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Code of Conduct

Effective date: April 15, 2026
Last updated: April 15, 2026

Note: This document is under legal review. To report a conduct violation, contact abuse@sigmashake.com.

1. Scope​

This Code of Conduct applies to all community participants — contributors, users, and SigmaShake team members — in all SigmaShake-affiliated spaces, including:

  • The SigmaShake Rules Hub (hub.sigmashake.com)
  • GitHub repositories under github.com/sigmashakeinc
  • Discord server and any SigmaShake-hosted community channels
  • Documentation comments and discussion threads on docs.sigmashake.com
  • Any event, meetup, or online space officially associated with SigmaShake

2. Our Pledge​

We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in the SigmaShake 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, socioeconomic 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.

3. Expected Behavior​

Participants are expected to:

  • Act with kindness, empathy, and respect toward other community members.
  • Welcome and support people of all backgrounds and experience levels.
  • Give and gracefully accept constructive feedback.
  • Focus on what is best for the community and the project.
  • Show courtesy in disagreements — critique ideas, not people.
  • Respect that maintainers and reviewers make judgment calls; escalate disagreements through proper channels.
  • Keep discussions relevant to SigmaShake and governance tooling in technical spaces.

4. Unacceptable Behavior​

The following behaviors are unacceptable in all SigmaShake spaces:

  • Harassment — including deliberate intimidation, trolling, derogatory comments, personal attacks, or sustained disruption of discussions.
  • Discrimination — discriminatory jokes, language, or actions based on protected characteristics listed in Section 2.
  • Doxxing — publishing others' private information (physical address, email, phone number, etc.) without explicit permission.
  • Sexualized content — unwelcome sexual attention, advances, or the use of sexualized language or imagery.
  • Malicious content — publishing Rulesets designed to harm, surveil, or deceive users. See Acceptable Use Policy (Section 4) for the Hub Content Policy.
  • Spam and manipulation — mass posting, phishing, fake reviews, or gaming Hub metrics.
  • Abuse of reporting — deliberately filing false conduct reports to target community members.

5. Enforcement Ladder​

SigmaShake uses a graduated enforcement approach:

5.1 Private Correction​

Trigger: Minor first-time violation (e.g., an insensitive comment).
Action: A private, written message from a SigmaShake team member explaining the violation and expected behavior. No public record.

5.2 Formal Warning​

Trigger: Single significant violation, or repeated minor violations after a private correction.
Action: A formal written warning specifying the violation, citing this Code, and outlining consequences for continued behavior. The warning is logged internally.

5.3 Temporary Suspension​

Trigger: Serious violation, pattern of violations, or failure to change behavior after a formal warning.
Action: Temporary suspension from community spaces — 7 days for a first serious offense, 30 days for a second. No interaction with people involved in the incident during the suspension period.

5.4 Permanent Ban​

Trigger: Pattern of sustained violations, harassment of an individual, or aggravated harm (doxxing, threats, malicious ruleset publication).
Action: Permanent removal from all SigmaShake community spaces.

6. Reporting​

If you witness or experience unacceptable behavior, please report it to the SigmaShake Trust & Safety team:

Email: abuse@sigmashake.com

To help us investigate, please include:

  • Your contact information (kept confidential — see Section 7).
  • The names/usernames of the people involved.
  • A description of the incident, including date, time, and location (channel/thread/URL).
  • Any supporting evidence (screenshots, links).

Reports are reviewed within 3 business days. We will acknowledge receipt and keep you informed of our determination unless doing so would compromise the investigation.

7. Confidentiality​

All reports are treated as confidential. The identity of the reporter will not be disclosed to the subject of the report without the reporter's explicit consent, except where disclosure is required by law. SigmaShake will take reasonable steps to protect reporters from retaliation.

8. Appeals​

If you believe a moderation decision was made in error, you may submit an appeal to abuse@sigmashake.com within 14 days of receiving the decision. Appeals are reviewed by a team member who was not involved in the original decision. The appeal outcome is final.

9. Attribution​

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/, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

10. Changes​

SigmaShake may update this Code of Conduct as the community evolves. Material changes will be announced with at least 14 days' notice. Continued participation in SigmaShake spaces after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

Contact​

Conduct reports and appeals: abuse@sigmashake.com
Security vulnerabilities: security@sigmashake.com