Code of Conduct

Short version

We are committed to providing a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all participants.
By participating at this event, you agree to engage with others in a respectful and professional manner and to avoid any form of harassment, discrimination, or disruptive behavior. Any sort of harmful behavior won’t be tolerated.
If you experienced or witnessed an uncomfortable situation during the event, please inform a member of the Code of Conduct Committee. Below, you can find the full version of our Code of Conduct, as well as the contact information of the Code of Conduct Committee.

Longer version

Decrypting Diversity Summit is an event dedicated to fostering equity, inclusion, and a culture of respect in cryptography and security. This Code of Conduct applies to all participants of the event.
Our goal is to ensure a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of factors such as gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, socioeconomic status.

Expected Behavior

All participants are expected to:

Treat others with respect.
Use inclusive and considerate language free of assumptions.
Value differing perspectives and experiences.
Listen actively without interrupting.
Focus criticism on ideas, not individuals or institutions.
Respect the Chatham House rule [1] during the event, unless explicitly mentioned.
Unacceptable Behavior.

The following behaviours are not tolerated:

Harassment, abuse, or discrimination in any form (including but not limited to racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia).
Intimidation, threats, or stalking.
Inappropriate or offensive language or imagery.
Deliberate disruption of community events or discussions.
Dismissal of concerns related to equity or diversity.
Minimization of another person's expressed experience.
Unsolicited help or unsolicited compliments about physical appearances.
Retaliation against individuals who report misconduct.

Reporting and Support

If you experience or witness a violation of this Code of Conduct, we are here for you. You can share an incident by contacting our CoC team personally (during the event) or sending an email to coc (at) decryptingdiversity (dot) com. When you report on an incident:

We will listen without judgment.
We will never pressure you to act or share more than you're comfortable with.
We will treat your report with discretion, confidentiality and seriousness. Your privacy and comfort are our priorities.
We will try to find solutions for you.
We will not take any action without your explicit consent.
We will work with you to understand what support you need, whether that’s someone to talk to, help navigating next steps, or simply space and time.
We can keep a record about the experience, on demand, that is kept internally and will remain confidential to our CoC and organization team.

Consequences for violations may include warnings, removal from the event and/or online spaces, depending on severity.

Note: We recognise that fostering diversity and inclusion is an ongoing process. We are committed to reviewing and improving our policies as needed and welcome community input to hold ourselves accountable. For further questions, please contact us at coc (at) decryptingdiversity (dot) com.

Code of Conduct Committee

[1] Chatham House Rule: When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.