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This privacy statement supplements the Wikimedia Foundation's Privacy Policy for Wikimania 2023 registration participants. We describe how we collect, use, share, store, and delete the information we receive from participants.

Privacy Statement Summary
Wikimania 2023 registration
From the Core Organizing Team and Movement Communications
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The data we collect will be used to run the associated event
Data Collected
ResponsesYes
Contact infoYes
Demographic dataYes
RecordingYes
Payment dataYes
Data Published
Non-IdentifyingYes
IdentifyingYes
Data Access
Wikimedia FoundationYes
VolunteersYes
Service providersYes
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 coordinate across stakeholders, identify topics for impact, and evaluate, iterate, and adapt our activities. We will use the information you provide to:

  • Run the associated event or meeting
  • Communicate with you further

For more information about this project, please read its related page.

How we collect your information

YouTube is used to host the meeting or stream the event; please read their Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. The event will be hosted on eventyay; 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
  Demographic information
such as nationality, gender
  Payment information
such as name, address, bank information
We will also collect the following using the service(s) identified above:
  Recordings
such as video, audio, photo

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How we share your information

Publishing: Contact information submitted during event registration will not be shared publicly. Recordings taken or live-streamed during the event will be published. Please turn your camera off and use a display name if you do not wish to be recorded. We will publish identifying data (such as direct quotes with attribution) and non-identifying data (such as anonymous quotes, statistics, or other aggregate data). Demographic information will only be published as non-identifying data. For an example, please review what we have published previously. To facilitate this publishing, you agree to donate your copyrightable contributions to the public domain under the terms of Creative Commons Zero 1.0.

Access: Raw data will only be shared with Wikimedia staff, contractors, service providers, and volunteers 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.

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How long we keep your information

The raw data we collect will be deleted, de-identified, or aggregated within 90 days. Please note that if you agree to future contact, your contact information will be retained longer to enable that communication. See our data retention guidelines for more information.

Who to contact

If you have questions, please email wikimania 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.