Code of Conduct

The Indie Hackers (IH) meetups are community events to facilitate networking and collaboration in the IH community.

We value the participation of each member of the IH community and want all attendees to have an enjoyable, fulfilling experience. All attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to others throughout the meetup.

Everyone who participates in an Indie Hackers meetup event must adhere to the following Code of Conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event.

Our standards

Indie Hackers is dedicated to providing a positive event experience for everyone, regardless of age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, ethnicity, nationality, race, or religion (or lack thereof), education, or socio-economic status.

Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment include:

  • Being kind to others
  • Behaving professionally
  • Using welcoming and inclusive language
  • Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
  • Accepting constructive criticism graciously

Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:

  • Sexual language and imagery in any event venue, including talks
  • Violent threats or language directed against another person
  • Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following
  • Insults or put-downs
  • Sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, or exclusionary jokes
  • Unwelcome sexual attention or advances
  • Unwelcome physical contact
  • Sustained disruption of talks or other activities

Participants asked to stop any inappropriate behavior are expected to comply immediately.

If a participant engages in behavior that violates this Code of Conduct, the meetup organizers will take appropriate action. This may include:

  • Verbal warning
  • Removal from the event
  • Disinvitation from future IH events

Scope

All IH meetup attendees are subject to the Code of Conduct. This includes:

  • Speakers
  • Guests
  • Organizers
  • Community ambassadors (volunteer organizers appointed by Indie Hackers)
  • Indie Hackers employees

Contact information

If you believe that someone is violating the Code of Conduct during a Indie Hackers event, or have any other concerns, please contact the meetup organizer immediately.

In case of a conflict of interest, you can individually contact:

Community ambassadors will be happy to help participants contact venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist any attendee to feel safe for the duration of the meetup. We value your attendance.

Procedure for handling incidents

License

This Code of Conduct was forked from the PyCon Code of Conduct, which was derived from the Geek Feminism wiki, created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers, which is under a Creative Commons Zero license.

Additional language was added by Otter Tech from:

Creative Commons License

The Indie Hackers Code of Conduct is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.