Template:Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct

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Our Pledge

We as volunteers, staff, content contributors, source contributors, donors, users and supporters pledge to make participation in Noolaham Foundation 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, 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 community.


Our Standards

Examples of behaviour that contributes to creating a positive environment include:

  • Using welcoming and inclusive language
  • Keeping the discussions intellectually focused
  • 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

Examples of unacceptable behaviour by participants include:

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

Enforcement

Instance of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior experienced by staff shall be reported following the complaint mechanism outlined in the NF Human Resources Manual. Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior experienced by volunteers should be reported to the Noolaham Foundation Governance Board (http://noolahamfoundation.org/web/en/our-volunteers). The Governance Board shall take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender, suspension and expulsion from Noolaham Foundation bodies and activities.


Attribution

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 1.4, available at http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4