Policy:Terms of Use/it

Le nostre condizioni d'uso

«Immagina un mondo in cui ogni persona possa avere libero accesso all'intero patrimonio della conoscenza umana. Questo è il nostro scopo» – La nostra visione – Our Vision Statement

Benvenuto a Wikimedia! Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. ("noi") è un'organizzazione benefica senza scopo di lucro la cui missione è di fornire alle persone di ogni parte del mondo i mezzi per raccogliere e sviluppare contenuti sotto licenza libera o di pubblico dominio, e di diffonderli globalmente in maniera efficace e gratuita.

Al fine di sostenere la nostra vivace comunità, forniamo l'infrastruttura essenziale e la cornice organizzativa per lo sviluppo dei Progetti wiki multilingue e delle loro edizioni (come spiegato qui) e di altre iniziative necessarie alla missione. Il nostro sforzo è quello di rendere — e mantenere — disponibili gratuitamente e per sempre i contenuti informativi ed educativi provenienti dai Progetti disponibili su Internet.

Ti diamo il benvenuto (“tu” o “utente”) come lettore, redattore, autore o contributore dei Progetti Wikimedia e ti esortiamo a entrare nella nostra comunità, ma prima che tu inizi a partecipare è necessario che tu legga e accetti le seguenti Condizioni d'Uso (le "Condizioni d'Uso").

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Le presenti Condizioni d'Uso ti illustrano i servizi offerti da Wikimedia Foundation, il nostro rapporto con te come utente, e i diritti e le responsabilità che ci guidano entrambi. Vogliamo che tu sappia che noi ospitiamo un'incredibile mole di contenuti educativi e informativi, di cui disponiamo grazie a utenti come te. Generalmente noi non contribuiamo, monitoriamo o cancelliamo i contenuti (con la rara eccezione dei documenti legali come queste Condizioni d'Uso o dell'esecuzione di richieste DMCA). Ciò vuol dire che il controllo delle modifiche è nelle tue mani e in quelle degli altri utenti che creano o amministrano i contenuti. Noi non facciamo che ospitarli.

La comunità, ovvero la rete di utenti che producono e utilizzano costantemente i vari progetti, è il mezzo principale tramite cui sono raggiunti gli obiettivi della missione. La comunità contribuisce ai nostri siti e aiuta a gestirli. La comunità si assume la funzione critica di creare e di far rispettare le norme specifiche per le varie edizioni dei progetti (come le edizioni in diverse lingue di Wikipedia o il progetto multilingua Wikimedia Commons).

Chiunque può aderire come contributore, curatore o autore, purché segua le politiche che disciplinano ciascuna edizione indipendente dei Progetti. Fra tutti i Progetti, quello principale è Wikipedia, ma Wikimedia Foundation ne ospita anche altri, ognuno con obiettivi e metodi di lavoro diversi. Ciascuna edizione dei Progetti può contare su un team di contributori, curatori o autori che collaborano alla creazione e alla gestione dei contenuti di quella edizione. Chiunque può unirsi a questi team e collaborare per migliorare questi Progetti. Poiché il nostro intento è di rendere i contenuti liberamente accessibili al pubblico, in genere richiediamo che i contenuti forniti dagli utenti siano disponibili nell'ambito di una licenza gratuita o siano di pubblico dominio.

Ti ricordiamo che sei legalmente responsabile di qualsiasi contributo, modifica e riutilizzo dei materiali di Wikimedia ai sensi delle leggi degli Stati Uniti d'America e di altre leggi vigenti (che possono includere le leggi in vigore nel paese di residenza o nel paese in cui i contenuti vengono visualizzati o modificati). Ciò significa che nel pubblicare contenuti occorre procedere con attenzione. Alla luce di tale responsabilità, abbiamo fissato alcune regole sui materiali che non possono essere pubblicati. La maggior parte di queste regole ha lo scopo di tutelare te e gli altri utenti. Ti ricordiamo che i contenuti ospitati intendono fornire solamente informazioni di natura generale. Pertanto, se ti occorre un parere professionale per una domanda specifica (ad esempio di natura medica, legale o finanziaria), dovrai rivolgerti a un professionista autorizzato o certificato. Le presenti Condizioni per l'utilizzo includono altre importanti notifiche e dichiarazioni di non responsabilità. Ti chiediamo di leggerle integralmente.

Per chiarezza, altre organizzazioni, ad esempio sedi e associazioni locali di Wikimedia, che potrebbero condividere la stessa missione, sono, ciò nondimeno, enti legalmente indipendenti e separati da Wikimedia Foundation e non rispondono in alcun modo del funzionamento del sito Web né dei suoi contenuti.

I nostri servizi

Lo scopo di Wikimedia Foundation è di incoraggiare la crescita, lo sviluppo e la distribuzione di contenuti multilingue gratuiti e ospitare i contenuti integrali di tali Progetti basati su wiki, rendendoli disponibili al pubblico gratuitamente. Il nostro ruolo è di ospitare alcuni dei più grandi Progetti di consultazione mondiali, redatti su base collaborativa, reperibili qui. Wikimedia Foundation, tuttavia, opera unicamente come servizio ospitante, mantenendo in essere l'infrastruttura e il quadro organizzativo che consente ai nostri utenti di ampliare i Progetti Wikimedia attraverso contributi e modifiche personali. Poiché Wikimedia Foundation svolge un ruolo particolare, l'utente deve essere consapevole di alcuni aspetti del rapporto tra Wikimedia Foundation e l'utente stesso, i Progetti e gli altri utenti.

1. Non assumiamo un ruolo editoriale. Poiché i progetti Wikimedia sono redatti collaborativamente, tutti i contenuti che ospitiamo sono forniti da utenti come te, e non assumiamo un ruolo editoriale. Questo significa che generalmente non monitoriamo o modifichiamo il contenuto dei siti, e non ci assumiamo alcuna responsabilità di questi contenuti. Similmente, non appoggiamo alcuna opinione espressa attraverso i nostri servizi, e non rappresentiamo né garantiamo la veridicità, l'accuratezza o l'affidabilità di alcun contenuto presentato dalla comunità. Al contrario, forniamo semplicemente accesso ai contenuti a cui i tuoi colleghi utenti hanno contribuito.
2. L'utente è responsabile delle proprie azioni' L'utente è legalmente responsabile delle modifiche e dei contributi apportati ai Progetti Wikimedia. Per questo motivo e per propria tutela deve agire con attenzione e non fornire alcun contenuto perseguibile ai sensi delle leggi vigenti. Per chiarezza, con "leggi vigenti" si intendono come minimo le leggi degli Stati Uniti d'America. A prescindere dal fatto che Wikimedia Foundation possa non essere d'accordo con tali azioni, i redattori e i contributori devono sapere che alcune autorità potrebbero cercare di applicare agli utenti le leggi di altri paesi, ivi comprese leggi in vigore nel paese di residenza dell'utente o del paese in cui l'utente visualizza o modifica i contenuti. In generale, WMF non è in grado di fornire alcuna tutela, garanzia, immunità o indennità.

2. Regolamento sulla privacy

Ti chiediamo di consultare le condizioni del nostro regolamento sulla privacy, così che tu sia consapevole di come raccogliamo e trattiamo i tuoi dati personali. Poiché i nostri servizi sono usati da persone in tutto il mondo, i dati che raccogliamo possono essere memorizzati ed elaborati negli Stati uniti d'America o in qualunque altro paese in cui noi o i nostri agenti manteniamo delle attrezzature. Usando i nostri servizi, acconsenti a qualunque trasferimento di dati di questo tipo fuori dal tuo paese.

3. I contenuti che ospitiamo

1. L'utente potrebbe trovare alcuni materiali discutibili o errati. Poiché Wikimedia Foundation mette a disposizione un'ampia gamma di contenuti prodotti o raccolti da altri utenti, è possibile incontrare materiali opinabilmente offensivi, errati, fuorvianti, erroneamente classificati o comunque discutibili. Pertanto si richiede giudizio e buonsenso nell'utilizzo dei servizi di Wikimedia Foundation.
2. I contenuti di Wikimedia Foundation hanno finalità esclusivamente divulgative. Sebbene Wikimedia Foundation ospiti un considerevole quantitativo di informazioni relative ad argomenti professionali, tra cui la medicina, il diritto o la finanza, tali contenuti hanno finalità esclusivamente divulgative e non vanno intesi come pareri professionali. Per una consulenza professionale indipendente è necessario rivolgersi a soggetti autorizzati o competenti nell'ambito interessato e non basarsi su informazioni, opinioni o consigli contenuti in uno dei siti Web dei Progetti.

4. Astenersi da certe attività

I Progetti ospitati da Wikimedia Foundation esistono solo grazie alla vivace comunità di utenti che collaborano alla stesura, modifica e cura dei contenuti. Siamo lieti di accogliere la partecipazione di tutti a questa comunità. Wikimedia Foundation incoraggia gli utenti a interagire in modo civile ed educato con gli altri membri della comunità, ad agire in buona fede e ad apportare modifiche e fornire contributi volti a promuovere la missione del Progetto condiviso.

Alcune attività, sia consentite che vietate dalla legge, possono danneggiare altri utenti e violare le regole di Wikimedia Foundation. Alcune attività, inoltre, possono esporre l'utente a responsabilità. Pertanto, per la tua tutela e quella di altri utenti, tali attività sono proibite sui siti di Wikimedia Foundation. Tali attività includono:

Molestare e maltrattare altre persone:

• dedicarsi a molestie, minacce, stalking, invio di e-mail indesiderate o vandalismi; e
• trasmettere e-mail a catena, e-mail spazzatura o e-mail indesiderate ad altri utenti.

Violare la privacy di altre persone:

• violare i diritti alla riservatezza di altre persone in base alle leggi degli Stati uniti d'America o alle altre leggi applicabili (che possono includere le leggi del paese in cui vivi o in cui visualizzi o modifichi i contenuti);
• richiedere dati personali per fini di molestie, sfruttamento, violazione della privacy, o qualunque fine promozionalele o commerciale non esplicitamente approvato dalla Wikimedia Foundation; e
• richiedere dati personali da chiunque abbia un'età sotto i 18 anni per un fine illegale o per violare qualunque legge applicabile riguardante la salute o il benessere dei minori.

Dedicarsi a dichiarazioni false, sostituzione di persona o frode:

• pubblicare intenzionalmente o consapevolmente contenuti che costituiscono calunnia o diffamazione;
• pubblicare contenuti che falsi o non accurati con l'intento di ingannare;
• tentare di sostituirsi a un altro utente o individuo, falsificare la tua affiliazione con un qualunque individuo o entità, o usare il nome utente di un altro utente con l'intento di ingannare; e
• dedicarsi alla frode.

Committing Infringement

• Infringing copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other proprietary rights under applicable law.

Misusing Our Services for Other Illegal Purposes

• Posting child pornography or any other content that violates applicable law concerning child pornography;
• Posting or trafficking in obscene material that is unlawful under applicable law; and
• Using the services in a manner that is inconsistent with applicable law.

Engaging in Disruptive and Illegal Misuse of Facilities

• Posting or distributing content that contains any viruses, malware, worms, Trojan horses, malicious code, or other device that could harm our technical infrastructure or system or that of our users;
• Engaging in automated uses of the site that are abusive or disruptive of the services and have not been approved by the Wikimedia community;
• Disrupting the services by placing an undue burden on a Project website or the networks or servers connected with a Project website;
• Disrupting the services by inundating any of the Project websites with communications or other traffic that suggests no serious intent to use the Project website for its stated purpose;
• Knowingly accessing, tampering with, or using any of our non-public areas in our computer systems without authorization; and
• Probing, scanning, or testing the vulnerability of any of our technical systems or networks unless all the following conditions are met:

• such actions do not unduly abuse or disrupt our technical systems or networks;

• such actions are not for personal gain (except for credit for your work);

• you report any vulnerabilities to MediaWiki developers (or fix it yourself); and

• you do not undertake such actions with malicious or destructive intent.

Paid contributions without disclosure

These Terms of Use prohibit engaging in deceptive activities, including misrepresentation of affiliation, impersonation, and fraud. As part of these obligations, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. You must make that disclosure in at least one of the following ways:

• a statement on your user page,
• a statement on the talk page accompanying any paid contributions, or
• a statement in the edit summary accompanying any paid contributions.

Applicable law, or community and Foundation policies and guidelines, such as those addressing conflicts of interest, may further limit paid contributions or require more detailed disclosure.

A Wikimedia Project community may adopt an alternative paid contribution disclosure policy. If a Project adopts an alternative disclosure policy, you may comply with that policy instead of the requirements in this section when contributing to that Project. An alternative paid contribution policy will only supersede these requirements if it is approved by the relevant Project community and listed in the alternative disclosure policy page.

For more information, please read our FAQ on disclosure of paid contributions.

We reserve the right to exercise our enforcement discretion with respect to the above terms.

5. Password Security

You are responsible for safeguarding your own password and should never disclose it to any third party.

6. Trademarks

Although you have considerable freedoms for re-use of the content on the Project websites, it is important that, at the Wikimedia Foundation, we protect our trademark rights so that we can protect our users from fraudulent impersonators. Because of this, we ask that you please respect our trademarks. All Wikimedia Foundation trademarks belong to the Wikimedia Foundation, and any use of our trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, or domain names must be in compliance with these Terms of Use and in compliance with our Trademark Policy.

7. Licensing of Content

To grow the commons of free knowledge and free culture, all users contributing to the Projects are required to grant broad permissions to the general public to re-distribute and re-use their contributions freely, so long as that use is properly attributed and the same freedom to re-use and re-distribute is granted to any derivative works. In keeping with our goal of providing free information to the widest possible audience, we require that when necessary all submitted content be licensed so that it is freely reusable by anyone who cares to access it.

You agree to the following licensing requirements:

1. Text to which you hold the copyright: When you submit text to which you hold the copyright, you agree to license it under:

   • Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (“CC BY-SA”), and
   • GNU Free Documentation License (“GFDL”) (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts).

   (Re-users may comply with either license or both.)

   
   
   

   The only exception is if the Project edition or feature requires a different license. In that case, you agree to license any text you contribute under that particular license. For example, at the publication of this version of the Terms of Use, English Wikinews mandates that all text content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic License (CC BY 2.5) and does not require a dual license with GFDL.

   
   
   

   Please note that these licenses do allow commercial uses of your contributions, as long as such uses are compliant with the terms.

2. Attribution: Attribution is an important part of these licenses. We consider it giving credit where credit is due – to authors like yourself. When you contribute text, you agree to be attributed in any of the following fashions:
   1. Through hyperlink (where possible) or URL to the article to which you contributed (since each article has a history page that lists all authors and editors);
   2. Through hyperlink (where possible) or URL to an alternative, stable online copy that is freely accessible, which conforms with the license, and which provides credit to the authors in a manner equivalent to the credit given on the Project website; or
   3. Through a list of all authors (but please note that any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions).
3. Importing text: You may import text that you have found elsewhere or that you have co-authored with others, but in such case you warrant that the text is available under terms that are compatible with the CC BY-SA 3.0 license (or, as explained above, another license when exceptionally required by the Project edition or feature)("CC BY-SA"). Content available only under GFDL is not permissible.




You agree that, if you import text under a CC BY-SA license that requires attribution, you must credit the author(s) in a reasonable fashion. Where such credit is commonly given through page histories (such as Wikimedia-internal copying), it is sufficient to give attribution in the edit summary, which is recorded in the page history, when importing the text. The attribution requirements are sometimes too intrusive for particular circumstances (regardless of the license), and there may be instances where the Wikimedia community decides that imported text cannot be used for that reason.

4. Non-text media: Non-text media on the Projects are available under a variety of different licenses that support the general goal of allowing unrestricted re-use and re-distribution. When you contribute non-text media, you agree to comply with the requirements for such licenses as described in our Licensing Policy, and also comply with the requirements of the specific Project edition or feature to which you are contributing. Also see the Wikimedia Commons Licensing Policy for more information on contributing non-text media to that Project.
5. No revocation of license: Except as consistent with your license, you agree that you will not unilaterally revoke or seek invalidation of any license that you have granted under these Terms of Use for text content or non-text media contributed to the Wikimedia Projects or features, even if you terminate use of our services.
6. Public domain content: Content that is in the public domain is welcome! It is important however that you confirm the public domain status of the content under the law of the United States of America as well as the laws of any other countries as required by the specific Project edition. When you contribute content that is in the public domain, you warrant that the material is actually in the public domain, and you agree to label it appropriately.
7. Re-use: Re-use of content that we host is welcome, though exceptions exist for content contributed under "fair use" or similar exemptions under copyright law. Any re-use must comply with the underlying license(s).
   
   

   When you re-use or re-distribute a text page developed by the Wikimedia community, you agree to attribute the authors in any of the following fashions:

   1. Through hyperlink (where possible) or URL to the page or pages that you are re-using (since each page has a history page that lists all authors and editors);
   2. Through hyperlink (where possible) or URL to an alternative, stable online copy that is freely accessible, which conforms with the license, and which provides credit to the authors in a manner equivalent to the credit given on the Project website; or
   3. Through a list of all authors (but please note that any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions).

   If the text content was imported from another source, it is possible that the content is licensed under a compatible CC BY-SA license but not GFDL (as described in “Importing text,” above). In that case, you agree to comply with the compatible CC BY-SA license and do not have the option to re-license it under GFDL. To determine the license that applies to the content that you seek to re-use or re-distribute, you should review the page footer, page history, and discussion page.

   In addition, please be aware that text that originated from external sources and was imported into a Project may be under a license that attaches additional attribution requirements. Users agree to indicate these additional attribution requirements clearly. Depending on the Project, such requirements may appear for example in a banner or other notations pointing out that some or all of the content was originally published elsewhere. Where there are such visible notations, re-users should preserve them.

   For any non-text media, you agree to comply with whatever license under which the work has been made available (which can be discovered by clicking on the work and looking at the licensing section on its description page or reviewing an applicable source page for that work). When re-using any content that we host, you agree to comply with the relevant attribution requirements as they pertain to the underlying license or licenses.

8. Modifications or additions to material that you re-use: When modifying or making additions to text that you have obtained from a Project website, you agree to license the modified or added content under CC BY-SA 3.0 or later (or, as explained above, another license when exceptionally required by the specific Project edition or feature).
   
   When modifying or making additions to any non-text media that you have obtained from a Project website, you agree to license the modified or added content in accordance with whatever license under which the work has been made available.
   
   With both text content and non-text media, you agree to clearly indicate that the original work has been modified. If you are re-using text content in a wiki, it is sufficient to indicate in the page history that you made a change to the imported text. For each copy or modified version that you distribute, you agree to include a licensing notice stating which license the work is released under, along with either a hyperlink or URL to the text of the license or a copy of the license itself.

8. DMCA Compliance

The Wikimedia Foundation wants to ensure that the content that we host can be re-used by other users without fear of liability and that it is not infringing the proprietary rights of others. In fairness to our users, as well as to other creators and copyright holders, our policy is to respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the formalities of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Pursuant to the DMCA, we will terminate, in appropriate circumstances, users and account holders of our system and network who are repeat infringers.

However, we also recognize that not every takedown notice is valid or in good faith. In such cases, we strongly encourage users to file counter-notifications when they appropriately believe a DMCA takedown demand is invalid or improper. For more information on what to do if you think a DMCA notice has been improperly filed, you may wish to consult the Lumen Database (formerly known as Chilling Effects).

If you are the owner of content that is being improperly used on one of the Projects without your permission, you may request that the content be removed under the DMCA. To make such a request, please email us at legalwikimedia.org or snail mail our designated agent at this address.

Alternatively, you may make a request to our community, which often handles copyright issues faster and more effectively than prescribed under the DMCA. In that case, you can post a notice explaining your copyright concerns. For a non-exhaustive and non-authoritative list of the relevant processes for the different Project editions, look here. Before filing a DMCA claim, you also have the option of sending an email to the community at infowikimedia.org.

9. Third-party Websites and Resources

You are solely responsible for your use of any third-party websites or resources. Although the Projects contain links to third-party websites and resources, we do not endorse and are not responsible or liable for their availability, accuracy, or the related content, products, or services (including, without limitation, any viruses or other disabling features), nor do we have any obligation to monitor such third-party content.

10. Management of Websites

The community has the primary role in creating and enforcing policies applying to the different Project editions. At the Wikimedia Foundation, we rarely intervene in community decisions about policy and its enforcement. In an unusual case, the need may arise, or the community may ask us, to address an especially problematic user because of significant Project disturbance or dangerous behavior. In such cases, we reserve the right, but do not have the obligation to:

• Investigate your use of the service (a) to determine whether a violation of these Terms of Use, Project edition policy, or other applicable law or policy has occurred, or (b) to comply with any applicable law, legal process, or appropriate governmental request;
• Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues or respond to user support requests;
• Refuse, disable, or restrict access to the contribution of any user who violates these Terms of Use;
• Ban a user from editing or contributing or block a user's account or access for actions violating these Terms of Use, including repeat copyright infringement;
• Take legal action against users who violate these Terms of Use (including reports to law enforcement authorities); and
• Manage otherwise the Project websites in a manner designed to facilitate their proper functioning and protect the rights, property, and safety of ourselves and our users, licensors, partners, and the public.

In the interests of our users and the Projects, in the extreme circumstance that any individual has had his or her account or access blocked under this provision, he or she is prohibited from creating or using another account on or seeking access to the same Project, unless we provide explicit permission. Without limiting the authority of the community, the Wikimedia Foundation itself will not ban a user from editing or contributing or block a user's account or access solely because of good faith criticism that does not result in actions otherwise violating these Terms of Use or community policies.

The Wikimedia community and its members may also take action when so allowed by the community or Foundation policies applicable to the specific Project edition, including but not limited to warning, investigating, blocking, or banning users who violate those policies. You agree to comply with the final decisions of dispute resolution bodies that are established by the community for the specific Project editions (such as arbitration committees); these decisions may include sanctions as set out by the policy of the specific Project edition.

Especially problematic users who have had accounts or access blocked on multiple Project editions may be subject to a ban from all of the Project editions, in accordance with the Global Ban Policy. In contrast to Board resolutions or these Terms of Use, policies established by the community, which may cover a single Project edition or multiple Projects editions (like the Global Ban Policy), may be modified by the relevant community according to its own procedures.

The blocking of an account or access or the banning of a user under this provision shall be in accordance with Section 12 of these Terms of Use.

11. Resolutions and Project Policies

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees releases official policies from time to time. Some of these policies may be mandatory for a particular Project or Project edition, and, when they are, you agree to abide by them as applicable.

12. Termination

Though we hope you will stay and continue to contribute to the Projects, you can stop using our services any time. In certain (hopefully unlikely) circumstances it may be necessary for either ourselves or the Wikimedia community or its members (as described in Section 10) to terminate part or all of our services, terminate these Terms of Use, block your account or access, or ban you as a user. If your account or access is blocked or otherwise terminated for any reason, your public contributions will remain publicly available (subject to applicable policies), and, unless we notify you otherwise, you may still access our public pages for the sole purpose of reading publicly available content on the Projects. In such circumstances, however, you may not be able to access your account or settings. We reserve the right to suspend or end the services at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Even after your use and participation are banned, blocked or otherwise suspended, these Terms of Use will remain in effect with respect to relevant provisions, including Sections 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9-15, and 17.

13. Disputes and Jurisdiction

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We hope that no serious disagreements arise involving you, but, in the event there is a dispute, we encourage you to seek resolution through the dispute resolution procedures or mechanisms provided by the Projects or Project editions and the Wikimedia Foundation. If you seek to file a legal claim against us, you agree to file and resolve it exclusively in a state or federal court located in San Francisco County, California. You also agree that the laws of the State of California and, to the extent applicable, the laws of the United States of America will govern these Terms of Use, as well as any legal claim that might arise between you and us (without reference to conflict of laws principles). You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of, and agree that venue is proper in, the courts located in San Francisco County, California, in any legal action or proceeding relating to us or these Terms of Use.

To ensure that disputes are dealt with soon after they arise, you agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action you might have arising out of or related to use of our services or these Terms of Use must be filed within the applicable statute of limitations or, if earlier, one (1) year after the pertinent facts underlying such claim or cause of action could have been discovered with reasonable diligence (or be forever barred).

14. Disclaimers

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At the Wikimedia Foundation, we do our best to provide educational and informational content to a very wide audience, but your use of our services is at your sole risk. We provide these services on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and we expressly disclaim all express or implied warranties of all kinds, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We make no warranty that our services will meet your requirements, be safe, secure, uninterrupted, timely, accurate, or error-free, or that your information will be secure.

We are not responsible for the content, data, or actions of third parties, and you release us, our directors, officers, employees, and agents from any claims and damages, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with any claim you have against any such third parties. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from us or through or from our services creates any warranty not expressly stated in these Terms of Use.

Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through your use of our services is done at your own discretion and risk, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material. You agree that we have no responsibility or liability for the deletion of, or the failure to store or to transmit, any content or communication maintained by the service. We retain the right to create limits on use and storage at our sole discretion at any time with or without notice.

Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the types of disclaimers in this section, so they may not apply to you either in part or in full depending on the law.

15. Limitation on Liability

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The Wikimedia Foundation will not be liable to you or to any other party for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses, regardless of whether we were advised of the possibility of such damage. In no event shall our liability exceed one thousand U.S. dollars (USD 1000.00) in aggregate. In the case that applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you, although our liability will be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

16. Modifications to these Terms of Use

Just as the Wikimedia community's input is essential for the growth and maintenance of the Projects, we believe that community input is essential for these Terms of Use to properly serve our users. It is also essential for a fair contract. Therefore, we will provide these Terms of Use, as well as any substantial future revisions of these Terms of Use, to the community for comment at least thirty (30) days before the end of the comment period. If a future proposed revision is substantial, we will provide an additional 30 days for comments after posting a translation of the proposed revision in at least three languages (selected at our discretion). The community will be encouraged to translate the proposed revision in other languages as appropriate. For changes for legal or administrative reasons, to correct an inaccurate statement, or changes in response to community comments, we will provide at least three (3) days' notice.

Because it may be necessary to modify these Terms of Use from time to time, we will provide notice of such modifications and the opportunity to comment via the Project websites, and via a notification on WikimediaAnnounce-L. However, we ask that you please periodically review the most up-to-date version of these Terms of Use (available at http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms of use). Your continued use of our services after the new Terms of Use become official following the notice and review period constitutes an acceptance of these Terms of Use on your part. For the protection of the Wikimedia Foundation and other users like yourself, if you do not agree with our Terms of Use, you cannot use our services.

17. Other Terms

These Terms of Use do not create an employment, agency, partnership, or joint venture relationship between you and us, the Wikimedia Foundation. If you have not signed a separate agreement with us, these Terms of Use are the entire agreement between you and us. If there is any conflict between these Terms of Use and a signed written agreement between you and us, the signed agreement will control.

You agree that we may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to the Terms of Use, by email, regular mail, or postings on Project websites.

If in any circumstance, we do not apply or enforce any provision of these Terms of Use, it is not a waiver of that provision.

You understand that, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by us, you have no expectation of compensation for any activity, contribution, or idea that you provide to us, the community, or the Wikimedia Projects or Project editions.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in these Terms of Use, we (the Wikimedia Foundation) and you agree not to modify the applicable terms and requirements of any free license that is employed on the Projects or Project editions when such free license is authorized by these Terms of Use.

These Terms of Use were written in English (U.S.). While we hope that translations of these Terms of Use are accurate, in the event of any differences in meaning between the original English version and a translation, the original English version takes precedence.

If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms of Use is found unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms of Use and will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and all other provisions of these Terms of Use will remain in full force and effect.

Thank You!

We appreciate your taking the time to read these Terms of Use, and we are very happy to have you contributing to the Projects and using our services. Through your contributions, you are helping to build something really big – not only an important collection of collaboratively edited reference Projects that provides education and information to millions who might otherwise lack access, but also a vibrant community of like-minded and engaged peers, focused on a very noble goal.

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These Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. Previous versions of the terms:

• Terms of Use (2012-2014): effective from May 24, 2012 until June 16, 2014
• Terms of Use (2009): effective from 2009 until May 24, 2012.

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