Weeklybio:Privacy policy

This is a summary of the Privacy Policy. To read the full terms, scroll down or click here. Disclaimer: This summary is not a part of the Privacy Policy and is not a legal document. It is simply a handy reference for understanding the full Privacy Policy. Think of it as the user-friendly interface to our Privacy Policy.

Because we believe that you shouldn’t have to provide personal information to participate in the free knowledge movement, you may:

   Read, edit, or use any Wiki-Biodata Site without registering an account.
   Register for an account without providing an email address or real name.

Because we want to understand how Wiki-Biodata Sites are used so we can make them better for you, we collect some information when you:

   Make public contributions.
   Register an account or update your user page.
   Use the Wiki-Biodata Sites.
   Send us emails or participate in a survey or give feedback.

We are committed to:

   Describing how your information may be used or shared in this Privacy Policy.
   Using reasonable measures to keep your information secure.
   Never selling your information or sharing it with third parties for marketing purposes.
   Only sharing your information in limited circumstances, such as to improve the Wiki-Biodata Sites, to comply with the law, or to protect you and others.
   Retaining your data for the shortest possible time that is consistent with maintaining, understanding, and improving the Wiki-Biodata Sites, and our obligations under applicable law.

Be aware:

   Any content you add or any change that you make to a Wiki-Biodata Site will be publicly and permanently available.
   If you add content or make a change to a Wiki-Biodata Site without logging in, that content or change will be publicly and permanently attributed to the IP address used at the time rather than a username.
   Our community of volunteer editors and contributors is a self-policing body. Certain administrators of the Wiki-Biodata Sites, who are chosen by the community, use tools that grant them limited access to nonpublic information about recent contributions so they may protect the Wiki-Biodata Sites and enforce policies.
   This Privacy Policy does not apply to all sites and services run by the Wiki-Biodata Foundation, such as sites or services that have their own privacy policy (like the Wiki-Biodata Shop) or sites or services run by third parties (like third-party developer projects on Wiki-Biodata Cloud Services).
   As part of our commitment to education and research around the world, we occasionally release public information and aggregated or non-personal information to the general public through data dumps and data sets.
   For the protection of the Wiki-Biodata Foundation and other users, if you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you may not use the Wiki-Biodata Sites.

Welcome!

The Wiki-Biodata movement is founded on a simple, but powerful principle: we can do more together than any of us can do alone. We cannot work collectively without gathering, sharing, and analyzing information about our users as we seek new ways to make the Wiki-Biodata Sites more usable, safer, and more beneficial.

We believe that information-gathering and use should go hand-in-hand with transparency. This Privacy Policy explains how the Wiki-Biodata Foundation, the non-profit organization that hosts the Wiki-Biodata Sites, like Wikipedia, collects, uses, and shares information we receive from you through your use of the Wiki-Biodata Sites. It is essential to understand that, by using any of the Wiki-Biodata Sites, you consent to the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure, and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. That means that reading this Policy carefully is important.

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 Wiki-Biodata Sites.

We do not sell or rent your Personal Information, nor do we give it to others to sell you anything. We use it to figure out how to make the Wiki-Biodata Sites more engaging and accessible, to see which ideas work, and to make learning and contributing more fun. Put simply: we use this information to make the Wiki-Biodata Sites better for you.

After all, it's people like you, the champions of free knowledge, who make it possible for the Wiki-Biodata Sites to not only exist, but also grow and thrive.

Account Information & Registration

Want to create an account? Great! Don't want to create an account? No problem!

You are not required to create an account to read or contribute to a Wiki-Biodata Site, except under rare circumstances. However, if you contribute without signing in, your contribution will be publicly attributed to the IP address associated with your device.

If you want to create a standard account, in most cases we require only a username and a password. However, if you choose not to provide an email address, we can't help you recover your password.

Location Information

GPS & Other Location Technologies

Some features we offer work better if we know what area you are in.

If you consent, we can use GPS (and other technologies commonly used to determine location) to show you more relevant content. We keep information obtained by these technologies confidential, except as provided in this Policy. You can learn more by checking out the list of examples of how we use these technologies in our FAQ. Back to top WWC arrow up.png

Metadata

Sometimes, we automatically receive location data from your device. For example, if you want to upload a photo on the Wiki-Biodata Commons mobile app, we may receive metadata, such as the place and time you took the photo, automatically from your device. Please be aware that, unlike location information collected using GPS signals described above, the default setting on your mobile device typically includes the metadata in your photo or video upload to the Wiki-Biodata Sites. If you do not want metadata sent to us and made public at the time of your upload, please change your settings on your device. Back to top WWC arrow up.png

IP Addresses

Finally, when you visit any Wiki-Biodata Site, we automatically receive the IP address of the device (or your proxy server) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to infer your geographical location.

Information Related to Your Use of the Wiki-Biodata Sites

We use certain technologies to collect information about how you use Wiki-Biodata Sites.

Like other websites, we receive some information about you automatically when you visit the Wiki-Biodata Sites.

We want to make the Wiki-Biodata Sites better for you by learning more about how you use them. Examples of this might include how often you visit the Wiki-Biodata Sites, what you like, what you find helpful, how you get to the Wiki-Biodata Sites, and whether you would use a helpful feature more if we explained it differently. We also want this Policy and our practices to reflect our community's values. For this reason, we keep information related to your use of the Wiki-Biodata Sites confidential, except as provided in this Policy.

Information We Receive Automatically

Because of how browsers work, we receive some information automatically when you visit the Wiki-Biodata Sites. This includes when you use an online tool on a third-party site that loads information coming from the Wiki-Biodata Sites. This information includes the type of device you are using (possibly including unique device identification numbers, for some beta versions of our mobile applications), the type and version of your browser, your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's operating system, in some cases the name of your internet service provider or mobile carrier, the website that referred you to the Wiki-Biodata Sites, which pages you request and visit, and the date and time of each request you make to the Wiki-Biodata Sites.

Put simply, we use this information to enhance your experience with Wiki-Biodata Sites. For example, we use this information to administer the sites, provide greater security, and fight vandalism; optimize mobile applications, customize content and set language preferences, test features to see what works, and improve performance; understand how users interact with the Wiki-Biodata Sites, track and study use of various features, gain understanding about the demographics of the different Wiki-Biodata Sites, and analyze trends.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Because things naturally change over time and we want to ensure our Privacy Policy accurately reflects our practices and the law, it may be necessary to modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. We reserve the right to do so in the following manner:

   * In the event of substantial changes, we will provide the proposed changes to our users in at least three (3) languages (selected at our discretion) for an open comment period lasting at least thirty (30) calendar days. Prior to the start of any comment period, we will provide notice of such changes and the opportunity to comment via the Wiki-Biodata Sites, and via a notification on Wiki-BiodataAnnounce-L or a similar mailing list.
   * For minor changes, such as grammatical fixes, administrative or legal changes, or corrections of inaccurate statements, we will post the changes and, when possible, provide at least three (3) calendar days' prior notice via Wiki-BiodataAnnounce-L or similar mailing list.

We ask that you please review the most up-to-date version of our Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Wiki-Biodata Sites after any effective date of a subsequent version of this Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy on your part. Back to top WWC arrow up.png

Contact Us

If you have questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, or the information collected under this Privacy Policy, please email us at privacy@Wiki-Biodata.org or contact us directly. If you are located in the European Economic Area and have questions about your personal data or would like to request to access, update, or delete it, you may contact our representative via email at EUrepresentative.Wiki-Biodata@wiki-Biodata.com, or via mail at:

   Bird & Bird GDPR Representative Ireland
   29 Earlsfort Terrace
   Dublin 2
   D02 AY28
   Ireland

   Main point of contact: Vincent Rezzouk-Hammachi

If you are an individual located in the United Kingdom, and have questions about your personal data or would like to request to access, update, or delete it, you may contact our representative via email at UKrepresentative.Wiki-Biodata@wiki-Biodata.com, or via mail at:

   Bird & Bird GDPR Representative Services UK
   12 New Fetter Lane
   London
   EC4A 1JP
   United Kingdom

   Main point of contact: Vincent Rezzouk-Hammachi

Our European Economic Area and United Kingdom Representative can only be contacted for queries in relation to data protection.

Depending on your jurisdiction, you also may have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority competent for your country or region.

Thank You!

Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. We hope you enjoy using the Wiki-Biodata Sites and appreciate your participation in creating, maintaining, and constantly working to improve the largest repository of free knowledge in the world.

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