🌟 Our Pledge We, as members, contributors, and leaders of GirlScript Summer of Code (GSSoC), 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, 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 include:
💖 Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward others 🤝 Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences 📝 Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback 🌱 Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our mistakes, and learning from the experience 🎯 Focusing on what is best for the overall community Examples of unacceptable behavior include:
🚫 Use of sexualized language or imagery, and unwelcome sexual attention or advances
🛑 Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
They 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 provide reasons for moderation when appropriate.
🌐 Scope This Code of Conduct applies across all GSSoC community spaces — including GitHub repositories, communication platforms (like Discord), events, and social media — as well as any interactions where individuals are officially representing GSSoC in public or private spaces.
📋 Pull Request Guidelines All contributions must align with this Code of Conduct. PRs containing inappropriate behavior, language, or content may be rejected. Further enforcement may follow as outlined below.
🛡️ Enforcement Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior can be reported confidentially to the GSSoC team at:
All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly. The team is committed to protecting the privacy and safety of the reporter.
📖 Enforcement Guidelines GSSoC community leaders will follow these guidelines when determining the consequences for violations:
- ✏️ Correction Impact: Inappropriate language or behavior considered unprofessional or unwelcome.
Consequence: Private warning and clarification of the violation. A public apology may be requested.
⚠️ Warning Impact: A clear violation through a single incident or repeated behavior.
Consequence: Official warning. Avoid further interaction with affected parties for a specific time. Repeated violations may lead to a temporary or permanent ban.
- ⏳ Temporary Ban Impact: Serious or sustained inappropriate behavior.
Consequence: Temporary ban from participation in the community. No public or private interactions allowed during the ban period.
- 🚫 Permanent Ban Impact: Repeated violations or egregious behavior such as harassment or hate speech.
Consequence: Permanent ban from all community spaces.
📜 Attribution This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 2.0.
Enforcement guidelines inspired by Mozilla’s code of conduct enforcement ladder.
🌟 Conclusion By committing to this Code of Conduct, we build a welcoming, inclusive, and respectful space for everyone involved in GSSoC. Let's ensure our community reflects the values we stand for — support, growth, and empowerment through open source.
Together, let’s make GSSoC a safe and collaborative experience for all 💫