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+# 📜 Code of Conduct  
+**Last Updated:** 25th May 2025  
+
+---
+
+## 🤝 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 or education  
+- 💰 Socio-economic status  
+- 🌍 Nationality  
+- 🧑‍🎨 Personal appearance  
+- 🧑🏿‍🤝‍🧑🏻 Race  
+- 🕊 Religion  
+- 🏳️‍🌈 Sexual identity and orientation  
+
+We pledge to act in ways that foster an **open, welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy** community.
+
+---
+
+## ✅ Our Standards  
+
+### 🌟 Positive behaviors:
+- 💛 Demonstrating empathy and kindness  
+- 🫶 Respecting differing opinions and experiences  
+- 🛠 Giving and accepting constructive feedback gracefully  
+- 🧠 Accepting responsibility and learning from mistakes  
+- 🤲 Focusing on what's best for the community  
+
+### ❌ Unacceptable behaviors:
+- 🚫 Sexualized language, imagery, or unwelcome advances  
+- 😠 Trolling, insults, or personal/political attacks  
+- 🧨 Harassment (public or private)  
+- 🔓 Publishing private information without permission  
+- 👎 Any behavior inappropriate in a professional setting  
+
+---
+
+## 🛡 Enforcement Responsibilities  
+Community leaders are responsible for:
+- 📏 Clarifying and enforcing standards  
+- 🧑‍⚖️ Taking fair corrective actions  
+- ✂️ Editing/removing contributions misaligned with this Code  
+- 📣 Communicating moderation decisions transparently  
+
+---
+
+## 🌐 Scope  
+This Code applies:
+- In **all community spaces** (online and offline)  
+- When representing the community officially (e.g., email, social media, events)  
+
+---
+
+## 🚨 Enforcement  
+To report violations, contact us at 📧 **[Email]**.  
+We will:
+- ⏱ Review and investigate promptly  
+- 🔐 Respect the reporter’s privacy and security  
+
+---
+
+## 📏 Enforcement Guidelines  
+
+### 1. ⚠️ Correction  
+- **Impact:** Inappropriate or unprofessional behavior  
+- **Consequence:** Private warning with clarity and explanation; public apology may be requested  
+
+### 2. 🟠 Warning  
+- **Impact:** Single or series of violations  
+- **Consequence:** Formal warning and restricted interaction; further violations may result in a ban  
+
+### 3. ⛔ Temporary Ban  
+- **Impact:** Serious or sustained violations  
+- **Consequence:** Temporary removal from all interactions; further breaches may lead to permanent ban  
+
+### 4. 🚫 Permanent Ban  
+- **Impact:** Repeated or severe violations (e.g., harassment or hate speech)  
+- **Consequence:** Permanent exclusion from the community  
+
+---
+
+## 📝 Attribution  
+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the **Contributor Covenant**, version 2.0.  
+🔗 *For more details, visit [Contributor Covenant](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/0/code_of_conduct/)*