This code of conduct applies to participants of all ages, all Rails Girls KC events and spaces, online and off, public and private.

We are dedicated to providing a harassment-free community. We will not tolerate harassment in any form.

Harassment includes:
Offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, physical appearance, body size, mental illness and/or disability
Threats of violence
Use of sexual language or imagery at any time
Harassing photography or recording
Sustained disruption of talks or events
Deliberate intimidation, stalking or following
Threats of violence
Inappropriate physical contact
Unwelcome sexual attention
Unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices
Advocating for or encouraging any of the above behavior

We expect all community members to be respectful of others, their time, and resources. Being a participant in this community does not guarantee or entitle you to specific help, time or resources from community leaders or participants.

Reporting
If you feel unsafe or unwelcome, or notice that someone else is being harassed, please report it as soon as possible. You can make a report by  sending an email to railsgirlskc@gmail.com, or speaking with one of the organizers of the event you are attending.

We expect event organizers and volunteers to be alert and take appropriate action to intervene in preventing or stopping harassment and unacceptable behavior.

While this code of conduct applies to Rails Girls KC events and spaces, if you are being harassed by a community member outside our community, we still want to know about it. We will take all good-faith reports of harassment by community members seriously. This includes harassment outside our spaces and harassment that took place at any point in time. Rails Girls Kansas City reserves the right to refuse an individual’s attendance to Rails Girls KC events or spaces based on the individuals previous behavior at our events or other non-Rails Girls KC events and spaces and behavior towards people who are not a part of Rails Girls Kansas City.

We will respect confidentiality requests for the purpose of protecting victims of abuse. At our discretion, we may publicly name a person about whom we’ve received harassment complaints, or privately warn third parties about them, if we believe that doing so will increase the safety of community members or the general public. We will not name harassment victims without their affirmative consent.

Consequences
Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in harassing behavior, community organizers retain the right to take any actions to keep the community a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the event with no refund (for paid events).

License
This code of conduct is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Rails Girls KC Code of Conduct is based on KCWiT, the Techlahoma code of conduct, the midwest.io code of conduct with additional inspiration from the WITchat Community Code of Conduct.