Community Guidelines 🤝 ​: How we create a community of belonging

 Welcome to the Statefree Community! We are thrilled to have you!

Our mission is to build a community which is based on a respectful and inclusive culture. The following guidelines describe how want to interact with each other, meaning what is expected of you and what you can expect from other community members.

1. Engage in the conversation 

Statefree was created for people affected by statelessness and for those who consider themselves as their allies. A vibrant community is based on active communication and engagement. We value every contribution and encourage you to share your own experiences, perspectives and insights. Don’t share other persons’ stories without their permission.

2. Respect others! 

We value diversity, also in opinions. Please be aware that you might come across content that you don’t agree with that doesn’t violate the community guidelines. You are welcome to disagree or ask further questions in a respectful manner. Bullying, hate speech, harassment, threatening or inflammatory content and behaviour is not accepted. Disrespectful posts or replies will be removed by the Statefree team. Furthermore every user is able to flag and report content that violates the community guidelines via the “Flag as inappropriate” button.

3. Remember, this is a public forum 

Be mindful of what kind of information you share about yourself. Do not post any information that you do not wish to make public and don’t post content that invades others' privacy. This includes sharing names, phone numbers, email addresses or other personal information.

4. Cite your sources 

Make sure to include your sources whenever possible for example by adding the original link. This helps to maintain a constructive conversation. We reserve the right to delete links that do not contribute to the conversation. It is not acceptable to post any material that would infringe someone else's copyrights, trademarks, or any other intellectual property rights. Moreover please don’t disclose any trade secret (or other confidential information), that contains software viruses or any other computer code or files that are designed to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software or hardware. 

5. Legal Advice 

Please be aware that the community is a place to discuss and share stories. Experience doesn’t replace legal advice. Most people are happy to help out in the Statefree Community, but remember that their advice is theirs only and that you are responsible for deciding whether or not to follow it. If the advice given by a community member sounds wrong or risky to you, do not try it. In particular, if any user asks you for personal information, such as an account number, address, password, identity documents or credit card number, do not provide it.

6. Enforcement 

In order to make this a safe space for the community we reserve the right to delete any content or ban people from the site if the aforementioned guidelines are violated.

If you come across any content that you perceive as inappropriate violation against our guidelines please use the Flag as inappropriate button to report the content to the Statefree team. 

7. We are here to help! 

If you are new to The Statefree Community and are unsure about anything, just ask! The Statefree team and other users are happy to help. If you need help or want to report a problem, write an email to tech@statefree.world.