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

Public, private and secret events defined

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.

You CAN switch an event from one privacy setting to another after it’s been posted (you could switch it from public to private; private to secret, etc).

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

Public Event

People who can see & join a public event:

1) Group Members

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

3) 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:

1) Group Members

2) 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:

1) 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:

1) OpenSports group members who you directly send event invites to

2) 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.

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

People who can’t see a secret event:

1) Group members just browsing your upcoming events.

2) OpenSports users who are browsing the local events feed

If you have questions, send them over to contact@opensports.net :)