Content changes per NASA direction received on 1/22/2025, per Executive Order on 1/20/2025 (https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing/)

Author: trey-stafford

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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-# Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
+# Code of Conduct
 
-## Our Pledge
+## 1. Our Commitment
 
-In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as
-contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and
-our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
-size, 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 are dedicated to fostering a respectful environment for everyone contributing to this project. We expect all participants to treat each other with respect, professionalism, and kindness.
 
-## Our Standards
+## 2. Expected Behavior
 
-Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment
-include:
+- Be respectful and considerate of others.
+- Engage in constructive discussions and offer helpful feedback.
+- Gracefully accept constructive criticism.
 
-* Using welcoming and inclusive language
-* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
-* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
-* Focusing on what is best for the community
-* Showing empathy towards other community members
+## 3. Unacceptable Behavior
 
-Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
+The following behaviors will not be tolerated:
 
-* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or
- advances
-* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
-* Public or private harassment
-* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic
- address, without explicit permission
-* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
- professional setting
+- Harassment, discrimination, or intimidation of any kind.
+- Offensive, abusive, or derogatory language and actions.
+- Personal attacks or insults.
+- Trolling or disruptive conduct.
+- Sharing inappropriate content.
 
-## Our Responsibilities
+## 4. Reporting Violations
+If you experience or witness any behavior that violates this Code of Conduct, please report it by contacting the project maintainers. All reports will be reviewed confidentially.
 
-Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable
-behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in
-response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.
+## 5. Enforcement
+Violations of this Code of Conduct may result in actions such as warnings, temporary bans, or permanent exclusion from participation at the discretion of the maintainers.
 
-Project maintainers 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, or to ban temporarily or
-permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate,
-threatening, offensive, or harmful.
+## Contact Info
+Email: <[email protected]>
+Organization: National Snow and Ice Data Center¹
+Website: <https://nsidc.org/>
+Date last modified: 01-22-2025
 
-## Scope
-
-This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces
-when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of
-representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail
-address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed
-representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be
-further defined and clarified by project maintainers.
-
-## Enforcement
-
-Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be
-reported by contacting the project team at [email protected]. All
-complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that
-is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is
-obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.
-Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.
-
-Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good
-faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other
-members of the project's leadership.
-
-## Attribution
-
-This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage], version 1.4,
-available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html
-
-[homepage]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org
-
-For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see
-https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq
+¹Work performed under NASA contract 80GSFC23CA035.