Policy:Privacy policy/skr: Difference between revisions

The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates collaborative, free knowledge websites, like [[Wikipedia:w:en:Main Page|Wikipedia]], [[Commons:c:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]], and [[Wiktionary:wikt:Wiktionary:Main Page|Wiktionary]].

We believe that you shouldn'tshould 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.

After all, it's 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.

* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">All of our major sites (found at [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Projects|list of major projects]]), such as Wikipedia, including user pages, discussion pages, and noticeboards.</span>

Where community policies govern information, such as the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/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.

Want to create an account? Great! Don'tDo not want to create an account? No problem!

If you want to create a [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#standardaccount|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'tcannot help you recover your password.

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 [[meta:m:Special:MyLanguage/Right to vanish|can assist]] users with removing additional information related to their account from the projects.

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'tdo not want to, you don'tdo not have to—it's is as simple as that.

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 [[foundation:Requests for user information procedures & guidelines|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.

We hope that this never comes up, but we may disclose your Personal Information if we believe that it's 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 [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#investigateuseFAQ|FAQ]] for more information.)

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's is no such thing as completely secure data transmission or storage, so we can'tcannot guarantee that our security will not be breached (by technical measures or through violation of our policies and procedures).

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 [[Privacy_policy/FAQ#anonymize|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 [[foundation:Privacy policy#contact-us|Contact Us]]. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law.

<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">This version was approved by [[:m:User:AKeton (WMF)|Amanda Keton]] on June 7, 2021, pursuant to the [[Resolution:Delegation of policy-making authority|Delegation of policy-making authority]] by the Board, and went into effect on June 25, 2021. Previous versions can be found below:</span>