docs: document the repo-wide lockfile policy (P4) (#82)

The .gitignore comment claimed package-lock.json is committed only under
bindings/node/, but examples/node/package-lock.json has also been tracked
since #80. Correct the comment and add a CONTRIBUTING 'Lockfile policy'
section spelling out every component: Cargo.lock + the two Node package-locks
are tracked; fuzz/Cargo.lock is ignored (cargo-fuzz default); the Python
package has no lockfile by PyO3 convention (pinned via Cargo.lock); the
ghost-ignored site keeps its lockfile local.
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## Lockfile policy
| Component | Lockfile | Tracked? | Why |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Workspace (Rust) | `Cargo.lock` | **yes** | The workspace ships binaries (examples, fuzz harness) and CI builds, so the dependency graph is pinned for reproducible builds. |
| `bindings/node` | `package-lock.json` | **yes** | Reproducible `npm install` for the native binding. |
| `examples/node` | `package-lock.json` | **yes** | Same — the runnable Node examples link the binding via a `file:` dependency. |
| `bindings/python` | — | n/a (no lockfile) | PyO3 convention: the Python package has no Python runtime dependencies of its own, and its native code is already pinned through the workspace `Cargo.lock`. CI installs build/test tooling (`maturin`, `pytest`, `numpy`, `hypothesis`) directly via `pip`. |
| `fuzz` | `fuzz/Cargo.lock` | **no** (ignored) | `fuzz/` is a detached crate; `cargo-fuzz init` generates `fuzz/.gitignore` which ignores its `Cargo.lock`. The fuzz smoke job resolves dependencies fresh, so the lock is not needed for reproducibility here. |
| `site` (marketing) | `package-lock.json` | **no** (ghost-ignored) | The VitePress site is a local-only project excluded via `.git/info/exclude`; its lockfile stays local. |
When adding a new committed Node package, commit its `package-lock.json` too and
remove any matching ignore rule. Do **not** add a top-level `package-lock.json`
the repository root is not an npm package.
## Standards for a change
- **Formatting & lints.** `cargo fmt` must leave the tree unchanged and