About Open for Lunch
Making everyday, in-person connection a little easier.
What is Open for Lunch?
Open for Lunch is an experiment in making everyday, in-person connection a little easier.
It gives people a simple way to make their availability visible, open a seat, and create more opportunities for real-life conversation and community.
You choose when you’re available, who you share your invitation with, and whether you want to participate in the wider Open for Lunch community.
Safety + personal responsibility
Choose your own adventure, with care.
Open for Lunch helps make invitations visible. You decide who to meet, where to meet, and what feels appropriate. We do not screen participants or guarantee anyone’s identity or behavior.
By participating, you accept responsibility for your own decisions, interactions, and personal safety. Open for Lunch is not responsible for misconduct, harassment, abuse, violence, loss, injury, or other harm arising from a meeting or interaction.
Use good judgment. Meet in public places when appropriate. Share plans with someone you trust. Leave any situation that does not feel right.
Privacy
Open for Lunch respects your privacy. Information you choose to share through the website, email list, social groups, or booking links is used only for the purpose of participating in or staying connected with Open for Lunch.
We do not sell personal information.
When you use outside services such as Google Calendar, Microsoft Bookings, Calendly, Facebook, LinkedIn, or WordPress, those services have their own privacy practices and policies. Open for Lunch does not control how those platforms collect or use information.
If you have questions about your information or would like to request removal from an Open for Lunch mailing list or community, contact the site administrator.
