Consent Policy
The Digital Villainy Summit recognizes that there is no universal consensus on what proper consent practices are or should be. That said, this consent policy represents how DVS staff expects attendees to conduct themselves in their interactions and may be used to help determine whether an actionable consent incident has occurred.
DVS is an online streaming convention with its origins in kink communities, and which includes programming that specifically discusses kink and erotica. Therefore, DVS values informed, affirmative consent as the gold standard for consensual activity. Attendees should be courteous and considerate when interacting with others, whether in the DVS Picarto chat, the DVS Discord server, or in interactive virtual spaces related to DVS such as a VRChat or SecondLife server.
A consent incident is any situation in which someone feels that something significant happened to them without their consent. A consent incident can happen during play or in general interactions. It is the Digital Villainy Summit's policy to take all reasonable measures to support anyone involved in a consent incident and to resolve the incident as fairly, discreetly, and efficiently as possible.
If you feel like you or someone you know has been involved in a consent violation during DVS, please contact a moderator through a private method of communication such as the Discord server's ModMail or send an email to mods@d-v-s.online. The DVS Moderation Staff will then gather more information on the incident from all associated parties and take appropriate measures. Violators may face a temporary or permanent ban in DVS Picarto chat channels, a temporary or permanent ban from DVS Discord server participation, and in severe cases a ban from all future DVS events.