VINCE Code of Conduct
is intended to inform and guide our communications in connection with our Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) practice, including the VINCE platform. We believe that successful vulnerability coordination requires an open exchange of ideas.
This Open exchange is possible only
possible in an inclusive environment that fosters trust, dignity, understanding, and mutual respect, and where participants recognize the inherent worth of every person and group.
Expectations
Harassment is never appropriate.
We pledge to make participation in our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
We pledge - to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, diverse
, and healthy have adopted this code of conduct to define the behaviors we support (and don't support) in our vulnerability disclosure coordination practice.We expect VINCE users to follow this code of conduct. We expect - do not tolerate any form of harassing or offensive behavior.
- Any offenders who are asked to stop their
harassing to comply immediately.We do not tolerate any form of harassment or offensive behavior in the context of our coordinated vulnerability disclosure practice, which includes the VINCE platform- must comply immediately.
- If a VINCE user engages
in harassing behavior- in inappropriate behavior, the offender may be suspended from further participation in the VINCE platform
.Scope
This Code of Conduct applies across the VINCE platform, however we expect and encourage respectful and non-harassing behavior from all parties we engage with.
Reporting abuse
Governing Principles
A welcoming and collegial environment can be achieved when we adopt the following principles in our day-to-day actions and interactions.
Principle | Outcomes |
Trust one another | Work better and smarter individually and together and feel better about the work we do, how we do it, where we do it, and for whom we do it. |
Respect one another | Feel valued and supported, recognized, and energized to contribute our best at work. |
Be civil | Create and sustain positive experiences that build a safe and supportive environment. |
Be inclusive | Foster a sense of belonging, of giving and receiving respect, of enhanced self-esteem, of recognition and acceptance, and of supportive energy and commitment from leaders, colleagues and others. |
Terms of Use
The use of VINCE is subject to the SEI Terms of Use, with the following modification:
The VINCE platform is intended to provide a forum for the sharing of vulnerabilities in a controlled manner. Accordingly, to the extent that the posting, upload, or transmittal of any content would normally be prohibited by the SEI Terms of Use, such prohibition shall be inapplicable to the extent that such posting, upload, or transmittal was done for the purposes of coordinated vulnerability disclosure and was made using the VINCE platform as intended.
To the extent of any conflict between this Code of Conduct and the SEI Terms of Use, this Code of Conduct shall control.
Reporting Inappropriate Behavior or Actions
Instances of inappropriate Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported to the CERT/CC using the private message to CERT/CC mechanism within VINCE. All All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly.
Instructions for using the private message feature of VINCE
can be found here are available in Communicating.
All CERT/CC analysts are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the reporter of any incident.