Policies and Procedures

User Communication
While Side Door endeavours to use its platform to facilitate communication, the goal is to allow direct negotiation and conflict resolution between users. ...
Mon, 4 Feb, 2019 at 4:29 PM
Host/Venue Vetting
Hosts that sign up with Side Door will be required to complete a Venue profile page and be asked to respond to a private questionnaire. Side Door staff rev...
Mon, 1 Apr, 2019 at 1:22 PM
Performer Vetting
Side Door will assess Performer profiles to screen for triggering content and behaviour that may be harmful or offensive to the audience, without the inte...
Fri, 29 Mar, 2019 at 2:18 PM
Booking procedure
The Side Door booking procedure is a transparent two-way process between the Performer(s) and the Host. Show booking takes place within a chat thread in t...
Mon, 1 Apr, 2019 at 1:23 PM
Radius clauses
Performers are responsible for respecting any pre-existing radius clauses when booking a Side Door show. A radius clause is a contractual obligation requ...
Mon, 1 Apr, 2019 at 1:45 PM
Fees
STRIPE - Side Door uses Stripe to process all incoming and outgoing payments and this fee is 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction for shows involving Canadian ...
Fri, 29 Mar, 2019 at 2:18 PM
Insurance
Side Door does not currently provide additional liability insurance to Hosts. It is advised that Hosts research their terms of coverage for their property ...
Fri, 29 Mar, 2019 at 2:19 PM
Payments
The default show split is 80% (Performer), 10% (Host), and 10% (Side Door). The splits between Hosts and Performers can be negotiated during the booking p...
Fri, 29 Mar, 2019 at 2:20 PM
Openers
If a Performer chooses an opener for the show, they are responsible to pay that artist out of their own split. If a Host chooses an opener for the show, t...
Fri, 29 Mar, 2019 at 2:21 PM
Drugs and alcohol
Side Door does not condone the sale or consumption of controlled substances in unlicensed venues, and cannot advertise/support such activities by any means...
Fri, 29 Mar, 2019 at 2:22 PM