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+# Contributor Code of Conduct
+
+As contributors and maintainers of this project, and in the interest of fostering an open and welcoming community, 
+we pledge to respect all people who contribute through reporting issues, posting feature requests, updating documentation, 
+submitting pull requests or patches, and other activities.
+
+We are committed to making participation in this project a harassment-free experience for everyone, 
+regardless of level of experience, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, 
+personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, or nationality.
+
+Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
+
+* The use of sexualized language or imagery
+* Personal attacks
+* Trolling or insulting/derogatory comments
+* Public or private harassment
+* Publishing other's private information, such as physical or electronic addresses, without explicit permission
+* Other unethical or unprofessional conduct.
+
+Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, 
+code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct. 
+By adopting this Code of Conduct, project maintainers commit themselves to fairly and consistently 
+applying these principles to every aspect of managing this project. Project maintainers who do not 
+follow or enforce the Code of Conduct may be permanently removed from the project team.
+
+This code of conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces when an individual 
+is representing the project or its community.
+
+Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by opening an issue 
+or contacting one or more of the project maintainers.
+
+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org), 
+version 1.2.0, available at [http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/2/0/](http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/2/0/)