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-# Contributor Code of Conduct
-
-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
-[conduct@creativecommons.org](mailto:conduct@creativecommons.org) per our
-[reporting guidelines][reporting_guide].
-
-For a history of updates, see the [page history here][updates].
-
-[code_of_conduct]: https://opensource.creativecommons.org/community/code-of-conduct/
-[reporting_guide]: https://opensource.creativecommons.org/community/code-of-conduct/enforcement/
-[updates]: https://github.com/creativecommons/creativecommons.github.io-source/commits/main/content/community/code-of-conduct/contents.lr
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-# Contributing to CC Open Source
-
-Thank you for your interest in contributing to CC Open Source! This document is
-a set of guidelines to help you contribute to this project.
-
-
-## Code of Conduct
-
-By participating in this project, you are expected to uphold our [Code of
-Conduct][code_of_conduct].
-
-[code_of_conduct]: https://opensource.creativecommons.org/community/code-of-conduct/
-
-
-## Project Documentation
-
-The `README` in the root of the repository should contain or link to project
-documentation. If you cannot find the documentation you're looking for, please
-file a GitHub issue with details of what you'd like to see documented.
-
-
-## How to Contribute
-
-Please follow the processes in our general [Contributing Code][contributing]
-guidelines on the Creative Common Open Source website.
-
-[contributing]: https://opensource.creativecommons.org/contributing-code/
-
-
-## Questions or Thoughts?
-
-Talk to us on [one of our community forums][community].
-
-[community]: https://opensource.creativecommons.org/community/
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@@ -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 [conduct@creativecommons.org](mailto:conduct@creativecommons.org)
+> 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