Template:Privacy statement/en

Template documentation

Usage

This template is used to create the Wikimedia Foundation's survey privacy statements. Please see our legal disclaimer.

When adding the template to a page, it is recommended to use the TemplateWizard in VisualEditor so that all the parameter options, explainer text, and dropdown lists of suggested values are visible. Any parameters left blank or omitted will not be displayed.

When adding a translated version of this template to a page, manually change the page language to the desired language to avoid transcluding English content (within the infobox and elsewhere) alongside the translated content. If English content is still transcluding after manually changing the page language, then likely the translations are incomplete and individual translation units will default to English until translations are provided.

Translations

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Blank template with basic parameters

{{Privacy statement
|title=
|purpose= <!-- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 -->
|contact= <!-- email address without @wikimedia.org -->
|recording= <!-- Yes or No -->
|publish= <!-- Yes or No -->
|publish_identifying= <!-- Yes or No -->
|volunteers= <!-- Yes or No -->
|retention= <!-- only 90 days, 180 days, 360 days, and indefinitely currently supported -->
}}

Blank template with all parameters

Only the most pertinent information should be included. Please remove unused parameters.

{{Privacy statement
|title=
|title_link= <!-- Interwiki prefix code followed by page name, no pipe or enclosing [[brackets]] -->
|team= <!-- teams or departments involved -->
|contact= <!-- email address without @wikimedia.org -->
|contact_domain= <!-- email address domain, only use if not wikimedia.org -->
|image= <!-- defaults to Wikipedia 20 images; for a specific image, input filename only without "File:" or "Image:" and without enclosing [[brackets]] -->

|purpose= <!-- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 -->
|purpose2= <!-- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 -->
|purpose3= <!-- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 -->

|services= <!-- Yes or No -->
|community= <!-- Yes or No -->
|find= <!-- Yes or No -->
|outreach= <!-- Yes or No -->
|research= <!-- Yes or No -->
|other= <!-- use only when necessary -->

|event= <!-- Yes or No -->
|meeting= <!-- Yes or No -->
|event_evaluation= <!-- use only when necessary -->

|recording= <!-- Yes or No -->
|transcript= <!-- Yes or No -->
|paid= <!-- Yes or No -->
|account_activity= <!-- Yes or No -->
|demographic= <!-- Yes or No -->
|device= <!-- Yes or No -->
|session= <!-- Yes or No -->
|recording2= <!-- Yes or No -->
|contact_info= <!-- use only when necessary -->
|retention2= <!-- use only when necessary -->
|wildcard= <!-- use only when necessary -->
|wildcard_such_as= <!-- use only with wildcard -->
|wildcard2= <!-- use only when necessary -->
|wildcard2_such_as= <!-- use only with wildcard2 -->

|publish= <!-- Yes or No -->
|publish_identifying= <!-- Yes or No -->
|publish_example= <!-- Interwiki prefix code followed by page name -->
|cc_zero= <!-- Yes or No -->
|cc_bysa= <!-- Yes or No -->

|volunteers= <!-- Yes or No -->
|partner= <!-- use only when necessary -->
|link_partner= <!-- full URL -->
|partner= <!-- use only when necessary -->
|tool= <!-- only Google Forms, Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, LimeSurvey, Google Meet, Zoom, Skype, Eventbrite, or QuickSurveys currently supported -->
|tool2= <!-- use only when necessary -->
|tool3= <!-- use only when necessary -->
|tool_other= <!-- use only when necessary -->
|tool_policy= <!-- use only with tool_other; input URL no brackets -->
|tool_terms= <!-- use only with tool_other; input URL no brackets -->

|retention= <!-- only 90 days, 180 days, 360 days, and indefinitely currently supported -->
}}

TemplateData

This template is designed to create survey privacy statements for the Wikimedia Foundation. This is not legal advice.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
What is the project title?title

Title of the survey, event, etc.

Example
One Survey to Rule Them All
Contentrequired
If there is a project page to link, input here:title_link

Interwiki prefix code followed by page name

Example
m:Main_Page
Stringoptional
What Wikimedia Foundation team (or teams) is involved?team

Please include the word 'team', 'teams', or 'department' as applicable

Example
Movement Strategy and Governance team
Contentoptional
What is the email participants should contact?contact

Address before @, do not include @wikimedia.org

Example
mmoss
Stringrequired
How long will raw data be retained?retention

The raw data collected will be deleted, de-identified, or aggregated within this time

Suggested values
90 days 180 days 360 days indefinitely
Auto value
90 days
Stringrequired
What is the primary purpose of the project?purpose

Movement Strategy recommendation that is related

Suggested values
1. increase the sustainability of our movement 2. improve user experience 3. support safety and inclusion 4. enable more equitable decisions 5. better coordinate across stakeholders 6. invest in skills and leadership development 7. manage internal knowledge 8. identify topics for impact 9. innovate in free knowledge 10. evaluate, iterate, and adapt our activities
Stringrequired
What is the secondary purpose of the project?purpose2

Another related Movement Strategy recommendation

Suggested values
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stringoptional
What is the third purpose of the project?purpose3

Another related Movement Strategy recommendation

Suggested values
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stringoptional
Is there an event?event

Typically involves a registration form

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Is there a meeting?meeting

Typically involves less complex data publishing than an event

Suggested values
Yes No
Example
Interview
Stringoptional
Will data be used to improve our services or tools?services

Typically feedback requested or user testing

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Will data be used to find participants, applicants, or nominations?find

Typically a form people use to indicate interest or qualifications

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Will data be used to support community development?community

Whether more directly or indirectly

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Will data be used for outreach or further communication?outreach

Whether username, email address, or other contact info is involved

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Will data be used for open research and study?research

Whether this is connected to research

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
What service collects responses?tool

Off-wiki service used to collect raw data or on-wiki QuickSurveys

Suggested values
Google Forms Qualtrics SurveyMonkey LimeSurvey Google Meet Zoom Skype QuickSurveys Eventbrite YouTube other
Stringoptional
What is the second service that collects responses?tool2

Only use if two services collect responses

Suggested values
Google Forms Qualtrics SurveyMonkey LimeSurvey Google Meet Zoom Skype QuickSurveys Eventbrite YouTube
Stringoptional
What is the third service that collects responses?tool3

Only use if three services collect responses

Suggested values
Google Forms Qualtrics SurveyMonkey LimeSurvey Google Meet Zoom Skype QuickSurveys Eventbrite YouTube
Stringoptional
Will demographic information be collected?demographic

Such as gender or nationality

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Will device information be collected?device

Such as IP address, user agent

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Will nonpublic Wikimedia session information be collected?session

Such as page viewed, login status

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Will Wikimedia Foundation be recording?recording

Whether you will be doing video, audio, and/or screen recording

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringrequired
Will there be media submissions?recording2

Whether you will collect video, audio, and/or screen recording

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Will transcripts be collected?transcript

Whether there will be chat logs, captions, or screenshots collected

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Will Wikimedia activity records be used?account_activity

Typically when usernames are collected for an editing event

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Will participants be paid?paid

Typically a gratuity or thank you gift

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Will non-identifying results be published?publish

Whether anonymous quotes, statistics, or other aggregate data will be published

Suggested values
Yes No
Auto value
No
Stringrequired
Will identifiable results be published?publish_identifying

Whether quotes with attribution will be published

Suggested values
Yes No
Auto value
No
Stringrequired
If there is an example of publishing:publish_example

Interwiki prefix code followed by page name

Example
m:Main_Page
Stringoptional
Will raw data be shared with volunteers?volunteers

Whether Wikimedia volunteers need access to the raw data

Suggested values
Yes No
Auto value
No
Stringrequired
Other partnerpartner

Input just the service provider's name

Example
Best Collaborator Ever
Stringoptional
Other partner: homepage URLlink_partner

Only use if you specified another service provider; input the full URL with no spaces

Example
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
URLoptional
If you marked the tool as 'other', provide privacy policy link:tool_policy

Only use if you marked 'other'; provide just the URL no brackets

Example
https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Stringoptional
If you marked the tool as 'other', provide terms of use link:tool_terms

Only use if you marked 'other'; provide just the URL no brackets

Example
https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/
Stringoptional
If additional tools are involved, list here:tool_other

Only use if you need to specify more tools and link their terms; use wikitext and punctuation

Example
Google Forms is used to collect responses; please read their [//www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ Privacy Policy] and [//www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/ Terms of Service].
Stringoptional
If a particular infobox image is requested, input here:image

Do not include brackets or File:

Example
WP20Symbols twenty v1.svg
Contentoptional
If the use is not one of the pre-defined options, list here:other

Only use if you need to specify an additional use

Example
Bring about world peace
Stringoptional
Is public domain licensing needed?cc_zero

Creative Commons Zero 1.0 licensing

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Is licensing with attribution needed?cc_bysa

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and 4.0 licensing

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Will event evaluation be combined with event registration?event_evaluation

Whether event evaluation questions will be asked during registration

Suggested values
Yes No
Auto value
No
Stringoptional
Will you collect username, email address, or other contact info?contact_info

Only use if contact info will be collected but not for outreach purposes

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
Is contact information optionally retained longer?retention2

Only use if there is a communications opt-in that results in mixed data retention

Suggested values
Yes No
Stringoptional
What is the domain for the email address participants should contact?contact_domain

Only use if the email is not @wikimedia.org and do not include @

Example
googlegroups.com
Stringoptional
If other information will be collected directly from participants, list here:wildcard

Only use if you need to specify more information collected

Example
Fruit types
Stringoptional
Provide examples of the other information here:wildcard_such_as

Only use if the other information has also been listed; please include commas and 'such as' but do not include 'and'

Example
such as apples, bananas
Stringoptional
If other information will be collected through the service that collects responses, list here:wildcard2

Only use if you need to specify more information collected

Example
Binary information
Stringoptional
Provide examples of the other information collected through the service here:wildcard2_such_as

Only use if the other information has also been listed; please include commas and 'such as' but do not include 'and'

Example
such as ones, zeroes
Stringoptional

This privacy statement supplements the Wikimedia Foundation's Privacy Policy for participants. We describe how we collect, use, share, store, and delete the information we receive from participants.

Privacy Statement Summary
illustration
The data we collect will be used for open analysis and research
Data Collected
ResponsesYes
RecordingNo
Data Published
Non-IdentifyingNo
IdentifyingNo
Data Access
Wikimedia FoundationYes
VolunteersNo
Other
  • Service providers
Data Storage and Deletion
Raw Data Retention90 days
Data LocationU.S. and others
Please read the full Privacy Statement


icon Collection & Use of Info

Why we collect your information

This project will help us . We will use the information you provide to:

For more information about this project, please email @wikimedia.org.

How we collect your information

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

icon Sharing

How we share your information

Publishing: We will publish identifying data (such as direct quotes with attribution) and non-identifying data (such as anonymous quotes, statistics, or other aggregate data). To facilitate this publishing, you agree to license your copyrightable contributions under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and 4.0.

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.

icon 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 @wikimedia.org. Participants who wish to change, access, or delete information they provided should contact us with their requests.


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