendee under the rsvps tab check the waiver status under the ticket id field sweatpals app tap on the calendar icon to view your events, then select one of them scroll down , then tap on tickets select the attendee check the waiver status at the top health & safety guidelines hosts must conduct events in safe environments (indoors or outdoors) comply with local health and safety regulations provide clear pre event information (location, intensity, requirements) ensure instructors are qualified for the activities offered 🧘 always check weather and facility conditions before each session reporting and moderation if you encounter inappropriate behavior, unsafe conduct, or content violations go to dashboard → community → reports select the event or user in question describe the issue clearly submit report sweatpals reviews reports within 48 hours and may take action including warnings, event removal, or account suspension ⚠️ repeat violations can lead to permanent host account removal liability & legal always include clear terms in your waiver if minors participate, require a parent or guardian signature keep records of attendance and waivers for at least 12 months 📚 consult a legal professional if your region requires specific liability wording