DARING CITIES ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY
CODE OF CONDUCT
PurposeICLEI is committed to providing a safe event experience for everyone, regardless of sex,gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, ethnicity, religion (or lackthereof), social status, physical appearance or body size.
Participants are expected to behave with integrity and respect towards all fellow
participants attending or involved in the event.

Applicability
These rules apply equally for all participants, speakers, moderators, and any other persons
attending or involved in any organization capacity in the event. We expect all persons tocomply with these rules in all physical and virtual spaces related to the event.
ICLEI and the Daring Cities team commits to implementing the Code of Conduct.
The Code of Conduct is not legal or prescriptive in nature. It supplements, and does notaffect, the application of other relevant policies, regulations, rules and laws, including laws
regulating the premises in which the event takes place and any applicable host country
agreements.

Prohibited conduct
Harassment
Harassment of events participants in any form during the event and any activities related
to the event shall not be tolerated.
Harassment in any form because of sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age,disability, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), social status, physical appearance,
body size or any other reason is prohibited at the event.
Harassment of event participants includes, but are not limited to:••••offensive or hateful language, including in written communications
deliberate intimidation
stalking
following

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harassing photography or recording
sustained disruption of talks or side events
inappropriate physical contact
unwelcome sexual attention

Ultimately, individuals or groups violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled fromthe event at the discretion of the event organizers.

Complaint process
A participant who feels that they have been harassed, notice that someone else is beingharassed, or have any other concerns, may report the matter immediately to the event
organizers.
A participant should never knowingly make a false or misleading claim about prohibited
conduct.
Channels for complaints
At any time if you feel unsafe, uncomfortable, or uncertain about the way you have beentreated or the way someone else has been treated at our events, do not hesitate to contact
safe-events@iclei.org.
Taking Action
The event organizers will be expected to take appropriate action, ranging from warning
the offender to full expulsion from the event. Participants asked to stop any harassing
behaviour are expected to comply immediately.
The victim of alleged harassment may also seek help from other relevant authorities, suchas the police, bearing in mind the applicable legal framework.

Prohibition of retaliation
Threats, intimidation, or any other form of retaliation against a participant who has madea complaint or provided information in support of a complaint are prohibited. The event
organizers will take any appropriate action needed to prevent and respond to retaliation.

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