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E117        *Do not record anyone at the event without their consent. Do not record interactions with anyone at an event, without the person’s consent. FIRST event staff and volunteers are empowered to excuse themselves from an interaction in which they are being recorded after declining consent.

Please note that many FIRST events are livestreamed and FIRST participants have given permission to appear in footage from FIRST. This does not mean that people can record specific interactions without additional consent.

Laws regarding recording of conversations vary state-to-state and country-to country, and, in some cases, recording without consent may be criminal. Introducing the idea of recording a conversation with an implied reason of proving someone’s error can escalate a discussion and is likely to increase its adversarial nature.

 

Similar Rules

Rule E102
E102        *Be nice. All participants must be gracious and professional at all times while attending FIRST Robotics Competition events. Uncivil behavior toward any participants is not tolerated.
Rule E115
E115        *No firearms. Firearms are prohibited at all FIRST events for all FIRST programs, including without limitation, all official FIRST Events posted here. This policy does not apply to law enforcement or venue security personnel.
Rule E302
E302        *Don’t interfere with wireless networks. Participants may not interfere, attempt to interfere, or attempt to connect with any other team or FIRST wireless communication except as expressly allowed for purposes of communicating with their team’s ROBOT on the FIELD or TEST/PRACTICE AREA.
Rule E118
E118        *Enter only 1 ROBOT. Each registered FIRST Robotics Competition team may enter only 1 ROBOT (or “robot,” a ROBOT-like assembly equipped with most of its drive base, i.e. its MAJOR MECHANISM that enables it to move around a FIELD) into a 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition Event.