Conduct @
Hack Manhattan

This list is abridged and simplified for easy reference, a full description of our Code of Conduct can be found on the Wiki.

If anything described in this list aligns with an experience you've had at Hack Manhattan, either in physical or virtual spaces, please don't hesitate to reach out to conduct@hackmanhattan.com.

This list is neither exhaustive nor complete.

Hack Manhattan will not tolerate any of the following behavior:

• Offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, or religion.
• Sustained disruption of discussion.
• Unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices, including those related to food, health, parenting, drugs, and employment.
• Deliberate misgendering or use of ‘dead’ or rejected names.
• Gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behavior in spaces where they’re not appropriate.
• 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 or history of trauma without their consent, except as necessary to protect other members or other vulnerable people from intentional abuse.
• Publication of non-harassing private communication.
• Harassing photography or recording, including logging online activity for harassment purposes.
• Unwelcome sexual attention.
• Physical contact and simulated physical contact without consent or after a request to cease.
• 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.