Bike North strives for inclusiveness, diversity and respect towards all members and those with whom we interact.
We seek to create an environment of trust and appreciation by being transparent and honest in our activities and communications.
We value the contributions of members and other volunteers and request that all Bike North members and others involved in our activities follow our Code of Conduct.
Conduct and Reputation
Volunteers will operate with professionalism, integrity, respect and courtesy for everyone we interact with.
Decisions will be made in good faith and for proper purposes in accordance with our Constitution after being reasonably informed of the relevant issues.
Volunteers will work in the best interests of Bike North and conduct themselves so that Bike North’s reputation is enhanced.
Media, Presentation and Publications
Bike North will maintain a consistent and considered position on relevant matters.
All material sent to the media or external bodies or published by Bike North must be approved by at least two members at least one of whom has been authorised to make statements on behalf of Bike North.
Confidential information
The privacy of our members’ data is one of our highest priorities. This is discussed in more detail in our Privacy Policy.
Access to confidential information relating to members or to Bike North’s activities may be required to enable office bearers and others to perform their delegated roles in Bike North. These people must take reasonable steps to keep all information confidential and secure and only use this information only for the proper purpose without disclosing it to any other party unless required by regulation or law.
Conflicts of interest or influence
Volunteers will excuse themselves from any decisions which may involve any personal gain to themselves, business or family and declare conflicts of interest in advance.
Volunteers will take care when giving or receiving gifts, hospitality or other benefits to ensure that Bike North’s position or support is not implicitly or explicitly indicated and that no organisation is favoured as a result.
Discrimination, harassment and bullying
Volunteers must take reasonable steps to avoid:
1. discrimination on the basis a person’s age, gender, ability, race, religion, sexuality or ethnic background
2. harassment in any form including behaviour which is unreasonable or unwelcome, offends, humiliates or intimidates another person
3. bullying by one or more people who repeatedly behave unreasonably towards another person creating a risk to physical or mental health and safety
4. the use of abusive language in any form.
If you experience any discrimination, harassment or bullying or other behaviour that concerns you or another person, please contact the President of Bike North (president@bikenorth.org.au), providing relevant details. The matter will be investigated appropriately and we will seek to find a satisfactory resolution. If the matter is unresolved then provisions in the Constitution may be applied.
Social Media
While on Bike North rides and activities, you may be photographed or videoed. Photographs and videos may be used by Bike North for social media or promotional purposes. If participants do not wish to be included in social media, they should make it known at the beginning of the activity and other participants must respect their wishes. If someone appears in a photo in a social media post or on a webpage and wishes that photo to be removed, they should let the person know who posted that photo and that person should make every attempt to remedy the situation, for example by deleting the post or image.
Bike North Inc welcomes comments and interaction from anyone interested in cycling and improving cycling opportunities and conditions in northern Sydney.
We ask that when doing so, you abide by the following guidelines:
1. Be Kind and Courteous: We want to create a welcoming environment. Let's treat everyone with respect. Healthy debates are natural, but kindness is required.
2. No Hate Speech or Bullying: We wish to ensure everyone feels safe. Bullying of any kind isn't allowed, and degrading comments of any type will not be tolerated.
3. No Promotions or Spam: Give more than you take in this community. Self-promotion, spam and irrelevant content aren't allowed. Spam is defined to include excessive posting that seeks to monopolise discussion or drown out other voices.
4. Disinformation & Misinformation; Disinformation, misinformation and links to sites promoting disinformation or misinformation will be deleted.
5. No trolling: Let’s keep our pages troll free. Trolling is defined as the wilful action of posting inflammatory comments or content with the aim of starting arguments, sowing discord, or upsetting others. All opinions will be treated with mutual respect, but discussion that violate these rules may be considered trolling. Trolling comments will be deleted, and trolls will be blocked from this group.
6. Admin authorities: Page administrators are entitled, at their sole discretion, to delete posts and comments that don't comply with these rules and may mute, block or remove people that don’t comply with the group rules.