# Welcome!

We're so glad you're thinking about contributing to a [open source project of the U.S. government](https://code.gov/)! If you're unsure about anything, just ask -- or submit the issue or pull request anyway. The worst that can happen is you'll be politely asked to change something. We love all friendly contributions.

We encourage you to read this project's CONTRIBUTING policy (you are here), its [LICENSE](LICENSE.md), and its [README](README.md).

## Policies

We want to ensure a welcoming environment for all of our projects. Our staff follow the [TTS Code of Conduct](https://18f.gsa.gov/code-of-conduct/) and all contributors should do the same.

This project is adhering to the [18F Open Source Policy](https://github.com/18f/open-source-policy).

As part of a U.S. government agency, the General Services Administration (GSA)’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS) takes seriously our responsibility to protect the public’s information, including financial and personal information, from unwarranted disclosure. For more information about security and vulnerability disclosure for our projects, please read our [18F Vulnerability Disclosure Policy](https://18f.gsa.gov/vulnerability-disclosure-policy/).

## Public domain

This project is in the public domain within the United States, and applicable 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 are agreeing to comply with this waiver of copyright interest.
