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The Wikimedia movement is founded on a simple, but powerful principle: we can do more together than any of us can do alone. We cannot work collectively without gathering, sharing, and analyzing information about our users as we seek new ways to make the Wikimedia Sites more
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We believe that you shouldn't have to provide nonpublic personal information to participate in the free knowledge movement. You do not have to provide things like your real name, address, or date of birth to sign up for a standard account or contribute content to the Wikimedia Sites.</translate>
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We recognize that only a minority of you are familiar with technical terms like “tracking pixels” and “cookies” used in the Privacy Policy. Whether you are brand new to privacy terminology or you are an expert who just wants a refresher, you might find our [https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms Glossary of Key Terms] helpful.</translate>}}
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Where community policies govern information, such as the [[<tvar|CheckUser-policy>m:CheckUser_policy</>|CheckUser policy]], the relevant community may add to the rules and obligations set out in this Policy. However, they are not permitted to create new exceptions or otherwise reduce the protections offered by this Policy.</translate>
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Types of Information We Receive From You
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When you make a contribution to any Wikimedia Site, including on user or discussion pages, you are creating a permanent, public record of every piece of content added, removed, or altered by you. The page history will show when your contribution or deletion was made, as well as your username (if you are signed in) or your [[<tvar|GlossaryIP>Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address</>|IP address]] (if you are not signed in). We may use your public contributions, either aggregated with the public contributions of others or individually, to create new features or data-related products for you or to learn more about how the Wikimedia Sites are used.</translate>
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Unless this Policy says otherwise, you should assume that information that you actively contribute to the Wikimedia Sites, including Personal Information, is publicly visible and can be found by search engines. Like most things on the Internet, anything you share may be copied and redistributed throughout the Internet by other people. Please do not contribute any information that you are uncomfortable making permanently public, like revealing your real name or location in your contributions.</translate>
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You should be aware that specific data made public by you or aggregated data that is made public by us can be used by anyone for analysis and to infer further information
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You do not need to create an account to use any Wikimedia Site.
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If you do create an account, you do not need to give us your name or email address.
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If you do not create an account, your contributions will be publicly attributed to your [[<tvar|GlossaryIP>Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address</>|IP address]].
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If you want to create a [[<tvar|standardaccount>Privacy policy/FAQ#standardaccount</>|standard account]], in most cases we require only a username and a password.</translate>
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Once created, user accounts cannot be removed entirely (although you can usually hide the information on your user page if you choose to). This is because your public contributions must be associated with their author (you!).
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To gain a better understanding of the demographics of our users, to localize our services
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Some features we offer work better if we know what area you are in.</translate>
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If you consent, we can use [[<tvar|GlossaryGPS>Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#GPS</>|GPS]] (and other technologies commonly used to determine location) to show you more relevant content. We keep information obtained by these technologies confidential, except as provided in this Policy. You can learn more by checking out the list of examples of how we use these technologies in our [[<tvar|gpsexamplesFAQ>Privacy policy/FAQ#gpsexamplesFAQ</>|FAQ]].</translate>
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Sometimes, we automatically receive location data from your device. For example, if you want to upload a photo on the Wikimedia Commons mobile app, we may receive [[<tvar|GlossaryMD>Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Metadata</>|metadata]], such as the place and time you took the photo, automatically from your device. Please be aware that, unlike location information collected using GPS signals described above, the default setting on your mobile device typically includes the metadata in your photo or video upload to the Wikimedia Sites. If you do not want metadata sent to us and made public at the time of your upload, please change your settings on your device.</translate>
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Finally, when you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the [[<tvar|GlossaryIP>Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address</>|IP address]] of the device (or your [[<tvar|GlossaryProxy>Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Proxy Servers</>|proxy server]]) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to [[<tvar|inferlocationFAQ>Privacy policy/FAQ#inferlocationFAQ</>|infer your geographical location]].</translate>
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Information Related to Your Use of the Wikimedia Sites</translate>
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Like other websites, we receive some information about you automatically when you visit the Wikimedia Sites.
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We also use a variety of commonly-used technologies, like cookies, to collect information regarding how you use the Wikimedia Sites, make our services safer and easier to use, and to help create a better and more customizable experience for you.</translate>
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Because of how browsers work
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Put simply, we use this information to enhance your experience with Wikimedia Sites. For example, we use this information to administer the sites, provide greater security, and fight vandalism; optimize mobile applications, customize content and set language preferences, test features to see what works, and improve performance; understand how users interact with the Wikimedia Sites, track and study use of various features, gain understanding about the demographics of the different Wikimedia Sites, and analyze trends.
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We use a variety of commonly-used technologies, like cookies, to understand how you use the Wikimedia Sites, make our services safer and easier to use, and to help create a better and more
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Depending on which technology we use, locally stored data can be anything from text, pictures, and whole articles (as we explain further below) to
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We use this information to make your experience with the Wikimedia Sites safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and their interaction with the Wikimedia Sites, and to generally improve our services. We will never use third-party cookies, unless we get your permission to do so. If you ever come across a third-party data collection tool that has not been authorized by you (such as one that may have been mistakenly placed by another user or administrator), please report it to us at [<tvar|email>mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org</> privacy@wikimedia.org]. </translate>
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Understand how you use the Wikimedia Sites, so that we know what works and what is useful. For example, we might use cookies to learn about the list of articles you are following on your watchlist so that we can recommend similar articles that you may be interested in.</translate>
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Make the Wikimedia Sites more convenient to use, such as by using cookies to maintain your session when you log in or to remember your username in the login field.</translate>
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We believe this data collection helps improve your user experience, but you may remove or disable some or all locally stored data through your browser settings, depending on your browser. You can learn more about some options you have in our [[<tvar|limitstorageFAQ>Privacy policy/FAQ#limitstorageFAQ</>|FAQ]]. While locally stored data may not be necessary to use our sites, some features
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While the examples above concerning information about you collected through the use of data collection tools are kept confidential in accordance with this Policy, please note that some information about the actions taken by your username is made publicly available through [[<tvar|publiclogsfaqlink>Privacy_policy/FAQ#publiclogsFAQ</>|public logs]] alongside actions taken by other users.
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We and our service providers use your information for the legitimate purpose of pursuing our charitable mission, including:</translate>
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* To help you share your knowledge with the world and add new features to our Services.
* To arrange access to your account and provide you with related service.
* To send administrative information to you, such as changes to our policies.
* To allow you to send messages to another person if you choose to do so. Direct communications between users (such as messages sent through the "Email this user" feature), to the extent such communications are nonpublic and stored in or in transit through Wikimedia Foundation systems, are kept confidential by us, except as provided in this Policy.
We engage in these activities to manage our relationship with you, because we have a legitimate interest and/or to comply with our legal obligations.</translate>
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* To provide to you custom content, notices and settings and to enhance your experience with the Wikimedia Sites.
We will customize the Services, in some instances, at your direction; in all instances, in keeping with our legitimate charitable purpose of pursuing our mission.</translate>
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* To let you know about things that are happening with the Wikimedia Foundation, the Wikimedia Sites or the Wikimedia movement.
* To alert you when there has been a change to an article that you have decided to follow.
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We will send these types of emails to you only with your consent. We do not sell, rent, or use your email address to advertise third-party products or services to you. You can manage what kinds of notifications you receive and how often you receive them by going to your Notifications Preferences. You can learn more about email and notifications and how to change your preferences in our [[<tvar|emailsfaq>Privacy policy/FAQ#emailsFAQ</>|FAQ]].</translate>
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We will always tell you, at the time we give you an opportunity to share your thoughts, how we plan on using your answers and any personal information you provide.
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Your responses to our surveys and feedback requests are always optional. We will email these types of requests to you only with your consent. You can manage what kinds of notifications you receive and how often you receive them by going to your Notifications Preferences. You can learn more about email and notifications and how to change your preferences in our [[<tvar|emailsfaq>Privacy policy/FAQ#emailsFAQ</>|FAQ]].</translate>
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* To use your public contributions, either aggregated with the public contributions of others or individually, to create new features or data-related products for you or to learn more about how the Wikimedia Sites are used.
* For research and analytics.
* To fight spam, identity theft, malware and other kinds of abuse.
* To optimize mobile and other applications.
* To test features to see what works, understand how users interact with the Wikimedia Sites, track and study use of various features, gain understanding about the demographics of the different Wikimedia Sites and analyze trends.
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We engage in these activities to further our legitimate charitable purpose and/or to comply with our legal obligations.</translate>
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<translate><!--T:264--> As stated above, we can use commonly-used location technologies to show you more relevant content. For example, our mobile apps can identify articles from the Wikimedia sites about points of interest near your location. As a reminder, you can deactivate our access to these location technologies at any time, and still use the Wikimedia Sites.</translate>
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<translate><!--T:267--> As stated above, we may automatically receive location data from your device. For example, if you upload a photo using the Wikimedia Commons mobile app, please be aware that the default setting on your mobile device typically results in the metadata associated with your photo being included in the upload. As a reminder, if you do not want metadata sent to us and made public at the time of your upload, please change your settings on your device.</translate>
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When you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the [[<tvar|GlossaryIP>Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address</>|IP address]] of the device (or your proxy server) you are using to access the Internet, which
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We use this location information to make your experience with the Wikimedia Sites safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and their interaction with the Wikimedia Sites, and to generally improve our services. For example, we use this information to provide greater security, optimize mobile applications, and learn how to expand and better support Wikimedia communities. We also use Personal Information in the manner described in the sections of this Policy titled "For Legal Reasons" and "To Protect You, Ourselves & Others."</translate>
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We may share your information when you give us specific permission to do so, for legal reasons, and in the other circumstances described below. </translate>
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Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit any legal objections or defenses you may have to a third party's request (whether it be civil, criminal, or governmental) to disclose your information. We recommend seeking the advice of legal counsel immediately if such a request is made involving you.
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In the unlikely event that the ownership of the Foundation changes, we will provide you 30
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In the extremely unlikely event that ownership of all or substantially all of the Foundation changes, or we go through a reorganization (such as a merger, consolidation, or acquisition), we will continue to keep your
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We, or users with certain administrative rights, may disclose information that is reasonably necessary to:
* enforce or investigate potential violations of the Wikimedia Foundation or community-based policies;
* protect our organization, infrastructure, employees, contractors, or the public; or
* prevent imminent or serious bodily harm or death to a person.</translate>
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We, or particular users with certain administrative rights as described below, may need to share your
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Wikimedia Sites are collaborative, with users writing most of the policies and selecting from amongst themselves people to hold certain administrative rights. These rights may include access to limited amounts of otherwise nonpublic information about recent contributions and activity by other users. They use this access to help protect against vandalism and abuse, fight harassment of other users, and generally try to minimize disruptive behavior on the Wikimedia Sites. These various user-selected administrative groups
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We hope that this never comes up, but we may disclose your
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As hard as we may try, we can't do it all. So sometimes we use third-party service providers or contractors who help run or improve the Wikimedia Sites for you and other users. We
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* We also share non-Personal Information or aggregated information with third parties interested in studying the Wikimedia Sites.
* When we share information with third parties for these purposes, we put reasonable technical and contractual protections in place to protect your information consistent with this Policy.</translate>
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The open-source software that powers the Wikimedia Sites depends on the contributions of volunteer software developers, who spend time writing and testing code to help it improve and evolve with our users' needs. To facilitate their work, we
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Any information you post publicly on the Wikimedia Sites is just that – public. For example, if you put your mailing address on your talk page, that is public, and not protected by this Policy. And if you edit without registering or logging into your account, your IP address will be seen publicly. Please think carefully about your desired level of anonymity before you disclose
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We strive to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We use a variety of physical and technical measures, policies, and procedures (such as access control procedures, network firewalls, and physical security) designed to protect our systems and your
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The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, California, with servers and data centers located in the U.S. If you decide to use Wikimedia Sites, whether from inside or outside of the U.S., you
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We are strongly committed to not sharing nonpublic information and Personal Information with third parties. In particular, we do not allow tracking by third-party websites you have not visited (including analytics services, advertising networks, and social platforms), nor do we share your
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If you have questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, or the information collected under this Privacy Policy, please email us at [<tvar|email>mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org</> privacy@wikimedia.org] or [[<tvar|wmfcontacturl>wmf:Contact us</>|contact us]] directly.</translate>
Depending on your jurisdiction, you also may have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority competent for your country or region.
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