We as members, contributors, and leaders 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, 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.
Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment for our community include:
- 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 not just for us as individuals, but for the overall community
- Using welcoming and inclusive language
- Being patient with new contributors and users
- Recognizing and crediting the contributions of others
Examples of unacceptable behavior include:
- 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
- Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting
As VideoAnnotator is designed for analyzing human interaction videos, we have additional ethical considerations:
- Informed consent must be obtained for all video data used
- Privacy protection - anonymize or blur identifying features when required
- Data minimization - only process what's necessary for research goals
- Secure storage - protect video data according to institutional guidelines
- Respect cultural sensitivity in video content and analysis
- Reproducible methods - document and share processing parameters
- Transparent reporting - disclose limitations and potential biases
- Open science practices - share code and methodologies when possible
- Ethical review - obtain IRB/ethics approval for human subjects research
Community leaders 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 to this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate.
This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and also applies when an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces. Examples of representing our community include using an official email address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event.
Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported to the community leaders responsible for enforcement at:
Email: conduct@infantlab.org
All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly.
- Acknowledgment - We will acknowledge receipt within 48 hours
- Investigation - Gather facts from all parties involved
- Decision - Determine appropriate response based on severity
- Communication - Inform all parties of the outcome
- Follow-up - Monitor for any ongoing issues
Community leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining the consequences for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct:
Community Impact: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed unprofessional or unwelcome in the community.
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.
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.
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.
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.
- Be welcoming to new contributors
- Provide constructive feedback in code reviews
- Help others learn - share knowledge and resources
- Credit contributions appropriately
- Follow project conventions and coding standards
- Use clear, professional language in all communications
- Be patient with questions and different skill levels
- Assume good intentions when interpreting messages
- Ask for clarification when uncertain
- Use appropriate channels for different types of discussions
- Search existing issues before creating new ones
- Provide clear descriptions with reproduction steps
- Include relevant system information and error messages
- Be respectful when reporting bugs or requesting features
- Follow issue templates when provided
- Write clear, accessible documentation
- Include examples where helpful
- Update docs when making code changes
- Consider different user perspectives and skill levels
- Cite VideoAnnotator appropriately in publications
- Share methodological details for reproducibility
- Acknowledge contributors and funding sources
- Follow journal-specific ethics guidelines
- Respect institutional policies for research conduct
- Protect student privacy in educational settings
- Provide proper attribution when using in coursework
- Encourage open science practices among students
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.html.
Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by Mozilla's code of conduct enforcement ladder.
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.
- General Questions: info@infantlab.org
- Code of Conduct Issues: conduct@infantlab.org
- Security Issues: security@infantlab.org