Host Rules for Paid Events กฎของเจ้าภาพสำหรับอีเวนต์ที่มีค่าธรรมเนียม

1. Who We Are

VIZNEO (UEN 53440894W), a business registered in Singapore, operates the CheersFriends platform. When you organise a paid event on CheersFriends, you agree to these Host Rules.

For questions, write to [email protected].

2. You Are the Seller — CheersFriends Charges You a Service Fee

When someone pays to join your event, it is a direct charge on your own Stripe account. You are the merchant, the seller, and the one receiving the money: every ticket is paid to you in full. CheersFriends is not a party to the sale between you and your attendees.

Host service fee. For listing and selling your paid event, CheersFriends charges you a host service fee of 5% of the price of each paid ticket, with a minimum of ฿10 per ticket (never more than the ticket price). The fee is shown before you publish the event. We charge it to the card you saved with CheersFriends, in the event's currency, the day after the event takes place, for the tickets that are still paid at that time — tickets you have refunded are not charged. The fee is charged by VIZNEO (Singapore) and appears on your card statement as CheersFriends. If the charge fails, we will tell you, and you cannot publish new paid events until it is paid. Paid events created before 22 October 2026 are not charged. We may change the fee by publishing a new version of these rules; the fee that applies to an event is the one in force when you created it.

Refunds. You set the ticket price. These refund rules apply to every paid event, and CheersFriends makes the refunds from your Stripe account on your behalf:

• An attendee who cancels at least 24 hours before the event starts is refunded the ticket price minus 5%. Later cancellations are not refunded.
• If you cancel the event, every attendee is refunded in full.
• If you switch on "Refund no-shows" for an event, an attendee who does not check in (by scanning your check-in code, or being marked present by you) is refunded the ticket price minus 5% the morning after the event. You can correct the check-in list until then.

The 5% kept on a refund stays with you. Stripe does not return its own fees on refunded payments.

Stripe's own terms apply to your connected account. If a payment fails or an attendee disputes a charge (a chargeback), Stripe deals with it, not us.

3. Your Legal Responsibility in Thailand

When you charge for an event in Thailand, following Thai law is entirely your responsibility. CheersFriends does not advise on tax, permits, or compliance. If you are unsure what is required for your event, ask a lawyer or your accountant — not us.

The following is a guide to areas of Thai law that commonly affect events. This list is not complete. Hosts are responsible for all applicable laws, including, but not limited to:

Income Tax

Event income is taxable under Thai law. The main points are below. Which of them apply to you, and how, is for you to check yourself with the Revenue Department or a Thai accountant; CheersFriends does not give tax advice.

• Individuals: event income is assessable income under the Revenue Code. It is declared on the annual personal income tax return (P.N.D. 90), and some income also needs a half-year return (P.N.D. 94).
• Companies and other juristic persons: corporate income tax on profits (P.N.D. 50 for the year, P.N.D. 51 for the half-year).
• VAT: a business must register for VAT once its turnover exceeds THB 1.8 million a year, and then charge VAT on its sales.

Paid Events Are for Thai Citizens Only

Why. Under Thai law a foreigner needs a work permit to work in Thailand (Emergency Decree on Managing the Work of Foreigners B.E. 2560 (2017), as amended), and organising events and charging people to attend them can count as work. Some work, such as guiding tourists, is reserved for Thai nationals altogether. CheersFriends cannot check anyone's visa or work permit, and a foreigner who works without the right permit risks fines, deportation and a ban from returning. So that no member is put in that position through CheersFriends, and so that the platform is not used for work that needs a permit, paid events are limited to Thai citizens.

• When you accept these rules you confirm that you are a Thai citizen. We may ask for proof at any time (see 5.1).
• If a paid event turns out to be hosted by someone who is not a Thai citizen, we will take it down or make it free, and we may restrict the account.
• Tours and travel packages need a tourism business licence and must be led by a licensed guide. Tour guiding is reserved for Thai nationals.

Gambling and Betting

• CheersFriends does not allow gambling or betting at any event. This includes card games, dice, raffles for money or goods, sports betting, and any scheme where an attendee pays money for a chance to win. Gambling is also tightly restricted under Thai law (Gambling Act B.E. 2478).

Registered Venues and Licensed Markets Only

Paid events may only take place at a registered venue or a licensed market: a business or market that holds the licences its premises and activities need under current Thai law. When a venue or market agrees to host your event, it must follow its own licences and regulations, and so must you while you are there.

Hikes, picnics and other outdoor activities are usually free events, and anyone can host those. A paid outdoor activity is only allowed when its setup is properly licensed for what it is (for example, a trip run by a licensed tour business), and we may ask for proof (see 5.1).

• Alcohol: only the licensed venue may sell or serve alcohol, within the hours its licence allows and never to anyone under 20 (Alcoholic Beverage Control Act B.E. 2551). You may not sell or serve alcohol yourself.
• Safety and capacity: the venue's fire safety, building and capacity limits apply. Do not sell more places than the venue allows. Overcrowding or safety violations remain your responsibility as the host.
• Music and entertainment: live music, DJs or played music must be covered by the venue's licences, or by licences you obtain yourself.
• Any other regulation under current Thai law that applies to the venue or the activity applies to your event too.

Prohibited Goods and Activities

Under current Thai law, and on CheersFriends in any case:

• No sale or provision of illegal drugs or controlled substances
• No sex work, erotic services or adult entertainment
• No weapons or explosives
• No pyramid schemes, multi-level marketing (MLM) or unlicensed investment schemes

Personal Data and Privacy

• When you collect the names, phone numbers or emails of attendees, you are responsible for that data and must follow Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (PDPA) and, where it applies, Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act 2012.
• You may not sell, share, or misuse attendee data

Truthfulness and Consumer Protection

• Your event description, location, time and pricing must be accurate. Do not mislead attendees: this is required under Thai law (Consumer Protection Act B.E. 2522) and, where it applies, Singapore law.
• If your event is cancelled or changed significantly, you must notify attendees promptly and honour refund commitments

Illegal Content

• Do not promote events involving content that is illegal under Thai law or Singapore law, including content that breaks Thailand's Computer Crime Act (fraud, false information, defamation, pornography and similar).

4. Prohibited Events

CheersFriends will not list — and may remove — events that fall into these categories:

• Anything that requires a licence the host does not have and cannot show proof of
• Gambling, betting, or games of chance with money or prizes
• Tours or travel packages led by foreigners without a TAT licence and Thai guide
• Sales of alcohol at venues without an alcohol license
• Sex work, erotic services, or adult entertainment that violates Thai law
• Drug sales or illegal substances
• Pyramid schemes, MLM, or unlicensed investment pitches
• Content illegal under Thai law (fraud, hate speech, etc.)
• Events hosted by someone banned or suspended from the platform

Grey area: If an event involves a permit, licence, or legal compliance you are unsure about, do not list it until you have confirmation in writing from the relevant Thai authority. If we ask for proof and you cannot provide it, the event may be removed.

5. Our Enforcement

CheersFriends takes safety and Thai legal compliance seriously. If we receive a report or have reason to believe an event violates these rules or Thai law, we will:

5.1 Ask for Evidence

We may ask you for proof that you are a Thai citizen, a copy of your business licence, alcohol licence, tourism business licence, or other proof that your event is legal. You have a reasonable time to respond. If you cannot provide it, or if what you provide does not satisfy us, we may remove the event or restrict your account.

5.2 The Ladder

Enforcement follows this order:

• Warning: For a first violation or a borderline case, we may warn you and ask you to stop, change, or fix the problem. You have an opportunity to fix it.
• Restriction: If a warning is ignored or the violation is more serious, we may restrict your account — you can still read the app, but you cannot create or edit events, or send messages, for a set period.
• Suspension: For serious or repeated violations, we may suspend your account while we investigate. A suspended account is locked out. Your subscription is paused. You may contact us to appeal or explain.
• Ban: For the most serious violations — safety risks to attendees, events clearly illegal in Thailand, fraud, or repeat violations — we may ban you permanently. Your account is deleted, your subscription is cancelled, and you cannot register again.

5.3 Serious Cases Skip Steps

Serious cases — safety risks to attendees, events clearly illegal in Thailand, fraud, or anything involving minors — may skip straight to suspension or ban without a warning.

5.4 Events Hosted by Restricted or Banned Hosts

While you are restricted, suspended, or banned, your past events are hidden from the app and take no new bookings. If we suspend or ban you, CheersFriends may cancel upcoming paid events and refund attendees from your Stripe account. By accepting these rules you authorise CheersFriends to make those refunds on your behalf.

6. How Reports Work

Members can report events and hosts to CheersFriends. We receive reports about rule violations and illegal activity and review them. We are not obligated to monitor every event ourselves, but we take credible reports seriously.

If you are reported, we will tell you what the report says and give you a chance to respond before we take action — unless the report involves immediate safety risk or clear illegal activity.

7. No Platform Liability

CheersFriends is a listing platform, not an event organiser, employer, partner, or agent of yours.

• We are not responsible if an attendee is injured, harassed, or defrauded at your event
• We do not vet or vouch for hosts, and we make no representations about the quality or legality of any event
• You agree to indemnify (defend and hold harmless) CheersFriends from any claim, damage, or expense arising from your event, your violation of these rules, or your breach of Thai law
• Our liability is limited to the extent permitted by law (see our Terms and Conditions for details)

8. Acceptance and New Versions

By creating or switching on a paid event, you confirm that you have read and accept the current Host Rules, including the host service fee in section 2, and that you are a Thai citizen, and you authorise CheersFriends to charge that fee to the card you saved with us and to make the refunds in section 2 from your Stripe account. If these rules change, we will post the new version here and notify hosts. You must accept the new version the next time you create a paid event.

We may update these rules at any time to reflect changes in Thai law or our platform policy. Continued use after an update means acceptance.

9. Governing Law and Disputes

These Host Rules are governed by Singapore law and shall be interpreted in accordance with the Terms and Conditions at https://cheersfriends.cc/terms.

If you have a dispute with CheersFriends about these rules or an enforcement action, you may contact [email protected] to discuss it. Further disputes are subject to the arbitration and jurisdiction clauses in our Terms and Conditions.