diff --git a/footer.php b/footer.php
index 4b9186d..819d876 100644
--- a/footer.php
+++ b/footer.php
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<br><br>
 </div>
 <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.4/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 5d42365..42dfa60 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -56,4 +56,9 @@
 <p>* = bridged to discord: tilde.chat private discord invites for tilde members <a href="/discord">here</a>. join and confirm that you're a tilde member to get access to the channels. bridging configuration can be adjusted per request.</p>
 <p>private channels are accessible only when connecting from the corresponding ircd node: eg. #team will only be accessible when you're connected to the tilde.team node, where #town and #your will disallow joining.</p>
 
+<hr>
+<h3>rules/guidelines</h3>
+<p>chatting/using tilde.chat irc servers implies agreement with the <a href="https://tilde.team/wiki/?page=code-of-conduct">code of conduct</a>. the <a href="https://tilde.town/wiki/conduct.html">tilde.town code of conduct</a> applies as well.</p>
+<p>incidents will be handled according to the CoC as well as by admins of your home tilde</p>
+
 <?php include 'footer.php'; ?>