# Community guidelines

## Code of Conduct

Please review our [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/HHS/simpler-grants-gov/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) before engaging with the community. We advise that all community members adhere to these rules in all their communications with other community members. We will enforce this to ensure that all community members can do their best work in a safe environment.

## Open Source Policy

We adhere to the [HHS Open Source Policy](https://github.com/CMSGov/cms-open-source-policy). If you have any questions, [send us an email](mailto:simpler@grants.gov).

## Security and Responsible Disclosure Policy

The Simpler Grants project adheres to the same security and disclosure policies as the HHS. Review the HHS Disclosure Policy to understand the policy and all websites within its scope to learn more.

This policy describes *what systems and types of research* are covered, *how to send* us vulnerability reports, and *how long* we ask security researchers to wait before publicly disclosing vulnerabilities.

If you have other cybersecurity related questions, please contact us at [csirc@hhs.gov.](mailto:csirc@hhs.gov).

### To Submit a Vulnerability

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[Report a security vulnerability](/get-involved/github-planning/reporting-a-security-vulnerability.md)
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## Public Domain

This project is in the public domain within the United States, and copyright and related rights in the work worldwide are waived through the [CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

All contributions to this project will be released under the CC0 dedication. By submitting a pull request or issue, you agree to comply with this waiver of copyright interest.

## Change log

Major updates to the content of this page will be added here.

<table><thead><tr><th>Date</th><th width="305">Update</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2/12/2024</td><td>Initial Content</td><td>Updated with Initial content</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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