Legal:Reading Wikipedia Privacy Statement
This privacy statement supplements the Wikimedia Foundation's Privacy Policy for Reading Wikipedia participants. We describe how we collect, use, share, store, and delete the information we receive from participants.
| Reading Wikipedia | |
|---|---|
 The data we collect will be used to review or improve our services | |
| Data Collected | |
| Responses | Yes |
| Contact info | Yes |
| Recording | No |
| Data Published | |
| Non-Identifying | No |
| Identifying | No |
| Data Access | |
| Wikimedia Foundation | Yes |
| Volunteers | No |
| Other |
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| Data Storage and Deletion | |
| Raw Data Retention | 90 days |
| Data Location | U.S. and others |
| Please read the full Privacy Statement | |
Collection & Use of Info
Why we collect your information
This project will help us improve user experience, identify topics for impact, and increase the sustainability of our movement. We will use the information you provide to:
- Improve our projects, tools, and services
- Find applicants, participants, or nominations
- Communicate with you further
- Advance knowledge through open research and study
For more information about this project, please email mraish
wikimedia.org.
How we collect your information
Google Forms is used to collect responses or registrations; please read their Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
What information we collect
If you choose to participate, we will ask you to provide the following types of information:
Responses to questions- such as defined and free-form responses
Contact information- such as name, username, email address
Sharing
How we share your information
No publishing: The information we collect will not be shared publicly.
Access: Raw data will only be shared with Wikimedia staff, contractors, and service providers who need to process this information and are subject to non-disclosure obligations.
Other sharing: We may disclose any collected information when required by law, when we have your permission, when needed to protect our rights, privacy, safety, users, or the general public, and when necessary to enforce our Terms of Use or any other Wikimedia policy.
Protection
How long we keep your information
The raw data we collect will be deleted, de-identified, or aggregated within 90 days. See our data retention guidelines for more information.
Who to contact
If you have questions, please email mraish wikimedia.org. Participants who wish to change, access, or delete information they provided should contact us with their requests.