# 📜 Code of Conduct

## 🌍 Our Pledge

We as members, contributors, and maintainers of this project 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 commit to fostering an environment of **respect, empathy, and openness**.

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## 🤝 Our Standards

Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment:

- ✅ Using inclusive and welcoming language  
- ✅ Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences  
- ✅ Gracefully accepting constructive feedback  
- ✅ Showing empathy toward others  
- ✅ Giving credit where it’s due

Unacceptable behavior includes:

- ❌ Discrimination or derogatory comments  
- ❌ Trolling, insulting or personal attacks  
- ❌ Unwelcome sexual attention or advances  
- ❌ Publishing others’ private information (doxing)  
- ❌ Disruptive behavior in discussions or PRs

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## 🧑‍⚖️ Enforcement Responsibilities

The **core 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.

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## 📢 Reporting Issues

If you experience or witness unacceptable behavior, please report it to:

- **GitHub**: [Open a private issue](https://github.com/V33RU/awesome-connected-things-sec/issues)

All reports will be reviewed and investigated confidentially.

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## 🙌 Scope

This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces — including the GitHub project, social media, conferences, chat platforms (Discord/Telegram), and related online or offline events.

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## ⚖️ Enforcement Guidelines

Project maintainers will follow a community impact scale to determine the consequences for any action they deem in violation:

1. **Warning** – for minor, one-time misconduct  
2. **Temporary Ban** – for repeated or serious violations  
3. **Permanent Ban** – for harmful or egregious behavior

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## 🧾 Attribution

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant](https://www.contributor-covenant.org), version 2.1.

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> 🤘 Let's keep the hardware hacking and infosec world open, respectful, and inspiring for everyone!
