We as members, contributors, and leaders of the EmbeddedLayers team 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.
Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment:
- 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
- Focusing on what is best for the overall community
- Showing appreciation for contributions
Examples of unacceptable behavior:
- The use of sexualized language or imagery
- Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal attacks
- Public or private harassment
- Publishing others' private information without permission
- Professional misconduct or unethical behavior
- Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate
Our community management team is responsible for clarifying and enforcing 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.
The team has the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned with this Code of Conduct.
This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, including:
- GitHub repositories and discussions
- Support channels
- Team meetings and events
- Official social media presence
- Representing EmbeddedLayers at public events
Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported to our community team at conduct@embeddedlayers.com.
All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly by our HR and leadership teams.
All team members are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the reporter of any incident.
Our community team will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining consequences:
Community Impact: Minor inappropriate language or other unprofessional behavior.
Consequence: Private written warning from the community team, providing clarity around the nature of the violation and an explanation of why the behavior was inappropriate. A public apology may be requested.
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 for a specified period. This includes avoiding interactions in community spaces as well as external channels. Violating these terms may lead to a temporary or permanent ban.
Community Impact: A serious violation of community standards.
Consequence: Temporary ban from any interaction or public communication with the community for a specified period. No public or private interaction with the people involved is allowed during this period. Violating these terms may lead to a permanent ban.
Community Impact: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior, harassment, or aggression.
Consequence: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within the community.
If you believe you have been falsely or unfairly accused of violating this Code of Conduct, you may notify our leadership team with a concise description of your grievance. Appeals will be reviewed by senior management.
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.
This policy is enforced by the EmbeddedLayers Community Management Team and reviewed quarterly by our leadership.
For questions about this code of conduct, please contact conduct@embeddedlayers.com