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Terms of use & Privacy Policy

Code of Conduct

Purpose:
Starting Pixel (SP) is dedicated to fostering a respectful, dignified, and inclusive atmosphere. This Code of Conduct embodies SP's values, principles, and expectations for both personal and professional behavior of its members. Maintaining active membership in SP necessitates compliance with this Code.
Commitment: All SP members are expected to actively support and promote the contributions of their peers within the SP community and the broader Virtual Production (VP) field, without discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth, marital status, race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, medical condition, culture, age, religion, military service, veteran status, or any other characteristic.
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Code of Conduct Guidelines: Members are required to:

  • Conduct themselves with utmost integrity, avoiding any actions that could diminish their own or SP's reputation, or adversely affect the standing, reputation, welfare, and interests of SP and its affiliates.

  • Interact with others in a professional, respectful, and courteous manner.

  • Address disagreements professionally, respecting diverse perspectives.

  • Respect cultural diversity and promote inclusivity.

  • Uphold the principles and values of this Code in their professional conduct.

 
SP unequivocally opposes discrimination, harassment, or retaliation of any kind within its operations or engagements.
 
Definitions:
Discrimination involves unequal treatment or the denial/granting of benefits based on an individual's characteristic, affecting opportunities like promotions and equal pay.
Harassment includes any unwanted behavior creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment, manifesting through verbal, physical, or digital means, including bullying, derogatory comments, offensive materials, and endangering others' safety.
 
Workplace Harassment pertains to unwelcome conduct in a professional setting, including solicitations or advances by those in positions of power.
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Sexual Harassment encompasses unwelcome sexual advances, conditional employment offers based on sexual favours, derogatory comments, unwelcome physical contact, and other sexually offensive behaviours.
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Retaliation refers to adverse actions taken against individuals reporting or perceived as reporting policy violations related to discrimination or harassment.
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SP recognises the unique creative nature of its members' work environments but asserts that creativity does not justify compromising individuals' safety or well-being.
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SP is committed to ensuring a positive and respectful environment, holding its members to the highest standards. Any violation of this code not only diminishes the community and profession but may also result in loss of membership.
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We urge all SP members to commit to this Code of Conduct, maintaining the honor and integrity of our community.
 

Community Guidelines

It's key we are inclusive to all members whatever there level, role, organisation, technology choices, workflow or personal diversity.

To foster this, it must be a safe place to share, discuss and debate for everyone to succeed.
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  • Email addresses used to register is the address you use for work or education correspondences. 

  • Respect all community members – We are on this journey together.

  • Language considerations – Not everyone has English as their first language – in fact, the majority won't. Please appreciate this and avoid jargon, together with exercising patience.

  • Quality over quantity – Rather than having members unsubscribe due to chat noise, aim for meaningful contributions.

  • Non-commercial environment – This group shouldn't be viewed as a commercial opportunity to sell products or services. Contravening this, may result in permanent removal from the group of the individual and members of their organisation. 

  • Commercial competitors welcome – Members of the group may very likely be commercial competitors, but this is a learning and sharing environment. Everyone is welcome.

  • Constructive conversations – Avoid criticism of tech and suppliers. They too are trying to learn what 'we' need to be successful.

  • Focused discussion – This group is not for Facebook-style chit-chat or debates. If you'd like to discuss something in more detail, we recommend using direct messages, or we can set up a sub-group if needed.

  • Avoid unsolicited personal views – Please do not promote personal views unless they are in response to a direct ask or of interest to the whole group.

  • No politics or religion – Please avoid discussions on politics and religion at all times.
    Inappropriate content – Posts that contravene these guidelines may be deleted at the admin's discretion.

  • Content use and attribution – By sharing content in Starting Pixel (chats, media, links), you agree it may be referenced or repurposed. We aim to credit contributors, but if something is missed, let us know and we’ll fix it tot he best of our abilities. Please ensure you have the authority to share what you post.

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In summary, please respect our members' chat-feed, we prefer quality over quantity and aim to retain our members, rather than have them unsubscribe due to chat noise. We hope you will appreciate this mutual respect too.

Privacy Policy

Please note, this "Privacy Policy" covers both the Starting Pixel website, the Starting Pixel WhatsApp Community Group and other Starting Pixel apps or platforms.

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It is Starting Pixels's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating the website, WhatsApp Community group and other Starting Pixel associated apps or platforms. This Privacy Policy applies to www.startingpixel.com (hereinafter, "us", "we", or "www.startingpixel.com") and Starting Pixel WhatsApp Community Group HERE (hereinafter, "WhatsApp Group"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through the website, WhatsApp Community group and other Starting Pixel associated apps or platforms. We have adopted this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") to explain what information may be collected on our website, WhatsApp Community group and other Starting Pixel associated apps or platforms, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties. This Privacy Policy applies only to information we collect through the website, WhatsApp Community group and other Starting Pixel associated apps or platforms and does not apply to our collection of information from other sources.
 
This Privacy Policy, on our website, WhatsApp Community group and other Starting Pixel associated apps or platforms, set forth the general rules and policies governing your use of our website, WhatsApp Community group and other Starting Pixel associated apps or platforms. Depending on your activities when visiting our website, WhatsApp Community group and other Starting Pixel associated apps or platforms, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions.

 

Any significant changes to this Privacy Policy will be communicated through appropriate channels such as email notifications, in-app alerts, or WhatsApp group messages, depending on your engagement with our platforms.
 
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Starting Pixel (operated by Morden Wolf Ltd) collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Starting Pixel's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how visitors use its website. From time to time, Starting Pixel may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
 
Starting Pixel also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on www.startingpixel.com's blog posts. Starting Pixel only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below.
 
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to website, WhatsApp Community group and other Starting Pixel associated apps or platforms choose to interact with Starting Pixel in ways that require Starting Pixel to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Starting Pixel gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up for a blog or event at https://www.startingpixel.com to provide a username and email address. Signing up to the Starting Pixel WhatsApp group requires name, email, phone number attached to their WhatsApp account, company name and job role. By opting-in to 'this' Starting Pixel WhatsApp Group Privacy Policy, the member agrees to become a member of the Starting Pixel website, therefore allowing their Pii data to be moved as and when required to the websites database.

In the event of transferring your PII data to our website's database, we will notify you via email or within the platform you are using, ensuring transparency and giving you the option to opt-out before the transfer occurs.
Starting Pixel and its operating company, Morden Wolf Ltd, will retain any PII information securely and it will only be used for relevant communications from Starting Pixel and the operating company Morden Wolf Ltd, unless explicit opt-in to third party communications has been selected. Third-party communications will only be sent if explicit opt-in is provided by you. You can manage your preferences regarding third-party communications at any time by updating your profile settings on our website or contacting us directly.
Please note: Leaving the Starting Pixel WhatsApp group does not automatically change or remove an individual from their Starting Pixel Website. An individual can opt-out of communications and membership at any time. If you wish to opt-out of communications or membership, you can do so by visiting www.startingpixel.com, logging in or contacting us at hello@startingpixel.com. 
 
Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
 
Advertisements
Ads appearing on our website may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognise your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Starting Pixel and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
 
Links To External Sites
Our Service may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy and terms and conditions of every site you visit.
 
We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites, products or services.
 
Aggregated Statistics
Starting Pixel may collect statistics about the behaviour of visitors to its website. Starting Pixel may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Starting Pixel does not disclose your personally-identifying information.
 
Cookies
To enrich and perfect your online experience, Starting Pixel uses "Cookies", similar technologies and services provided by others to display personalised content, appropriate advertising and store your preferences on your computer.
 
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Starting Pixel uses cookies to help Starting Pixel identify and track visitors, their usage of https://www.startingpixel.com, and their website access preferences. Starting Pixel visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Starting Pixel's websites, with the drawback that certain features of Starting Pixel's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
 
By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to Starting Pixel's use of cookies.

 

You can manage your cookie preferences by visiting www.startingpixel.com
 
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Starting Pixel may change its Privacy Policy from time-to-time, and in Starting Pixel's sole discretion. Starting Pixel encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Updates to this Privacy Policy will not require further opt-in from you. By continuing to use our website, WhatsApp Community group, or other Starting Pixel associated apps or platforms after changes to this policy, you accept the revised terms without the need for additional consent.

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