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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. 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. 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: