# Code of Conduct & Ethical Agreement
## Our Pledge
We as contributors and maintainers pledge to make participation in our project and 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.
## Ethical Use Guidelines
Calq MCP is designed for legitimate time tracking and productivity purposes. Users agree to:
### ✅ Acceptable Use
- Track your own work time honestly and accurately
- Log time for projects you are genuinely working on
- Use memory features for legitimate work-related notes
- Respect the privacy of shared team data
- Report bugs and security issues responsibly
### ❌ Unacceptable Use
- Falsifying time entries or billing records
- Logging time for work not performed
- Accessing or modifying other users' personal data without consent
- Using the system to surveil or monitor employees without their knowledge
- Circumventing authentication or authorization controls
- Using AI-powered features to generate deceptive content
## Privacy Commitments
### Data Collection
- Calq stores data locally in `~/.calq/data.json`
- No data is sent to external servers except:
- Voyage AI (for memory embeddings) - content of memories
- GitHub (for OAuth) - authentication only
### User Consent
- Team members must consent to being tracked
- Personal memories are visible only to their creator
- Shared data should be clearly marked as such
### Data Retention
- Users can delete their entries and memories at any time
- Data is not backed up to external services automatically
## For Organizations
If deploying Calq for a team, we recommend:
1. **Inform employees** that time tracking is in use
2. **Obtain consent** before enabling team features
3. **Establish clear policies** on what constitutes billable time
4. **Respect privacy** - avoid using Calq as a surveillance tool
5. **Allow corrections** - give users the ability to edit their entries
## Enforcement
Violations of this code of conduct may result in:
- Warning from maintainers
- Temporary or permanent ban from the project
- Reporting to relevant authorities (in cases of fraud or illegal activity)
## Reporting
Report issues to the maintainers via:
- GitHub Issues (for public concerns)
- Direct message to maintainers (for sensitive matters)
## Attribution
This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant](https://www.contributor-covenant.org), version 2.1.
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By using Calq MCP, you agree to abide by this Code of Conduct and Ethical Agreement.
