Code of conduct

Our pledge

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 a positive environment for our community 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.

Examples of unacceptable behavior include:

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

Community leaders (e.g., project maintainers, moderators) are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of acceptable behavior. They will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any behavior that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.

Community leaders 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 within all community spaces (e.g., GitHub repositories, Slack/Discord, mailing lists) and also applies when an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces (e.g., using an official email address, posting via an official social media account, acting as an appointed representative at an event).

Enforcement process

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported to the community leaders responsible for enforcement.

All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly.

Community leaders are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the reporter of any incident.

Enforcement actions

Community leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining the consequences for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct:

Correction
- Community Impact: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed unprofessional or unwelcome in the community.
- Consequence: A private, written warning from community leaders, providing clarity around the nature of the violation and an explanation of why the behavior was inappropriate. A public apology may be requested.
Example Correction Message
```
# Example private message format
"Your recent comment [link/context] was considered inappropriate under our Code of Conduct because [reason]. Please review the CoC and adjust your communication accordingly."
```
Warning
- 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.
Example Warning Message
```
# Example warning format
"This is a formal warning regarding your behavior [link/context]. Further violations of the Code of Conduct may result in temporary or permanent restrictions from the community."
```
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.
Example Ban Notification
```
# Example ban notification
"Due to repeated or severe violations of our Code of Conduct, your access to the lomi. community spaces has been permanently revoked."
```

Reporting guidelines

If you are subject to or witness unacceptable behavior, or have any other concerns, please notify the community leaders as soon as possible.

1. Contact information

Reports can be made via:

Email: conduct@lomi.africa (This address reaches designated moderators).
GitHub: If comfortable, open a confidential issue in a private repository (details provided upon request to the email above) or directly message a maintainer. Please do not report CoC violations via public GitHub issues.
Discord: Send a direct message to users with the @Moderator role in our Discord server.

2. Report content

To help us address the issue effectively, please include as much detail as possible:

Incident Report Template

## Code of conduct incident report
 
- **Your contact info (optional but helpful):** [Your name/email]
- **Date/time of incident:** [Approximate time and timezone]
- **Location of incident:** [e.g., GitHub issue link, Discord channel name, etc.]
- **Description of behavior:** [Detailed account of what happened]
- **Individuals involved:** [Names/usernames of people involved, including witnesses if any]
- **Supporting evidence:** [Links, screenshots, logs, etc.]
- **Desired outcome (optional):** [What resolution are you hoping for?]

3. Confidentiality and response

We will maintain confidentiality to the extent possible while investigating. Retaliation against reporters is a violation of this Code of Conduct.

Acknowledgment: We aim to acknowledge receipt of reports within 24-48 business hours.
Investigation: The duration will depend on the complexity, but we strive to conclude investigations within 1-2 weeks.
Resolution: We will communicate the outcome and any actions taken to the reporter, where appropriate.

Attribution

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.

For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see the FAQ at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq.

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