All members must agree to these guidelines.

Although every reasonable attempt will be made to encourage positive events and interactions, it is the responsibility of each member to adhere diligently to these guidelines. Even so, it is understood that each member and participant does so at their own risk and Diablo Valley Girls (DVG) is not accountable for the actions of it’s members, those who host events, and third parties.

DVG is a social group comprised mainly of trans persons, spouses and allies. Those participating will hold harmless the event organizers, Diablo Valley Girls and venues. Any individual not following the guidelines below will be asked not to participate in future activities and removed from the list of contacts and denied future membership. They may be expelled from events and participation in Diablo Valley Girls. DVG takes no responsibility for any actions or repercussions indirectly or directly caused from or assumed related to participation in DVG events and their relationships with the DVG community.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with these guidelines.

Behavior

We respect the dignity of all individuals regardless of race, religion, orientation, biological sex, gender identity, physical appearance, presentation, age, or political affiliation. Please refrain from making derogatory comments about others or organizations.

Confidential

Please keep in confidence any information you may discover about other members and respect their need for privacy. Do not post photos of other members without their permission. Let others know if you do NOT want your picture taken. 

Presentation

At socials and events, members and guests are expected to dress appropriately for the venue. Due to the current social and political environment, we need to be especially attentive to how our public interactions reflect on our community. Please refrain from dressing in overly seductive manner, or in a way that mocks or ridicules an honest expression.

Alcohol and Drugs

Alcohol may be consumed in moderation at group events, unless it is specifically prohibited by the venue. Members or guests who attend events while excessively intoxicated or under the influence of drugs will be asked to leave.

Sexual Behavior

DVG is a non-sexual, social support group. Sexual behavior of any kind, including provocative dress, nudity, and/or explicit language, is not permitted at our events. Any member or guest whose behavior is not conducive to maintaining a family-friendly environment will be asked to leave.

Photography

Although our members enjoy taking pictures, please follow these guidelines concerning photos taken at our events. We ask that all photographers get permission before taking anyone’s picture. Photographs may not be posted on the internet, published, or shared without permission from every person in the photo. We thank you in advance for being respectful of others’ wishes when using your camera at our gatherings.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Privacy Policy

SAFETY:  Today especially, it is important to keep the transgender community safe and growing. No one is required to give us their legal name, address, or telephone number in order to become a member or participate in our events.  Any personal information you share will be kept in confidence. Only those who monitor the website and are leaders of events will have access to your membership information.

SECURITY: We will never divulge, sell, exchange, or release personal details to anyone or any organization. Please be careful with the contact information you choose to provide so that your privacy remains secure.  We encourage our members to use a fem name, or name different from their legal name if they need to remain anonymous. If you have concerns about using your primary email address, we recommend you establish a separate email account with a service such as Gmail and use this for your correspondence. We will never send mail to your home, or call you on the phone, unless you request it, and we will honor any special contact instructions you give us.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

We do not share your data, email address, and images with third parties. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our website, we store only the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments are monitored and released only by the site administrators and members. These may be checked through an automated spam detection service