Empower and Engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content and either publish it under a free license or dedicate it to the public domain.
Disseminate this content effectively and globally, free of charge.
Offer websites and technical infrastructure to help you do this.
Responsibility — You take responsibility for your edits (since we only host your content).
Civility — You support a civil environment and do not harass other users.
Lawful Behavior — You do not violate copyright, post illegal content, or violate other applicable laws that follow human rights principles.
No Harm — You do not harm our technology infrastructure and you follow the policies for that infrastructure.
Terms of Use and Policies — You adhere to the below Terms of Use, to the Universal Code of Conduct, and to the applicable community policies when you visit our websites or Projects or participate in our communities.
You License Freely Your Contributions — You generally must license your contributions and edits to our websites or Projects under a free and open license (unless your contribution is in the public domain).
No Professional Advice — The content of articles on Wikipedia and other Projects is for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice.
If you need help or you want to report a violation of these Terms of Use you can:
Ask for help on our Projects: Click “help” on the left side of most pages.
Ask for help by email: Contact experienced volunteers for help by emailing infowikimediaorg.
Contact the Wikimedia Foundation: You can find information about how to reach us on our [[foundationsite:Template:Foundationsite languageabout/contact/|contact page]].
If you are a new contributor: You can find project policies to help learn how to use the Wikimedia Projects on pages like the primer for newcomers.
