Community Guidelines

Welcome to SecuritHub. We're glad to have you as part of our Community!

SecuritHub is the world's first social platform for researchers, students, experts and practitioners in international security and counter-terrorism. Our mission is to assist our members in their personal and professional development by providing them with a space to connect, share ideas and expertise, seek advice, ask for tips, find new job opportunities, and build mutually beneficial business relationships. 

We are fully committed to making this community space a safe, respectful and harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, culture, background, profession, political affiliation, or religion. To accomplish this aim we have accumulated a few Community Guidelines which we expect all members to abide by throughout the platform. Violations of these guidelines may result in the removal of material, comments, or possibly the termination of a member’s use of and registration on SecurithHub.

What we encourage you to do in the community:

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Be safe

• Be polite and respect other people’s opinions. Also the fact they may be different to your own;

• Respect the privacy and personal information of other members;

• Communicate with courtesy and respect.

Be trustworthy

• Use your true identity, provide accurate information about yourself, and only share information that is real and authentic.

Be professional

• Keep content professionally relevant and on topic. English is the preferred language and if you choose to write in other languages, please make sure to provide an English translation.

Share your challenges & ask for help

• Feel free to share the challenges you’re going through or questions you have and ask for advice and guidance.  You can also ask for feedback on your work, as long as you aren’t explicitly sharing this work in a self-promotion way. 

• Search for your question before starting a new topic. Chances are someone has had the same problem and there will be a solution on their existing topic. 

• When you ask a new question, make sure to get really specific, so that people know the best way to help you! Also, keep in mind that the we’re all in different timezones, so be patient as not everyone is logged into the community all the time. 

Share your knowledge

• When you’re able to, please help others in the community by answering their questions, sharing your ideas, and supporting them. This is a wonderful way to build connections and showcase your expertise!

Start and join in for discussions

• Feel free to kick off a general discussion about any topic that is pertinent to the group that you’re posting in. Make sure to engage with members when they respond to your discussion!

Share helpful resources & tips

• You are welcome to share any great resources you come across, as long as you are willing to engage in a conversation about it. 

Build connections with one another

• We are here to help you build strong and mutually beneficial connections through community activities, events and discussions. Be open, kind and inclusive with other members, and start growing your professional network!

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What we do not allow:

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Be rude, hateful or insulting

• Do not use swear words or crude language. We will remove any content that is potentially: (i )offensive, racist, sexist, homophobic, or discriminatory against any religions or other groups; (ii) insulting, threatening or abusive; (iii) defamatory, false, libellous, or misleading; and (iv) obscene, or of a sexual nature.

Harassing or bullying other members 

• We don’t tolerate any form of harassment, bullying, or unwanted advances towards any member of our community. This includes: (i) offensive comments or jokes related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion; (ii) deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following; (iii) threats of violence; (iv) unwelcomed sexual attention; (v) trolling; (vi) continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease; and (vii) non-consensual publication of private correspondence.

Incite, or promote violence

• We don’t allow threatening, inciting, or promoting violence of any kind.

Share false or misleading content

• Do not share misleading or deceptive content that: (i) present inaccurate or untrue facts or events; (ii) are technically manipulated; or (iii) interfere with democratic processes.

Create a fake profile

• We don’t allow fake profiles or entities. Do not post misleading or deceptive information about yourself, your qualifications, work experience, or skills. Do not associate yourself on SecuritHub with entities that you are not actually associated with. Do not use or attempt to use another member's SecuritHub account or create a member profile for anyone other than yourself. And do not share your SecuritHub account with anyone else.

Engage in spam or scams

• We will remove any posts that are obviously commercial, promotional, or otherwise spamlike. This includes third party adverts, polls and petitions, junk mail, spam, chain letters or any other form of unauthorised solicitation.

Violate others' privacy and intellectual property rights 

• You are not allowed (i) to solicit email addresses or other personal information from SecuritHub members without prior authorization; (ii) use, disclose or distribute on SecuritHub any data obtained in violation of any of our policies or agreements; and (iii) disclose information that you don’t have the right to disclose. You also agree to not violate the intellectual property rights of other members, including copyrights, original works, trademarks, or other proprietary rights.

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Responses to any behavior that violates this Code of Conduct:

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By logging into your account and activating your profile, you are considered to be in agreement with the policies listed above. If you engage in behavior that violates this code of conduct, you may be given a warning or you may be banned from SecuritHub, depending on the severity of the behavior. 

If you see something you believe may violate our policies, whether in profiles, posts, messages, comments, or anywhere else, please, flag it by emailing community@securithub.com so we can further investigate.