Merge pull request #132 from DileepKrishnaM/master

[Document] : Added CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md (closes issue #13)

Author: Varshitha713

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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 include:
+
+- 💖 Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward others  
+- 🤝 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 for the overall community  
+
+Examples of unacceptable behavior include:
+
+- 🚫 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 that could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting  
+
+---
+
+## 👨‍⚖️ Enforcement Responsibilities
+
+Community leaders are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of acceptable behavior. They may take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any behavior they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.
+
+They have the right and responsibility 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 provide reasons for moderation 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.
+
+---
+
+## 📋 Pull Request Guidelines
+
+All contributions must align with this Code of Conduct. PRs containing inappropriate behavior, language, or content may be rejected. Further enforcement may follow as outlined below.
+
+---
+
+## 🛡️ Enforcement
+
+Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior can be reported to the community leaders responsible for enforcement.
+
+All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly. The team is committed to protecting the privacy and safety of the reporter.
+
+---
+
+## 📖 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:
+
+### 1. ✏️ Correction
+
+**Community Impact**: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed
+unprofessional or unwelcome in the community.
+
+**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.
+
+### 2. ⚠️ Warning
+
+**Community Impact**: A violation through a single incident or series
+of actions.
+
+**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.
+
+### 3. ⏳ Temporary Ban
+
+**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.
+
+### 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.
+
+**Consequence**: A permanent ban from any sort of 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.