Our aim is to create a safe place for everyone to enjoy playing chess

             CreΒ­atΒ­ing a safe and enjoyΒ­able place for everyΒ­one to play chess involves sevΒ­erΒ­al key comΒ­poΒ­nents. Here are

             some steps and guideΒ­lines to help you achieve this aim:

  1. EstabΒ­lish Clear Rules and GuideΒ­lines
  • Code of ConΒ­duct: DevelΒ­op a comΒ­preΒ­henΒ­sive code of conΒ­duct that outΒ­lines expectΒ­ed behavΒ­ior, includΒ­ing respect, fair play, and anti-harassΒ­ment poliΒ­cies.
  • EnforceΒ­ment MechΒ­aΒ­nisms: ClearΒ­ly define the conΒ­seΒ­quences for breakΒ­ing the rules, and ensure they are conΒ­sisΒ­tentΒ­ly enforced.
  1. FosΒ­ter IncluΒ­sivΒ­iΒ­ty
  • AccesΒ­siΒ­bilΒ­iΒ­ty: Ensure that your venue (physΒ­iΒ­cal or online) is accesΒ­siΒ­ble to peoΒ­ple with disΒ­abilΒ­iΒ­ties. This could include physΒ­iΒ­cal access to a buildΒ­ing or screen readΒ­er comΒ­patΒ­iΒ­bilΒ­iΒ­ty for webΒ­sites.
  • DiverΒ­siΒ­ty: ProΒ­mote diverΒ­siΒ­ty and incluΒ­sion by welΒ­comΒ­ing playΒ­ers of all backΒ­grounds, genΒ­ders, ages, and skill levΒ­els.
  1. CreΒ­ate a WelΒ­comΒ­ing EnviΒ­ronΒ­ment
  • FriendΒ­ly AtmosΒ­phere: EncourΒ­age a friendΒ­ly and supΒ­portΒ­ive atmosΒ­phere where playΒ­ers can learn and enjoy the game withΒ­out fear of judgΒ­ment.
  • MenΒ­torΒ­ship ProΒ­grams: EstabΒ­lish menΒ­torΒ­ship proΒ­grams where expeΒ­riΒ­enced playΒ­ers can help newΒ­comΒ­ers improve their skills and inteΒ­grate into the comΒ­muΒ­niΒ­ty.
  1. ProΒ­vide Resources and SupΒ­port
  • EduΒ­caΒ­tionΒ­al MateΒ­riΒ­als: Offer resources like books, tutoΒ­riΒ­als, and workΒ­shops to help playΒ­ers improve their skills.
  • MenΒ­tal Health SupΒ­port: RecΒ­ogΒ­nize the stress and presΒ­sure that can come with comΒ­petΒ­iΒ­tive play and proΒ­vide resources for menΒ­tal health supΒ­port if needΒ­ed.
  1. Ensure SafeΒ­ty
  • ModΒ­erΒ­aΒ­tion: For online platΒ­forms, employ modΒ­erΒ­aΒ­tors to overΒ­see interΒ­acΒ­tions and ensure the enviΒ­ronΒ­ment remains respectΒ­ful and safe.
  • Safe ReportΒ­ing ChanΒ­nels: ProΒ­vide clear and conΒ­fiΒ­denΒ­tial chanΒ­nels for playΒ­ers to report any issues or harassΒ­ment.
  1. EncourΒ­age Fair Play
  • Anti-CheatΒ­ing MeaΒ­sures: ImpleΒ­ment robust anti-cheatΒ­ing meaΒ­sures to mainΒ­tain the integriΒ­ty of the game.
  • SportsΒ­manΒ­ship: ProΒ­mote good sportsΒ­manΒ­ship by rewardΒ­ing fair play and disΒ­courΒ­agΒ­ing unsportΒ­ing behavΒ­ior.
  1. ComΒ­muΒ­niΒ­ty EngageΒ­ment
  • Events and TourΒ­naΒ­ments: OrgaΒ­nize regΒ­uΒ­lar events and tourΒ­naΒ­ments to keep the comΒ­muΒ­niΒ­ty engaged and active.
  • FeedΒ­back MechΒ­aΒ­nisms: RegΒ­uΒ­larΒ­ly solicΒ­it feedΒ­back from the comΒ­muΒ­niΒ­ty to idenΒ­tiΒ­fy areas for improveΒ­ment and ensure their needs are being met.

ImpleΒ­menΒ­taΒ­tion Steps

  1. DevelΒ­op and PubΒ­lish GuideΒ­lines: Draft the code of conΒ­duct and othΒ­er guideΒ­lines, and make them easΒ­iΒ­ly accesΒ­siΒ­ble to all memΒ­bers.
  2. TrainΒ­ing: Train staff, modΒ­erΒ­aΒ­tors, and volΒ­unΒ­teers on the rules, enforceΒ­ment mechΒ­aΒ­nisms, and how to hanΒ­dle varΒ­iΒ­ous sitΒ­uΒ­aΒ­tions.
  3. RegΒ­uΒ­lar Review: PeriΒ­odΒ­iΒ­calΒ­ly review and update guideΒ­lines and poliΒ­cies based on feedΒ­back and evolvΒ­ing best pracΒ­tices.

By folΒ­lowΒ­ing these steps, you can creΒ­ate a safe, welΒ­comΒ­ing, and enjoyΒ­able enviΒ­ronΒ­ment for everyΒ­one to play chess.

ECF Safeguarding Policies

Code of Conduct

ProΒ­vidΒ­ing clear guideΒ­lines about acceptΒ­able behavΒ­ior and conΒ­duct when engagΒ­ing with chilΒ­dren and vulΒ­nerΒ­aΒ­ble adults.

Risk assessment

IdenΒ­tiΒ­fyΒ­ing and assessΒ­ing potenΒ­tial risks and hazΒ­ards to safeΒ­guard those under our care.

Safe recruitment

EnsurΒ­ing that our volΒ­unΒ­teers and staff are careΒ­fulΒ­ly selectΒ­ed and vetΒ­ted to ensure their suitΒ­abilΒ­iΒ­ty for workΒ­ing with chilΒ­dren and vulΒ­nerΒ­aΒ­ble adults.

GDPR

VisΒ­iΒ­tors’ perΒ­sonΒ­al data is not saved on our webΒ­site. For the purΒ­pose of comΒ­muΒ­niΒ­caΒ­tion about the club activΒ­iΒ­ties and events, we may store the folΒ­lowΒ­ing perΒ­sonΒ­al details folΒ­lowΒ­ing the memΒ­berΒ­ship regΒ­isΒ­traΒ­tion:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your ECF (or othΒ­er) ratΒ­ing
  • Your mobile teleΒ­phone numΒ­ber

 

ComΒ­ments

The folΒ­lowΒ­ing data will be stored on our webΒ­site when visΒ­iΒ­tors leave comΒ­ments:

  • The data shown in the comΒ­ments form
  • Visitor’s IP address
  • browsΒ­er user agent string (to help detect spam)

An anonymised string creΒ­atΒ­ed from your email address (also called a hash) may be proΒ­vidΒ­ed to the GraΒ­vatar serΒ­vice to see if you are using it. The GraΒ­vatar serΒ­vice priΒ­vaΒ­cy polΒ­iΒ­cy is availΒ­able here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comΒ­ment, your proΒ­file picΒ­ture is visΒ­iΒ­ble to the pubΒ­lic in the conΒ­text of your comΒ­ment.

CookΒ­ies

If you leave a comΒ­ment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and webΒ­site in cookΒ­ies. These cookΒ­ies will last for one year and are for your conΒ­veΒ­nience so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave anothΒ­er comΒ­ment.

If you have an account and log in to this site, we will set a temΒ­poΒ­rary cookΒ­ie to deterΒ­mine if your browsΒ­er accepts cookΒ­ies. This cookΒ­ie conΒ­tains no perΒ­sonΒ­al data and is disΒ­cardΒ­ed when you close your browsΒ­er.

When you log in, we will set up sevΒ­erΒ­al cookΒ­ies to save your login inforΒ­maΒ­tion and screen disΒ­play choicΒ­es. Login cookΒ­ies last two days, and screen options cookΒ­ies last a year. If you select β€œRememΒ­ber Me”, your login will perΒ­sist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookΒ­ies will be removed.

If you edit or pubΒ­lish an artiΒ­cle, an addiΒ­tionΒ­al cookΒ­ie will be saved in your browsΒ­er. This cookΒ­ie includes no perΒ­sonΒ­al data and indiΒ­cates the post ID of the artiΒ­cle you just editΒ­ed. It expires after 1 day.

EmbedΒ­ded conΒ­tent from othΒ­er webΒ­sites

ArtiΒ­cles on this site may include embedΒ­ded conΒ­tent (e.g., videos, images, artiΒ­cles, etc.). EmbedΒ­ded conΒ­tent from othΒ­er webΒ­sites behaves exactΒ­ly the same way as if the visΒ­iΒ­tor had visΒ­itΒ­ed the othΒ­er webΒ­site.

These webΒ­sites may colΒ­lect data about you, use cookΒ­ies, embed addiΒ­tionΒ­al third-parΒ­ty trackΒ­ing, and monΒ­iΒ­tor your interΒ­acΒ­tion with that embedΒ­ded conΒ­tent, includΒ­ing tracΒ­ing your interΒ­acΒ­tion with the embedΒ­ded conΒ­tent if you have an account and are logged in to that webΒ­site.

Who we share your data with

By default, we do not share any perΒ­sonΒ­al data with exterΒ­nal entiΒ­ties.

Any perΒ­sonΒ­al data you proΒ­vide to us may be shared with the ComΒ­mitΒ­tee of LonΒ­don Women’s Chess Club or our Team CapΒ­tains for the purΒ­posΒ­es of runΒ­ning the club approΒ­priΒ­ateΒ­ly, arrangΒ­ing games and events, or othΒ­erΒ­wise conΒ­tactΒ­ing memΒ­bers.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comΒ­ment, the comΒ­ment and its metaΒ­daΒ­ta are retained indefΒ­iΒ­niteΒ­ly. This is so we can recΒ­ogΒ­nize and approve any folΒ­low-up comΒ­ments autoΒ­matΒ­iΒ­calΒ­ly instead of holdΒ­ing them in a modΒ­erΒ­aΒ­tion queue.

For users that regΒ­isΒ­ter on our webΒ­site (if any), we also store the perΒ­sonΒ­al inforΒ­maΒ­tion they proΒ­vide in their user proΒ­file. All users can see, edit, or delete their perΒ­sonΒ­al inforΒ­maΒ­tion at any time (except they canΒ­not change their userΒ­name). WebΒ­site adminΒ­isΒ­traΒ­tors can also see and edit that inforΒ­maΒ­tion.

What rights do you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comΒ­ments, or if we hold any perΒ­sonΒ­al data about you elseΒ­where on the webΒ­site, you can request to receive an exportΒ­ed file of the perΒ­sonΒ­al data we hold about you, includΒ­ing any data you have proΒ­vidΒ­ed to us. You can also request that we erase any perΒ­sonΒ­al data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obligΒ­ed to keep for adminΒ­isΒ­traΒ­tive, legal, or secuΒ­riΒ­ty purΒ­posΒ­es.

Where we send your data

VisΒ­iΒ­tor comΒ­ments may be checked through an autoΒ­matΒ­ed spam detecΒ­tion serΒ­vice.

ConΒ­tact inforΒ­maΒ­tion

If you have any PriΒ­vaΒ­cy or Data-speΒ­cifΒ­ic conΒ­cerns or comΒ­ments, please conΒ­tact us at info@londonwomenchess.org.uk

Advocacy

Contact Us

We would love to speak with you.
Feel free to reach out using the below details.

Providing access to advocates within the chess community, such as the London Women’s Chess Club, can be incredibly valuable for individuals who may have concerns or encounter challenges related to safety, inclusivity, or any other issues.

Dedicated advocates who are trained to support and advocate for community members can help ensure that everyone feels heard, supported, and empowered to address their concerns. Advocates can provide guidance, assistance with navigating policies and procedures, and a supportive ear for individuals facing difficulties.

By offering advocacy services, you’re demonstrating a commitment to creating a safe and inclusive environment within the chess community and empowering individuals to seek assistance when needed. It’s a proactive approach that can help foster trust,
transparency, and accountability within the community.

If anyone has concerns or needs support, knowing that advocates are available to assist them can provide peace of mind and encourage them to reach out for help when necessary.
This contributes to building a stronger, more supportive chess community where everyone can enjoy the game to the  fullest.

×

Hello!

Click one of our contacts below to chat on WhatsApp

×