How PokerMeet Protects a Host's Home Address

A home address should not become public just because a host wants to meet new local players. PokerMeet separates the information needed to evaluate a game from the private directions needed to attend it.

What players can see first

Before approval, a player can review the county, general area, date, format, expectations, available seats, and other non-sensitive event details provided by the host.

The exact address is not part of public Discovery. It is also not exposed through the County Launch List, a share link, or the sample-data demo.

The three conditions for exact location access

PokerMeet makes exact location details available only when all required conditions are true:

1. Host approval: The host approved that player's seat request.
2. Safety eligibility: The account and event satisfy the product's required safety conditions.
3. Reveal timing: The event's address reveal window is active.

Approval by itself does not necessarily reveal the address immediately. The reveal window limits how early private directions appear.

Access is specific to the event and user

Address access is not a public link. It is tied to the authenticated user and the event's current access state.

If a player is no longer eligible, an approval changes, or the host closes location visibility, the product should no longer present the address to that non-host user. Players should not repost, screenshot, or forward private directions.

What Panic Hide does

Panic Hide gives the host an immediate response when something feels wrong. When activated, it removes event and address visibility for non-host users immediately.

Panic Hide is not a substitute for emergency services. If there is an immediate threat, contact local emergency services first. The feature exists to stop continued product access while the host decides what to do next.

Demo mode stays separate

PokerMeet's demo uses sample data. It does not read real member data, expose a real home address, or allow writes to production events. This lets people understand the flow without creating a privacy exception.

What this model does and does not promise

These controls reduce unnecessary address exposure and give hosts more control over access. They cannot remove every risk associated with inviting people into a private home, guarantee another person's behavior, or replace the host's judgment.

PokerMeet is a coordination platform. It does not verify that every private event is safe or lawful, and it does not collect buy-ins, process payouts, escrow funds, take rake, or settle game money.

See the complete safety model, read the player code, or preview the reveal flow with sample data.