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+# Code of Conduct
+
+## Our Pledge
+
+We, as contributors, creators, stewards, and maintainers (participants), of GeoCAT-viz pledge to make participation in our 
+project and community a safe, productive, welcoming and inclusive experience for everyone. All participants are required 
+to abide by this Code of Conduct. This includes respectful treatment of everyone regardless of age, body size, disability,
+ethnicity, gender identity or expression, level of experience, nationality, political affiliation, veteran status, pregnancy,
+genetic information, physical appearance, race, religion, or sexual orientation, as well as any other characteristic protected
+under applicable US federal or state law.
+
+## Our Standards
+
+Examples of behaviors that contribute to a positive environment include:
+
+- All participants are treated with respect and consideration, valuing a diversity of views and opinions
+- Be considerate, respectful, and collaborative
+- Communicate openly with respect for others, critiquing ideas rather than individuals and gracefully accepting criticism
+- Acknowledging the contributions of others
+- Avoid personal attacks directed toward other participants
+- Be mindful of your surroundings and of your fellow participants
+- Alert project administrators if you notice a dangerous situation or someone in distress
+- Respect the rules and policies of the project and venue
+
+Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to:
+
+- Harassment, intimidation, or discrimination in any form
+- Physical, verbal, or written abuse by anyone to anyone, including repeated use of pronouns other than those requested
+- Unwelcome sexual attention or advances
+- Personal attacks directed at other guests, members, participants, etc.
+- Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission
+- Alarming, intimidating, threatening, or hostile comments or conduct
+- Inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images
+- Threatening or stalking anyone, including a participant
+- Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting
+
+## Scope
+
+This Code of Conduct applies to all spaces managed by GeoCAT whether they be physical, online or face-to-face. 
+This includes project code, code repository, associated web pages, documentation, mailing lists, project websites
+and wiki pages, issue tracker, meetings, telecons, events, project social media accounts, and any other forums
+created by the project team which the community uses for communication. In addition, violations of this Code of
+Conduct outside these spaces may affect a person's ability to participate within them. Representation of a project
+may be further defined and clarified by project maintainers.
+
+## Community Responsibilities
+
+Everyone in the community is empowered to respond to people who are showing unacceptable behavior. They can talk to
+them privately or publicly. Anyone requested to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately. If the
+behavior continues concerns may be brought to the project administrators or to any other party listed in the Reporting
+section below.
+
+## Project Administrator Responsibilities
+
+Project administrators are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior and are encouraged to model
+appropriate behavior and provide support when people in the community point out inappropriate behavior. Project
+administrator(s) are normally the ones that would be tasked to carry out the actions in the Consequences section below.
+
+## Reporting
+
+Instances of unacceptable behavior can be brought to the attention of the project administrator(s) who may take any action
+as outlined in the Consequences section below. However, making a report to a project administrator is not considered an
+‘official report’ to UCAR.
+
+## Consequences
+
+Upon receipt of a complaint, the project administrator(s) may take any action deemed necessary and appropriate under the
+circumstances. Such action can include things such as: removing, editing, or rejecting comments, commits, code, wiki edits,
+email, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or banning temporarily or permanently
+any contributor for other behaviors that are deemed inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful. Project administrators
+also have the right to report violations to UCAR HR and/or UCAR’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI), as well
+as a participant’s home institution and/or law enforcement. In the event an incident is reported to UCAR, UCAR will follow
+its Harassment Reporting and Complaint Procedure.
+
+## Attribution
+
+This Code of Conduct was originally adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 1.4. We then aligned it with the UCAR
+Participant Code of Conduct, which also borrows from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Code of Conduct. The UCAR Participant
+Code of Conduct applies to both UCAR employees as well as participants in activities run by UCAR. The original version of this
+for all software projects that have strong management from UCAR or UCAR staff is available on the UCAR website at
+[https://doi.org/10.5065/6w2c-a132](https://doi.org/10.5065/6w2c-a132). The date that it was adopted by this project was 2
+October 2023. When responding to complaints, UCAR HR and ODEI will do so based on the latest published version.