Code of Conduct

Our shared commitments for participation in OpenTEAM — online and in person.

Drafted and approved by OpenTEAM Secretariat, 10/13/2020. A more detailed Code can be found here ↗.

Open Technology Ecosystem for Agricultural Management (OpenTEAM) is a collaborative community of farmers, scientists and researchers, engineers, farm service providers, and food companies committed to improving soil health and advancing agriculture's ability to become a solution to climate change.

This code of conduct applies to all OpenTEAM community spaces, both online and in person.

While we operate under the assumption that all people involved with OpenTEAM subscribe to our shared principles, we take Code of Conduct violations very seriously. Violations may affect an individual's ability to participate in OpenTEAM, ranging from temporarily being placed into online moderation to, as a last resort, expulsion from the community or in-person events.

If you have questions about our commitment to this framework or are unsure about any aspect of it, email secretariat@openteam.community and we will provide clarification.

Our Pledge

We, as OpenTEAM members, contributors, and leaders, pledge to make participation in our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of:

  • Age, body size, or visible or invisible disability
  • Ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression
  • Level of experience, education, or socio-economic status
  • Nationality, personal appearance, race, or religion
  • Sexual identity and orientation

We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy community.

Enforcement Responsibilities

The Secretariat is responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of acceptable behavior. They will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any behavior deemed inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.

The Secretariat has the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions not aligned with this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate.

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by emailing secretariat@openteam.community. The Secretariat is obligated to respect the privacy and security of the reporter of any incident.

Our Standards

Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment:

  • Using welcoming and inclusive language
  • Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
  • Gracefully accepting constructive feedback
  • Focusing on what is best for the community
  • Showing empathy toward other community members

Examples of unacceptable behavior:

  • Use of sexualized language or imagery, or unwelcome sexual attention
  • Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
  • Public or private harassment
  • Publishing others' private information without explicit permission
  • Other conduct reasonably considered inappropriate in a professional setting

Principles We Uphold

OpenTEAM is built on a set of shared principles around open collaboration, land steward sovereignty, transparency, and equitable participation. In agreeing to this Code of Conduct, participants also affirm their commitment to these broader principles.

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