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What is the difference between a public, private, and secret event?

Public, private and secret events defined

Types of Events

  • Public event— All local OpenSports users can see public events in the upcoming events list.

  • Private — Only members of your group, or anyone who you invite to the event, can see private events.

  • Secret — The event is completely hidden from your group members. Only members who you invite can see secret events. Group-level Event managers, Event admins, and Event assistants can also see & join secret events.

    • Note: You CAN switch an event from one privacy setting to another after it’s been posted
    • Switch it from public to private; private to secret, etc.

Let’s break this down a bit - Who can see what kind of event?

Public Event

People who can see & join a public event:

  • Group Members
  • Any OpenSports users who are browsing the local events feed (the page with the “O” icon)
  • Anyone who you share the event link with (i.e., through Whatsapp, FB, Instagram, etc)

Private Event

People who can see & join a private event:

  • Group Members
  • Anyone who you share the event link with (i.e., through Whatsapp, FB, Instagram, etc). If someone clicks on the event link of a private event, they can join.

People who can’t see a private event:

  • OpenSports users who are browsing the local events feed (the page with the “O” icon)

Secret Event — events that are completely hidden from your upcoming events list

People who can see & join a secret event:

  • OpenSports group members who you directly send event invites to

  • Anyone who you share the event link with (i.e., through Whatsapp, FB, Instagram, etc). If someone clicks on the event link of a private event, they can join.

  • Group-level: Event managers, Event admins, and Event assistants can also see & join secret events.

People who can’t see a secret event:

  • Group members just browsing your upcoming events.

  • OpenSports users who are browsing the local events feed

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