diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index d865868..b4e6764 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 </head>
 
 <body>
+  {% set repo_url = "https://github.com/komalharshita/DevPath" %}
   <!-- ============================================================
        Navigation
        ============================================================ -->
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@
         <a href="#how-it-works" class="nav-link">How It Works</a>
         <a href="#features" class="nav-link">Features</a>
         <a href="#find-project" class="nav-link">Find Project</a>
-        <a href="https://github.com/komalharshita/DevPath" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="nav-btn-outline">GitHub</a>
+        <a href="{{ repo_url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="nav-btn-outline">GitHub</a>
       </div>
       <!-- Mobile hamburger toggle -->
       <button class="nav-mobile-toggle" id="nav-mobile-toggle" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
       <a href="#how-it-works" class="nav-mobile-link">How It Works</a>
       <a href="#features" class="nav-mobile-link">Features</a>
       <a href="#find-project" class="nav-mobile-link">Find Project</a>
-      <a href="https://github.com/komalharshita/DevPath" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="nav-mobile-link">GitHub</a>
+      <a href="{{ repo_url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="nav-mobile-link">GitHub</a>
     </div>
   </nav>
 
@@ -638,18 +639,18 @@ <h4 class="footer-col-title">Quick Links</h4>
         <h4 class="footer-col-title">Resources</h4>
         <ul class="footer-links-list">
           <li><a href="/project/1">Sample Project</a></li>
-          <li><a href="https://github.com/komalharshita/DevPath" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub</a></li>
-          <li><a href="https://github.com/komalharshita/DevPath/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Contributing Guide</a></li>
-          <li><a href="https://github.com/komalharshita/DevPath/issues" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Report an Issue</a></li>
+          <li><a href="{{ repo_url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub</a></li>
+          <li><a href="{{ repo_url }}/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Contributing Guide</a></li>
+          <li><a href="{{ repo_url }}/issues/new/choose" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Report an Issue</a></li>
         </ul>
       </div>
 
       <div class="footer-col">
         <h4 class="footer-col-title">About Us</h4>
         <ul class="footer-links-list">
-          <li><a href="#our-story">Our Story</a></li>
-          <li><a href="https://github.com/komalharshita/DevPath" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open Source</a></li>
-          <li><a href="https://github.com/komalharshita/DevPath/blob/main/LICENSE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">License</a></li>
+          <li><a href="{{ repo_url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Our Story</a></li>
+          <li><a href="{{ repo_url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open Source</a></li>
+          <li><a href="{{ repo_url }}/blob/main/LICENSE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">License</a></li>
         </ul>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -657,8 +658,7 @@ <h4 class="footer-col-title">About Us</h4>
     <div class="footer-bottom">
       <p>DevPath is open source. Licensed under the MIT License.</p>
       <div class="footer-bottom-links">
-        <a href="#our-story">About Us</a>
-        <a href="https://github.com/komalharshita/DevPath/blob/main/LICENSE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Project License</a>
+        <!-- removed Privacy Policy and Terms of Use as per issue -->
       </div>
     </div>
   </footer>
diff --git a/templates/project.html b/templates/project.html
index 85fa923..c3ed46c 100644
--- a/templates/project.html
+++ b/templates/project.html
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 </head>
 
 <body class="detail-page">
+  {% set repo_url = "https://github.com/komalharshita/DevPath" %}
 
   <!-- ============================================================
        Navigation
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
       <a href="/" class="nav-logo">DevPath</a>
       <div class="nav-links">
         <a href="/" class="nav-link">Back to Search</a>
-        <a href="https://github.com/komalharshita/DevPath" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="nav-link nav-link-gh">GitHub</a>
+        <a href="{{ repo_url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="nav-link nav-link-gh">GitHub</a>
       </div>
     </div>
   </nav>
@@ -328,7 +329,8 @@ <h3 class="sidebar-card-title">
       </div>
       <div class="footer-links">
         <a href="/">Back to Search</a>
-        <a href="https://github.com/komalharshita/DevPath" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub</a>
+        <a href="{{ repo_url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub</a>
+
       </div>
     </div>
   </footer>
