CONSENTEMENT

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What is meant by consent?

VOLUNTARY: Consent is given voluntarily and without any form of coercion, manipulation, or pressure. It is a choice made freely by all parties involved.

INFORMED: All parties must have a clear understanding of what they are consenting to. Too tired? Not sober enough? Approach the situation with extra caution: it might be better to postpone until next time!

ENTHUSIASTIC: Only an enthusiastic YES is a yes! It is not enough for someone to simply go along with it; they must actively want to participate. Relying on assumptions is not enough; if it is not a YES, it is a no.

REVOCABLE: Consent is a continuous concept that can be withdrawn at any time. One has the right to change their mind and communicate it clearly and explicitly without fear of reproach or retaliation.

SPECIFIC: Consent is specific to the activity in question. Agreement to one activity does not imply consent for another. Each new interaction or level of engagement requires its own explicit consent.

What are we consenting to (or not)?

👉 TOUCHING: Any form of contact! The fact that you hugged someone yesterday does not mean they would like to be hugged again today.

🎁 GIFTS: whether it's food, trinkets, or essential oils, explicitly and precisely state what is in your gifts. People may have allergies.

📷 PHOTOGRAPHY: SYSTEMATICALLY ask before taking photos! And furthermore, do not forget that consent to take a photo IS NOT consent to publish it on social media.

Tell me your boundaries first!

Whether you refuse an invitation to participate in an activity or interaction, or you express discomfort with a given situation, every boundary you express, at the moment you express it, is absolutely valid and others have no choice but to respect them.

Saying no is not only acceptable, but encouraged when it comes to personal comfort and well-being.

Right to one's image

At Crème Brûlée, as in most Burns, we have chosen to regulate image capturing by accrediting only a few photographers and a single videographer.

These volunteers sign a charter, wear visible badges, photograph and film openly, and are present for the entire duration of the event.

Everyone can go talk to them and ask not to be captured. They are accessible, kind, and attentive, and they do their best... The organizers and the Photo/Video AND Comms leads are also available if needed.

Why this?

Our first objective is to help you put down your phones and offer you the gift of a beautiful memory of these moments.

The second goal is to properly frame the captures thanks to the charter: it specifies that consent must be respected, visual signs of no-capture must be honored, nudity must not be filmed, and close-ups must not be taken without explicit verbal agreement, etc.

The third issue is to limit and control unwanted "wild" images. We therefore ask you all NOT to take and, a fortiori, not to publish photos or videos that have not been consented to BEFOREHAND.

I don't want to be photographed or filmed

Because managing participant images is more difficult in video than in photo, due to wide or group shots, this year we offer you an additional option if you really do not want to be photographed/filmed:

Fill out a form UPON YOUR ARRIVAL with your email. This declaration will allow us to send you the photo albums and the official video BEFORE PUBLICATION. We will thus be able to remove the photos and blur the videos before they are posted.

If, despite these precautions, photos or videos of you appear after the event on our social media, we will remove them quickly upon receipt of a message on Discord or Facebook. For videos, we will blur the segments.