The following policies are intended to guide the interactions between members of the GimpGirl Community, as well as visitors to our communities. They apply to everyone in any community, website, group, or area run by the GimpGirl Community. If you have concerns about these policies or their implementation, please speak directly to a staff member. If concerns involve a staff member, please contact the GimpGirl Community director or advisory board members.

1. All members are expected to treat other members with respect and dignity, and show consideration for the opinions and experiences of others.
2. Do not “spam” any of our communities with unsolicited advertisements, ever.
3. All personal information should not to be shared without an individual’s explicit permission, and should never be shared with a third party for any research or publication without written permission.
4. In any forum or discussion that you are part of, please ensure that all members give other members time to speak before offering a thoughtful response.
5. When giving feedback or opinions, try sharing your own experiences and how you were able to deal with the situation, as opposed stating what someone should do.
6. Obtain explicit consent from others prior to logging or recording any event, or using replies from various communities and forums, and include the purposes for which the log will be used and who will have access. No GimpGirl Community member, student, educator or researcher is allowed to record or share transcripts in any form of publication or for research without explicit written permission from the GimpGirl Community director, as well as members involved in the event.
7. Help to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to speak at meetings and events. Respect that members have varying disabilities and concerns in their lives that mean they may not be able to respond as quickly as other are used to.
8. Help to ensure that everyone is aware that some individuals may take time to feel safe enough to openly talk about themselves, and that it is okay for them to just listen. Silence can be a form of participation, and being forced to contribute can be threatening.
9. If you have concerns about someone’s member eligibility, discreetly bring your concerns to a staff member. It is not a member’s responsibility to confront other members.
10. If you have concerns about someone’s behavior, please discretely notify a staff member.
11. Please be aware staff may log or record member chat. Staff will make this known to the members involved and it will be maintained for internal use only.
12. Anything discussed with staff, in confidence, will not be shared outside of the staff team, unless consent has been given by the member or an emergency situation arises that requires outside intervention.
13. Due to safety issues, “devotees” (disability fetishists) and “medical pretenders/roleplayers” (people who pretend to have a disability that they do not have in real life) are not welcome in our communities.