Terms of use

Last updated October 9, 2026. This is evanston.social, a small app for people who live in Evanston, Illinois, run by Scott Robbin, a neighbor. By using it you agree to what is on this page. What the app knows about you is on the privacy page. Questions: hello@evanston.social.

Who it is for

The app is for people who live in Evanston and are 13 or older. You join by scanning a member's invite in person. If you invite someone, you are saying you know them and that they live here.

Your account

Use your own name and a photo of yourself, so neighbors can recognize you. One account each. Keep your sign-in to yourself; you are responsible for what is done with it. You can delete your account at any time in the app.

How to behave

• Don't pretend to be someone else.
• Don't harass, threaten or stalk anyone, in the app or by using what you learn from it.
• Don't use what neighbors have starred to turn up where you aren't wanted.
• Don't collect or pass on other members' connections or plans.
• Don't advertise, spam, or use the app for anything illegal.
• Don't try to break the app, get around its limits, or reach data that isn't yours.

We may remove a member, or anything they have added, if we think they have broken these rules or made others unsafe. If someone worries you, report them in the app or write to us.

Events

The calendar is gathered from public listings by venues and organizations in and around Evanston. We don't run those events and can't promise a listing is right: times change and things are cancelled. Check with whoever is holding it before you go. Starring an event tells people you know that you are interested; it is not a ticket, a reservation or a promise.

Meeting people

The app helps people in Evanston see which events the people they know are interested in. It doesn't check who anyone is beyond a member having invited them, and it isn't responsible for what happens between people. Use the judgment you would with anyone you have just met.

What is yours and what is public

Your account lives on the AT Protocol, the open network Bluesky also uses. Your handle, name, photo and membership are public there, and you can take your account elsewhere on that network. The evanston.social name, logo and app belong to us.

No guarantees

The app is free and is offered as it is. It may be wrong, slow or unavailable, and it may change or stop. As far as the law allows, we are not liable for losses that come from using it or from not being able to.

Changes

If these terms change in a way that matters, we'll say so in the app before it takes effect. These terms are governed by the laws of Illinois.