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href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Welcome!"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1</span> <span>Welcome!</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-Welcome!-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Definitions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Definitions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.1</span> <span>Definitions</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-Definitions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul></li> <li id="toc-What_This_Privacy_Policy_Does_and_Does_Not_Cover" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#What_This_Privacy_Policy_Does_and_Does_Not_Cover"> <div 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id="toc-Types_of_Information_We_Receive_From_You_&_How_We_Get_It" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Types_of_Information_We_Receive_From_You_&_How_We_Get_It"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Types of Information We Receive From You & How We Get It</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-Types_of_Information_We_Receive_From_You_&_How_We_Get_It-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Your_Public_Contributions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Your_Public_Contributions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.1</span> <span>Your Public Contributions</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-Your_Public_Contributions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul></li> <li id="toc-Account_Information_&_Registration" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Account_Information_&_Registration"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.2</span> <span>Account Information & Registration</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-Account_Information_&_Registration-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul></li> <li id="toc-Location_Information" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Location_Information"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.3</span> <span>Location Information</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-Location_Information-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-GPS_&_Other_Location_Technologies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#GPS_&_Other_Location_Technologies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.3.1</span> <span>GPS & Other Location Technologies</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-GPS_&_Other_Location_Technologies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul></li> <li id="toc-Metadata" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Metadata"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.3.2</span> <span>Metadata</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-Metadata-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul></li> <li id="toc-IP_Addresses" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#IP_Addresses"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.3.3</span> <span>IP Addresses</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-IP_Addresses-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li id="toc-Information_Related_to_Your_Use_of_the_Wikimedia_Sites" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Information_Related_to_Your_Use_of_the_Wikimedia_Sites"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Information Related to Your Use of the Wikimedia Sites</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-Information_Related_to_Your_Use_of_the_Wikimedia_Sites-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Information_We_Receive_Automatically" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Information_We_Receive_Automatically"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.1</span> <span>Information We Receive Automatically</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-Information_We_Receive_Automatically-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul></li> <li id="toc-Information_We_Collect" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Information_We_Collect"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.2</span> <span>Information We Collect</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-Information_We_Collect-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li id="toc-How_We_Use_Information_We_Receive_From_You" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#How_We_Use_Information_We_Receive_From_You"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>How We Use Information We Receive From You</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-How_We_Use_Information_We_Receive_From_You-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-General" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#General"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.1</span> <span>General</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-General-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li id="toc-Other" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Other"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Other</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-Other-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Location_information_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Location_information_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4.1</span> <span>Location information</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-Location_information_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-GPS_&_Other_Location_Technologies_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#GPS_&_Other_Location_Technologies_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4.1.1</span> <span>GPS & Other Location Technologies</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-GPS_&_Other_Location_Technologies_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul></li> <li id="toc-Metadata_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Metadata_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4.1.2</span> <span>Metadata</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-Metadata_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul></li> <li id="toc-IP_Addresses_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#IP_Addresses_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4.1.3</span> <span>IP Addresses</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-IP_Addresses_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li id="toc-Sharing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"><a 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class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-With_Your_Permission" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#With_Your_Permission"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.1</span> <span>With Your Permission</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-With_Your_Permission-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul></li> <li id="toc-For_Legal_Reasons" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"><a class="vector-toc-link" href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#For_Legal_Reasons"> <div class="vector-toc-text"><span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.2</span> <span>For Legal Reasons</span> </div></a> <ul id="toc-For_Legal_Reasons-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul></li> <li id="toc-If_the_Organization_is_Transferred_(Really_Unlikely!)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"><a 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id="mw-diff-ntitle5"></div> <div id="mw-diff-ntitle4">   </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" class="diff-multi" lang="en">(64 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown)</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <div style="font-size: smaller;"><languages /></div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:<translate> Wikimedia Foundation Privacy Policy</translate>}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{PrivacyLang}} </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> <div style="clear:both; margin:1px auto; padding: 0.5em; border:1px solid #CCC; 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class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ===Welcome!=== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> === <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>Welcome! <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>=== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates collaborative, free knowledge websites, like [[wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]], [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]], and [[wiktionary:Wiktionary:Main Page|Wiktionary]]. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates collaborative, free knowledge websites, like [[<tvar name="Wikipedia">{{lwp|Main Page}}</tvar>|Wikipedia]], [[<tvar name="Commons">:c:Main Page</tvar>|Wikimedia Commons]], and [[<tvar name="Wiktionary">:wikt:Wiktionary:Main Page</tvar>|Wiktionary]]. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> This Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> This Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your Personal Information. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> </translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> *We collect very little <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">personal</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">information</del> about you. </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>We collect very little <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Personal</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Information</ins> about you. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> *We do not rent or sell your <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">information</del> to third parties. </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>We do not rent or sell your <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Personal Information</ins> to third parties. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> By using Wikimedia Sites, you consent to this Policy. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> By using Wikimedia Sites, you consent to this Policy.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> | content = </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> | content = </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 useable, safer, and more beneficial. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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 usable, safer, and more beneficial. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We believe that information-gathering and use should go hand-in-hand with transparency. This Privacy Policy explains how the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that hosts the Wikimedia Sites, like Wikipedia, collects, uses, and shares information we receive from you through your use of the Wikimedia Sites. It is essential to understand that, by using any of the Wikimedia Sites, you consent to the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure, and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. That means that reading this Policy carefully is important. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We believe that information-gathering and use should go hand-in-hand with transparency. This Privacy Policy explains how the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that hosts the Wikimedia Sites, like Wikipedia, collects, uses, and shares information we receive from you through your use of the Wikimedia Sites. It is essential to understand that, by using any of the Wikimedia Sites, you consent to the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure, and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. That means that reading this Policy carefully is important. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We believe that you shouldn't have to provide 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. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|donotsell}}We do not sell or rent your nonpublic information, nor do we give it to others to sell you anything. We use it to figure out how to make the Wikimedia Sites more engaging and accessible, to see which ideas work, and to make learning and contributing more fun. Put simply: we use this information to make the Wikimedia Sites better for you. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We believe that you should not 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. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> </translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> After all, it's people like you, the champions of free knowledge, who make it possible for the Wikimedia Sites to not only exist, but also grow and thrive. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor| <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">definitions</del>}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor| <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">donotsell</ins>}} <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ====Definitions==== </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We do not sell or rent your Personal Information, nor do we give it to others to sell you anything. We use it to figure out how to make the Wikimedia Sites more engaging and accessible, to see which ideas work, and to make learning and contributing more fun. Put simply: we use this information to make the Wikimedia Sites better for you. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Because everyone (not just lawyers) should be able to easily understand how and why their information is collected and used, we use common language instead of more formal terms throughout this Policy. To help ensure your understanding of some particular key terms, here is a table of translations: </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> After all, it is people like you, the champions of free knowledge, who make it possible for the Wikimedia Sites to not only exist, but also grow and thrive. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> </translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{ <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">:Privacy policy/</del>Definitions}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{ <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">anchor|definitions}}{{anchor|</ins>Definitions}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ====<translate> Definitions</translate>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms|Glossary of Key Terms]] helpful. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We recognize that only a minority of you are familiar with technical terms like "tracking pixels" and "cookies" used in the Privacy Policy.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> Whether you are brand new to privacy terminology or you are an expert who just wants a refresher, you might find our [[<tvar name="Glossary">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms</tvar>|Glossary of Key Terms]] helpful.</translate>}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Because everyone (not just lawyers) should be able to easily understand how and why their information is collected and used, we use common language instead of more formal terms throughout this Policy. To help ensure your understanding of some particular key terms, here is a table of translations:</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Policy:Privacy policy/Definitions}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|coverage}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|coverage}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ====What This Privacy Policy Does <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Doesn't</del> Cover==== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>What This Privacy Policy Does <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and Does</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Not</ins> Cover <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Except as explained below, this Privacy Policy applies to our collection and handling of information about you that we receive as a result of your use of any of the Wikimedia Sites. This Policy also applies to information that we receive from our partners or other third parties. To understand more about what this Privacy Policy covers, please see below. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Except as explained below, this Privacy Policy applies to our collection and handling of information about you that we receive as a result of your use of any of the Wikimedia Sites. This Policy also applies to information that we receive from our partners or other third parties. To understand more about what this Privacy Policy covers, please see below.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Hidden </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Hidden </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> |header=Examples of What This Privacy Policy Covers </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |header= <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>Examples of What This Privacy Policy Covers <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> |content= <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></del> </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> For the sake of clarity, this Privacy Policy covers, regardless of language: </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * All of our major sites (found at [[m:Projects|list of major projects]]), such as Wikipedia, including user pages, discussion pages, and noticeboards. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * Our blogs and APIs (unless we have provided a separate policy for those services). </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * Our mobile sites and applications, which can be found on our official list. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * Emails, SMS, and notifications from us or sent to us from you. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> For the sake of clarity, this Privacy Policy covers, regardless of language:</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <translate> All of our major sites (found at [[<tvar name="majorprojects">:m:Special:MyLanguage/Projects</tvar>|list of major projects]]), such as Wikipedia, including user pages, discussion pages, and noticeboards.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <translate> Our blogs and APIs (unless we have provided a separate policy for those services).</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <translate> Official Wikimedia Foundation mobile applications.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <translate> Emails, SMS, and notifications from us or sent to us from you.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> This Privacy Policy, however, does not cover some situations where we may gather or process information. For example, some uses may be covered by separate privacy policies (like those of the [//store.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Shop]) or sites or services run by third parties (such as third-party developer projects on [[wikitech:|Wikimedia Cloud Services]]). To understand more about what this Privacy Policy does not cover, please see below. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> This Privacy Policy, however, does not cover some situations where we may gather or process information. For example, some uses may be covered by separate privacy policies (like those of the [<tvar name="shoplink">//shop.wikimedia.org</tvar> Wikimedia Shop]) or sites or services run by third parties (such as third-party developer projects on [<tvar name="labslink">//labs.wikimedia.org</tvar> Wikimedia Cloud Services]). To understand more about what this Privacy Policy does not cover, please see below. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> </translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|More On What This Privacy Policy Doesn't Cover}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|More On What This Privacy Policy Doesn't Cover}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{:Privacy policy/ <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">what</del> policy <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">doesn't</del> cover}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{ <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Policy</ins>:Privacy policy/ <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">What</ins> policy <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">does not</ins> cover}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Where community policies govern information, such as the [[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. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Where community policies govern information, such as the [[<tvar name="CheckUser-policy">:m:Special:MyLanguage/CheckUser policy</tvar>|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> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{int string|</ins>Back to top <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">}}</ins> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|use}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|use}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ==<span class="nomobile">[[File:WMF chart.png|60px]]</span> Use of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">info</del>== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==<span class="nomobile">[[File:WMF chart.png|60px]]</span> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate> Collection &</ins> Use of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Info</translate></ins>== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></del> </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> | content = </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> | content = </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|types-of-info}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|types-of-info}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ===Types of Information We Receive From You <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, How We Get It,</del> & How We <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Use</del> It=== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> === <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>Types of Information We Receive From You & How We <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Get</ins> It <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>=== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|your-public-contribs}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|your-public-contribs}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ====Your Public Contributions==== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>Your Public Contributions <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Whatever you post on Wikimedia Sites can be seen and used by everyone. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Whatever you post on Wikimedia Sites can be seen and used by everyone.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> | content = </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> | content = </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> The Wikimedia Sites were primarily created to help you share your knowledge with the world, and we share your contributions because you have asked us to do so. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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 name="GlossaryIP">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address</tvar>|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, as further explained below in the [[<tvar name="use">#infowereceive</tvar>|"How We Use Information We Receive From You"]] section of this Privacy Policy.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 [[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. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Hidden </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 information about users, such as which country a user is from, political affiliation, and gender. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |header=<translate> Publicly Visible Information</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |content=<translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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, such as which country a user is from, political affiliation and gender.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></del> </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> | content = </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> | content = </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|your-account-info}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|your-account-info}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ====Account Information & Registration==== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>Account Information & Registration <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> You do not need to create an account to use any Wikimedia Site. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> You do not need to create an account to use any Wikimedia Site. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> If you do create an account, you do not need to give us your name or email address. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> If you do create an account, you do not need to give us your name or email address (although you can if you choose to, such as for the "Email this user" feature for example). </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> If you do not create an account, your contributions will be publicly attributed to your [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address|IP address]]. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> If you do not create an account, your contributions will be publicly attributed to your [[<tvar name="GlossaryIP">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address</tvar>|IP address]].</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Want to create an account? Great! Don't want to create an account? No problem! </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Want to create an account? Great! Do not want to create an account? No problem!</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|notrequired}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|notrequired}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> You are not required to create an account to read or contribute to a Wikimedia Site, except under [[Privacy policy/FAQ#needaccount|rare circumstances]]. However, if you contribute without signing in, your contribution will be publicly attributed to the [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address|IP address]] associated with your device. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> You are not required to create an account to read or contribute to a Wikimedia Site, except under [[<tvar name="needaccount">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#needaccount</tvar>|rare circumstances]]. However, if you contribute without signing in, your contribution will be publicly attributed to the [[<tvar name="GlossaryIP">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address</tvar>|IP address]] associated with your device.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|noaccount}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|noaccount}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> If you want to create a [[Privacy policy/FAQ#standardaccount|standard account]], in most cases we require only a username and a password. Your username will be publicly visible, so please be careful about using your real name as your username. Your password is only used to verify that the account is yours. Your [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address|IP address]] is also automatically submitted to us, and we record it temporarily to help prevent abuse. No other personal information is required: no name, no email address, no date of birth, no credit card information. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> If you want to create a [[<tvar name="standardaccount">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#standardaccount</tvar>|standard account]], in most cases we require only a username and a password. However, if you choose not to provide an email address, we cannot help you recover your password.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Hidden </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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!). So make sure you pick a name that you will be comfortable with for years to come. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |header=<translate> More on Usernames</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |content=<translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> To gain a better understanding of the demographics of our users, to localize our services, and to learn how we can improve our services, we may ask you for more demographic information, such as gender or age, about yourself. We will tell you if such information is intended to be public or private, so that you can make an informed decision about whether you want to provide us with that information. Providing such information is always completely optional. If you don't want to, you don't have to&mdash;it's as simple as that. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Your username will be publicly visible, so please be careful about revealing your real name or other Personal Information in your username. Your password is only used to verify that the account is yours. Your [[<tvar name="GlossaryIP">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address</tvar>|IP address]] is also automatically submitted to us, and we record it temporarily. This is to protect Wikimedia users and project content; in the event of abuse, IP addresses may be associated with usernames as part of an investigation. No other Personal Information is required: no name, no email address, no date of birth, and no credit card information.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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!). In some circumstances, the Wikimedia communities [[<tvar name="righttovanish">:m:Special:MyLanguage/Right to vanish</tvar>|can assist]] users with removing additional information related to their account from the projects.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> To gain a better understanding of the demographics of our users, to localize our services and to learn how we can improve our services, we may ask you for more demographic information, such as gender or age, about yourself. We will tell you if such information is intended to be public or private, so that you can make an informed decision about whether you want to provide us with that information. Providing such information is always completely optional. If you do not want to, you do not have to—it is as simple as that.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |arrow text={{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor| <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">your</del>- <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">use-of-wm-sites</del>}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor| <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">location</ins>- <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">info</ins>}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ====<translate> Location Information</translate>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ====Information Related to Your Use of the Wikimedia Sites==== </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|GPS}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> =====<translate> GPS & Other Location Technologies</translate>===== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We may use common technologies to collect information about how you use Wikimedia Sites. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Some features we offer work better if we know what area you are in.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> If you consent, we can use [[<tvar name="GlossaryGPS">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#gps</tvar>|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 name="gpsexamplesFAQ">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#gpsexamplesFAQ</tvar>|FAQ]].</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We use this information to enhance your user experience and to develop new features. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|metadata}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ===== <translate> Metadata</translate> ===== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We want to make the Wikimedia Sites better for you by learning more about how you use them. Examples of this might include how often you visit the Wikimedia Sites, what you like, what you find helpful, how you get to the Wikimedia Sites, and whether you would use a helpful feature more if we explained it differently. We also want this Policy and our practices to reflect our community's values. For this reason, we keep information related to your use of the Wikimedia Sites confidential, except as provided in this Policy. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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 name="GlossaryMD">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#metadata</tvar>|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> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor| <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">info-received-automatically</del>}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor| <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ipinfouse</ins>}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ===== <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Information</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">We</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Receive Automatically</del>===== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ===== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">IP</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Addresses</translate></ins>===== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Finally, when you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the [[<tvar name="GlossaryIP">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address</tvar>|IP address]] of the device (or your [[<tvar name="GlossaryProxy">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#proxy-servers</tvar>|proxy server]]) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to [[<tvar name="inferlocationFAQ">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#inferlocationFAQ</tvar>|infer your geographical location]].</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|your-use-of-wm-sites}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ===<translate> Information Related to Your Use of the Wikimedia Sites</translate>=== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Like other websites, we receive some information about you automatically when you visit the Wikimedia Sites. This information helps us administer the Wikimedia Sites and enhance your user experience. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We use certain technologies to collect information about how you use Wikimedia Sites. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Like other websites, we receive some information about you automatically when you visit the Wikimedia Sites. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Because of how browsers work and similar to other major websites, we receive some information automatically when you visit the Wikimedia Sites. This information includes the type of device you are using (possibly including unique device identification numbers, for some beta versions of our mobile applications), the type and version of your [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Browsers|browser]], your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Operating System|operating system]], in some cases the name of your internet service provider or mobile carrier, the website that referred you to the Wikimedia Sites, which pages you request and visit, and the date and time of each request you make to the Wikimedia Sites. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We want to make the Wikimedia Sites better for you by learning more about how you use them. Examples of this might include how often you visit the Wikimedia Sites, what you like, what you find helpful, how you get to the Wikimedia Sites, and whether you would use a helpful feature more if we explained it differently. We also want this Policy and our practices to reflect our community's values. For this reason, we keep information related to your use of the Wikimedia Sites confidential, except as provided in this Policy.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|info-received-automatically}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ====<translate> Information We Receive Automatically</translate>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Because of how browsers work, we receive some information automatically when you visit the Wikimedia Sites. This includes when you use an online tool on a third-party site that loads information coming from the Wikimedia Sites. This information includes the type of device you are using (possibly including unique device identification numbers, for some beta versions of our mobile applications), the type and version of your [[<tvar name="GlossaryBrowser">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#browsers</tvar>|browser]], your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's [[<tvar name="GlossaryOS">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#operating-system</tvar>|operating system]], in some cases the name of your internet service provider or mobile carrier, the website that referred you to the Wikimedia Sites, which pages you request and visit, and the date and time of each request you make to the Wikimedia Sites.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|info-collected}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|info-collected}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ==== <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">=</del>Information We Collect <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">=</del>==== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>Information We Collect <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 personalized experience for you. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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 customizable experience for you.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We actively collect some types of information with a variety of commonly-used technologies. These generally include [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Tracking Pixel|tracking pixels]], [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#JavaScript|JavaScript]], and a variety of "locally stored data" technologies, such as [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Cookies|cookies]] and [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Local Storage|local storage]]. We realize that some of these technologies do not have the best reputation in town and can be used for less-than-noble purposes. So we want to be as clear as we can about why we use these methods and the type of information we collect with them. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We actively collect some types of information with a variety of commonly-used technologies. These generally include [[<tvar name="GlossaryTP">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#tracking-pixel</tvar>|tracking pixels]], [[<tvar name="GlossaryJS">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#javascript</tvar>|JavaScript]], and a variety of "locally stored data" technologies, such as [[<tvar name="GlossaryCO">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#cookies</tvar>|cookies]] and [[<tvar name="GlossaryLS">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#local-storage</tvar>|local storage]]. These types of technologies may also be used in online tools on a third-party site that loads information from the Wikimedia Sites. We realize that some of these technologies do not have the best reputation in town and can be used for less-than-noble purposes. So we want to be as clear as we can about why we use these methods and the type of information we collect with them. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Depending on which technology we use, locally stored data can be anything from text, pictures, and whole articles (as we explain further below) to personal information (like your [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address|IP address]]) and information about your use of the Wikimedia Sites (like your username or the time of your visit). </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Depending on which technology we use, locally stored data may include text, Personal Information (like your [[<tvar name="GlossaryIP">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address</tvar>|IP address]]), and information about your use of the Wikimedia Sites (like your username or the time of your visit). See below for more information. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 [mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org privacy@wikimedia.org]. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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 name="email">mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org</tvar> privacy@wikimedia.org]. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> </translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Hidden </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Locally stored data, JavaScript, and tracking pixels help us do things like: </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |header=<translate> More on Locally Stored Data</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> Locally stored data, JavaScript, and tracking pixels help us do things like:</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * Provide you with a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">personalized</del> experience, such as using cookies to know your language preference, to remember the user preferences you set so we can provide you with the customized look and feel that you want, and to tell you about interesting Wikimedia issues and events in your area. </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins> Provide you with a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">customizable</ins> experience, such as using cookies to know your language preference, to remember the user preferences you set so we can provide you with the customized look and feel that you want, and to tell you about interesting Wikimedia issues and events in your area. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * Deliver more relevant content to you faster. For example, we <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">may</del> use local storage to store your most recently read articles directly on your device, so they can be retrieved quickly. Also, we <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">may</del> use cookies to learn about the topics searched so that we can optimize the search results we deliver to you. </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins> Deliver more relevant content to you faster. For example, we use local storage to store your most recently read articles directly on your device, so they can be retrieved quickly. Also, we use cookies to learn about the topics searched so that we can optimize the search results we deliver to you. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * 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. </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins> 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. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * Understand how you use the Wikimedia Sites across different devices, so that we can make our varied Wikimedia Sites more efficient and effective for you. </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins> Understand how you use the Wikimedia Sites across different devices, so that we can make our varied Wikimedia Sites more efficient and effective for you. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * 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. </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins> 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. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|KnowMoreCookiesReturn}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|KnowMoreCookiesReturn}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Want to know even more? You can read more about some of the specific cookies we use, when they expire, and what we use them for in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#cookieFAQ|FAQ]]. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Want to know even more? You can read more about some of the specific cookies we use, when they expire, and what we use them for in our [[<tvar name="cookieFAQ">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#cookieFAQ</tvar>|FAQ]].</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|LimitStorageReturn}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|LimitStorageReturn}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 [[Privacy policy/FAQ#limitstorageFAQ|FAQ]]. While locally stored data may not be necessary to use our sites, some features may not function properly if you disable locally stored data. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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 name="limitstorageFAQ">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#limitstorageFAQ</tvar>|FAQ]]. While locally stored data may not be necessary to use our sites, some features will not function properly if you disable locally stored data.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|PublicLogsReturn}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|PublicLogsReturn}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 [[Privacy_policy/FAQ#publiclogsFAQ|public logs]] alongside actions taken by other users. For example, a public log may include the date your account was created on a Wikimedia Site along with the dates that other accounts were created on a Wikimedia Site. Information available through public logs will not include personal information about you. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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 name="publiclogsfaqlink">Privacy policy/FAQ#publiclogsFAQ</tvar>|public logs]] alongside actions taken by other users. For example, a public log may include the date your account was created on a Wikimedia Site along with the dates that other accounts were created on a Wikimedia Site.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor| <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">emails</del>}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor| <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">infowereceive</ins>}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ===<translate> How We Use Information We Receive From You</translate>=== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> =====Emails===== </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> If you choose to provide your email address, we will keep it confidential, except as provided in this Policy. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We may occasionally send you emails about important information. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ====<translate> General</translate>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> You may choose to opt out of certain kinds of notifications. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> We and our service providers use your information for the legitimate purpose of pursuing our charitable mission, including:</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> You have the option of providing an email address at the time of registration or in later interactions with the Wikimedia Sites. If you do so, your email address is kept confidential, except as provided in this Policy. We do not sell, rent, or use your email address to advertise third-party products or services to you. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Hidden </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We use your email address to let you know about things that are happening with the Foundation, the Wikimedia Sites, or the Wikimedia movement, such as telling you important information about your account, letting you know if something is changing about the Wikimedia Sites or policies, and alerting you when there has been a change to an article that you have decided to follow. Please note that if you email us, we may keep your message, email address, and any other information you provide us, so that we can process and respond to your request. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |header=<translate> Operating the Wikimedia Sites, sharing your contributions and administering our Services.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * To help you share your knowledge with the world and add new features to our Services. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * To arrange access to your account and provide you with related service. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * To send administrative information to you, such as changes to our policies. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * 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. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> You can choose to limit some of these kinds of notifications, like those alerting you if an article changes. Others, such as those containing critical information that all users need to know to participate successfully in the Wikimedia Sites, you may not be able to opt out of. 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 [[Privacy policy/FAQ#emailsFAQ|FAQ]]. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Hidden </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|neveraskforpassword}} </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |header=<translate> Providing customized Services.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We will never ask for your password by email (but may send you a temporary password via email if you have requested a password reset). If you ever receive such an email, please let us know by sending it to [mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org privacy@wikimedia.org], so we can investigate the source of the email. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * To provide to you custom content, notices and settings and to enhance your experience with the Wikimedia Sites. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We will customize the Services, in some instances, with your consent; or in keeping with our legitimate interest.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|emails}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Hidden </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |header=<translate> Sending emails with news updates and communications about items we believe may be of interest to you.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * To let you know about things that are happening with the Wikimedia Foundation, the Wikimedia Sites or the Wikimedia movement. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * To alert you when there has been a change to an article that you have decided to follow. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We will send these types of emails to you only with your consent except as otherwise permitted by applicable law. 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 and User profile. You can learn more about email and notifications and how to change your preferences in our [[<tvar name="emailsfaq">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#emailsFAQ</tvar>|FAQ]].</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|surveys-feedback}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|surveys-feedback}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Hidden </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> =====Surveys & Feedback===== </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |header=<translate> Sending optional surveys and requesting feedback.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Your responses to our surveys and feedback requests are always optional. We will email these types of requests to you only with your consent except as otherwise permitted by applicable law. You can manage what kinds of notifications you receive and how often you receive them by going to your Notifications Preferences and User profile. You can learn more about email and notifications and how to change your preferences in our [[<tvar name="emailsfaq">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#emailsFAQ</tvar>|FAQ]]. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> </translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Hidden </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We may ask you to provide us with information through a survey or provide feedback, but you will never be obligated to participate. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |header=<translate> Improving the Wikimedia Sites and making your user experience safer and better.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> |content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * 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. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * To fight spam, identity theft, malware and other kinds of abuse. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * To optimize mobile and other applications. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * 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. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We engage in these activities to further our legitimate interest and/or to comply with our legal obligations.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Participating in optional surveys or providing feedback helps us make the Wikimedia Sites better. Because every survey and request for feedback may be used for various purposes, we will tell you, at the time we give you the survey or request for feedback, how we plan on using your answers and any personal information you provide. If you don't feel comfortable with how we plan on using the survey or feedback results, you are not obligated to take the survey or give feedback. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor| <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">location-</del>info}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|info <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-other</ins>}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> === {{Int string|Other}} === </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> =====Location Information===== </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|GPS}} </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ==== <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">==GPS</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">& Other</del> Location <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Technologies==</del>==== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins> Location <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">information</translate></ins>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> If you consent, we can use commonly-used location technologies to show you more relevant content. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ===== <translate> GPS & Other Location Technologies</translate> ===== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Some features we offer work better if we know what area you are in. But it's completely up to you whether or not you want us to use geolocation tools to make some features available to you. If you consent, we can use [[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 [[Privacy policy/FAQ#gpsexamplesFAQ|FAQ]]. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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 consent to and/or deactivate our access to these location technologies at any time for example through the native OS functionalities on your mobile device, and still use the Wikimedia Sites.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ===== {{tunit|128|Metadata}} ===== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|metadata}} </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ======Metadata====== </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Sometimes, we may 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 [[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. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ===== <translate> IP Addresses</translate> ===== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|ipinfouse}} </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ======IP Addresses====== </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/ <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Left</del>|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/ <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Right</ins>|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> When you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address|IP address]] of the device you are using to access the Internet, which can be used to infer your geographical location. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> When you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the [[<tvar name="GlossaryIP">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address</tvar>|IP address]] of the device (or your proxy server) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to infer your geographical location. We keep IP addresses confidential, except as provided in this Policy. If you are visiting Wikimedia Sites with your mobile device, we may use your IP address to provide anonymized or aggregated information to service providers regarding the volume of usage in certain areas. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Finally, when you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address|IP address]] of the device (or your [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Proxy Servers|proxy server]]) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to [[Privacy policy/FAQ#inferlocationFAQ|infer your geographical location]]. We keep IP addresses confidential, except as provided in this Policy. For example, if you make a contribution without signing into your account, your IP address used at the time will be publicly and permanently recorded. If you are visiting Wikimedia Sites with your mobile device, we may use your IP address to provide anonymized or aggregated information to service providers regarding the volume of usage in certain areas. We use IP addresses for research and analytics; to better personalize content, notices, and settings for you; to fight spam, identity theft, malware, and other kinds of abuse; and to provide better mobile and other applications. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> <span id="sharing"></span> </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> <span id="sharing"></span> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ==<span class="nomobile">[[File:WMF share.png|60px]]</span> Sharing== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==<span class="nomobile">[[File:WMF share.png|60px]]</span <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">> <translate></ins>When May We Share Your Information? <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>=== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We may share your information when you give us specific permission to do so. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We use and share your Personal Information when you give us specific permission to do so, for legal reasons, and in the other circumstances described below.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|share-with-permission}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|share-with-permission}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ====With Your Permission==== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>With Your Permission <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We may share your information for a particular purpose, if you agree. You can find more information in the list of examples in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#permissionexamplesFAQ|FAQ]]. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We share your Personal Information for a particular purpose, if you agree. For example, if you receive a scholarship and we ask permission to share your Personal Information with a local chapter. You can find more information in the list of examples in our [[<tvar name="permissionexamplesFAQ">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#permissionexamplesFAQ</tvar>|FAQ]].</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|share-legal-reasons}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|share-legal-reasons}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ====For Legal Reasons==== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>For Legal Reasons <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We will disclose your information in response to an official legal process only if we believe it to be legally valid. We will notify you of such requests when possible. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We will disclose your Personal Information to public authorities or other persons in response to an official legal process only if we believe it to be legally valid. See also our [[<tvar name="requests">Requests for user information procedures & guidelines</tvar>|Requests for user information procedures and guidelines]]. We will notify you of such requests when possible. We do so to further our legitimate interest and/or to comply with our legal obligations.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We may access, preserve, or disclose your personal information if we reasonably believe it necessary to satisfy a valid and legally enforceable warrant, subpoena, court order, law or regulation, or other judicial or administrative order. However, if we believe that a particular request for disclosure of a user's information is legally invalid or an abuse of the legal system and the affected user does not intend to oppose the disclosure themselves, we will try our best to fight it. We are committed to notifying you via email at least ten (10) calendar days, when possible, before we disclose your personal information in response to a legal demand. However, we may only provide notice if we are not legally restrained from contacting you, there is no credible threat to life or limb that is created or increased by disclosing the request, and you have provided us with an email address. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We will access, use, preserve, and/or disclose your Personal Information if we reasonably believe it necessary to satisfy a valid and legally enforceable warrant, subpoena, court order, law or regulation, or other judicial or administrative order. However, if we believe that a particular request for disclosure of a user's information is legally invalid or an abuse of the legal system and the affected user does not intend to oppose the disclosure themselves, we will try our best to fight it. We are committed to notifying you via email at least ten (10) calendar days, when possible, before we disclose your Personal Information in response to a legal demand. However, we may only provide notice if we are not legally restrained from contacting you, there is no credible threat to life or limb that is created or increased by disclosing the request, and you have provided us with an email address. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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 Personal Information. We recommend seeking the advice of legal counsel immediately if such a request is made involving you. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> For more information, see our [[Privacy policy/Subpoena FAQ|Subpoena FAQ]]. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> For more information, see our [[<tvar name="subpoenapage">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Subpoena frequently asked questions</tvar>|Subpoena FAQ]]. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> </translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|share-org-transfer}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|share-org-transfer}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ====If the Organization is Transferred (Really Unlikely!)==== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>If the Organization is Transferred (Really Unlikely!) <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> In the unlikely event that the ownership of the Foundation changes, we will provide you 30 days notice before any personal information is transferred to the new owners or becomes subject to a different privacy policy. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> In the unlikely event that the ownership of the Foundation changes, we will provide you 30 days' notice before any Personal Information is transferred to the new owners or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 personal information confidential, except as provided in this Policy, and provide notice to you via the Wikimedia Sites and a notification on [[mail:wikimediaannounce-l|WikimediaAnnounce-L]] or similar mailing list at least thirty (30) calendar days before any personal information is transferred or becomes subject to a different privacy policy. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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), consistent with our legitimate interest, we will continue to keep your Personal Information confidential, except as provided in this Policy, and provide notice to you via the Wikimedia Sites and a notification on [<tvar name="wikimediaannounce">//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l</tvar> WikimediaAnnounce-L] or similar mailing list at least thirty (30) calendar days before any Personal Information is transferred or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|share-to-protect-people}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|share-to-protect-people}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ====To Protect You, Ourselves & Others==== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>To Protect You, Ourselves & Others <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We, or users with certain administrative rights, may disclose information that is reasonably necessary to: </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We, or users with certain administrative rights, use and disclose Personal Information that is reasonably necessary to: </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * enforce or investigate potential violations of Foundation or community-based policies; </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * enforce or investigate potential violations of the Wikimedia Foundation or community-based policies; </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> * protect our organization, infrastructure, employees, contractors, or the public; or </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> * protect our organization, infrastructure, employees, contractors, or the public; or </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * prevent imminent or serious bodily harm or death to a person. </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * prevent imminent or serious bodily harm or death to a person. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> We do so to manage our relationship with you, to further our legitimate interest, and/or to comply with our legal obligations.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We, or particular users with certain administrative rights as described below, may need to share your personal information if it is reasonably believed to be necessary to enforce or investigate potential violations of our [[wmf:Terms of Use|Terms of Use]], this Privacy Policy, or any Foundation or user community-based policies. We may also need to access and share information to investigate and defend ourselves against legal threats or actions. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We, or particular users with certain administrative rights as described below, need to use and share your Personal Information if it is reasonably believed to be necessary to enforce or investigate potential violations of our [[<tvar name="ToUlink">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use</tvar>|Terms of Use]], this Privacy Policy, or any Wikimedia Foundation or user community-based policies. We may also need to access and share Personal Information to investigate and defend ourselves against legal threats or actions. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 have their own privacy and confidentiality guidelines, but all such groups are supposed to agree to follow our [[m:Access to nonpublic information policy|Access to Nonpublic Information Policy]]. These user-selected administrative groups are accountable to other users through checks and balances: users are selected through a community-driven process and overseen by their peers through a logged history of their actions. However, the legal names of these users are not known to the Wikimedia Foundation. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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 have their own privacy and confidentiality guidelines, but all such groups are supposed to agree to follow our [[<tvar name="Nonpublicpolicylink">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access to nonpublic personal data policy</tvar>|Access to nonpublic personal data policy]]. These user-selected administrative groups are accountable to other users through checks and balances: users are selected through a community-driven process and overseen by their peers through a logged history of their actions. However, the legal names of these users are not known to the Wikimedia Foundation. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We hope that this never comes up, but we may disclose your personal information if we believe that it's reasonably necessary to prevent imminent and serious bodily harm or death to a person, or to protect our organization, employees, contractors, users, or the public. We may also disclose your personal information if we reasonably believe it necessary to detect, prevent, or otherwise assess and address potential spam, malware, fraud, abuse, unlawful activity, and security or technical concerns. (Check out the list of examples in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#investigateuseFAQ|FAQ]] for more information.) </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We hope that this never comes up, but we may disclose your Personal Information if we believe that it is reasonably necessary to prevent imminent and serious bodily harm or death to a person, or to protect our organization, employees, contractors, users, or the public. We may also disclose your Personal Information if we reasonably believe it necessary to detect, prevent, or otherwise assess and address potential spam, malware, fraud, abuse, unlawful activity, and security or technical concerns. (Check out the list of examples in our [[<tvar name="investigateuseFAQ">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#investigateuseFAQ</tvar>|FAQ]] for more information.)</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|share-to-our-sp}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|share-to-our-sp}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ====To Our Service Providers==== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>To Our Service Providers <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We may disclose personal information to our third-party service providers or contractors to help run or improve the Wikimedia Sites and provide services in support of [[wmf:Mission statement|our mission]]. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We disclose Personal Information to our third-party service providers or contractors to help run or improve the Wikimedia Sites and provide services in support of our mission.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 may give access to your personal information to these providers or contractors as needed to perform their services for us or to use their tools and services. We put requirements, such as confidentiality agreements, in place to help ensure that these service providers treat your information consistently with, and no less protective of your privacy than, the principles of this Policy. (Check out the list of examples in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#thirdpartyshareexamplesFAQ|FAQ]].) </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We use third-party service providers or contractors to help run or improve the Wikimedia Sites for you and other users. We give access to your Personal Information to these providers or contractors as needed to perform their services for us or to use their tools and services. We put requirements, such as confidentiality agreements, in place to help ensure that these service providers treat your Personal Information consistently with, and no less protective of your privacy than, the principles of this Policy. For further information, please see our [[<tvar name="thirdpartyshareexamplesFAQ">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#thirdpartyshareexamplesFAQ</tvar>|FAQ]]. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> If you are visiting Wikimedia Sites with your mobile device, we use your IP address to provide anonymized or aggregated information to service providers regarding the volume of usage in certain areas. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Some of our service providers ask us to post links to their privacy policies; a list of these service providers and links to their policies can be found [[<tvar name="supplement">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Supplement</tvar>|on this page]].</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|share-to-experiment}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|share-to-experiment}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ====To Understand & Experiment==== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>To Understand & Experiment <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We may give volunteer developers and researchers access to systems that contain your information to allow them to protect, develop, and contribute to the Wikimedia Sites. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * We give volunteer developers and researchers access to systems that contain your Personal Information to allow them to protect, develop, and contribute to the Wikimedia Sites. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">may</del> also share non- <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">personal</del> or aggregated information with third parties interested in studying the Wikimedia Sites. </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">*</ins>We also share non- <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Personal Information</ins> or aggregated information with third parties interested in studying the Wikimedia Sites. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * When we share Personal Information with third parties for these purposes, we put reasonable technical and contractual protections in place to protect your Personal Information consistent with this Policy and our legitimate interest.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | content = <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></del> </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | content = </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 may give some developers limited access to systems that contain your personal information, but only as reasonably necessary for them to develop and contribute to the Wikimedia Sites. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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 give some developers limited access to systems that contain your Personal Information, but only as reasonably necessary for them to develop and contribute to the Wikimedia Sites. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Similarly, we may share non-personal or aggregated information with researchers, scholars, academics, and other interested third parties who wish to study the Wikimedia Sites. Sharing this information helps them understand usage, viewing, and demographics statistics and patterns. They then can share their findings with us and our users so that we can all better understand and improve the Wikimedia Sites. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> When we give access to personal information to third-party developers or researchers, we put requirements, such as reasonable technical and contractual protections, in place to help ensure that these service providers treat your information consistently with the principles of this Policy and in accordance with our instructions. If these developers or researchers later publish their work or findings, we ask that they not disclose your personal information. Please note that, despite the obligations we impose on developers and researchers, we cannot guarantee that they will abide by our agreement, nor do we guarantee that we will regularly screen or audit their projects. (You can learn more about re-identification in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#reidentifiationFAQ|FAQ]].) </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Similarly, we share non-Personal Information or aggregated information with researchers, scholars, academics, and other interested third parties who wish to study the Wikimedia Sites. Sharing this Personal Information helps them understand usage, viewing, and demographics statistics and patterns. They then can share their findings with us and our users so that we can all better understand and improve the Wikimedia Sites. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> When we give access to Personal Information to third-party developers or researchers, we put requirements, such as reasonable technical and contractual protections, in place to help ensure that these service providers treat your Personal Information consistently with the principles of this Policy and in accordance with our instructions. If these developers or researchers later publish their work or findings, we ask that they not disclose your Personal Information. Please note that, despite the obligations we impose on developers and researchers, we cannot guarantee that they will abide by our agreement, nor do we guarantee that we will regularly screen or audit their projects. (You can learn more about re-identification in our [[<tvar name="reidentifiationFAQ">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#reidentifiationFAQ</tvar>|FAQ]].)</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|share-because-public}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|share-because-public}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ====Because You Made It Public==== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>Because You Made It Public <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>==== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Information that you post is public and can been seen and used by everyone. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Information that you post is public and can be seen and used by everyone.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 personal information on your user page or elsewhere. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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 specifically 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 privacy before you disclose Personal Information on your user page or elsewhere.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{int string|</ins>Back to top <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">}}</ins> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|protection}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|protection}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ==<span class="nomobile">[[File:WMF safe.png|60px]]</span> Protection== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==<span class="nomobile">[[File:WMF safe.png|60px]]</span <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">> <translate></ins>How Do We Protect Your <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Personal Information</ins>? <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>=== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We use a variety of physical and technical measures, policies, and procedures to help protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We use a variety of physical and technical measures, policies, and procedures to help protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> | content = </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> | content = </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 personal information. Unfortunately, there's no such thing as completely secure data transmission or storage, so we can't guarantee that our security will not be breached (by technical measures or through violation of our policies and procedures). </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We strive to protect your Personal 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 Personal Information. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as completely secure data transmission or storage, so we cannot guarantee that our security will not be breached (by technical measures or through violation of our policies and procedures). </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We will never ask for your password by email (but may send you a temporary password via email if you have requested a password reset). If you ever receive an email that requests your password, <u>please let us know by sending it to privacy@wikimedia.org, so we can investigate the source of the email</u>.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|protection-duration}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|protection-duration}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ===How Long Do We Keep Your Data?=== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> === <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>How Long Do We Keep Your Data? <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>=== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We only keep your personal information as long as necessary to maintain, understand, and improve the Wikimedia Sites or to comply with U.S. law. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Except as otherwise stated in this Policy, we only keep your Personal Information as long as necessary to maintain, understand and improve the Wikimedia Sites or to comply with applicable law.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Once we receive personal information from you, we keep it for the shortest possible time that is consistent with the maintenance, understanding, and improvement of the Wikimedia Sites, and our obligations under applicable U.S. law. Non-personal information may be retained indefinitely. (Check out the list of examples in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#datatimeexamplesFAQ|FAQ]].) </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Once we receive Personal Information from you, we keep it for the shortest possible time that is consistent with the maintenance, understanding, and improvement of the Wikimedia Sites, and our obligations under applicable law. In most instances, Personal Information is deleted, aggregated or de-identified after 90 days. Non-Personal Information may be retained indefinitely as appropriate. (Check out the list of examples in our [[<tvar name="datatimeexamplesFAQ">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#datatimeexamplesFAQ</tvar>|FAQ]].)</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|rememberIPindef}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|rememberIPindef}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Please remember that certain information is retained and displayed indefinitely, such as your [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address|IP address]] (if you edit while not logged in) and any public contributions to the Wikimedia Sites. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Please remember that when you make a contribution to any Wikimedia Site, the page history will show when your contribution was made, your username (if you are signed in), or your [[<tvar name="GlossaryIP">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address</tvar>|IP address]] (if you edit while not logged in). The transparency of the projects' contribution and revision histories is critical to their efficacy and trustworthiness. To learn more about our data retention practices, see our [[<tvar name="dataretention">Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Data retention guidelines</tvar>|data retention guidelines]].</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ===<translate> Your rights</translate>=== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> If you would like to request access to or removal of your Personal Information, you may contact us.</translate>}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> For information about how you may request removal of your Personal Information, or other rights you may have with respect to your Personal Information, see our [[<tvar name="anonymizeFAQ">Privacy policy/FAQ#anonymize</tvar>|FAQ]]. If you would like to request to access, update or restrict/object to the processing of Personal Information, or receive a copy of your Personal Information for purposes of transmitting it to another organization, you may [[<tvar name="contact-us">Privacy policy#contact-us</tvar>|Contact Us]]. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Please note also that you may be able to exercise some of these rights without our intervention. For example, if you are a registered user, you can access and update some Personal Information in your Preferences, as well as download your user account data. You may also manage what kinds of notifications you receive and how often you receive them by going to your Notifications Preferences.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|important}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|important}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ==<span class="nomobile">[[File:WMF sign.png|60px]]</span> Important info== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ==<span class="nomobile">[[File:WMF sign.png|60px]]</span <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">> <translate></ins>For the protection of the Wikimedia Foundation and other users, if you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you may not use the Wikimedia Sites. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>''' </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|where-is-the-wmf}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|where-is-the-wmf}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ===Where is the Foundation & What Does That Mean for Me?=== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> === <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>Where is the Foundation & What Does That Mean for Me? <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>=== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> You are consenting to the use of your information in the U.S. and to the transfer of that information to other countries in connection to providing our services to you and others. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> | content = </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> | content = </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> 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 consent to the collection, transfer, storage, processing, disclosure, and other uses of your information in the U.S. as described in this Privacy Policy. You also consent to the transfer of your information 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. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> 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 understand that your Personal Information 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.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|DNT}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|DNT}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ===Our Response to Do Not Track (DNT) signals=== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> === <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>Our Response to Do Not Track (DNT) signals <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>=== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We do not allow tracking by third-party websites you have not visited. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We do not share your data with third parties for marketing purposes. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We are strongly committed to not sharing nonpublic 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 information with any third parties for marketing purposes. Under this Policy, we may share your information only under particular situations, which you can learn more about in the "[[#sharing|When May We Share Your Information]]" section of this Privacy Policy. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> We are strongly committed to protecting users' Personal Information. Under this Policy, we may share your information only under particular situations, which you can learn more about in the [[<tvar name="sharingsec">#sharing</tvar>|"When May We Share Your Information"]] section of this Privacy Policy. In particular, we do not share your Personal Information for marketing purposes. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Because we protect all users in this manner, we do not change our behavior in response to a web browser's "do not track" signal. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Because we protect all users in accordance with this Privacy Policy, we do not change our behavior in response to a web browser's "do not track" signal.</translate> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> For more information regarding Do Not Track signals and how we handle them, please visit our [[Privacy policy/ <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">FAQ</del>#DNTFAQ|FAQ]]. </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> For more information regarding Do Not Track signals and how we handle them, please visit our [[ <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><tvar name="DNTFAQ">Special:MyLanguage/Policy:</ins>Privacy policy/ <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Frequently asked questions</ins>#DNTFAQ <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></tvar></ins>|FAQ]]. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> </translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|changes}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|changes}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ===Changes to This Privacy Policy=== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> === <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>Changes to This Privacy Policy <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>=== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Left|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Substantial changes to this Policy will not be made until after a public comment period of at least 30 days. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Substantial changes to this Policy will not be made until after a public comment period of at least 30 days.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Right|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Because things naturally change over time and we want to ensure our Privacy Policy accurately reflects our practices and the law, it may be necessary to modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. We reserve the right to do so in the following manner: </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Because things naturally change over time and we want to ensure our Privacy Policy accurately reflects our practices and the law, it may be necessary to modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. We reserve the right to do so in the following manner:</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * In the event of substantial changes, we will provide the proposed changes to our users in at least three (3) languages (selected at our discretion) for open comment period lasting at least thirty (30) calendar days. Prior to the start of any comment period, we will provide notice of such changes and the opportunity to comment via the Wikimedia Sites, and via a notification on [[mail:wikimediaannounce-l|WikimediaAnnounce-L]] or a similar mailing list. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * For minor changes, such as grammatical fixes, administrative or legal changes, or corrections of inaccurate statements, we will post the changes and, when possible, provide at least three (3) calendar days' prior notice via [[mail:wikimediaannounce-l|WikimediaAnnounce-L]] or similar mailing list. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <translate> In the event of substantial changes, we will provide the proposed changes to our users in at least three (3) languages (selected at our discretion) for an open comment period lasting at least thirty (30) calendar days. Prior to the start of any comment period, we will provide notice of such changes and the opportunity to comment via the Wikimedia Sites, and via a notification on [<tvar name="wikimediaannounce">//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l</tvar> WikimediaAnnounce-L] or a similar mailing list.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> We ask that you please review the most up-to-date version of our [[wmf:Privacy policy|Privacy Policy]]. Your continued use of the Wikimedia Sites after this Privacy Policy becomes effective constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy on your part. Your continued use of the Wikimedia Sites after any subsequent version of this Privacy Policy becomes effective, following notice as outlined above, constitutes acceptance of that version of the Privacy Policy on your part. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <translate> For minor changes, such as grammatical fixes, administrative or legal changes, or corrections of inaccurate statements, we will post the changes and, when possible, provide at least three (3) calendar days' prior notice via [<tvar name="wikimediaannounce">//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l</tvar> WikimediaAnnounce-L] or similar mailing list.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> We ask that you please review the most up-to-date version of our Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Wikimedia Sites after any effective date of a subsequent version of this Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy on your part.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|contact-us}} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|contact-us}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ===Contact Us=== </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> === <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><translate></ins>Contact Us <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></translate></ins>=== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> If you have questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, or the information collected under this Privacy Policy, please email us at [mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org privacy@wikimedia.org] or [[wmf:Contact us|contact us]] directly. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{anchor|thank-you}} </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> If you have questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, or the information collected under this Privacy Policy, please email us at [<tvar name="email">mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org</tvar> privacy@wikimedia.org] or [[<tvar name="wmfcontacturl">{{foundationsite|1=about/contact/}}</tvar>|contact us]] directly. If you are located in the European Economic Area and have questions about your personal data or would like to request to access, update, or delete it, you may contact our representative via email at EUrepresentative.Wikimedia@twobirds.com, or via mail at:</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ===Thank You!=== </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> : Bird & Bird GDPR Representative Ireland </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. We hope you enjoy using the Wikimedia Sites and appreciate your participation in creating, maintaining, and constantly working to improve the largest repository of free knowledge in the world. </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> : 29 Earlsfort Terrace </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> : Dublin 2 </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> : D02 AY28 </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> : Ireland </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> : Main point of contact: <tvar name="1">Vincent Rezzouk-Hammachi</tvar> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> ---- </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><!</ins>-- <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">T:294</ins>-- <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">></ins> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> If you are an individual located in the United Kingdom, and have questions about your personal data or would like to request to access, update, or delete it, you may contact our representative via email at UKrepresentative.Wikimedia@twobirds.com, or via mail at:</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> '''This privacy policy was [[wmf:Resolution:New_privacy_policy_and_access_policy|approved by the board]] on April 25th 2014 and went into effect on June 6, 2014. Previous versions can be found below:''' </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * '''[[special:permalink/80023|Privacy policy (November 2008 - June 2014)]]: effective from November 25, 2008 until June 6, 2014''' </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * '''[[special:permalink/28670|Privacy policy (August 2008 - November 2008)]]: effective from August 19, 2008 until November 25, 2008.''' </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * '''[[special:permalink/14088|Privacy policy (June 2006 - August 2008)]]: effective from June 21, 2006 until August 19, 2008.''' </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> * '''[[special:permalink/4834|Privacy policy (April 2005 to June 2006)]]: effective from April 2005 until June 21, 2006''' </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> : Bird & Bird GDPR Representative Services UK </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> '''Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of this Privacy Policy and a translation, the original English version takes precedence.''' </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> : 12 New Fetter Lane </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> : London </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> : EC4A 1JP </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> : United Kingdom </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> | arrow text = Back to top </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> : Main point of contact: <tvar name="1">Vincent Rezzouk-Hammachi</tvar> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Our European Economic Area and United Kingdom Representative can only be contacted for queries in relation to data protection. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div>  </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Depending on your jurisdiction, you also may have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority competent for your country or region.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"> <div> }} </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacypolicy/Rheader|content= </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{anchor|thank-you}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ===<translate> Thank You!</translate>=== </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> {{Privacy policy navigation 2}} </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. We hope you enjoy using the Wikimedia Sites and appreciate your participation in creating, maintaining, and constantly working to improve the largest repository of free knowledge in the world.</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> __NOEDITSECTION__ </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> '''<translate> Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of this Privacy Policy and a translation, the original English version takes precedence.</translate>''' </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"> <div> [[Category:Privacy policy|Privacy policy]] </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> | arrow text = {{int string|Back to top}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> }} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> ---- </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> <translate> This version was approved by [[<tvar name="1">:m:User:AKeton (WMF)</tvar>|Amanda Keton]] on June 7, 2021, pursuant to the [[<tvar name="2">Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Delegation of policy-making authority</tvar>|Delegation of policy-making authority]] by the Board, and went into effect on June 25, 2021. Previous versions can be found below:</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <translate> '''[[<tvar name="1">special:permalink/126409</tvar>|Privacy Policy (May 2018 - June 2021)]]: effective from May 24, 2018, until June 24, 2021'''</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <translate> '''[[<tvar name="1">special:permalink/113231</tvar>|Privacy policy (June 2014 - May 2018)]]: effective from June 6, 2014, until May 24, 2018'''</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <translate> '''[[<tvar name="1">special:permalink/80023</tvar>|Privacy policy (November 2008 - June 2014)]]: effective from November 25, 2008, until June 6, 2014'''</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <translate> '''[[<tvar name="1">special:permalink/28670</tvar>|Privacy policy (August 2008 - November 2008)]]: effective from August 19, 2008, until November 25, 2008'''</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <translate> '''[[<tvar name="1">special:permalink/14088</tvar>|Privacy policy (June 2006 - August 2008)]]: effective from June 21, 2006, until August 19, 2008'''</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> * <translate> '''[[<tvar name="1">special:permalink/4834</tvar>|Privacy policy (April 2005 to June 2006)]]: effective from April 2005 until June 21, 2006'''</translate> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> {{Privacy policy navigation 2}} </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"> <div> __NOEDITSECTION__ </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context 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<div> [[Category:Documentation wiki]] </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr class="diff-hr" id="mw-oldid"> <h2 class="diff-currentversion-title">Latest revision as of 07:20, 30 March 2024</h2> <div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <div style="font-size: smaller;"> <div class="mw-pt-languages noprint navigation-not-searchable" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <div class="mw-pt-languages-label"> Other languages: </div> <ul class="mw-pt-languages-list"> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/gn?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/gn (6% translated)" lang="gn" dir="ltr">Avañe'ẽ</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/id?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/id (52% translated)" lang="id" dir="ltr">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ms (47% translated)" lang="ms" dir="ltr">Bahasa Melayu</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/map-bms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/map-bms (9% translated)" lang="jv-x-bms" dir="ltr">Basa Banyumasan</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/en-gb?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/en-gb (62% translated)" lang="en-GB" dir="ltr">British English</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/en-ca?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/en-ca (62% translated)" lang="en-CA" dir="ltr">Canadian English</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ceb?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ceb (7% translated)" lang="ceb" dir="ltr">Cebuano</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/cy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/cy (1% translated)" lang="cy" dir="ltr">Cymraeg</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/de?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Policy:Privacy policy/de (100% translated)" lang="de" dir="ltr">Deutsch</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/de-formal?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/de-formal (46% translated)" lang="de-x-formal" dir="ltr">Deutsch (Sie-Form)</a></li> <li><span class="mw-pt-languages-ui mw-pt-languages-selected mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" lang="en" dir="ltr">English</span></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/eo?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/eo (57% translated)" lang="eo" dir="ltr">Esperanto</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/fy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/fy (1% translated)" lang="fy" dir="ltr">Frysk</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ha?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ha (20% translated)" lang="ha" dir="ltr">Hausa</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/io?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/io (7% translated)" lang="io" dir="ltr">Ido</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/sw?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Policy:Privacy policy/sw (95% translated)" lang="sw" dir="ltr">Kiswahili</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ht?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ht (13% translated)" lang="ht" dir="ltr">Kreyòl ayisyen</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/lij?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/lij (9% translated)" lang="lij" dir="ltr">Ligure</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/lb?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/lb (3% translated)" lang="lb" dir="ltr">Lëtzebuergesch</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/mg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/mg (1% translated)" lang="mg" dir="ltr">Malagasy</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/mrh?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/mrh (8% translated)" lang="mrh" dir="ltr">Mara</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/nap?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/nap (9% translated)" lang="nap" dir="ltr">Napulitano</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/nl?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Policy:Privacy policy/nl (100% translated)" lang="nl" dir="ltr">Nederlands</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/nl-informal?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/nl-informal (2% translated)" lang="nl-x-informal" dir="ltr">Nederlands (informeel)</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/frr?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/frr (20% translated)" lang="frr" dir="ltr">Nordfriisk</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/om?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/om (8% translated)" lang="om" dir="ltr">Oromoo</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/kaa?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/kaa (0% translated)" lang="kaa" dir="ltr">Qaraqalpaqsha</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ksh?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ksh (4% translated)" lang="ksh" dir="ltr">Ripoarisch</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/sco?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/sco (2% translated)" lang="sco" dir="ltr">Scots</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/so?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/so (4% translated)" lang="so" dir="ltr">Soomaaliga</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/vi?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Policy:Privacy policy/vi (96% translated)" lang="vi" dir="ltr">Tiếng Việt</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/tr?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Policy:Privacy policy/tr (96% translated)" lang="tr" dir="ltr">Türkçe</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/yo?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/yo (1% translated)" lang="yo" dir="ltr">Yorùbá</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/diq?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/diq (17% translated)" lang="diq" dir="ltr">Zazaki</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ast?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ast (5% translated)" lang="ast" dir="ltr">asturianu</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/az?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/az (16% translated)" lang="az" dir="ltr">azərbaycanca</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/bs?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/bs (22% translated)" lang="bs" dir="ltr">bosanski</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ca?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ca (62% translated)" lang="ca" dir="ltr">català</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/da?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/da (16% translated)" lang="da" dir="ltr">dansk</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/et?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Policy:Privacy policy/et (93% translated)" lang="et" dir="ltr">eesti</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/es?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Policy:Privacy policy/es (100% translated)" lang="es" dir="ltr">español</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/eu?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/eu (62% translated)" lang="eu" dir="ltr">euskara</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/fr?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Policy:Privacy policy/fr (100% translated)" lang="fr" dir="ltr">français</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/gl?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Policy:Privacy policy/gl (100% translated)" lang="gl" dir="ltr">galego</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/hr?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/hr (5% translated)" lang="hr" dir="ltr">hrvatski</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ia (22% translated)" lang="ia" dir="ltr">interlingua</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/it?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Policy:Privacy policy/it (99% translated)" lang="it" dir="ltr">italiano</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/lv?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/lv (52% translated)" lang="lv" dir="ltr">latviešu</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/lt?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/lt (7% translated)" lang="lt" dir="ltr">lietuvių</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/hu?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Policy:Privacy policy/hu (87% translated)" lang="hu" dir="ltr">magyar</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/nb?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/nb (48% translated)" lang="nb" dir="ltr">norsk bokmål</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/oc?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/oc (5% translated)" lang="oc" dir="ltr">occitan</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/uz?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/uz (25% translated)" lang="uz" dir="ltr">oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/pl?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Policy:Privacy policy/pl (91% translated)" lang="pl" dir="ltr">polski</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/pt?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/pt (56% translated)" lang="pt" dir="ltr">português</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/pt-br?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Policy:Privacy policy/pt-br (95% translated)" lang="pt-BR" dir="ltr">português do Brasil</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ro?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ro (18% translated)" lang="ro" dir="ltr">română</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/sc?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/sc (5% translated)" lang="sc" dir="ltr">sardu</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/sq?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/sq (10% translated)" lang="sq" dir="ltr">shqip</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/scn?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/scn (6% translated)" lang="scn" dir="ltr">sicilianu</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/sl?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/sl (45% translated)" lang="sl" dir="ltr">slovenščina</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/fi?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Policy:Privacy policy/fi (96% translated)" lang="fi" dir="ltr">suomi</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/sv?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/sv (68% translated)" lang="sv" dir="ltr">svenska</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/cs?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Policy:Privacy policy/cs (100% translated)" lang="cs" dir="ltr">čeština</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/el?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/el (69% translated)" lang="el" dir="ltr">Ελληνικά</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ba?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ba (11% translated)" lang="ba" dir="ltr">башҡортса</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/be?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/be (0% translated)" lang="be" dir="ltr">беларуская</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/be-tarask?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Policy:Privacy policy/be-tarask (96% translated)" lang="be-tarask" dir="ltr">беларуская (тарашкевіца)</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/bg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/bg (44% translated)" lang="bg" dir="ltr">български</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ky?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ky (100% translated)" lang="ky" dir="ltr">кыргызча</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/mk?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/mk (4% translated)" lang="mk" dir="ltr">македонски</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ce?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ce (4% translated)" lang="ce" dir="ltr">нохчийн</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ru?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ru (100% translated)" lang="ru" dir="ltr">русский</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/sr?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/sr (62% translated)" lang="sr" dir="ltr">српски / srpski</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/tg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/tg (4% translated)" lang="tg" dir="ltr">тоҷикӣ</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/udm?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/udm (1% translated)" lang="udm" dir="ltr">удмурт</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/uk?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Policy:Privacy policy/uk (100% translated)" lang="uk" dir="ltr">українська</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/hy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/hy (62% translated)" lang="hy" dir="ltr">հայերեն</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/yi?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/yi (7% translated)" lang="yi" dir="rtl">ייִדיש</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/he?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/he (32% translated)" lang="he" dir="rtl">עברית</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ur?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ur (15% translated)" lang="ur" dir="rtl">اردو</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ary?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ary (5% translated)" lang="ary" dir="rtl">الدارجة</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ar?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ar (100% translated)" lang="ar" dir="rtl">العربية</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/azb?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/azb (10% translated)" lang="azb" dir="rtl">تۆرکجه</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/bgn?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/bgn (4% translated)" lang="bgn" dir="rtl">روچ کپتین بلوچی</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/skr?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/skr (13% translated)" lang="skr" dir="rtl">سرائیکی</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/sd?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/sd (17% translated)" lang="sd" dir="rtl">سنڌي</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/fa?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/fa (35% translated)" lang="fa" dir="rtl">فارسی</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/mzn?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/mzn (1% translated)" lang="mzn" dir="rtl">مازِرونی</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ps?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ps (11% translated)" lang="ps" dir="rtl">پښتو</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ckb?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ckb (36% translated)" lang="ckb" dir="rtl">کوردی</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ks-arab?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ks-arab (4% translated)" lang="ks-Arab" dir="rtl">کٲشُر</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ks?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ks (13% translated)" lang="ks" dir="rtl">कॉशुर / کٲشُر</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ne?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ne (100% translated)" lang="ne" dir="ltr">नेपाली</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/bho?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/bho (1% translated)" lang="bho" dir="ltr">भोजपुरी</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/mr?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/mr (9% translated)" lang="mr" dir="ltr">मराठी</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/sa?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/sa (10% translated)" lang="sa" dir="ltr">संस्कृतम्</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/hi?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/hi (37% translated)" lang="hi" dir="ltr">हिन्दी</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/as?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/as (57% translated)" lang="as" dir="ltr">অসমীয়া</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/bn?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Policy:Privacy policy/bn (97% translated)" lang="bn" dir="ltr">বাংলা</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/pa?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/pa (39% translated)" lang="pa" dir="ltr">ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/gu?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/gu (2% translated)" lang="gu" dir="ltr">ગુજરાતી</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ta?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ta (25% translated)" lang="ta" dir="ltr">தமிழ்</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/te?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/te (30% translated)" lang="te" dir="ltr">తెలుగు</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/tcy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/tcy (3% translated)" lang="tcy" dir="ltr">ತುಳು</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ml?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ml (26% translated)" lang="ml" dir="ltr">മലയാളം</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/si?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/si (4% translated)" lang="si" dir="ltr">සිංහල</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/th?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Policy:Privacy policy/th (78% translated)" lang="th" dir="ltr">ไทย</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/lo?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/lo (5% translated)" lang="lo" dir="ltr">ລາວ</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/blk?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/blk (26% translated)" lang="blk" dir="ltr">ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/kjp?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/kjp (8% translated)" lang="kjp" dir="ltr">ဖၠုံလိက်</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/mnw?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/mnw (0% translated)" lang="mnw" dir="ltr">ဘာသာမန်</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/my?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/my (30% translated)" lang="my" dir="ltr">မြန်မာဘာသာ</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/shn?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/shn (5% translated)" lang="shn" dir="ltr">ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး </a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/xmf?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/xmf (25% translated)" lang="xmf" dir="ltr">მარგალური</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ka?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ka (12% translated)" lang="ka" dir="ltr">ქართული</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/km?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/km (25% translated)" lang="km" dir="ltr">ភាសាខ្មែរ</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/sat?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/sat (13% translated)" lang="sat" dir="ltr">ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/zh?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Policy:Privacy policy/zh (100% translated)" lang="zh" dir="ltr">中文</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ja?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ja (100% translated)" lang="ja" dir="ltr">日本語</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/yue?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Policy:Privacy policy/yue (23% translated)" lang="yue" dir="ltr">粵語</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/nan?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/nan (0% translated)" lang="nan" dir="ltr">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/syl?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/syl (10% translated)" lang="syl" dir="ltr">ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/mni?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Policy:Privacy policy/mni (4% translated)" lang="mni" dir="ltr">ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy/ko?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Policy:Privacy policy/ko (100% translated)" lang="ko" dir="ltr">한국어</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="center"> <div class="plainlinks" lang="" dir="auto" style="text-align:center;"> <b>Want to help translate? <a 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class="mbox-image"> <div class="mbox-image-div"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Wikimedia-logo_black.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Wikimedia Foundation mark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/50px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/75px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/100px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"></a></span> </div></td> <td class="mbox-text"> <div class="mbox-text-span"> <b>This policy is approved by the <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://wikimediafoundation.org/role/board/" class="extiw" title="foundationsite:role/board/">Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees</a>.</b><br> <p>It may not be circumvented, eroded, or ignored by Wikimedia Foundation officers or staff nor local policies of any <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/wikimedia-projects/" class="extiw" title="foundationsite:our-work/wikimedia-projects/">Wikimedia project</a>.<br></p><b>Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of this content and a translation, the original English version takes precedence.</b> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="mobile-margin-reset" style="margin:1ex auto;background:#F9FCFF;border:3px solid #8EB4E6;padding:3px 0.5em;"> <div style="padding:0.3em 0;text-align:center"> <div style="background-color:#8EB4E6;font-size:150%;margin:.3em auto;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;"> Wikimedia Foundation Privacy Policy </div> <div style="clear:right;float:right;margin-right:0"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Wikimedia-logo_black.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/90px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/135px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/180px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"></a></span> </div> <div class="mobile-margin-reset" style="padding:0.3em 0;text-align:center;margin: 4px 10%;"> This is a <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Summary?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Summary">summary</a> of the Privacy Policy. To read the full terms, scroll down or <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#introduction" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">click here</a>. </div> <div style="font-size:90%; font-style: italic; padding: 0.3em; margin-left: 75px; margin-right: 75px"> Disclaimer: This summary is not a part of the Privacy Policy and is not a legal document. It is simply a handy reference for understanding the full Privacy Policy. Think of it as the user-friendly interface to our Privacy Policy. </div><br> <div style="font-size:100%;text-align:left;margin: 4px 10%;"> <p><b>Because we believe that you should not have to provide personal information to participate in the free knowledge movement, you may:</b></p> <ul> <li>Read, edit, or use any Wikimedia Site <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#your-account-info" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">without registering an account</a>.</li> <li>Register for an account <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#your-account-info" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">without providing</a> an email address or real name.</li> </ul> <p><b>Because we want to understand how Wikimedia Sites are used so we can make them better for you, we collect some information when you:</b></p> <ul> <li>Make <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#your-public-contribs" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">public contributions</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#your-account-info" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Register an account</a> or update your user page.</li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#your-use-of-wm-sites" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Use</a> the Wikimedia Sites.</li> <li>Send us <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#emails" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">emails</a> or participate in a <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#surveys-feedback" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">survey or give feedback</a>.</li> </ul> <p><b>We are committed to:</b></p> <ul> <li>Describing how your information may be used or <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#when-we-may-share" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">shared</a> in this Privacy Policy.</li> <li>Using reasonable measures to keep your information <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#protection-means" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">secure</a>.</li> <li>Never <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#donotsell" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">selling</a> your information or sharing it with third parties for marketing purposes.</li> <li>Only <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#when-we-may-share" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">sharing</a> your information in limited circumstances, such as to <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#share-to-experiment" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">improve the Wikimedia Sites</a>, to <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#share-legal-reasons" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">comply with the law</a>, or to <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#share-to-protect-people" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">protect you and others</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#protection-duration" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Retaining your data</a> for the shortest possible time that is consistent with maintaining, understanding, and improving the Wikimedia Sites, and our obligations under applicable law.</li> </ul> <p><b>Be aware:</b></p> <ul> <li>Any content you add or any change that you make to a Wikimedia Site will be <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#your-public-contribs" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">publicly and permanently available</a>.</li> <li>If you add content or make a change to a Wikimedia Site <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#noaccount" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">without logging in</a>, that content or change will be publicly and permanently attributed to the IP address used at the time rather than a username.</li> <li>Our community of volunteer editors and contributors is a self-policing body. Certain administrators of the Wikimedia Sites, who are chosen by the community, use tools that grant them limited access to nonpublic information about recent contributions so they may protect the Wikimedia Sites and enforce policies.</li> <li>This Privacy Policy <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#coverage" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">does not apply</a> to all sites and services run by the Wikimedia Foundation, such as sites or services that have their own privacy policy (like the <a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://shop.wikimedia.org">Wikimedia Shop</a>) or sites or services run by third parties (like third-party developer projects on <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Cloud_Services" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Cloud Services">Wikimedia Cloud Services</a>).</li> <li>As part of our commitment to education and research around the world, we occasionally release public information and aggregated or non-personal information to the general public through data dumps and data sets.</li> <li>For the protection of the Wikimedia Foundation and other users, if you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you may not use the Wikimedia Sites.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nomobile" style="margin:2px auto;text-align:center;"> <div class="nomobile" style="margin-left:15%"> <div style="float:left;margin-right:10%"> <div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"> <div style="margin:0 auto;vertical-align:baseline"> <span class="mw-valign-baseline" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#introduction" title=""><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/WMF_open_door.png/60px-WMF_open_door.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/WMF_open_door.png/90px-WMF_open_door.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/WMF_open_door.png 2x" data-file-width="101" data-file-height="101"></a></span> </div> <div style="margin:0 auto;font-size:1.1em"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#introduction"><span style="color:#252525;border-bottom:1px dotted #C9C9C9">Introduction</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="float:left;margin-right:10%"> <div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"> <div style="margin:0 auto;vertical-align:baseline"> <span class="mw-valign-baseline" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#use" title=""><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/WMF_chart.png/60px-WMF_chart.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/WMF_chart.png/90px-WMF_chart.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/WMF_chart.png 2x" data-file-width="101" data-file-height="101"></a></span> </div> <div style="margin:0 auto;font-size:1.1em"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#use"><span style="color:#252525;border-bottom:1px dotted #C9C9C9">Use of info</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="float:left;margin-right:10%"> <div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"> <div style="margin:0 auto;vertical-align:baseline"> <span class="mw-valign-baseline" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#sharing" title=""><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/WMF_share.png/60px-WMF_share.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/WMF_share.png/90px-WMF_share.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/WMF_share.png 2x" data-file-width="101" data-file-height="101"></a></span> </div> <div style="margin:0 auto;font-size:1.1em"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#sharing"><span style="color:#252525;border-bottom:1px dotted #C9C9C9">Sharing</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="float:left;margin-right:10%"> <div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"> <div style="margin:0 auto;vertical-align:baseline"> <span class="mw-valign-baseline" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#protection" title=""><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/WMF_safe.png/60px-WMF_safe.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/WMF_safe.png/90px-WMF_safe.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/WMF_safe.png 2x" data-file-width="101" data-file-height="101"></a></span> </div> <div style="margin:0 auto;font-size:1.1em"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#protection"><span style="color:#252525;border-bottom:1px dotted #C9C9C9">Protection</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="float:left"> <div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"> <div style="margin:0 auto;vertical-align:baseline"> <span class="mw-valign-baseline" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#important" title=""><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/WMF_sign.png/60px-WMF_sign.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/WMF_sign.png/90px-WMF_sign.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/WMF_sign.png 2x" data-file-width="101" data-file-height="101"></a></span> </div> <div style="margin:0 auto;font-size:1.1em"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#important"><span style="color:#252525;border-bottom:1px dotted #C9C9C9">Important info</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p><span id="introduction"></span></p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"> <h2 id="Introduction"><span class="nomobile"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:WMF_open_door.png?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/WMF_open_door.png/60px-WMF_open_door.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/WMF_open_door.png/90px-WMF_open_door.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/WMF_open_door.png 2x" data-file-width="101" data-file-height="101"></a></span></span> Introduction</h2> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="welcome"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Welcome!"><span id="Welcome.21"></span>Welcome!</h3> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates collaborative, free knowledge websites, like <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page" class="extiw" title="en:Main Page">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page" class="extiw" title="c:Main Page">Wikimedia Commons</a>, and <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page" class="extiw" title="wikt:Wiktionary:Main Page">Wiktionary</a>.</p> <p>This Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your Personal Information.</p> <ul> <li>We collect very little Personal Information about you.</li> <li>We do not rent or sell your Personal Information to third parties.</li> </ul> <p>By using Wikimedia Sites, you consent to this Policy.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>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 usable, safer, and more beneficial.</p> <p>We believe that information-gathering and use should go hand-in-hand with transparency. This Privacy Policy explains how the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that hosts the Wikimedia Sites, like Wikipedia, collects, uses, and shares information we receive from you through your use of the Wikimedia Sites. It is essential to understand that, by using any of the Wikimedia Sites, you consent to the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure, and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. That means that reading this Policy carefully is important.</p> <p>We believe that you should not 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.</p> <p><span id="donotsell"></span>We do not sell or rent your Personal Information, nor do we give it to others to sell you anything. We use it to figure out how to make the Wikimedia Sites more engaging and accessible, to see which ideas work, and to make learning and contributing more fun. Put simply: we use this information to make the Wikimedia Sites better for you.</p> <p>After all, it is people like you, the champions of free knowledge, who make it possible for the Wikimedia Sites to not only exist, but also grow and thrive.</p> <p><span id="definitions"></span><span id="Definitions"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="Definitions">Definitions</h4> </div> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>We recognize that only a minority of you are familiar with technical terms like "tracking pixels" and "cookies" used in the Privacy Policy.</p> <p>Whether you are brand new to privacy terminology or you are an expert who just wants a refresher, you might find our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">Glossary of Key Terms</a> helpful.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>Because everyone (not just lawyers) should be able to easily understand how and why their information is collected and used, we use common language instead of more formal terms throughout this Policy. To help ensure your understanding of some particular key terms, here is a table of translations:</p> <p><br></p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="col">When we say...</th> <th scope="col">...we mean:</th> </tr> <tr> <td>"the Wikimedia Foundation" / "the Foundation" / "we" / "us" / "our"</td> <td>The <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="extiw" title="foundationsite:">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, the non-profit organization that operates the Wikimedia Sites.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"Wikimedia Sites" / "our services"</td> <td>Wikimedia websites and services (regardless of language), including our <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/wikimedia-projects/" class="extiw" title="foundationsite:our-work/wikimedia-projects/">main projects</a>, such as Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, as well as mobile applications, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), emails, and notifications; excluding, however, sites and services listed in the "What This Privacy Policy Does Not Cover" section below.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"you" / "your" / "me"</td> <td>You, regardless of whether you are an individual, group, or organization, and regardless of whether you are using the Wikimedia Sites or our services on behalf of yourself or someone else.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"this Policy" / "this Privacy Policy"</td> <td>This document, entitled the "Wikimedia Foundation Privacy Policy".</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"contributions"</td> <td>Content you add or changes you make to any Wikimedia Sites.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"Personal information"</td> <td>Information you provide us or information we collect that could be used to personally identify you. To be clear, while we do not necessarily collect all of the following types of information, we consider at least the following to be "personal information" if it is otherwise nonpublic and can be used to identify you: <dl> <dd> (a) your real name, address, phone number, email address, password, identification number on government-issued ID, IP address, user-agent information, payment account number; </dd> <dd> (b) when associated with one of the items in subsection (a), any sensitive data such as date of birth, gender, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic origins, marital or familial status, medical conditions or disabilities, political affiliation, and religion. </dd> </dl></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"third party" / "third parties"</td> <td>Individuals, entities, websites, services, products, and applications that are not controlled, managed, or operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. This includes other Wikimedia users and independent organizations or groups who help promote the Wikimedia movement such as <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_chapters" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia chapters">Wikimedia chapters</a>, <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_thematic_organizations" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia thematic organizations">thematic organizations</a>, and <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_user_groups" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia user groups">user groups</a> as well as volunteers, employees, directors, officers, <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Start/About" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Start/About">grant recipients</a>, and contractors of those organizations or groups.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><br><span id="coverage"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="What_This_Privacy_Policy_Does_and_Does_Not_Cover">What This Privacy Policy Does and Does Not Cover</h4> </div> <p>Except as explained below, this Privacy Policy applies to our collection and handling of information about you that we receive as a result of your use of any of the Wikimedia Sites. This Policy also applies to information that we receive from our partners or other third parties. To understand more about what this Privacy Policy covers, please see below.</p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin:2px 0;background:#FFF;color:#000;width:100%;border:1px solid #AAA;padding:0;"> <tbody> <tr> <th> <div style="background:#CCF;padding:2px 0.5em;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;"> Examples of What This Privacy Policy Covers </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="background:transparent;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;"><p>For the sake of clarity, this Privacy Policy covers, regardless of language:</p> <ul> <li>All of our major sites (found at <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Projects" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Projects">list of major projects</a>), such as Wikipedia, including user pages, discussion pages, and noticeboards.</li> <li>Our blogs and APIs (unless we have provided a separate policy for those services).</li> <li>Official Wikimedia Foundation mobile applications.</li> <li>Emails, SMS, and notifications from us or sent to us from you.</li> </ul></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>This Privacy Policy, however, does not cover some situations where we may gather or process information. For example, some uses may be covered by separate privacy policies (like those of the <a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://shop.wikimedia.org">Wikimedia Shop</a>) or sites or services run by third parties (such as third-party developer projects on <a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://labs.wikimedia.org">Wikimedia Cloud Services</a>). To understand more about what this Privacy Policy does not cover, please see below.</p> <p><span id="More_On_What_This_Privacy_Policy_Doesn't_Cover"></span></p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin:2px 0;background:#FFF;color:#000;width:100%;border:1px solid #AAA;padding:0;"> <tbody> <tr> <th> <div style="background:#CCF;padding:2px 0.5em;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;"> More on what the Wikimedia Foundation Privacy Policy does not cover </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="background:transparent;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;"><p>This section is part of the Privacy Policy and is meant to explain in detail which situations are not covered by our Privacy Policy.</p> <dl> <dt> <big>Wikimedia Sites and Tools with alternative policies</big> </dt> <dd> Some Wikimedia Foundation websites or tools have alternative privacy policies or provisions that differ from this Privacy Policy. These websites include: <ul> <li><b>Wikipedia Store</b> (covered by <a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://store.wikimedia.org/pages/copy-of-privacy-policy">the shop's policy</a>);</li> <li><b>donate.wikimedia.org</b>, including the donation process, such as clicking on a donation banner (covered by <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Donor_privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Donor privacy policy">the Donor Privacy Policy</a>); and</li> <li><b>The <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Synced_Reading_Lists" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Synced Reading Lists">Wikipedia Reading Lists Browser Extension</a></b>, which is governed by a separate <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Wikipedia_Reading_Lists_Browser_Extension_Privacy_Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Wikipedia Reading Lists Browser Extension Privacy Policy">Privacy Policy</a>. This separate policy will also be made available where the Extension can be downloaded.</li> </ul> </dd> </dl> <dl> <dd> If a Wikimedia Foundation website is governed by an alternative privacy policy, it will link to such policy. When a Wikimedia Foundation tool is governed by an alternative privacy policy, the page where the tool may be downloaded or enabled will include a link to that policy. </dd> </dl> <dl> <dt> <big>Community members</big> </dt> <dd> The Wikimedia Sites are collaborative labors of love that are constantly maintained and updated by a global community of volunteers. This global community of volunteers may sometimes have access to personal Information in order to ensure the functioning of the Wikimedia Sites. <ul> <li><b>Administrative volunteers</b>, such as <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/CheckUser" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/CheckUser">CheckUsers</a> or <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Stewards" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Stewards">Stewards</a>. These are volunteers who enforce Wikimedia Site policies and ensure the safety of the Wikimedia Sites. When these administrators access Personal Information that is nonpublic, they are required to comply with our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access_to_nonpublic_personal_data_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access to nonpublic personal data policy">Access to nonpublic personal data policy</a>, as well as other, tool-specific policies.</li> <li><b>Tool providers</b>. We support platforms for third-party developers to experiment and develop new tools and sites, such as <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Cloud_Services" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Cloud Services">wmflabs.org</a>. When you use one of the tools developed by these volunteers, you may transfer information to them. When these volunteers access nonpublic information or Personal Information, they are required to comply with the terms governing the particular platform the tool is available on.</li> <li><b>Other users</b>. We provide several tools that allow users to communicate with each other. The communications may be covered by this Policy while they pass through our systems, but the users who receive these communications, and what they do with the communications once they receive them, are not covered by this Policy. Examples include: <ul> <li>posting to Foundation-hosted email lists;</li> <li>requesting support from volunteers through our <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Volunteer_Response_Team" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Volunteer Response Team">online ticketing system</a> (email sent to info<span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="@"><img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"></span></span></span>wikimedia.org goes to this system);</li> <li>emailing other users through the Wikimedia Sites (for example, by using the "Email this user" feature); and</li> <li>chatting on <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/IRC" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC">IRC</a> (such as on the #wikipedia channel).</li> </ul></li> </ul> </dd> </dl> <dl> <dt> <big>Third parties</big> </dt> <dd> This Privacy Policy only covers the way the Wikimedia Foundation collects, uses and discloses Personal Information and does not address the practices of third parties. For example, this Privacy Policy does not address the practices of: <ul> <li><b>Websites run by other organizations</b>, like websites linked to from the "References" sections of Wikipedia, or run by Wikimedia chapters or other <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia movement affiliates">movement organizations</a>. These organizations may receive information from you if you visit their websites after using one of the Wikimedia Sites. They are governed by their own privacy policies.</li> <li><b>Mobile applications provided by other organizations or individuals</b>. These organizations or individuals may receive information from you if you use those applications to access the Wikimedia Sites or Wikimedia Site content. They are governed by their own privacy policies.</li> </ul> </dd> </dl><p>Sometimes, volunteers may place a data-collecting tool, such as a script, gadget, tracking pixel, or share button, on a Wikimedia Site without our knowledge. This Policy does not cover how third parties handle the information they receive as a result of such a tool. If you come across such a third-party tool, and you believe it violates this Policy, you can remove the tool yourself, or report it to privacy<span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="@"><img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"></span></span></span>wikimedia.org so we can investigate.</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Where community policies govern information, such as the <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/CheckUser_policy" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/CheckUser policy">CheckUser policy</a>, 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.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p><span id="use"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"> <h2 id="Collection_&_Use_of_Info"><span id="Collection_.26_Use_of_Info"></span><span class="nomobile"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:WMF_chart.png?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/WMF_chart.png/60px-WMF_chart.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/WMF_chart.png/90px-WMF_chart.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/WMF_chart.png 2x" data-file-width="101" data-file-height="101"></a></span></span> Collection & Use of Info</h2> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="types-of-info"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Types_of_Information_We_Receive_From_You_&_How_We_Get_It"><span id="Types_of_Information_We_Receive_From_You_.26_How_We_Get_It"></span>Types of Information We Receive From You & How We Get It</h3> </div> <p><span id="your-public-contribs"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="Your_Public_Contributions">Your Public Contributions</h4> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>Whatever you post on Wikimedia Sites can be seen and used by everyone.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>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 <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#ip-address" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">IP address</a> (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, as further explained below in the <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#infowereceive">"How We Use Information We Receive From You"</a> section of this Privacy Policy.</p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin:2px 0;background:#FFF;color:#000;width:100%;border:1px solid #AAA;padding:0;"> <tbody> <tr> <th> <div style="background:#CCF;padding:2px 0.5em;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;"> Publicly Visible Information </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="background:transparent;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;"><p>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.</p><p>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, such as which country a user is from, political affiliation and gender.</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="your-account-info"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="Account_Information_&_Registration"><span id="Account_Information_.26_Registration"></span>Account Information & Registration</h4> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>You do not need to create an account to use any Wikimedia Site.</p> <p>If you do create an account, you do not need to give us your name or email address (although you can if you choose to, such as for the "Email this user" feature for example).</p> <p>If you do not create an account, your contributions will be publicly attributed to your <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#ip-address" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">IP address</a>.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>Want to create an account? Great! Do not want to create an account? No problem!</p> <p><span id="notrequired"></span> You are not required to create an account to read or contribute to a Wikimedia Site, except under <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#needaccount" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions">rare circumstances</a>. However, if you contribute without signing in, your contribution will be publicly attributed to the <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#ip-address" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">IP address</a> associated with your device.</p> <p><span id="noaccount"></span> If you want to create a <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#standardaccount" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions">standard account</a>, in most cases we require only a username and a password. However, if you choose not to provide an email address, we cannot help you recover your password.</p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin:2px 0;background:#FFF;color:#000;width:100%;border:1px solid #AAA;padding:0;"> <tbody> <tr> <th> <div style="background:#CCF;padding:2px 0.5em;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;"> More on Usernames </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="background:transparent;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;"><p>Your username will be publicly visible, so please be careful about revealing your real name or other Personal Information in your username. Your password is only used to verify that the account is yours. Your <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#ip-address" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">IP address</a> is also automatically submitted to us, and we record it temporarily. This is to protect Wikimedia users and project content; in the event of abuse, IP addresses may be associated with usernames as part of an investigation. No other Personal Information is required: no name, no email address, no date of birth, and no credit card information.</p><p>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!). In some circumstances, the Wikimedia communities <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Right_to_vanish" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Right to vanish">can assist</a> users with removing additional information related to their account from the projects.</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>To gain a better understanding of the demographics of our users, to localize our services and to learn how we can improve our services, we may ask you for more demographic information, such as gender or age, about yourself. We will tell you if such information is intended to be public or private, so that you can make an informed decision about whether you want to provide us with that information. Providing such information is always completely optional. If you do not want to, you do not have to—it is as simple as that.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="location-info"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="Location_Information">Location Information</h4> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="GPS"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"> <h5 id="GPS_&_Other_Location_Technologies"><span id="GPS_.26_Other_Location_Technologies"></span>GPS & Other Location Technologies</h5> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>Some features we offer work better if we know what area you are in.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>If you consent, we can use <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#gps" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">GPS</a> (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 <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#gpsexamplesFAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions">FAQ</a>.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="metadata"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"> <h5 id="Metadata">Metadata</h5> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>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 <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#metadata" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">metadata</a>, 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.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="ipinfouse"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"> <h5 id="IP_Addresses">IP Addresses</h5> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>Finally, when you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#ip-address" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">IP address</a> of the device (or your <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#proxy-servers" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">proxy server</a>) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#inferlocationFAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions">infer your geographical location</a>.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="your-use-of-wm-sites"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Information_Related_to_Your_Use_of_the_Wikimedia_Sites">Information Related to Your Use of the Wikimedia Sites</h3> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>We use certain technologies to collect information about how you use Wikimedia Sites.</p> <p>Like other websites, we receive some information about you automatically when you visit the Wikimedia Sites.</p> <p>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.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>We want to make the Wikimedia Sites better for you by learning more about how you use them. Examples of this might include how often you visit the Wikimedia Sites, what you like, what you find helpful, how you get to the Wikimedia Sites, and whether you would use a helpful feature more if we explained it differently. We also want this Policy and our practices to reflect our community's values. For this reason, we keep information related to your use of the Wikimedia Sites confidential, except as provided in this Policy.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="info-received-automatically"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="Information_We_Receive_Automatically">Information We Receive Automatically</h4> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>Because of how browsers work, we receive some information automatically when you visit the Wikimedia Sites. This includes when you use an online tool on a third-party site that loads information coming from the Wikimedia Sites. This information includes the type of device you are using (possibly including unique device identification numbers, for some beta versions of our mobile applications), the type and version of your <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#browsers" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">browser</a>, your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#operating-system" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">operating system</a>, in some cases the name of your internet service provider or mobile carrier, the website that referred you to the Wikimedia Sites, which pages you request and visit, and the date and time of each request you make to the Wikimedia Sites.</p> <p>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.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="info-collected"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="Information_We_Collect">Information We Collect</h4> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>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 customizable experience for you.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>We actively collect some types of information with a variety of commonly-used technologies. These generally include <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#tracking-pixel" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">tracking pixels</a>, <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#javascript" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">JavaScript</a>, and a variety of "locally stored data" technologies, such as <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cookies" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">cookies</a> and <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#local-storage" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">local storage</a>. These types of technologies may also be used in online tools on a third-party site that loads information from the Wikimedia Sites. We realize that some of these technologies do not have the best reputation in town and can be used for less-than-noble purposes. So we want to be as clear as we can about why we use these methods and the type of information we collect with them.</p> <p>Depending on which technology we use, locally stored data may include text, Personal Information (like your <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#ip-address" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">IP address</a>), and information about your use of the Wikimedia Sites (like your username or the time of your visit). See below for more information.</p> <p>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 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">privacy@wikimedia.org</a>.</p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin:2px 0;background:#FFF;color:#000;width:100%;border:1px solid #AAA;padding:0;"> <tbody> <tr> <th> <div style="background:#CCF;padding:2px 0.5em;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;"> More on Locally Stored Data </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="background:transparent;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;"><p>Locally stored data, JavaScript, and tracking pixels help us do things like:</p> <ul> <li>Provide you with a customizable experience, such as using cookies to know your language preference, to remember the user preferences you set so we can provide you with the customized look and feel that you want, and to tell you about interesting Wikimedia issues and events in your area.</li> <li>Deliver more relevant content to you faster. For example, we use local storage to store your most recently read articles directly on your device, so they can be retrieved quickly. Also, we use cookies to learn about the topics searched so that we can optimize the search results we deliver to you.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Understand how you use the Wikimedia Sites across different devices, so that we can make our varied Wikimedia Sites more efficient and effective for you.</li> <li>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.</li> </ul></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span id="KnowMoreCookiesReturn"></span> Want to know even more? You can read more about some of the specific cookies we use, when they expire, and what we use them for in our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cookieFAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions">FAQ</a>.</p> <p><span id="LimitStorageReturn"></span> 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 <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#limitstorageFAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions">FAQ</a>. While locally stored data may not be necessary to use our sites, some features will not function properly if you disable locally stored data.</p> <p><span id="PublicLogsReturn"></span> 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 <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy/FAQ?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#publiclogsFAQ" class="mw-redirect" title="Privacy policy/FAQ">public logs</a> alongside actions taken by other users. For example, a public log may include the date your account was created on a Wikimedia Site along with the dates that other accounts were created on a Wikimedia Site.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="infowereceive"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="How_We_Use_Information_We_Receive_From_You">How We Use Information We Receive From You</h3> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="General">General</h4> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>We and our service providers use your information for the legitimate purpose of pursuing our charitable mission, including:</p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin:2px 0;background:#FFF;color:#000;width:100%;border:1px solid #AAA;padding:0;"> <tbody> <tr> <th> <div style="background:#CCF;padding:2px 0.5em;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;"> Operating the Wikimedia Sites, sharing your contributions and administering our Services. </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="background:transparent;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;"> <ul> <li>To help you share your knowledge with the world and add new features to our Services.</li> <li>To arrange access to your account and provide you with related service.</li> <li>To send administrative information to you, such as changes to our policies.</li> <li>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.</li> </ul><p>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.</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin:2px 0;background:#FFF;color:#000;width:100%;border:1px solid #AAA;padding:0;"> <tbody> <tr> <th> <div style="background:#CCF;padding:2px 0.5em;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;"> Providing customized Services. </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="background:transparent;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;"> <ul> <li>To provide to you custom content, notices and settings and to enhance your experience with the Wikimedia Sites.</li> </ul><p>We will customize the Services, in some instances, with your consent; or in keeping with our legitimate interest.</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span id="emails"></span></p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin:2px 0;background:#FFF;color:#000;width:100%;border:1px solid #AAA;padding:0;"> <tbody> <tr> <th> <div style="background:#CCF;padding:2px 0.5em;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;"> Sending emails with news updates and communications about items we believe may be of interest to you. </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="background:transparent;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;"> <ul> <li>To let you know about things that are happening with the Wikimedia Foundation, the Wikimedia Sites or the Wikimedia movement.</li> <li>To alert you when there has been a change to an article that you have decided to follow.</li> </ul><p>We will send these types of emails to you only with your consent except as otherwise permitted by applicable law. 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 and User profile. You can learn more about email and notifications and how to change your preferences in our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#emailsFAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions">FAQ</a>.</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span id="surveys-feedback"></span></p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin:2px 0;background:#FFF;color:#000;width:100%;border:1px solid #AAA;padding:0;"> <tbody> <tr> <th> <div style="background:#CCF;padding:2px 0.5em;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;"> Sending optional surveys and requesting feedback. </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="background:transparent;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;"><p>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.</p><p>Your responses to our surveys and feedback requests are always optional. We will email these types of requests to you only with your consent except as otherwise permitted by applicable law. You can manage what kinds of notifications you receive and how often you receive them by going to your Notifications Preferences and User profile. You can learn more about email and notifications and how to change your preferences in our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#emailsFAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions">FAQ</a>.</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin:2px 0;background:#FFF;color:#000;width:100%;border:1px solid #AAA;padding:0;"> <tbody> <tr> <th> <div style="background:#CCF;padding:2px 0.5em;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;"> Improving the Wikimedia Sites and making your user experience safer and better. </div></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="background:transparent;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;"> <ul> <li>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.</li> <li>To fight spam, identity theft, malware and other kinds of abuse.</li> <li>To optimize mobile and other applications.</li> <li>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.</li> </ul><p>We engage in these activities to further our legitimate interest and/or to comply with our legal obligations.</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="info-other"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Other">Other</h3> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="Location_information_2">Location information</h4> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"> <h5 id="GPS_&_Other_Location_Technologies_2"><span id="GPS_.26_Other_Location_Technologies_2"></span>GPS & Other Location Technologies</h5> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>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 consent to and/or deactivate our access to these location technologies at any time for example through the native OS functionalities on your mobile device, and still use the Wikimedia Sites.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"> <h5 id="Metadata_2">Metadata</h5> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>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.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"> <h5 id="IP_Addresses_2">IP Addresses</h5> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>When you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#ip-address" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">IP address</a> of the device (or your proxy server) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to infer your geographical location. We keep IP addresses confidential, except as provided in this Policy. If you are visiting Wikimedia Sites with your mobile device, we may use your IP address to provide anonymized or aggregated information to service providers regarding the volume of usage in certain areas.</p> <p>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."</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p><span id="sharing"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"> <h2 id="Sharing"><span class="nomobile"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:WMF_share.png?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/WMF_share.png/60px-WMF_share.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/WMF_share.png/90px-WMF_share.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/WMF_share.png 2x" data-file-width="101" data-file-height="101"></a></span></span> Sharing</h2> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="when-we-may-share"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="When_May_We_Share_Your_Information?"><span id="When_May_We_Share_Your_Information.3F"></span>When May We Share Your Information?</h3> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>We use and share your Personal Information when you give us specific permission to do so, for legal reasons, and in the other circumstances described below.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="share-with-permission"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="With_Your_Permission">With Your Permission</h4> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>We share your Personal Information for a particular purpose, if you agree. For example, if you receive a scholarship and we ask permission to share your Personal Information with a local chapter. You can find more information in the list of examples in our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#permissionexamplesFAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions">FAQ</a>.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="share-legal-reasons"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="For_Legal_Reasons">For Legal Reasons</h4> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>We will disclose your Personal Information to public authorities or other persons in response to an official legal process only if we believe it to be legally valid. See also our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Requests_for_user_information_procedures_%26_guidelines?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Requests for user information procedures & guidelines">Requests for user information procedures and guidelines</a>. We will notify you of such requests when possible. We do so to further our legitimate interest and/or to comply with our legal obligations.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>We will access, use, preserve, and/or disclose your Personal Information if we reasonably believe it necessary to satisfy a valid and legally enforceable warrant, subpoena, court order, law or regulation, or other judicial or administrative order. However, if we believe that a particular request for disclosure of a user's information is legally invalid or an abuse of the legal system and the affected user does not intend to oppose the disclosure themselves, we will try our best to fight it. We are committed to notifying you via email at least ten (10) calendar days, when possible, before we disclose your Personal Information in response to a legal demand. However, we may only provide notice if we are not legally restrained from contacting you, there is no credible threat to life or limb that is created or increased by disclosing the request, and you have provided us with an email address.</p> <p>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 Personal Information. We recommend seeking the advice of legal counsel immediately if such a request is made involving you.</p> <p>For more information, see our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Subpoena_frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Subpoena frequently asked questions">Subpoena FAQ</a>.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="share-org-transfer"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="If_the_Organization_is_Transferred_(Really_Unlikely!)"><span id="If_the_Organization_is_Transferred_.28Really_Unlikely.21.29"></span>If the Organization is Transferred (Really Unlikely!)</h4> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>In the unlikely event that the ownership of the Foundation changes, we will provide you 30 days' notice before any Personal Information is transferred to the new owners or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>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), consistent with our legitimate interest, we will continue to keep your Personal Information confidential, except as provided in this Policy, and provide notice to you via the Wikimedia Sites and a notification on <a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l">WikimediaAnnounce-L</a> or similar mailing list at least thirty (30) calendar days before any Personal Information is transferred or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="share-to-protect-people"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="To_Protect_You,_Ourselves_&_Others"><span id="To_Protect_You.2C_Ourselves_.26_Others"></span>To Protect You, Ourselves & Others</h4> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>We, or users with certain administrative rights, use and disclose Personal Information that is reasonably necessary to:</p> <ul> <li>enforce or investigate potential violations of the Wikimedia Foundation or community-based policies;</li> <li>protect our organization, infrastructure, employees, contractors, or the public; or</li> <li>prevent imminent or serious bodily harm or death to a person.</li> </ul> <p>We do so to manage our relationship with you, to further our legitimate interest, and/or to comply with our legal obligations.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>We, or particular users with certain administrative rights as described below, need to use and share your Personal Information if it is reasonably believed to be necessary to enforce or investigate potential violations of our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a>, this Privacy Policy, or any Wikimedia Foundation or user community-based policies. We may also need to access and share Personal Information to investigate and defend ourselves against legal threats or actions.</p> <p>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 have their own privacy and confidentiality guidelines, but all such groups are supposed to agree to follow our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access_to_nonpublic_personal_data_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access to nonpublic personal data policy">Access to nonpublic personal data policy</a>. These user-selected administrative groups are accountable to other users through checks and balances: users are selected through a community-driven process and overseen by their peers through a logged history of their actions. However, the legal names of these users are not known to the Wikimedia Foundation.</p> <p>We hope that this never comes up, but we may disclose your Personal Information if we believe that it is reasonably necessary to prevent imminent and serious bodily harm or death to a person, or to protect our organization, employees, contractors, users, or the public. We may also disclose your Personal Information if we reasonably believe it necessary to detect, prevent, or otherwise assess and address potential spam, malware, fraud, abuse, unlawful activity, and security or technical concerns. (Check out the list of examples in our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#investigateuseFAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions">FAQ</a> for more information.)</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="share-to-our-sp"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="To_Our_Service_Providers">To Our Service Providers</h4> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>We disclose Personal Information to our third-party service providers or contractors to help run or improve the Wikimedia Sites and provide services in support of our mission.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>We use third-party service providers or contractors to help run or improve the Wikimedia Sites for you and other users. We give access to your Personal Information to these providers or contractors as needed to perform their services for us or to use their tools and services. We put requirements, such as confidentiality agreements, in place to help ensure that these service providers treat your Personal Information consistently with, and no less protective of your privacy than, the principles of this Policy. For further information, please see our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#thirdpartyshareexamplesFAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions">FAQ</a>.</p> <p>If you are visiting Wikimedia Sites with your mobile device, we use your IP address to provide anonymized or aggregated information to service providers regarding the volume of usage in certain areas.</p> <p>Some of our service providers ask us to post links to their privacy policies; a list of these service providers and links to their policies can be found <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Supplement?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Supplement">on this page</a>.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="share-to-experiment"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="To_Understand_&_Experiment"><span id="To_Understand_.26_Experiment"></span>To Understand & Experiment</h4> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <ul> <li>We give volunteer developers and researchers access to systems that contain your Personal Information to allow them to protect, develop, and contribute to the Wikimedia Sites.</li> <li>We also share non-Personal Information or aggregated information with third parties interested in studying the Wikimedia Sites.</li> <li>When we share Personal Information with third parties for these purposes, we put reasonable technical and contractual protections in place to protect your Personal Information consistent with this Policy and our legitimate interest.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>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 give some developers limited access to systems that contain your Personal Information, but only as reasonably necessary for them to develop and contribute to the Wikimedia Sites.</p> <p>Similarly, we share non-Personal Information or aggregated information with researchers, scholars, academics, and other interested third parties who wish to study the Wikimedia Sites. Sharing this Personal Information helps them understand usage, viewing, and demographics statistics and patterns. They then can share their findings with us and our users so that we can all better understand and improve the Wikimedia Sites.</p> <p>When we give access to Personal Information to third-party developers or researchers, we put requirements, such as reasonable technical and contractual protections, in place to help ensure that these service providers treat your Personal Information consistently with the principles of this Policy and in accordance with our instructions. If these developers or researchers later publish their work or findings, we ask that they not disclose your Personal Information. Please note that, despite the obligations we impose on developers and researchers, we cannot guarantee that they will abide by our agreement, nor do we guarantee that we will regularly screen or audit their projects. (You can learn more about re-identification in our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#reidentifiationFAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions">FAQ</a>.)</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="share-because-public"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="Because_You_Made_It_Public">Because You Made It Public</h4> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>Information that you post is public and can be seen and used by everyone.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>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 specifically 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 privacy before you disclose Personal Information on your user page or elsewhere.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p><span id="protection"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"> <h2 id="Protection"><span class="nomobile"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:WMF_safe.png?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/WMF_safe.png/60px-WMF_safe.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/WMF_safe.png/90px-WMF_safe.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/WMF_safe.png 2x" data-file-width="101" data-file-height="101"></a></span></span> Protection</h2> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="protection-means"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="How_Do_We_Protect_Your_Personal_Information?"><span id="How_Do_We_Protect_Your_Personal_Information.3F"></span>How Do We Protect Your Personal Information?</h3> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>We use a variety of physical and technical measures, policies, and procedures to help protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>We strive to protect your Personal 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 Personal Information. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as completely secure data transmission or storage, so we cannot guarantee that our security will not be breached (by technical measures or through violation of our policies and procedures).</p> <p>We will never ask for your password by email (but may send you a temporary password via email if you have requested a password reset). If you ever receive an email that requests your password, <u>please let us know by sending it to privacy@wikimedia.org, so we can investigate the source of the email</u>.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="protection-duration"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="How_Long_Do_We_Keep_Your_Data?"><span id="How_Long_Do_We_Keep_Your_Data.3F"></span>How Long Do We Keep Your Data?</h3> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>Except as otherwise stated in this Policy, we only keep your Personal Information as long as necessary to maintain, understand and improve the Wikimedia Sites or to comply with applicable law.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>Once we receive Personal Information from you, we keep it for the shortest possible time that is consistent with the maintenance, understanding, and improvement of the Wikimedia Sites, and our obligations under applicable law. In most instances, Personal Information is deleted, aggregated or de-identified after 90 days. Non-Personal Information may be retained indefinitely as appropriate. (Check out the list of examples in our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#datatimeexamplesFAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions">FAQ</a>.)</p> <p><span id="rememberIPindef"></span> Please remember that when you make a contribution to any Wikimedia Site, the page history will show when your contribution was made, your username (if you are signed in), or your <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#ip-address" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms">IP address</a> (if you edit while not logged in). The transparency of the projects' contribution and revision histories is critical to their efficacy and trustworthiness. To learn more about our data retention practices, see our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Data_retention_guidelines?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Data retention guidelines">data retention guidelines</a>.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Your_rights">Your rights</h3> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>If you would like to request access to or removal of your Personal Information, you may contact us.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>For information about how you may request removal of your Personal Information, or other rights you may have with respect to your Personal Information, see our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy/FAQ?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#anonymize" class="mw-redirect" title="Privacy policy/FAQ">FAQ</a>. If you would like to request to access, update or restrict/object to the processing of Personal Information, or receive a copy of your Personal Information for purposes of transmitting it to another organization, you may <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#contact-us" class="mw-redirect" title="Privacy policy">Contact Us</a>. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law.</p> <p>Please note also that you may be able to exercise some of these rights without our intervention. For example, if you are a registered user, you can access and update some Personal Information in your Preferences, as well as download your user account data. You may also manage what kinds of notifications you receive and how often you receive them by going to your Notifications Preferences.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p><span id="important"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"> <h2 id="Important_info"><span class="nomobile"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:WMF_sign.png?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/WMF_sign.png/60px-WMF_sign.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/WMF_sign.png/90px-WMF_sign.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/WMF_sign.png 2x" data-file-width="101" data-file-height="101"></a></span></span> Important info</h2> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><b>For the protection of the Wikimedia Foundation and other users, if you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you may not use the Wikimedia Sites.</b></p> <p><span id="where-is-the-wmf"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Where_is_the_Foundation_&_What_Does_That_Mean_for_Me?"><span id="Where_is_the_Foundation_.26_What_Does_That_Mean_for_Me.3F"></span>Where is the Foundation & What Does That Mean for Me?</h3> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>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 understand that your Personal Information 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.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="DNT"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Our_Response_to_Do_Not_Track_(DNT)_signals"><span id="Our_Response_to_Do_Not_Track_.28DNT.29_signals"></span>Our Response to Do Not Track (DNT) signals</h3> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>We are strongly committed to protecting users' Personal Information. Under this Policy, we may share your information only under particular situations, which you can learn more about in the <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#sharing">"When May We Share Your Information"</a> section of this Privacy Policy. In particular, we do not share your Personal Information for marketing purposes.</p> <p>Because we protect all users in accordance with this Privacy Policy, we do not change our behavior in response to a web browser's "do not track" signal. For more information regarding Do Not Track signals and how we handle them, please visit our <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#DNTFAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions">FAQ</a>.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="changes"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Changes_to_This_Privacy_Policy">Changes to This Privacy Policy</h3> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="plainlink mobile-float-reset" style="float:left;font-size: 0.9em;margin:2px 0.5em;margin-left:0;background:#F9FCFF;border:1px solid #8EB4E6;padding:2px 0.5em;width:24%;color:#58595B;"> <p>Substantial changes to this Policy will not be made until after a public comment period of at least 30 days.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p>Because things naturally change over time and we want to ensure our Privacy Policy accurately reflects our practices and the law, it may be necessary to modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. We reserve the right to do so in the following manner:</p> <ul> <li>In the event of substantial changes, we will provide the proposed changes to our users in at least three (3) languages (selected at our discretion) for an open comment period lasting at least thirty (30) calendar days. Prior to the start of any comment period, we will provide notice of such changes and the opportunity to comment via the Wikimedia Sites, and via a notification on <a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l">WikimediaAnnounce-L</a> or a similar mailing list.</li> <li>For minor changes, such as grammatical fixes, administrative or legal changes, or corrections of inaccurate statements, we will post the changes and, when possible, provide at least three (3) calendar days' prior notice via <a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l">WikimediaAnnounce-L</a> or similar mailing list.</li> </ul> <p>We ask that you please review the most up-to-date version of our Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Wikimedia Sites after any effective date of a subsequent version of this Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy on your part.</p> <div class="nomobile" style="float:right"> <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top">Back to top</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Privacy_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#top" title="Privacy policy"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/WWC_arrow_up.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="11" data-file-height="11"></a></span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="contact-us"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Contact_Us">Contact Us</h3> </div> <p>If you have questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, or the information collected under this Privacy Policy, please email us at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">privacy@wikimedia.org</a> or <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/contact/" class="extiw" title="foundationsite:about/contact/">contact us</a> directly. If you are located in the European Economic Area and have questions about your personal data or would like to request to access, update, or delete it, you may contact our representative via email at EUrepresentative.Wikimedia@twobirds.com, or via mail at:</p> <dl> <dd> Bird & Bird GDPR Representative Ireland </dd> <dd> 29 Earlsfort Terrace </dd> <dd> Dublin 2 </dd> <dd> D02 AY28 </dd> <dd> Ireland </dd> </dl> <dl> <dd> Main point of contact: Vincent Rezzouk-Hammachi </dd> </dl> <p>If you are an individual located in the United Kingdom, and have questions about your personal data or would like to request to access, update, or delete it, you may contact our representative via email at UKrepresentative.Wikimedia@twobirds.com, or via mail at:</p> <dl> <dd> Bird & Bird GDPR Representative Services UK </dd> <dd> 12 New Fetter Lane </dd> <dd> London </dd> <dd> EC4A 1JP </dd> <dd> United Kingdom </dd> </dl> <dl> <dd> Main point of contact: Vincent Rezzouk-Hammachi </dd> </dl> <p>Our European Economic Area and United Kingdom Representative can only be contacted for queries in relation to data protection.</p> <p>Depending on your jurisdiction, you also may have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority competent for your country or region.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mobile-float-reset mobile-padding-reset" style="float:right;width:70%;padding-left:2em"> <p><span id="thank-you"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Thank_You!"><span id="Thank_You.21"></span>Thank You!</h3> </div> <p>Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. We hope you enjoy using the Wikimedia Sites and appreciate your participation in creating, maintaining, and constantly working to improve the largest repository of free knowledge in the world.</p> <p><b>Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of this Privacy Policy and a translation, the original English version takes precedence.</b></p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <hr> <p>This version was approved by <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AKeton_(WMF)" class="extiw" title="m:User:AKeton (WMF)">Amanda Keton</a> on June 7, 2021, pursuant to the <a href="https://foundation-wikimedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Delegation_of_policy-making_authority?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Delegation of policy-making authority">Delegation of policy-making authority</a> by the Board, and went into effect on June 25, 2021. 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