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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. | 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. | Similar to the Wikimedia websites, we believe that you shouldn't have to provide nonpublic personal information to participate in the free knowledge movement. If we allowed user accounts to be created, you would 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 our website. 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 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: | 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: | ||
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Except as otherwise stated in this policy, we only keep your Personal Information as long as necessary to maintain, understand and improve our site or to comply with U.S. law. | Except as otherwise stated in this policy, we only keep your Personal Information as long as necessary to maintain, understand and improve our site or to comply with U.S. law. | ||
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 | 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 our website, and our obligations under applicable U.S. law. Non-personal information may be retained indefinitely. | ||
Please remember that certain information, such as your IP Address, 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 the subject of data retention practices, please research it. 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, please research that too. | Please remember that certain information, such as your IP Address, 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 the subject of data retention practices, please research it. 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, please research that too. | ||