ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior

ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior

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  Protect the organization’sassets and ensure their efficient and effective use. Support the maintenance of robust and transparency so as to ensure that policy development and decision-making processes will reflect the public interest and be accountable to all stakeholders. mechanisms for public input, accountability, Listen to the views of all stakeholders when considering policy issues. ICANN is a unique multistakeholder environment. Those who take part in the ICANN process must acknowledge the importance of all stakeholders and seek to understand their points of view. Adhere to ICANN’s conflict of interest policies. Respect allmembersoftheICANNcommunityequallyandbehaveaccordingtoprofessionalstandards and demonstrate appropriate behavior. ICANN strives to create and maintain an environment in which people of many different backgrounds and cultures are treated with dignity, decency and respect. Specifically, participants in the ICANN process must not engage in any type of harassment. Generally, harassmentisconsideredunwelcomehostileorintimidatingbehavior--inparticular,speechorbehavior thatissexuallyaggressiveorintimidatesbasedonattributessuchasrace,gender,ethnicity,religion,age, color, national origin, ancestry, disability or medical condition, sexual orientation or gender identity. Work to build consensus with other stakeholders in order to find solutions to the issues that fall within the areas of ICANN’s responsibility. The ICANN model is based on a bottom-up, consensus-driven approach to policy development. Those who take part in the ICANN process must take responsibility for ensuring the success of the model by trying to build consensus with other participants. Promote ethical and responsible behavior. Ethics and integrity are essential, and ICANN expects all stakeholders to behave in a responsible and principled way. Facilitate transparency and openness when participating in policy development and decision-making processes. in policy development and decision-making processes. This includes judgment based solely on what is in the overall best interest of Internet users and the stability and security of the Internet’s system of unique identifiers, irrespective of personal interests and the interests of the entity to which individuals might owe their appointment. regularly attending all scheduled meetings and exercising independent Act in a reasonable, objective and informed manner when participating Treat all members of the ICANN community equally, irrespective of nationality, gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or beliefs, disability, age or sexual orientation; members of the ICANN community should treat each other with civility both face-to-face and online. Act in accordance with ICANN’s Bylaws. In particular, participants undertake to act within the mission of ICANN and in the spirit of the values contained in the Bylaws. Act fairly and in good faith with other participants in the ICANN process. Conduct themselves in accordance with ICANN policies. Designed by ICANN Communications | August 2016 For public use | Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial Those who take part in ICANN’s multistakeholder process, including Board, staff and all those involved in Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee councils, undertake to: ICANN EXPECTED STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR Adopted 26 June 2016 This document has been translated into multiple languages for information only. The original and authoritative text (in English) may be found at: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-standards-2016-06-28-en