Code of Conduct

IFTF seeks to create and maintain a safe environment throughout our programs’ activities, both online and in-person. We will not tolerate actions that violate this aim, and will practice active enforcement and moderation as needed in order to uphold the safety and happiness of our organization’s staff and volunteers, as well as all community members participating in IFTF programs or using IFTF-associated resources.

The purpose of this Code of Conduct is to make sure that IFTF spaces stay safe, tolerant, and welcoming to all members, regardless of the role they have taken within these spaces. We ask that our community members act with compassion and kindness towards others, and these are the values under which this Code of Conduct operates.

If you have any questions about IFTF’s General Code of Conduct, please write to us at info@iftechfoundation.org. While this General Code of Conduct only applies within the boundaries of IFTF programs, you may also contact us with any related concern, and we will do our best to get you to the right resource and help.

The General Code of Conduct described in this document outlines the behavior that IFTF does not tolerate within any of its programs and activities. Programs may also establish their own codes of conduct, with policies specific to their own events and projects. These program-specific codes of conduct, when present, complement this organization-wide General Code of Conduct.

Diversity and Inclusion statement

IFTF strives to practice active inclusivity, including continuously learning how we can improve this practice. We acknowledge the systemic oppression encountered by marginalized groups at many levels of society, and ask that our members practice sensitivity towards one another’s lived experience—including the structural oppression a member may face. We aim to provide a space that does not contribute to these forms of oppression.

We expect participants of IFTF programs to be aware of these guiding principles, as they inform our perspective and approach to content moderation. Similarly, members should let these guidelines inform their own behavior when participating in IFTF or IFTF-adjacent spaces, when creating Content, and/or when attending an IRL Event (as defined below).

In-person events

The following policies, rules and guidelines apply only to and/or at any in-person event hosted and promoted by IFTF (each an “IRL Event” and collectively, “IRL Events”).

All IFTF events and services

The following list of “Unacceptable Behaviors” are not tolerated by IFTF in any forums, communities, discussions or IRL Events; however, within a narrative or story, or draft thereof, characters, even those based on real people, may act in ways that would constitute an Unacceptable Behaviors—in other words, characters can behave badly, but we, as members of a community, should not.

Physical behavior that causes harm to another person or group:

Verbal behavior, whether spoken or written, that causes harm to another person or group:

Online behavior that causes harm to another person or group:

Discriminatory and damaging behavior, particularly towards marginalised groups:

What To Do If You Witness Behavior That Violates Our TOS

If you witness unacceptable behavior within an IFTF-associated space, whether online or in-person, you have two routes available for reporting it:

IFTF’s board of directors and its program committees take reports of unacceptable behavior seriously. The organization will investigate any issues raised with care and in a timely fashion. The specific nature of the resulting consequence will be dependent on the situation and will only be actioned after careful discussion with all relevant parties, on a case-by-case basis. Reports of incidents within specific programs get handled initially by those programs’ operating committees. They can escalate issues to IFTF’s Board of Directors or to other advisory groups when necessary.