Last updated: 24 August 2026
These Terms are the agreement between you and MeetupMoto. By creating an account or using the platform you accept them. If you do not accept them, please do not use MeetupMoto.
We have kept these Terms as short and readable as we can. The grey summaries are there to help — they are not themselves part of the agreement.
In short: we run a free platform where riders find each other and organise rides. We do not run the rides ourselves.
1.1 MeetupMoto is an online community for motorcyclists. Members create profiles, join groups, post content, take part in forums, and organise and attend rides and events.
1.2 MeetupMoto is free to use. We do not charge membership fees or subscriptions, and there is no checkout on this platform. If that ever changes we will say so clearly and in advance, and you will never be charged without agreeing first.
1.3 We are a venue, not an organiser. Groups, rides and events are created and run by members. MeetupMoto does not organise, lead, supervise, inspect or insure any ride or event, and is not a participant in any arrangement members make with each other.
1.4 We may change these Terms. If we do, we will update the date above and publish the new version. For changes that materially affect your rights we will give you reasonable notice. Continuing to use MeetupMoto after a change means you accept it.
In short: you must be 18 or over, keep your login secure, and be honest about who you are.
2.1 You must be at least 18 years old to hold an account. By registering you confirm that you are.
2.2 Provide accurate registration details and keep them current. One person, one account. Do not impersonate anyone, and do not create an account on someone else’s behalf without their permission.
2.3 You are responsible for keeping your password secure and for everything done through your account. Tell us promptly if you think someone else has access to it.
2.4 You can close your account at any time. See our Privacy Policy for what happens to your information when you do.
In short: motorcycling is dangerous, we are not there, and you ride at your own risk. Please read this section properly — it is the most important one here.
3.1 MeetupMoto exists to get riders together in the real world. That means real roads, real traffic and real risk.
3.2 You acknowledge that motorcycling carries an inherent risk of serious injury and death, and that group riding carries additional risks — the pace of others, unfamiliar roads, riders of differing skill, and the pressure to keep up. By using MeetupMoto to find or organise rides, you accept those risks yourself.
3.3 You are responsible for your own safety and your own decisions, including:
3.4 Ride your own ride. No group, organiser or post on MeetupMoto overrides your own judgement or the law of the road. Nothing on this platform should be taken as encouragement to ride beyond your ability, exceed speed limits, or ride in a way that endangers you or anyone else.
3.5 Organisers are members like you. We do not vet, train, license, insure or supervise them, and we do not check their routes, plans or competence. An organiser is not our representative and cannot bind us to anything.
3.6 We do not carry out background checks on members, and we do not verify what members say about themselves. Use your judgement when meeting people from the internet, tell someone where you are going, and meet in public places first.
In short: what you post stays yours. You give us permission to display it so the platform can work.
4.1 “Content” means anything you post, upload or send on MeetupMoto — posts, comments, photos, videos, messages, group and event descriptions, and feedback to us.
4.2 You keep ownership of your Content. You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, adapt for display, and show your Content for the purpose of operating and promoting MeetupMoto. This licence exists so we can technically run the platform — show your post to your group, generate a thumbnail, include your ride in a listing.
4.3 The licence ends when you delete the Content or your account, except that copies may persist in backups for a period, and Content that others have quoted or replied to may remain in that context.
4.4 By posting, you confirm you have the right to do so — that it is yours or you have permission, and that it does not infringe anyone’s rights or contain other people’s private information without their consent.
4.5 Public areas of MeetupMoto can be seen by anyone, including search engines. Post accordingly.
In short: be decent. The detailed rules are in our community policies.
5.1 When using MeetupMoto you also agree to our Usage and Content Policy, our Group and Events Policy and our Organiser Standards. Those documents form part of these Terms.
5.2 You must not:
5.3 If you see something wrong, report it. Safety concerns about a member or a ride can go to [email protected].
6.1 We may remove content, or suspend or close an account, where we reasonably believe these Terms or our policies have been broken, or where there is a risk to members or to the platform. Where it is reasonable to do so we will tell you why.
6.2 We do not review content before it is posted and we are not responsible for what members post. We act on what is reported to us or what we find.
6.3 Group organisers and moderators can manage membership and content within their own groups, at their discretion and within these Terms.
6.4 If you think we got a decision wrong, reply to us and we will look again.
7.1 We show sponsored posts in the feed. They are marked as such. We measure how they perform — see the Privacy Policy for what that involves.
7.2 An advertisement is not a recommendation. We do not endorse advertisers or their products, and any dealings you have with them are between you and them.
7.3 MeetupMoto links to and embeds third-party content and services. We do not control those and are not responsible for them.
8.1 The MeetupMoto name, logo, design and software are ours. We grant you a personal, limited, revocable, non-transferable right to use the platform as intended. Nothing here gives you ownership of anything of ours.
8.2 Do not copy our branding or hold yourself out as MeetupMoto or as endorsed by us without written permission.
8.3 If you believe content on MeetupMoto infringes your intellectual property, tell us at [email protected] with enough detail to identify the work and where it appears, and we will investigate.
In short: it is a free service, we try hard, but we cannot promise it is perfect or always available.
9.1 MeetupMoto is provided “as is” and “as available”. We do not guarantee it will be uninterrupted, error-free or secure, and we may change or discontinue parts of it.
9.2 To the extent the law allows, we exclude implied warranties. We do not warrant the accuracy of member content or that any group, ride or member will meet your expectations.
9.3 Nothing in these Terms limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be limited. Subject to that, and to the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, or for loss arising from member conduct, from anything that happens on or in connection with a ride or event, or from your inability to use the platform.
9.4 Nothing in these Terms affects your statutory rights as a consumer.
To the extent the law allows, you agree to cover our reasonable losses and costs if a third party brings a claim against us because of your Content, your use of MeetupMoto, your breach of these Terms, or your conduct at a ride or event.
11.1 You may stop using MeetupMoto and close your account at any time. We may close your account under section 6.
11.2 Sections that by their nature should continue after your account ends do so — in particular section 4.3 (licence tail), section 9 (as-is and liability), section 10 (indemnity), and section 12 (law and disputes).
12.1 If you have a problem with us, please contact us first at [email protected]. Most things are resolved quickly this way.
12.2 These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction. If you are a consumer, this does not deprive you of the protection of the mandatory laws of the country where you live, and you may be able to bring proceedings there.
13.1 These Terms, together with the policies referred to in section 5.1 and our Privacy Policy, are the whole agreement between us.
13.2 If any part is found to be unenforceable, the rest continues to apply.
13.3 If we do not enforce something straight away, we have not given up the right to do so later.
13.4 You may not transfer your rights under these Terms. We may transfer ours if MeetupMoto is reorganised or acquired, without reducing your rights.
13.5 Nothing here creates a partnership, agency or employment relationship between us.
13.6 These Terms are written in English, and the English version governs.
MeetupMoto — [email protected]. Registered business details available on request.
Thanks for reading. Ride safe.
Last updated: 24 August 2026
This policy explains what MeetupMoto does with your personal information, in plain language. It describes what the platform actually does — not a generic template.
MeetupMoto (“we”, “us”) operates meetupmoto.com and is the controller of the personal data described in this policy, based in the United Kingdom. Registered business details are available on request.
For anything to do with privacy or your data, contact [email protected].
When you register we collect your name or chosen username, email address and password (stored encrypted, never in readable form). Your profile may also hold a photo, cover image, bio, location, riding interests, the bikes you ride, and anything else you choose to add. Profile information is visible to other members, and parts of it may be visible to the public and to search engines — so treat your profile as public.
We store the content you create and the record of your activity on the platform:
Private messages are private between the participants, but they are not end-to-end encrypted. They are stored on our servers, and administrators can technically access them — for example when investigating a safety report. We do not read them routinely.
MeetupMoto is built around riding, so location matters. We may hold the general location on your profile, the locations of rides and events, and map data for routes and meeting points. Maps are provided by Google Maps.
If you use the mobile app and grant location permission, the app may use your device location to show rides near you. You can withdraw that permission in your device settings at any time.
A word of caution: photos can carry hidden GPS coordinates in their EXIF data. If you upload a photo taken at your home, that location may travel with the file. Consider stripping location data from photos before uploading.
We show sponsored posts in the activity feed. When an ad is shown to you or you click one, we record that against your member ID so we can report to advertisers on how their ads performed and limit how often you see the same one.
This is measurement we do ourselves, on our own servers. We do not run third-party ad networks, we do not use advertising trackers, and we do not share your identity with advertisers — they receive counts and totals, never a list of who you are.
Like any website, our servers record your IP address, browser and device type, and the pages you request. We use this to keep the site running, diagnose faults, and detect abuse and attacks.
Essential cookies keep you logged in, remember your display preferences and protect forms against abuse. These are necessary for the site to work and cannot be switched off.
Analytics cookies are off by default. The first time you visit we ask. Nothing below runs unless you accept, and you can change your mind at any time:
If you decline, these scripts are never loaded at all — they are not simply set to ignore you.
We use these services to operate MeetupMoto. Each one only receives what it needs to do its job.
| Service | What it does | What it receives |
|---|---|---|
| Hetzner (Germany) | Hosts the website and database | Everything, as our hosting provider |
| Amazon Web Services (SES) | Sends our emails — notifications, password resets | Your email address and message content |
| Google Maps | Maps for rides, events and locations | Your IP address and what you view on a map |
| OneSignal | Push notifications to the mobile app | A device token, not your name |
| Google Analytics | Visitor statistics (only with consent) | Usage data and identifiers |
| Microsoft Clarity | Session replay and heatmaps (only with consent) | On-screen interaction data |
| Patchstack | Security monitoring | Security-related technical data |
| Gravatar (Automattic) | Profile images, where used | A one-way hash of your email address |
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it with data brokers or advertising networks.
We are based in the United Kingdom and our servers are in Germany, which is covered by a UK adequacy decision. Some of the services above are based in the United States — Amazon SES, Google, Microsoft and OneSignal — so certain information is transferred there. Those transfers rely on the UK International Data Transfer Addendum to the standard contractual clauses, or on equivalent safeguards those providers offer.
Wherever you live, you can ask us to:
Email [email protected] and we will respond within one month. These rights come from the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
If you are not happy with how we handle your request you can complain to the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk. If you live outside the UK, you can complain to the data protection authority where you live instead.
The site runs over encrypted connections, passwords are stored hashed rather than in readable form, and access to the servers is restricted and monitored. No system is perfectly secure, but if a breach ever affects your personal data we will tell you and the relevant authority as required.
MeetupMoto is intended for adults. You must be at least 18 to hold an account. We do not knowingly collect information from children, and if we learn that we have, we will delete it.
If we change how we handle your information we will update this page and change the date at the top. For anything significant we will tell you directly rather than relying on you to notice.
Questions, requests or complaints: [email protected].