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 # Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
 
-## Our Pledge
-
-We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our
-community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
-size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender
-identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status,
-nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity
-and orientation.
-
-We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming,
-diverse, inclusive, and healthy community.
-
-## Our Standards
-
-Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment for our
-community include:
-
-* Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people
-* Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences
-* Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback
-* Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our mistakes,
-  and learning from the experience
-* Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the
-  overall community
-
-Examples of unacceptable behavior include:
-
-* The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or
-  advances of any kind
-* Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
-* Public or private harassment
-* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or email
-  address, without their explicit permission
-* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
-  professional setting
-
-## Enforcement Responsibilities
-
-Community leaders are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of
-acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in
-response to any behavior that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive,
-or harmful.
-
-Community leaders 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, and will communicate reasons for moderation
-decisions when appropriate.
+## Our Commitment
+
+In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as contributors and maintainers pledge to make participating in our project and our community a harassment-free experience for everyone. This is regardless of age, body size, disability (visible or invisible), ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
+
+## Expected Behavior
+
+We encourage the following behaviors to cultivate a positive environment:
+
+- Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward others.
+- Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences.
+- Offering and gracefully accepting constructive feedback.
+- Accepting responsibility for our actions and learning from the experiences.
+- Focusing on what is best for the community.
+
+## Unacceptable Behavior
+
+The following behaviors are considered harassment and are unacceptable within our community:
+
+- Use of sexualized language or imagery, and unwelcome sexual attention or advances.
+- Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks.
+- Public or private harassment.
+- Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or email address, without explicit permission.
+- Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting.
+
+## Our Responsibilities
+
+Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.
+
+Project maintainers have the right to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned with this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate.
 
 ## Scope
 
-This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and also applies when
-an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces.
-Examples of representing our community include using an official e-mail address,
-posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed
-representative at an online or offline event.
+This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of representing our community include using an official project e-mail address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed representative at online or offline events.
 
 ## Enforcement
 
-Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be
-reported to the community leaders responsible for enforcement at
-faq-mentor@mail.com.
-All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly.
+Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting the project team at faq-mentor@mail.com. All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly.
 
-All community leaders are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the
-reporter of any incident.
+All project leaders are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the reporter of any incident.
 
 ## Enforcement Guidelines
 
-Community leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining
-the consequences for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct:
+Project leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines to determine the consequences for any action deemed in violation of this Code of Conduct:
 
 ### 1. Correction
 
-**Community Impact**: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed
-unprofessional or unwelcome in the community.
+**Community Impact**: Use of inappropriate language or other unprofessional behavior.
 
-**Consequence**: A private, written warning from community leaders, providing
-clarity around the nature of the violation and an explanation of why the
-behavior was inappropriate. A public apology may be requested.
+**Consequence**: A private, written warning from project leaders, with an explanation of the violation and why the behavior was inappropriate. A public apology may be requested.
 
 ### 2. Warning
 
-**Community Impact**: A violation through a single incident or series
-of actions.
+**Community Impact**: A single incident or series of actions violating community standards.
 
-**Consequence**: A warning with consequences for continued behavior. No
-interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with
-those enforcing the Code of Conduct, for a specified period of time. This
-includes avoiding interactions in community spaces as well as external channels
-like social media. Violating these terms may lead to a temporary or
-permanent ban.
+**Consequence**: A warning with consequences for continued behavior. No interaction with those involved for a specified period, including avoiding interactions in community spaces and external channels like social media. Violations may lead to a temporary or permanent ban.
 
 ### 3. Temporary Ban
 
-**Community Impact**: A serious violation of community standards, including
-sustained inappropriate behavior.
+**Community Impact**: A serious violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior.
 
-**Consequence**: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or public
-communication with the community for a specified period of time. No public or
-private interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction
-with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, is allowed during this period.
-Violating these terms may lead to a permanent ban.
+**Consequence**: A temporary ban from any interaction or public communication with the community for a specified period. No interaction with those involved, including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, during this period. Violations may lead to a permanent ban.
 
 ### 4. Permanent Ban
 
-**Community Impact**: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of community
-standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior,  harassment of an
-individual, or aggression toward or disparagement of classes of individuals.
+**Community Impact**: Repeated violations of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior, harassment, or aggression toward individuals or classes of individuals.
 
-**Consequence**: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within
-the community.
+**Consequence**: A permanent ban from any public interaction within the community.
 
 ## Attribution
 
-This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage],
-version 2.0, available at
-https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/0/code_of_conduct.html.
-
-Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by [Mozilla's code of conduct
-enforcement ladder](https://github.com/mozilla/diversity).
+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant](https://www.contributor-covenant.org), version 2.0, available at [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/0/code_of_conduct.html](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/0/code_of_conduct.html).
 
-[homepage]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org
+Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by [Mozilla's code of conduct enforcement ladder](https://github.com/mozilla/diversity).
 
-For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see the FAQ at
-https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq. Translations are available at
-https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations.
+For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see the [FAQ](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq). Translations are available at [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations).