Code of Conduct

OrganoBit supports serious scientific, technical, commercial, and translational work around organoid systems. This Code of Conduct describes the standards expected from users, collaborators, suppliers, marketplace participants, community members, and anyone interacting with OrganoBit-hosted spaces.

The goal is to keep OrganoBit spaces professional, respectful, inclusive, scientifically rigorous, and safe for productive collaboration.

This Code applies to OrganoBit websites, platform features, support channels, marketplace interactions, collaboration spaces, events, meetings, social channels we moderate, and any other setting where a person represents or interacts through OrganoBit.

It applies alongside our Terms of Service, Privacy Notice, marketplace rules, written agreements, and applicable laws or institutional policies.

Participants are expected to act professionally and in good faith, especially when discussing scientific uncertainty, research practices, marketplace matters, or sensitive organizational information.

• Treat others with respect, patience, and professional courtesy.
• Use clear, constructive communication and assume scientific disagreement should be handled through evidence, method, and context.
• Respect confidentiality, intellectual property, unpublished research, business information, and institutional restrictions.
• Represent research, protocols, analysis outputs, marketplace items, and credentials accurately.
• Comply with applicable laws, biosafety duties, research ethics requirements, human-subject protections, privacy obligations, and institutional policies.
• Report security issues, safety concerns, abuse, or suspected policy violations through the appropriate channels.

The following conduct is not allowed in OrganoBit spaces or through OrganoBit Services.

• Harassment, intimidation, threats, bullying, stalking, or sustained disruption of discussions or workflows.
• Discrimination or abusive comments based on identity, affiliation, nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, caste, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, or other protected status.
• Doxxing, publication of private information, unauthorized recording, or sharing confidential or non-public research or business information without permission.
• Sexual harassment, unwelcome sexual attention, explicit imagery, or other conduct that creates an unsafe or hostile environment.
• Misrepresentation of identity, organization, credentials, affiliation, research status, marketplace status, or product capability.
• Research misconduct, including fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, deceptive protocol claims, unsafe scientific instructions, or concealment of material limitations.
• Spam, phishing, fraud, malware, credential harvesting, scraping, platform abuse, or attempts to bypass access, security, payment, or compliance controls.
• Retaliation against anyone who reports a concern or participates in a good-faith review process.

OrganoBit serves researchers, biotechnology teams, suppliers, and partners working in a domain where rigor and trust matter. Participants must not use OrganoBit spaces to exaggerate scientific claims, hide known limitations, misstate regulatory status, or promote unsafe practices.

Marketplace participants are responsible for accurate product, service, availability, safety, shipping, and compliance information. OrganoBit may remove or restrict listings, submissions, or accounts that create safety, legal, trust, or integrity risks.

If you experience or observe conduct that may violate this Code, contact legal@organobit.bio with a description of the concern, relevant links or screenshots if available, the people or accounts involved, and whether there is an urgent safety or security issue.

Reports should be made in good faith. OrganoBit will handle reports with discretion and will limit information sharing to people who need to review, investigate, respond, or comply with legal obligations.

OrganoBit may review reports, platform records, content, marketplace activity, account history, and related context when evaluating possible violations. We may take action based on the severity, recurrence, intent, impact, legal obligations, and risk to users, OrganoBit, or the broader community.

• Private guidance, warnings, or requests to correct behavior.
• Content removal, edit requests, listing removal, or restrictions on communications.
• Temporary or permanent account restrictions, suspension, or termination.
• Marketplace, collaboration, event, or community participation restrictions.
• Referral to institutional, legal, regulatory, or law-enforcement channels where appropriate.

OrganoBit does not tolerate retaliation against anyone who raises a good-faith concern, participates in a review, supports another participant, or refuses to engage in conduct that would violate this Code.

We may update this Code of Conduct from time to time. The updated version will apply when posted, unless a different effective date is stated.

For Code of Conduct questions or reports, contact: