# Code of Conduct

### Our Pledge <a href="#our-pledge" id="our-pledge"></a>

We as contributors, mentors and managers pledge to make participation in this program 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, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.

We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy program.

### Our Standards <a href="#our-standards" id="our-standards"></a>

Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment for our program include:

* 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 program

Examples of unacceptable behavior include:

* The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or advances of any kind
* Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
* Public or private harassment
* Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical or email address, without their explicit permission
* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting

### Enforcement Responsibilities <a href="#enforcement-responsibilities" id="enforcement-responsibilities"></a>

Program managers and mentors are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any behavior that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.

Program managers and mentors 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 <a href="#scope" id="scope"></a>

This Code of Conduct applies within all program spaces, and also applies when an individual is officially representing the program in public spaces. Examples of representing our program 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 <a href="#enforcement" id="enforcement"></a>

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported to the program managers responsible for enforcement at [anandbaburajan@gmail.com](mailto:anandbaburajan@gmail.com). All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly.

All program managers and mentors are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the reporter of any incident.

### Enforcement Guidelines <a href="#enforcement-guidelines" id="enforcement-guidelines"></a>

Program managers and mentors will follow these Program Impact Guidelines in determining the consequences for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct:

#### 1. Correction <a href="#id-1-correction" id="id-1-correction"></a>

**Program Impact**: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed unprofessional or unwelcome in the program.

**Consequence**: A private, written warning from program managers and mentors, 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 <a href="#id-2-warning" id="id-2-warning"></a>

**Program 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 program spaces as well as external channels like social media. Violating these terms may lead to a temporary or permanent ban.

#### 3. Temporary Ban <a href="#id-3-temporary-ban" id="id-3-temporary-ban"></a>

**Program Impact**: A serious violation of program standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior.

**Consequence**: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or public communication with the program 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 <a href="#id-4-permanent-ban" id="id-4-permanent-ban"></a>

**Program Impact**: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of program 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 program.

### Attribution <a href="#attribution" id="attribution"></a>

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/), version 2.0, available at [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/0/code\_of\_conduct.html](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/0/code_of_conduct.html).

Program Impact Guidelines were inspired by [Mozilla’s code of conduct enforcement ladder](https://github.com/mozilla/diversity).
