All attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at our conference are required to agree to the following code of conduct:

BSidesTLV is dedicated to providing a safe and harassment-free conference experience regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices, to all participants. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants, speakers or organizers in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and any other online media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference at the discretion of the conference organizers.
 

The organizers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody. 

More details can be found at http://confcodeofconduct.com

Photo, Video & Recording Policy

BSidesTLV supports the exchange of ideas while protecting the privacy and personal security of conference participants. This policy applies to all photography, video recording, audio recording, livestreaming, screen recording, and other capture of images, voices, presentations, or activities at BSidesTLV.

This policy applies throughout the conference venue, at official BSidesTLV events, and on BSidesTLV-operated online platforms.

Ask Permission Before Recording

You must obtain affirmative permission before photographing or recording any identifiable person.

Silence, lack of objection, attendance at the conference, or presence in a public conference area does not constitute consent to recording.

Permission to take a photograph or recording does not include permission to publish, post, livestream, distribute, or otherwise share it. You must obtain separate permission before sharing identifiable images, video, or audio.

Consent from one person does not authorize the photography or recording of anyone else who appears or can be heard in the recording.

Crowd Photography

Attendee-facing crowd photographs and recordings are prohibited unless specifically authorized by BSidesTLV.

Incidental background appearances must be avoided whenever reasonably possible. If an identifiable person appears in the background without permission, the image or recording must not be published unless that person is removed, blurred, muted, or otherwise rendered unidentifiable.

Presentations and Conference Activities

Photography or recording of a presentation is permitted only when:

1. BSidesTLV has designated the presentation as recordable; or

2. The presenter has expressly authorized photography or recording.

3. Presenter permission applies only to the presentation and the presenter. It does not authorize recording audience members, questions from attendees, private conversations, restricted material, or other conference participants.

A presenter or BSidesTLV may withdraw permission at any time. Recording must stop immediately when permission is withdrawn.

Photography, video recording, audio recording, livestreaming, screen recording, and all other forms of recording are prohibited in any off-the-record track.

Official BSidesTLV Photographers

Official BSidesTLV photographers are identifiable by professional camera equipment and BSidesTLV staff credentials.

Official photographers may record activities only when assigned to do so for BSidesTLV. They remain subject to this policy and must comply with requests from participants who do not wish to be individually photographed or recorded, unless the recording is necessary to document a safety, security, or legal incident.

Members of the press are not permitted in any off-the-record track space.

Media and Press

Members of the media must comply with this policy. A press credential does not authorize photography, recording, publication, or entry into restricted areas.

Media representatives must obtain affirmative permission before recording or interviewing an identifiable participant.

Unauthorized Media

If you photograph or record someone without permission, you must immediately stop and delete the image or recording.

If a participant asks you to delete, remove, blur, mute, obscure, or stop distributing media in which they are identifiable, you must promptly comply.

This requirement applies regardless of:

• When the media was created;

• Whether the media was created on or off conference property;

• Whether the media has already been posted or distributed; or

• Whether the request is made during or after the conference.

• BSidesTLV may require you to demonstrate that the media has been deleted, removed, or appropriately obscured.

Reporting Violations

Report suspected violations to any BSidesTLV staff member.

Enforcement of this Policy

BSidesTLV may take any action it determines appropriate based on the seriousness, intent, and impact of a violation.

Possible actions include:

• Directing the person to stop photographing or recording;

• Requiring immediate deletion or removal of unauthorized media;

• Requiring the device to be placed in secure storage;

• Removing the person from a presentation, track, or conference area;

• Revoking press or conference credentials;

• Ejecting the person from the event without a refund;

• Banning the person from future BSidesTLV events or online platforms; or

• Referring the matter to venue security or appropriate authorities.

A warning is not required before enforcement action.

Covert recording, refusing to stop recording, refusing to delete unauthorized media, or repeatedly violating this policy may result in immediate removal from the conference.

For online violations, BSidesTLV may require the immediate deletion, editing, blurring, muting, or removal of unauthorized media. Failure to comply may result in suspension or permanent exclusion from BSidesTLV online platforms and future in-person events.

While we make our best efforts to protect participants’ identity security and personal safety, BSidesTLV cannot ultimately be responsible for participants’ identity security or personal safety. By participating in the conference, participants agree they are liable for their own identity security and personal safety, subject to applicable law.