Guidelines

Overview 

The ex|XO community is a global, professional network of highly skilled technology industry professionals from around the world who share the common experience of having worked as a team member in the Crossover / ESW Capital / DevFactory / Ignite, etc. ecosystem.  The ex|XO mission is to enable each member of the network to better thrive personally and professionally through collective learning, networking, collaboration, lead sharing, and friendship with others who are in many ways leading the development of the remote-first working world.

ex|XO is led by a Community Manager and a group of Network Ambassadors, all of whom are XO alumni volunteering their time to develop the network as a powerful, shared asset for all alums.

Scope

The purpose of these guidelines is to support a safe interaction space and a positive environment for its members. The following guidelines will define the standard of behavior expected to be adopted on any of the communication platforms used by all ex|XO members.

Consent

By accessing our community website, becoming a member of our community and associated communication channels, or participating in our events and meetings, you agree to these guidelines and consent to follow them. You also agree for the Community Manager to maintain a record for you that includes the contact information you provided on registering for the network. 

Branding 

Any usage, inclusion, or incorporation of the ex|XO name or logo requires prior approval from the Community Manager (as identified on the Team section of this website). This applies to coaching sessions, presentations, meetings, or any internal content / material creation.

Confidentiality 

All members who have access to the private community information, communication channels, and discussions are asked to treat the information shared as confidential out of respect to your fellow network member who contributed the content into the network. This is not an intellectual property issue, but rather an issue of community trust issue where network members believe it is respectful to ask the person who shared the information before reposting or resharing it with people outside the network.

While the Community Manager and Network Ambassadors strive to inspire all members to practice such respect, confidentiality certainly cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, please be mindful that any information you share might become public.

As a member of the ex|XO community, you agree that your participation does not contradict or violate any third party patent, copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights of privacy or publicity.

Content

ex|XO could request members to build, share content, and post comments. However, ex|XO is not responsible or held liable for the content disseminated or created by its members. It is solely the responsibility of each member to adhere to these guidelines and their external confidentiality obligations when creating or sharing comments or content. ex|XO is not responsible to any third party for the correctness of the content shared by its members.

Illegal Activities; Harassment; Inappropriate Behaviour 

Within the community, each of us should engage with each other respectfully at all times. The Community Manager may choose to remove any member of the network if determined to be conducting or involved in:

  • Racism, extremism, hate, verbal abuse, online harassment, or cyberbullying

  • Technology-based harm

  • Illegal or illicit activities

  • Harming of others or self

  • Inappropriate graphic content sharing, nudity, or sexual activity 

  • Violating the privacy of another community member

  • Compromising the integrity of our community in any way

  • Engaging in unauthorized selling, unauthorized lead collection, unauthorized extraction of data

  • Solicitation of any members, exploiting content

  • Any community Brand violation, misrepresentation of an association with ex| XO or its members where an association does not exist

Reporting

Should someone harass you, should you see that another member is being harassed, or witness any of the above-listed behaviors, please contact the Community Manager immediately at manager@ex-xo.com. 

References

Hinson L., O’Brien-Milne L., Mueller J., Bansal V., Wandera N., and Bankar S. (2019). Defining and measuring technology-facilitated gender-based violence. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3jJDvyc

Annalee F H., Sample Slack Code of Conduct. (2020). Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3m7JD6r

We have adapted the Sample Slack Code of Conduct for our use following the Creative Commons Attribution License terms.