Terms and Conditions

Gather is a private event photo-sharing platform operated by Liquid Mash ("we", "us"). It lets event organisers create private galleries that guests access by QR code or invitation link to view and contribute photos without installing an app. These terms govern use of the service at gather.liquidmash.io and related applications.

Platform administrators operate the service. Organisations and organisers are invited to create and manage events. Staff and photographers act under an organisation's authority. Guests are admitted to a specific event by the organiser's invitation link, QR code or invitation code — no account is created for guests.

Staff accounts require multi-factor authentication. You are responsible for keeping credentials confidential and for all activity under your account.

By creating an event you confirm that:

• You have the right to collect and display photos of the people attending your event.
• You have informed guests that photos they share will be visible to other guests of that event.
• You will configure event and album release windows responsibly and honour removal requests.
• You will not use the service for unlawful content, harassment, or infringement of others' rights.

The organiser is the party responsible for the lawfulness of their event's gallery. We provide moderation tools — approval, hiding, reporting, deletion — and expect organisers to use them.

You keep ownership of photos you upload. You grant us a limited licence to store, process, resize, watermark or overlay where configured by the organiser, and display them within the event's private galleries, and to create the derived versions needed to operate the service (thumbnails, display variants).

Photos are stored privately in encrypted storage and served through short-lived signed links — they are never published openly. Organisers may delete content, and guests may withdraw their own contributions where the organiser permits.

You must not upload content that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, hateful, infringes intellectual property, invades privacy, depicts minors inappropriately, or contains malware. We may remove content and suspend access where these terms are breached.

Personal information is handled under our Privacy Policy and, for South African users, the POPIA statement. Organisers act as the responsible party for guest data in their events; we act as operator.

The service is provided "as is". We take reasonable measures — encryption at rest and in transit, private storage, versioning, backups — but do not warrant uninterrupted availability or that content can always be recovered. Keep your own copies of irreplaceable photos.

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect or consequential losses, and our aggregate liability is limited to the fees paid for the service in the twelve months preceding the claim (or, for free use, ZAR 1,000).

We may suspend or terminate access for breach, security risk, or unlawful use. Organisers may close events; expiry and retention follow the event's configured lifecycle.

We may update these terms; material changes will be announced on this page with a new date. Continued use after changes means acceptance.

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Questions: support@liquidmash.io.