SDR Leader Code of Conduct

 

Last Updated: May 25, 2022

 

This Code of Conduct applies to your participation and involvement in any community operated by The Agoge or other use of The Agoge’s Services that involves other Members or participants, including without limitation your participation in any Event or any of your Member Contributions. This Code of Conduct applies whether you are a Member or other user of the Services or any part thereof.

 

All capitalized terms not defined in this Code of Conduct shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in The Agoge’s Terms of Service.

 

Your Participation in Events, Interactive Features, and Other Agoge-Related Activities

A primary goal of The Agoge is to be inclusive to the largest number of contributors, with the most varied and diverse backgrounds possible. As such, we are committed to providing a healthy, exciting, respectful, supportive, friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and religion (or lack thereof).

This code of conduct outlines our expectations for all those who participate in our community, as well as the consequences for unacceptable behavior.

With that goal we ask each Member and other participant to adhere to the following guidelines when attending or participating at any Event, when using the Sites or when engaged in any other communications with other Members or other users of the Services in the context of any Agoge-related activities:

1. Participate Actively and Thoughtfully: You are expected to participate in and contribute to all Events and other Agoge-related activities you take part in authentically and actively. In doing so, you contribute to the health and longevity of our community.

2. Help Your Fellow Members When You are Able to Do So: You are expected to be responsive and helpful to the fellow Members of your community. For instance, when there is another Member of the same community traveling to your city, another Member of the same community asking for help or who just wants to meet for coffee, we ask that you respond promptly (whether you can or cannot be of assistance) and to offer reasonable assistance if your schedule permits.

3. Be Considerate and Respectful: You are expected to exercise consideration and respect in your speech and actions.

4. No Demeaning, Discriminatory or Harassing Speech or Actions: You are expected to refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech. This includes without limitation harmful or prejudicial verbal or written comments related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability; inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images (including presentation slides); inappropriate depictions of violence (including presentation slides); deliberate intimidation, stalking or following; harassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of an Event or other Agoge-related activities; inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Event venues may be shared with members of the public, so please be respectful to all other persons at these locations.

5. Privacy and Confidentiality: Many Events and other interactions between Members and others through the Sites or otherwise in the context of Agoge-related activities are intended to be private and confidential between the participants. As such, you must agree and adhere to each of the following privacy and confidentiality guidelines:

 

• Any information you learn about another Member through The Agoge, whether at, from or through an Event, the Sites or otherwise, must be kept private and confidential and only shared with other Members of the same Community and (if applicable) only those other participants in the same Event or other activity at which that information was disclosed unless the Member that such information concerns expressly permits wider disclosure.
  
  
• That information cannot be used for any purpose other than for internal Company purposes (for example, discussions with others Members, to provide advice to another Member, etc.) unless the Member that such information concerns expressly permits otherwise.
  
  
• If you learn something about a Member in a small group setting (for example, an Event like a dinner) or in a one-on-one setting (such as a coaching session), you will not share that information with anyone not present, not even other Members, unless the Member that such information concerns expressly permits otherwise.

6. Safety and Mindfulness: You are expected to be mindful of your surroundings and of your fellow Members and other participants in Event and other Agoge-related activities. Notwithstanding our guidelines on privacy and confidentiality, you are required to alert The Agoge management and/or Event or other activity leaders or organizers (for example, the head of your community’s local chapter or such other Event or activity leaders or organizers as may be present) if you notice a dangerous situation, someone in distress, or someone engaging in demeaning, discriminatory or harassing behavior towards another Member or other individual, even if that seems inconsequential to you.

7. Legal Compliance: Your Member Contributions must in their entirety comply with all Applicable Law.

8. Unacceptable Member Contributions: Without limiting anything in the Terms of Service that may also apply, Member Contributions must not:

 

• Contain any material or content that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable.
  
  
• Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
  
  
• Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person.
  
  
• Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with the Terms (including this Code of Conduct and our Privacy Policy).
  
  
• Be likely to deceive any person.
  
  
• Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act.
  
  
• Cause annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm, or annoy any other person.
  
  
• Impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization.
  
  
• Involve commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes, and other sales promotions, barter, or advertising.
  
  
• Give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by Company or any other person or entity if this is not the case.

9. Unacceptable Behavior: The following behaviors are considered harassment and are unacceptable within our community:

 

• Violence, threats of violence or violent language directed against another person.
  
  
• Sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist or otherwise discriminatory jokes and language.
  
  
• Posting or displaying sexually explicit or violent material.
  
  
• Posting or threatening to post other people's personally identifying information ("doxing").
  
  
• Personal insults, particularly those related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or disability.
  
  
• Inappropriate photography or recording.
  
  
• Inappropriate physical contact. You should have someone's consent before touching them.
  
  
• Unwelcome sexual attention. This includes, sexualized comments or jokes; inappropriate touching, groping, and unwelcomed sexual advances.
  
  
• Deliberate intimidation, stalking or following (online or in person).
  
  
• Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior.
  
  
• Sustained disruption of community events, including talks and presentations.
  
  10. Weapons: No weapons will be allowed at our Events, community spaces, or in other spaces covered by the scope of this Code of Conduct. Weapons include but are not limited to guns, explosives (including fireworks), and large knives such as those used for hunting or display, as well as any other item used for the purpose of causing injury or harm to others. Anyone seen in possession of one of these items will be asked to leave immediately, and will only be allowed to return without the weapon. Members are further expected to comply with all state and local laws on this matter.

11. Consequences of Violating the Code of Conduct: Violations of this Code of Conduct by any Member or other participant or user of the Services will not be tolerated. Anyone asked to stop the applicable conduct is expected to comply immediately.

If any Member or other participant or user of the Services violates the Code of Conduct, The Agoge or others acting at their direction may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including ejecting someone from an Event, temporarily suspending or permanently terminating an individual’s Membership or right to access or use some or all of the Services. No refund of any Membership Fees or other fees or charges would be provided in any such event.

12. If You Witness or Are Subject to Unacceptable Behavior: If you are subject to or witness a violation of the Code of Conduct or have any other concerns, please notify The Agoge as soon as possible at [email protected]. In the context of any in-person Events, The Agoge will also provide escorts as desired by a person experiencing distress.

13. Addressing Grievances: If you feel you have been falsely or unfairly accused of violating this Code of Conduct, you should notify us at [email protected] with a concise description of your grievance, including evidence to support your allegations and your desired resolution. Your grievance will be handled in accordance with our existing governing policies.

14. Scope: We expect all community participants (contributors, paid or otherwise; sponsors; and other guests) to abide by this Code of Conduct in all community venues - online and in-person - as well as one-on-one communications pertaining to community business.

This code of conduct and its related procedures also applies to unacceptable behavior occurring outside the scope of community activities when such behavior has the potential to adversely affect the safety and well-being of community members.

15. License and Attribution: This Code of Conduct is based in part on the Citizen Code of Conduct, which is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.