- Our Pledge
- Encouraged Behaviors
- Restricted Behaviors
- Scope
- Enforcement Responsibilities
- Reporting an Issue
- Contacting Staff
- Addressing and Repairing Harm
- Appeals
- Attribution
- Commitment
- Questions?
We pledge to make our community welcoming, safe, and equitable for all.
The Open Data Ensemble (ODE) project is committed to fostering an environment that respects and promotes the dignity, rights, and contributions of all individuals, regardless of characteristics including race, ethnicity, caste, color, age, physical characteristics, neurodiversity, disability, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, language, philosophy or religion, national or social origin, socio-economic position, level of education, or other status. The same privileges of participation are extended to everyone who participates in good faith and in accordance with this Code of Conduct.
While acknowledging differences in social norms, we all strive to meet our community's expectations for positive behavior. We also understand that our words and actions may be interpreted differently than we intend based on culture, background, or native language.
With these considerations in mind, we agree to behave mindfully toward each other and act in ways that center our shared values, including:
- Respecting the purpose of our community, our activities, and our ways of gathering.
- Engaging kindly and honestly with others.
- Respecting different viewpoints and experiences.
- Taking responsibility for our actions and contributions.
- Gracefully giving and accepting constructive feedback.
- Committing to repairing harm when it occurs.
- Behaving in other ways that promote and sustain the well-being of our community.
We agree to restrict the following behaviors in our community. Instances, threats, and promotion of these behaviors are violations of this Code of Conduct.
- Harassment. Violating explicitly expressed boundaries or engaging in unnecessary personal attention after any clear request to stop.
- Character attacks. Making insulting, demeaning, or pejorative comments directed at a community member or group of people.
- Stereotyping or discrimination. Characterizing anyone's personality or behavior on the basis of immutable identities or traits.
- Sexualization. Behaving in a way that would generally be considered inappropriately intimate in the context or purpose of the community.
- Violating confidentiality. Sharing or acting on someone's personal or private information without their permission.
- Endangerment. Causing, encouraging, or threatening violence or other harm toward any person or group.
- Behaving in other ways that threaten the well-being of our community.
- Misleading identity. Impersonating someone else for any reason, or pretending to be someone else to evade enforcement actions.
- Failing to credit sources. Not properly crediting the sources of content you contribute.
- Promotional materials. Sharing marketing or other commercial content in a way that is outside the norms of the community.
- Irresponsible communication. Failing to responsibly present content which includes, links or describes any other restricted behaviors.
- Violating platform guidelines. Any conduct that violates local laws or GitHub's Community Guidelines.
This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and also applies when an individual is officially representing the community in public or other spaces. Examples of representing our community include using an official email address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- Project spaces (issues, pull requests, discussions, documentation, reviews, etc.)
- Public or private communication related to the project
- Maintainers, contributors, and community members at all levels
Project maintainers are responsible for:
- Clarifying standards of acceptable behavior.
- Taking appropriate action when behavior is inappropriate, threatening, or harmful.
- Removing comments, PRs, or contributions that violate this Code.
- Following the enforcement ladder outlined in Addressing and Repairing Harm to address violations appropriately.
Project maintainers will apply this Code consistently and fairly, using their discretion and judgment in keeping with the best interests of our community.
Tensions can occur between community members even when they are trying their best to collaborate. Not every conflict represents a code of conduct violation, and this Code of Conduct reinforces encouraged behaviors and norms that can help avoid conflicts and minimize harm.
When an incident does occur, it is important to report it promptly. To report a possible violation, contact the project maintainers:
- Recommended: Use the Private Discussion feature on our forum to contact staff privately
- Email: [email protected]
- GitHub: Open a private issue or contact project maintainers directly
Include the following information in your report:
- A clear description of the incident
- Links, screenshots, or evidence (if applicable)
- Names of individuals involved (if known)
- Date and context of the incident
- Any other relevant information
Project maintainers take reports of violations seriously and will make every effort to respond in a timely manner. They will investigate all reports of code of conduct violations, reviewing messages, logs, and recordings, or interviewing witnesses and other participants. Project maintainers will keep investigation and enforcement actions as transparent as possible while prioritizing safety and confidentiality. In order to honor these values, enforcement actions are carried out in private with the involved parties, but communicating to the whole community may be part of a mutually agreed upon resolution.
Reports will be handled discreetly and confidentially. We will not publicly reveal the identity of reporters unless required by law or with explicit permission.
If you need to reach out to our staff privately, you can do so using the Private Discussions feature on our forum.
Steps:
- Go to https://forum.opendataensemble.org and click Private Discussions in the top menu or user dropdown.
- Click the "New Private Discussion" button.
- In the Recipients field, select "Contact Staff".
- Type your message and submit — only the staff members and you will see this discussion.
Notes:
- Do not include sensitive personal information unless necessary.
- Staff will respond as quickly as possible.
- Private Discussions are only visible to participants; they will not appear on the public forum.
If an investigation by the project maintainers finds that this Code of Conduct has been violated, the following enforcement ladder may be used to determine how best to repair harm, based on the incident's impact on the individuals involved and the community as a whole. Depending on the severity of a violation, lower rungs on the ladder may be skipped.
- Event: A violation involving a single incident or series of incidents.
- Consequence: A private, written warning from the project maintainers.
- Repair: Examples of repair include a private written apology, acknowledgement of responsibility, and seeking clarification on expectations.
- Event: A repeated incidence of a violation that previously resulted in a warning, or the first incidence of a more serious violation.
- Consequence: A private, written warning with a time-limited cooldown period designed to underscore the seriousness of the situation and give the community members involved time to process the incident. The cooldown period may be limited to particular communication channels or interactions with particular community members.
- Repair: Examples of repair may include making an apology, using the cooldown period to reflect on actions and impact, and being thoughtful about re-entering community spaces after the period is over.
- Event: A pattern of repeated violation which the project maintainers have tried to address with warnings, or a single serious violation.
- Consequence: A private written warning with conditions for return from suspension. In general, temporary suspensions give the person being suspended time to reflect upon their behavior and possible corrective actions.
- Repair: Examples of repair include respecting the spirit of the suspension, meeting the specified conditions for return, and being thoughtful about how to reintegrate with the community when the suspension is lifted.
- Event: A pattern of repeated code of conduct violations that other steps on the ladder have failed to resolve, or a violation so serious that the project maintainers determine there is no way to keep the community safe with this person as a member.
- Consequence: Access to all community spaces, tools, and communication channels is removed. In general, permanent bans should be rarely used, should have strong reasoning behind them, and should only be resorted to if working through other remedies has failed to change the behavior.
- Repair: There is no possible repair in cases of this severity.
This enforcement ladder is intended as a guideline. It does not limit the ability of project maintainers to use their discretion and judgment, in keeping with the best interests of our community.
All enforcement actions will be documented internally and reviewed by the project maintainers to ensure consistency and fairness.
If you believe an enforcement action was taken in error, you may request a review.
Appeals should be sent to the maintainers in writing within 14 days of the enforcement action. The appeal will be reviewed by a different maintainer (when possible) to ensure impartiality.
This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 3.0, permanently available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/3/0/.
Contributor Covenant is stewarded by the Organization for Ethical Source and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- For answers to common questions about Contributor Covenant, see the FAQ
- Translations are available in multiple languages
- Additional enforcement and community guideline resources can be found at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/resources
- The enforcement ladder was inspired by the work of Mozilla's code of conduct team
- GitHub Community Guidelines
By participating in this project, you agree to follow this Code of Conduct and help maintain a healthy, respectful, and collaborative community.
We are committed to enforcing this Code of Conduct fairly and consistently. Together, we can create a welcoming environment where everyone can contribute their best work.
If you have questions about this Code of Conduct, please reach out to the project maintainers or open a discussion in the project repository.