Cocktail is part of the Federation COC Netherlands. As such the COC Code of conduct applies for all volunteers and participants of cocktail. On this page you will find more information about: the rules of conduct, the confidential advisors and the independent complaints committee.

 

Code of good conduct

Each member of the Federation COC Netherlands – including all 20 local/regional COC organisations, the Federation office and the youth organisation Expreszo – is subject to the same Code of Good Conduct. This Code includes a set of rules of conduct by means of which COC wants to promote good behaviour and provide a safe place for everyone. As part of our determined efforts to eliminate unwelcome behaviour, we also have an independent complaints committee (klachtencommissie) that serves the entire Federation. Anyone with questions regarding unwelcome behaviour within the organisation will also have the opportunity to discuss this with one of the Federation’s confidential advisors. COC offers a safe place to everyone who comes there: from occasional visitors or participants in COC activities to its volunteers and employees. The safe space means that people treat each other with respect, with integrity and with a cooperative spirit, so that everyone can work together in a positive and responsible way. To ensure such a safe space we have formulated the following rules for everyone in the form of personal statements:

 

Rules of conduct

We take care of a positive climate together and want to encourage this inside and outside the federation. I endorse the rules of conduct and help others to abide by them as well and speak to those who do not.

  1. I subscribe to zero-tolerance at COC for sexual harassment, bullying, gossiping, swearing and other improper behaviour.
  2. I accept and respect everyone and do not discriminate against anyone (on grounds of religion, belief, political affiliation, race, gender, disability, sexual orientation or on any other grounds). Everyone matters within the association. I do not make racist statements.
  3. I do not make assumptions or ask inappropriate questions about anyone’s sexual orientation, gender identity, personal life or appearance.
  4. I abide by the boundaries indicated by the other person. I respect everyone’s personal boundaries and space.
  5. I set my own boundaries and address the person who crosses my boundaries.
  6. I treat (personal) information of others confidentially and always ask permission if I can post personal information or visual material on social media or release it in any other way.
  7. I do not use physical and/or verbal violence.
  8. I keep a suitable distance and only touch the other person if it is okay for the other person.
  9. I do not give the other person unwanted sexual attention or perform unwanted sexual acts.
  10. I do not abuse my position of power and/or a dependency relationship in any way.
  11. I handle money and goods of the association responsibly and do not use it for my own gain.

 

Confidential advisors

Would you like to have a confidential conversation in relation to any of these rules of conduct? If your local/regional COC organisation does not have a confidential advisor (vertrouwenspersoon) of its own, please feel free to contact one of the confidential advisors of the Federation COC Netherlands. You can do this by phone: + 31(0)20 623 4596 or by email: vertrouwenspersoon@coc.nl.

 

Independent Complaints Committee

If you have a complaint, please contact COC’s independent Complaints Committee via klachtencommissie@coc.nl.