The following is a list of by-laws that were agreed upon by the ACCN board during the inaugural meeting on August 30, 2025.
These by-laws have been set specifically to enable the creation of a new board consisting of international members. At present this list is missing many important by-laws, but it is important to us that the new board gets to be involved with the creation of new by-laws which will help us support and protect the international community of adult content creators.
- Members of the ACCN at any level must be at least 18 years old.
- Membership may be granted to people of any nation.
- Legal names of board members (and potentially regular members) are required to be present on certain official documents such as protocols and voting registries, but board members are allowed to present themselves under pseudonyms during actual organization proceedings. Board members choosing to present themselves under pseudonyms during proceedings acknowledge that when these proceedings are concluded, the secretary is empowered to replace the pseudonyms with the respective legal names on official documents.
- Legal names may only be requested by the president or the secretary through private means between the president/secretary and other members individually. Private means may be through direct messages or email, and it is up to the person sharing their name which channel is used. No member is empowered regardless of rank in the organization to demand personal information, but certain information is required for continued membership of the board. Failure to comply may result in expulsion from the board.
- Official documents containing legal names and private information such as protocols and voting registries shall not be made public as long as they contain legal names and sensitive personal information.
- Copies of official documents may be made publicly available as long as legal names have been replaced by pseudonyms and sensitive personal information (age, personal identification numbers, addresses et al) has been removed. In order to make a public copy of an official document like this, a vote among the board must be called and 100% of the votes must be in favor.
- Any member of the board reserves the right to object to making a public copy of any official document as well as reserving the right to call for a vote against making a public copy of an official document.
- Official documents containing legal names and personal information may be shared to legal authorities and agencies if such authorities and agencies request for such.
- In compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), all EU citizens that make up membership of the organization at any level must be informed of their rights to protect their personal information during any and all organization proceedings. As a general courtesy, this right is extended to members without EU citizenship.
- Any vote, whether it be to decide a board member or a new by-law etc. shall require a majority of votes to pass.
- Every board member has the right to suggest new by-laws which shall be voted upon during board meetings.
- During the early stages of the ACCN - past the first board meeting, the board meetings will be open to public participation and participants may volunteer for board membership. The already existing board members shall vote for or against new board members. Such board admissions pass by majority vote.
- Board members are expected, but not required to participate in every board meeting with the exception of the yearly board meeting. (This is a very standard rule, at least one yearly board meetings must be held and board members are required to sit in - absence due to health reasons are permitted.)
- The roles of president and vice president are to be voted on during the yearly board meetings or when the need arises.
- For any democratic procedure during board meetings, each board member has one vote of equal power to use. No role or individual may be provided with excessive voting power.
- Any and all by-laws may be subject to change from the board. Changes to by-laws may only be committed through democratic means.
- The role of president is to oversee the organization's activities and to maintain order during board meetings as well as officialize any decisions made by the board. In the event that the president cannot fulfill their duties, the powers and responsibilities are transferred to the vice president until the president has returned.
- The role of president may be challenged by any board member and may be reassigned to a different board member after a democratic process.
- The role of secretary must be officially assigned to one member of the board, but during board meetings, any board member may volunteer or be assigned the role of secretary in the event that the official secretary cannot be present.
- Becoming an official member of the ACCN on any level within the organization (within or outside of the board) can be done during board meetings.