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Code of Conduct

Fuse is dedicated to providing a safe, inclusive, and harassment-free experience for everyone.

We strive to create a community grounded in equality, respect, and mutual support, and we do not tolerate harassment of anyone in our community in any form.

It is our collective responsibility to make sure everyone at Fuse feels welcomed and respected. Harassment, discrimination, violence and bigotry create feelings of fear, uneasiness, humiliation and discomfort. Even if our actions are not intentionally hurtful, what we say and do can hurt others or make them feel uncomfortable.

This Code of Conduct applies to all Fuse spaces, online and in person, to all Fuse events, and to any communication with people in the Fuse community, both online and off. That includes plan holders, private office clients, guests, event attendees and staff. Anyone who violates this Code of Conduct may be asked to leave or removed from Fuse spaces, without a refund, at the discretion of Fuse staff.

Expected Behavior

  • Treat everyone with respect and consideration. Be respectful and mindful in your critique of ideas and opinions. Cut one another some slack. Not everyone comes from the same shared knowledge base or social framework.
  • Look for opportunities to learn from, uplift and affirm each other. Ask questions and share insights and ideas.
  • Make space for others in your conversations. If you notice people dominating a discussion, ask for feedback from quieter people.
  • Consider the difference between intent and impact. If someone tells you that the impact of your behavior has been hurtful, take responsibility for that impact, even if your intentions were positive.
  • Be an ally to others in the Fuse community, and let Fuse staff know if you notice someone being harassed or otherwise treated disrespectfully.

What Is Harassment?

Even if our actions are not intentionally hurtful, what we say and do can hurt others or make them feel uncomfortable. Here are some examples of harassing behaviors:

  • Unwelcome sexual attention.
  • Physical contact and simulated physical contact (e.g., textual descriptions like "*hug*") without consent or after a request to stop.
  • Continued one-on-one communication after a request to stop.
  • Offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, age, race, or religion.
  • Gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behavior in spaces where they're not appropriate.
  • Deliberate "outing" of any aspect of a person's identity without their consent except as necessary to protect vulnerable people from intentional abuse.
  • Publication of non-harassing private communication.
  • Harassing photography or recording, including logging online activity for harassment purposes.
  • Threats of violence, or incitement of violence towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm.
  • Any verbal, written, or physical conduct designed to threaten, intimidate, or coerce another person.

Reporting

If you are being harassed by someone at Fuse or at a Fuse event, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please report it by emailing info@fusespc.com or speaking with a Fuse staff member. Reports will be handled by Fuse staff.

If the person who is harassing you is a staff member, they will excuse themselves from handling your report. In that case, you may also reach out directly to another staff member or a board member, or have a friend submit your report. Please do not report harassment through private email addresses, direct messages or social media accounts.

We will respond as promptly as we can. Please do not report through social media or public discussion.

This Code of Conduct applies to Fuse's spaces, but if you are being harassed by someone in the Fuse community outside our spaces, we still want to know about it. We will take all good-faith reports of harassment seriously, including harassment outside our spaces and harassment that took place at any point in time. Fuse reserves the right to exclude people from Fuse based on their past behavior, including behavior outside Fuse spaces and behavior towards people who are not part of the Fuse community.

Confidentiality

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 the Fuse community or the general public. We will not name harassment victims without their affirmative consent.

Consequences

Anyone asked to stop harassing behavior is expected to comply immediately.

If someone engages in harassing behavior, Fuse staff may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including removal from all Fuse spaces, online and in person, with no refund, and identifying the person as a harasser to others in the Fuse community or the general public.

Health and Safety

Fuse values the health and safety of our staff, plan holders, guests and visitors. For current guidance on COVID-19, flu and other respiratory illnesses, see the CDC's Preventing Respiratory Illnesses page.