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1===============
2Reporting Guide
3===============
4
5.. note::
6
7   This document is currently a **DRAFT** document while it is being discussed
8   by the community.
9
10If you believe someone is violating the :doc:`code of conduct <CodeOfConduct>`
11you can always report it to the LLVM Foundation Code of Conduct Advisory
12Committee by emailing conduct@llvm.org. **All reports will be kept
13confidential.** This isn't a public list and only `members`_ of the advisory
14committee will receive the report.
15
16If you believe anyone is in **physical danger**, please notify appropriate law
17enforcement first. If you are unsure what law enforcement agency is
18appropriate, please include this in your report and we will attempt to notify
19them.
20
21If the violation occurs at an event such as a Developer Meeting and requires
22immediate attention, you can also reach out to any of the event organizers or
23staff. Event organizers and staff will be prepared to handle the incident and
24able to help. If you cannot find one of the organizers, the venue staff can
25locate one for you. We will also post detailed contact information for specific
26events as part of each events' information. In person reports will still be
27kept confidential exactly as above, but also feel free to (anonymously if
28needed) email conduct@llvm.org.
29
30.. note::
31   The LLVM community has long handled inappropriate behavior on its own, using
32   both private communication and public responses. Nothing in this document is
33   intended to discourage this self enforcement of community norms. Instead,
34   the mechanisms described here are intended to supplement any self
35   enforcement within the community. They provide avenues for handling severe
36   cases or cases where the reporting party does not wish to respond directly
37   for any reason.
38
39Filing a report
40===============
41
42Reports can be as formal or informal as needed for the situation at hand. If
43possible, please include as much information as you can. If you feel
44comfortable, please consider including:
45
46* Your contact info (so we can get in touch with you if we need to follow up).
47* Names (real, nicknames, or pseudonyms) of any individuals involved. If there
48  were other witnesses besides you, please try to include them as well.
49* When and where the incident occurred. Please be as specific as possible.
50* Your account of what occurred. If there is a publicly available record (e.g.
51  a mailing list archive or a public IRC logger) please include a link.
52* Any extra context you believe existed for the incident.
53* If you believe this incident is ongoing.
54* Any other information you believe we should have.
55
56What happens after you file a report?
57=====================================
58
59You will receive an email from the advisory committee acknowledging receipt
60within 24 hours (and we will aim to respond much quicker than that).
61
62The advisory committee will immediately meet to review the incident and try to
63determine:
64
65* What happened and who was involved.
66* Whether this event constitutes a code of conduct violation.
67* Whether this is an ongoing situation, or if there is a threat to anyone's
68  physical safety.
69
70If this is determined to be an ongoing incident or a threat to physical safety,
71the working groups' immediate priority will be to protect everyone involved.
72This means we may delay an "official" response until we believe that the
73situation has ended and that everyone is physically safe.
74
75The working group will try to contact other parties involved or witnessing the
76event to gain clarity on what happened and understand any different
77perspectives.
78
79Once the advisory committee has a complete account of the events they will make
80a decision as to how to respond. Responses may include:
81
82* Nothing, if we determine no violation occurred or it has already been
83  appropriately resolved.
84* Providing either moderation or mediation to ongoing interactions (where
85  appropriate, safe, and desired by both parties).
86* A private reprimand from the working group to the individuals involved.
87* An imposed vacation (i.e. asking someone to "take a week off" from a mailing
88  list or IRC).
89* A public reprimand.
90* A permanent or temporary ban from some or all LLVM spaces (mailing lists,
91  IRC, etc.)
92* Involvement of relevant law enforcement if appropriate.
93
94If the situation is not resolved within one week, we'll respond within one week
95to the original reporter with an update and explanation.
96
97Once we've determined our response, we will separately contact the original
98reporter and other individuals to let them know what actions (if any) we'll be
99taking. We will take into account feedback from the individuals involved on the
100appropriateness of our response, but we don't guarantee we'll act on it.
101
102After any incident, the advisory committee will make a report on the situation
103to the LLVM Foundation board. The board may choose to make a public statement
104about the incident. If that's the case, the identities of anyone involved will
105remain confidential unless instructed by those inviduals otherwise.
106
107Appealing
108=========
109
110Only permanent resolutions (such as bans) or requests for public actions may be
111appealed. To appeal a decision of the working group, contact the LLVM
112Foundation board at board@llvm.org with your appeal and the board will review
113the case.
114
115In general, it is **not** appropriate to appeal a particular decision on
116a public mailing list. Doing so would involve disclosure of information which
117whould be confidential. Disclosing this kind of information publicly may be
118considered a separate and (potentially) more serious violation of the Code of
119Conduct. This is not meant to limit discussion of the Code of Conduct, the
120advisory board itself, or the appropriateness of responses in general, but
121**please** refrain from mentioning specific facts about cases without the
122explicit permission of all parties involved.
123
124.. _members:
125
126Members of the Code of Conduct Advisory Committee
127=================================================
128
129The members serving on the advisory committee are listed here with contact
130information in case you are more comfortable talking directly to a specific
131member of the committee.
132
133.. note::
134
135   FIXME: When we form the initial advisory committee, the members names and private contact info need to be added here.
136
137
138
139(This text is based on the `Django Project`_ Code of Conduct, which is in turn
140based on wording from the `Speak Up! project`_.)
141
142.. _Django Project: https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/
143.. _Speak Up! project: http://speakup.io/coc.html
144