What an ambassador may say, may not say, and must do to keep young people safe.
An ambassador is a volunteer who represents Stardust in their own country and
community. You are not an employee, you are not a contractor, and you are not
paid. You also carry our name, which is why this document exists.
Read it once properly. It is short on purpose.
You may say that you are a Stardust Ambassador, that you volunteer with
Stardust, and that you run or support Stardust activities in your area.
You may not say that you speak for Stardust, that you can commit Stardust to
anything, or that you are staff. You cannot sign anything on our behalf, agree a
partnership, accept money, or make a promise to a school, an agency or a company
that Stardust would then have to keep.
If someone wants something from Stardust, that is a good thing. Send them to us.
This is the one we are strictest about, because it costs us the most.
Describe your own background accurately. Do not inflate a course into a degree,
a fellowship into employment, an internship into a role, or attendance into a
partnership. Do not imply an affiliation with a space agency, a company or a
university that you do not currently hold. Wearing the shirt is not an
affiliation.
If we find that a claim you have made about yourself is not accurate, we will
ask you about it once, directly, and your answer matters more than the original
error.
Many of the people you meet through Stardust are under 18.
Stardust channels or group settings, or include a guardian.
them and their guardian for that specific use.
introduction that you cannot personally guarantee.
record check and, where it exists locally, a vulnerable-sector or
working-with-children check, before you start.
to Jason Michaud, jason.m@stardustinc.ca, and to Ashley Haynes-Gibson,
ashley.hg@stardustinc.ca. Contact emergency services first if the
risk is immediate.
You may use the Stardust name and logo for activities you are running as an
ambassador. Ask first before using it on anything printed at scale, on
merchandise, in a press release, on a fundraising page, or alongside another
organisation's logo.
Do not register a company, domain, social account or trademark containing
"Stardust" without written permission. Do not place the Stardust name next to a
claim of affiliation with a space agency or a company, ours or yours.
You cannot collect money in Stardust's name. Not donations, not sponsorship, not
ticket sales, not fees, without written authority from Stardust in advance.
If you spend your own money on an activity, that is generous, and it does not
create a debt Stardust owes you unless we agreed it in writing beforehand.
Treat people as you would want your own family treated. No harassment, no
discrimination, no bullying, in person or online.
Do not use your ambassador position to campaign politically, to promote a
religion, to recruit for another organisation, or to sell your own products and
services to our members.
Follow the law where you are. Where local law and this code disagree, tell us
and stop, rather than guess.
Some things you will see are not yours to share: member personal details,
unannounced partnerships, crew information, and anything marked confidential.
This continues after you stop being an ambassador.
You can stop being an ambassador at any time, and we will thank you and mean it.
We can end it too, and we will normally talk to you first. We will not, where
there is a risk to a child, where a credential or affiliation has been
deliberately misrepresented, or where money has been collected in our name
without authority.
Be honest about who you are. Protect the young people in the room. Do not
promise what you cannot deliver. Ask when you are not sure.
Questions: contact@stardustinc.ca
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