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https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/Geology.com&diff=115875
Legal:DMCA/Geology.com
2018-06-19T06:49:23Z
<p>Jalexander: redact</p>
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<div>{{DMCA email<br />
|from=redacted@gmail.com<br />
|date=May 31, 2018 at 03:41:41 PDT<br />
|subject=DMCA removal request - map of Europe<br />
|to=legal@wikimedia.org<br />
|content=[[c:File:Europe-mapr.gif]]<br />
|message=<nowiki><br />
Hello,<br />
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A map of Europe owned by Geology.com and marked with our copyright in the legend is on Wikimedia.org. We would appreciate it if our map was removed.<br />
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Thank you.<br />
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Description of infringing file: Map of Europe copyright by Geology.com in the legend<br />
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Location of the authorized work: https://geology.com/world/europe-satellite-image.shtml<br />
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Location of the infringing file: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Europe-mapr.gif<br />
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Statement of ownership: This Map of Europe is owned by Geology.com and I am the owner of Geology.com. Placement of this file on Wikimedia has not been authorized. I understand that false claims of copyright are subject to penalty of perjury and that notice of our removal request might be provided to others.<br />
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<redacted><br />
Owner and Publisher<br />
Geology.com<br />
</nowiki><br />
| year = 2018}}</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/Geology.com&diff=115873
Legal:DMCA/Geology.com
2018-06-19T04:06:14Z
<p>Jalexander: Created page with "{{DMCA email |from=hobartking@gmail.com |date=May 31, 2018 at 03:41:41 PDT |subject=DMCA removal request - map of Europe |to=legal@wikimedia.org |content=c:File:Europe-mapr...."</p>
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Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Policy:Privacy_policy&diff=115819
Policy:Privacy policy
2018-06-04T21:43:03Z
<p>Jalexander: not a translation, this is the main page :0</p>
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'''On May 21, 2018, we posted minor updates to our Privacy Policy that will take effect on May 24, 2018. If you have any feedback on the Privacy Policy, we invite you to comment on the [[m:Talk:Privacy_policy|Talk Page]] for the next 30 calendar days.'''</div><br />
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This policy is approved by the Wikimedia Foundation [[Board of Trustees]] to apply to all [[Our projects|Wikimedia projects]].<br /><br />
It may not be circumvented, eroded, or ignored by local policies.<br />
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==<span class="nomobile">[[File:WMF open door.png|60px]]</span> Introduction==<br />
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===Welcome!===<br />
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The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates collaborative, free knowledge websites, like [[wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]], [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]], and [[wiktionary:Wiktionary:Main Page|Wiktionary]]. <br />
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This Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information. <br />
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*We collect very little personal information about you.<br />
*We do not rent or sell your information to third parties.<br />
By using Wikimedia Sites, you consent to this Policy.<br />
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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. <br />
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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. <br />
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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.<br />
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{{anchor|donotsell}}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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 [https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms Glossary of Key Terms] helpful.}}<br />
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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:<br />
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====What This Privacy Policy Does & Doesn't Cover====<br />
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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.<br />
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* All of our major sites (found at [[m:Projects|list of major projects]]), such as Wikipedia, including user pages, discussion pages, and noticeboards. <br />
* Our blogs and APIs (unless we have provided a separate policy for those services). <br />
* Official Wikimedia Foundation mobile applications.<br />
* Emails, SMS, and notifications from us or sent to us from you. <br />
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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 [//shop.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Shop]) or sites or services run by third parties (such as third-party developer projects on [//labs.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Cloud Services]). To understand more about what this Privacy Policy does not cover, please see below.<br />
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Where community policies govern information, such as the [[m: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.<br />
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===Types of Information We Receive From You & How We Get It===<br />
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====Your Public Contributions====<br />
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Whatever you post on Wikimedia Sites can be seen and used by everyone.<br />
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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 [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol 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.<br />
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You do not need to create an account to use any Wikimedia Site.<br />
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If you do create an account, you do not need to give us your name or email address.<br />
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You are not required to create an account to read or contribute to a Wikimedia Site, except under [[Privacy policy/FAQ#needaccount|rare circumstances]]. However, if you contribute without signing in, your contribution will be publicly attributed to the [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address|IP address]] associated with your device.<br />
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If you want to create a [[Privacy policy/FAQ#standardaccount|standard account]], in most cases we require only a username and a password.<br />
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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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Right to vanish|can assist]] users with removing additional information related to their account from the projects.<br />
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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't want to, you don't have to—it's as simple as that.<br />
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====Location Information====<br />
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If you consent, we can use [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#GPS|GPS]] (and other technologies commonly used to determine location) to show you more relevant content. We keep information obtained by these technologies confidential, except as provided in this Policy. You can learn more by checking out the list of examples of how we use these technologies in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#gpsexamplesFAQ|FAQ]].<br />
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Sometimes, we automatically receive location data from your device. For example, if you want to upload a photo on the Wikimedia Commons mobile app, we may receive [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Metadata|metadata]], such as the place and time you took the photo, automatically from your device. Please be aware that, unlike location information collected using GPS signals described above, the default setting on your mobile device typically includes the metadata in your photo or video upload to the Wikimedia Sites. If you do not want metadata sent to us and made public at the time of your upload, please change your settings on your device.<br />
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Finally, when you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address|IP address]] of the device (or your [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Proxy Servers|proxy server]]) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to [[Privacy policy/FAQ#inferlocationFAQ|infer your geographical location]].<br />
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===Information Related to Your Use of the Wikimedia Sites===<br />
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We use certain technologies to collect information about how you use Wikimedia Sites.<br />
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Like other websites, we receive some information about you automatically when you visit the Wikimedia Sites.<br />
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We also use a variety of commonly-used technologies, like cookies, to collect information regarding how you use the Wikimedia Sites, make our services safer and easier to use, and to help create a better and more customizable experience for you.<br />
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We want to make the Wikimedia Sites better for you by learning more about how you use them. Examples of this might include how often you visit the Wikimedia Sites, what you like, what you find helpful, how you get to the Wikimedia Sites, and whether you would use a helpful feature more if we explained it differently. We also want this Policy and our practices to reflect our community's values. For this reason, we keep information related to your use of the Wikimedia Sites confidential, except as provided in this Policy.<br />
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====Information We Receive Automatically====<br />
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Because of how browsers work, we receive some information automatically when you visit the Wikimedia Sites. This information includes the type of device you are using (possibly including unique device identification numbers, for some beta versions of our mobile applications), the type and version of your [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Browsers|browser]], your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Operating System|operating system]], in some cases the name of your internet service provider or mobile carrier, the website that referred you to the Wikimedia Sites, which pages you request and visit, and the date and time of each request you make to the Wikimedia Sites.<br />
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Put simply, we use this information to enhance your experience with Wikimedia Sites. For example, we use this information to administer the sites, provide greater security, and fight vandalism; optimize mobile applications, customize content and set language preferences, test features to see what works, and improve performance; understand how users interact with the Wikimedia Sites, track and study use of various features, gain understanding about the demographics of the different Wikimedia Sites, and analyze trends.<br />
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====Information We Collect====<br />
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We use a variety of commonly-used technologies, like cookies, to understand how you use the Wikimedia Sites, make our services safer and easier to use, and to help create a better and more customizable experience for you.<br />
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We actively collect some types of information with a variety of commonly-used technologies. These generally include [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Tracking Pixel|tracking pixels]], [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#JavaScript|JavaScript]], and a variety of "locally stored data" technologies, such as [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Cookies|cookies]] and [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Local Storage|local storage]]. We realize that some of these technologies do not have the best reputation in town and can be used for less-than-noble purposes. So we want to be as clear as we can about why we use these methods and the type of information we collect with them.<br />
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Depending on which technology we use, locally stored data can be anything from text, pictures, and whole articles (as we explain further below) to Personal Information (like your [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address|IP address]]) and information about your use of the Wikimedia Sites (like your username or the time of your visit).<br />
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We use this information to make your experience with the Wikimedia Sites safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and their interaction with the Wikimedia Sites, and to generally improve our services. We will never use third-party cookies, unless we get your permission to do so. If you ever come across a third-party data collection tool that has not been authorized by you (such as one that may have been mistakenly placed by another user or administrator), please report it to us at [mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org privacy@wikimedia.org]. <br />
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Locally stored data, JavaScript, and tracking pixels help us do things like:<br />
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* Provide you with a customizable experience, such as using cookies to know your language preference, to remember the user preferences you set so we can provide you with the customized look and feel that you want, and to tell you about interesting Wikimedia issues and events in your area.<br />
* Deliver more relevant content to you faster. For example, we use local storage to store your most recently read articles directly on your device, so they can be retrieved quickly. Also, we use cookies to learn about the topics searched so that we can optimize the search results we deliver to you.<br />
* Understand how you use the Wikimedia Sites, so that we know what works and what is useful. For example, we might use cookies to learn about the list of articles you are following on your watchlist so that we can recommend similar articles that you may be interested in.<br />
* Understand how you use the Wikimedia Sites across different devices, so that we can make our varied Wikimedia Sites more efficient and effective for you.<br />
* Make the Wikimedia Sites more convenient to use, such as by using cookies to maintain your session when you log in or to remember your username in the login field.<br />
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Want to know even more? You can read more about some of the specific cookies we use, when they expire, and what we use them for in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#cookieFAQ|FAQ]].<br />
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We believe this data collection helps improve your user experience, but you may remove or disable some or all locally stored data through your browser settings, depending on your browser. You can learn more about some options you have in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#limitstorageFAQ|FAQ]]. While locally stored data may not be necessary to use our sites, some features will not function properly if you disable locally stored data.<br />
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While the examples above concerning information about you collected through the use of data collection tools are kept confidential in accordance with this Policy, please note that some information about the actions taken by your username is made publicly available through [[Privacy_policy/FAQ#publiclogsFAQ|public logs]] alongside actions taken by other users. For example, a public log may include the date your account was created on a Wikimedia Site along with the dates that other accounts were created on a Wikimedia Site.<br />
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===How We Use Information We Receive From You===<br />
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* To arrange access to your account and provide you with related service.<br />
* To send administrative information to you, such as changes to our policies.<br />
* To allow you to send messages to another person if you choose to do so. Direct communications between users (such as messages sent through the "Email this user" feature), to the extent such communications are nonpublic and stored in or in transit through Wikimedia Foundation systems, are kept confidential by us, except as provided in this Policy.<br />
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We engage in these activities to manage our relationship with you, because we have a legitimate interest and/or to comply with our legal obligations.<br />
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* To alert you when there has been a change to an article that you have decided to follow.<br />
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We will send these types of emails to you only with your consent. We do not sell, rent, or use your email address to advertise third-party products or services to you. You can manage what kinds of notifications you receive and how often you receive them by going to your Notifications Preferences. You can learn more about email and notifications and how to change your preferences in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#emailsFAQ|FAQ]].<br />
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Your responses to our surveys and feedback requests are always optional. We will email these types of requests to you only with your consent. You can manage what kinds of notifications you receive and how often you receive them by going to your Notifications Preferences. You can learn more about email and notifications and how to change your preferences in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#emailsFAQ|FAQ]].<br />
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* For research and analytics.<br />
* To fight spam, identity theft, malware and other kinds of abuse.<br />
* To optimize mobile and other applications.<br />
* To test features to see what works, understand how users interact with the Wikimedia Sites, track and study use of various features, gain understanding about the demographics of the different Wikimedia Sites and analyze trends.<br />
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As stated above, we can use commonly-used location technologies to show you more relevant content. For example, our mobile apps can identify articles from the Wikimedia sites about points of interest near your location. As a reminder, you can deactivate our access to these location technologies at any time, and still use the Wikimedia Sites.<br />
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As stated above, we may automatically receive location data from your device. For example, if you upload a photo using the Wikimedia Commons mobile app, please be aware that the default setting on your mobile device typically results in the metadata associated with your photo being included in the upload. As a reminder, if you do not want metadata sent to us and made public at the time of your upload, please change your settings on your device.<br />
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When you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address|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.<br />
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We use this location information to make your experience with the Wikimedia Sites safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and their interaction with the Wikimedia Sites, and to generally improve our services. For example, we use this information to provide greater security, optimize mobile applications, and learn how to expand and better support Wikimedia communities. We also use Personal Information in the manner described in the sections of this Policy titled "For Legal Reasons" and "To Protect You, Ourselves & Others."<br />
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We will access, use, preserve, and/or disclose your Personal Information if we reasonably believe it necessary to satisfy a valid and legally enforceable warrant, subpoena, court order, law or regulation, or other judicial or administrative order. However, if we believe that a particular request for disclosure of a user's information is legally invalid or an abuse of the legal system and the affected user does not intend to oppose the disclosure themselves, we will try our best to fight it. We are committed to notifying you via email at least ten (10) calendar days, when possible, before we disclose your Personal Information in response to a legal demand. However, we may only provide notice if we are not legally restrained from contacting you, there is no credible threat to life or limb that is created or increased by disclosing the request, and you have provided us with an email address.<br />
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Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit any legal objections or defenses you may have to a third party's request (whether it be civil, criminal, or governmental) to disclose your information. We recommend seeking the advice of legal counsel immediately if such a request is made involving you.<br />
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In the extremely unlikely event that ownership of all or substantially all of the Foundation changes, or we go through a reorganization (such as a merger, consolidation, or acquisition), we will continue to keep your Personal Information confidential, except as provided in this Policy, and provide notice to you via the Wikimedia Sites and a notification on [//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l WikimediaAnnounce-L] or similar mailing list at least thirty (30) calendar days before any Personal Information is transferred or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.<br />
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We, or particular users with certain administrative rights as described below, may need to share your Personal Information if it is reasonably believed to be necessary to enforce or investigate potential violations of our [[wmf:Terms of Use|Terms of Use]], this Privacy Policy, or any Wikimedia Foundation or user community-based policies. We may also need to access and share information to investigate and defend ourselves against legal threats or actions.<br />
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Wikimedia Sites are collaborative, with users writing most of the policies and selecting from amongst themselves people to hold certain administrative rights. These rights may include access to limited amounts of otherwise nonpublic information about recent contributions and activity by other users. They use this access to help protect against vandalism and abuse, fight harassment of other users, and generally try to minimize disruptive behavior on the Wikimedia Sites. These various user-selected administrative groups have their own privacy and confidentiality guidelines, but all such groups are supposed to agree to follow our [[Access to nonpublic information policy|Access to Nonpublic Information Policy]]. These user-selected administrative groups are accountable to other users through checks and balances: users are selected through a community-driven process and overseen by their peers through a logged history of their actions. However, the legal names of these users are not known to the Wikimedia Foundation.<br />
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We hope that this never comes up, but we may disclose your Personal Information if we believe that it's 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 [[Privacy policy/FAQ#investigateuseFAQ|FAQ]] for more information.) <br />
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As hard as we may try, we can't do it all. So sometimes we use third-party service providers or contractors who help run or improve the Wikimedia Sites for you and other users. We give access to your Personal Information to these providers or contractors as needed to perform their services for us or to use their tools and services. We put requirements, such as confidentiality agreements, in place to help ensure that these service providers treat your information consistently with, and no less protective of your privacy than, the principles of this Policy. (Check out the list of examples in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#thirdpartyshareexamplesFAQ|FAQ]].)<br />
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If you are visiting Wikimedia Sites with your mobile device, we use your IP address to provide anonymized or aggregated information to service providers regarding the volume of usage in certain areas.<br />
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* We give volunteer developers and researchers access to systems that contain your information to allow them to protect, develop, and contribute to the Wikimedia Sites.<br />
* We also share non-Personal Information or aggregated information with third parties interested in studying the Wikimedia Sites.<br />
* When we share information with third parties for these purposes, we put reasonable technical and contractual protections in place to protect your information consistent with this Policy.<br />
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The open-source software that powers the Wikimedia Sites depends on the contributions of volunteer software developers, who spend time writing and testing code to help it improve and evolve with our users' needs. To facilitate their work, we give some developers limited access to systems that contain your Personal Information, but only as reasonably necessary for them to develop and contribute to the Wikimedia Sites. <br />
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Similarly, we share non-Personal Information or aggregated information with researchers, scholars, academics, and other interested third parties who wish to study the Wikimedia Sites. Sharing this information helps them understand usage, viewing, and demographics statistics and patterns. They then can share their findings with us and our users so that we can all better understand and improve the Wikimedia Sites.<br />
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When we give access to personal information to third-party developers or researchers, we put requirements, such as reasonable technical and contractual protections, in place to help ensure that these service providers treat your information consistently with the principles of this Policy and in accordance with our instructions. If these developers or researchers later publish their work or findings, we ask that they not disclose your personal information. Please note that, despite the obligations we impose on developers and researchers, we cannot guarantee that they will abide by our agreement, nor do we guarantee that we will regularly screen or audit their projects. (You can learn more about re-identification in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#reidentifiationFAQ|FAQ]].)<br />
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Any information you post publicly on the Wikimedia Sites is just that – public. For example, if you put your mailing address on your talk page, that is public, and not protected by this Policy. And if you edit without registering or logging into your account, your IP address will be seen publicly. Please think carefully about your desired level of anonymity before you disclose Personal Information on your user page or elsewhere.<br />
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We strive to protect your 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 no such thing as completely secure data transmission or storage, so we can't guarantee that our security will not be breached (by technical measures or through violation of our policies and procedures).<br />
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We will never ask for your password by email (but may send you a temporary password via email if you have requested a password reset). If you ever receive an email that requests your password, <u>please let us know by sending it to privacy@wikimedia.org, so we can investigate the source of the email.</u><br />
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Once we receive Personal Information from you, we keep it for the shortest possible time that is consistent with the maintenance, understanding, and improvement of the Wikimedia Sites, and our obligations under applicable U.S. law. Non-personal information may be retained indefinitely. (Check out the list of examples in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#datatimeexamplesFAQ|FAQ]].)<br />
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Please remember that certain information, such as your [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address|IP address]] (if you edit while not logged in) and any public contributions to the Wikimedia Sites, is archived and displayed indefinitely by design; 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 [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data_retention_guidelines data retention guidelines]. For further information about how you may request access to or deletion of your Personal Information, or other rights you may have with respect to your Personal Information, see our [[Privacy_policy/FAQ#anonymize|FAQ]].<br />
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The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, California, with servers and data centers located in the U.S. If you decide to use Wikimedia Sites, whether from inside or outside of the U.S., you understand that your Personal Information will be collected, transferred, stored, processed, disclosed and otherwise used in the U.S. as described in this Privacy Policy. You also understand that your information may be transferred by us from the U.S. to other countries, which may have different or less stringent data protection laws than your country, in connection with providing services to you. <br />
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We are strongly committed to not sharing nonpublic information and Personal Information with third parties. In particular, we do not allow tracking by third-party websites you have not visited (including analytics services, advertising networks, and social platforms), nor do we share your Personal Information with any third parties for marketing purposes. Under this Policy, we may share your information only under particular situations, which you can learn more about in the “[[#sharing|When May We Share Your Information]]” section of this Privacy Policy.<br />
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Because we protect all users in this manner, we do not change our behavior in response to a web browser's "do not track" signal.<br />
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Because things naturally change over time and we want to ensure our Privacy Policy accurately reflects our practices and the law, it may be necessary to modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. We reserve the right to do so in the following manner:<br />
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* In the event of substantial changes, we will provide the proposed changes to our users in at least three (3) languages (selected at our discretion) for open comment period lasting at least thirty (30) calendar days. Prior to the start of any comment period, we will provide notice of such changes and the opportunity to comment via the Wikimedia Sites, and via a notification on [//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l WikimediaAnnounce-L] or a similar mailing list.<br />
* For minor changes, such as grammatical fixes, administrative or legal changes, or corrections of inaccurate statements, we will post the changes and, when possible, provide at least three (3) calendar days' prior notice via [//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l WikimediaAnnounce-L] or similar mailing list.<br />
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We ask that you please review the most up-to-date version of our [[wmf:Privacy policy|Privacy Policy]]. Your continued use of the Wikimedia Sites after this Privacy Policy becomes effective constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy on your part. Your continued use of the Wikimedia Sites after any subsequent version of this Privacy Policy becomes effective, following notice as outlined above, constitutes acceptance of that version of the Privacy Policy on your part.<br />
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If you have questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, or the information collected under this Privacy Policy, please email us at [mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org privacy@wikimedia.org] or [[wmf:Contact us|contact us]] directly.<br />
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Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. We hope you enjoy using the Wikimedia Sites and appreciate your participation in creating, maintaining, and constantly working to improve the largest repository of free knowledge in the world.<br />
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* '''[[special:permalink/80023|Privacy policy (November 2008 - June 2014)]]: effective from November 25, 2008 until June 6, 2014'''<br />
* '''[[special:permalink/28670|Privacy policy (August 2008 - November 2008)]]: effective from August 19, 2008 until November 25, 2008.'''<br />
* '''[[special:permalink/14088|Privacy policy (June 2006 - August 2008)]]: effective from June 21, 2006 until August 19, 2008.'''<br />
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Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Supino-Annex8-9.pdf&diff=112498
File:Supino-Annex8-9.pdf
2017-12-22T21:42:00Z
<p>Jalexander: Publicly available documents from legal case. Varying copyright</p>
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<div>Publicly available documents from legal case. Varying copyright</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Supino-Annex2-6.pdf&diff=112497
File:Supino-Annex2-6.pdf
2017-12-22T21:41:34Z
<p>Jalexander: Publicly available documents from legal case. Varying copyright</p>
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<div>Publicly available documents from legal case. Varying copyright</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/Jenkins_Kamera-film&diff=112353
Legal:DMCA/Jenkins Kamera-film
2017-11-17T23:52:54Z
<p>Jalexander: create</p>
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<div>{{DMCA email<br />
|from=redacted@pixsy.com<br />
|date=October 17, 2017 at 03:14:59 PDT<br />
|subject=DMCA take down request<br />
|to=info-commons@wikimedia.org<br />
|content=[[w:File:Kamera-film3.jpg]]<br />
|attachment=<br />
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From: <redacted> <redacted@pixsy.com><br />
Date: Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 2:15 AM<br />
Subject: Re: [Ticket#2017110310005437] DMCA take down request<br />
To: Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
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Dear Mr. Rogers,<br />
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Thank you for your response and taking the time to review the takedown request.<br />
Below is a link to the original publication:<br />
http://blog.arnojenkins.com/2012/01/19/eastman-kodak-files-for-bankruptcy/<br />
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Let me know if you require any additional information.<br />
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<redacted><br />
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On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 12:52 AM, Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org> wrote:<br />
Dear Mr. <redacted>,<br />
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The Wikimedia Foundation has received this DMCA request. After review, we believe that it may be a good request, but are not able to make a final determination as your request does not provide a link to your original, merely to the image on Wikimedia Commons. The law requires identification of the original work, which can be done through various means such as a link to a website that you own or control with the original work or a PDF attachment showing the original with enough detail to identify the work. If you could provide such a link, we will be able to complete processing of this request.<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
Jacob Rogers<br />
Legal Counsel<br />
Wikimedia Foundation<br />
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NOTICE: This email message and all attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the addressees and may contain legally privileged, protected, or confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by email reply and please delete this message from your computer and destroy any copies. You must not copy or disclose the contents of this message or any attachment to any other person. <br />
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From: <redacted> <<redacted>@pixsy.com><br />
To: info-commons@wikimedia.org<br />
Subject: DMCA take down request<br />
Date: 03/11/2017 10:09:56<br />
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> My name is <redacted>, I work for Pixsy. A copyright licensing agency<br />
> representing Mr. Arno Jenkins. Your website is infringing on a<br />
> copyright-protected photograph owned by our client.<br />
><br />
> The original photo, entitled “Rolls of Kodak Film", to which he owns the<br />
> exclusive copyrights, is located at:<br />
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kamera-film3.jpg<br />
><br />
> It is hosted at:<br />
> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Kamera-film3.jpg<br />
><br />
> The image has our client's watermark on it but was posted by an unknown<br />
> party.<br />
><br />
> This letter is an official notification under Section 512(c) of the Digital<br />
> Millennium Copyright Act (”DMCA”). I seek the removal of the infringing<br />
> material referenced above.<br />
><br />
> Please take note as a service provider, the Digital Millennium Copyright<br />
> Act requires you, to remove or disable access to the infringing materials<br />
> upon receipt of this notice.<br />
><br />
> The Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act grants service<br />
> providers such as your company immunity from liability so long as<br />
> investigate and rectify this copyright violation in a timely manner. Should<br />
> your company fail to do so, it may become liable for the infringement.<br />
> Please remove and disable all access to the aforementioned copyrighted work<br />
> immediately.<br />
><br />
> I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described<br />
> above as allegedly infringing is not authorized by the copyright owner, its<br />
> agent, or the law.<br />
><br />
> I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification<br />
> is accurate and that our client is the copyright owner.<br />
><br />
> Best regards,<br />
> *<redacted>* | Case Manager<br />
><br />
> *US | P:* +1 323 <redacted> | *F:* +1 323 <redacted> | *A:* <redacted>,<br />
> Walnut, California 91789<br />
><br />
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> Berlin 12047<br />
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> *UK | P:* +44 20 <redacted> | *AU** | P:* +61 2 <redacted><br />
><br />
> *E:* <redacted>@pixsy.com <<redacted>@pixsy.com> | *W:* www.pixsy.com<br />
> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pixsy.com%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF4R4eCh7oFaGrdbHifRxOkNElyNg><br />
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Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:Wikimedia_3D_file_patent_license&diff=112252
Legal:Wikimedia 3D file patent license
2017-11-08T00:32:55Z
<p>Jalexander: create</p>
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<div>This file and any 3D objects depicted in the file are both my own work. I hereby grant to each user, maker, or distributor of the object depicted in the file a worldwide, royalty-free, fully-paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable and perpetual license at no additional cost under any patent or patent application I own now or in the future, to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and distribute this file and any 3D objects depicted in the file that would otherwise infringe any claims of any patents I hold now or in the future.</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Policy:Terms_of_Use&diff=111339
Policy:Terms of Use
2017-07-20T18:56:17Z
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Welcome to Wikimedia! The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (“we” or “us”), is a nonprofit charitable organization whose [[:Mission statement|mission]] is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop content under a [[w:en:Free content|free license]] or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally, free of charge.<br />
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To support our vibrant community, we provide the essential infrastructure and organizational framework for the development of multilingual wiki Projects and their editions (as explained [[Our projects|here]]) and other endeavors which serve this mission. We strive to make and keep educational and informational content from the Projects available on the internet free of charge, in perpetuity.<br />
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We welcome you (“you” or the “user”) as a reader, editor, author, or contributor of the Wikimedia Projects, and we encourage you to join the Wikimedia community. Before you participate, however, we ask that you please read and agree to the following Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”).<br />
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These Terms of Use tell you about our public services at the Wikimedia Foundation, our relationship to you as a user, and the rights and responsibilities that guide us both. We want you to know that we host an incredible quantity of educational and informational content, all of which is contributed and made possible by users like yourself. Generally we do not contribute, monitor, or delete content (with the rare exception of policies like these Terms of Use or legal compliance for [[w:en:Digital Millennium Copyright Act|DMCA]] notices). This means that editorial control is in the hands of you and your fellow users who create and manage the content. We merely host this content.<br />
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The community – the network of users who are constantly building and using the various sites or Projects – are the principal means through which the goals of the mission are achieved. The community contributes to and helps govern our sites. The community undertakes the critical function of creating and enforcing policies for the specific Project editions (such as the different language editions for the Wikipedia Project or the Wikimedia Commons multi-lingual edition).<br />
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You are welcome to join as a contributor, editor, or author, but you should follow the policies that govern each of the independent Project editions. The largest of our Projects is Wikipedia, but we host other Projects too, each with different objectives and work methods. Each Project edition has a team of contributors, editors or authors who work together to create and manage the content on that Project edition. You are welcome to join these teams and work with them to improve these Projects. Because we are dedicated to making content freely accessible to the public, we generally require that all content you contribute is available under a free license or in the public domain.<br />
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Please be aware that you are legally responsible for all of your contributions, edits, and re-use of Wikimedia content under the laws of the United States of America and other applicable laws (which may include the laws where you live or where you view or edit content). This means it is important that you use caution when posting content. In light of this responsibility, we have some rules about what you cannot post, most of which is either for your own protection or for the protection of other users like yourself. Please keep in mind that the content we host is for general informational purposes only, so if you need expert advice for a particular question (such as medical, legal, or financial issues), you should seek the help of a licensed or qualified professional. We also include other important notices and disclaimers, so please read these Terms of Use in their entirety.<br />
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For clarity, other organizations, such as [[Chapters/en|local Wikimedia chapters]] and associations, that may share in the same mission are nevertheless legally independent and separate from the Wikimedia Foundation and have no responsibility for the operations of the website or its content.<br />
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==1. Our Services== <!--T:11a--><br />
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The Wikimedia Foundation is dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free multilingual content, and to hosting the full content of these wiki-based Projects for the public free of charge. Our role is to host some of the largest collaboratively edited reference Projects in the world, which can be found [//www.wikimedia.org here]. However, we act only as a hosting service, maintaining the infrastructure and organizational framework that allows our users to build the Wikimedia Projects by contributing and editing content themselves. Because of our unique role, there are a couple of things you should be aware of when considering our relationship to you, the Projects, and the other users:<br />
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'''We do not take an editorial role:''' Because the Wikimedia Projects are collaboratively edited, all of the content that we host is provided by users like yourself, and we do not take an editorial role. This means that we generally do not monitor or edit the content of the Project websites, and we do not take any responsibility for this content. Similarly, we do not endorse any opinions expressed via our services, and we do not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any submitted community content. Instead, we simply provide access to the content that your fellow users have contributed and edited.</li><br />
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'''You are responsible for your own actions:''' You are legally responsible for your edits and contributions on Wikimedia Projects, so for your own protection you should exercise caution and avoid contributing any content that may result in criminal or civil liability under any applicable laws. For clarity, applicable law includes at least the laws of the United States of America. Although we may not agree with such actions, we warn editors and contributors that authorities may seek to apply other country laws to you, including local laws where you live or where you view or edit content. WMF generally cannot offer any protection, guarantee, immunity or indemnification.</li></ol><br />
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==2. Privacy Policy== <!--T:14--><br />
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We ask that you review the terms of our [[Privacy policy|Privacy Policy]], so that you are aware of how we collect and use your information. Because our services are used by people all over the world, personal information that we collect may be stored and processed in the United States of America or any other country in which we or our agents maintain facilities. By using our services, you consent to any such transfer of information outside your country.<br />
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==3. Content We Host== <!--T:16--><br />
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'''You may find some material objectionable or erroneous:''' Because we provide a wide array of content that is produced or gathered by fellow users, you may encounter material that you find offensive, erroneous, misleading, mislabeled, or otherwise objectionable. We therefore ask that you use common sense and proper judgment when using our services.</li><br />
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'''Our content is for general informational purposes only:''' Although we host a great deal of information that pertains to professional topics, including medical, legal, or financial issues, this content is presented for general informational purposes only. It should not be taken as professional advice. Please seek independent professional counseling from someone who is licensed or qualified in the applicable area in lieu of acting on any information, opinion, or advice contained in one of the Project websites.</li></OL><br />
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==4. Refraining from Certain Activities== <!--T:19--><br />
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The Projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation only exist because of the vibrant community of users like you who collaborate to write, edit, and curate the content. We happily welcome your participation in this community. We encourage you to be civil and polite in your interactions with others in the community, to act in good faith, and to make edits and contributions aimed at furthering the mission of the shared Project.<br />
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Certain activities, whether legal or illegal, may be harmful to other users and violate our rules, and some activities may also subject you to liability. Therefore, for your own protection and for that of other users, you may not engage in such activities on our sites. These activities include:<br />
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::* Engaging in harassment, threats, stalking, spamming, or vandalism; and<br />
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::* Infringing the privacy rights of others under the laws of the United States of America or other applicable laws (which may include the laws where you live or where you view or edit content);<br />
::* Soliciting personally identifiable information for purposes of harassment, exploitation, violation of privacy, or any promotional or commercial purpose not explicitly approved by the Wikimedia Foundation; and<br />
::* Soliciting personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18 for an illegal purpose or violating any applicable law regarding the health or well-being of minors.<br />
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::* Intentionally or knowingly posting content that constitutes libel or defamation;<br />
::* With the intent to deceive, posting content that is false or inaccurate;<br />
::* Attempting to impersonate another user or individual, misrepresenting your affiliation with any individual or entity, or using the username of another user with the intent to deceive; and<br />
::* Engaging in fraud.<br />
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::* Infringing copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other proprietary rights under applicable law.<br />
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::* Posting child pornography or any other content that violates applicable law concerning child pornography;<br />
::* Posting or trafficking in obscene material that is unlawful under applicable law; and<br />
::* Using the services in a manner that is inconsistent with applicable law.<br />
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::* 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;<br />
::* Engaging in automated uses of the site that are abusive or disruptive of the services and have not been approved by the Wikimedia community;<br />
::* Disrupting the services by placing an undue burden on a Project website or the networks or servers connected with a Project website;<br />
::* 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;<br />
::* Knowingly accessing, tampering with, or using any of our non-public areas in our computer systems without authorization; and<br />
::*Probing, scanning, or testing the vulnerability of any of our technical systems or networks unless all the following conditions are met:<br />
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:::*you report any vulnerabilities to MediaWiki developers (or fix it yourself); and<br />
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:::*you do not undertake such actions with malicious or destructive intent.<br />
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::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:<br />
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::*a statement on your user page,<br />
::*a statement on the talk page accompanying any paid contributions, or<br />
::*a statement in the edit summary accompanying any paid contributions.<br />
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::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.<br />
::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 [[:m:Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|alternative disclosure policy page]].<br />
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::For more information, please read our [[:m:Terms of use/FAQ on paid contributions without disclosure|FAQ on disclosure of paid contributions]].<br />
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We reserve the right to exercise our enforcement discretion with respect to the above terms.<br />
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You are responsible for safeguarding your own password and should never disclose it to any third party.<br />
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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|Trademark Policy]].<br />
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==7. Licensing of Content== <!--T:38--><br />
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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.<br />
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You agree to the following licensing requirements:<br />
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'''Text to which you hold the copyright:''' When you submit text to which you hold the copyright, you agree to license it under:<br />
* [//creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License] (“CC BY-SA”), and<br />
* [//www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License] (“GFDL”) (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts).<br />
<p>(Re-users may comply with either license or both.)</p><br />
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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.<br />
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Please note that these licenses do allow commercial uses of your contributions, as long as such uses are compliant with the terms.<br />
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<li><!--T:44-->'''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:<br />
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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);</li><br />
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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</li><br />
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Through a list of all authors (but please note that any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions).</li><br />
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'''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.<br />
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<p>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.</p></li><br />
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'''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 [[Resolution:Licensing policy|Licensing Policy]], and also comply with the requirements of the specific Project edition or feature to which you are contributing. Also see the [[:commons:Commons:Licensing|Wikimedia Commons Licensing Policy]] for more information on contributing non-text media to that Project.</li><br />
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'''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.</li><br />
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'''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.</li><br />
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'''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).<br />
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<p>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:</p><br />
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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);</li><br />
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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</li><br />
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Through a list of all authors (but please note that any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions).</li><br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.</li><br />
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'''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).<br />
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<p>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.</p><br />
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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.</li></ol><br />
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== <!--T:65-->8. DMCA Compliance ==<br />
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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.<br />
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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 [//www.chillingeffects.org/ Chilling Effects] website.<br />
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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 <tt>legal</tt>{{@}}<tt>wikimedia.org</tt> or snail mail our designated agent at this [[Designated agent|address]].<br />
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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 [[meta:Copyright problems|here]]. Before filing a DMCA claim, you also have the option of sending an email to the community at <tt>info</tt>{{@}}<tt>wikimedia.org</tt>.<br />
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==9. Third-party Websites and Resources== <!--T:69--><br />
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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.<br />
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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:<br />
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* 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;<br />
* Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues or respond to user support requests;<br />
* Refuse, disable, or restrict access to the contribution of any user who violates these Terms of Use;<br />
* 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;<br />
* Take legal action against users who violate these Terms of Use (including reports to law enforcement authorities); and<br />
* 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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 [[meta:Global bans|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.<br />
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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.<br />
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The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees releases [[:Resolutions|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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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).<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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==15. Limitation on Liability== <!--T:88--><br />
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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.</div><br />
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==16. Modifications to these Terms of Use == <!--T:90--><br />
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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.<br />
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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 [[mail:WikimediaAnnounce-l|WikimediaAnnounce-L]]. However, we ask that you please periodically review the most up-to-date version of these 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.<br />
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==17. Other Terms== <!--T:93--><br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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==Thank You!== <!--T:100--><br />
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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.<br />
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'''These Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. Previous versions of the terms:'''<br />
* '''<span class='plainlinks'>[//wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Terms_of_Use&oldid=82013 Terms of Use (2012–2014)]</span>: effective from May 24, 2012 until June 16, 2014'''<br />
* '''<span class='plainlinks'>[//wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use_(2009) Terms of Use (2009)]</span>: effective from 2009 until May 24, 2012.'''<br />
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<p>Jalexander: Jalexander moved page Terms of Use to Terms of Use/en over redirect: in theory this should fix the language template issues... not sure why that's an issue now when I don't think it has been the whole time...</p>
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== Our Terms of Use ==<br />
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'''''Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment.''''' – [[:Vision|<!--T:3--><br />
Our Vision Statement]]<br />
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Welcome to Wikimedia! The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (“we” or “us”), is a nonprofit charitable organization whose [[:Mission statement|mission]] is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop content under a [[w:en:Free content|free license]] or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally, free of charge.<br />
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To support our vibrant community, we provide the essential infrastructure and organizational framework for the development of multilingual wiki Projects and their editions (as explained [[Our projects|here]]) and other endeavors which serve this mission. We strive to make and keep educational and informational content from the Projects available on the internet free of charge, in perpetuity.<br />
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We welcome you (“you” or the “user”) as a reader, editor, author, or contributor of the Wikimedia Projects, and we encourage you to join the Wikimedia community. Before you participate, however, we ask that you please read and agree to the following Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”).<br />
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== Overview == <!--T:7--><br />
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These Terms of Use tell you about our public services at the Wikimedia Foundation, our relationship to you as a user, and the rights and responsibilities that guide us both. We want you to know that we host an incredible quantity of educational and informational content, all of which is contributed and made possible by users like yourself. Generally we do not contribute, monitor, or delete content (with the rare exception of policies like these Terms of Use or legal compliance for [[w:en:Digital Millennium Copyright Act|DMCA]] notices). This means that editorial control is in the hands of you and your fellow users who create and manage the content. We merely host this content.<br />
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The community – the network of users who are constantly building and using the various sites or Projects – are the principal means through which the goals of the mission are achieved. The community contributes to and helps govern our sites. The community undertakes the critical function of creating and enforcing policies for the specific Project editions (such as the different language editions for the Wikipedia Project or the Wikimedia Commons multi-lingual edition).<br />
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You are welcome to join as a contributor, editor, or author, but you should follow the policies that govern each of the independent Project editions. The largest of our Projects is Wikipedia, but we host other Projects too, each with different objectives and work methods. Each Project edition has a team of contributors, editors or authors who work together to create and manage the content on that Project edition. You are welcome to join these teams and work with them to improve these Projects. Because we are dedicated to making content freely accessible to the public, we generally require that all content you contribute is available under a free license or in the public domain.<br />
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Please be aware that you are legally responsible for all of your contributions, edits, and re-use of Wikimedia content under the laws of the United States of America and other applicable laws (which may include the laws where you live or where you view or edit content). This means it is important that you use caution when posting content. In light of this responsibility, we have some rules about what you cannot post, most of which is either for your own protection or for the protection of other users like yourself. Please keep in mind that the content we host is for general informational purposes only, so if you need expert advice for a particular question (such as medical, legal, or financial issues), you should seek the help of a licensed or qualified professional. We also include other important notices and disclaimers, so please read these Terms of Use in their entirety.<br />
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For clarity, other organizations, such as [[Chapters/en|local Wikimedia chapters]] and associations, that may share in the same mission are nevertheless legally independent and separate from the Wikimedia Foundation and have no responsibility for the operations of the website or its content.<br />
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==1. Our Services== <!--T:11a--><br />
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The Wikimedia Foundation is dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free multilingual content, and to hosting the full content of these wiki-based Projects for the public free of charge. Our role is to host some of the largest collaboratively edited reference Projects in the world, which can be found [//www.wikimedia.org here]. However, we act only as a hosting service, maintaining the infrastructure and organizational framework that allows our users to build the Wikimedia Projects by contributing and editing content themselves. Because of our unique role, there are a couple of things you should be aware of when considering our relationship to you, the Projects, and the other users:<br />
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'''We do not take an editorial role:''' Because the Wikimedia Projects are collaboratively edited, all of the content that we host is provided by users like yourself, and we do not take an editorial role. This means that we generally do not monitor or edit the content of the Project websites, and we do not take any responsibility for this content. Similarly, we do not endorse any opinions expressed via our services, and we do not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any submitted community content. Instead, we simply provide access to the content that your fellow users have contributed and edited.</li><br />
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'''You are responsible for your own actions:''' You are legally responsible for your edits and contributions on Wikimedia Projects, so for your own protection you should exercise caution and avoid contributing any content that may result in criminal or civil liability under any applicable laws. For clarity, applicable law includes at least the laws of the United States of America. Although we may not agree with such actions, we warn editors and contributors that authorities may seek to apply other country laws to you, including local laws where you live or where you view or edit content. WMF generally cannot offer any protection, guarantee, immunity or indemnification.</li></ol><br />
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==2. Privacy Policy== <!--T:14--><br />
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We ask that you review the terms of our [[Privacy policy|Privacy Policy]], so that you are aware of how we collect and use your information. Because our services are used by people all over the world, personal information that we collect may be stored and processed in the United States of America or any other country in which we or our agents maintain facilities. By using our services, you consent to any such transfer of information outside your country.<br />
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==3. Content We Host== <!--T:16--><br />
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'''You may find some material objectionable or erroneous:''' Because we provide a wide array of content that is produced or gathered by fellow users, you may encounter material that you find offensive, erroneous, misleading, mislabeled, or otherwise objectionable. We therefore ask that you use common sense and proper judgment when using our services.</li><br />
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'''Our content is for general informational purposes only:''' Although we host a great deal of information that pertains to professional topics, including medical, legal, or financial issues, this content is presented for general informational purposes only. It should not be taken as professional advice. Please seek independent professional counseling from someone who is licensed or qualified in the applicable area in lieu of acting on any information, opinion, or advice contained in one of the Project websites.</li></OL><br />
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==4. Refraining from Certain Activities== <!--T:19--><br />
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The Projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation only exist because of the vibrant community of users like you who collaborate to write, edit, and curate the content. We happily welcome your participation in this community. We encourage you to be civil and polite in your interactions with others in the community, to act in good faith, and to make edits and contributions aimed at furthering the mission of the shared Project.<br />
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Certain activities, whether legal or illegal, may be harmful to other users and violate our rules, and some activities may also subject you to liability. Therefore, for your own protection and for that of other users, you may not engage in such activities on our sites. These activities include:<br />
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::* Engaging in harassment, threats, stalking, spamming, or vandalism; and<br />
::* Transmitting chain mail, junk mail, or spam to other users.<br />
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:'''Violating the Privacy of Others'''<br />
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::* Infringing the privacy rights of others under the laws of the United States of America or other applicable laws (which may include the laws where you live or where you view or edit content);<br />
::* Soliciting personally identifiable information for purposes of harassment, exploitation, violation of privacy, or any promotional or commercial purpose not explicitly approved by the Wikimedia Foundation; and<br />
::* Soliciting personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18 for an illegal purpose or violating any applicable law regarding the health or well-being of minors.<br />
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:'''Engaging in False Statements, Impersonation, or Fraud'''<br />
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::* Intentionally or knowingly posting content that constitutes libel or defamation;<br />
::* With the intent to deceive, posting content that is false or inaccurate;<br />
::* Attempting to impersonate another user or individual, misrepresenting your affiliation with any individual or entity, or using the username of another user with the intent to deceive; and<br />
::* Engaging in fraud.<br />
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:'''Committing Infringement'''<br />
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::* Infringing copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other proprietary rights under applicable law.<br />
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::* Posting child pornography or any other content that violates applicable law concerning child pornography;<br />
::* Posting or trafficking in obscene material that is unlawful under applicable law; and<br />
::* Using the services in a manner that is inconsistent with applicable law.<br />
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::* 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;<br />
::* Engaging in automated uses of the site that are abusive or disruptive of the services and have not been approved by the Wikimedia community;<br />
::* Disrupting the services by placing an undue burden on a Project website or the networks or servers connected with a Project website;<br />
::* 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;<br />
::* Knowingly accessing, tampering with, or using any of our non-public areas in our computer systems without authorization; and<br />
::*Probing, scanning, or testing the vulnerability of any of our technical systems or networks unless all the following conditions are met:<br />
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:::*such actions do not unduly abuse or disrupt our technical systems or networks;<br />
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:::*such actions are not for personal gain (except for credit for your work);<br />
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:::*you report any vulnerabilities to MediaWiki developers (or fix it yourself); and<br />
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:::*you do not undertake such actions with malicious or destructive intent.<br />
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:'''Paid contributions without disclosure'''<br />
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::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:<br />
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::*a statement on your user page,<br />
::*a statement on the talk page accompanying any paid contributions, or<br />
::*a statement in the edit summary accompanying any paid contributions.<br />
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::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.<br />
::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 [[:m:Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|alternative disclosure policy page]].<br />
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::For more information, please read our [[:m:Terms of use/FAQ on paid contributions without disclosure|FAQ on disclosure of paid contributions]].<br />
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We reserve the right to exercise our enforcement discretion with respect to the above terms.<br />
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==5. Password Security== <!--T:34--><br />
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You are responsible for safeguarding your own password and should never disclose it to any third party.<br />
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==6. Trademarks== <!--T:36--><br />
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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|Trademark Policy]].<br />
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==7. Licensing of Content== <!--T:38--><br />
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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.<br />
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You agree to the following licensing requirements:<br />
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'''Text to which you hold the copyright:''' When you submit text to which you hold the copyright, you agree to license it under:<br />
* [//creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License] (“CC BY-SA”), and<br />
* [//www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License] (“GFDL”) (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts).<br />
<p>(Re-users may comply with either license or both.)</p><br />
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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.<br />
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Please note that these licenses do allow commercial uses of your contributions, as long as such uses are compliant with the terms.<br />
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<li><!--T:44-->'''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:<br />
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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);</li><br />
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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</li><br />
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Through a list of all authors (but please note that any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions).</li><br />
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'''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.<br />
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<p>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.</p></li><br />
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'''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 [[Resolution:Licensing policy|Licensing Policy]], and also comply with the requirements of the specific Project edition or feature to which you are contributing. Also see the [[:commons:Commons:Licensing|Wikimedia Commons Licensing Policy]] for more information on contributing non-text media to that Project.</li><br />
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'''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.</li><br />
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'''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.</li><br />
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'''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).<br />
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<p>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:</p><br />
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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);</li><br />
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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</li><br />
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Through a list of all authors (but please note that any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions).</li><br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.</li><br />
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'''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).<br />
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<p>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.</p><br />
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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.</li></ol><br />
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== <!--T:65-->8. DMCA Compliance ==<br />
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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.<br />
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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 [//www.chillingeffects.org/ Chilling Effects] website.<br />
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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 <tt>legal</tt>{{@}}<tt>wikimedia.org</tt> or snail mail our designated agent at this [[Designated agent|address]].<br />
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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 [[meta:Copyright problems|here]]. Before filing a DMCA claim, you also have the option of sending an email to the community at <tt>info</tt>{{@}}<tt>wikimedia.org</tt>.<br />
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==9. Third-party Websites and Resources== <!--T:69--><br />
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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.<br />
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==10. Management of Websites== <!--T:71--><br />
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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:<br />
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* 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;<br />
* Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues or respond to user support requests;<br />
* Refuse, disable, or restrict access to the contribution of any user who violates these Terms of Use;<br />
* 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;<br />
* Take legal action against users who violate these Terms of Use (including reports to law enforcement authorities); and<br />
* 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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 [[meta:Global bans|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.<br />
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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.<br />
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==11. Resolutions and Project Policies== <!--T:76--><br />
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The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees releases [[:Resolutions|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.<br />
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==12. Termination == <!--T:78--><br />
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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.<br />
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==13. Disputes and Jurisdiction== <!--T:80--><br />
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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.<br />
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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).<br />
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==14. Disclaimers== <!--T:83--><br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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==15. Limitation on Liability== <!--T:88--><br />
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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.</div><br />
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==16. Modifications to these Terms of Use == <!--T:90--><br />
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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.<br />
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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 [[mail:WikimediaAnnounce-l|WikimediaAnnounce-L]]. However, we ask that you please periodically review the most up-to-date version of these 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.<br />
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==17. Other Terms== <!--T:93--><br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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==Thank You!== <!--T:100--><br />
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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.<br />
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'''These Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. Previous versions of the terms:'''<br />
* '''<span class='plainlinks'>[//wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Terms_of_Use&oldid=82013 Terms of Use (2012–2014)]</span>: effective from May 24, 2012 until June 16, 2014'''<br />
* '''<span class='plainlinks'>[//wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use_(2009) Terms of Use (2009)]</span>: effective from 2009 until May 24, 2012.'''<br />
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'''In the event of any differences in meaning between the original English version and a translation, the original English version takes precedence.'''<br />
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[[Category:Terms of Use]]<br />
[[Category:Policy]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Foundation_2016_September_Board_Meeting.pdf&diff=111299
File:Foundation 2016 September Board Meeting.pdf
2017-07-06T22:13:42Z
<p>Jalexander: Jalexander uploaded a new version of File:Foundation 2016 September Board Meeting.pdf</p>
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Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Policy:Friendly_space_policy&diff=111234
Policy:Friendly space policy
2017-06-21T17:38:39Z
<p>Jalexander: this is used for a lot of events now so making more genaric</p>
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<div>{{policy-staff}}<br />
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== Friendly space policy for Wikimedia Foundation events ==<br />
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The Wikimedia Foundation is dedicated to providing a harassment-free venue and conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, physical appearance, age, race, ethnicity, political affiliation, national origin, or religion&mdash;and not limited to these aspects. We do not tolerate any form of harassment of conference participants. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue or talks. Any participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference at the discretion of the conference organizers.<br />
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Harassment includes but is not limited to offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, physical appearance, age, race, ethnicity, political affiliation, national origin, or religion. Harassment also includes sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, unwelcome following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. <br />
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If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of conference staff immediately. Conference staff can be identified by special badges.<br />
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Staff will be happy to help participants contact hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value your attendance. <br />
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::: Organizers: Contact information will be publicized to event participants on a per-event basis.<br />
::: Local phone numbers for hotel/venue security, local law enforcement, local sexual assault hotline, local emergency and non-emergency medical, and local taxi company to be publicized to event participants as appropriate on a per-event basis.<br />
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We expect participants to follow these rules at Wikimedia Foundation venues, all conference venues, and conference-related social events.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Code of conduct policy]]<br />
* [[Privacy policy]]<br />
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[[Category:Policy]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/File:Mt._Vesuvius.jpg&diff=110788
Legal:DMCA/File:Mt. Vesuvius.jpg
2017-04-12T19:59:39Z
<p>Jalexander: update</p>
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<div>{{info|This is a copyright claim received by physical mail which is not currently granted, see attached file.}}<br />
<center>[[File:Copyright_Takedown_Higbee.pdf]]</center><br />
[[Category:DMCA 2017]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Copyright_Takedown_Higbee.pdf&diff=110787
File:Copyright Takedown Higbee.pdf
2017-04-12T17:30:53Z
<p>Jalexander: Jalexander uploaded a new version of File:Copyright Takedown Higbee.pdf</p>
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<div>For [[DMCA File:Mt. Vesuvius.jpg]]<br />
[[Category:DMCA 2017]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/File:Mt._Vesuvius.jpg&diff=110784
Legal:DMCA/File:Mt. Vesuvius.jpg
2017-04-12T00:20:28Z
<p>Jalexander: just putting the file directly on the page for simplicity</p>
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<div>{{info|Copyright claim received by physical mail, see attached file.}}<br />
<center>[[File:Copyright_Takedown_Higbee.pdf]]</center><br />
[[Category:DMCA 2017]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Copyright_Takedown_Higbee.pdf&diff=110783
File:Copyright Takedown Higbee.pdf
2017-04-12T00:16:23Z
<p>Jalexander: For DMCA File:Mt. Vesuvius.jpg
Category:DMCA 2017</p>
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<div>For [[DMCA File:Mt. Vesuvius.jpg]]<br />
[[Category:DMCA 2017]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Policy:Privacy_policy/Summary&diff=110201
Policy:Privacy policy/Summary
2017-01-10T21:30:49Z
<p>Jalexander: remove some hidden icons</p>
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<div style="padding:0.3em 0;text-align:center">This is a summary of the Privacy Policy. To read the full terms, {{#ifeq: {{FULLPAGENAME:{{{PP|}}}}} | {{FULLPAGENAME}} |scroll down or}} [[{{{PP|}}}#introduction|click here]].</div><br />
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<div class="mobile-margin-reset" style="font-size:80%;font-style:italic;">Disclaimer: This summary is not a part of the Privacy Policy and is not a legal document. It is simply a handy reference for understanding the full Privacy Policy. Think of it as the user-friendly interface to our Privacy Policy.</div><br />
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'''Because we believe that you shouldn’t have to provide personal information to participate in the free knowledge movement, you may:'''<br />
* Read, edit, or use any Wikimedia Site [[{{{PP|}}}#your-account-info|without registering an account]].<br />
* Register for an account [[{{{PP|}}}#your-account-info|without providing]] an email address or real name.<br />
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'''Because we want to understand how Wikimedia Sites are used so we can make them better for you, we collect some information when you:'''<br />
* Make [[{{{PP|}}}#your-public-contribs|public contributions]]. <br />
* [[{{{PP|}}}#your-account-info|Register an account]] or update your user page.<br />
* [[{{{PP|}}}#your-use-of-wm-sites|Use]] the Wikimedia Sites. <br />
* Send us [[{{{PP|}}}#emails|emails]] or participate in a [[{{{PP|}}}#surveys-feedback|survey or give feedback]]. <br />
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'''We are committed to:'''<br />
* Describing how your information may be used or [[{{{PP|}}}#when-we-may-share|shared]] in this Privacy Policy.<br />
* Using reasonable measures to keep your information [[{{{PP|}}}#protection-means|secure]].<br />
* Never [[{{{PP|}}}#donotsell|selling]] your information or sharing it with third parties for marketing purposes.
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* Only [[{{{PP|}}}#when-we-may-share|sharing]] your information in limited circumstances, such as to [[{{{PP|}}}#share-to-experiment|improve the Wikimedia Sites]], to [[{{{PP|}}}#share-legal-reasons|comply with the law]], or to [[{{{PP|}}}#share-to-protect-people|protect you and others]].<br />
* [[{{{PP|}}}#protection-duration|Retaining your data]] for the shortest possible time that is consistent with maintaining, understanding, and improving the Wikimedia Sites, and our obligations under law.<br />
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'''Be aware:'''<br />
* Any content you add or any change that you make to a Wikimedia Site will be [[{{{PP|}}}#your-public-contribs|publicly and permanently available]].
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* If you add content or make a change to a Wikimedia Site [[{{{PP|}}}#noaccount|without logging in]], that content or change will be publicly and permanently attributed to the IP address used at the time rather than a username.
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* Our community of volunteer editors and contributors is a self-policing body. Certain administrators of the Wikimedia Sites, who are chosen by the community, use tools that grant them limited access to nonpublic information about recent contributions so they may protect the Wikimedia Sites and enforce policies.
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* This Privacy Policy [[{{{PP|}}}#coverage|does not apply]] to all sites and services run by the Wikimedia Foundation, such as sites or services that have their own privacy policy (like the [//shop.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Shop]) or sites or services run by third parties (like third-party developer projects on [[wikitech:|Wikimedia Labs]]).<br />
* As part of our commitment to education and research around the world, we occasionally release public information and aggregated or non-personal information to the general public through data dumps and data sets.<br />
* For the protection of the Wikimedia Foundation and other users, if you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you may not use the Wikimedia Sites.<br />
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[[Category:Summaries|Privacy policy]]<br />
[[Category:Privacy policy|Summary]]<br />
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Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/Skotnik_images&diff=109900
Legal:DMCA/Skotnik images
2016-12-07T00:05:41Z
<p>Jalexander: Courtesy</p>
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Subject: Copyright Infringement<br />
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From: Michael Skotnik <redacted><br />
Date: Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 5:20 AM<br />
To: legal@wikimedia.org<br />
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Dear Sirs,<br />
<br />
I want to ask for the removal of the following content, posted by "Elecom2".<br />
The pictures are showing me and my girlfriend in sexual content. The<br />
material is under my copyright and should not be displayed.<br />
<br />
My data:<br />
Michael Skotnik<br />
<redacted><br />
<redacted><br />
AUSTRIA<br />
Tel.: <redacted><br />
<br />
<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feet_licking.JPG?uselang=de<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mikropenis_Erektion.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exhibitionist.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_01.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_02.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_03.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_erigiertem_Mikropenis.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Male_with_chastity_device.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetishism.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_erigiertem_Mikropenis.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_Mikropenis.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micropenis_man.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foot_fetishism.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flaccid_micropenis.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foot_fetish_couple.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micropenis_man.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_vagina_unshaved.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_with_erect_micropenis.jpg<br />
<br />
Please delete this material emediateley!<br />
<br />
Greetings,<br />
Michael Skotnik<br />
<br />
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From: Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
Date: Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 6:26 PM<br />
To: Michael Skotnik <redacted><br />
<br />
<br />
Dear Mr. Skotnik,<br />
<br />
Could you send this request as a DMCA? The Wikimedia Foundation does not edit the projects such as Wikimedia Commons without a legal requirement and your email does not meet the requirements of the law for requesting a copyright takedown. You can see the requirements at our DMCA page. As soon as I have received a properly formatted DMCA that complies with the law, I can have the images removed.<br />
<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Jacob Rogers<br />
<br />
Legal Counsel<br />
Wikimedia Foundation<br />
<br />
<br />
NOTICE: This email message and all attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the addressees and may contain legally privileged, protected, or confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by email reply and please delete this message from your computer and destroy any copies. You must not copy or disclose the contents of this message or any attachment to any other person. <br />
<br />
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From: Michael Skotnik <redacted><br />
Date: Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 3:22 AM<br />
To: Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
<br />
<br />
Dear Mr. Rogers,<br />
<br />
I asure you I have a good faith believe, that the use is not authorised, beacuse I am the copyright owner of the infringing material.<br />
My contact information is:<br />
<br />
Michael Skotnik<br />
<redacted><br />
<redacted><br />
AUSTRIA<br />
Tel.: <redacted><br />
<br />
The infringing material is:<br />
<br />
<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feet_licking.JPG?uselang=de<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mikropenis_Erektion.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exhibitionist.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_01.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_02.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_03.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_erigiertem_Mikropenis.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Male_with_chastity_device.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetishism.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_erigiertem_Mikropenis.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_Mikropenis.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micropenis_man.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foot_fetishism.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flaccid_micropenis.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foot_fetish_couple.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micropenis_man.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_vagina_unshaved.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_with_erect_micropenis.jpg<br />
<br />
<br />
The information ist accurate and underthe penalty of perjury. I am the copyright owner!<br />
<br />
I ad a copy of my passport to verify my identity!<br />
<br />
I hope this notice is fullfiiling the requirements of an DMCA!<br />
<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Mag. iur. Michael Skotnik<br />
<br />
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. August 2016 um 03:26 Uhr<br />
Von: "Wikimedia Legal" <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
An: "Michael Skotnik" <redacted><br />
Betreff: Re: Copyright Infringement<br />
<br />
----------<br />
From: Michael Skotnik <redacted><br />
Date: Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 11:48 PM<br />
To: Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
<br />
<br />
I sent the message before days, fullfilling the DMCA requirements. The content is still online! Why?<br />
<br />
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. August 2016 um 03:26 Uhr<br />
Von: "Wikimedia Legal" <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
An: "Michael Skotnik" <redacted><br />
Betreff: Re: Copyright Infringement<br />
<br />
----------<br />
From: Michael Skotnik <redacted><br />
Date: Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 7:20 AM<br />
To: Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
<br />
<br />
Dear Sirs,<br />
<br />
I have to recognise the copyright infringing material is still on Wikimedia Commons. So I repeat may DMCA<br />
request, telling that I'm the copyright owner and in good believe. My information is accurate and I<br />
know that a missuse is under the penalty of perjury!<br />
<br />
For my identification I add a copy of my passport. You also can see by this way, that it's me in the<br />
infringing material.<br />
<br />
My personal data again:<br />
<br />
Michael Skotnik<br />
<redacted><br />
<redacted><br />
AUSTRIA<br />
Tel.: <redacted><br />
<br />
I demand the deletion of all controbutions of "Elecom2"<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feet_licking.JPG?uselang=de<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mikropenis_Erektion.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exhibitionist.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_01.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_02.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_03.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_erigiertem_Mikropenis.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Male_with_chastity_device.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetishism.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_erigiertem_Mikropenis.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_Mikropenis.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micropenis_man.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foot_fetishism.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flaccid_micropenis.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foot_fetish_couple.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micropenis_man.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_vagina_unshaved.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_with_erect_micropenis.jpg<br />
<br />
<br />
Signed:<br />
Mag. Michael Skotnik<br />
<br />
<br />
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. August 2016 um 03:26 Uhr<br />
<br />
<br />
Von: "Wikimedia Legal" <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
An: "Michael Skotnik" <redacted><br />
Betreff: Re: Copyright Infringement<br />
<br />
----------<br />
From: Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
Date: Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 5:40 PM<br />
To: Michael Skotnik <redacted><br />
<br />
<br />
Dear Mr. Skotnik,<br />
<br />
I apologize for the delay in further response. We are, unfortunately, a small legal team at the Wikimedia Foundation, and I have not had the opportunity to review your further emails before today. However, upon review, your request still does not meet the requirements of the DMCA. Please double check our DMCA policy. In particular, you have to identify what work is being infringed. I admit that is likely difficult in this case, though you could do so by sending a PDF or other file of your original pictures with enough information to show that you are the photographer (such as image metadata). <br />
<br />
I would also suggest that you try the user community as well. If you send an email to info-en-c@wikimedia.org, you can reach volunteers who deal with copyright problems and are often much quicker than the Wikimedia Foundation in addressing problems. You can do that and send a corrected DMCA to me at the same time if you wish.<br />
<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Jacob Rogers<br />
<br />
Legal Counsel<br />
Wikimedia Foundation<br />
<br />
<br />
NOTICE: This email message and all attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the addressees and may contain legally privileged, protected, or confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by email reply and please delete this message from your computer and destroy any copies. You must not copy or disclose the contents of this message or any attachment to any other person. <br />
<br />
<br />
----------<br />
From: Michael Skotnik <redacted><br />
Date: Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 2:37 AM<br />
To: Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
<br />
<br />
Dear Mr. Rogers,<br />
<br />
I was able to locate some files on my old harddisks. They are the original files of some of the posted pictures and should include meta-data.<br />
I hope this helps to verify thet I'm the copyright owner of the pictures posted by "Elecom2" and enough to delete them.<br />
<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Michael SKotnik<br />
<br />
</nowiki></div><br />
__NOINDEX__<br />
[[Category:DMCA 2016]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/Skotnik_images&diff=109807
Legal:DMCA/Skotnik images
2016-11-22T01:57:53Z
<p>Jalexander: create</p>
<hr />
<div>{{note|Please note that only the images where proof of ownership was received were deleted at this time.}}<br />
<div class='mw-code' style='white-space: pre; word-wrap: break-word;'><nowiki><br />
Subject: Copyright Infringement<br />
------------------------<br />
<br />
From: Michael Skotnik <redacted><br />
Date: Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 5:20 AM<br />
To: legal@wikimedia.org<br />
<br />
<br />
Dear Sirs,<br />
<br />
I want to ask for the removal of the following content, posted by "Elecom2".<br />
The pictures are showing me and my girlfriend in sexual content. The<br />
material is under my copyright and should not be displayed.<br />
<br />
My data:<br />
Michael Skotnik<br />
<redacted><br />
<redacted><br />
AUSTRIA<br />
Tel.: <redacted><br />
<br />
<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feet_licking.JPG?uselang=de<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mikropenis_Erektion.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exhibitionist.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_01.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_02.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_03.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_erigiertem_Mikropenis.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Male_with_chastity_device.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetishism.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_erigiertem_Mikropenis.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_Mikropenis.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micropenis_man.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foot_fetishism.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flaccid_micropenis.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foot_fetish_couple.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micropenis_man.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_vagina_unshaved.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_with_erect_micropenis.jpg<br />
<br />
Please delete this material emediateley!<br />
<br />
Greetings,<br />
Michael Skotnik<br />
<br />
<br />
----------<br />
From: Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
Date: Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 6:26 PM<br />
To: Michael Skotnik <redacted><br />
<br />
<br />
Dear Mr. Skotnik,<br />
<br />
Could you send this request as a DMCA? The Wikimedia Foundation does not edit the projects such as Wikimedia Commons without a legal requirement and your email does not meet the requirements of the law for requesting a copyright takedown. You can see the requirements at our DMCA page. As soon as I have received a properly formatted DMCA that complies with the law, I can have the images removed.<br />
<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Jacob Rogers<br />
<br />
Legal Counsel<br />
Wikimedia Foundation<br />
<br />
<br />
NOTICE: This email message and all attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the addressees and may contain legally privileged, protected, or confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by email reply and please delete this message from your computer and destroy any copies. You must not copy or disclose the contents of this message or any attachment to any other person. <br />
<br />
----------<br />
From: Michael Skotnik <redacted><br />
Date: Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 3:22 AM<br />
To: Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
<br />
<br />
Dear Mr. Rogers,<br />
<br />
I asure you I have a good faith believe, that the use is not authorised, beacuse I am the copyright owner of the infringing material.<br />
My contact information is:<br />
<br />
Michael Skotnik<br />
<redacted><br />
<redacted><br />
AUSTRIA<br />
Tel.: <redacted><br />
<br />
The infringing material is:<br />
<br />
<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feet_licking.JPG?uselang=de<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mikropenis_Erektion.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exhibitionist.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_01.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_02.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_03.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_erigiertem_Mikropenis.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Male_with_chastity_device.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetishism.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_erigiertem_Mikropenis.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_Mikropenis.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micropenis_man.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foot_fetishism.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flaccid_micropenis.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foot_fetish_couple.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micropenis_man.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_vagina_unshaved.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_with_erect_micropenis.jpg<br />
<br />
<br />
The information ist accurate and underthe penalty of perjury. I am the copyright owner!<br />
<br />
I ad a copy of my passport to verify my identity!<br />
<br />
I hope this notice is fullfiiling the requirements of an DMCA!<br />
<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Mag. iur. Michael Skotnik<br />
<br />
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. August 2016 um 03:26 Uhr<br />
Von: "Wikimedia Legal" <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
An: "Michael Skotnik" <redacted><br />
Betreff: Re: Copyright Infringement<br />
<br />
----------<br />
From: Michael Skotnik <redacted><br />
Date: Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 11:48 PM<br />
To: Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
<br />
<br />
I sent the message before days, fullfilling the DMCA requirements. The content is still online! Why?<br />
<br />
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. August 2016 um 03:26 Uhr<br />
Von: "Wikimedia Legal" <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
An: "Michael Skotnik" <redacted><br />
Betreff: Re: Copyright Infringement<br />
<br />
----------<br />
From: Michael Skotnik <redacted><br />
Date: Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 7:20 AM<br />
To: Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
<br />
<br />
Dear Sirs,<br />
<br />
I have to recognise the copyright infringing material is still on Wikimedia Commons. So I repeat may DMCA<br />
request, telling that I'm the copyright owner and in good believe. My information is accurate and I<br />
know that a missuse is under the penalty of perjury!<br />
<br />
For my identification I add a copy of my passport. You also can see by this way, that it's me in the<br />
infringing material.<br />
<br />
My personal data again:<br />
<br />
Michael Skotnik<br />
<redacted><br />
<redacted><br />
AUSTRIA<br />
Tel.: <redacted><br />
<br />
I demand the deletion of all controbutions of "Elecom2"<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feet_licking.JPG?uselang=de<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mikropenis_Erektion.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exhibitionist.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_01.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_02.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetish_03.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_erigiertem_Mikropenis.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Male_with_chastity_device.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medical_fetishism.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_erigiertem_Mikropenis.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_mit_Mikropenis.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micropenis_man.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foot_fetishism.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flaccid_micropenis.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foot_fetish_couple.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micropenis_man.jpg<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_vagina_unshaved.JPG<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_with_erect_micropenis.jpg<br />
<br />
<br />
Signed:<br />
Mag. Michael Skotnik<br />
<br />
<br />
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. August 2016 um 03:26 Uhr<br />
<br />
<br />
Von: "Wikimedia Legal" <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
An: "Michael Skotnik" <redacted><br />
Betreff: Re: Copyright Infringement<br />
<br />
----------<br />
From: Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
Date: Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 5:40 PM<br />
To: Michael Skotnik <redacted><br />
<br />
<br />
Dear Mr. Skotnik,<br />
<br />
I apologize for the delay in further response. We are, unfortunately, a small legal team at the Wikimedia Foundation, and I have not had the opportunity to review your further emails before today. However, upon review, your request still does not meet the requirements of the DMCA. Please double check our DMCA policy. In particular, you have to identify what work is being infringed. I admit that is likely difficult in this case, though you could do so by sending a PDF or other file of your original pictures with enough information to show that you are the photographer (such as image metadata). <br />
<br />
I would also suggest that you try the user community as well. If you send an email to info-en-c@wikimedia.org, you can reach volunteers who deal with copyright problems and are often much quicker than the Wikimedia Foundation in addressing problems. You can do that and send a corrected DMCA to me at the same time if you wish.<br />
<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Jacob Rogers<br />
<br />
Legal Counsel<br />
Wikimedia Foundation<br />
<br />
<br />
NOTICE: This email message and all attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the addressees and may contain legally privileged, protected, or confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by email reply and please delete this message from your computer and destroy any copies. You must not copy or disclose the contents of this message or any attachment to any other person. <br />
<br />
<br />
----------<br />
From: Michael Skotnik <redacted><br />
Date: Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 2:37 AM<br />
To: Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
<br />
<br />
Dear Mr. Rogers,<br />
<br />
I was able to locate some files on my old harddisks. They are the original files of some of the posted pictures and should include meta-data.<br />
I hope this helps to verify thet I'm the copyright owner of the pictures posted by "Elecom2" and enough to delete them.<br />
<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Michael SKotnik<br />
<br />
</nowiki></div><br />
[[Category:DMCA 2016]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Award.pdf&diff=106963
File:Award.pdf
2016-09-30T22:03:21Z
<p>Jalexander: Jalexander moved page File:Award.pdf to File:Rosana Fiengo v. Wikimedia Foundation lower court dismissal.pdf: by request, wrong name during upload</p>
<hr />
<div>#REDIRECT [[File:Rosana Fiengo v. Wikimedia Foundation lower court dismissal.pdf]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Rosana_Fiengo_v._Wikimedia_Foundation_lower_court_dismissal.pdf&diff=106962
File:Rosana Fiengo v. Wikimedia Foundation lower court dismissal.pdf
2016-09-30T22:03:21Z
<p>Jalexander: Jalexander moved page File:Award.pdf to File:Rosana Fiengo v. Wikimedia Foundation lower court dismissal.pdf: by request, wrong name during upload</p>
<hr />
<div>Portuguese judgment dismissing case against Wikimedia Foundation</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:VEckl_(WMF)&diff=106420
User:VEckl (WMF)
2016-07-14T19:33:47Z
<p>Jalexander: Jalexander moved page User:VEckl (WMF) to User:Volker E. (WMF): Automatically moved page while renaming the user "VEckl (WMF)" to "Volker E. (WMF)"</p>
<hr />
<div>#REDIRECT [[User:Volker E. (WMF)]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Volker_E._(WMF)&diff=106419
User:Volker E. (WMF)
2016-07-14T19:33:47Z
<p>Jalexander: Jalexander moved page User:VEckl (WMF) to User:Volker E. (WMF): Automatically moved page while renaming the user "VEckl (WMF)" to "Volker E. (WMF)"</p>
<hr />
<div>{{user info<br />
| full name = Volker Eckl<br />
| image name = <br />
| hover text = <br />
| job title = Senior User Experience Engineer<br />
| organization = Wikimedia Foundation<br />
| short quote = Find the standards, question the standards, improve the standards. Follow the standards!<br />
| about me = I joined the Wikimedia Foundation in May 2015. Information architecture, information design, in short bringing information in most pleasingly way to the user are the things I'm interested in. <br />
Personal information: I've started as [[w:en:User:Volker_E|(German) Wikipedia contributer]] while my studies of philosophy in 2004.<br />
| about my work = I'm working on the Reading team, bringing forward the UI Standardization efforts. Always happy to discuss challenges you're running into!<br />
| contact me = <br />
* Email: volker{{@}}wikimedia.org<br />
* IRC: Volker_E<br />
* Twitter: [https://twitter.com/Volker_E @Volker_E]<br />
}}</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Krenair_(WMF)&diff=106408
User:Krenair (WMF)
2016-07-13T19:51:36Z
<p>Jalexander: Jalexander moved page User:Krenair (WMF) to User:Alex Monk (WMF): Automatically moved page while renaming the user "Krenair (WMF)" to "Alex Monk (WMF)"</p>
<hr />
<div>#REDIRECT [[User:Alex Monk (WMF)]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Alex_Monk_(WMF)&diff=106407
User:Alex Monk (WMF)
2016-07-13T19:51:36Z
<p>Jalexander: Jalexander moved page User:Krenair (WMF) to User:Alex Monk (WMF): Automatically moved page while renaming the user "Krenair (WMF)" to "Alex Monk (WMF)"</p>
<hr />
<div>{{user info<br />
| full name = Alex Monk<br />
| image name = Alex Monk.jpg<br />
| job title = Software Engineer, VisualEditor team<br />
| organization = Wikimedia Foundation<br />
| short quote = <br />
| about me = I've been directly involved in Wikimedia projects, and a volunteer technical contributor to MediaWiki, since early 2012. In March 2014 I joined the Foundation's <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:foundation:Staff and contractors|showall=1}}#Editing VisualEditor/Editing]</span> team.<br />
| about my work = Since March 2014 I'm working with the [[mw:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] team on MediaWiki integration.<br />
| contact me =<br />
* Email: alex{{@}}wikimedia.org or amonk{{@}}wikimedia.org<br />
* [[mw:IRC|IRC]]: Krenair in most technical Wikimedia channels<br />
* Location: UK<br />
}}</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Policies_navbox&diff=106133
Template:Policies navbox
2016-06-25T14:34:34Z
<p>Jalexander: data policy to newer policy</p>
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* [[Credit card usage policy|Credit card usage]]<br />
* [[Delegation of authority policy|Delegation of authority]]<br />
** [[Delegation of authority policy#Subdelegation|Subdelegation]]<br />
* [[Duty entertainment guidelines policy|Duty entertainment]]<br />
* [[Gift policy|Gifts]]<br />
* [[Pluralism, internationalism, and diversity policy|Pluralism, internationalism, and diversity]]<br />
* [[Travel policy|Travel]]<br />
* [[Travel approval policy|Travel approval]]<br />
* [[Whistleblower policy|Whistleblower]]<br />
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* [[Requests for user information procedures & guidelines|Requests for user information]]<br />
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Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Access_to_nonpublic_information_policy&diff=106132
Access to nonpublic information policy
2016-06-25T14:33:48Z
<p>Jalexander: redirect to actual policy of this name</p>
<hr />
<div>#REDIRECT [[m:Access_to_nonpublic_information_policy]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Archive:Access_to_nonpublic_data_policy&diff=106131
Archive:Access to nonpublic data policy
2016-06-25T14:30:51Z
<p>Jalexander: archiving</p>
<hr />
<div>{{historical}}<br />
{{info|This policy has been replaced by a new [[m:Access to non public information policy|Access to non public information policy]], which was approved by the Board of Trustees on 25 April 2014. However, this policy remained in force until the new processes mandated by the new policy were put into place. Transition to the new policy began on 15 September 2015 and the transition of all volunteers to the new policy has now been completed.}}<br />
{{nonpublicdatalang}}<br />
<br />
The intent of this policy is to ensure that volunteers who have access to nonpublic data covered by the Wikimedia Foundation privacy policy are personally and legally accountable.<br />
<br />
# Only persons whose identity is known to the Wikimedia Foundation shall be permitted to have access to any nonpublic data or other nonpublic information produced, collected, or otherwise held by the Wikimedia Foundation, where that data or other information is restricted from public disclosure by the [[Privacy_policy|Wikimedia Privacy Policy]].<br />
# Any volunteer who is chosen by any community process to be granted access rights to restricted data shall not be granted that access until that volunteer has satisfactorily identified himself or herself to the Foundation, which may include proof that such user is at least 18 and explicitly over the age at which they are capable to act without the consent of their parent in the jurisdiction in which they reside.<br />
# Any volunteer who holds such access rights at the time of the adoption of this resolution must satisfactorily identify himself or herself to the Foundation within 60 days of the adoption of this resolution, or have any and all such access rights revoked. Volunteers otherwise in good standing whose access is revoked for failure to identify may have those access rights restored after providing identification, at the discretion of the Foundation.<br />
# Volunteer positions covered by this resolution include, without limitation, all stewards, all holders of the "checkuser" and "oversight" rights, and all developers with access to any electronic records which contains nonpublic information (such as the IP addresses of readers or contributors).<br />
# The access policies for OTRS e-mail queues or other communication systems of the Wikimedia Foundation are defined by WMF office staff in accordance with the intent of this policy.<br />
# Access to deleted revisions on a publicly editable project, such as that held by administrators, is not sufficient to require identification under this policy.<br />
# Identifying information disclosed to the Foundation by a volunteer in compliance with this policy shall be treated as confidential, nonpublic information and shall not be released except consistent with the Wikimedia Privacy Policy.<br />
# Exceptions to this policy may be made only by resolution of the Board of Trustees.<br />
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<br />
Policy last updated: June 2, 2007<br />
[[Category:English]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/House-Ant1.jpg&diff=106017
Legal:DMCA/House-Ant1.jpg
2016-06-09T20:28:56Z
<p>Jalexander: I need to build this part into the tool...</p>
<hr />
<div><div class='mw-code' style='white-space: pre; word-wrap: break-word;'><nowiki><br />
This letter is a Notice of Infringement as authorized in § 512(c) of<br />
the U.S. Copyright Law under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act<br />
(DMCA). The infringing material appears on the Service for which you<br />
are the designated agent.<br />
<br />
The disputed content is a photograph of two black ants on a white background:<br />
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House-Ant1.jpg<br />
<br />
Note that the image's EXIF data displayed on Wikipedia's page bears my<br />
copyright information. My original file is:<br />
http://www.alexanderwild.com/Ants/Making-a-Living/Harvester-Ants/i-NjzSRFJ<br />
<br />
Please remove these files from your servers at your earliest<br />
convenience.<br />
<br />
I have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by<br />
myself, the copyright owner. I hereby state, under penalty of perjury,<br />
that the above information in this email is accurate and that I am the<br />
copyright owner.<br />
<br />
Thanks for your time,<br />
<br />
/s/<br />
Alexander Wild<br />
www.alexanderwild.com<br />
[redacted]<br />
Austin, TX [redacted]<br />
--<br />
Alex Wild<br />
www.alexanderwild.com<br />
</nowiki></div><br />
[[Category:DMCA 2016]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/Taupe_doree.jpg&diff=105648
Legal:DMCA/Taupe doree.jpg
2016-04-06T21:32:05Z
<p>Jalexander: create</p>
<hr />
<div>{{info|This DMCA takedown was received by the Wikimedia Foundation but no action was taken}}<br />
<br />
<poem><br />
From: ImageProtect <DMCA@imageprotect.com><br />
Date: Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 1:23 PM<br />
To: legal@wikimedia.org<br />
<br />
<br />
FIRST NOTICE<br />
<br />
Reference#: A4240I658543 2015-12-18 11:02:12<br />
<br />
Dear Sir or Madam:<br />
<br />
ImageProtect is a third-party corporation that monitors and detects images for the purpose of copyright enforcement. We write to you in regard to your use of the image (the "Image") (a copy of which is enclosed) as stated below.<br />
<br />
The Image was discovered on your website:<br />
<br />
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_(animal)<br />
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_placental_mammals<br />
and on your server at:<br />
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Taupe_doree.jpg<br />
We enclose for your reference copies/screen captures of the webpages where the Image appears and the following information:<br />
Timestamp: 2015-12-18 11:02:12<br />
Infringers IP Address: 198.35.26.96<br />
Infringers Hosting Company: Wikimedia Foundation<br />
Listing of infringement(s): 21808892<br />
<br />
We have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of herein is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or by operation of law. I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive rights that have been infringed. We hereby demand that you and any other entity acting on your behalf comply with the following:<br />
<br />
If a valid license was purchased prior to the use of the image(s), please provide us the Sales Order, Invoice, or other License Information. If the image was licensed under an alternate company name (dba) or in the name of a third party, such as an advertising agency, please provide that company name and phone number. We will review that information and respond to you as quickly as possible.<br />
<br />
If a valid license does not exist for the identified usage and you do not plan to use the image(s) moving forward, you must immediately cease and desist use of the image(s), and remove them from your website. In addition, to avoid further action, a payment of $1000.00 for the use of the image(s) in question must be received within 10 days of the date of this letter.<br />
<br />
Please contact the undersigned within the next 14 days in order to clarify if a valid license exists or to discuss payment of damages for past use. If possible, we can discuss the continued use of the Image once the damages have been paid and if there is no conflict with any current licensed user.<br />
<br />
Alternatively, Image Protect operates an online settlement portal, which automates the processing of damages payments. You can access the portal by copying and pasting the URL below into a browser. Follow the instructions to pay damages of $1000.00 or provide valid license details.<br />
<br />
https://imageprotect.com/payment_portal/<redacted><br />
<br />
Very truly yours,<br />
<br />
<redacted><br />
CEO<br />
ImageProtect<br />
<redacted><br />
San Clemente, CA 92672<br />
<redacted><br />
<br />
For any correspondence regarding this case, please send your emails to DMCA@ImageProtect.com and refer to Notice ID: 21808892. If you need immediate assistance or if you have general questions please call the number listed above.<br />
<br />
Timestamp: 2015-12-18 11:02:12<br />
Infringers IP Address: 198.35.26.96<br />
Infringers Hosting Company: Wikimedia Foundation<br />
Listing of infringement(s): 21808892<br />
<br />
[[Category:DMCA 2016]]<br />
</poem></div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/OZTAM_2&diff=104932
Legal:DMCA/OZTAM 2
2016-02-04T06:33:16Z
<p>Jalexander: counternotice note</p>
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<div>{{note|A DMCA Counternotice was received for this takedown on January 30th 2016 and can be found at [[:File:OzTAM counternotice Redacted.pdf]]. The original complainant was notified on February 2nd and by law we must wait 10 business days (February 16th) for a response before restoring the content.}}<br />
<br />
<poem><br />
From: <redacted> <<redacted>@oztam.com.au><br />
Date: Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 5:42 PM<br />
Subject: Formal DCMA Take Down Notice - Publication of OzTAM Data in the Public Domain<br />
To: Wikimedia Legal <legal@wikimedia.org><br />
Cc: <redacted><<redacted>@oztam.com.au><br />
<br />
<br />
To the Wikimedia Foundation<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
COPYRIGHT CLAIM – FORMAL DMCA TAKEDOWN NOTICE<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
OzTAM Pty Limited is the copyright owner of the ratings information being infringed at: <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
· http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Australia<br />
<br />
<copy of the tables removed per legal advice><br />
<copy of the tables removed per legal advice><br />
<br />
The entirety of the above two tables consists of data being infringed. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
This letter is official notification under the provisions of Section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) to effect removal of the above-reported infringements. I request that you immediately issue a cancellation message as specified in RFC 1036 for the specified postings and prevent the infringer from posting the infringing data to your servers in the future. Please be advised that law requires you, as a service provider, to “expeditiously remove or disable access to” the infringing data upon receiving this notice. Noncompliance may result in a loss of immunity for liability under the DMCA.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
I have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of here is not authorised by OzTAM, the copyright holder, or the law. The information provided here is accurate to the best of my knowledge. I swear under penalty of perjury that OzTAM is the copyright holder. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Please send me at the address noted below a prompt response indicating the actions you have taken to resolve this matter.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Yours sincerely<br />
<redacted><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<redacted><br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
OzTAM Pty Ltd<br />
</poem><br />
<br />
[[Category:DMCA 2013]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:OzTAM_counternotice_Redacted.pdf&diff=104931
File:OzTAM counternotice Redacted.pdf
2016-02-04T06:30:11Z
<p>Jalexander: counter-notice for DMCA OZTAM 2
Category:DMCA 2013</p>
<hr />
<div>counter-notice for [[DMCA OZTAM 2]]<br />
[[Category:DMCA 2013]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/Bernie_Sanders_Logos&diff=104665
Legal:DMCA/Bernie Sanders Logos
2016-01-16T08:48:01Z
<p>Jalexander: I should clean this up later... but for now</p>
<hr />
<div>{{info|'''This DMCA takedown was withdrawn by the filer, it is no longer in force and all images have been undeleted. As always images are open to normal community process and so may or may not still be available.'''}}<br />
<br />
{{info|The attached file with more information can be viewed at [[:File:Bernie Sanders - Wikimedia Commons DMCA takedown - Redacted.pdf]]}}<br />
{{info|A DMCA Counter Notice has been received for this takedown and can be found at [[:File:Bernie Sanders logos DMCA counter notice Redacted.pdf]]. As required by law the Wikimedia Foundation will now wait 10 business days for a response from the original notice filer before restoring the content .}} <br />
<br />
<div class='mw-code' style='white-space: pre; word-wrap: break-word;'><nowiki><br />
Dear Ms. Tretikov,<br />
<br />
Attached is correspondence from <redacted> re DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement/Immediate Attention Required.<br />
<br />
Kind Regards, <redacted><br />
</nowiki></div><br />
[[Category:DMCA 2016]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/Bernie_Sanders_Logos&diff=104656
Legal:DMCA/Bernie Sanders Logos
2016-01-15T08:42:56Z
<p>Jalexander: note</p>
<hr />
<div>{{info|The attached file with more information can be viewed at [[:File:Bernie_Sanders_-_Wikimedia_Commons_DMCA_takedown_-_Redacted.pdf]]}}<br />
{{info|A DMCA Counter Notice has been received for this takedown and can be found at [[:File:Bernie_Sanders_logos_DMCA_counter_notice_Redacted.pdf]]. As required by law the Wikimedia Foundation will now wait 10 business days for a response from the original notice filer before restoring the content .}} <br />
<br />
<div class='mw-code' style='white-space: pre; word-wrap: break-word;'><nowiki><br />
Dear Ms. Tretikov,<br />
<br />
Attached is correspondence from <redacted> re DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement/Immediate Attention Required.<br />
<br />
Kind Regards, <redacted><br />
</nowiki></div><br />
[[Category:DMCA 2016]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Bernie_Sanders_logos_DMCA_counter_notice_Redacted.pdf&diff=104655
File:Bernie Sanders logos DMCA counter notice Redacted.pdf
2016-01-15T08:40:52Z
<p>Jalexander: DMCA Counter notice for DMCA Bernie Sanders Logos
Category:DMCA 2016</p>
<hr />
<div>DMCA Counter notice for [[DMCA Bernie Sanders Logos]]<br />
[[Category:DMCA 2016]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/Bernie_Sanders_Logos&diff=104645
Legal:DMCA/Bernie Sanders Logos
2016-01-14T21:13:18Z
<p>Jalexander: create</p>
<hr />
<div>{{info|The attached file with more information can be viewed at [[:File:Bernie_Sanders_-_Wikimedia_Commons_DMCA_takedown_-_Redacted.pdf]]}}<br />
<div class='mw-code' style='white-space: pre; word-wrap: break-word;'><nowiki><br />
Dear Ms. Tretikov,<br />
<br />
Attached is correspondence from <redacted> re DMCA Notice of Copyright Infringement/Immediate Attention Required.<br />
<br />
Kind Regards, <redacted><br />
</nowiki></div><br />
[[Category:DMCA 2016]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Bernie_Sanders_-_Wikimedia_Commons_DMCA_takedown_-_Redacted.pdf&diff=104644
File:Bernie Sanders - Wikimedia Commons DMCA takedown - Redacted.pdf
2016-01-14T21:12:56Z
<p>Jalexander: for DMCA_Bernie_Sanders_Logos</p>
<hr />
<div>for [[DMCA_Bernie_Sanders_Logos]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/Etna.png&diff=104304
Legal:DMCA/Etna.png
2015-12-19T02:28:43Z
<p>Jalexander: +1</p>
<hr />
<div>{{info|The attached file with more information can be viewed at [[:File:DMCA_letter_wikimedia_12.18.15-Redacted.pdf]]}}<br />
<div class='mw-code' style='white-space: pre; word-wrap: break-word;'><nowiki><br />
Dear Lila Tretikov,<br />
<br />
Your prompt attention to the attached is appreciated.<br />
<br />
Thank you.<br />
<br />
Sincerely,<br />
<br />
<redacted><br />
Copyright Compliance Department<br />
Getty Images, Inc. <br />
<redacted><br />
Seattle, WA 98104<br />
Direct (US): 1 (206) <redacted><br />
Department (US): 1 (800) <redacted><br />
Fax (US): 1 (206) <redacted><br />
<br />
For more information about the Getty Images License Compliance Program, please visit:<br />
www.gettyimages.com/copyright<br />
<br />
licensecompliance@gettyimages.com<br />
www.gettyimages.com<br />
<br />
<br />
©2015 Getty Images, Inc.<br />
PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL<br />
This message may contain privileged or confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail or any attachments hereto. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail and any attachments from your system without copying or disclosing the contents. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. Getty Images, Inc.,<redacted>, Seattle, WA 98104, www.gettyimages.com. PLEASE NOTE that all incoming e-mails will be automatically scanned by us and by an external service provider to eliminate unsolicited promotional e-mails ("spam"). This could result in deletion of a legitimate e-mail before it is read by its intended recipient at our firm. Please tell us if you have concerns about this automatic filtering.<br />
</nowiki></div><br />
[[Category:DMCA 2015]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:DMCA_letter_wikimedia_12.18.15-Redacted.pdf&diff=104303
File:DMCA letter wikimedia 12.18.15-Redacted.pdf
2015-12-19T02:27:55Z
<p>Jalexander: forDMCA_Etna.png
Category:DMCA 2015</p>
<hr />
<div>for[[DMCA_Etna.png]]<br />
[[Category:DMCA 2015]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:MFlaschen_(WMF)&diff=104284
User:MFlaschen (WMF)
2015-12-17T02:23:24Z
<p>Jalexander: redirect</p>
<hr />
<div>#REDIRECT [[w:en:User:Mattflaschen-WMF]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:TGilbey_(WMF)&diff=104278
User:TGilbey (WMF)
2015-12-16T21:14:01Z
<p>Jalexander: former staff</p>
<hr />
<div>{{former staff}}<br />
{{user info<br />
| full name = Terence Gilbey<br />
| image name = Gilbey, Terence March 2015.jpg<br />
| hover text = Terence Gilbey, Chief Operating Officer<br />
| job title = Chief Operating Officer<br />
| organization = Wikimedia Foundation<br />
<br />
| short quote =<br />
<br />
| about me = <br />
I was born in England and moved to the United states in the mid 90's. <br />
<br />
| about my work =<br />
As COO I intend to help WMF...<br />
<br />
Champion an environment where we recognize the ideas and contributions of the Wikimedia communities, the staff of WMF, and our users as valuable resources. <br />
<br />
Build a discipline of following through on our commitments and accomplishing our goals.<br />
<br />
Deliver the best value possible for every donor dollar we spend in pursuit of our mission. <br />
<br />
Ensuring that we do all of this with transparency, openness, and integrity. <br />
| contact me = <br />
* E-mail: tgilbey{{@}}wikimedia.org<br />
}}</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/The_Boeing_Company&diff=104083
Legal:DMCA/The Boeing Company
2015-11-18T23:49:12Z
<p>Jalexander: post new DMCA</p>
<hr />
<div><div class='mw-code' style='white-space: pre; word-wrap: break-word;'><nowiki><br />
Pursuant to 17 USC 512(c)(3)(A), this communication serves as a statement that:<br />
<br />
I am the duly authorized representative of the exclusive rights holder (The Boeing Company) for the images located at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:737-100_K14245.jpg and https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:737-100_N73700.jpg . I have a good faith belief that the use of this material in such a fashion is not authorized by the copyright holder, the copyright holder’s agent, or the law.<br />
<br />
Under penalty of perjury in a United States court of law, I state that the information contained in this notification is accurate, and that I am authorized to act on the behalf of the exclusive rights holder for the material in question. I may be contacted by the following methods.<br />
<br />
ATTN: <redacted><br />
<redacted><br />
Seattle WA 98124-<redacted><br />
United States<br />
<br />
<redacted>@boeing.com<br />
<br />
Desk phone: 206-<redacted><br />
<br />
I hereby request that you remove the images identified above.<br />
<br />
I submitted a similar request for these two images requesting that the images be deleted on 22 Oct 2015, however the images still remain posted on Wikimedia.org. If you are not willing to remove the images, please provide an explanation.<br />
<br />
We appreciate your support and cooperation.<br />
<br />
<redacted><br />
Intellectual Property Management<br />
Telephone: 206-<redacted><br />
</nowiki></div><br />
[[Category:DMCA 2015]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Financial_reports&diff=103894
Financial reports
2015-11-02T18:14:43Z
<p>Jalexander: tweak</p>
<hr />
<div>{{FinanceLang}}<br />
<br />
== 2015–16 fiscal year ==<br />
<br />
Annual financial plan<br />
* [[2015-2016 Annual Plan]] ([[Media:WMF2015-16AnnualPlan.pdf|PDF]]) | [[2015-2016 Annual Plan/Questions and Answers|Q&A]]<br />
<br />
== 2014–15 fiscal year ==<br />
Full year financial statements, audited by [http://kpmg.com KPMG]:<br />
* [[Media:Audit_Report_-_FY_14-15_-_Final.PDF|Financial statements, years ending June 30, 2015 and 2014]] (PDF)<br />
<br />
Mid-year financial statements<br />
* [[Media:Jul-Dec'14 Mid-year financials.pdf|Financial Statements, July 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Media:Mid Year Financials FY 14-15 FAQs.pdf|Questions and Answers]] (PDF)<br />
<br />
Annual financial plan<br />
* [[Media:2014-15 Wikimedia Foundation Plan.pdf|2014–15 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan]] (PDF) <br />
* [[2014-2015 Annual Plan Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
<br />
== 2013–14 fiscal year ==<br />
Full year financial statements, audited by [http://kpmg.com KPMG]:<br />
* [[Media:Audit_Report_-_FY_13-14_-_Final_v2.pdf|Financial statements, years ending June 30, 2014 and 2013]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Media:Audit_FAQ_2014_Final_v2.pdf|Questions and Answers]] (PDF) <br />
<br />
Mid-year financial statements<br />
* [[Media:Jul-Dec'13 Mid-year financials.pdf|Financial Statements, July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Media:Mid Year Financials FY 13-14 FAQs.pdf|Questions and Answers]] (PDF)<br />
<br />
Annual financial plan<br />
* [[Media:2013-2014 WMF Plan As Published.pdf|2013–14 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan]] (PDF) <br />
* [[2013-2014 Annual Plan Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
<br />
Annual filing with the IRS<br />
* [[Media:Form_990_-_FY_13-14_-_Public2.pdf | Form 990 FY 2013-2014]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Media:Form_990_Questions_and_Answers_2013.pdf | 2013 Form 990 FAQ]] (PDF)<br />
<br />
== 2012–13 fiscal year ==<br />
[[Annual Report]]<br />
[[File:Wmf-AR12 cover2 300dpi.png|right|150px|border|2012–2013 Annual Report|link=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Wmf_AR12_v11_SHIP_2pp_hyper_14jan14.pdf]]<br />
* [[Media:Wmf_AR12_v11_SHIP_2pp_hyper_14jan14.pdf|2012-2013 Annual Report]] (PDF)<br />
<br />
Full year financial statements, audited by [http://kpmg.com KPMG]:<br />
* [[Media:FINAL_12_13From_KPMG.pdf|Financial statements, years ending June 30, 2013 and 2012]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Financial Reports/Financial_Statements_Ending_June_30_2013_and_2012 | Financial statements, years ending June 30, 2013 and 2012]] (Wiki)<br />
* [[Media:Audit_FAQ_2013_Final.pdf|Questions and Answers]] (PDF) <br />
<br />
Mid-year financial statements<br />
* [[Media:Jul-Dec'12 Mid-year financials2.pdf|Financial Statements, July 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Media:Mid Year Financials FY 12-13 FAQs.pdf|Questions and Answers]] (PDF)<br />
<br />
Annual financial plan<br />
* [[Media:2012-13 Wikimedia Foundation Plan FINAL FOR WEBSITE.pdf|2012–13 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan]] ([[:File:2012-13_Wikimedia_Foundation_Plan_FINAL_FOR_WEBSITE.pdf|PDF]]) <br />
* [[2012-2013 Annual Plan Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
<br />
Annual filing with the IRS<br />
* [[Media:Form_990_-_FY_12-13_-_Public.pdf | Form 990 FY 2012-2013]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Form 990 Questions and Answers (2012) | 2012 Form 990 FAQ]] (Wiki)<br />
<br />
== 2011–12 fiscal year ==<br />
[[File:WMF_Annual_Report_2011–12_EN_cover_rgb_300ppi.png|right|150px|border|2011–2012 Annual Report|link=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/WMF-AR_2011%E2%80%9312_EN_SHIP2_17dec12_300dpi_hi-res.pdf]]<br />
[[Annual Report]]<br />
* [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/WMF-AR_2011%E2%80%9312_EN_SHIP2_17dec12_300dpi_hi-res.pdf 2011-2012 Annual Report] (PDF)<br />
<br />
Full year financial statements, audited by [http://kpmg.com KPMG]:<br />
* [[Media:FINAL_11_12From_KPMG.pdf|Financial statements, years ending June 30, 2012 and 2011]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Financial Reports/Financial_Statements_Ending_June_30_2012_and_2011 | Financial statements, years ending June 30, 2012 and 2011]] (Wiki)<br />
* [[Media:Audit_FAQ_2012_Final.pdf|Questions and Answers]] (PDF) <br />
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* [[Media:Jul-Dec'11 Mid-year financials.pdf|Financial Statements, July 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011]] (PDF)<br />
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* [[Media:Mid Year Financials FY 11-12 FAQs.pdf|Questions and Answers]] (PDF)<br />
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* [[Media:2011-12_Wikimedia_Foundation_Plan_FINAL_FOR_WEBSITE_.pdf|2011–12 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan]] (PDF)<br />
* [[2011-2012 Annual Plan Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
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Annual filing with the IRS<br />
* [[Media:Form_990_-_FY_11-12_-_Public.pdf | Form 990 FY 2011-2012]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Form 990 Questions and Answers (2011) | 2011 Form 990 FAQ]] (Wiki)<br />
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== 2010–11 fiscal year ==<br />
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[[File:WMF AR11 SHIP spreads 15dec11 72dpi.pdf|right|150px|2010–2011 Annual Report|link=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/WMF_AR11_SHIP_spreads_15dec11_72dpi.pdf]]<br />
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* [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/WMF_AR11_SHIP_spreads_15dec11_72dpi.pdf 2010-2011 Annual Report] (PDF)<br />
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Full year financial statements, audited by [http://kpmg.com KPMG]:<br />
* [[Media:FINAL_10_11From_KPMG.pdf|Financial statements, years ending June 30, 2011 and 2010]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Financial Reports/Financial_Statements_Ending_June_30_2011_and_2010 | Financial statements, years ending June 30, 2011 and 2010]] (Wiki)<br />
* [[Media:Audit_FAQ_2011_Final.pdf|Questions and Answers]] (PDF) <br />
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Mid-year financial statements<br />
* [[Media:Jul-Dec'10 Mid-year financials.pdf|Financial Statements, July 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Media:Mid Year Financials FY 10-11 FAQs.pdf|Questions and Answers]] (PDF)<br />
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Annual financial plan<br />
* [[Media:2010-11 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan FINAL FOR WEBSITE.pdf|2010–11 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan]] (PDF)<br />
* [[2010-2011 Annual Plan Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
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Annual filing with the IRS<br />
* [[Media:Form_990_-_FY_10-11_-_Public.pdf | Form 990 FY 2010-2011]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Financial Reports/Form_990_FAQ_2010 | 2010 Form 990 FAQ]] (Wiki)<br />
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[[Image:WMF Annual Report 2009 2010 Cover image.png|right|150px|2009–2010 Annual Report|link=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/AR_web_all-spreads_24mar11_72_FINAL.pdf]]<br />
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* [//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/AR_web_all-spreads_24mar11_72_FINAL.pdf 2009-2010 Annual Report] (PDF)<br />
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Full year financial statements, audited by [http://kpmg.com KPMG]:<br />
* [[Media:FINAL_09_10From_KPMG.pdf|Financial statements, years ending June 30, 2010 and 2009]] (160KB, PDF)<br />
* [[2009-2010 Financial Statements Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
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Mid-year financial statements<br />
* [[Media:Jul Dec09 Mid Year Financials.pdf|Financial Statements, July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Financial reports/July 2009 to December 2009 Mid-Year FAQ|Questions and Answers]]<br />
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Annual financial plan<br />
* [[Media:2009-10 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan FINAL July2.pdf|2009–10 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan]]<br />
* [[2009-2010 Annual Plan Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
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Annual filing with the IRS<br />
* [[Media:WMF 2009 2010 Form 990.pdf|Form 990, year ending June 30, 2010]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Form 2009 Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
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== 2008–9 fiscal year ==<br />
[[File:Thumbnail20082010WMFAR.jpg|right|150px|2008–2009 Annual Report|link=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/a/a4/WMF_Annual_Report_20082009_online.pdf]]<br />
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Annual Report<br />
* [[Media:WMF Annual Report 20082009 online.pdf|2008-2009 Annual Report]] (PDF)<br />
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Full year financial statements, audited by [http://kpmg.com KPMG]:<br />
* [[Media:FINAL 08 09From KPMG.pdf|Financial statements, years ending June 30, 2009 and 2008]] (160KB, PDF)<br />
* [[2008-2009 Financial Statements Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
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Mid-year financial statements<br />
* [[Media:WMF Mid-Year-Financials 08-09-FINAL.pdf|Financial Statements, July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Financial reports/July 2008 to December 2008 Mid-Year FAQ|Questions and Answers]]<br />
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Annual financial plan<br />
* [[Media:FY 2008 09 Annual Plan.PDF|2008/2009 Annual Plan presentation]] (PDF)<br />
* [[2008-2009 Annual Plan Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
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Annual filing with the IRS<br />
* [[Media:WMF 2008 2009 Form 990.pdf|Form 990, year ending June 30, 2009]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Form 2008 Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
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== 2007–8 fiscal year ==<br />
[[File:Annual-report.jpg|right|150px|2007/2008 Annual Report|link=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/2/2a/WMF_20072008_Annual_report.pdf]]<br />
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Annual Report<br />
* [[Media:WMF 20072008 Annual report.pdf|2007–2008 Annual Report]]<br />
* [[2007-2008 Annual Report Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
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Full year financial statements, audited by [http://kpmg.com KPMG]:<br />
* [[Media:Wikimedia 20072008 fs.pdf|Financial statements, year ending June 30, 2008]] (245KB, PDF)<br />
* [[2007-2008 Financial Statements Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
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Mid-year financial statements<br />
* [[Media:WMF Financial Statements July 1 to November 30 2007-1.pdf|Financial Statements, July 1, 2007 to November 30, 2007]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Financial reports/July 2007 to November 2007 Mid-Year FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]<br />
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Annual filing with the IRS<br />
* [[Media:WMF 2008 Form 990.pdf|Form 990, year ending June 30, 2008]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Form 2007 Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
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== 2006–7 fiscal year ==<br />
Full year financial statements, audited by [http://www.gsscpa.com Gregory, Sharer & Stuart]:<br />
* [[Media:Wikimedia 2007 fs.pdf|Financial statements, year ending June 30, 2007]] (158KB, PDF)<br />
* [[Letter from Florence Devouard regarding the 2006-2007 Financial Statements]]<br />
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Annual filing with the IRS<br />
* [[Media:WMF 2007 Form 990.pdf|Form 990, year ending June 30, 2007]] (PDF)<br />
* [[Form 2006 Questions and Answers|Questions and Answers]]<br />
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== Prior years ==<br />
Full year financial statements, audited by [http://www.gsscpa.com Gregory, Sharer & Stuart]:<br />
* [[Media:Wikimedia 2006 fs.pdf|Financial statements, three years ending June 30, 2006]] (91KB, PDF)<br />
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Annual filing with the IRS<br />
* [[Media:WMF 2006 Form 990.pdf|Form 990, year ending June 30, 2006]] (PDF)<br />
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*[[Media:Watchlist Match Protocol.pdf|Watchlist Match Protocol]]<br />
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==Investment Policy==<br />
* [[Investment Guidance]]<br />
* [[Wikimedia Foundation Investment Policy]]<br />
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==Investment Reports==<br />
*[[:File: US Trust Short Term and Long Term WMF Investments Performance March 2015.pdf|US Trust Short Term and Long Term WMF Investments Performance March 2015]]<br />
*[[:File: US Trust Short Term and Long Term WMF Investments Performance June 2015.pdf|US Trust Short Term and Long Term WMF Investments Performance June 2015]]<br />
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==Request for Proposals (RFP)==<br />
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https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Philippe_(WMF)&diff=103892
User:Philippe (WMF)
2015-10-31T09:32:48Z
<p>Jalexander: +Former staff</p>
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<div>{{Former staff}}<br />
{{user info<br />
| full name = Philippe Beaudette<br />
| image name = Beaudette, Philippe 4.11.2013.jpg<br />
| hover text = Philippe Beaudette, Director of Community Advocacy<br />
| job title = Director, Community Advocacy<br />
| organization = Wikimedia Foundation<br />
| short quote = ''"Where else in the world can you have a job that lets you support the people who change the way that the world uses information? It's an amazing job."''<br />
| about me =<br />
I first joined the Wikimedia Foundation staff as Facilitator of the [[strategy:|Strategic Planning]] project in July 2009. At the completion of the strategic planning project, I became Head of Reader Relations, and led the 2010 Annual Giving campaign. In February 2012, I was promoted to Director of Community Advocacy and assigned to the Legal and Community Advocacy team. With my team, I transferred to the newly formed Community Engagement team in February, 2015.<br />
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Prior to becoming a staff member I was a three-year member of the Board of Trustees Election Committee, a two-year administrator for the English Wikipedia, and volunteered for [[m:OTRS|the Volunteer response team]].<br />
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Outside Wikimedia, I have a background in American electoral politics, where I have worked as Deputy Campaign Manager, Operations Manager and Technology Director on a number of state and federal campaigns, as well as for the non-profit Progressive Alliance Foundation. I have also worked as a technology consultant in the for-profit sector in the United States, Italy and the United Kingdom.<br />
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My username on the projects is "Philippe (WMF)" - so, for instance, on the English Wikipedia, I'm found [[w:en:User talk:Philippe (WMF)|here]], in my professional capacity. My personal username is found [[w:en:User talk:Philippe|here]].<br />
| about my work =<br />
My role is to serve as an advocate for and to the Wikimedia community. The natural question is "from whom", and I joke that the answer is "yes". Seriously, I like to engage myself in areas where I think selective and targeted staff interaction can make a difference. In addition to my own team, I previously also headed the Community Liaison team, until the Director of Community Engagement (Product) was hired. Of course, they're now part of the Community Engagement Department as well.<br />
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* On Meta-Wiki as [[m:User:Philippe (WMF)|Philippe (WMF)]] in my staff role<br />
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Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Wiki_Washakie_DMCA_Redacted.pdf&diff=103728
File:Wiki Washakie DMCA Redacted.pdf
2015-10-02T22:13:50Z
<p>Jalexander: eh this double counts in the category but probably best</p>
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<div>for [[DMCA_Chief_Washakie]]<br />
[[Category:DMCA 2015]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/Chief_Washakie&diff=103727
Legal:DMCA/Chief Washakie
2015-10-02T22:13:28Z
<p>Jalexander: note re file</p>
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<div>{{info| Please note the attachment and letter referened is located at [[:File:Wiki_Washakie_DMCA_Redacted.pdf]]}}<br />
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From: <redacted> <redacted@eb.com><br />
Date: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 12:32 PM<br />
Subject: Re: Chief Washakie article<br />
To: "jrogers@wikimedia.org" <jrogers@wikimedia.org><br />
Cc: "<redacted>" <redacted@eb.com><br />
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Mr. Rogers,<br />
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Attached you will find Encyclopaedia Britannica's DMCA takedown notice for the Washakie article in compliance with DMCA specifications per your request. Please let us know if you have any further questions or concerns. Thank you.<br />
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Sincerely, <br />
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<redacted><br />
Legal Department<br />
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.<br />
<redacted><br />
Chicago, IL - 60654<br />
<readacted><br />
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[[Category:DMCA 2015]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Wiki_Washakie_DMCA_Redacted.pdf&diff=103726
File:Wiki Washakie DMCA Redacted.pdf
2015-10-02T22:12:43Z
<p>Jalexander: for DMCA_Chief_Washakie</p>
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<div>for [[DMCA_Chief_Washakie]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/Chief_Washakie&diff=103706
Legal:DMCA/Chief Washakie
2015-10-02T13:07:33Z
<p>Jalexander: create</p>
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From: <redacted> <redacted@eb.com><br />
Date: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 12:32 PM<br />
Subject: Re: Chief Washakie article<br />
To: "jrogers@wikimedia.org" <jrogers@wikimedia.org><br />
Cc: "<redacted>" <redacted@eb.com><br />
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Mr. Rogers,<br />
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Attached you will find Encyclopaedia Britannica's DMCA takedown notice for the Washakie article in compliance with DMCA specifications per your request. Please let us know if you have any further questions or concerns. Thank you.<br />
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Sincerely, <br />
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<redacted><br />
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.<br />
<redacted><br />
Chicago, IL - 60654<br />
<readacted><br />
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[[Category:DMCA 2015]]</div>
Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:RoleDescription-WikimediaFoundationTrusteeAppointment2SeatsSept2015.pdf&diff=103658
File:RoleDescription-WikimediaFoundationTrusteeAppointment2SeatsSept2015.pdf
2015-09-26T06:22:08Z
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Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Archive:Access_to_nonpublic_data_policy&diff=103552
Archive:Access to nonpublic data policy
2015-09-15T22:16:03Z
<p>Jalexander: update header</p>
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<div>{{info|This policy has been replaced by a new [[m:Access to non public information policy|Access to non public information policy]], which was approved by the Board of Trustees on 25 April 2014. However, this policy remained in force until the new processes mandated by the new policy were put into place. Transition to the new policy began on 15 September 2015. Volunteers granted access to nonpublic information after that date and volunteers who have signed the [[m:Confidentiality_agreement_for_nonpublic_information|new confidentiality agreement]] are now under the new policy. The transition of all volunteers to the new policy will be completed by the end of 2015.}}<br />
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The intent of this policy is to ensure that volunteers who have access to nonpublic data covered by the Wikimedia Foundation privacy policy are personally and legally accountable.<br />
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# Only persons whose identity is known to the Wikimedia Foundation shall be permitted to have access to any nonpublic data or other nonpublic information produced, collected, or otherwise held by the Wikimedia Foundation, where that data or other information is restricted from public disclosure by the [[Privacy_policy|Wikimedia Privacy Policy]].<br />
# Any volunteer who is chosen by any community process to be granted access rights to restricted data shall not be granted that access until that volunteer has satisfactorily identified himself or herself to the Foundation, which may include proof that such user is at least 18 and explicitly over the age at which they are capable to act without the consent of their parent in the jurisdiction in which they reside.<br />
# Any volunteer who holds such access rights at the time of the adoption of this resolution must satisfactorily identify himself or herself to the Foundation within 60 days of the adoption of this resolution, or have any and all such access rights revoked. Volunteers otherwise in good standing whose access is revoked for failure to identify may have those access rights restored after providing identification, at the discretion of the Foundation.<br />
# Volunteer positions covered by this resolution include, without limitation, all stewards, all holders of the "checkuser" and "oversight" rights, and all developers with access to any electronic records which contains nonpublic information (such as the IP addresses of readers or contributors).<br />
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# Access to deleted revisions on a publicly editable project, such as that held by administrators, is not sufficient to require identification under this policy.<br />
# Identifying information disclosed to the Foundation by a volunteer in compliance with this policy shall be treated as confidential, nonpublic information and shall not be released except consistent with the Wikimedia Privacy Policy.<br />
# Exceptions to this policy may be made only by resolution of the Board of Trustees.<br />
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Jalexander
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legal:DMCA/DBL_Partners_test_questions&diff=103551
Legal:DMCA/DBL Partners test questions
2015-09-15T21:55:00Z
<p>Jalexander: +DMCA</p>
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From: <redacted> <redacted><br />
Date: Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 9:32 AM<br />
Subject: DMCA Takedown Notice<br />
To: legal@wikimedia.org<br />
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My name is <redacted> and I am the Product Development Associate of DBL Partners LLC. A website that your company hosts is infringing on at least one copyright owned by my company.<br />
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Our content was copied onto your servers without permission. The original content, to which we own the exclusive copyrights, can be found at: <http://www.practicequiz.com/itil-foundation-practice-test/questions>.<br />
The unauthorized and infringing copies can be found correspondingly at: <https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Sundgauvien38/sandbox>.<br />
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This letter is official notification under Section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (”DMCA”), and I seek the removal of the aforementioned infringing material from your servers. I request that you immediately notify the infringer of this notice and inform them of their duty to remove the infringing material immediately, and notify them to cease any further posting of infringing material to your server in the future.<br />
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Please also be advised that law requires you, as a service provider, to remove or disable access to the infringing materials upon receiving this notice. Under US law, a service provider, such as yourself, enjoys immunity from a copyright lawsuit provided that you act with deliberate speed to investigate and rectify ongoing copyright infringement. If service providers do not investigate and remove or disable the infringing material this immunity is lost. Therefore, in order for you to remain immune from a copyright infringement action you will need to investigate and ultimately remove or otherwise disable the infringing material from your servers with all due speed should the direct infringer, your client, not comply immediately.<br />
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I am providing this notice in good faith and with the reasonable belief that rights my company owns are being infringed. Under penalty of perjury I certify that the information contained in the notification is both true and accurate, and I have the authority to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright(s) involved.<br />
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Should you wish to discuss this with me, please contact me directly at <redacted>.<br />
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<redacted><br />
Product Development Associate<br />
Double Bottom Line Partners, LLC<br />
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Jalexander