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/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <hr />Wikimedia projects</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access_to_nonpublic_personal_data_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access to nonpublic personal data policy">Access to nonpublic personal data</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access_to_temporary_account_IP_addresses" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access to temporary account IP addresses">Access to temporary account IP addresses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:API_usage_guidelines" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:API usage guidelines">API usage guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Code_of_Conduct" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Code of Conduct">Code of conduct for Wikimedia technical spaces, including events</a></li> <li><a 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class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Office actions">Office actions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Privacy_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Privacy policy">Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Maps_Terms_of_Use" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Maps Terms of Use">Wikimedia Maps</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Terrorist_and_violent_extremist_content_procedures_and_guidelines" title="Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Terrorist and violent extremist content procedures and guidelines">Terrorist and violent extremist content procedures and guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Trademark policy">Trademarks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal Code of Conduct">Universal code of conduct</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines">Enforcement guidelines</a></li></ul></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <hr />Foundation Board and staff</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Code_of_conduct_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Code of conduct policy">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Code_of_conduct_of_the_Board_of_Trustees" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Code of conduct of the Board of Trustees">Code of conduct of the Board of Trustees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Conflict_of_interest_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Conflict of interest policy">Conflict of interest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Confidentiality_agreement_of_the_Board_of_Trustees" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Confidentiality agreement of the Board of Trustees">Confidentiality agreement of the Board of Trustees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Credit_card_usage_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Credit card usage policy">Credit card usage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Delegation_of_authority_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Delegation of authority policy">Delegation of authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Duty_entertainment_guidelines_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Duty entertainment guidelines policy">Duty entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act_Policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Policy">Foreign corrupt practices act policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Gift_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Gift policy">Gifts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Non-discrimination_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Non-discrimination policy">Non-discrimination</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Policy_and_political_association_guideline" title="Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Policy and political association guideline">Policy and political association guideline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Travel_and_expense_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Travel and expense policy">Travel and expense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Travel_approval_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Travel approval policy">Travel approval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Whistleblower_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Whistleblower policy">Whistleblower</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <hr />Other</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Expense_reimbursement" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Expense reimbursement">Expense reimbursement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Feedback_privacy_statement" title="Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Feedback privacy statement">Feedback privacy statement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Friendly_space_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Friendly space policy">Friendly space policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Wikimedia_Foundation_Investment_Policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Wikimedia Foundation Investment Policy">Investment policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Legal/Legal_Policies" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Legal/Legal Policies">Legal policies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Non-wiki_privacy_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Non-wiki privacy policy">Non-wiki privacy policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Open_access_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Open access policy">Open access policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Peering" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Peering">Peering policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use/Phabricator" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use/Phabricator">Phabricator Terms of Use</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Purchasing_and_disbursements_procedures" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Purchasing and disbursements procedures">Purchasing and disbursements procedures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Requests_for_user_information_procedures_and_guidelines" title="Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Requests for user information procedures and guidelines">Requests for user information</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Scholarship_travel_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Scholarship travel policy">Scholarship travel policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Service_provider_travel_guidance" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Service provider travel guidance">Service provider travel guidance</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r132375">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em;width:6em}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Policies_navbox" title="Template:Policies navbox"><abbr title="View this template" style=";text-decoration:inherit;">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Policies_navbox" title="Template talk:Policies navbox"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style=";text-decoration:inherit;">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a class="external text" href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Policies_navbox&action=edit"><abbr title="Edit this template" style=";text-decoration:inherit;">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Access to the IP addresses of temporary accounts</b> helps users protect the Wikimedia projects. This access is different from access to the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Legal:IP_Information_tool_guidelines" title="Special:MyLanguage/Legal:IP Information tool guidelines">IP Information tool</a>, which was designed to empower a broader range of users. As a condition of access, users who have not agreed to the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access_to_nonpublic_personal_data_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access to nonpublic personal data policy">Access to nonpublic personal data policy</a> must agree to the following guidelines. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2></div> <p>Wikimedia projects are the collaborative product of a global community of volunteer users. The projects can be edited with or without logging into a Wikimedia account. Those who edit without logging into a Wikimedia account do so using a temporary account, which does not have log-in credentials. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Purpose">Purpose</h2></div> <p>The Wikimedia Foundation gives certain logged-in users access to the IP addresses of temporary accounts to enable these users to enforce or investigate potential violations of Wikimedia Foundation or user community-based policies. Access is used to fight vandalism and spamming, to check for sockpuppet abuse, and to limit disruption to Wikimedia projects. <span id="Use_and_disclosure"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Use_and_disclosure_of_temporary_account_IP_addresses">Use and disclosure of temporary account IP addresses</h2></div> <p>Use of temporary account IP addresses is limited to certain circumstances and contexts. This section covers the situations in which these IP addresses may be used and when they may be disclosed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Use_of_temporary_account_IP_addresses">Use of temporary account IP addresses</h3></div> <p>Use of temporary account IP addresses is solely for the investigation of or enforcement against vandalism, abuse, spam, harassment, disruptive behavior, and other violations of Wikimedia Foundation or community policies. Access to temporary account IP addresses should be on an as-needed basis and in compliance with these guidelines, the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>, and more restrictive local policies applicable to the relevant project. </p><p>Access should not be used for political control, to apply pressure on editors, or as a threat against another editor in a content dispute. There must be a valid reason to investigate a temporary user. Note that using multiple temporary accounts is not forbidden, so long as they are not used in violation of policies (an example of a violation includes to evade blocks or bans). </p><p>Those with access to temporary account IP addresses are able to: </p> <ul><li>Determine from which IP addresses a temporary account has performed edits or logged actions on a Wikimedia wiki.</li></ul> <p>This information is only stored for a short period (currently 90 days), so IP addresses used prior to that will not be shown. The IP addresses are accessible by clicking the reveal button next to a temporary account username on log, history, and recent changes pages. The IP addresses are also available through the IP Information tool. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r164722"><table class="plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section is incomplete</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disclosure">Disclosure</h3></div> <p>Even if a user is violating policy, avoid revealing personal information if possible. Use temporary account usernames rather than disclose IP addresses directly, or give information such as same network/not same network or similar. </p><p>In the course of keeping the projects and other users safe, users may still need to disclose temporary account IP addresses to third parties. Permissible disclosures are limited to the following circumstances: </p> <ul><li>Users with access to temporary account IP addresses may privately disclose the IP addresses to other users who have the same access rights. To check if a user has access, please confirm the user is in the relevant group through <a href="/wiki/Special:ListUsers" title="Special:ListUsers">Special:ListUsers</a> (for local groups), <a href="/wiki/Special:GlobalUsers" title="Special:GlobalUsers">Special:GlobalUsers</a> (for global groups), or <a href="/wiki/Special:CentralAuth" title="Special:CentralAuth">Special:CentralAuth</a> (for both local and global groups).</li> <li>When it is reasonably believed to be necessary, users with access to temporary account IP addresses may also disclose the IP addresses in appropriate venues that enable them to enforce or investigate potential violations of our <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a>, the Privacy Policy, or any Wikimedia Foundation or user community-based policies. Appropriate venues for such disclosures include pages dedicated to <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10854626#sitelinks-wikipedia" class="extiw" title="wikidata:Q10854626">Long-term abuse</a>. If such a disclosure later becomes unnecessary, then the IP address should be promptly removed.</li> <li>Users who have agreed to the separate <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access_to_nonpublic_personal_data_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access to nonpublic personal data policy">Access to nonpublic personal data policy</a> may also disclose temporary account IP addresses as permitted under that policy.</li></ul> <p>If temporary account IP addresses need to be disclosed in connection to a <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Threats_of_harm" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Threats of harm">threat of imminent physical harm</a>, immediately email emergency<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="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //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 with details of the request so that it can be evaluated for possible Foundation disclosure. <span id="requirements-for-access"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minimum_requirements_for_access">Minimum requirements for access</h2></div> <p>Access is available only to logged-in users. To gain access, users must fulfill the requirements applicable to their user group, which are outlined below. Users who qualify for both global access and local access, need only meet the requirements associated with global access. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Global_access">Global access</h3></div> <p>Members of certain global user groups and certain local user groups require access to temporary account IP addresses across all Wikimedia projects in order to adequately perform their roles. Requirements for access depend on the user group. Users who are members of more than one of the below user groups only need to fulfill the requirements of one of their user groups. For example, a member of both the Ombuds and Abuse filter maintainers user groups will receive automatic access through the Ombuds requirements; such a user's access would still be for both roles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Stewards,_Ombuds,_and_Staff"><span id="Stewards.2C_Ombuds.2C_and_Staff"></span>Stewards, Ombuds, and Staff</h4></div> <p>Access is automatically granted to users who are members of any of the following global user groups: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Stewards" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Stewards">Stewards</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Ombuds_commission" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Ombuds commission">Ombuds</a>, and Staff. Stewards and Ombuds are expected to treat the IP addresses consistent with these guidelines and the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access_to_nonpublic_personal_data_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access to nonpublic personal data policy">Access to nonpublic data policy</a>. Staff are expected to treat the IP addresses consistent with their NDA. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Global_sysops,_Global_rollbackers,_and_Abuse_filter_maintainers_and_helpers"><span id="Global_sysops.2C_Global_rollbackers.2C_and_Abuse_filter_maintainers_and_helpers"></span>Global sysops, Global rollbackers, and Abuse filter maintainers and helpers</h4></div> <p>Members of the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Global_sysops" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Global sysops">Global sysops</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Global_rollback" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Global rollback">Global rollbackers</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abuse_filter_maintainers" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Abuse filter maintainers">Abuse filter maintainers</a>, and <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abuse_filter_helpers" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Abuse filter helpers">Abuse filter helpers</a> user groups may opt-in globally through <a href="/wiki/Special:GlobalPreferences" title="Special:GlobalPreferences">Special:GlobalPreferences</a>. These users must then agree to use the IP addresses in accordance with these guidelines, solely for the investigation or prevention of vandalism, abuse, or other violations of Wikimedia Foundation or community policies. Alternatively, these users may choose not to opt-in globally; global access will then not be granted so long as the users are not also members of global user groups that have automatic access. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="CheckUsers_and_Oversighters">CheckUsers and Oversighters</h4></div> <p>Users who are members of local <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/CheckUser_policy" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/CheckUser policy">CheckUsers</a> or <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Oversight_policy" class="extiw" title="m:Oversight policy">Oversighters</a> user groups may opt-in globally through <a href="/wiki/Special:GlobalPreferences" title="Special:GlobalPreferences">Special:GlobalPreferences</a>. These users are expected to treat the IP addresses consistent with these guidelines and the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access_to_nonpublic_personal_data_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access to nonpublic personal data policy">Access to nonpublic data policy</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_access">Local access</h3></div> <p>Certain users require access to temporary account IP addresses on individual "local" Wikimedia projects in order to protect those projects. Requirements for access depend on the local user group. Users who are members of more than one of the below user groups only need to fulfill the requirements of one of their user groups. For example, a member of both the local CheckUsers and Bureaucrats user groups will receive automatic access through the CheckUsers requirements; such a user's access would still be for both roles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="CheckUsers_and_Oversighters_2">CheckUsers and Oversighters</h4></div> <p>Local access is automatically granted to users who are members of the local <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/CheckUser_policy" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/CheckUser policy">CheckUsers</a> or <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Oversight_policy" class="extiw" title="m:Oversight policy">Oversighters</a> user groups. These users are expected to treat the IP addresses consistent with these guidelines and the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access_to_nonpublic_personal_data_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access to nonpublic personal data policy">Access to nonpublic data policy</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Administrators_and_Bureaucrats">Administrators and Bureaucrats</h4></div> <p>Local <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Administrator" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Administrator">Administrators</a> and <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bureaucrat" class="extiw" title="m:Bureaucrat">Bureaucrats</a> may opt-in through <a href="/wiki/Special:Preferences" title="Special:Preferences">Special:Preferences</a> on the local project and agree to use the IP addresses in accordance with these guidelines, solely for the investigation or prevention of vandalism, abuse, or other violations of Wikimedia Foundation or community policies. Alternatively, these users may choose not to opt-in; access will then not be granted so long as the users are not also members of user groups that have automatic access. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Patrollers_and_other_users">Patrollers and other users</h4></div> <p>Users who are not a member of one of the above groups may nonetheless need access to the IP addresses of temporary accounts to assist in <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Patrolling" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Patrolling">patrolling</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Sock_puppetry" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Sock puppetry">sock puppet</a> investigations, or other work to protect Wikimedia projects. </p><p>To request access, these users must: </p> <ol><li>Opt-in through <a href="/wiki/Special:Preferences" title="Special:Preferences">Special:Preferences</a> on the local project,</li> <li>Agree to use the IP addresses in accordance with these guidelines, solely for the investigation or prevention of vandalism, abuse, or other violations of Wikimedia Foundation or community policies,</li> <li><span id="point-3"></span>Meet all of the following general requirements:<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ol><li>User account is a minimum of 6 months old, and</li> <li>User account has made a minimum of 300 edits to the local project.</li></ol></li></ol> <p>After opt-in, access is automatically granted to users who meet the requirements. In order to maintain access to the IP addresses of temporary accounts, users in this category must edit or take a logged action to the local project at least once within a 365-day period. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Removing_access">Removing access</h2></div> <p>Users may voluntarily give up their access at any time by visiting <a href="/wiki/Special:Preferences" title="Special:Preferences">Special:Preferences</a>. Users who are blocked from editing a Wikimedia project will lose access to temporary account IP addresses on that project. </p><p>Concerns about potential abuse of access to temporary account IP addresses may be brought to a <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Stewards" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Stewards">steward</a> by placing a request on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steward_requests/Permissions#Removal_of_access" class="extiw" title="m:Steward requests/Permissions">Steward requests/Permissions#Removal of access</a>. Stewards are authorized to terminate a user's access if the user is determined to have misused the temporary account IP addresses. If necessary, requests for review by <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trust_and_Safety" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety">Trust & Safety</a> staff can be made through ca<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="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //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, and user access removed in line with the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Office_actions" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Office actions">Office actions policy</a>. Complaints about infringements of the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a> will be escalated for review by the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ombuds_commission" class="extiw" title="m:Ombuds commission">ombuds commission</a>. </p><p>To ensure accountability, a log is kept of which users have access to temporary account IP addresses. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">These general requirements are adapted from requirements traditionally used to determine eligibility to vote in the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/Board_elections" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections">Board Elections</a>.</span> </li> </ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trust_and_Safety_Product/Temporary_Accounts" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts">Temporary Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trust_and_Safety_Product/Temporary_Accounts/FAQ" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/FAQ">Access to temporary account IP addresses FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trust_and_Safety_Product/IP_Info" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/IP Info">IP Info</a></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1&useformat=desktop" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Policy:Access_to_temporary_account_IP_addresses&oldid=444293">https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Policy:Access_to_temporary_account_IP_addresses&oldid=444293</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Policies" title="Category:Policies">Policies</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Legal_documentation" title="Category:Legal documentation">Legal documentation</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 11 November 2024, at 01:46.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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