Community Guidelines

Community Guidelines & Codes of Conduct

Welcome to the Beeler.Tech Community (the “Community”). To keep this space productive, respectful, and safe, we ask all members to follow these Community Guidelines & Code of Conduct.

1. Where These Guidelines Apply

These standards apply anytime you are participating in the Beeler.Tech community, including:

  • In-person events and meetups
  • Virtual events and webinars
  • Slack workspaces, WhatsApp groups, and similar channels
  • Any other space hosted or moderated by Beeler.Tech for Community interaction

2. Confidentiality & Respect for Privacy

To encourage open dialogue, we follow the Chatham House Rule:

You may use insights from Community conversations in your own work, but you may not:

  • Disclose who else is in the Community.
  • Share any personal or proprietary information you learn here.
  • Attribute statements to specific individuals or companies, inside or outside of the Community.
  • Share screenshots, transcripts, or direct quotes without express permission.

3. Use of Community Content & Public Reports

By participating in the Community, you acknowledge and agree that Beeler.Tech may:

  • Collect and use conversations and other content shared within the Community in aggregated or anonymized form.
  • Create and distribute anonymized reports, summaries, or insights for clients or for sale to the public.
  • Use anonymized insights derived from Community discussions for commercial purposes, including research, thought leadership, and product or service development.

In doing so, Beeler.Tech will not:

  • Attribute statements to you or your company without your express prior consent, or
  • Publicly identify you or your company as the source of any specific comment, story, or data point without your express prior consent.

Nothing in this Section 3 grants Community members the right to use Community content in this way; these rights are reserved to Beeler.Tech.

4. Prohibited Use of Community Content

Members agree not to use Community content for any purpose other than participating in Community discussions, including but not limited to:

  • Do not use AI tools to process, summarize, analyze, or mine Community content.
  • Do not use Community content to train models or feed any machine-learning system.
  • Do not create content, reports, or derivative works based on Community posts unless explicitly authorized.

5. Professional & Respectful Conduct

All members are expected to maintain professional standards, including:

  • Respectful, inclusive, and constructive communication.
  • Accurate representation of experiences and good-faith advice.
  • Use of the Community for professional (not purely promotional) purposes.
  • Compliance with relevant laws and ethical standards.

We further expect the following behaviors in all Community spaces and events:

  • Behaving in a courteous and professional manner.
  • Treating all participants with respect, dignity, and consideration, valuing a diversity of views and opinions.
  • Welcoming all voices, whether participating in-person or remotely, and making space for new and diverse voices.
  • Being considerate, respectful, and collaborative in your communication and actions.
  • Discussing differences and critiquing ideas, not people, in a non-confrontational manner with due regard for others’ viewpoints.
  • Refraining from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior or speech, including microaggressions.
  • Consuming alcohol or other altering substances responsibly so your behavior remains professional and safe for others.
  • When using a webcam, maintaining a professional presence appropriate to the context of the event or discussion.

6. Shared Responsibility for a Respectful Environment

We ask all members to help maintain a respectful, supportive community by self-managing respectful behavior and, when appropriate, intervening if someone is not being respectful. This may include:

  • Reporting suspected inappropriate behavior directed at yourself or others to someone in a position of authority (e.g., event organizer, moderator).
  • Speaking up if someone around you does or says something inappropriate.
  • Interrupting or redirecting a situation by creating a distraction to de-escalate.
  • Documenting incidents you witness, including date, time, people involved, and the behaviors observed.
  • Checking in with the person who experienced the inappropriate behavior.
  • When safe and appropriate, directly confronting the person acting inappropriately.

7. Consequences & Enforcement

We take these standards seriously. Violations of these Guidelines & Code of Conduct may result in:

  • A warning and reminder of these rules.
  • Temporary suspension from the Community or specific spaces.
  • Permanent removal from the Community and/or a ban from future Beeler.Tech events.
  • Refusal of entry to or removal of any person from any event at any time.
  • Ineligibility for refunds or other compensation if removed from an event for violating this Code of Conduct.
  • Legal action, if needed, to address misuse of proprietary or confidential information.

If you are asked to stop behaving inappropriately, you are expected to comply immediately.

8. Questions, Concerns, and Reporting

If you have any questions about these Guidelines & Code of Conduct, or if you need to report a concern or incident, please contact:

Rob@beeler.tech or Melissa@beeler.tech

Thank you for helping keep the Beeler.Tech Community safe, respectful, and valuable for everyone.