Respect and dignity
Treat people as people—not inputs, status markers, audiences to manipulate, or sources of owed labor.
Shared commitments
Build boldly. Treat people carefully.
Action never excuses harm, deception, exploitation, or disrespect. These standards protect community participation, conversations, builder work, and collaboration without becoming an ideological loyalty test.
Why the standards exist
Shared rules with clear limits
A positive culture needs clear examples, fair review, honest privacy limits, consequences, and a way to question decisions.
Conduct
What participants commit to
Consent and boundaries
Ask before involving, recording, quoting, introducing, showcasing, or expanding a request. A no, pause, or safe exit must be respected.
Privacy and confidentiality
Share only what is necessary and authorized. Do not expose private identities, evidence, contact details, financial data, or confidential spaces.
No harassment or exploitation
No harassment, discrimination, threats, retaliation, stalking, doxxing, scams, impersonation, coercion, deception, or exploitative labor.
Responsible technology and AI
No credential theft, malware, deceptive automation, illegal scraping, spam, or AI-assisted harm. Verify material claims and protect private data.
Appropriate requests and solicitation
Do not pressure people for work, money, purchasing, referrals, access, emotional labor, professional services, or introductions.
Conflicts and safe exit
Disclose relevant conflicts, stop when risk appears, and use the project or community exit route without retaliation.
Reporting
Raise concerns without retaliation
Builders, organizations, Network participants, partners, visitors, and people affected by ecosystem activity may use the concern route. Share only what is needed to review safely.
Report a concernReview and consequences
A person chooses a response that fits the situation
A review may check the facts, request information, set a limit, give a warning, restrict or pause access, remove someone, end a project, correct public information, or refer the matter elsewhere. The response depends on the available information, safety, ECL’s authority, and relevant responsibilities.
Questioning a decision
You may ask us to review a decision again
When appropriate, a person affected by a content, participation, program, or project decision may ask for another review through general contact or the concern process. Another review does not guarantee that the decision will change.
Updates
Standards will develop with real use
Last updated: 3 August 2026. Material changes will be dated and reflected in related project terms and forms.