Merge pull request #172 from Syeda-Mal/main

Fix: Removed duplicate files (CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, CONTRIBUTING.md)

README.md

@@ -11,18 +11,25 @@ around the world in a Django based website.
 **[legaldb.creativecommons.org](https://legaldb.creativecommons.org/)**
 
 
-## Code of Conduct
+## Code of conduct
 
-Please note that this project is released with a Contributor [Code of
-Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). By participating in this project you agree to
-abide by its terms.
+[`CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md`][org-coc]:
+> The Creative Commons team is committed to fostering a welcoming community.
+> This project and all other Creative Commons open source projects are governed
+> by our [Code of Conduct][code_of_conduct]. Please report unacceptable
+> behavior to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
+> per our [reporting guidelines][reporting_guide].
+
+[org-coc]: https://github.com/creativecommons/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+[code_of_conduct]: https://opensource.creativecommons.org/community/code-of-conduct/
+[reporting_guide]: https://opensource.creativecommons.org/community/code-of-conduct/enforcement/
 
 
 ## Contributing
 
-See [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md). It contains some general instructions
-that should be followed when contributing to any of the Creative Commons
-open-source repositories.
+See [`CONTRIBUTING.md`][org-contrib].
+
+[org-contrib]: https://github.com/creativecommons/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
 
 
 ## Development setup