Add new page with notes on how to transfer project ownership

This is particularly relevant for private projects and projects with private content since it requires more than just updating the 'maintainer' field

how-to/index.rst

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 Operating Launchpad
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 If you have a running instance of Launchpad, there are common tasks you might need to perform.
 
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    triage-bugs
    deploying-configuration-changes
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+   transfer-project-ownership
 

how-to/transfer-project-ownership.rst

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+Transferring ownership of a Launchpad project
+=============================================
+
+Transferring the ownership of a project in Launchpad, takes more than simply
+changing the maintainer of a project when there is private content
+associated with it.
+
+This is particularly evident for private projects, when after updating the
+project's maintainer, the maintainer themselves might not be able to see the
+private project they maintain.
+
+This is because the permissions to see and update a project lie on its sharing
+policies, which need updating in such cases.
+
+How to transfer the ownership of a private project
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+To transfer the ownership of a project from team A to team B:
+
+1. Update the project's maintainer to team B. To do so, either:
+
+   * access your project's page and click on the "edit" button near the
+     "maintainer" field.
+
+   * go directly to https://launchpad.net/<project_name>/+edit-people.
+
+2. Check the project's "Sharing policies". To do so, either:
+
+   * go to your project page, and click on the "Sharing" button on the right
+     panel.
+
+   * go directly to https://launchpad.net/<project name>/+sharing.
+
+3. If any sharing policies are in place, update them so that the policies
+associated with team A are now associated with team B instead.
+
+
+You can find more details about "Sharing Policies" in your project's "Sharing
+policies" page.