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+# Code of Conduct #
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+In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
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+Examples of behaviour that contributes to creating a positive environment
+include:
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+* Using welcoming and inclusive language
+* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
+* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
+* Focusing on what is best for the community in a professional manner
+* Showing empathy towards other community members
+
+Examples of unacceptable behaviour by participants include:
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+* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or advances
+* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
+* Public or private harassment
+* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission
+* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting
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+The SuiteCRM project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behaviour and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any instances of unacceptable behaviour. Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct may be permanently removed from the project team.
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+The SuiteCRM 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, or to ban temporarily or permanently any contributor for other behaviours that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.
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+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 a project or community include using an official project e-mail address, within project forums, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event.
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+Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behaviour may be reported by contacting the project team at [community@suitecrm.com][community_email]. All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident. Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.
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+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage], version 1.4,
+available at [http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4][version]
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+[community_email]: mailto:community@suitecrm.com
+[homepage]: http://contributor-covenant.org
+[version]: http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/

README.md

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 Once signed and confirmed, any pull requests will be considered for inclusion in the SuiteCRM project.
 
+### Code of Conduct ###
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+See our [Code of Conduct][code_of_conduct] on our Wiki.
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+[code_of_conduct]: https://suitecrm.com/wiki/index.php/Contributing_to_SuiteCRM#Code_of_Conduct
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 ### Helpful links for the community ###
 
 The following links offer various ways to view, contribute and collaborate to the SuiteCRM project: