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Similar to the Wikimedia websites, 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.  We do not sell or rent your Personal Information, nor do we give it to others to sell you anything. Unlike the Wikimedia websites we are not large enough to be able to use it to figure out how to make the our site more engaging and accessible, to see which ideas work, and to make learning and contributing more fun.  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 the [https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms Glossary of Key Terms] helpful.
Similar to the Wikimedia websites, 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.  We do not sell or rent your Personal Information, nor do we give it to others to sell you anything. Unlike the Wikimedia websites we are not large enough to be able to use it to figure out how to make the our site more engaging and accessible, to see which ideas work, and to make learning and contributing more fun.  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 the [https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms Glossary of Key Terms] helpful.


Because everyone (not just lawyers) should be able to easily understand how and why their information is collected and used, like the Wikimedia websites, 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:
Because everyone (not just lawyers) should be able to easily understand how and why their information is collected and used, like ours and the Wikimedia websites, 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:


====What This Privacy Policy Does & Doesn't Cover====
====What This Privacy Policy Does & Doesn't Cover====


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.
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.
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For the sake of clarity, this Privacy Policy covers, regardless of language:
For the sake of clarity, this Privacy Policy covers, regardless of language:
*  All of our major sites (found at [[m:Projects|list of major projects]]), such as Wikipedia, including user pages, discussion pages, and noticeboards.  
*  This web site and the sister website www.TerraBase.info
*  Our blogs and APIs (unless we have provided a separate policy for those services).  
*  Any blogs and APIs (unless we have provided a separate policy for those services).  
*  Official Wikimedia Foundation mobile applications.
*  Official mobile applications.
*  Emails, SMS, and notifications from us or sent to us from you.  
*  Emails, SMS, and notifications from us or sent to us from you.  


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To understand more about what this Privacy Policy does not cover, please see below.
 
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.
 
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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.
Where community policies govern information 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.


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===Types of Information We Receive From You & How We Get It===
===Types of Information We Receive From You & How We Get It===
We collect and receive no personal information from you.


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====Your Public Contributions====
====Your Public Contributions====
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We do not accept public contributions
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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.
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You should be aware that specific data made public by you or aggregated data that is made public by us can be used by anyone for analysis and to infer further information, such as which country a user is from, political affiliation and gender.
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====Account Information & Registration====
====Account Information & Registration====
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We do not allow accounts to be configured or users to be registered.
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You do not need to create an account to use any Wikimedia Site.


If you do create an account, you do not need to give us your name or email address.
If you do not create an account, your contributions will be publicly attributed to your [[Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#Internet Protocol Address|IP address]].
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Want to create an account? Great! Don't want to create an account? No problem!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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====Location Information====
====Location Information====
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We do not use location information


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=====GPS & Other Location Technologies=====
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We do not use GPS or other technologies.
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Some features we offer work better if we know what area you are in.
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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]].
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=====Metadata=====
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Sometimes, we automatically receive location data from your device. 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.
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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.
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=====IP Addresses=====
=====IP Addresses=====
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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]].
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When you visit our site, we automatically receive the IP Address of the device you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to infer your geographical location.
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===Information Related to Your Use of the Wikimedia Sites===
===Information Related to Your Use of the Wikimedia Sites===
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We do not store this information, however third parties may store it for analytical purposes, but it does not include personal information.
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We use certain technologies to collect information about how you use Wikimedia Sites.


Like other websites, we receive some information about you automatically when you visit the Wikimedia Sites.
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.
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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.
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====Information We Receive Automatically====
====Information We Receive Automatically====
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Because of how browsers work, we receive some information automatically when you visit our site. 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 browser, your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's 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.
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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.
   
   
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.
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We do not collect personal information.
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====Information We Collect====
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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.
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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.
 
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).
 
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].
 
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Locally stored data, JavaScript, and tracking pixels help us do things like:
 
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
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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]].
 
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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.
 
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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.
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===How We Use Information We Receive From You===
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We and our service providers use your information for the legitimate purpose of pursuing our charitable mission, including:
 
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* To help you share your knowledge with the world and add new features to our Services.
* To arrange access to your account and provide you with related service.
* To send administrative information to you, such as changes to our policies.
* 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.


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.
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We do not use personal information from you.


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* To provide to you custom content, notices and settings and to enhance your experience with the Wikimedia Sites.
We will customize the Services, in some instances, at your direction; in all instances, in keeping with our legitimate charitable purpose of pursuing our mission.
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* To let you know about things that are happening with the Wikimedia Foundation, the Wikimedia Sites or the Wikimedia movement.
* To alert you when there has been a change to an article that you have decided to follow.
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]].
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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]].
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* To 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.
* For research and analytics.
* To fight spam, identity theft, malware and other kinds of abuse.
* To optimize mobile and other applications.
* 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.
We engage in these activities to further our legitimate charitable purpose and/or to comply with our legal obligations.
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====Location Information====
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=====GPS & Other Location Technologies=====
=====GPS & Other Location Technologies=====
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Our site does not use GPS or other location technologies, other than the above stated IP Address your device may send to us.
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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.
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=====Metadata=====
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As stated above, we may automatically receive location data from your device. Please be aware that the default setting on your mobile device typically results in the metadata associated with your device being sent to us.  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.
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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.
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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.
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."
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When you visit our site, we automatically receive the 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 our site 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.
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We do not share your personal information.
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We may share your information when you give us specific permission to do so, for legal reasons, and in the other circumstances described below.
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We share your information for a particular purpose, if you agree. You can find more information in the list of examples in our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#permissionexamplesFAQ|FAQ]].
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====For Legal Reasons====
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We will disclose your information in response to an official legal process only if we believe it to be legally valid. We will notify you of such requests when possible.
We will disclose your information in response to an official legal process only if we believe it to be legally valid. We will notify you of such requests when possible.
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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.
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.
   
   
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.
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.


For more information, see our [[Subpoena FAQ|Subpoena FAQ]].
For more information, please review information about subpoenas.  
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Revision as of 21:46, 23 January 2020

Welcome!

Wiki.TerraBase.info is a free knowledge website. The information contained within is publicly available. Editing and contribution of new articles is restricted to authorized users.

This Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information.

  • We do not collect personal information about you.
  • Google may collect tracking information that we use to analyze the use of our website.
  • We do not rent or sell your information to anyone.

By using this site, you consent to this policies outlined in this article.

We want this website to benefit readers.

Even though we do not collect, transfer, process, store, or disclose any of your information, we reserve the right to do so. That is not meant to sound ominous and is not meant to upset our readers, but rather for legal purposes.

Similar to the Wikimedia websites, 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. We do not sell or rent your Personal Information, nor do we give it to others to sell you anything. Unlike the Wikimedia websites we are not large enough to be able to use it to figure out how to make the our site more engaging and accessible, to see which ideas work, and to make learning and contributing more fun. 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 the Glossary of Key Terms helpful.

Because everyone (not just lawyers) should be able to easily understand how and why their information is collected and used, like ours and the Wikimedia websites, 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:

What This Privacy Policy Does & Doesn't Cover

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.

For the sake of clarity, this Privacy Policy covers, regardless of language:

  • This web site and the sister website www.TerraBase.info
  • Any blogs and APIs (unless we have provided a separate policy for those services).
  • Official mobile applications.
  • Emails, SMS, and notifications from us or sent to us from you.

To understand more about what this Privacy Policy does not cover, please see below.

Where community policies govern information 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.

Types of Information We Receive From You & How We Get It

We collect and receive no personal information from you.

Your Public Contributions

We do not accept public contributions

Account Information & Registration

We do not allow accounts to be configured or users to be registered.

Location Information

We do not use location information

GPS & Other Location Technologies

We do not use GPS or other technologies.

Metadata

Sometimes, we automatically receive location data from your device. 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.

IP Addresses

When you visit our site, we automatically receive the IP Address of the device you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to infer your geographical location.

Information Related to Your Use of the Wikimedia Sites

We do not store this information, however third parties may store it for analytical purposes, but it does not include personal information.

Information We Receive Automatically

Because of how browsers work, we receive some information automatically when you visit our site. 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 browser, your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's 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.

Personal Information We Collect

We do not collect personal information.

How We Use Personal Information We Receive From You

We do not use personal information from you.

GPS & Other Location Technologies

Our site does not use GPS or other location technologies, other than the above stated IP Address your device may send to us.

Metadata

As stated above, we may automatically receive location data from your device. Please be aware that the default setting on your mobile device typically results in the metadata associated with your device being sent to us. 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.

IP Addresses

When you visit our site, we automatically receive the 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 our site 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.

When May We Share Your Personal Information?

We do not share your personal information.

For Legal Reasons

We will disclose your information in response to an official legal process only if we believe it to be legally valid. We will notify you of such requests when possible.

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.

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.

For more information, please review information about subpoenas.

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We are strongly committed to not sharing nonpublic information and Personal Information with anyone. We only allow tracking by third-party websites you man not have visited (including analytics services, advertising networks, and social platforms), but we don't share or collect your Personal Information and share it with any third parties for any purposes.

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.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Substantial changes to this Policy will generally not be made.

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:

  • In the event of any changes, minor or substantial, we will make said changes.

We ask that you please review this version of our policy. Your continued use of the our site after this Privacy Policy becomes effective constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy on your part. Your continued use of our site 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.

Contact Us

If you have questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, or the information collected under this Privacy Policy, please email us at [1].

Depending on your jurisdiction, you also may have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority competent for your country or region.

Thank You!

Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. We hope you enjoy using our site and appreciate your patronage.

Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of this Privacy Policy and a translation, the original English version takes precedence.

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