Policy:Privacy policy/skr: Difference between revisions

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 [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Addressip-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, as further explained below in the [[#useinfowereceive|"How We Use Information We Receive From You"]] section of this Privacy Policy.

If you do not create an account, your contributions will be publicly attributed to your [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Addressip-address|IP address]].

You are not required to create an account to read or contribute to a Wikimedia Site, except under [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#needaccount|rare circumstances]]. However, if you contribute without signing in, your contribution will be publicly attributed to the [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Addressip-address|IP address]] associated with your device.

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 [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Addressip-address|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.

Finally, when you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Addressip-address|IP address]] of the device (or your [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Proxy Servers|proxy server]]) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#inferlocationFAQ|infer your geographical location]].

Depending on which technology we use, locally stored data may include text, Personal Information (like your [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Addressip-address|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.

When you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Addresso[|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.

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 [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Addressip-address|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 [[Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Data retention guidelines|data retention guidelines]].