All participants in the Teen Hackathon are required to agree to the following Code of Conduct. This includes all attendees, workshop leaders, judges, volunteers, and staff.
The Hackathon team is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neurotype, physical appearance, body, age, race, ethnicity, nationality, language, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form.
Anyone participant who violates this Code of Conduct may be sanctioned or expelled from the Teen Hackathon at the discretion of the Hackathon team.
Be mindful of your language — Engage with community members, volunteers, and staff with respect and good intention.
Use your best judgement — If it will possibly make others uncomfortable, do not say it.
Be respectful — While disagreements may arise, it is not an opportunity to attack or threaten someone else’s thoughts and/or opinions. Remember to approach every situation with patience, understanding, and great care.
Be intentional — Consider how your contribution will affect others in the community.
Be open minded — Embrace new people and new ideas. Our community is continually evolving and we welcome positive change.
Definitions of Harassment include:
Offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neurotype, physical appearance, body, age, race, ethnicity, nationality, language, or religion
Unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices
Deliberate misgendering or use of ‘dead’ or rejected names
Gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behaviour in spaces where they’re not appropriate
Physical contact and simulated physical contact (eg, textual descriptions like “hug” or “backrub”) without consent or after a request to stop
Threats of violence
Incitement of violence towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm
Deliberate intimidation
Stalking or following
Harassing photography or recording, including logging online activity for harassment purposes
Sustained disruption of discussion
Unwelcome sexual attention
Pattern of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming inappropriate levels of intimacy with others
Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease
Deliberate “outing” of any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent except as necessary to protect other community members or other vulnerable people from intentional abuse
Publication of non-harassing private communication without consent by the involved parties
The Teen Hackathon prioritizes marginalized people’s safety over privileged people’s comfort. The hackathon organizers reserve the right not to act on complaints regarding:
‘Reverse’ -isms, including ‘reverse racism,’ ‘reverse sexism,’ and ‘cisphobia’
Reasonable communication of boundaries, such as “leave me alone,” “go away,” or “I’m not discussing this with you.”
Communicating in a ‘tone’ you don’t find congenial
Criticizing racist, sexist, cissexist, or otherwise oppressive behavior or assumptions
To report an incident, please speak to any of the organizers listed on the Hackathon website. You may also email pway at xrds dot org
Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the Hackathon team may take action we deem appropriate, including expulsion from the Hackathon and contact with the participant’s guardians or school.
This Code of Conduct is largely adapted from the Processing Community Day code of conduct.