# Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
## 🦀 Our Pledge
We as members, contributors, and leaders of the **SynthDB** community pledge to make participation in our project and 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.
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## 🌟 Our Standards
### ✅ Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment:
* **Being Respectful** – Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people
* **Constructive Feedback** – Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback
* **Accountability** – Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our mistakes, and learning from the experience
* **Community Focus** – Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the overall community
* **Patience** – Being patient with newcomers and those learning
* **Celebration** – Celebrating others' successes and contributions
* **Inclusivity** – Using welcoming and inclusive language
* **Open-mindedness** – Being open to differing viewpoints and experiences
### ❌ Examples of unacceptable behavior:
* 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
* Deliberately misgendering or using 'dead' or rejected names
* Physical contact or simulated physical contact without consent
* Sustained disruption of talks, workshops, or other events
* Unwelcome comments regarding a person's lifestyle choices and practices
* Pattern of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming inappropriate levels of intimacy with others
* Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease
* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting
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## 🛡️ Enforcement Responsibilities
Community leaders and maintainers 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.
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 with this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate.
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## 🌍 Scope
This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, including but not limited to:
* GitHub repositories (issues, pull requests, discussions, comments)
* Discord server
* Twitter and other social media when representing the project
* Email communications
* In-person or virtual events
* Any other community forums
This Code of Conduct also applies when an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces. Examples of representing our community 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.
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## 📢 Reporting
### How to Report
If you experience or witness unacceptable behavior, or have any other concerns, please report it by contacting the project team at:
**📧 Email:** conduct@synthdb.dev
**Alternative Contact:** If the incident involves a project maintainer, you may contact GitHub Support directly.
All reports will be handled with discretion. In your report please include:
* Your contact information
* Names (real, usernames, or pseudonyms) of any individuals involved
* Your account of what occurred
* If the incident is ongoing
* Any additional context or information you believe would be helpful
### What Happens After a Report
1. **Acknowledgment** – You will receive a response acknowledging receipt of your report within 24 hours.
2. **Investigation** – The community leaders will review the incident and may reach out for additional information.
3. **Decision** – Based on the investigation, appropriate action will be taken.
4. **Follow-up** – You will be informed of the decision and any actions taken.
### Confidentiality
All reports will be kept confidential. Details will only be shared with those who need to know to properly address the situation.
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## ⚖️ Enforcement Guidelines
Community leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining the consequences for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct:
### 1. 📝 Correction
**Community Impact:** Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed unprofessional or unwelcome.
**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.
### 2. ⚠️ 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.
### 3. ⏸️ Temporary Ban
**Community Impact:** A serious violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior.
**Consequence:** A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or public communication with the community 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
**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.
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## 🤝 Community Guidelines
### For Contributors
* **Be Patient** – Remember that everyone was a beginner once
* **Be Helpful** – Offer assistance to those who need it
* **Be Respectful** – Respect differing opinions and experiences
* **Be Professional** – Keep discussions focused and productive
* **Give Credit** – Acknowledge the work and ideas of others
### For Maintainers
* **Be Responsive** – Respond to issues and pull requests in a timely manner
* **Be Fair** – Treat all contributors equally and with respect
* **Be Transparent** – Communicate decisions and reasoning clearly
* **Be Encouraging** – Foster a positive and welcoming environment
* **Be Accountable** – Lead by example and uphold community standards
### For Reviewers
* **Be Constructive** – Provide actionable feedback
* **Be Specific** – Clearly explain what needs to be changed and why
* **Be Kind** – Remember there's a person behind every contribution
* **Be Timely** – Review contributions in a reasonable timeframe
* **Be Thorough** – Consider the full context of the contribution
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## 🎯 Our Commitment to Diversity
We believe that diverse perspectives and experiences make SynthDB better. We actively encourage participation from:
* 🌍 People from all geographic regions
* 🎓 Developers at all skill levels (from beginners to experts)
* 🔧 Contributors with different technical backgrounds
* 💡 People with diverse problem-solving approaches
* 🌈 Individuals from all backgrounds and identities
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## 📚 Additional Resources
* **Rust Community Code of Conduct:** https://www.rust-lang.org/policies/code-of-conduct
* **Contributor Covenant:** https://www.contributor-covenant.org/
* **Open Source Guides:** https://opensource.guide/code-of-conduct/
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## 🔄 Amendments
This Code of Conduct may be revised from time to time. The current version will always be available in this repository. Significant changes will be announced through our community channels.
**Version:** 1.0.0
**Last Updated:** 2025-11-24
**Effective Date:** 2025-11-24
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## ✍️ Attribution
This Code of Conduct is adapted from:
* **Contributor Covenant**, version 2.1, available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html
* **Rust Code of Conduct**, available at https://www.rust-lang.org/policies/code-of-conduct
* **Mozilla Community Participation Guidelines**, available at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/
Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by [Mozilla's code of conduct enforcement ladder](https://github.com/mozilla/diversity).
For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see the FAQ at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq. Translations are available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations.
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**Thank you for helping make SynthDB a welcoming, friendly community for all! 🦀**
If you have questions about this Code of Conduct, please reach out to conduct@synthdb.dev
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