Policies

Clocktower Con, a convention produced by Final Three, LLC is dedicated to providing a harassment-free event experience for everyone, regardless of gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of convention attendees in any form. Attendees violating these policies may be expelled from the convention without a refund at the discretion of the convention organizers. All Attendees are expected to adhere to the following:

• Attendees asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately
• If an attendee engages in harassing behavior, event organizers retain the right to take any action that maintains the safety, security, and enjoyment of all attendees. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the convention [without a refund].
• Event organizers may take action to redress anything designed to, or with the clear impact of, disrupting the event or making the environment hostile for any attendees.
• We expect attendees to follow these rules at all event venues and event-sponsored social activities. 

Harassment can include, but not be limited to:

• Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease.
• Photography and recording without consent, or the manipulation of photographs or recordings made with the intention to offend, intimidate, embarrass or demean.
• Verbal, written, or social media comments that offend, intimidate, embarrass or demean, including those that reinforce social structures of prejudice or domination regarding race or ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, physical appearance, body size, sexual orientation, mental illness, neurotype, language, disability or age.
• Publication of non-harassing private communication without consent by the involved parties.
• Deliberate misgendering or use of ‘dead’ or rejected names.
• Deliberate “outing” of any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent.
• Threats of violence regardless of severity.
• Incitement of violence towards any individual or group, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm.
• Pattern of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming inappropriate levels of intimacy with others.
• Gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behaviour in spaces where they’re not appropriate.
• Stalking, following or unwelcome attention, either in person or through an online medium.
• Unwelcome physical contact, sexual attention or simulated physical contact (eg, textual descriptions like “hug” or “backrub”) without consent or after a request to stop.
• Any other behavior designed to disrupt events or attendee’s enjoyment of events.

We prioritize marginalized people’s safety over privileged people’s comfort.

Clocktower Con reserves the right not to act on complaints regarding:

• • ‘Reverse’ -isms, including ‘reverse racism,’ ‘reverse sexism,’ and ‘cisphobia’
  • Reasonable communication of boundaries, such as “leave me alone,” “go away,” or “I’m not discussing this with you.”
  • Communicating in a ‘tone’ you don’t find congenial.
  • Criticizing racist, sexist, cissexist, or otherwise oppressive behavior or assumptions.

Reporting:

If someone makes you or anyone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it as soon as possible to a staff member, in person or online. Convention staff can be identified by Clocktower Con Volunteer shirts. Harassment and other code of conduct violations reduce the value of our event for everyone. We want you to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience at all Final Three events. People like you make our event a better place.

Make a report by either:

• Submitting an anonymous report online here.

• Contacting a convention team member, identified by Clocktower Con Volunteer shirts.

When taking a personal report, our team will ensure you are safe and cannot be overheard. They may involve other event staff to ensure your report is managed properly. Once safe, we will ask you to tell us about what happened. This can be upsetting, but we’ll handle it as respectfully as possible and you are free to have a friend present for support. You will not be asked to confront anyone and we will not tell anyone who you are.

Our team will be happy to help you contact hotel/venue security, local law enforcement, local support services, provide escorts, or otherwise assist you to feel safe for the duration of the event. We value your attendance and safety above all else.