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href="#Other"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Other</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Charters"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Charters</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Related_documents"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Related documents</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Policies">Policies</span></h2> <p>These are all official policies of the Wikimedia Foundation. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Wikimedia_wikis">Wikimedia wikis</span></h3> <p>These policies, in addition to the <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_use" class="mw-redirect" title="Terms of use">terms of use</a>, apply to all Wikimedia wikis. </p> <ul><li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Access_to_nonpublic_information_policy" class="mw-redirect" title="Access to nonpublic information policy">Access to nonpublic information policy</a> (passed April 2014)</li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171011130607/https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data_retention_guidelines" class="extiw" title="m:Data retention guidelines">Data retention guidelines</a></li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donor_policy" class="mw-redirect" title="Donor policy">Donor policy</a> (first passed October 2007, updated June 2011)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Licensing_policy" title="Resolution:Licensing policy">Licensing policy</a> (passed March 2007)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Non_discrimination_policy" class="mw-redirect" title="Non discrimination policy">Non discrimination policy</a> (passed January 2006)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy" title="Privacy policy">Privacy policy</a> (last revised April 2014)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Trademark_policy" title="Trademark policy">Trademark policy</a> (last revised February 2014)</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Board_and_staff_members">Board and staff members</span></h3> <p>These policies apply to Board and staff members and are maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation Board and staff. They usually regulate activities of the whole staff itself in its autonomy, or are logical or necessary consequence of other norms. </p> <ul><li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Code_of_conduct_policy" title="Code of conduct policy">Code of conduct policy</a> (passed October 2007)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Code_of_conduct_of_the_Board_of_Trustees" title="Code of conduct of the Board of Trustees">Code of conduct of the Board of Trustees</a> (passed April 2016)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Conflict_of_interest_policy" title="Conflict of interest policy">Conflict of interest policy</a> (passed September 2006, updated June 2016)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Confidentiality_agreement_of_the_Board_of_Trustees" title="Confidentiality agreement of the Board of Trustees">Confidentiality agreement of the Board of Trustees</a> (passed April 2016)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Credit_card_usage_policy" title="Credit card usage policy">Credit card usage policy</a> (February 2008)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Delegation_of_authority_policy" title="Delegation of authority policy">Delegation of authority policy</a> (July 2012, updated March 2016)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Duty_entertainment_guidelines_policy" title="Duty entertainment guidelines policy">Duty entertainment guidelines policy</a> (June 2008)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/FCPA_Policy" title="FCPA Policy">FCPA Policy</a> (March 2016)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Gift_policy" title="Gift policy">Gift policy</a> (updated and passed May 2016)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Pluralism,_internationalism,_and_diversity_policy" title="Pluralism, internationalism, and diversity policy">Pluralism, internationalism, and diversity policy</a> (June 2008)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Travel_policy" title="Travel policy">Travel policy</a> (July 2007)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Travel_approval_policy" title="Travel approval policy">Travel approval policy</a> (October 2007)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Whistleblower_policy" title="Whistleblower policy">Whistleblower policy</a> (passed June 2007)</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Other">Other</span></h3> <p>Other documents provide more information on how some Wikimedia Foundation activities are conducted and are usually maintained by the staff who conduct those activities. </p> <ul><li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Requests_for_user_information_procedures_%26_guidelines" title="Requests for user information procedures & guidelines">Requests for user information procedures & guidelines</a> (April 2014)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Bugzilla_administrator_rights_policy" title="Bugzilla administrator rights policy">Bugzilla administrator rights policy</a> (June 2013)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/DMCA_Policy" title="DMCA Policy">DMCA Policy</a> (posted January 2014)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Feedback_privacy_statement" title="Feedback privacy statement">Feedback privacy statement</a> (October 2011)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Friendly_space_policy" title="Friendly space policy">Friendly space policy</a> (January 2012)</li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171011130607/https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_principles" class="extiw" title="m:Fundraising principles">Fundraising principles</a> (January 2012)</li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171011130607/https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_dissemination_principles" class="extiw" title="m:Funds dissemination principles">Funds dissemination principles</a> (January 2012)</li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171011130607/https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal/Legal_Policies" class="extiw" title="m:Legal/Legal Policies">Legal policies</a> (July 2011)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Purchasing_and_disbursements_procedures" title="Purchasing and disbursements procedures">Purchasing and disbursements procedures</a> (November 2010)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Open_access_policy" title="Open access policy">Open access policy</a> (March 2015)</li> <li> <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171011130607/https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Office_actions">Office actions policy</a> (February 2016)</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Charters">Charters</span></h2> <ul><li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Audit_Committee_Charter" title="Resolution:Audit Committee Charter">Audit Committee</a> (October 2012)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Approving_the_revised_Board_Governance_Committee_Charter" title="Resolution:Approving the revised Board Governance Committee Charter">Governance Committee</a> (April 2013)</li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:HR_Committee_Charter" title="Resolution:HR Committee Charter">Human Resources Committee</a> (October 2012)</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Related_documents">Related documents</span></h2> <p>Forms, templates and so on. </p> <ul><li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:WMF_Admin_Fundraising_Tax_Receipts_process.odt" title="File:WMF Admin Fundraising Tax Receipts process.odt">WMF Admin Fundraising Tax Receipts process.odt</a></li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:WMF_Fundraising_TEMPLATE_Donation_Commitment_Follow-up_Letter.odt" title="File:WMF Fundraising TEMPLATE Donation Commitment Follow-up Letter.odt">WMF Fundraising TEMPLATE Donation Commitment Follow-up Letter.odt</a></li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:WMF_Fundraising_TEMPLATE_Donation_Tax_Receipt_Letter.odt" title="File:WMF Fundraising TEMPLATE Donation Tax Receipt Letter.odt">WMF Fundraising TEMPLATE Donation Tax Receipt Letter.odt</a></li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:WMF_Communications_Boilerplate_Wikipedia_and_Wikimedia.odt" title="File:WMF Communications Boilerplate Wikipedia and Wikimedia.odt">WMF Communications Boilerplate Wikipedia and Wikimedia.odt</a></li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:WMF_Admin_Credit_Card_Acknowledgement_Form.odt" title="File:WMF Admin Credit Card Acknowledgement Form.odt">WMF Admin Credit Card Acknowledgement Form.odt</a></li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:WMF_Admin_Hiring_Criteria_Grid.odf" title="File:WMF Admin Hiring Criteria Grid.odf">WMF Admin Hiring Criteria Grid.odf</a></li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:WMF_Partnerships_TEMPLATE_Grant_Application_Support_Letter.odt" title="File:WMF Partnerships TEMPLATE Grant Application Support Letter.odt">WMF Partnerships TEMPLATE Grant Application Support Letter.odt</a></li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:WMF_Admin_Purchasing_Authorization_Approval_Acknowledgement_Form.pdf" title="File:WMF Admin Purchasing Authorization Approval Acknowledgement Form.pdf">Acknowledgment of Responsibilities and Obligations of Purchases and Disbursements</a> (pdf)</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolutions" title="Resolutions">Resolutions</a></li> <li> <a href="/web/20171011130607/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikimedia_visual_identity_guidelines" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikimedia visual identity guidelines">Wikimedia visual identity guidelines</a></li></ul>   </div>  </div> <div class="printfooter"> Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" 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