Code of
conduct

UNWRAP. believes our community should be truly open for everyone. As such, we are committed to providing a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, or religion. This code of conduct outlines our expectations for participant behavior as well as the consequences for unacceptable behavior. We invite all sponsors, volunteers, speakers, attendees, media, exhibitors, and other participants to help us realize a safe and positive conference experience for everyone. All determinations of appropriate or inappropriate behavior are in UNWRAP.’s sole discretion, and the decision(s) of the UNWRAP. representatives will be final.

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Expected Behavior

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• Be considerate, respectful, and collaborative.
• Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.
• Be mindful of your online presence and those of your fellow participants. Alert conference organizers if you notice a dangerous/inappropriate situation or someone in distress.
• Comply with instructions of any session moderators, monitors, or any UNWRAP. staff.
• Comply with all applicable laws.

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Unacceptable Behavior

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• Unacceptable behaviors include intimidating, harassing, abusive, discriminatory, derogatory, or demeaning conduct by any attendees of UNWRAP and related events. Many UNWRAP. venues are shared with members of the public; please be respectful to all patrons of these locations.
• Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to (but not limited to) race, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, disability, marital status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other protected categories; inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images in public areas (including presentation slides); deliberate intimidation, stalking or following; harassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate contact, and sexual harassment.
• Wearing clothing that is not suitable for a professional work environment, or otherwise potentially offensive.
• Written, verbal, or other abuse, intimidation, threats, annoyance, harassment, stalking, and/or spamming against any person, which in any way creates a disturbance that is disruptive or dangerous or creates apprehension in a person, as determined by UNWRAP. and its show management, in their sole discretion.
• Any boisterous, lewd, or offensive behavior or language, including but not limited to using sexually explicit or offensive language, materials, or conduct, or any language, behavior, or content that contains profanity, obscene gestures, or racial, religious, gender, or ethnic slurs.
• Assembling for the purpose of or resulting in disturbing the peace or committing any unlawful act or engaging in any offensive behavior.
• Failure to obey any rules or regulations of the event or its vendors.

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Scope: We expect all event participants (including UNWRAP. employees, moderators, attendees, vendors, sponsors, speakers, and volunteers) to uphold the principles of this Code of Conduct. This Code of Conduct covers all UNWRAP. events (virtual or in-person) and all related events (social or otherwise). UNWRAP. employees participating in virtual events must continue to abide by all company policies at all times.

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Consequences of Unacceptable Behavior: Unacceptable behavior will not be tolerated, whether by other attendees, media, speakers, volunteers, organizers, venue staff, sponsors, or exhibitors.

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Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately.

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If a participant engages in unacceptable behavior, the conference organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including expulsion from the conference without warning or refund.

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What to Do If You Witness or Are Subject to Unacceptable Behavior: If you are subject to unacceptable behavior, notice that someone else is being subjected to unacceptable behavior, or have any other concerns, please notify a conference organizer as soon as possible. All reports will remain completely confidential.

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The UNWRAP. team will be available to help participants contact venue security or local law enforcement, to provide escorts, or to otherwise assist those experiencing unacceptable behavior to feel safe for the duration of the conference.

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Report all Code of Conduct violations to: festival@unwrap.be