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circle-filled"></i>Conflicts of Interest</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="#enforcement-manual">Enforcement Manual</a> <ul> <li><a class="link" href="#the-code-of-conduct-committee"><i class="icon circle-filled"></i>The Code of Conduct Committee</a></li> <li><a class="link" href="#current-code-of-conduct-committee"><i class="icon circle-filled"></i>Current Code of Conduct Committee</a></li> <li><a class="link" href="#how-the-committee-will-respond-to-reports"><i class="icon circle-filled"></i>How the committee will respond to reports</a></li> <li><a class="link" href="#acting-unilaterally"><i class="icon circle-filled"></i>Acting Unilaterally</a></li> <li><a class="link" href="#enforcement-guidelines"><i class="icon circle-filled"></i>Enforcement Guidelines</a></li> <li><a class="link" href="#reconsideration"><i class="icon circle-filled"></i>Reconsideration</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="#policy-revision">Policy Revision</a> <ul> <li><a class="link" href="#last-revised"><i class="icon circle-filled"></i>Last Revised</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a class="link" href="#attribution">Attribution</a> </li> </ul> </aside> </div> </div> <div class="column content is-three-quarters"> <h2 id="codes-of-conduct">Codes of Conduct</h2><p>This document provides incident reporting guidelines and an enforcement manual for the following codes of conduct used by Creative Commons (CC):</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://creativecommons.org/terms/">Terms of Use - Creative Commons</a></li> <li><a href="/community/code-of-conduct/">CC Open Source Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a href="https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Slack/Code_of_Conduct">Slack/Code of Conduct</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="reporting-guidelines">Reporting Guidelines</h2><p>If you believe someone is violating the code of conduct, we ask that you report it to Creative Commons by emailing <strong><a href="mailto:conduct@creativecommons.org">conduct@creativecommons.org</a></strong>. <strong>All reports will be kept confidential.</strong> In some cases we may determine that a public statement will need to be made, which the committee may make in its discretion. The identities of all victims and reporters will remain confidential unless those individuals instruct us otherwise.</p> <p><strong>If you believe anyone is in physical danger, please notify appropriate emergency personnel first.</strong> If you are unsure what proper authorities are appropriate, please include this in your report and we will attempt to notify them.</p> <p>If you are unsure whether the incident is a violation, or whether the space where it happened is covered by this Code of Conduct, we still encourage you to report it. We would much rather have a few extra reports where we decide to take no action, rather than miss a report of an actual violation. We do not look negatively on you if we find the incident is not a violation. Knowing about incidents that are not violations, or happen outside our spaces, can also help us to improve the Code of Conduct or the processes surrounding it.</p> <p>In your report please include:</p> <ul> <li>Your contact info (so we can get in touch with you if we need to follow up)</li> <li>Names (real, nicknames, or pseudonyms) of any individuals involved. If there were other witnesses besides you, please try to include them as well.</li> <li>When and where the incident occurred. Please be as specific as possible.</li> <li>Your account of what occurred. If there is a publicly available record (e.g. a mailing list archive or a Slack message) please include a link.</li> <li>Any extra context for the incident.</li> <li>If you believe this incident is ongoing.</li> <li>Any other information the committee should have.</li> </ul> <h3 id="conflicts-of-interest">Conflicts of Interest</h3><p>In the event of any conflict of interest a committee member must immediately notify the other members, and recuse themselves if the other committee members believe a conflict exists. If a report concerns a possible violation by a current committee member, this member must be excluded from the response process. For these cases, anyone can make a report directly to the <strong>CC Legal team at <a href="mailto:legal@creativecommons.org">legal@creativecommons.org</a></strong> instead of through the regular process, above.</p> <h2 id="enforcement-manual">Enforcement Manual</h2><p>This manual mainly covers reports of code of conduct violations from community members. If an administrator of a forum notices ongoing or dangerous behavior that violates the code of conduct (such as spam), they may act unilaterally as described in the <strong>Acting Unilaterally</strong> section below.</p> <h3 id="the-code-of-conduct-committee">The Code of Conduct Committee</h3><p>All responses to reports of conduct violations will be managed by a Code of Conduct Committee ("the committee"), which will be comprised of three members of Creative Commons staff. The Code of Conduct Committee will serve in the role of "project maintainers" as described in the Contributor Covenant.</p> <h3 id="current-code-of-conduct-committee">Current Code of Conduct Committee</h3><ul> <li><a href="https://creativecommons.org/author/maricreativecommons-org/">Mari Moreshead</a></li> <li><a href="https://creativecommons.org/author/timidcreativecommons-org/">Timid Robot Zehta</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="how-the-committee-will-respond-to-reports">How the committee will respond to reports</h3><p>When a report is sent to the committee they will reply promptly, and within no more than 2 Creative Commons business days.</p> <p>See the reporting guidelines above for details of what reports should contain. If a report doesn't contain enough information, the committee will obtain all relevant data before acting.</p> <p>The committee will then review the incident and determine, to the best of their ability:</p> <ul> <li>what happened</li> <li>whether this event constitutes a code of conduct violation</li> <li>who, if anyone, acted in contravention of the policy</li> <li>whether this is an ongoing situation, and if there is a threat to anyone's physical safety</li> </ul> <p>The committee should aim to have a resolution agreed upon within one week. In the event that a resolution can't be determined in that time, the committee will respond to the reporter(s) with an update and projected timeline for resolution.</p> <h3 id="acting-unilaterally">Acting Unilaterally</h3><p>Not every situation acted upon by the Code of Conduct Committee will be the result of a report from the community. In some cases, a Code of Conduct Committee member will witness a violation themselves. If the act is ongoing (such as someone engaging in harassment in an IRC channel or spamming a Slack channel), or involves a threat to anyone's safety (e.g. threats of violence), any committee member may act immediately (before reaching consensus) to end the situation. In ongoing situations, any member may at their discretion employ any of the tools available to the committee, including bans and blocks.</p> <p>If the incident involves physical danger, any member of the committee may -- and should -- act unilaterally to protect safety. This can include contacting appropriate emergency personnel first or speaking on behalf of Creative Commons.</p> <p>In situations where an individual committee member acts unilaterally, they must report their actions to the committee for review within 1 business day.</p> <h3 id="enforcement-guidelines">Enforcement Guidelines</h3><p>The committee will follow the Community Impact Guidelines, below, in determining the consequences for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct.</p> <p>The committee should strive to agree on a resolution by consensus (i.e. no one on the committee chooses to veto the course of action). As soon as the committee determines it is unable to reach consensus or it has been deadlocked for over 2 business days after acknowledging receipt of the issue, the committee will turn the matter over to the CC legal team for resolution.</p> <p>Once a resolution is agreed upon, but before it is enacted, the committee will contact the original reporter and any other affected parties and explain the proposed resolution. The committee will ask if this resolution is acceptable, and must note feedback for the record. However, the committee is not required to act on this feedback.</p> <h4 id="1-correction">1. Correction</h4><p><strong>Community Impact</strong>: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed unprofessional or unwelcome in the community.</p> <p><strong>Consequence</strong>: 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.</p> <h4 id="2-warning">2. Warning</h4><p><strong>Community Impact</strong>: A violation through a single incident or series of actions.</p> <p><strong>Consequence</strong>: 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.</p> <h4 id="3-temporary-ban">3. Temporary Ban</h4><p><strong>Community Impact</strong>: A serious violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior.</p> <p><strong>Consequence</strong>: 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.</p> <h4 id="4-permanent-ban">4. Permanent Ban</h4><p><strong>Community Impact</strong>: 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.</p> <p><strong>Consequence</strong>: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within the community.</p> <h3 id="reconsideration">Reconsideration</h3><p>Any of the parties directly involved or affected can request reconsideration of the committee’s decision. To make such a request, contact the <strong>CC Legal team at <a href="mailto:legal@creativecommons.org">legal@creativecommons.org</a></strong> with your request and reason and they will review the case.</p> <h2 id="policy-revision">Policy Revision</h2><p>This policy may be revised and updated by Creative Commons from time to time. You should not participate in our digital communities unless you agree with and comply with the current policy.</p> <h3 id="last-revised">Last Revised</h3><ul> <li>2021-05-11</li> <li>For a detailed list of changes, see <a href="https://github.com/creativecommons/creativecommons.github.io-source/commits/main/content/community/code-of-conduct/enforcement/contents.lr">History for content/community/code-of-conduct/enforcement/contents.lr - creativecommons/creativecommons.github.io-source</a>.</li> </ul> <h2 id="attribution">Attribution</h2><p>This document is adapted from the Django project's Code of Conduct <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/enforcement-manual/">enforcement manual</a> and <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/reporting/">reporting guidelines</a>, licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC BY 3.0</a> and the <a href="https://www.contributor-covenant.org">Contributor Covenant</a>, version 2.1, available at <a href="https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html">https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html</a>.</p> <p>Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by <a href="https://github.com/mozilla/diversity">Mozilla's code of conduct enforcement ladder</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <footer class="main-footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="columns"> <div class="column is-one-third-tablet-only is-one-quarter-desktop"> <a href="https://creativecommons.org" class="main-logo margin-bottom-bigger"> <span class="has-text-white"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 304 73"> <use href="#logomark"></use> </svg> </span> </a> <div> <address class="margin-bottom-normal">Creative Commons<br />PO Box 1866, Mountain View CA 94042</address> <a href="mailto:info@creativecommons.org" class="mail">info@creativecommons.org</a><br /> <a href="tel://+1-415-429-6753" class="phone">+1-415-429-6753</a> </div> <div class="margin-vertical-large"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/creativecommons" class="social has-text-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <i class="icon margin-right-small is-size-4">instagram</i> </a> <a href="https://www.twitter.com/creativecommons" class="social has-text-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <i class="icon margin-right-small is-size-4">twitter</i> </a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/creativecommons" class="social has-text-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <i class="icon margin-right-small is-size-4">facebook</i> </a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/creative-commons/" class="social has-text-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <i class="icon margin-right-small is-size-4">linkedin</i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="column is-two-third-tablet-only is-three-quarters-desktop"> <div class="columns"> <div class="column is-full"> <nav class="footer-navigation"> <ul class="menu"> <li> <a href="/blog/entries/" class="menu-item">Blog</a> </li> <li> <a href="/community/community-team/" class="menu-item">Community Team</a> </li> <li> <a href="/contributing-code/projects/" class="menu-item">Project List</a> </li> <li> <a href="/archives/" class="menu-item">Archives</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="columns"> <div class="column is-two-thirds"> <div class="subscription"> <h5 class="b-header">Subscribe to our newsletter</h5> <form class="newsletter"> <input type="email" id="emailInput" class="input" placeholder="Your email" required> <input type="submit" value="subscribe" class="button small"> </form> </div> <div class="attribution margin-top-bigger"> <p class="caption"> Except where otherwise <a href="https://creativecommons.org/policies#license" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a>, content on this site is licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license</a>. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/website-icons" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Icons</a> by <a href="https://fontawesome.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Font Awesome</a>. </p> <div class="margin-top-smaller"> <i class="icon margin-right-small is-size-4">cclogo</i> <i class="icon margin-right-small is-size-4">ccby</i> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column is-one-third"> <aside class="donate-section"> <h5>Our work relies on you!</h5> <p>Help us keep the internet free and open.</p> <a class="button small donate" href="https://creativecommons.org/donate?c_src=website&c_src2=GlobalFooter"> <i class="icon cc-letterheart-filled margin-right-small is-size-5 padding-top-smaller"></i> Donate now </a> </aside> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </body> </html>

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