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n of the wikimedia foundation and other users if you do not agree with this privacy policy you may not use the wikimedia sites باشلانیش use of info sharing protection important info contents contents ۱ welcome ۱ ۱ definitions ۱ ۲ what this privacy policy does doesn t cover ۲ collection use of info ۲ ۱ types of information we receive from you how we get it ۲ ۱ ۱ your public contributions ۲ ۱ ۲ account information registration ۲ ۱ ۳ location information ۲ ۱ ۳ ۱ gps other location technologies ۲ ۱ ۳ ۲ metadata ۲ ۱ ۳ ۳ ip addresses ۲ ۲ information related to your use of the wikimedia sites ۲ ۲ ۱ information we receive automatically ۲ ۲ ۲ information we collect ۲ ۳ how we use information we receive from you ۲ ۳ ۱ general ۲ ۴ other ۲ ۴ ۱ location information ۲ ۴ ۱ ۱ gps other location technologies ۲ ۴ ۱ ۲ metadata ۲ ۴ ۱ ۳ ip addresses ۳ sharing ۳ ۱ when may we share your information ۳ ۱ ۱ with your permission ۳ ۱ ۲ for legal reasons ۳ ۱ ۳ if the organization is transferred really unlikely ۳ ۱ ۴ to protect you ourselves others ۳ ۱ ۵ to our service providers ۳ ۱ ۶ to understand experiment ۳ ۱ ۷ because you made it public ۴ protection ۴ ۱ how do we protect your personal information ۴ ۲ how long do we keep your data ۴ ۳ your rights ۵ important info ۵ ۱ where is the foundation what does that mean for me ۵ ۲ our response to do not track dnt signals ۵ ۳ changes to this privacy policy ۵ ۴ contact us ۵ ۵ thank you this is a translation for the official binding version of this document please see the english language original introduction welcome the wikimedia foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates collaborative free knowledge websites like wikipedia wikimedia commons and wiktionary this policy explains how we collect use and share your personal information we collect very little personal information about you we do not rent or sell your personal information to third parties by using wikimedia sites you consent to this policy 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 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 we believe that you shouldn t have to provide nonpublic personal information to participate in the free knowledge movement you do not have to provide things like your real name address or date of birth to sign up for a standard account or contribute content to the wikimedia sites 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 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 definitions back to top 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 glossary of key terms helpful 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 when we say we mean the wikimedia foundation the foundation we us our the wikimedia foundation inc the non profit organization that operates the wikimedia sites wikimedia sites our services wikimedia websites and services regardless of language including our main projects 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 doesn t cover section below you your me 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 this policy this privacy policy this document entitled the wikimedia foundation privacy policy contributions content you add or changes you make to any wikimedia sites personal information 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 a your real name address phone number email address password identification number on government issued id ip address user agent information payment account number 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 third party third parties 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 wikimedia chapters thematic organizations and user groups as well as volunteers employees directors officers grant recipients and contractors of those organizations or groups what this privacy policy does doesn t cover 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 examples of what this privacy policy covers for the sake of clarity this privacy policy covers regardless of language all of our major sites found at list of major projects such as wikipedia including user pages discussion pages and noticeboards our blogs and apis unless we have provided a separate policy for those services official wikimedia foundation mobile applications emails sms and notifications from us or sent to us from you 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 wikimedia shop or sites or services run by third parties such as third party developer projects on wikimedia cloud services to understand more about what this privacy policy does not cover please see below more on what this privacy policy doesn t cover this section is part of the privacy policy and is meant to explain in detail which situations are not covered by our privacy policy wikimedia sites and tools with alternative policies some wikimedia foundation websites or tools have alternative privacy policies or provisions that differ from this privacy policy these websites include wikimedia shop covered by the shop s policy donate wikimedia org including the donation process such as clicking on a donation banner covered by the donor privacy policy and the wikipedia reading lists browser extension which is governed by a separate privacy policy this separate policy will also be made available where the extension can be downloaded 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 community members 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 administrative volunteers such as checkusers or stewards 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 access to nonpublic information policy as well as other tool specific policies tool providers we support platforms for third party developers to experiment and develop new tools and sites such as wmflabs org 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 other users 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 posting to foundation hosted email lists requesting support from volunteers through our online ticketing system email sent to info at wikimedia org goes to this system emailing other users through the wikimedia sites for example by using the email this user feature and chatting on irc such as on the wikipedia channel third parties 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 websites run by other organizations like websites linked to from the references sections of wikipedia or run by wikimedia chapters or other movement organizations 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 mobile applications provided by other organizations or individuals 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 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 at wikimedia org so we can investigate where community policies govern information such as the 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 back to top collection use of info types of information we receive from you how we get it your public contributions whatever you post on wikimedia sites can be seen and used by everyone 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 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 how we use information we receive from you section of this privacy policy publicly visible information 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 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 back to top account information registration you do not need to create an account to use any wikimedia site 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 if you do not create an account your contributions will be publicly attributed to your ip address want to create an account great don t want to create an account no problem you are not required to create an account to read or contribute to a wikimedia site except under rare circumstances however if you contribute without signing in your contribution will be publicly attributed to the ip address associated with your device if you want to create a standard account in most cases we require only a username and a password however if you choose not to provide an email address we can t help you recover your password more on usernames 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 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 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 becau...