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@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and also applies when
 
 The Hindering Backchannels Rule (“HBR”) is a guideline document regarding contributions to the copyleft-next project.  For the avoidance of any doubt, failure to follow the HBR does not necessarily violate this Covenant.  Alleged violations of this Covenant are evaluated independently under this document, not under or in conjunction with the HBR.
 
+All rules, processes, and procedures in this Covenant need not follow HBR — particularly but not limited to regarding confidentiality.  If a conflict arises between necessary confidentiality under this Covenant and encouraged disclosure under HBR, the rules, processes, and procedures of this Covenant shall govern, and HBR shall be ignored for that matter.
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 ### Attribution / Modifications
 
 Pursuant to requirements in the CC-By-SA-4.0§3(a),the copyleft-next project has preserved (and — when permitted and appropriated — amended) the following notices: