Code of Conduct

We believe that global technological innovation thrives when individuals of all skill levels, backgrounds, and identities can collaborate openly and fearlessly.

All participants, speakers, sponsors, mentors, judges, and staff at HackCulture events are required to agree with and adhere to this Code of Conduct throughout all stages of participation, including on Discord, Slack, virtual meeting rooms, and in-person venues.

Treat all fellow participants, mentors, organizers, and community members with dignity, kindness, and professional respect.

Engage in constructive feedback, collaborative problem-solving, and credit team members and open-source contributors appropriately.

Respect event timelines, mentorship office hours, and the intellectual property boundaries established by organizers and fellow teams.

Harassment in any form, including offensive comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, ethnicity, or religion.

Deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, unwanted photography or recording, disruption of talks or judging sessions, and inappropriate physical or digital contact.

Sabotage, malicious interference with competing teams' deployments or cloud environments, reverse-engineering non-public judge rubrics, and plagiarism.

If you experience or witness harassment or any violation of this Code of Conduct, please contact event organizers immediately via our dedicated safety channel or by emailing support@hackculture.io.

Organizers will review all reports promptly and take any action deemed necessary, including formal warnings, immediate disqualification from the competition, and permanent expulsion from the HackCulture platform and all affiliated network events.