Our Pledge

In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as

contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and

our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body

size, disability, ethnic origin, gender identity and expression, level of experience,

education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance,

religion, or sexual identity and orientation.

We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our

community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body

size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender

identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status,

nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual

identity and orientation.

We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming,

diverse, inclusive, and healthy community.

Our Standards

Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment

include:

* Using welcoming and inclusive language

* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences

* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism

* Focusing on what is best for the community

* Showing empathy towards other community members

* Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people

* Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences

* Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback

* Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our mistakes,

and learning from the experience

* Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the overall

community

Examples of unacceptable behaviorby participantsinclude:

Examples of unacceptable behavior include:

* The use of sexualized language or imagery andunwelcomesexual attention or

* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks

* The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or advances of

* Trolling, insulting orderogatory comments, and personal or political attacks

* Public or private harassment

* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical orelectronic

address,without explicit permission

* Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical oremail address,

without their explicit permission

* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a

professional setting

Our Responsibilities

:doc:`CoC Active Response Ensurers, orCARE</contributing/code_of_conduct/care_team>`,

are responsible for clarifyingthe standards of acceptable

behavior andare expected totake appropriate and fair corrective action in

response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.

:doc:`CoC Active Response Ensurers (CARE) team members</contributing/code_of_conduct/care_team>`

are responsible for clarifyingand enforcing our standards of acceptable

behavior andwilltake appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any

behavior that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.

CARE team members have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or

reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions

that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or

permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate,

threatening, offensive, or harmful.

CARE team members have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject

comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are

not aligned to this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation

decisions when appropriate.

Scope

This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces

when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of

representing a project or community include using an official project email

address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed

representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be

further defined and clarified by CARE team members.

This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and also applies when

an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces.

Examples of representing our community include using an official e-mail address,

posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed

representative at an online or offline event.

Enforcement

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior

:doc:`may be reported</contributing/code_of_conduct/reporting_guidelines>`

by contacting the:doc:`CARE team members</contributing/code_of_conduct/care_team>`.

All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that

is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The CARE team is

obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.

Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.

:doc:`may be reported</contributing/code_of_conduct/reporting_guidelines>` by

contacting the:doc:`CARE team members</contributing/code_of_conduct/care_team>`.

All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly.

CARE team members are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the

reporter of any incident.

Enforcement Guidelines

The:doc:`CARE team members</contributing/code_of_conduct/care_team>` will

follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining the consequences for any

action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct:

1. Correction

Community Impact: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed

unprofessional or unwelcome in the community.

Consequence: A private, written warning from a CARE team member, providing

clarity around the nature of the violation and an explanation of why the

behavior was inappropriate. A public apology may be requested.

2. Warning

CARE team members who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good

faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by the

:doc:`core team</contributing/code/core_team>`.

Community Impact: A violation through a single incident or series of actions.

Consequence: A warning with consequences for continued behavior. No interaction

with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing

the Code of Conduct, for a specified period of time. This includes avoiding

interactions in community spaces as well as external channels like social media.

Violating these terms may lead to a temporary or permanent ban.

3. Temporary Ban

Community Impact: A serious violation of community standards, including

sustained inappropriate behavior.

Consequence: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or public

communication with the community for a specified period of time. No public or

private interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction

with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, is allowed during this period.

Violating these terms may lead to a permanent ban.

4. Permanent Ban

Community Impact: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of community standards,

including sustained inappropriate behavior, harassment of an individual, or

aggression toward or disparagement of classes of individuals.

Consequence: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within the

community.

Attribution

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the `Contributor Covenant`_, version 1.4,

available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct/

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the `Contributor Covenant`_, version 2.1,

available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html

Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by `Mozilla’s code of conduct enforcement ladder`_.

Related Documents

.. _Contributor Covenant:https://www.contributor-covenant.org

.. _Mozilla’s code of conduct enforcement ladder:https://github.com/mozilla/diversity