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Foundation privacy policy </a> <h2 class="terms-header-left">Wikipedia Library Card Terms of Use and Privacy Statement</h2> <div id='terms'> <p> <a class="twl-links" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library"> The Wikipedia Library </a> has partnered with publishers around the world to allow users to access otherwise paywalled resources. This website allows Wikipedia editors to search and access these resources. </p> <p> This program is administered by the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF). These terms of use and privacy notice pertain to your application for access to resources through the Wikipedia Library, your use of this website, and your access to and use of those resources. They also describe our handling of the information you provide to us in order to create and administer your Wikipedia Library account. If we make material changes to the terms, we will notify users. </p> <h3>Requirements for a Wikipedia Library Card Account</h3> <p> Access to resources via The Wikipedia Library is reserved for community members who have demonstrated their commitment to the Wikimedia projects, and who will use their access to these resources to improve project content. To that end, in order to be eligible for The Wikipedia Library, we require that you be registered for a user account on the projects, with at least 500 edits, six (6) months of activity, and 10+ edits in the last month. We ask that you do not request access to any publishers with a limited number of available accounts whose resources you can already access for free through your local library or university, or another institution or organization, in order to provide that opportunity to others. </p> <p> Additionally, if you are currently blocked or banned from a Wikimedia project, applications to resources may be rejected or restricted. If you obtain a Wikipedia Library account, but a block or ban is subsequently instituted against you on one of the projects, you may lose access to your Wikipedia Library account. </p> <p> Your eligibility to access The Wikipedia Library is assessed at each login. While more than half of the library's content is provided via this automated eligibility check, access to other publisher's content may be time limited, typically lapsing after one year, after which you will usually need to apply for renewal. </p> <h3>Applying via Your Wikipedia Library Card Account</h3> <p> In order to apply for access to a partner resource, you must provide us with certain information, which we will use to evaluate your application. If your application is approved, we may transfer the information you have given us to the publishers whose resources you wish to access. They will either contact you with the account information directly or we will send access information to you ourselves. </p> <p> In addition to the basic information you provide to us, our system will retrieve some information directly from the Wikimedia projects: your username, email address, edit count, registration date, user ID number, groups to which you belong, and any special user rights. </p> <p> Each time you log in to the Wikipedia Library Card Platform, this information will be automatically updated. </p> <p> We will ask you to provide us with some information about your history of contributions to the Wikimedia projects. Information on contribution history is optional, but will greatly assist us in evaluating your application. </p> <p> The information you provide when creating your account will be visible to you while on the site but not to others unless they are approved Wikipedia Library Coordinators, WMF Staff, or WMF Contractors who need access to this data in order to carry out their work with the Wikipedia Library, all of whom are subject to non-disclosure obligations. </p> <h3>Your Use of Publisher Resources</h3> <p> In order to access an individual publisher’s resources, you must agree to that publisher’s terms of use and privacy policy. You agree that you will not violate such terms and policies in connection with your use of the Wikipedia Library. Additionally, the following activities are prohibited while accessing publisher resources through the Wikipedia Library. </p> <p> <ol> <li> Sharing your Wikipedia account, usernames, passwords, or any access codes for publisher resources with others; </li> <li> Automatically scraping or downloading restricted content from publishers; </li> <li> Systematically making printed or electronic copies of multiple extracts of restricted content available for any purpose; </li> <li> Data mining metadata without permission—for example, in order to use metadata for auto-created stub articles; </li> <li> Using the access you receive through the Wikipedia Library for profit by selling access to your account or resources which you have through it. </li> </ol> </p> <br> <h4>External Search and Proxy Services</h4> <p> Certain resources may only be accessed using an external search service, such as the EBSCO Discovery Service, or a proxy service, such as OCLC EZProxy. If you use such external search and/or proxy services, please review the applicable terms of use and privacy policies. </p> <p> In addition, if you use OCLC EZProxy, please note that you may not use it for commercial purposes. </p> <h3>Data Retention and Handling</h3> <p> The Wikimedia Foundation and our service providers use your information for the legitimate purpose of providing Wikipedia Library services in support of our charitable mission. When you apply for a Wikipedia Library account, or use your Wikipedia Library account, we may routinely collect the following information: your username, email address, edit count, registration date, user ID number, groups to which you belong, and any special user rights; your name, country of residence, and/or affiliation, if required by a partner to which you are applying; your narrative description of your contributions and reasons for applying for access to partner resources; and the date you agree to these terms of use. </p> <p> Each publisher who is a member of the Wikipedia Library program requires different specific information in the application. Some publishers may request only an email address, while others request more detailed data, such as your name, location, or institutional affiliation. When you complete your application, you will only be asked to supply information required by the publishers you have chosen, and each publisher will only receive the information they require for providing you with access. Please see our <a class="twl-links" href="/partners/">partner information</a> pages to learn what information is required by each publisher to gain access to their resources. </p> <p> Some Wikipedia Library pages are visible without logging in, but you will need to log in to apply or access proprietary partner resources. We use the data provided by you via OAuth and Wikimedia API calls to assess your application for access and to process approved requests. </p> <p> In order to administer the Wikipedia Library program, we will retain the application data we collect from you for three years after your most recent login, unless you delete your account, as described below. You can log in and go to <a class="twl-links" href="/users/">your profile page</a> in order to see the information associated with your account, and can download it in JSON format. You may access, update, restrict, or delete this information at any time, except for the information that is automatically retrieved from the projects. If you have any questions or concerns about the handling of your data, please contact <a class="twl-links" href="mailto:wikipedialibrary@wikimedia.org?Subject=Wikipedia%20Library%20Card%20account%20deactivation"> wikipedialibrary@wikimedia.org </a>. </p> <p> If you decide to disable your Wikipedia Library account, you can use the delete button on your profile to delete certain personal information associated with your account. We will delete your real name, institutional affiliation, and country of residence. Please note that the system will retain a record of your username, the publishers to which you applied or had access, and the dates of that access. Note that deletion is not reversible. Deletion of your Wikipedia Library account may also correspond with the removal of any resource access to which you were eligible or approved. If you request the deletion of account information and later wish to apply for a new account, you will need to provide the necessary information again. </p> <p> The Wikipedia Library is run by WMF Staff, Contractors, and approved volunteer Coordinators. The data associated with your account will be shared with the WMF staff, contractors, service providers, and volunteer coordinators who need to process the information in connection with their work for the Wikipedia Library, and who are subject to confidentiality obligations. We will also use your data for internal Wikipedia Library purposes such as distributing user surveys and account notifications, and in a depersonalized or aggregated fashion for statistical analysis and administration. Finally, we will share your information with the publishers whom you specifically select in order to provide you with access to resources. Otherwise, your information will not be shared with third parties, with the exception of the circumstances described below. </p> <p> We may disclose any collected information when required by law, when we have your permission, when needed to protect our rights, privacy, safety, users, or the general public, and when necessary to enforce these terms, WMF’s general <a class="twl-links" href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use">Terms of Use</a>, or any other WMF policy. </p> <p> We take the security of your personal data seriously, and take reasonable precautions to ensure your data is protected. These precautions include access controls to limit who has access to your data and security technologies to protect data stored on the server. However, we cannot guarantee the safety of your data as it is transmitted and stored. </p> <p> Please note that these terms do not control the use and handling of your data by the publishers and service providers whose resources you access or apply to access. Please read their individual privacy policies for that information. </p> <h3>Important Note</h3> <p> <strong> The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California. The Wikipedia Library program provides access to resources held by publishers in multiple countries. If you apply for a Wikipedia Library account (whether you are inside or outside of the United States), you understand that your personal data will be collected, transferred, stored, processed, disclosed and otherwise used in the U.S. as described in this privacy policy. You also understand that your information may be transferred by us from the U.S. to other countries, which may have different or less stringent data protection laws than your country, in connection with providing services to you, including evaluating your application and securing access to your chosen publishers (locations for each publisher are outlined on their respective partner information pages). </strong> </p> <p> <strong> Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of these terms and a translation, the original English version takes precedence. </strong> </p> <p> <strong> See also the <a class="twl-links" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy">Wikimedia Foundation Privacy Policy</a>. </strong> </p> <br> <p> Thank you! </p> <p> The Wikipedia Library Team<br> Wikimedia Foundation<br> wikipedialibrary@wikimedia.org </p> </div> </div> </div> <footer id="footer"> <div class="row footer-content"> <ul class="list-inline"> <li class="list-inline-item"> <a class="footer-element" href="/about/"> About </a> </li> <li class="list-inline-item"> <a class="footer-element" href="/terms/"> Terms of use and privacy policy </a> </li> <li class="list-inline-item"> <a class="footer-element" href="https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:Wikipedia_Library_Card_Platform"> Translate the Library </a> </li> <li class="list-inline-item"> <a class="footer-element" href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/2765/">Phabricator</a> </li> <li class="list-inline-item"> <a class="footer-element" href="https://github.com/wikipedialibrary/twlight">GitHub</a> </li> <li class="list-inline-item"> <a class="footer-element" href="/contact/"> Contact us </a> </li> </ul> </div> </footer> </body> </html>

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