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== Link to translations ==


[[wmf:Privacy policy]] has a header with links to translations. I think it (or at least a link to [[m:Cookie statement]]) would be beneficial at [[wmf:Cookie statement]], too, so that readers can find the translation in their preferred language. Currently the only way to find the translation is going to the talk page and clicking the Meta link there, far from being intuitive. —[[User:Tacsipacsi|Tacsipacsi]] ([[User talk:Tacsipacsi|talk]]) 19:25, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

:@[[User:Tacsipacsi|Tacsipacsi]] - we have centralized these onto this wiki. Hopefully that is more intuitive. [[User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum (Wikimedia Foundation) &amp;#91;he/him&amp;#93;]] ([[User talk:GVarnum-WMF|talk]]) 04:05, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

== Clarifications on the cookie policy (regarding anonymous edits) ==

I think this may need to be discussed by WMF for changes to be approved, but I have a problem with this paragraph (''emphasis mine''):

:Cookies are not required in order to read or edit the Wikimedia Sites. We use the information we receive from cookies and other locally-stored data technologies to make your experience with the Wikimedia Sites safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and interactions with the Wikimedia Sites, and to generally improve our services. Cookies are required in order to login and for your edits to be associated to a user account; '''without cookies, your edits will be anonymous and unassociated with an account'''.

Since that non-registered edits are associated with the IP address, and certain IP address can be associated with a particular company or government (like [https://www.tomscott.com/wikiparliament/ this example]), I think that it should be changed into something like this (''edits are in boldtype''):

:Cookies are not required in order to read or edit the Wikimedia Sites. We use the information we receive from cookies and other locally-stored data technologies to make your experience with the Wikimedia Sites safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and interactions with the Wikimedia Sites, and to generally improve our services. Cookies are required in order to login and for your edits to be associated to a user account; '''without cookies, your edits will be unassociated with an account. Instead, it will be associated with the [[en:IP address|IP address]] of your computer. In most cases this will only identify roughly the country or city where you made the edit, however in some cases (like inside a company) this may specifically identify the place where you made the edit.'''

Signed, [[Special:Contributions/49.147.235.23|49.147.235.23]] 06:41, 17 June 2021 (UTC) (an unregistered user!)

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There is a redundant space. [[User:Tryvix1509|Tryvix1509]] ([[User talk:Tryvix1509|talk]]) 13:48, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

:@[[User:Tryvix1509|Tryvix1509]]: I have gone ahead and removed that redundant space. Thank you for your note! [[User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum (Wikimedia Foundation) &amp;#91;he/him&amp;#93;]] ([[User talk:GVarnum-WMF|talk]]) 00:17, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

== Justification ==

Hi,&lt;br&gt;
I see no attempt to justify present cookie usage. 

Here is an example. The first table notes {$wgCookiePrefix}* and states &quot;Provides 'Keep me logged in' functionality.&quot;  Understood but an alternative is for the server to keep the login information.  Keep a database of user accounts. With a userid, associate idle time, idle time limit and additional information.  Check the status of a logged in account periodically.  When idle time exceeds the limit, log the account out. Straightforward.

Similar reasoning applies to other cookies and I suspect all cookies can be eliminated.

Please state your justification for the extant implementation.

Thanks,          ... [[User:PeterEasthope|PeterEasthope]] ([[User talk:PeterEasthope|talk]]) 17:13, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Sorry, but your proposal just doesn’t make any sense. The point of the cookie statement is to describe how and why Wikimedia sites track you – it doesn’t matter if it’s a cookie in the browser or a database on the server. Furthermore, because of how the client/server model works, the server cannot initiate any connection. The client can initiate a persistent connection, through which the server can reach the client as long as the browser tab is open, but that’s not enough: the point of this cookie is that it survives closing and re-opening the browser; that persistent connection doesn’t preserve even closing and opening a tab – the next time you open a tab, your browser has no idea who you are and consequently cannot tell your identity to the server upon creating that persistent connection. (Okay, as long as the browser hasn’t been closed in the meantime, it can use &lt;code&gt;{$wgCookiePrefix}Session&lt;/code&gt;, but the point is still preserving data across browser restarts, which isn’t solved.)
:So the explanation for the cookie-based solution is that it’s the only technically really feasible solution. —[[User:Tacsipacsi|Tacsipacsi]] ([[User talk:Tacsipacsi|talk]]) 23:12, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
::Two functionalities are mentioned. (1) Authentication timeout and (2) authentication survival across a browser restart.  A cookie isn't necessary for timeout.  A cookie is necessary for authentication survival.
::Here, authentication persists when firefox is idle. A settable authentication time has value. Also here, cookies are discarded when firefox exits. I authenticate at each browser restart.
::Yes, if authentication is to survive a restart, a cookie or similar mechanism is needed. 
::I'm not convinced the capability is appropriate. My preference: when a browser is opened, authenticate.
::Thx, &amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; ... [[User:PeterEasthope|PeterEasthope]] ([[User talk:PeterEasthope|talk]]) 03:41, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::The table says &lt;code&gt;{$wgCookiePrefix}Session&lt;/code&gt; “Provides 'Keep me logged in' functionality”: this (for me at least, quite clearly) means that if you choose not to use that functionality, it’s not set – and indeed, I’ve just logged in in a private window with the ‘Keep me logged in’ checkbox &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; checked, and the cookie wasn’t there. So you as a user can freely decide: either you have to log in after each restart, or you have one cookie more; it won’t happen that you have to log in after each restart &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; you still have the extra cookie. —[[User:Tacsipacsi|Tacsipacsi]] ([[User talk:Tacsipacsi|talk]]) 18:40, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
::::OK, thanks, ... [[User:PeterEasthope|PeterEasthope]] ([[User talk:PeterEasthope|talk]]) 19:02, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

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== Link to translations ==


[[wmf:Privacy policy]] has a header with links to translations. I think it (or at least a link to [[m:Cookie statement]]) would be beneficial at [[wmf:Cookie statement]], too, so that readers can find the translation in their preferred language. Currently the only way to find the translation is going to the talk page and clicking the Meta link there, far from being intuitive. —[[User:Tacsipacsi|Tacsipacsi]] ([[User talk:Tacsipacsi|talk]]) 19:25, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

:@[[User:Tacsipacsi|Tacsipacsi]] - we have centralized these onto this wiki. Hopefully that is more intuitive. [[User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum (Wikimedia Foundation) &amp;#91;he/him&amp;#93;]] ([[User talk:GVarnum-WMF|talk]]) 04:05, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

== Clarifications on the cookie policy (regarding anonymous edits) ==

I think this may need to be discussed by WMF for changes to be approved, but I have a problem with this paragraph (''emphasis mine''):

:Cookies are not required in order to read or edit the Wikimedia Sites. We use the information we receive from cookies and other locally-stored data technologies to make your experience with the Wikimedia Sites safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and interactions with the Wikimedia Sites, and to generally improve our services. Cookies are required in order to login and for your edits to be associated to a user account; '''without cookies, your edits will be anonymous and unassociated with an account'''.

Since that non-registered edits are associated with the IP address, and certain IP address can be associated with a particular company or government (like [https://www.tomscott.com/wikiparliament/ this example]), I think that it should be changed into something like this (''edits are in boldtype''):

:Cookies are not required in order to read or edit the Wikimedia Sites. We use the information we receive from cookies and other locally-stored data technologies to make your experience with the Wikimedia Sites safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and interactions with the Wikimedia Sites, and to generally improve our services. Cookies are required in order to login and for your edits to be associated to a user account; '''without cookies, your edits will be unassociated with an account. Instead, it will be associated with the [[en:IP address|IP address]] of your computer. In most cases this will only identify roughly the country or city where you made the edit, however in some cases (like inside a company) this may specifically identify the place where you made the edit.'''

Signed, [[Special:Contributions/49.147.235.23|49.147.235.23]] 06:41, 17 June 2021 (UTC) (an unregistered user!)

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There is a redundant space. [[User:Tryvix1509|Tryvix1509]] ([[User talk:Tryvix1509|talk]]) 13:48, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

:@[[User:Tryvix1509|Tryvix1509]]: I have gone ahead and removed that redundant space. Thank you for your note! [[User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum (Wikimedia Foundation) &amp;#91;he/him&amp;#93;]] ([[User talk:GVarnum-WMF|talk]]) 00:17, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

== Justification ==

Hi,&lt;br&gt;
I see no attempt to justify present cookie usage. 

Here is an example. The first table notes {$wgCookiePrefix}* and states &quot;Provides 'Keep me logged in' functionality.&quot;  Understood but an alternative is for the server to keep the login information.  Keep a database of user accounts. With a userid, associate idle time, idle time limit and additional information.  Check the status of a logged in account periodically.  When idle time exceeds the limit, log the account out. Straightforward.

Similar reasoning applies to other cookies and I suspect all cookies can be eliminated.

Please state your justification for the extant implementation.

Thanks,          ... [[User:PeterEasthope|PeterEasthope]] ([[User talk:PeterEasthope|talk]]) 17:13, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Sorry, but your proposal just doesn’t make any sense. The point of the cookie statement is to describe how and why Wikimedia sites track you – it doesn’t matter if it’s a cookie in the browser or a database on the server. Furthermore, because of how the client/server model works, the server cannot initiate any connection. The client can initiate a persistent connection, through which the server can reach the client as long as the browser tab is open, but that’s not enough: the point of this cookie is that it survives closing and re-opening the browser; that persistent connection doesn’t preserve even closing and opening a tab – the next time you open a tab, your browser has no idea who you are and consequently cannot tell your identity to the server upon creating that persistent connection. (Okay, as long as the browser hasn’t been closed in the meantime, it can use &lt;code&gt;{$wgCookiePrefix}Session&lt;/code&gt;, but the point is still preserving data across browser restarts, which isn’t solved.)
:So the explanation for the cookie-based solution is that it’s the only technically really feasible solution. —[[User:Tacsipacsi|Tacsipacsi]] ([[User talk:Tacsipacsi|talk]]) 23:12, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
::Two functionalities are mentioned. (1) Authentication timeout and (2) authentication survival across a browser restart.  A cookie isn't necessary for timeout.  A cookie is necessary for authentication survival.
::Here, authentication persists when firefox is idle. A settable authentication time has value. Also here, cookies are discarded when firefox exits. I authenticate at each browser restart.
::Yes, if authentication is to survive a restart, a cookie or similar mechanism is needed. 
::I'm not convinced the capability is appropriate. My preference: when a browser is opened, authenticate.
::Thx, &amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; ... [[User:PeterEasthope|PeterEasthope]] ([[User talk:PeterEasthope|talk]]) 03:41, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::The table says &lt;code&gt;{$wgCookiePrefix}Session&lt;/code&gt; “Provides 'Keep me logged in' functionality”: this (for me at least, quite clearly) means that if you choose not to use that functionality, it’s not set – and indeed, I’ve just logged in in a private window with the ‘Keep me logged in’ checkbox &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; checked, and the cookie wasn’t there. So you as a user can freely decide: either you have to log in after each restart, or you have one cookie more; it won’t happen that you have to log in after each restart &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; you still have the extra cookie. —[[User:Tacsipacsi|Tacsipacsi]] ([[User talk:Tacsipacsi|talk]]) 18:40, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
::::OK, thanks, ... [[User:PeterEasthope|PeterEasthope]] ([[User talk:PeterEasthope|talk]]) 19:02, 15 December 2024 (UTC)</text>
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We believe that information-gathering and use should go hand-in-hand with transparency. This Privacy Policy explains how the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that hosts the Wikimedia Sites, like Wikipedia, collects, uses, and shares information we receive from you through your use of the Wikimedia Sites. It is essential to understand that when you use any of the Wikimedia Sites, we collect, transfer, process, store, disclose, and use your information as described in this Privacy Policy. That means that reading this Policy carefully is important.
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We believe that you should not 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.
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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 Wikimedia 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 Wikimedia Sites better for you.
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After all, it is people like you, the champions of free knowledge, who make it possible for the Wikimedia Sites to not only exist, but also grow and thrive.
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We recognize that only a minority of you are familiar with technical terms like &quot;tracking pixels&quot; and &quot;cookies&quot; used in the Privacy Policy.
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&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Whether you are brand new to privacy terminology or you are an expert who just wants a refresher, you might find our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms|Glossary of Key Terms]] helpful.&lt;/span&gt;}}

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Because everyone (not just lawyers) should be able to easily understand how and why their information is collected and used, 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:
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Except as explained below, this Privacy Policy applies to our collection and handling of information about you that we receive as a result of your use of any of the Wikimedia Sites. This Policy also applies to information that we receive from our partners or other third parties. To understand more about what this Privacy Policy covers, please see below.
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This Privacy Policy, however, does not cover some situations where we may gather or process information. For example, some uses may be covered by separate privacy policies (like those of the [//shop.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Shop]) or sites or services run by third parties (such as third-party developer projects on [//labs.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Cloud Services]). To understand more about what this Privacy Policy does not cover, please see below.
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Where community policies govern information, such as the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/CheckUser policy|CheckUser policy]], the relevant community may add to the rules and obligations set out in this Policy. However, they are not permitted to create new exceptions or otherwise reduce the protections offered by this Policy.
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Whatever you post on Wikimedia Sites can be seen and used by everyone.
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When you make a contribution to any Wikimedia Site, including on user or discussion pages, you are creating a permanent, public record of every piece of content added, removed, or altered by you. The page history will show when your contribution or deletion was made, as well as your username (if you are signed in) or your temporary account username (if you are not signed in). We may use your public contributions, either aggregated with the public contributions of others or individually, to create new features or data-related products for you or to learn more about how the Wikimedia Sites are used, as further explained below in the [[#infowereceive|&quot;How We Use Information We Receive From You&quot;]] section of this Privacy Policy.
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Unless this Policy says otherwise, you should assume that information that you actively contribute to the Wikimedia Sites, including Personal Information, is publicly visible and can be found by search engines. Like most things on the Internet, anything you share may be copied and redistributed throughout the Internet by other people. Please do not contribute any information that you are uncomfortable making permanently public, like revealing your real name or location in your contributions.
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====Profil məlumatları və qeydiyyat====
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You do not need to create an account to use any Wikimedia Site.
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If you do create an account, you do not need to give us your name or email address (although you can if you choose to, such as for the &quot;Email this user&quot; feature for example).
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If you do not create an account, your contributions will be publicly attributed to your temporary account.
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Want to create an account? Great! Do not want to create an account? No problem!
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You are not required to create an account to read or contribute to a Wikimedia Site, except under [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#needaccount|rare circumstances]]. However, if you contribute without signing in, your contribution will be publicly attributed to a [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#standardaccount|temporary account]] associated with your browser.
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If you want to create a [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#standardaccount|standard account]], in most cases we require only a username and a password. However, if you choose not to provide an email address, we cannot help you recover your password.
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Your username will be publicly visible, so please be careful about revealing your real name or other Personal Information in your username. Your password is only used to verify that the account is yours. Your [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address|IP address]] is also automatically submitted to us, and we record it temporarily. This is to protect Wikimedia users and project content; in the event of abuse, IP addresses may be associated with usernames as part of an investigation. No other Personal Information is required: no name, no email address, no date of birth, and no credit card information.
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Once created, user accounts cannot be removed entirely (although you can usually hide the information on your user page if you choose to). This is because your public contributions must be associated with their author (you!). In some circumstances, the Wikimedia communities [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Right to vanish|can assist]] users with removing additional information related to their account from the projects.
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To gain a better understanding of the demographics of our users, to localize our services and to learn how we can improve our services, we may ask you for more demographic information, such as gender or age, about yourself. We will tell you if such information is intended to be public or private, so that you can make an informed decision about whether you want to provide us with that information. Providing such information is always completely optional. If you do not want to, you do not have to—it is as simple as that.
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====Yeriniz barədə məlumat====
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Some features we offer work better if we know what area you are in.
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If you consent, we can use [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#gps|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 [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#gpsexamplesFAQ|FAQ]].
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Sometimes, we automatically receive location data from your device. For example, if you want to upload a photo on the Wikimedia Commons mobile app, we may receive [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#metadata|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 Wikimedia 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.
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Finally, when you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address|IP address]] of the device (or your [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#proxy-servers|proxy server]]) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#inferlocationFAQ|infer your geographical location]].
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We use certain technologies to collect information about how you use Wikimedia Sites.
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Like other websites, we receive some information about you automatically when you visit the Wikimedia Sites.
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We also use a variety of commonly-used technologies, like cookies, to collect information regarding how you use the Wikimedia Sites, make our services safer and easier to use, and to help create a better and more customizable experience for you.
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We want to make the Wikimedia Sites better for you by learning more about how you use them. Examples of this might include how often you visit the Wikimedia Sites, what you like, what you find helpful, how you get to the Wikimedia 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 Wikimedia Sites confidential, except as provided in this Policy.
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====Avtomatik aldığımız məlumatlar====
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Because of how browsers work, we receive some information automatically when you visit the Wikimedia Sites. This includes when you use an online tool on a third-party site that loads information coming from the Wikimedia 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 [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#browsers|browser]], your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#operating-system|operating system]], in some cases the name of your internet service provider or mobile carrier, the website that referred you to the Wikimedia Sites, which pages you request and visit, and the date and time of each request you make to the Wikimedia Sites.
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Put simply, we use this information to enhance your experience with Wikimedia 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 Wikimedia Sites, track and study use of various features, gain understanding about the demographics of the different Wikimedia Sites, and analyze trends.
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We use a variety of commonly-used technologies, like cookies, to understand how you use the Wikimedia Sites, make our services safer and easier to use, and to help create a better and more customizable experience for you.
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We actively collect some types of information with a variety of commonly-used technologies. These generally include:
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* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;[[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#javascript|JavaScript]], which is used to enhance the security of our sites, provide analytic data, deliver our services, and ensure site reliability,&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;[[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#cookies|Cookies]], which are used to enhance the security of our sites and to deliver our services,&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;[[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#tracking-pixel|Tracking pixels]], which are used to deliver our services as requested and for analytic purposes, and&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;A variety of &quot;locally stored data&quot; technologies, such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#local-storage|local storage]] and session storage, which are used to deliver our services as requested.&lt;/span&gt; 
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These types of technologies may also be used in online tools on a third-party site that loads information from the Wikimedia Sites. We realize that some of these technologies do not have the best reputation in town and can be used for less-than-noble purposes. So we want to be as clear as we can about why we use these methods and the type of information we collect with them.
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Depending on which technology we use, locally stored data may include text, Personal Information (like your [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address|IP address]]), and information about your use of the Wikimedia Sites (like your username or the time of your visit). See below for more information.
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We use this information to make your experience with the Wikimedia Sites safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and their interaction with the Wikimedia Sites, and to generally improve our services. We will never use third-party cookies, unless we get your permission to do so. If you ever come across a third-party data collection tool that has not been authorized by you (such as one that may have been mistakenly placed by another user or administrator), please report it to us at [mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org privacy@wikimedia.org].
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* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Understand how you use the Wikimedia Sites across different devices, so that we can make our varied Wikimedia Sites more efficient and effective for you.&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Make the Wikimedia Sites more functional and convenient to use, such as by using cookies to maintain your session when you log in, to maintain your temporary account session when you edit logged out, or to remember your username in the login field.&lt;/span&gt;
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Want to know even more? You can read more about some of the specific cookies we use, when they expire, and what we use them for in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#cookieFAQ|FAQ]].
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We believe this data collection helps improve your user experience, but you may remove or disable some or all locally stored data through your browser settings, depending on your browser. You can learn more about some options you have in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#limitstorageFAQ|FAQ]]. While locally stored data may not be necessary to use our sites, some features will not function properly if you disable locally stored data.
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While the examples above concerning information about you collected through the use of data collection tools are kept confidential in accordance with this Policy, please note that some information about the actions taken by your username is made publicly available through [[Privacy policy/FAQ#publiclogsFAQ|public logs]] alongside actions taken by other users. For example, a public log may include the date your account was created on a Wikimedia Site along with the dates that other accounts were created on a Wikimedia Site.
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* To help you share your knowledge with the world and add new features to our Services.
* To arrange access to your account and provide you with related service.
* To send administrative information to you, such as changes to our policies.
* To allow you to send messages to another person if you choose to do so. Direct communications between users (such as messages sent through the &quot;Email this user&quot; feature), to the extent such communications are nonpublic and stored in or in transit through Wikimedia Foundation systems, are kept confidential by us, except as provided in this Policy.
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* To provide to you custom content, notices and settings and to enhance your experience with the Wikimedia Sites.
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We will customize the Services, in some instances, with your consent; or in keeping with our legitimate interest.
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* To let you know about things that are happening with the Wikimedia Foundation, the Wikimedia Sites or the Wikimedia movement.
* To alert you when there has been a change to an article that you have decided to follow.
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We will send these types of emails to you only with your consent except as otherwise permitted by applicable law. We do not sell, rent, or use your email address to advertise third-party products or services to you. You can manage what kinds of notifications you receive and how often you receive them by going to your Notifications Preferences and User profile. You can learn more about email and notifications and how to change your preferences in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#emailsFAQ|FAQ]].
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We will always tell you, at the time we give you an opportunity to share your thoughts, how we plan on using your answers and any Personal Information you provide.
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Your responses to our surveys and feedback requests are always optional. We will email these types of requests to you only with your consent except as otherwise permitted by applicable law. You can manage what kinds of notifications you receive and how often you receive them by going to your Notifications Preferences and User profile. You can learn more about email and notifications and how to change your preferences in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#emailsFAQ|FAQ]].
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* To use your public contributions, either aggregated with the public contributions of others or individually, to create new features or data-related products for you or to learn more about how the Wikimedia Sites are used.
* To fight spam, identity theft, malware and other kinds of abuse.
* To optimize mobile and other applications.
* To test features to see what works, understand how users interact with the Wikimedia Sites, track and study use of various features, gain understanding about the demographics of the different Wikimedia Sites and analyze trends.
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We engage in these activities to further our legitimate interest and/or to comply with our legal obligations.
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As stated above, we can use commonly-used location technologies to show you more relevant content. For example, our mobile apps can identify articles from the Wikimedia sites about points of interest near your location. As a reminder, you can consent to and/or deactivate our access to these location technologies at any time for example through the native OS functionalities on your mobile device, and still use the Wikimedia Sites.
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As stated above, we may automatically receive location data from your device. For example, if you upload a photo using the Wikimedia Commons mobile app, please be aware that the default setting on your mobile device typically results in the metadata associated with your photo being included in the upload. As a reminder, 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.
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===== IP Ünvanları =====
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When you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address|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. We keep IP addresses confidential, except as provided in this Policy. If you are visiting Wikimedia Sites with your mobile device, we may use your IP address to provide anonymized or aggregated information to service providers regarding the volume of usage in certain areas.
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We use this location information to make your experience with the Wikimedia Sites safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and their interaction with the Wikimedia Sites, and to generally improve our services. For example, we use this information to provide greater security, optimize mobile applications, and learn how to expand and better support Wikimedia communities. We also use Personal Information in the manner described in the sections of this Policy titled &quot;For Legal Reasons&quot; and &quot;To Protect You, Ourselves &amp; Others.&quot;
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===Sizin məlumatlarınızı nə zaman paylaşa bilərik?===
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We use and share your Personal Information when you give us specific permission to do so, for legal reasons, and in the other circumstances described below.
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====Sizin icazənizlə====
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We share your Personal Information for a particular purpose, if you agree. For example, if you receive a scholarship and we ask permission to share your Personal Information with a local chapter. You can find more information in the list of examples in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#permissionexamplesFAQ|FAQ]].
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====Hüquqi səbəblərə görə====
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We will disclose your Personal Information to public authorities or other persons in response to an official legal process only if we believe it to be legally valid. See also our [[Requests for user information procedures &amp; guidelines|Requests for user information procedures and guidelines]]. We will notify you of such requests when possible. We do so to further our legitimate interest and/or to comply with our legal obligations.
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We will access, use, preserve, and/or disclose your Personal Information if we reasonably believe it necessary to satisfy a valid and legally enforceable warrant, subpoena, court order, law or regulation, or other judicial or administrative order. However, if we believe that a particular request for disclosure of a user's information is legally invalid or an abuse of the legal system and the affected user does not intend to oppose the disclosure themselves, we will try our best to fight it. We are committed to notifying you via email at least ten (10) calendar days, when possible, before we disclose your Personal Information in response to a legal demand. However, we may only provide notice if we are not legally restrained from contacting you, there is no credible threat to life or limb that is created or increased by disclosing the request, and you have provided us with an email address.
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Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit any legal objections or defenses you may have to a third-party's request (whether it be civil, criminal, or governmental) to disclose your Personal Information. We recommend seeking the advice of legal counsel immediately if such a request is made involving you.
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For more information, see our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Subpoena frequently asked questions|Subpoena FAQ]].
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==== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;If the Organization is Transferred (Really Unlikely!)&lt;/span&gt; ====
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In the unlikely event that the ownership of the Foundation changes, we will provide you 30 days' notice before any Personal Information is transferred to the new owners or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
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In the extremely unlikely event that ownership of all or substantially all of the Foundation changes, or we go through a reorganization (such as a merger, consolidation, or acquisition), consistent with our legitimate interest, we will continue to keep your Personal Information confidential, except as provided in this Policy, and provide notice to you via the Wikimedia Sites and a notification on [//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l WikimediaAnnounce-L] or similar mailing list at least thirty (30) calendar days before any Personal Information is transferred or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
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====Sizi, özümüzü və başqalarını qorumaq üçün====
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We, or users with certain administrative rights, use and disclose Personal Information that is reasonably necessary to:
* enforce or investigate potential violations of the Wikimedia Foundation or community-based policies;
* protect our organization, infrastructure, employees, contractors, or the public; or
* prevent imminent or serious bodily harm or death to a person.
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&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;We do so to manage our relationship with you, to further our legitimate interest, and/or to comply with our legal obligations.&lt;/span&gt;
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We, or particular users with certain administrative rights as described below, need to use and share your Personal Information if it is reasonably believed to be necessary to enforce or investigate potential violations of our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use|Terms of Use]], this Privacy Policy, or any Wikimedia Foundation or user community-based policies. We may also need to access and share Personal Information to investigate and defend ourselves against legal threats or actions.
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Wikimedia Sites are collaborative, with users writing most of the policies and selecting from amongst themselves people to hold certain administrative rights. These rights may include access to limited amounts of otherwise nonpublic information about recent contributions and activity by other users. They use this access to help protect against vandalism and abuse, fight harassment of other users, and generally try to minimize disruptive behavior on the Wikimedia Sites. These various user-selected administrative groups have their own privacy and confidentiality guidelines, but all such groups are supposed to agree to follow our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access to nonpublic personal data policy|Access to nonpublic personal data policy]] or similarly protective agreements. These user-selected administrative groups are accountable to other users through checks and balances: users are selected through a community-driven process and overseen by their peers through a logged history of their actions. However, the legal names of these users are not known to the Wikimedia Foundation.
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We hope that this never comes up, but we may disclose your Personal Information if we believe that it is reasonably necessary to prevent imminent and serious bodily harm or death to a person, or to protect our organization, employees, contractors, users, or the public. We may also disclose your Personal Information if we reasonably believe it necessary to detect, prevent, or otherwise assess and address potential spam, malware, fraud, abuse, unlawful activity, and security or technical concerns. (Check out the list of examples in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#investigateuseFAQ|FAQ]] for more information.)
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We disclose Personal Information to our third-party service providers or contractors to help run or improve the Wikimedia Sites and provide services in support of our mission.
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We use third-party service providers or contractors to help run or improve the Wikimedia Sites for you and other users. The privacy policies of some of these third-party service providers or contractors can be found on our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Wikimedia_Foundation_Privacy_Policy/Select_Service_Providers%27_Information|Select Service Providers' Information]] page. We give access to your Personal Information to these providers or contractors as needed to perform their services for us or to use their tools and services. We put requirements, such as confidentiality agreements, in place to help ensure that these service providers treat your Personal Information consistently with, and no less protective of your privacy than, the principles of this Policy. For further information, please see our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#thirdpartyshareexamplesFAQ|FAQ]].
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If you are visiting Wikimedia Sites with your mobile device, we use your IP address to provide anonymized or aggregated information to service providers regarding the volume of usage in certain areas.
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Some of our service providers ask us to post links to their privacy policies; a list of these service providers and links to their policies can be found [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Supplement|on this page]].
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====Anlamaq və sınaqdan keçirmək====
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* We give volunteer developers and researchers access to systems that contain your Personal Information to allow them to protect, develop, and contribute to the Wikimedia Sites.
* We also share non-Personal Information or aggregated information with third parties interested in studying the Wikimedia Sites.
* When we share Personal Information with third parties for these purposes, we put reasonable technical and contractual protections in place to protect your Personal Information consistent with this Policy and our legitimate interest.
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The open-source software that powers the Wikimedia Sites depends on the contributions of volunteer software developers, who spend time writing and testing code to help it improve and evolve with our users' needs. To facilitate their work, we give some developers limited access to systems that contain your Personal Information, but only as reasonably necessary for them to develop and contribute to the Wikimedia Sites.
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Similarly, we share non-Personal Information or aggregated information with researchers, scholars, academics, and other interested third parties who wish to study the Wikimedia Sites. Sharing this Personal Information helps them understand usage, viewing, and demographics statistics and patterns. They then can share their findings with us and our users so that we can all better understand and improve the Wikimedia Sites.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
When we give access to Personal Information to third-party developers or researchers, we put requirements, such as reasonable technical and contractual protections, in place to help ensure that these service providers treat your Personal Information consistently with the principles of this Policy and in accordance with our instructions. If these developers or researchers later publish their work or findings, we ask that they not disclose your Personal Information. Please note that, despite the obligations we impose on developers and researchers, we cannot guarantee that they will abide by our agreement, nor do we guarantee that we will regularly screen or audit their projects. (You can learn more about re-identification in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#reidentifiationFAQ|FAQ]].)
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Information that you post is public and can be seen and used by everyone.
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Any information you post publicly on the Wikimedia Sites is just that – public. For example, if you put your mailing address on your talk page, that is public, and not specifically protected by this Policy. And if you edit without registering, logging into your account, or using a temporary account, then your IP address will be seen publicly. Please think carefully about your desired level of privacy before you disclose Personal Information on your user page or elsewhere.
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==&lt;span class=&quot;nomobile&quot;&gt;[[File:WMF safe.png|60px]]&lt;/span&gt; Mühafizə==

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We use a variety of physical and technical measures, policies, and procedures to help protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
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We strive to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We use a variety of physical and technical measures, policies, and procedures (such as access control procedures, network firewalls, and physical security) designed to protect our systems and your Personal Information. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as completely secure data transmission or storage, so we cannot guarantee that our security will not be breached (by technical measures or through violation of our policies and procedures).
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We will never ask for your password by email (but may send you a temporary password via email if you have requested a password reset). If you ever receive an email that requests your password, &lt;u&gt;please let us know by sending it to privacy@wikimedia.org, so we can investigate the source of the email&lt;/u&gt;.
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===Sizin məlumatlarınızı hansı müddətə saxlayırıq?===
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Except as otherwise stated in this Policy, we only keep your Personal Information as long as necessary to maintain, understand and improve the Wikimedia Sites or to comply with applicable law.
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Please remember that when you make a contribution to any Wikimedia Site, the page history will show when your contribution was made, your username (if you are signed in), or your temporary account username (if you edit while not logged in). The transparency of the projects' contribution and revision histories is critical to their efficacy and trustworthiness. To learn more about our data retention practices, see our [[Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Data retention guidelines|data retention guidelines]].
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For information about how you may request removal of your Personal Information, or other rights you may have with respect to your Personal Information, see our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#anonymize|FAQ]]. If you would like to request to access, update or restrict/object to the processing of Personal Information, or receive a copy of your Personal Information for purposes of transmitting it to another organization, you may [[Privacy policy#contact-us|Contact Us]]. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law.
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Please note also that you may be able to exercise some of these rights without our intervention. For example, if you are a registered user, you can access and update some Personal Information in your Preferences, as well as download your user account data. You may also manage what kinds of notifications you receive and how often you receive them by going to your Notifications Preferences.
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==&lt;span class=&quot;nomobile&quot;&gt;[[File:WMF sign.png|60px]]&lt;/span&gt; Vacib məlumat==

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===&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Where is the Foundation &amp; What Does That Mean for Me?&lt;/span&gt;===
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The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, California, with servers and data centers located in the U.S. If you decide to use Wikimedia Sites, whether from inside or outside of the U.S., you understand that your Personal Information will be collected, transferred, stored, processed, disclosed and otherwise used in the U.S. as described in this Privacy Policy. You also understand that your information may be transferred by us from the U.S. to other countries, which may have different or less stringent data protection laws than your country, in connection with providing services to you.
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===&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Our Response to Do Not Track (DNT) signals&lt;/span&gt;===
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We are strongly committed to protecting users' Personal Information. Under this Policy, we may share your information only under particular situations, which you can learn more about in the [[#sharing|&quot;When May We Share Your Information&quot;]] section of this Privacy Policy. In particular, we do not share your Personal Information for marketing purposes.
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Because we protect all users in accordance with this Privacy Policy, we do not change our behavior in response to a web browser's &quot;do not track&quot; signal.
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For more information regarding Do Not Track signals and how we handle them, please visit our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#DNTFAQ|FAQ]].
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Substantial changes to this Policy will not be made until after a public comment period of at least 30 days.
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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:
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* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;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 Wikimedia Sites, and via a notification on [//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l WikimediaAnnounce-L] or a similar mailing list.&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;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 [//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l WikimediaAnnounce-L] or similar mailing list.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;We ask that you please review the most up-to-date version of our Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Wikimedia Sites after any effective date of a subsequent version of this Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy on your part.&lt;/span&gt;
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If you have questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, or the information collected under this Privacy Policy, please email us at [mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org privacy@wikimedia.org] or [[{{foundationsite|1=about/contact/}}|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.Wikimedia@twobirds.com, or via mail at:
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: Bird &amp; Bird GDPR Representative Ireland
: 29 Earlsfort Terrace
: Dublin 2
: D02 AY28
: Ireland

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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.Wikimedia@twobirds.com, or via mail at:
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: Bird &amp; Bird GDPR Representative Services UK
: 12 New Fetter Lane
: London
: EC4A 1JP
: United Kingdom

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Our European Economic Area and United Kingdom Representative can only be contacted for queries in relation to data protection.
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Depending on your jurisdiction, you also may have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority competent for your country or region.
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===Təşəkkür edirik!===

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Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. We hope you enjoy using the Wikimedia Sites and appreciate your participation in creating, maintaining, and constantly working to improve the largest repository of free knowledge in the world.
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&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;This version was approved by [[:m:User:Slaporte (WMF)|Stephen LaPorte]] on September 3, 2025, pursuant to the [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Delegation of policy-making authority|Delegation of policy-making authority]] by the Board, and went into effect on October 6, 2025. Previous versions can be found below:&lt;/span&gt;

* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;'''[[special:permalink/518090|Privacy Policy (June 2021 - October 2025)]]: effective from June 24, 2021, until October 6, 2025'''&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;'''[[special:permalink/126409|Privacy Policy (May 2018 - June 2021)]]: effective from May 24, 2018, until June 24, 2021'''&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;'''[[special:permalink/113231|Privacy policy (June 2014 - May 2018)]]: effective from June 6, 2014, until May 24, 2018'''&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;'''[[special:permalink/80023|Privacy policy (November 2008 - June 2014)]]: effective from November 25, 2008, until June 6, 2014'''&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;'''[[special:permalink/28670|Privacy policy (August 2008 - November 2008)]]: effective from August 19, 2008, until November 25, 2008'''&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;'''[[special:permalink/14088|Privacy policy (June 2006 - August 2008)]]: effective from June 21, 2006, until August 19, 2008'''&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;'''[[special:permalink/4834|Privacy policy (April 2005 to June 2006)]]: effective from April 2005 until June 21, 2006'''&lt;/span&gt;

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The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates collaborative, free knowledge websites, like [[{{lwp|Main Page}}|Wikipedia]], [[:c:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]], and [[:wikt:Wiktionary:Main Page|Wiktionary]].
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This Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your Personal Information.
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* &lt;span class=&quot;mw-translate-fuzzy&quot;&gt;We collect very little personal information about you.&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;We do not rent or sell your Personal Information to third parties.&lt;/span&gt;

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By using Wikimedia Sites, you confirm that you have read and understood this Policy.
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The Wikimedia 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 Wikimedia Sites more usable, safer, and more beneficial.
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We believe that information-gathering and use should go hand-in-hand with transparency. This Privacy Policy explains how the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that hosts the Wikimedia Sites, like Wikipedia, collects, uses, and shares information we receive from you through your use of the Wikimedia Sites. It is essential to understand that when you use any of the Wikimedia Sites, we collect, transfer, process, store, disclose, and use your information as described in this Privacy Policy. That means that reading this Policy carefully is important.
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We believe that you should not 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.
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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 Wikimedia 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 Wikimedia Sites better for you.
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After all, it is people like you, the champions of free knowledge, who make it possible for the Wikimedia Sites to not only exist, but also grow and thrive.
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We recognize that only a minority of you are familiar with technical terms like &quot;tracking pixels&quot; and &quot;cookies&quot; used in the Privacy Policy.
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&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Whether you are brand new to privacy terminology or you are an expert who just wants a refresher, you might find our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms|Glossary of Key Terms]] helpful.&lt;/span&gt;}}

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Because everyone (not just lawyers) should be able to easily understand how and why their information is collected and used, 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:
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====&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;What This Privacy Policy Does and Does Not Cover&lt;/span&gt;====

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Except as explained below, this Privacy Policy applies to our collection and handling of information about you that we receive as a result of your use of any of the Wikimedia Sites. This Policy also applies to information that we receive from our partners or other third parties. To understand more about what this Privacy Policy covers, please see below.
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* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;All of our major sites (found at [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Projects|list of major projects]]), such as Wikipedia, including user pages, discussion pages, and noticeboards.&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Our blogs and APIs (unless we have provided a separate policy for those services).&lt;/span&gt;
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This Privacy Policy, however, does not cover some situations where we may gather or process information. For example, some uses may be covered by separate privacy policies (like those of the [//shop.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Shop]) or sites or services run by third parties (such as third-party developer projects on [//labs.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Cloud Services]). To understand more about what this Privacy Policy does not cover, please see below.
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Where community policies govern information, such as the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/CheckUser policy|CheckUser policy]], the relevant community may add to the rules and obligations set out in this Policy. However, they are not permitted to create new exceptions or otherwise reduce the protections offered by this Policy.
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Whatever you post on Wikimedia Sites can be seen and used by everyone.
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When you make a contribution to any Wikimedia Site, including on user or discussion pages, you are creating a permanent, public record of every piece of content added, removed, or altered by you. The page history will show when your contribution or deletion was made, as well as your username (if you are signed in) or your temporary account username (if you are not signed in). We may use your public contributions, either aggregated with the public contributions of others or individually, to create new features or data-related products for you or to learn more about how the Wikimedia Sites are used, as further explained below in the [[#infowereceive|&quot;How We Use Information We Receive From You&quot;]] section of this Privacy Policy.
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Unless this Policy says otherwise, you should assume that information that you actively contribute to the Wikimedia Sites, including Personal Information, is publicly visible and can be found by search engines. Like most things on the Internet, anything you share may be copied and redistributed throughout the Internet by other people. Please do not contribute any information that you are uncomfortable making permanently public, like revealing your real name or location in your contributions.
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You do not need to create an account to use any Wikimedia Site.
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If you do create an account, you do not need to give us your name or email address (although you can if you choose to, such as for the &quot;Email this user&quot; feature for example).
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If you do not create an account, your contributions will be publicly attributed to your temporary account.
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Want to create an account? Great! Do not want to create an account? No problem!
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You are not required to create an account to read or contribute to a Wikimedia Site, except under [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#needaccount|rare circumstances]]. However, if you contribute without signing in, your contribution will be publicly attributed to a [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy/Frequently_asked_questions#standardaccount|temporary account]] associated with your browser.
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If you want to create a [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#standardaccount|standard account]], in most cases we require only a username and a password. However, if you choose not to provide an email address, we cannot help you recover your password.
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Your username will be publicly visible, so please be careful about revealing your real name or other Personal Information in your username. Your password is only used to verify that the account is yours. Your [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address|IP address]] is also automatically submitted to us, and we record it temporarily. This is to protect Wikimedia users and project content; in the event of abuse, IP addresses may be associated with usernames as part of an investigation. No other Personal Information is required: no name, no email address, no date of birth, and no credit card information.
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Once created, user accounts cannot be removed entirely (although you can usually hide the information on your user page if you choose to). This is because your public contributions must be associated with their author (you!). In some circumstances, the Wikimedia communities [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Right to vanish|can assist]] users with removing additional information related to their account from the projects.
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To gain a better understanding of the demographics of our users, to localize our services and to learn how we can improve our services, we may ask you for more demographic information, such as gender or age, about yourself. We will tell you if such information is intended to be public or private, so that you can make an informed decision about whether you want to provide us with that information. Providing such information is always completely optional. If you do not want to, you do not have to—it is as simple as that.
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Some features we offer work better if we know what area you are in.
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If you consent, we can use [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#gps|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 [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#gpsexamplesFAQ|FAQ]].
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Sometimes, we automatically receive location data from your device. For example, if you want to upload a photo on the Wikimedia Commons mobile app, we may receive [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#metadata|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 Wikimedia 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.
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Finally, when you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address|IP address]] of the device (or your [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#proxy-servers|proxy server]]) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#inferlocationFAQ|infer your geographical location]].
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We use certain technologies to collect information about how you use Wikimedia Sites.
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Like other websites, we receive some information about you automatically when you visit the Wikimedia Sites.
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We also use a variety of commonly-used technologies, like cookies, to collect information regarding how you use the Wikimedia Sites, make our services safer and easier to use, and to help create a better and more customizable experience for you.
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We want to make the Wikimedia Sites better for you by learning more about how you use them. Examples of this might include how often you visit the Wikimedia Sites, what you like, what you find helpful, how you get to the Wikimedia 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 Wikimedia Sites confidential, except as provided in this Policy.
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====Avtomatik aldığımız məlumatlar====
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Because of how browsers work, we receive some information automatically when you visit the Wikimedia Sites. This includes when you use an online tool on a third-party site that loads information coming from the Wikimedia 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 [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#browsers|browser]], your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#operating-system|operating system]], in some cases the name of your internet service provider or mobile carrier, the website that referred you to the Wikimedia Sites, which pages you request and visit, and the date and time of each request you make to the Wikimedia Sites.
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Put simply, we use this information to enhance your experience with Wikimedia 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 Wikimedia Sites, track and study use of various features, gain understanding about the demographics of the different Wikimedia Sites, and analyze trends.
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We use a variety of commonly-used technologies, like cookies, to understand how you use the Wikimedia Sites, make our services safer and easier to use, and to help create a better and more customizable experience for you.
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We actively collect some types of information with a variety of commonly-used technologies. These generally include:
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* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;[[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#javascript|JavaScript]], which is used to enhance the security of our sites, provide analytic data, deliver our services, and ensure site reliability,&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;[[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#cookies|Cookies]], which are used to enhance the security of our sites and to deliver our services,&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;[[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#tracking-pixel|Tracking pixels]], which are used to deliver our services as requested and for analytic purposes, and&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;A variety of &quot;locally stored data&quot; technologies, such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#local-storage|local storage]] and session storage, which are used to deliver our services as requested.&lt;/span&gt; 
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These types of technologies may also be used in online tools on a third-party site that loads information from the Wikimedia Sites. We realize that some of these technologies do not have the best reputation in town and can be used for less-than-noble purposes. So we want to be as clear as we can about why we use these methods and the type of information we collect with them.
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Depending on which technology we use, locally stored data may include text, Personal Information (like your [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address|IP address]]), and information about your use of the Wikimedia Sites (like your username or the time of your visit). See below for more information.
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We use this information to make your experience with the Wikimedia Sites safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and their interaction with the Wikimedia Sites, and to generally improve our services. We will never use third-party cookies, unless we get your permission to do so. If you ever come across a third-party data collection tool that has not been authorized by you (such as one that may have been mistakenly placed by another user or administrator), please report it to us at [mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org privacy@wikimedia.org].
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* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Provide you with a customizable experience, such as using cookies to know your language preference, to remember the user preferences you set so we can provide you with the customized look and feel that you want, and to tell you about interesting Wikimedia issues and events in your area.&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Deliver more relevant content to you faster. For example, we use local storage to store your most recently read articles directly on your device, so they can be retrieved quickly. Also, we use cookies to learn about the topics searched so that we can optimize the search results we deliver to you.&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Understand how you use the Wikimedia Sites, so that we know what works and what is useful. For example, we might use cookies to learn about the list of articles you are following on your watchlist so that we can recommend similar articles that you may be interested in.&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Understand how you use the Wikimedia Sites across different devices, so that we can make our varied Wikimedia Sites more efficient and effective for you.&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Make the Wikimedia Sites more functional and convenient to use, such as by using cookies to maintain your session when you log in, to maintain your temporary account session when you edit logged out, or to remember your username in the login field.&lt;/span&gt;
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Want to know even more? You can read more about some of the specific cookies we use, when they expire, and what we use them for in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#cookieFAQ|FAQ]].
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We believe this data collection helps improve your user experience, but you may remove or disable some or all locally stored data through your browser settings, depending on your browser. You can learn more about some options you have in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#limitstorageFAQ|FAQ]]. While locally stored data may not be necessary to use our sites, some features will not function properly if you disable locally stored data.
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While the examples above concerning information about you collected through the use of data collection tools are kept confidential in accordance with this Policy, please note that some information about the actions taken by your username is made publicly available through [[Privacy policy/FAQ#publiclogsFAQ|public logs]] alongside actions taken by other users. For example, a public log may include the date your account was created on a Wikimedia Site along with the dates that other accounts were created on a Wikimedia Site.
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* To help you share your knowledge with the world and add new features to our Services.
* To arrange access to your account and provide you with related service.
* To send administrative information to you, such as changes to our policies.
* To allow you to send messages to another person if you choose to do so. Direct communications between users (such as messages sent through the &quot;Email this user&quot; feature), to the extent such communications are nonpublic and stored in or in transit through Wikimedia Foundation systems, are kept confidential by us, except as provided in this Policy.
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We engage in these activities to manage our relationship with you, because we have a legitimate interest and/or to comply with our legal obligations.
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* To provide to you custom content, notices and settings and to enhance your experience with the Wikimedia Sites.
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We will customize the Services, in some instances, with your consent; or in keeping with our legitimate interest.
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* To let you know about things that are happening with the Wikimedia Foundation, the Wikimedia Sites or the Wikimedia movement.
* To alert you when there has been a change to an article that you have decided to follow.
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We will send these types of emails to you only with your consent except as otherwise permitted by applicable law. We do not sell, rent, or use your email address to advertise third-party products or services to you. You can manage what kinds of notifications you receive and how often you receive them by going to your Notifications Preferences and User profile. You can learn more about email and notifications and how to change your preferences in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#emailsFAQ|FAQ]].
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We will always tell you, at the time we give you an opportunity to share your thoughts, how we plan on using your answers and any Personal Information you provide.
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Your responses to our surveys and feedback requests are always optional. We will email these types of requests to you only with your consent except as otherwise permitted by applicable law. You can manage what kinds of notifications you receive and how often you receive them by going to your Notifications Preferences and User profile. You can learn more about email and notifications and how to change your preferences in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#emailsFAQ|FAQ]].
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* To use your public contributions, either aggregated with the public contributions of others or individually, to create new features or data-related products for you or to learn more about how the Wikimedia Sites are used.
* To fight spam, identity theft, malware and other kinds of abuse.
* To optimize mobile and other applications.
* To test features to see what works, understand how users interact with the Wikimedia Sites, track and study use of various features, gain understanding about the demographics of the different Wikimedia Sites and analyze trends.
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We engage in these activities to further our legitimate interest and/or to comply with our legal obligations.
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As stated above, we can use commonly-used location technologies to show you more relevant content. For example, our mobile apps can identify articles from the Wikimedia sites about points of interest near your location. As a reminder, you can consent to and/or deactivate our access to these location technologies at any time for example through the native OS functionalities on your mobile device, and still use the Wikimedia Sites.
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As stated above, we may automatically receive location data from your device. For example, if you upload a photo using the Wikimedia Commons mobile app, please be aware that the default setting on your mobile device typically results in the metadata associated with your photo being included in the upload. As a reminder, 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.
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When you visit any Wikimedia Site, we automatically receive the [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#ip-address|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. We keep IP addresses confidential, except as provided in this Policy. If you are visiting Wikimedia Sites with your mobile device, we may use your IP address to provide anonymized or aggregated information to service providers regarding the volume of usage in certain areas.
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We use this location information to make your experience with the Wikimedia Sites safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and their interaction with the Wikimedia Sites, and to generally improve our services. For example, we use this information to provide greater security, optimize mobile applications, and learn how to expand and better support Wikimedia communities. We also use Personal Information in the manner described in the sections of this Policy titled &quot;For Legal Reasons&quot; and &quot;To Protect You, Ourselves &amp; Others.&quot;
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===Sizin məlumatlarınızı nə zaman paylaşa bilərik?===
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We use and share your Personal Information when you give us specific permission to do so, for legal reasons, and in the other circumstances described below.
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====Sizin icazənizlə====
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We share your Personal Information for a particular purpose, if you agree. For example, if you receive a scholarship and we ask permission to share your Personal Information with a local chapter. You can find more information in the list of examples in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#permissionexamplesFAQ|FAQ]].
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====Hüquqi səbəblərə görə====
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We will disclose your Personal Information to public authorities or other persons in response to an official legal process only if we believe it to be legally valid. See also our [[Requests for user information procedures &amp; guidelines|Requests for user information procedures and guidelines]]. We will notify you of such requests when possible. We do so to further our legitimate interest and/or to comply with our legal obligations.
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We will access, use, preserve, and/or disclose your Personal Information if we reasonably believe it necessary to satisfy a valid and legally enforceable warrant, subpoena, court order, law or regulation, or other judicial or administrative order. However, if we believe that a particular request for disclosure of a user's information is legally invalid or an abuse of the legal system and the affected user does not intend to oppose the disclosure themselves, we will try our best to fight it. We are committed to notifying you via email at least ten (10) calendar days, when possible, before we disclose your Personal Information in response to a legal demand. However, we may only provide notice if we are not legally restrained from contacting you, there is no credible threat to life or limb that is created or increased by disclosing the request, and you have provided us with an email address.
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Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit any legal objections or defenses you may have to a third-party's request (whether it be civil, criminal, or governmental) to disclose your Personal Information. We recommend seeking the advice of legal counsel immediately if such a request is made involving you.
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For more information, see our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Subpoena frequently asked questions|Subpoena FAQ]].
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In the unlikely event that the ownership of the Foundation changes, we will provide you 30 days' notice before any Personal Information is transferred to the new owners or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
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In the extremely unlikely event that ownership of all or substantially all of the Foundation changes, or we go through a reorganization (such as a merger, consolidation, or acquisition), consistent with our legitimate interest, we will continue to keep your Personal Information confidential, except as provided in this Policy, and provide notice to you via the Wikimedia Sites and a notification on [//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l WikimediaAnnounce-L] or similar mailing list at least thirty (30) calendar days before any Personal Information is transferred or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
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We, or users with certain administrative rights, use and disclose Personal Information that is reasonably necessary to:
* enforce or investigate potential violations of the Wikimedia Foundation or community-based policies;
* protect our organization, infrastructure, employees, contractors, or the public; or
* prevent imminent or serious bodily harm or death to a person.
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&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;We do so to manage our relationship with you, to further our legitimate interest, and/or to comply with our legal obligations.&lt;/span&gt;
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We, or particular users with certain administrative rights as described below, need to use and share your Personal Information if it is reasonably believed to be necessary to enforce or investigate potential violations of our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use|Terms of Use]], this Privacy Policy, or any Wikimedia Foundation or user community-based policies. We may also need to access and share Personal Information to investigate and defend ourselves against legal threats or actions.
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Wikimedia Sites are collaborative, with users writing most of the policies and selecting from amongst themselves people to hold certain administrative rights. These rights may include access to limited amounts of otherwise nonpublic information about recent contributions and activity by other users. They use this access to help protect against vandalism and abuse, fight harassment of other users, and generally try to minimize disruptive behavior on the Wikimedia Sites. These various user-selected administrative groups have their own privacy and confidentiality guidelines, but all such groups are supposed to agree to follow our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access to nonpublic personal data policy|Access to nonpublic personal data policy]] or similarly protective agreements. These user-selected administrative groups are accountable to other users through checks and balances: users are selected through a community-driven process and overseen by their peers through a logged history of their actions. However, the legal names of these users are not known to the Wikimedia Foundation.
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We hope that this never comes up, but we may disclose your Personal Information if we believe that it is reasonably necessary to prevent imminent and serious bodily harm or death to a person, or to protect our organization, employees, contractors, users, or the public. We may also disclose your Personal Information if we reasonably believe it necessary to detect, prevent, or otherwise assess and address potential spam, malware, fraud, abuse, unlawful activity, and security or technical concerns. (Check out the list of examples in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#investigateuseFAQ|FAQ]] for more information.)
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We disclose Personal Information to our third-party service providers or contractors to help run or improve the Wikimedia Sites and provide services in support of our mission.
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We use third-party service providers or contractors to help run or improve the Wikimedia Sites for you and other users. The privacy policies of some of these third-party service providers or contractors can be found on our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Wikimedia_Foundation_Privacy_Policy/Select_Service_Providers%27_Information|Select Service Providers' Information]] page. We give access to your Personal Information to these providers or contractors as needed to perform their services for us or to use their tools and services. We put requirements, such as confidentiality agreements, in place to help ensure that these service providers treat your Personal Information consistently with, and no less protective of your privacy than, the principles of this Policy. For further information, please see our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#thirdpartyshareexamplesFAQ|FAQ]].
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If you are visiting Wikimedia Sites with your mobile device, we use your IP address to provide anonymized or aggregated information to service providers regarding the volume of usage in certain areas.
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Some of our service providers ask us to post links to their privacy policies; a list of these service providers and links to their policies can be found [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Supplement|on this page]].
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* We give volunteer developers and researchers access to systems that contain your Personal Information to allow them to protect, develop, and contribute to the Wikimedia Sites.
* We also share non-Personal Information or aggregated information with third parties interested in studying the Wikimedia Sites.
* When we share Personal Information with third parties for these purposes, we put reasonable technical and contractual protections in place to protect your Personal Information consistent with this Policy and our legitimate interest.
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The open-source software that powers the Wikimedia Sites depends on the contributions of volunteer software developers, who spend time writing and testing code to help it improve and evolve with our users' needs. To facilitate their work, we give some developers limited access to systems that contain your Personal Information, but only as reasonably necessary for them to develop and contribute to the Wikimedia Sites.
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Similarly, we share non-Personal Information or aggregated information with researchers, scholars, academics, and other interested third parties who wish to study the Wikimedia Sites. Sharing this Personal Information helps them understand usage, viewing, and demographics statistics and patterns. They then can share their findings with us and our users so that we can all better understand and improve the Wikimedia Sites.
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When we give access to Personal Information to third-party developers or researchers, we put requirements, such as reasonable technical and contractual protections, in place to help ensure that these service providers treat your Personal Information consistently with the principles of this Policy and in accordance with our instructions. If these developers or researchers later publish their work or findings, we ask that they not disclose your Personal Information. Please note that, despite the obligations we impose on developers and researchers, we cannot guarantee that they will abide by our agreement, nor do we guarantee that we will regularly screen or audit their projects. (You can learn more about re-identification in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#reidentifiationFAQ|FAQ]].)
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Any information you post publicly on the Wikimedia Sites is just that – public. For example, if you put your mailing address on your talk page, that is public, and not specifically protected by this Policy. And if you edit without registering, logging into your account, or using a temporary account, then your IP address will be seen publicly. Please think carefully about your desired level of privacy before you disclose Personal Information on your user page or elsewhere.
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We use a variety of physical and technical measures, policies, and procedures to help protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
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We strive to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We use a variety of physical and technical measures, policies, and procedures (such as access control procedures, network firewalls, and physical security) designed to protect our systems and your Personal Information. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as completely secure data transmission or storage, so we cannot guarantee that our security will not be breached (by technical measures or through violation of our policies and procedures).
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We will never ask for your password by email (but may send you a temporary password via email if you have requested a password reset). If you ever receive an email that requests your password, &lt;u&gt;please let us know by sending it to privacy@wikimedia.org, so we can investigate the source of the email&lt;/u&gt;.
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Please remember that when you make a contribution to any Wikimedia Site, the page history will show when your contribution was made, your username (if you are signed in), or your temporary account username (if you edit while not logged in). The transparency of the projects' contribution and revision histories is critical to their efficacy and trustworthiness. To learn more about our data retention practices, see our [[Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Data retention guidelines|data retention guidelines]].
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For information about how you may request removal of your Personal Information, or other rights you may have with respect to your Personal Information, see our [[Privacy policy/FAQ#anonymize|FAQ]]. If you would like to request to access, update or restrict/object to the processing of Personal Information, or receive a copy of your Personal Information for purposes of transmitting it to another organization, you may [[Privacy policy#contact-us|Contact Us]]. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law.
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Please note also that you may be able to exercise some of these rights without our intervention. For example, if you are a registered user, you can access and update some Personal Information in your Preferences, as well as download your user account data. You may also manage what kinds of notifications you receive and how often you receive them by going to your Notifications Preferences.
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The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, California, with servers and data centers located in the U.S. If you decide to use Wikimedia Sites, whether from inside or outside of the U.S., you understand that your Personal Information will be collected, transferred, stored, processed, disclosed and otherwise used in the U.S. as described in this Privacy Policy. You also understand that your information may be transferred by us from the U.S. to other countries, which may have different or less stringent data protection laws than your country, in connection with providing services to you.
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We are strongly committed to protecting users' Personal Information. Under this Policy, we may share your information only under particular situations, which you can learn more about in the [[#sharing|&quot;When May We Share Your Information&quot;]] section of this Privacy Policy. In particular, we do not share your Personal Information for marketing purposes.
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Because we protect all users in accordance with this Privacy Policy, we do not change our behavior in response to a web browser's &quot;do not track&quot; signal.
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For more information regarding Do Not Track signals and how we handle them, please visit our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Frequently asked questions#DNTFAQ|FAQ]].
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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:
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* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;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 Wikimedia Sites, and via a notification on [//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l WikimediaAnnounce-L] or a similar mailing list.&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;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 [//lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l WikimediaAnnounce-L] or similar mailing list.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;We ask that you please review the most up-to-date version of our Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Wikimedia Sites after any effective date of a subsequent version of this Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy on your part.&lt;/span&gt;
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If you have questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, or the information collected under this Privacy Policy, please email us at [mailto:privacy@wikimedia.org privacy@wikimedia.org] or [[{{foundationsite|1=about/contact/}}|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.Wikimedia@twobirds.com, or via mail at:
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: Bird &amp; Bird GDPR Representative Ireland
: 29 Earlsfort Terrace
: Dublin 2
: D02 AY28
: Ireland

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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.Wikimedia@twobirds.com, or via mail at:
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: Bird &amp; Bird GDPR Representative Services UK
: 12 New Fetter Lane
: London
: EC4A 1JP
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Our European Economic Area and United Kingdom Representative can only be contacted for queries in relation to data protection.
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Depending on your jurisdiction, you also may have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority competent for your country or region.
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Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. We hope you enjoy using the Wikimedia Sites and appreciate your participation in creating, maintaining, and constantly working to improve the largest repository of free knowledge in the world.
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* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;'''[[special:permalink/518090|Privacy Policy (June 2021 - October 2025)]]: effective from June 24, 2021, until October 6, 2025'''&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;'''[[special:permalink/126409|Privacy Policy (May 2018 - June 2021)]]: effective from May 24, 2018, until June 24, 2021'''&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;'''[[special:permalink/113231|Privacy policy (June 2014 - May 2018)]]: effective from June 6, 2014, until May 24, 2018'''&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;'''[[special:permalink/80023|Privacy policy (November 2008 - June 2014)]]: effective from November 25, 2008, until June 6, 2014'''&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;'''[[special:permalink/28670|Privacy policy (August 2008 - November 2008)]]: effective from August 19, 2008, until November 25, 2008'''&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;'''[[special:permalink/14088|Privacy policy (June 2006 - August 2008)]]: effective from June 21, 2006, until August 19, 2008'''&lt;/span&gt;
* &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;'''[[special:permalink/4834|Privacy policy (April 2005 to June 2006)]]: effective from April 2005 until June 21, 2006'''&lt;/span&gt;

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= Quyền sử dụng Wikimedia Foundation: Những câu hỏi thường được hỏi về việc tiết lộ các đóng góp được trả tiền =
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Chắc chắn là không! Các dự án Wikimedia được biên tập và hỗ trợ bởi hàng chục ngàn tình nguyện viên không được trả lương. Wikipedia và các dự án Wikimedia khác được điều hành bởi một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận - trang web phi lợi nhuận duy nhất trong số các trang web hàng đầu trên thế giới. Sự tình nguyện này là điều làm cho các dự án của chúng tôi đặc biệt và được sử dụng rộng rãi. Là một tình nguyện viên không được trả lương, bạn được khuyến khích chỉnh sửa và tải nội dung mà không cần phải tiết lộ theo quy định này về các điều khoản sử dụng.

Tuy nhiên, một số nhà cung cấp đóng góp tiền cho việc chỉnh sửa của họ. Những nhà cung cấp này giúp nâng cao chất lượng tổng thể của các dự án khi họ sửa đổi với quan điểm trung lập. Điều này bao gồm nhiều nhà cung cấp liên kết với các cơ sở như trường đại học, viện bảo tàng, thư viện, kho lưu trữ và bảo tàng. Ngược lại, việc chỉnh sửa ủng hộ có trả phí - tức là chỉnh sửa các bài viết để quảng bá cho các công ty, sản phẩm và dịch vụ - thường bị cấm hoặc không được khuyến khích trên hầu hết, nếu không là tất cả, các dự án này.

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If you are not paid for edits, you do not need to worry about disclosure under this provision: you are absolutely fine. You are part of an amazing community of volunteers contributing to an unprecedented resource of free information available to the whole world.
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Nếu bạn được trả tiền, bạn phải tiết lộ nó. Cho cộng đồng biết bằng cách thêm bối cảnh đó vào bản tóm tắt chỉnh sửa, trang người dùng hoặc trang thảo luận của bạn, để công khai quan điểm của bạn một cách công bằng. Nhưng hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã học được các quy tắc: như chúng tôi giải thích chi tiết hơn dưới đây, đóng góp cho các dự án Wikimedia để phục vụ lợi ích của khách hàng trả tiền trong khi che giấu sự tham gia trả tiền có thể là vấn đề.

Một lưu ý nhỏ: một số dự án có các chính sách xung đột lợi ích khác với (và mạnh hơn) điều khoản này trong các điều khoản sử dụng. Những chính sách này có thể ngăn bạn thực hiện một số hình thức chỉnh sửa tình nguyện nhất định, ví dụ: đóng góp cho các bài viết về bản thân. Hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã kiểm tra các chính sách cộng đồng đó trước khi bắt đầu! Nếu bạn có bất kỳ câu hỏi nào, vui lòng liên hệ với cộng đồng của dự án địa phương của bạn. Mỗi dự án sẽ cung cấp thông tin liên hệ (thường ở cuối trang) và thường có các địa điểm [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Distribution list| khác nhau cho các câu hỏi và thông báo]].

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== Điều khoản này ảnh hưởng như thế nào đến giáo viên, giáo sư và nhân viên của các phòng trưng bày, thư viện, kho lưu trữ và bảo tàng (&quot;GLAM&quot;)? ==

Những yêu cầu này không nên ngăn cản giáo viên, giáo sư hoặc những người làm việc tại các phòng trưng bày, thư viện, kho lưu trữ và bảo tàng (&quot;[[{{lwp|GLAM (lĩnh vực công nghiệp)}}|GLAM]]&quot;) đóng góp một cách thiện chí! Nếu bạn thuộc một trong những danh mục đó, bạn chỉ được yêu cầu tuân thủ điều khoản tiết lộ khi bạn được chủ lao động hoặc khách hàng bồi thường cụ thể cho các chỉnh sửa và tải lên dự án Wikimedia.

Ví dụ, nếu một giáo sư tại Đại học X được trả tiền trực tiếp bởi Đại học X để viết về trường đại học đó trên Wikipedia, giáo sư cần tiết lộ rằng đóng góp được bồi thường. Có một trao đổi trực tiếp quid pro quo: tiền cho các chỉnh sửa. Tuy nhiên, nếu giáo sư đó chỉ đơn giản được trả lương cho việc giảng dạy và tiến hành nghiên cứu, và chỉ được trường đại học của họ khuyến khích đóng góp nói chung mà không có hướng dẫn cụ thể hơn, giáo sư đó không cần phải tiết lộ sự tham gia của họ với trường đại học.

Điều tương tự cũng đúng với các nhân viên của GLAM. Việc tiết lộ chỉ cần thiết khi khoản bồi thường đã được hứa hẹn hoặc nhận để đổi lấy một khoản đóng góp cụ thể. Một nhân viên bảo tàng đang đóng góp cho các dự án nói chung mà không có hướng dẫn cụ thể hơn từ bảo tàng không cần phải tiết lộ liên kết của mình với bảo tàng. Mặt khác, một Wikipedian in Residence được bồi thường cụ thể để chỉnh sửa bài viết về kho lưu trữ mà họ đang làm việc nên tiết lộ đơn giản rằng anh ta là một Wikipedian in Residence được trả lương với kho lưu trữ. Đây sẽ là tiết lộ đầy đủ cho các mục đích yêu cầu.

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== Việc cộng đồng thực thi điều khoản này hoạt động như thế nào với các quy tắc hiện có về quyền riêng tư và hành vi? ==

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It is important to protect good-faith editors. Like the rules around sockpuppeting and sockpuppet investigations, the disclosure provision in the Terms of Use is intended to work with existing policies and practices, so that there is a fair balance between identifying paid contributions and protecting those who are helping advance Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
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Các chính sách này bao gồm giá trị dự án chéo của [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Civility|civility]], là trụ cột của Wikipedia; các chính sách [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|project]] có liên quan, như [[:en:Wikipedia:OUTING#Posting_of_personal_information|ENWP:OUTING]]; và Điều khoản sử dụng, [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use#4|cấm theo dõi và lạm dụng]]. (Trong trường hợp có những hành vi cực đoan hơn, luật pháp địa phương cũng có thể được áp dụng.)

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This requirement, like others, should be applied constructively to enable collaboration and improve our projects. Users who violate them should first be warned and informed about these rules, and then only blocked if necessary. In other words: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Assume good faith|assume good faith]] and [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|do not bite the newcomers]]. Harassment should also be avoided. For example, under the English Wikipedia policy on [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Harassment#Posting_of_personal_information|harassment]], users must not publicly share personal information about other users.
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== How can I avoid disclosure under this provision of the Terms of Use? ==
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If you wish to avoid the disclosure requirement of this provision, you should abstain from receiving compensation for your edits.
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== What is the &quot;applicable law&quot; for paid contributions on Wikipedia and its sister sites? Are undisclosed paid contributions potentially illegal? ==
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Depending on where you operate, a variety of laws could apply to you, your business, or your clients, such as unfair competition and simple fraud statutes. In addition to the requirements of the Terms of Use, you must comply with those laws in your disclosure and execution of paid contributions.
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We cannot advise you about specific legal requirements, and you should employ your own lawyer if you have questions. That said, as general background, deceptive business practices, such as concealing a professional affiliation, are prohibited in many jurisdictions.
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In the United States, for example, &quot;Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce are unlawful.&quot;&lt;ref name=unlawful&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act] {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(1)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the nationwide authority to regulate this.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn1&quot;&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act], {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(2)}}&lt;/ref&gt; For instance, if you failed to disclose in a relevant online forum that you are affiliated with a company under the FTC's regulation, FTC regulations warn of liability:
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{{Quote box|An online message board designated for discussions of new music download technology is frequented by MP3 player enthusiasts. They exchange information about new products, utilities, and the functionality of numerous playback devices. Unbeknownst to the message board community, an employee of a leading playback device manufacturer has been posting messages on the discussion board promoting the manufacturer's product. Knowledge of this poster's employment likely would affect the weight or credibility of her endorsement. Therefore, the poster should clearly and conspicuously disclose her relationship to the manufacturer to members and readers of the message board.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn2&quot;&gt;[//www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-publishes-final-guides-governing-endorsements-testimonials/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf 16 C.F.R. §255.5, Example 8, p.12.]&lt;/ref&gt;}}

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The FTC's guide [//www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf Dot Com Disclosures] specifies that disclosures like this one &quot;must be communicated effectively so that consumers are likely to notice and understand them&quot;. State law may also apply, as in the [//www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-agreement-19-companies-stop-writing-fake-online-reviews-and N.Y. Attorney General's 2013 investigation] regarding companies engaging in [[{{lwp|astroturfing}}|astroturfing]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn3&quot;&gt;[//scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18225865807738669845&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=6&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr Parino v. Bidrack, Inc.], 838 F. Supp. 2d 900, 905 (N.D. Cal. 2011)&lt;/ref&gt; (plaintiff's allegations, including defendant's creation and use of fake reviews on website, were sufficient to bring a claim under California's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law)
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Outside the US, other laws may also require disclosure of paid contributions. The EU [//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Unfair Commercial Practices Directive] (and corresponding national versions) ban use of &quot;editorial content ... to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn4&quot;&gt;[//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament] ([//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF#page=15 Annex I, points 11 and 22]).&lt;/ref&gt; National legislation of EU member states may further restrict undisclosed paid contributions. For example, competition laws have been used by [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-11-12/News and notes|national courts in Germany]] to find violations when a contributor failed to properly disclose their affiliation.
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Where legally-required disclosures cannot be made in a way that complies with community rules, the community rules take precedence. For example, if local laws require disclosure of sponsorship of an edit in the article text itself, and putting such a message in the article text violated community rules (as it likely does in most projects), then such edits would be prohibited.
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== What are the non-legal possible negative effects of paid contributions? ==
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As repeated real life examples illustrate, paid editing without appropriate disclosure can result in negative publicity for companies, clients, and individuals. We have found that the press follows such stories closely. Failing to include a disclosure with a paid contribution may lead to a loss of trust with the broader public in addition to the Wikimedia community.
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To maintain goodwill and to avoid misunderstandings, transparency and friendly cooperation is the best policy for those being compensated for Wikimedia contributions. To avoid embarrassment, you should disclose as required by the Terms of Use, as well as local policies regarding paid contributions, such as [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] (for the English Wikipedia).
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== What does &quot;compensation&quot; mean? ==
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As used in this provision, &quot;compensation&quot; means an exchange of money, goods, or services.
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== What does the phrase &quot;employer, client, and affiliation&quot; mean? ==
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This means the person or organization that is paying you compensation – money, goods, or services – with respect to any contribution to a Wikimedia project. This could be a business, a charity, an educational institution, a government department or another individual, for example. The disclosure requirement is simple, and requires you to provide this information in one of the three ways described above. If you are editing an article on Wikipedia on behalf of your employer, for example, you must disclose your employer's details. If you have been hired by a public relations firm to edit Wikipedia, you must disclose both the firm and the firm's client. If you are a compensated [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedian in residence|Wikimedian in residence]], for example, you must note what [[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]] organisation is paying you.
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== Are paid editing disclosures required only when editing Wikipedia articles? ==
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No, you must disclose your employment, client, and affiliation when making any type of paid contribution to any Wikimedia project. This includes edits on talk pages and edits on projects other than Wikipedia.
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Note that [[#alternative-disclosure|some projects have adopted an alternative disclosure policy]] that may change the level of disclosure required.
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== Does this provision mean that paid contributions are always allowed as long as they are disclosed? ==
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No. Users must also comply with each Wikimedia project's additional policies and guidelines, as well as any applicable laws. For example, English Wikipedia's policy on [[{{lwp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view}}|neutral point of view]] requires that editing be done fairly, proportionally and (as far as possible) without bias; these requirements must be followed even if the contributor discloses making paid edits.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my user page? ==
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You may explain that you work for a particular client or employer on your user page. If you work for company Acme, and, as part of your job responsibilities, you edit Wikipedia articles about company Acme, you satisfy the minimum requirement of the Terms of Use if you simply say that you edit on behalf of company Acme on your user page. You however need to follow community or Foundation policies, in addition to applicable law.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my edit summary? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the edit summary box before you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution. For example, before saving your edits to a Wikipedia article about your client, X, you may write this note in the edit summary box: &quot;X has hired me to update their Wikipedia article&quot; or &quot;I work for X.&quot;
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== How should I disclose paid contributions on a talk page? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the relevant talk page either before, or immediately after, you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution.
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== Do I have to disclose the details of the compensation I am receiving? ==
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You do not have to disclose the amount or type of compensation you are receiving for editing; the minimum required is that you disclose your employer, client, and affiliation.
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== Can a [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|local project]] adopt an alternative disclosure policy for paid editing? ==
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Disclosure of paid contributions to any of the Wikimedia projects is a requirement under the disclosure provision of the Terms of Use. Nonetheless, individual projects may create an alternative disclosure policy when their projects or communities have particular needs to either strengthen or reduce the requirements. The provision gives communities discretion to adjust the rules set out in the Terms of Use to their specific project after following the project's standard consensus-based process for establishing core policies. Adopting an alternative disclosure policy requires consensus, consistent with the project's past practice and local understanding of what consensus is.
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To adopt a pre-existing policy as an alternative disclosure policy, a project community must gain consensus specifically to replace the paid editing disclosure requirements in the Terms of Use with the policy of the project. For an example of an alternative disclosure policy, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Alternate disclosure policy|this proposal on MediaWiki]].
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After creating such a policy, projects must include their policy on the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]]. This list will help editors and sister projects to quickly discover what the local project policy for paid editing is, or if the default applies.
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== Does this provision mean that Wikimedia projects must change their policies? ==
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Wikimedia projects may change their policies to reference this requirement, to require stricter requirements for paid contributions, or to provide alternative rules.
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== What projects have established alternative disclosure policies? ==
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Projects that have alternative policies are listed here: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]].
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== When did this clause go into effect? ==
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The disclosure provision of the Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. The provision was the result of a [[:m:Talk:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|discussion with the community]], after an [[:m:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|initial proposal]] to amend the Terms was made by the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal and Community Advocacy Team. The discussion was closed on March 25, 2014, and the amendment was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 25, 2014.
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= Quyền sử dụng Wikimedia Foundation: Những câu hỏi thường được hỏi về việc tiết lộ các đóng góp được trả tiền =
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== Điều khoản này có áp dụng cho tôi nếu tôi chỉ đơn giản là chỉnh sửa hoặc tải lên với tư cách là tình nguyện viên không được trả lương không? ==

Chắc chắn là không! Các dự án Wikimedia được biên tập và hỗ trợ bởi hàng chục ngàn tình nguyện viên không được trả lương. Wikipedia và các dự án Wikimedia khác được điều hành bởi một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận - trang web phi lợi nhuận duy nhất trong số các trang web hàng đầu trên thế giới. Sự tình nguyện này là điều làm cho các dự án của chúng tôi đặc biệt và được sử dụng rộng rãi. Là một tình nguyện viên không được trả lương, bạn được khuyến khích chỉnh sửa và tải nội dung mà không cần phải tiết lộ theo quy định này về các điều khoản sử dụng.

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However, some contributors do receive payment for their edits. These contributors improve the overall quality of the projects when they edit with a neutral point of view. This includes many contributors associated with institutions such as universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. On the other hand, paid advocacy editing - i.e. paid editing of articles to promote companies, products, and services - is strongly discouraged or banned on most, if not all, the projects.
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If you are not paid for edits, you do not need to worry about disclosure under this provision: you are absolutely fine. You are part of an amazing community of volunteers contributing to an unprecedented resource of free information available to the whole world.
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Nếu bạn được trả tiền, bạn phải tiết lộ nó. Cho cộng đồng biết bằng cách thêm bối cảnh đó vào bản tóm tắt chỉnh sửa, trang người dùng hoặc trang thảo luận của bạn, để công khai quan điểm của bạn một cách công bằng. Nhưng hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã học được các quy tắc: như chúng tôi giải thích chi tiết hơn dưới đây, đóng góp cho các dự án Wikimedia để phục vụ lợi ích của khách hàng trả tiền trong khi che giấu sự tham gia trả tiền có thể là vấn đề.

Một lưu ý nhỏ: một số dự án có các chính sách xung đột lợi ích khác với (và mạnh hơn) điều khoản này trong các điều khoản sử dụng. Những chính sách này có thể ngăn bạn thực hiện một số hình thức chỉnh sửa tình nguyện nhất định, ví dụ: đóng góp cho các bài viết về bản thân. Hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã kiểm tra các chính sách cộng đồng đó trước khi bắt đầu! Nếu bạn có bất kỳ câu hỏi nào, vui lòng liên hệ với cộng đồng của dự án địa phương của bạn. Mỗi dự án sẽ cung cấp thông tin liên hệ (thường ở cuối trang) và thường có các địa điểm [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Distribution list| khác nhau cho các câu hỏi và thông báo]].

&lt;span id=&quot;How_does_this_provision_affect_teachers,_professors,_and_employees_of_galleries,_libraries,_archives,_and_museums_(&amp;quot;GLAM&amp;quot;)?&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
== Điều khoản này ảnh hưởng như thế nào đến giáo viên, giáo sư và nhân viên của các phòng trưng bày, thư viện, kho lưu trữ và bảo tàng (&quot;GLAM&quot;)? ==

Những yêu cầu này không nên ngăn cản giáo viên, giáo sư hoặc những người làm việc tại các phòng trưng bày, thư viện, kho lưu trữ và bảo tàng (&quot;[[{{lwp|GLAM (lĩnh vực công nghiệp)}}|GLAM]]&quot;) đóng góp một cách thiện chí! Nếu bạn thuộc một trong những danh mục đó, bạn chỉ được yêu cầu tuân thủ điều khoản tiết lộ khi bạn được chủ lao động hoặc khách hàng bồi thường cụ thể cho các chỉnh sửa và tải lên dự án Wikimedia.

Ví dụ, nếu một giáo sư tại Đại học X được trả tiền trực tiếp bởi Đại học X để viết về trường đại học đó trên Wikipedia, giáo sư cần tiết lộ rằng đóng góp được bồi thường. Có một trao đổi trực tiếp quid pro quo: tiền cho các chỉnh sửa. Tuy nhiên, nếu giáo sư đó chỉ đơn giản được trả lương cho việc giảng dạy và tiến hành nghiên cứu, và chỉ được trường đại học của họ khuyến khích đóng góp nói chung mà không có hướng dẫn cụ thể hơn, giáo sư đó không cần phải tiết lộ sự tham gia của họ với trường đại học.

Điều tương tự cũng đúng với các nhân viên của GLAM. Việc tiết lộ chỉ cần thiết khi khoản bồi thường đã được hứa hẹn hoặc nhận để đổi lấy một khoản đóng góp cụ thể. Một nhân viên bảo tàng đang đóng góp cho các dự án nói chung mà không có hướng dẫn cụ thể hơn từ bảo tàng không cần phải tiết lộ liên kết của mình với bảo tàng. Mặt khác, một Wikipedian in Residence được bồi thường cụ thể để chỉnh sửa bài viết về kho lưu trữ mà họ đang làm việc nên tiết lộ đơn giản rằng anh ta là một Wikipedian in Residence được trả lương với kho lưu trữ. Đây sẽ là tiết lộ đầy đủ cho các mục đích yêu cầu.

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== Việc cộng đồng thực thi điều khoản này hoạt động như thế nào với các quy tắc hiện có về quyền riêng tư và hành vi? ==

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It is important to protect good-faith editors. Like the rules around sockpuppeting and sockpuppet investigations, the disclosure provision in the Terms of Use is intended to work with existing policies and practices, so that there is a fair balance between identifying paid contributions and protecting those who are helping advance Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
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Các chính sách này bao gồm giá trị dự án chéo của [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Civility|civility]], là trụ cột của Wikipedia; các chính sách [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|project]] có liên quan, như [[:en:Wikipedia:OUTING#Posting_of_personal_information|ENWP:OUTING]]; và Điều khoản sử dụng, [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use#4|cấm theo dõi và lạm dụng]]. (Trong trường hợp có những hành vi cực đoan hơn, luật pháp địa phương cũng có thể được áp dụng.)

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This requirement, like others, should be applied constructively to enable collaboration and improve our projects. Users who violate them should first be warned and informed about these rules, and then only blocked if necessary. In other words: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Assume good faith|assume good faith]] and [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|do not bite the newcomers]]. Harassment should also be avoided. For example, under the English Wikipedia policy on [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Harassment#Posting_of_personal_information|harassment]], users must not publicly share personal information about other users.
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== How can I avoid disclosure under this provision of the Terms of Use? ==
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If you wish to avoid the disclosure requirement of this provision, you should abstain from receiving compensation for your edits.
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== What is the &quot;applicable law&quot; for paid contributions on Wikipedia and its sister sites? Are undisclosed paid contributions potentially illegal? ==
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Depending on where you operate, a variety of laws could apply to you, your business, or your clients, such as unfair competition and simple fraud statutes. In addition to the requirements of the Terms of Use, you must comply with those laws in your disclosure and execution of paid contributions.
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We cannot advise you about specific legal requirements, and you should employ your own lawyer if you have questions. That said, as general background, deceptive business practices, such as concealing a professional affiliation, are prohibited in many jurisdictions.
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In the United States, for example, &quot;Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce are unlawful.&quot;&lt;ref name=unlawful&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act] {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(1)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the nationwide authority to regulate this.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn1&quot;&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act], {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(2)}}&lt;/ref&gt; For instance, if you failed to disclose in a relevant online forum that you are affiliated with a company under the FTC's regulation, FTC regulations warn of liability:
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{{Quote box|An online message board designated for discussions of new music download technology is frequented by MP3 player enthusiasts. They exchange information about new products, utilities, and the functionality of numerous playback devices. Unbeknownst to the message board community, an employee of a leading playback device manufacturer has been posting messages on the discussion board promoting the manufacturer's product. Knowledge of this poster's employment likely would affect the weight or credibility of her endorsement. Therefore, the poster should clearly and conspicuously disclose her relationship to the manufacturer to members and readers of the message board.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn2&quot;&gt;[//www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-publishes-final-guides-governing-endorsements-testimonials/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf 16 C.F.R. §255.5, Example 8, p.12.]&lt;/ref&gt;}}

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The FTC's guide [//www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf Dot Com Disclosures] specifies that disclosures like this one &quot;must be communicated effectively so that consumers are likely to notice and understand them&quot;. State law may also apply, as in the [//www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-agreement-19-companies-stop-writing-fake-online-reviews-and N.Y. Attorney General's 2013 investigation] regarding companies engaging in [[{{lwp|astroturfing}}|astroturfing]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn3&quot;&gt;[//scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18225865807738669845&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=6&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr Parino v. Bidrack, Inc.], 838 F. Supp. 2d 900, 905 (N.D. Cal. 2011)&lt;/ref&gt; (plaintiff's allegations, including defendant's creation and use of fake reviews on website, were sufficient to bring a claim under California's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law)
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Outside the US, other laws may also require disclosure of paid contributions. The EU [//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Unfair Commercial Practices Directive] (and corresponding national versions) ban use of &quot;editorial content ... to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn4&quot;&gt;[//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament] ([//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF#page=15 Annex I, points 11 and 22]).&lt;/ref&gt; National legislation of EU member states may further restrict undisclosed paid contributions. For example, competition laws have been used by [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-11-12/News and notes|national courts in Germany]] to find violations when a contributor failed to properly disclose their affiliation.
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Where legally-required disclosures cannot be made in a way that complies with community rules, the community rules take precedence. For example, if local laws require disclosure of sponsorship of an edit in the article text itself, and putting such a message in the article text violated community rules (as it likely does in most projects), then such edits would be prohibited.
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== What are the non-legal possible negative effects of paid contributions? ==
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As repeated real life examples illustrate, paid editing without appropriate disclosure can result in negative publicity for companies, clients, and individuals. We have found that the press follows such stories closely. Failing to include a disclosure with a paid contribution may lead to a loss of trust with the broader public in addition to the Wikimedia community.
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To maintain goodwill and to avoid misunderstandings, transparency and friendly cooperation is the best policy for those being compensated for Wikimedia contributions. To avoid embarrassment, you should disclose as required by the Terms of Use, as well as local policies regarding paid contributions, such as [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] (for the English Wikipedia).
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== What does &quot;compensation&quot; mean? ==
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As used in this provision, &quot;compensation&quot; means an exchange of money, goods, or services.
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== What does the phrase &quot;employer, client, and affiliation&quot; mean? ==
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This means the person or organization that is paying you compensation – money, goods, or services – with respect to any contribution to a Wikimedia project. This could be a business, a charity, an educational institution, a government department or another individual, for example. The disclosure requirement is simple, and requires you to provide this information in one of the three ways described above. If you are editing an article on Wikipedia on behalf of your employer, for example, you must disclose your employer's details. If you have been hired by a public relations firm to edit Wikipedia, you must disclose both the firm and the firm's client. If you are a compensated [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedian in residence|Wikimedian in residence]], for example, you must note what [[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]] organisation is paying you.
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== Are paid editing disclosures required only when editing Wikipedia articles? ==
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No, you must disclose your employment, client, and affiliation when making any type of paid contribution to any Wikimedia project. This includes edits on talk pages and edits on projects other than Wikipedia.
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Note that [[#alternative-disclosure|some projects have adopted an alternative disclosure policy]] that may change the level of disclosure required.
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== Does this provision mean that paid contributions are always allowed as long as they are disclosed? ==
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No. Users must also comply with each Wikimedia project's additional policies and guidelines, as well as any applicable laws. For example, English Wikipedia's policy on [[{{lwp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view}}|neutral point of view]] requires that editing be done fairly, proportionally and (as far as possible) without bias; these requirements must be followed even if the contributor discloses making paid edits.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my user page? ==
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You may explain that you work for a particular client or employer on your user page. If you work for company Acme, and, as part of your job responsibilities, you edit Wikipedia articles about company Acme, you satisfy the minimum requirement of the Terms of Use if you simply say that you edit on behalf of company Acme on your user page. You however need to follow community or Foundation policies, in addition to applicable law.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my edit summary? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the edit summary box before you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution. For example, before saving your edits to a Wikipedia article about your client, X, you may write this note in the edit summary box: &quot;X has hired me to update their Wikipedia article&quot; or &quot;I work for X.&quot;
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== How should I disclose paid contributions on a talk page? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the relevant talk page either before, or immediately after, you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution.
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== Do I have to disclose the details of the compensation I am receiving? ==
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You do not have to disclose the amount or type of compensation you are receiving for editing; the minimum required is that you disclose your employer, client, and affiliation.
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== Can a [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|local project]] adopt an alternative disclosure policy for paid editing? ==
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Disclosure of paid contributions to any of the Wikimedia projects is a requirement under the disclosure provision of the Terms of Use. Nonetheless, individual projects may create an alternative disclosure policy when their projects or communities have particular needs to either strengthen or reduce the requirements. The provision gives communities discretion to adjust the rules set out in the Terms of Use to their specific project after following the project's standard consensus-based process for establishing core policies. Adopting an alternative disclosure policy requires consensus, consistent with the project's past practice and local understanding of what consensus is.
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To adopt a pre-existing policy as an alternative disclosure policy, a project community must gain consensus specifically to replace the paid editing disclosure requirements in the Terms of Use with the policy of the project. For an example of an alternative disclosure policy, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Alternate disclosure policy|this proposal on MediaWiki]].
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After creating such a policy, projects must include their policy on the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]]. This list will help editors and sister projects to quickly discover what the local project policy for paid editing is, or if the default applies.
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== Does this provision mean that Wikimedia projects must change their policies? ==
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Wikimedia projects may change their policies to reference this requirement, to require stricter requirements for paid contributions, or to provide alternative rules.
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== What projects have established alternative disclosure policies? ==
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Projects that have alternative policies are listed here: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]].
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== When did this clause go into effect? ==
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The disclosure provision of the Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. The provision was the result of a [[:m:Talk:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|discussion with the community]], after an [[:m:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|initial proposal]] to amend the Terms was made by the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal and Community Advocacy Team. The discussion was closed on March 25, 2014, and the amendment was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 25, 2014.
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= Quyền sử dụng Wikimedia Foundation: Những câu hỏi thường được hỏi về việc tiết lộ các đóng góp được trả tiền =
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== Điều khoản này có áp dụng cho tôi nếu tôi chỉ đơn giản là chỉnh sửa hoặc tải lên với tư cách là tình nguyện viên không được trả lương không? ==

Chắc chắn là không! Các dự án Wikimedia được biên tập và hỗ trợ bởi hàng chục ngàn tình nguyện viên không được trả lương. Wikipedia và các dự án Wikimedia khác được điều hành bởi một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận - trang web phi lợi nhuận duy nhất trong số các trang web hàng đầu trên thế giới. Sự tình nguyện này là điều làm cho các dự án của chúng tôi đặc biệt và được sử dụng rộng rãi. Là một tình nguyện viên không được trả lương, bạn được khuyến khích chỉnh sửa và tải nội dung mà không cần phải tiết lộ theo quy định này về các điều khoản sử dụng.

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However, some contributors do receive payment for their edits. These contributors improve the overall quality of the projects when they edit with a neutral point of view. This includes many contributors associated with institutions such as universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. On the other hand, paid advocacy editing - i.e. paid editing of articles to promote companies, products, and services - is strongly discouraged or banned on most, if not all, the projects.
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If you are not paid for edits, you do not need to worry about disclosure under this provision: you are absolutely fine. You are part of an amazing community of volunteers contributing to an unprecedented resource of free information available to the whole world.
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Nếu bạn được trả tiền, bạn phải tiết lộ nó. Cho cộng đồng biết bằng cách thêm bối cảnh đó vào bản tóm tắt chỉnh sửa, trang người dùng hoặc trang thảo luận của bạn, để công khai quan điểm của bạn một cách công bằng. Nhưng hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã học được các quy tắc: như chúng tôi giải thích chi tiết hơn dưới đây, đóng góp cho các dự án Wikimedia để phục vụ lợi ích của khách hàng trả tiền trong khi che giấu sự tham gia trả tiền có thể là vấn đề.

Một lưu ý nhỏ: một số dự án có các chính sách xung đột lợi ích khác với (và mạnh hơn) điều khoản này trong các điều khoản sử dụng. Những chính sách này có thể ngăn bạn thực hiện một số hình thức chỉnh sửa tình nguyện nhất định, ví dụ: đóng góp cho các bài viết về bản thân. Hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã kiểm tra các chính sách cộng đồng đó trước khi bắt đầu! Nếu bạn có bất kỳ câu hỏi nào, vui lòng liên hệ với cộng đồng của dự án địa phương của bạn. Mỗi dự án sẽ cung cấp thông tin liên hệ (thường ở cuối trang) và thường có các địa điểm [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Distribution list| khác nhau cho các câu hỏi và thông báo]].

&lt;span id=&quot;How_does_this_provision_affect_teachers,_professors,_and_employees_of_galleries,_libraries,_archives,_and_museums_(&amp;quot;GLAM&amp;quot;)?&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
== Điều khoản này ảnh hưởng như thế nào đến giáo viên, giáo sư và nhân viên của các phòng trưng bày, thư viện, kho lưu trữ và bảo tàng (&quot;GLAM&quot;)? ==

Những yêu cầu này không nên ngăn cản giáo viên, giáo sư hoặc những người làm việc tại các phòng trưng bày, thư viện, kho lưu trữ và bảo tàng (&quot;[[{{lwp|GLAM (lĩnh vực công nghiệp)}}|GLAM]]&quot;) đóng góp một cách thiện chí! Nếu bạn thuộc một trong những danh mục đó, bạn chỉ được yêu cầu tuân thủ điều khoản tiết lộ khi bạn được chủ lao động hoặc khách hàng bồi thường cụ thể cho các chỉnh sửa và tải lên dự án Wikimedia.

Ví dụ, nếu một giáo sư tại Đại học X được trả tiền trực tiếp bởi Đại học X để viết về trường đại học đó trên Wikipedia, giáo sư cần tiết lộ rằng đóng góp được bồi thường. Có một trao đổi trực tiếp quid pro quo: tiền cho các chỉnh sửa. Tuy nhiên, nếu giáo sư đó chỉ đơn giản được trả lương cho việc giảng dạy và tiến hành nghiên cứu, và chỉ được trường đại học của họ khuyến khích đóng góp nói chung mà không có hướng dẫn cụ thể hơn, giáo sư đó không cần phải tiết lộ sự tham gia của họ với trường đại học.

Điều tương tự cũng đúng với các nhân viên của GLAM. Việc tiết lộ chỉ cần thiết khi khoản bồi thường đã được hứa hẹn hoặc nhận để đổi lấy một khoản đóng góp cụ thể. Một nhân viên bảo tàng đang đóng góp cho các dự án nói chung mà không có hướng dẫn cụ thể hơn từ bảo tàng không cần phải tiết lộ liên kết của mình với bảo tàng. Mặt khác, một Wikipedian in Residence được bồi thường cụ thể để chỉnh sửa bài viết về kho lưu trữ mà họ đang làm việc nên tiết lộ đơn giản rằng anh ta là một Wikipedian in Residence được trả lương với kho lưu trữ. Đây sẽ là tiết lộ đầy đủ cho các mục đích yêu cầu.

&lt;span id=&quot;How_does_community_enforcement_of_this_provision_work_with_existing_rules_about_privacy_and_behavior?&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
== Việc cộng đồng thực thi điều khoản này hoạt động như thế nào với các quy tắc hiện có về quyền riêng tư và hành vi? ==

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It is important to protect good-faith editors. Like the rules around sockpuppeting and sockpuppet investigations, the disclosure provision in the Terms of Use is intended to work with existing policies and practices, so that there is a fair balance between identifying paid contributions and protecting those who are helping advance Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
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These policies include the cross-project value of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Civility|civility]], which is a pillar of Wikipedia; relevant [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|project]] policies, like [[:en:Wikipedia:OUTING#Posting_of_personal_information|ENWP:OUTING]]; and the Terms of Use, which [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use#4|prohibit stalking and abuse]]. (In cases of more extreme behaviors, local law may also apply.)
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This requirement, like others, should be applied constructively to enable collaboration and improve our projects. Users who violate them should first be warned and informed about these rules, and then only blocked if necessary. In other words: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Assume good faith|assume good faith]] and [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|do not bite the newcomers]]. Harassment should also be avoided. For example, under the English Wikipedia policy on [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Harassment#Posting_of_personal_information|harassment]], users must not publicly share personal information about other users.
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== How can I avoid disclosure under this provision of the Terms of Use? ==
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If you wish to avoid the disclosure requirement of this provision, you should abstain from receiving compensation for your edits.
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== What is the &quot;applicable law&quot; for paid contributions on Wikipedia and its sister sites? Are undisclosed paid contributions potentially illegal? ==
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Depending on where you operate, a variety of laws could apply to you, your business, or your clients, such as unfair competition and simple fraud statutes. In addition to the requirements of the Terms of Use, you must comply with those laws in your disclosure and execution of paid contributions.
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We cannot advise you about specific legal requirements, and you should employ your own lawyer if you have questions. That said, as general background, deceptive business practices, such as concealing a professional affiliation, are prohibited in many jurisdictions.
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In the United States, for example, &quot;Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce are unlawful.&quot;&lt;ref name=unlawful&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act] {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(1)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the nationwide authority to regulate this.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn1&quot;&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act], {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(2)}}&lt;/ref&gt; For instance, if you failed to disclose in a relevant online forum that you are affiliated with a company under the FTC's regulation, FTC regulations warn of liability:
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{{Quote box|An online message board designated for discussions of new music download technology is frequented by MP3 player enthusiasts. They exchange information about new products, utilities, and the functionality of numerous playback devices. Unbeknownst to the message board community, an employee of a leading playback device manufacturer has been posting messages on the discussion board promoting the manufacturer's product. Knowledge of this poster's employment likely would affect the weight or credibility of her endorsement. Therefore, the poster should clearly and conspicuously disclose her relationship to the manufacturer to members and readers of the message board.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn2&quot;&gt;[//www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-publishes-final-guides-governing-endorsements-testimonials/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf 16 C.F.R. §255.5, Example 8, p.12.]&lt;/ref&gt;}}

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The FTC's guide [//www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf Dot Com Disclosures] specifies that disclosures like this one &quot;must be communicated effectively so that consumers are likely to notice and understand them&quot;. State law may also apply, as in the [//www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-agreement-19-companies-stop-writing-fake-online-reviews-and N.Y. Attorney General's 2013 investigation] regarding companies engaging in [[{{lwp|astroturfing}}|astroturfing]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn3&quot;&gt;[//scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18225865807738669845&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=6&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr Parino v. Bidrack, Inc.], 838 F. Supp. 2d 900, 905 (N.D. Cal. 2011)&lt;/ref&gt; (plaintiff's allegations, including defendant's creation and use of fake reviews on website, were sufficient to bring a claim under California's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law)
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Outside the US, other laws may also require disclosure of paid contributions. The EU [//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Unfair Commercial Practices Directive] (and corresponding national versions) ban use of &quot;editorial content ... to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn4&quot;&gt;[//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament] ([//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF#page=15 Annex I, points 11 and 22]).&lt;/ref&gt; National legislation of EU member states may further restrict undisclosed paid contributions. For example, competition laws have been used by [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-11-12/News and notes|national courts in Germany]] to find violations when a contributor failed to properly disclose their affiliation.
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Where legally-required disclosures cannot be made in a way that complies with community rules, the community rules take precedence. For example, if local laws require disclosure of sponsorship of an edit in the article text itself, and putting such a message in the article text violated community rules (as it likely does in most projects), then such edits would be prohibited.
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== What are the non-legal possible negative effects of paid contributions? ==
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As repeated real life examples illustrate, paid editing without appropriate disclosure can result in negative publicity for companies, clients, and individuals. We have found that the press follows such stories closely. Failing to include a disclosure with a paid contribution may lead to a loss of trust with the broader public in addition to the Wikimedia community.
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To maintain goodwill and to avoid misunderstandings, transparency and friendly cooperation is the best policy for those being compensated for Wikimedia contributions. To avoid embarrassment, you should disclose as required by the Terms of Use, as well as local policies regarding paid contributions, such as [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] (for the English Wikipedia).
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== What does &quot;compensation&quot; mean? ==
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As used in this provision, &quot;compensation&quot; means an exchange of money, goods, or services.
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== What does the phrase &quot;employer, client, and affiliation&quot; mean? ==
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This means the person or organization that is paying you compensation – money, goods, or services – with respect to any contribution to a Wikimedia project. This could be a business, a charity, an educational institution, a government department or another individual, for example. The disclosure requirement is simple, and requires you to provide this information in one of the three ways described above. If you are editing an article on Wikipedia on behalf of your employer, for example, you must disclose your employer's details. If you have been hired by a public relations firm to edit Wikipedia, you must disclose both the firm and the firm's client. If you are a compensated [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedian in residence|Wikimedian in residence]], for example, you must note what [[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]] organisation is paying you.
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== Are paid editing disclosures required only when editing Wikipedia articles? ==
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No, you must disclose your employment, client, and affiliation when making any type of paid contribution to any Wikimedia project. This includes edits on talk pages and edits on projects other than Wikipedia.
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Note that [[#alternative-disclosure|some projects have adopted an alternative disclosure policy]] that may change the level of disclosure required.
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== Does this provision mean that paid contributions are always allowed as long as they are disclosed? ==
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No. Users must also comply with each Wikimedia project's additional policies and guidelines, as well as any applicable laws. For example, English Wikipedia's policy on [[{{lwp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view}}|neutral point of view]] requires that editing be done fairly, proportionally and (as far as possible) without bias; these requirements must be followed even if the contributor discloses making paid edits.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my user page? ==
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You may explain that you work for a particular client or employer on your user page. If you work for company Acme, and, as part of your job responsibilities, you edit Wikipedia articles about company Acme, you satisfy the minimum requirement of the Terms of Use if you simply say that you edit on behalf of company Acme on your user page. You however need to follow community or Foundation policies, in addition to applicable law.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my edit summary? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the edit summary box before you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution. For example, before saving your edits to a Wikipedia article about your client, X, you may write this note in the edit summary box: &quot;X has hired me to update their Wikipedia article&quot; or &quot;I work for X.&quot;
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== How should I disclose paid contributions on a talk page? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the relevant talk page either before, or immediately after, you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution.
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== Do I have to disclose the details of the compensation I am receiving? ==
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You do not have to disclose the amount or type of compensation you are receiving for editing; the minimum required is that you disclose your employer, client, and affiliation.
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== Can a [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|local project]] adopt an alternative disclosure policy for paid editing? ==
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Disclosure of paid contributions to any of the Wikimedia projects is a requirement under the disclosure provision of the Terms of Use. Nonetheless, individual projects may create an alternative disclosure policy when their projects or communities have particular needs to either strengthen or reduce the requirements. The provision gives communities discretion to adjust the rules set out in the Terms of Use to their specific project after following the project's standard consensus-based process for establishing core policies. Adopting an alternative disclosure policy requires consensus, consistent with the project's past practice and local understanding of what consensus is.
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To adopt a pre-existing policy as an alternative disclosure policy, a project community must gain consensus specifically to replace the paid editing disclosure requirements in the Terms of Use with the policy of the project. For an example of an alternative disclosure policy, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Alternate disclosure policy|this proposal on MediaWiki]].
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After creating such a policy, projects must include their policy on the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]]. This list will help editors and sister projects to quickly discover what the local project policy for paid editing is, or if the default applies.
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== Does this provision mean that Wikimedia projects must change their policies? ==
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Wikimedia projects may change their policies to reference this requirement, to require stricter requirements for paid contributions, or to provide alternative rules.
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== What projects have established alternative disclosure policies? ==
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Projects that have alternative policies are listed here: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]].
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== When did this clause go into effect? ==
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The disclosure provision of the Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. The provision was the result of a [[:m:Talk:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|discussion with the community]], after an [[:m:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|initial proposal]] to amend the Terms was made by the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal and Community Advocacy Team. The discussion was closed on March 25, 2014, and the amendment was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 25, 2014.
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= Quyền sử dụng Wikimedia Foundation: Những câu hỏi thường được hỏi về việc tiết lộ các đóng góp được trả tiền =
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== Điều khoản này có áp dụng cho tôi nếu tôi chỉ đơn giản là chỉnh sửa hoặc tải lên với tư cách là tình nguyện viên không được trả lương không? ==

Chắc chắn là không! Các dự án Wikimedia được biên tập và hỗ trợ bởi hàng chục ngàn tình nguyện viên không được trả lương. Wikipedia và các dự án Wikimedia khác được điều hành bởi một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận - trang web phi lợi nhuận duy nhất trong số các trang web hàng đầu trên thế giới. Sự tình nguyện này là điều làm cho các dự án của chúng tôi đặc biệt và được sử dụng rộng rãi. Là một tình nguyện viên không được trả lương, bạn được khuyến khích chỉnh sửa và tải nội dung mà không cần phải tiết lộ theo quy định này về các điều khoản sử dụng.

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However, some contributors do receive payment for their edits. These contributors improve the overall quality of the projects when they edit with a neutral point of view. This includes many contributors associated with institutions such as universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. On the other hand, paid advocacy editing - i.e. paid editing of articles to promote companies, products, and services - is strongly discouraged or banned on most, if not all, the projects.
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If you are not paid for edits, you do not need to worry about disclosure under this provision: you are absolutely fine. You are part of an amazing community of volunteers contributing to an unprecedented resource of free information available to the whole world.
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Nếu bạn được trả tiền, bạn phải tiết lộ nó. Cho cộng đồng biết bằng cách thêm bối cảnh đó vào bản tóm tắt chỉnh sửa, trang người dùng hoặc trang thảo luận của bạn, để công khai quan điểm của bạn một cách công bằng. Nhưng hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã học được các quy tắc: như chúng tôi giải thích chi tiết hơn dưới đây, đóng góp cho các dự án Wikimedia để phục vụ lợi ích của khách hàng trả tiền trong khi che giấu sự tham gia trả tiền có thể là vấn đề.

Một lưu ý nhỏ: một số dự án có các chính sách xung đột lợi ích khác với (và mạnh hơn) điều khoản này trong các điều khoản sử dụng. Những chính sách này có thể ngăn bạn thực hiện một số hình thức chỉnh sửa tình nguyện nhất định, ví dụ: đóng góp cho các bài viết về bản thân. Hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã kiểm tra các chính sách cộng đồng đó trước khi bắt đầu! Nếu bạn có bất kỳ câu hỏi nào, vui lòng liên hệ với cộng đồng của dự án địa phương của bạn. Mỗi dự án sẽ cung cấp thông tin liên hệ (thường ở cuối trang) và thường có các địa điểm [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Distribution list| khác nhau cho các câu hỏi và thông báo]].

&lt;span id=&quot;How_does_this_provision_affect_teachers,_professors,_and_employees_of_galleries,_libraries,_archives,_and_museums_(&amp;quot;GLAM&amp;quot;)?&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
== Điều khoản này ảnh hưởng như thế nào đến giáo viên, giáo sư và nhân viên của các phòng trưng bày, thư viện, kho lưu trữ và bảo tàng (&quot;GLAM&quot;)? ==

Những yêu cầu này không nên ngăn cản giáo viên, giáo sư hoặc những người làm việc tại các phòng trưng bày, thư viện, kho lưu trữ và bảo tàng (&quot;[[{{lwp|GLAM (lĩnh vực công nghiệp)}}|GLAM]]&quot;) đóng góp một cách thiện chí! Nếu bạn thuộc một trong những danh mục đó, bạn chỉ được yêu cầu tuân thủ điều khoản tiết lộ khi bạn được chủ lao động hoặc khách hàng bồi thường cụ thể cho các chỉnh sửa và tải lên dự án Wikimedia.

Ví dụ, nếu một giáo sư tại Đại học X được trả tiền trực tiếp bởi Đại học X để viết về trường đại học đó trên Wikipedia, giáo sư cần tiết lộ rằng đóng góp được bồi thường. Có một trao đổi trực tiếp quid pro quo: tiền cho các chỉnh sửa. Tuy nhiên, nếu giáo sư đó chỉ đơn giản được trả lương cho việc giảng dạy và tiến hành nghiên cứu, và chỉ được trường đại học của họ khuyến khích đóng góp nói chung mà không có hướng dẫn cụ thể hơn, giáo sư đó không cần phải tiết lộ sự tham gia của họ với trường đại học.

Điều tương tự cũng đúng với các nhân viên của GLAM. Việc tiết lộ chỉ cần thiết khi khoản bồi thường đã được hứa hẹn hoặc nhận để đổi lấy một khoản đóng góp cụ thể. Một nhân viên bảo tàng đang đóng góp cho các dự án nói chung mà không có hướng dẫn cụ thể hơn từ bảo tàng không cần phải tiết lộ liên kết của mình với bảo tàng. Mặt khác, một Wikipedian in Residence được bồi thường cụ thể để chỉnh sửa bài viết về kho lưu trữ mà họ đang làm việc nên tiết lộ đơn giản rằng anh ta là một Wikipedian in Residence được trả lương với kho lưu trữ. Đây sẽ là tiết lộ đầy đủ cho các mục đích yêu cầu.

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== How does community enforcement of this provision work with existing rules about privacy and behavior? ==
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It is important to protect good-faith editors. Like the rules around sockpuppeting and sockpuppet investigations, the disclosure provision in the Terms of Use is intended to work with existing policies and practices, so that there is a fair balance between identifying paid contributions and protecting those who are helping advance Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
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These policies include the cross-project value of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Civility|civility]], which is a pillar of Wikipedia; relevant [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|project]] policies, like [[:en:Wikipedia:OUTING#Posting_of_personal_information|ENWP:OUTING]]; and the Terms of Use, which [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use#4|prohibit stalking and abuse]]. (In cases of more extreme behaviors, local law may also apply.)
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This requirement, like others, should be applied constructively to enable collaboration and improve our projects. Users who violate them should first be warned and informed about these rules, and then only blocked if necessary. In other words: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Assume good faith|assume good faith]] and [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|do not bite the newcomers]]. Harassment should also be avoided. For example, under the English Wikipedia policy on [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Harassment#Posting_of_personal_information|harassment]], users must not publicly share personal information about other users.
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== How can I avoid disclosure under this provision of the Terms of Use? ==
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If you wish to avoid the disclosure requirement of this provision, you should abstain from receiving compensation for your edits.
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== What is the &quot;applicable law&quot; for paid contributions on Wikipedia and its sister sites? Are undisclosed paid contributions potentially illegal? ==
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Depending on where you operate, a variety of laws could apply to you, your business, or your clients, such as unfair competition and simple fraud statutes. In addition to the requirements of the Terms of Use, you must comply with those laws in your disclosure and execution of paid contributions.
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We cannot advise you about specific legal requirements, and you should employ your own lawyer if you have questions. That said, as general background, deceptive business practices, such as concealing a professional affiliation, are prohibited in many jurisdictions.
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In the United States, for example, &quot;Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce are unlawful.&quot;&lt;ref name=unlawful&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act] {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(1)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the nationwide authority to regulate this.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn1&quot;&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act], {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(2)}}&lt;/ref&gt; For instance, if you failed to disclose in a relevant online forum that you are affiliated with a company under the FTC's regulation, FTC regulations warn of liability:
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{{Quote box|An online message board designated for discussions of new music download technology is frequented by MP3 player enthusiasts. They exchange information about new products, utilities, and the functionality of numerous playback devices. Unbeknownst to the message board community, an employee of a leading playback device manufacturer has been posting messages on the discussion board promoting the manufacturer's product. Knowledge of this poster's employment likely would affect the weight or credibility of her endorsement. Therefore, the poster should clearly and conspicuously disclose her relationship to the manufacturer to members and readers of the message board.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn2&quot;&gt;[//www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-publishes-final-guides-governing-endorsements-testimonials/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf 16 C.F.R. §255.5, Example 8, p.12.]&lt;/ref&gt;}}

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The FTC's guide [//www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf Dot Com Disclosures] specifies that disclosures like this one &quot;must be communicated effectively so that consumers are likely to notice and understand them&quot;. State law may also apply, as in the [//www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-agreement-19-companies-stop-writing-fake-online-reviews-and N.Y. Attorney General's 2013 investigation] regarding companies engaging in [[{{lwp|astroturfing}}|astroturfing]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn3&quot;&gt;[//scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18225865807738669845&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=6&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr Parino v. Bidrack, Inc.], 838 F. Supp. 2d 900, 905 (N.D. Cal. 2011)&lt;/ref&gt; (plaintiff's allegations, including defendant's creation and use of fake reviews on website, were sufficient to bring a claim under California's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law)
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Outside the US, other laws may also require disclosure of paid contributions. The EU [//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Unfair Commercial Practices Directive] (and corresponding national versions) ban use of &quot;editorial content ... to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn4&quot;&gt;[//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament] ([//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF#page=15 Annex I, points 11 and 22]).&lt;/ref&gt; National legislation of EU member states may further restrict undisclosed paid contributions. For example, competition laws have been used by [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-11-12/News and notes|national courts in Germany]] to find violations when a contributor failed to properly disclose their affiliation.
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Where legally-required disclosures cannot be made in a way that complies with community rules, the community rules take precedence. For example, if local laws require disclosure of sponsorship of an edit in the article text itself, and putting such a message in the article text violated community rules (as it likely does in most projects), then such edits would be prohibited.
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== What are the non-legal possible negative effects of paid contributions? ==
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As repeated real life examples illustrate, paid editing without appropriate disclosure can result in negative publicity for companies, clients, and individuals. We have found that the press follows such stories closely. Failing to include a disclosure with a paid contribution may lead to a loss of trust with the broader public in addition to the Wikimedia community.
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To maintain goodwill and to avoid misunderstandings, transparency and friendly cooperation is the best policy for those being compensated for Wikimedia contributions. To avoid embarrassment, you should disclose as required by the Terms of Use, as well as local policies regarding paid contributions, such as [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] (for the English Wikipedia).
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== What does &quot;compensation&quot; mean? ==
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As used in this provision, &quot;compensation&quot; means an exchange of money, goods, or services.
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== What does the phrase &quot;employer, client, and affiliation&quot; mean? ==
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This means the person or organization that is paying you compensation – money, goods, or services – with respect to any contribution to a Wikimedia project. This could be a business, a charity, an educational institution, a government department or another individual, for example. The disclosure requirement is simple, and requires you to provide this information in one of the three ways described above. If you are editing an article on Wikipedia on behalf of your employer, for example, you must disclose your employer's details. If you have been hired by a public relations firm to edit Wikipedia, you must disclose both the firm and the firm's client. If you are a compensated [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedian in residence|Wikimedian in residence]], for example, you must note what [[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]] organisation is paying you.
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== Are paid editing disclosures required only when editing Wikipedia articles? ==
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No, you must disclose your employment, client, and affiliation when making any type of paid contribution to any Wikimedia project. This includes edits on talk pages and edits on projects other than Wikipedia.
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Note that [[#alternative-disclosure|some projects have adopted an alternative disclosure policy]] that may change the level of disclosure required.
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== Does this provision mean that paid contributions are always allowed as long as they are disclosed? ==
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No. Users must also comply with each Wikimedia project's additional policies and guidelines, as well as any applicable laws. For example, English Wikipedia's policy on [[{{lwp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view}}|neutral point of view]] requires that editing be done fairly, proportionally and (as far as possible) without bias; these requirements must be followed even if the contributor discloses making paid edits.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my user page? ==
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You may explain that you work for a particular client or employer on your user page. If you work for company Acme, and, as part of your job responsibilities, you edit Wikipedia articles about company Acme, you satisfy the minimum requirement of the Terms of Use if you simply say that you edit on behalf of company Acme on your user page. You however need to follow community or Foundation policies, in addition to applicable law.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my edit summary? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the edit summary box before you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution. For example, before saving your edits to a Wikipedia article about your client, X, you may write this note in the edit summary box: &quot;X has hired me to update their Wikipedia article&quot; or &quot;I work for X.&quot;
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== How should I disclose paid contributions on a talk page? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the relevant talk page either before, or immediately after, you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution.
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== Do I have to disclose the details of the compensation I am receiving? ==
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You do not have to disclose the amount or type of compensation you are receiving for editing; the minimum required is that you disclose your employer, client, and affiliation.
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== Can a [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|local project]] adopt an alternative disclosure policy for paid editing? ==
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Disclosure of paid contributions to any of the Wikimedia projects is a requirement under the disclosure provision of the Terms of Use. Nonetheless, individual projects may create an alternative disclosure policy when their projects or communities have particular needs to either strengthen or reduce the requirements. The provision gives communities discretion to adjust the rules set out in the Terms of Use to their specific project after following the project's standard consensus-based process for establishing core policies. Adopting an alternative disclosure policy requires consensus, consistent with the project's past practice and local understanding of what consensus is.
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To adopt a pre-existing policy as an alternative disclosure policy, a project community must gain consensus specifically to replace the paid editing disclosure requirements in the Terms of Use with the policy of the project. For an example of an alternative disclosure policy, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Alternate disclosure policy|this proposal on MediaWiki]].
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After creating such a policy, projects must include their policy on the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]]. This list will help editors and sister projects to quickly discover what the local project policy for paid editing is, or if the default applies.
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== Does this provision mean that Wikimedia projects must change their policies? ==
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Wikimedia projects may change their policies to reference this requirement, to require stricter requirements for paid contributions, or to provide alternative rules.
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== What projects have established alternative disclosure policies? ==
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Projects that have alternative policies are listed here: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]].
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== When did this clause go into effect? ==
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The disclosure provision of the Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. The provision was the result of a [[:m:Talk:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|discussion with the community]], after an [[:m:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|initial proposal]] to amend the Terms was made by the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal and Community Advocacy Team. The discussion was closed on March 25, 2014, and the amendment was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 25, 2014.
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= Quyền sử dụng Wikimedia Foundation: Những câu hỏi thường được hỏi về việc tiết lộ các đóng góp được trả tiền =
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== Điều khoản này có áp dụng cho tôi nếu tôi chỉ đơn giản là chỉnh sửa hoặc tải lên với tư cách là tình nguyện viên không được trả lương không? ==

Chắc chắn là không! Các dự án Wikimedia được biên tập và hỗ trợ bởi hàng chục ngàn tình nguyện viên không được trả lương. Wikipedia và các dự án Wikimedia khác được điều hành bởi một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận - trang web phi lợi nhuận duy nhất trong số các trang web hàng đầu trên thế giới. Sự tình nguyện này là điều làm cho các dự án của chúng tôi đặc biệt và được sử dụng rộng rãi. Là một tình nguyện viên không được trả lương, bạn được khuyến khích chỉnh sửa và tải nội dung mà không cần phải tiết lộ theo quy định này về các điều khoản sử dụng.

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However, some contributors do receive payment for their edits. These contributors improve the overall quality of the projects when they edit with a neutral point of view. This includes many contributors associated with institutions such as universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. On the other hand, paid advocacy editing - i.e. paid editing of articles to promote companies, products, and services - is strongly discouraged or banned on most, if not all, the projects.
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If you are not paid for edits, you do not need to worry about disclosure under this provision: you are absolutely fine. You are part of an amazing community of volunteers contributing to an unprecedented resource of free information available to the whole world.
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Nếu bạn được trả tiền, bạn phải tiết lộ nó. Cho cộng đồng biết bằng cách thêm bối cảnh đó vào bản tóm tắt chỉnh sửa, trang người dùng hoặc trang thảo luận của bạn, để công khai quan điểm của bạn một cách công bằng. Nhưng hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã học được các quy tắc: như chúng tôi giải thích chi tiết hơn dưới đây, đóng góp cho các dự án Wikimedia để phục vụ lợi ích của khách hàng trả tiền trong khi che giấu sự tham gia trả tiền có thể là vấn đề.

Một lưu ý nhỏ: một số dự án có các chính sách xung đột lợi ích khác với (và mạnh hơn) điều khoản này trong các điều khoản sử dụng. Những chính sách này có thể ngăn bạn thực hiện một số hình thức chỉnh sửa tình nguyện nhất định, ví dụ: đóng góp cho các bài viết về bản thân. Hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã kiểm tra các chính sách cộng đồng đó trước khi bắt đầu! Nếu bạn có bất kỳ câu hỏi nào, vui lòng liên hệ với cộng đồng của dự án địa phương của bạn. Mỗi dự án sẽ cung cấp thông tin liên hệ (thường ở cuối trang) và thường có các địa điểm [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Distribution list| khác nhau cho các câu hỏi và thông báo]].

&lt;span id=&quot;How_does_this_provision_affect_teachers,_professors,_and_employees_of_galleries,_libraries,_archives,_and_museums_(&amp;quot;GLAM&amp;quot;)?&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
== Điều khoản này ảnh hưởng như thế nào đến giáo viên, giáo sư và nhân viên của các phòng trưng bày, thư viện, kho lưu trữ và bảo tàng (&quot;GLAM&quot;)? ==

Những yêu cầu này không nên ngăn cản giáo viên, giáo sư hoặc những người làm việc tại các phòng trưng bày, thư viện, kho lưu trữ và bảo tàng (&quot;[[{{lwp|GLAM (lĩnh vực công nghiệp)}}|GLAM]]&quot;) đóng góp một cách thiện chí! Nếu bạn thuộc một trong những danh mục đó, bạn chỉ được yêu cầu tuân thủ điều khoản tiết lộ khi bạn được chủ lao động hoặc khách hàng bồi thường cụ thể cho các chỉnh sửa và tải lên dự án Wikimedia.

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For example, if a professor at University X is paid directly by University X to write about that university on Wikipedia, the professor needs to disclose that the contribution is compensated. There is a direct quid pro quo exchange: money for edits. However, if that professor is simply paid a salary for teaching and conducting research, and is only encouraged by their university to contribute generally without more specific instruction, that professor does not need to disclose their affiliation with the university.
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The same is true with GLAM employees. Disclosure is only necessary where compensation has been promised or received in exchange for a particular contribution. A museum employee who is contributing to projects generally without more specific instruction from the museum need not disclose her affiliation with the museum. On the other hand, a Wikipedian in Residence who is specifically compensated to edit the article about the archive at which they are employed should make a simple disclosure that he is a paid Wikipedian in Residence with the archive. This would be sufficient disclosure for purposes of requirement.
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== How does community enforcement of this provision work with existing rules about privacy and behavior? ==
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It is important to protect good-faith editors. Like the rules around sockpuppeting and sockpuppet investigations, the disclosure provision in the Terms of Use is intended to work with existing policies and practices, so that there is a fair balance between identifying paid contributions and protecting those who are helping advance Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
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These policies include the cross-project value of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Civility|civility]], which is a pillar of Wikipedia; relevant [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|project]] policies, like [[:en:Wikipedia:OUTING#Posting_of_personal_information|ENWP:OUTING]]; and the Terms of Use, which [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use#4|prohibit stalking and abuse]]. (In cases of more extreme behaviors, local law may also apply.)
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This requirement, like others, should be applied constructively to enable collaboration and improve our projects. Users who violate them should first be warned and informed about these rules, and then only blocked if necessary. In other words: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Assume good faith|assume good faith]] and [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|do not bite the newcomers]]. Harassment should also be avoided. For example, under the English Wikipedia policy on [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Harassment#Posting_of_personal_information|harassment]], users must not publicly share personal information about other users.
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== How can I avoid disclosure under this provision of the Terms of Use? ==
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If you wish to avoid the disclosure requirement of this provision, you should abstain from receiving compensation for your edits.
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== What is the &quot;applicable law&quot; for paid contributions on Wikipedia and its sister sites? Are undisclosed paid contributions potentially illegal? ==
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Depending on where you operate, a variety of laws could apply to you, your business, or your clients, such as unfair competition and simple fraud statutes. In addition to the requirements of the Terms of Use, you must comply with those laws in your disclosure and execution of paid contributions.
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We cannot advise you about specific legal requirements, and you should employ your own lawyer if you have questions. That said, as general background, deceptive business practices, such as concealing a professional affiliation, are prohibited in many jurisdictions.
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In the United States, for example, &quot;Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce are unlawful.&quot;&lt;ref name=unlawful&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act] {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(1)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the nationwide authority to regulate this.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn1&quot;&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act], {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(2)}}&lt;/ref&gt; For instance, if you failed to disclose in a relevant online forum that you are affiliated with a company under the FTC's regulation, FTC regulations warn of liability:
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{{Quote box|An online message board designated for discussions of new music download technology is frequented by MP3 player enthusiasts. They exchange information about new products, utilities, and the functionality of numerous playback devices. Unbeknownst to the message board community, an employee of a leading playback device manufacturer has been posting messages on the discussion board promoting the manufacturer's product. Knowledge of this poster's employment likely would affect the weight or credibility of her endorsement. Therefore, the poster should clearly and conspicuously disclose her relationship to the manufacturer to members and readers of the message board.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn2&quot;&gt;[//www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-publishes-final-guides-governing-endorsements-testimonials/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf 16 C.F.R. §255.5, Example 8, p.12.]&lt;/ref&gt;}}

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The FTC's guide [//www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf Dot Com Disclosures] specifies that disclosures like this one &quot;must be communicated effectively so that consumers are likely to notice and understand them&quot;. State law may also apply, as in the [//www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-agreement-19-companies-stop-writing-fake-online-reviews-and N.Y. Attorney General's 2013 investigation] regarding companies engaging in [[{{lwp|astroturfing}}|astroturfing]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn3&quot;&gt;[//scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18225865807738669845&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=6&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr Parino v. Bidrack, Inc.], 838 F. Supp. 2d 900, 905 (N.D. Cal. 2011)&lt;/ref&gt; (plaintiff's allegations, including defendant's creation and use of fake reviews on website, were sufficient to bring a claim under California's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law)
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Outside the US, other laws may also require disclosure of paid contributions. The EU [//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Unfair Commercial Practices Directive] (and corresponding national versions) ban use of &quot;editorial content ... to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn4&quot;&gt;[//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament] ([//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF#page=15 Annex I, points 11 and 22]).&lt;/ref&gt; National legislation of EU member states may further restrict undisclosed paid contributions. For example, competition laws have been used by [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-11-12/News and notes|national courts in Germany]] to find violations when a contributor failed to properly disclose their affiliation.
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Where legally-required disclosures cannot be made in a way that complies with community rules, the community rules take precedence. For example, if local laws require disclosure of sponsorship of an edit in the article text itself, and putting such a message in the article text violated community rules (as it likely does in most projects), then such edits would be prohibited.
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== What are the non-legal possible negative effects of paid contributions? ==
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As repeated real life examples illustrate, paid editing without appropriate disclosure can result in negative publicity for companies, clients, and individuals. We have found that the press follows such stories closely. Failing to include a disclosure with a paid contribution may lead to a loss of trust with the broader public in addition to the Wikimedia community.
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To maintain goodwill and to avoid misunderstandings, transparency and friendly cooperation is the best policy for those being compensated for Wikimedia contributions. To avoid embarrassment, you should disclose as required by the Terms of Use, as well as local policies regarding paid contributions, such as [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] (for the English Wikipedia).
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== What does &quot;compensation&quot; mean? ==
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As used in this provision, &quot;compensation&quot; means an exchange of money, goods, or services.
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== What does the phrase &quot;employer, client, and affiliation&quot; mean? ==
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This means the person or organization that is paying you compensation – money, goods, or services – with respect to any contribution to a Wikimedia project. This could be a business, a charity, an educational institution, a government department or another individual, for example. The disclosure requirement is simple, and requires you to provide this information in one of the three ways described above. If you are editing an article on Wikipedia on behalf of your employer, for example, you must disclose your employer's details. If you have been hired by a public relations firm to edit Wikipedia, you must disclose both the firm and the firm's client. If you are a compensated [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedian in residence|Wikimedian in residence]], for example, you must note what [[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]] organisation is paying you.
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== Are paid editing disclosures required only when editing Wikipedia articles? ==
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No, you must disclose your employment, client, and affiliation when making any type of paid contribution to any Wikimedia project. This includes edits on talk pages and edits on projects other than Wikipedia.
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Note that [[#alternative-disclosure|some projects have adopted an alternative disclosure policy]] that may change the level of disclosure required.
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== Does this provision mean that paid contributions are always allowed as long as they are disclosed? ==
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No. Users must also comply with each Wikimedia project's additional policies and guidelines, as well as any applicable laws. For example, English Wikipedia's policy on [[{{lwp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view}}|neutral point of view]] requires that editing be done fairly, proportionally and (as far as possible) without bias; these requirements must be followed even if the contributor discloses making paid edits.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my user page? ==
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You may explain that you work for a particular client or employer on your user page. If you work for company Acme, and, as part of your job responsibilities, you edit Wikipedia articles about company Acme, you satisfy the minimum requirement of the Terms of Use if you simply say that you edit on behalf of company Acme on your user page. You however need to follow community or Foundation policies, in addition to applicable law.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my edit summary? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the edit summary box before you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution. For example, before saving your edits to a Wikipedia article about your client, X, you may write this note in the edit summary box: &quot;X has hired me to update their Wikipedia article&quot; or &quot;I work for X.&quot;
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== How should I disclose paid contributions on a talk page? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the relevant talk page either before, or immediately after, you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution.
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== Do I have to disclose the details of the compensation I am receiving? ==
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You do not have to disclose the amount or type of compensation you are receiving for editing; the minimum required is that you disclose your employer, client, and affiliation.
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== Can a [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|local project]] adopt an alternative disclosure policy for paid editing? ==
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Disclosure of paid contributions to any of the Wikimedia projects is a requirement under the disclosure provision of the Terms of Use. Nonetheless, individual projects may create an alternative disclosure policy when their projects or communities have particular needs to either strengthen or reduce the requirements. The provision gives communities discretion to adjust the rules set out in the Terms of Use to their specific project after following the project's standard consensus-based process for establishing core policies. Adopting an alternative disclosure policy requires consensus, consistent with the project's past practice and local understanding of what consensus is.
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To adopt a pre-existing policy as an alternative disclosure policy, a project community must gain consensus specifically to replace the paid editing disclosure requirements in the Terms of Use with the policy of the project. For an example of an alternative disclosure policy, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Alternate disclosure policy|this proposal on MediaWiki]].
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After creating such a policy, projects must include their policy on the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]]. This list will help editors and sister projects to quickly discover what the local project policy for paid editing is, or if the default applies.
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== Does this provision mean that Wikimedia projects must change their policies? ==
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Wikimedia projects may change their policies to reference this requirement, to require stricter requirements for paid contributions, or to provide alternative rules.
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== What projects have established alternative disclosure policies? ==
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Projects that have alternative policies are listed here: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]].
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== When did this clause go into effect? ==
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The disclosure provision of the Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. The provision was the result of a [[:m:Talk:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|discussion with the community]], after an [[:m:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|initial proposal]] to amend the Terms was made by the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal and Community Advocacy Team. The discussion was closed on March 25, 2014, and the amendment was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 25, 2014.
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== Điều khoản này có áp dụng cho tôi nếu tôi chỉ đơn giản là chỉnh sửa hoặc tải lên với tư cách là tình nguyện viên không được trả lương không? ==

Chắc chắn là không! Các dự án Wikimedia được biên tập và hỗ trợ bởi hàng chục ngàn tình nguyện viên không được trả lương. Wikipedia và các dự án Wikimedia khác được điều hành bởi một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận - trang web phi lợi nhuận duy nhất trong số các trang web hàng đầu trên thế giới. Sự tình nguyện này là điều làm cho các dự án của chúng tôi đặc biệt và được sử dụng rộng rãi. Là một tình nguyện viên không được trả lương, bạn được khuyến khích chỉnh sửa và tải nội dung mà không cần phải tiết lộ theo quy định này về các điều khoản sử dụng.

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However, some contributors do receive payment for their edits. These contributors improve the overall quality of the projects when they edit with a neutral point of view. This includes many contributors associated with institutions such as universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. On the other hand, paid advocacy editing - i.e. paid editing of articles to promote companies, products, and services - is strongly discouraged or banned on most, if not all, the projects.
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If you are not paid for edits, you do not need to worry about disclosure under this provision: you are absolutely fine. You are part of an amazing community of volunteers contributing to an unprecedented resource of free information available to the whole world.
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Nếu bạn được trả tiền, bạn phải tiết lộ nó. Cho cộng đồng biết bằng cách thêm bối cảnh đó vào bản tóm tắt chỉnh sửa, trang người dùng hoặc trang thảo luận của bạn, để công khai quan điểm của bạn một cách công bằng. Nhưng hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã học được các quy tắc: như chúng tôi giải thích chi tiết hơn dưới đây, đóng góp cho các dự án Wikimedia để phục vụ lợi ích của khách hàng trả tiền trong khi che giấu sự tham gia trả tiền có thể là vấn đề.

Một lưu ý nhỏ: một số dự án có các chính sách xung đột lợi ích khác với (và mạnh hơn) điều khoản này trong các điều khoản sử dụng. Những chính sách này có thể ngăn bạn thực hiện một số hình thức chỉnh sửa tình nguyện nhất định, ví dụ: đóng góp cho các bài viết về bản thân. Hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã kiểm tra các chính sách cộng đồng đó trước khi bắt đầu! Nếu bạn có bất kỳ câu hỏi nào, vui lòng liên hệ với cộng đồng của dự án địa phương của bạn. Mỗi dự án sẽ cung cấp thông tin liên hệ (thường ở cuối trang) và thường có các địa điểm [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Distribution list| khác nhau cho các câu hỏi và thông báo]].

&lt;span id=&quot;How_does_this_provision_affect_teachers,_professors,_and_employees_of_galleries,_libraries,_archives,_and_museums_(&amp;quot;GLAM&amp;quot;)?&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
== Điều khoản này ảnh hưởng như thế nào đến giáo viên, giáo sư và nhân viên của các phòng trưng bày, thư viện, kho lưu trữ và bảo tàng (&quot;GLAM&quot;)? ==

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These requirements should not keep teachers, professors, or people working at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;[[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]]&quot;) institutions from making contributions in good faith! If you fall into one of those categories, you are only required to comply with the disclosure provision when you are compensated by your employer or by a client specifically for edits and uploads to a Wikimedia project.
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For example, if a professor at University X is paid directly by University X to write about that university on Wikipedia, the professor needs to disclose that the contribution is compensated. There is a direct quid pro quo exchange: money for edits. However, if that professor is simply paid a salary for teaching and conducting research, and is only encouraged by their university to contribute generally without more specific instruction, that professor does not need to disclose their affiliation with the university.
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The same is true with GLAM employees. Disclosure is only necessary where compensation has been promised or received in exchange for a particular contribution. A museum employee who is contributing to projects generally without more specific instruction from the museum need not disclose her affiliation with the museum. On the other hand, a Wikipedian in Residence who is specifically compensated to edit the article about the archive at which they are employed should make a simple disclosure that he is a paid Wikipedian in Residence with the archive. This would be sufficient disclosure for purposes of requirement.
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== How does community enforcement of this provision work with existing rules about privacy and behavior? ==
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It is important to protect good-faith editors. Like the rules around sockpuppeting and sockpuppet investigations, the disclosure provision in the Terms of Use is intended to work with existing policies and practices, so that there is a fair balance between identifying paid contributions and protecting those who are helping advance Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
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These policies include the cross-project value of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Civility|civility]], which is a pillar of Wikipedia; relevant [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|project]] policies, like [[:en:Wikipedia:OUTING#Posting_of_personal_information|ENWP:OUTING]]; and the Terms of Use, which [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use#4|prohibit stalking and abuse]]. (In cases of more extreme behaviors, local law may also apply.)
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This requirement, like others, should be applied constructively to enable collaboration and improve our projects. Users who violate them should first be warned and informed about these rules, and then only blocked if necessary. In other words: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Assume good faith|assume good faith]] and [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|do not bite the newcomers]]. Harassment should also be avoided. For example, under the English Wikipedia policy on [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Harassment#Posting_of_personal_information|harassment]], users must not publicly share personal information about other users.
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== How can I avoid disclosure under this provision of the Terms of Use? ==
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If you wish to avoid the disclosure requirement of this provision, you should abstain from receiving compensation for your edits.
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== What is the &quot;applicable law&quot; for paid contributions on Wikipedia and its sister sites? Are undisclosed paid contributions potentially illegal? ==
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Depending on where you operate, a variety of laws could apply to you, your business, or your clients, such as unfair competition and simple fraud statutes. In addition to the requirements of the Terms of Use, you must comply with those laws in your disclosure and execution of paid contributions.
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We cannot advise you about specific legal requirements, and you should employ your own lawyer if you have questions. That said, as general background, deceptive business practices, such as concealing a professional affiliation, are prohibited in many jurisdictions.
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In the United States, for example, &quot;Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce are unlawful.&quot;&lt;ref name=unlawful&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act] {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(1)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the nationwide authority to regulate this.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn1&quot;&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act], {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(2)}}&lt;/ref&gt; For instance, if you failed to disclose in a relevant online forum that you are affiliated with a company under the FTC's regulation, FTC regulations warn of liability:
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{{Quote box|An online message board designated for discussions of new music download technology is frequented by MP3 player enthusiasts. They exchange information about new products, utilities, and the functionality of numerous playback devices. Unbeknownst to the message board community, an employee of a leading playback device manufacturer has been posting messages on the discussion board promoting the manufacturer's product. Knowledge of this poster's employment likely would affect the weight or credibility of her endorsement. Therefore, the poster should clearly and conspicuously disclose her relationship to the manufacturer to members and readers of the message board.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn2&quot;&gt;[//www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-publishes-final-guides-governing-endorsements-testimonials/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf 16 C.F.R. §255.5, Example 8, p.12.]&lt;/ref&gt;}}

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The FTC's guide [//www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf Dot Com Disclosures] specifies that disclosures like this one &quot;must be communicated effectively so that consumers are likely to notice and understand them&quot;. State law may also apply, as in the [//www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-agreement-19-companies-stop-writing-fake-online-reviews-and N.Y. Attorney General's 2013 investigation] regarding companies engaging in [[{{lwp|astroturfing}}|astroturfing]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn3&quot;&gt;[//scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18225865807738669845&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=6&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr Parino v. Bidrack, Inc.], 838 F. Supp. 2d 900, 905 (N.D. Cal. 2011)&lt;/ref&gt; (plaintiff's allegations, including defendant's creation and use of fake reviews on website, were sufficient to bring a claim under California's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law)
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Outside the US, other laws may also require disclosure of paid contributions. The EU [//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Unfair Commercial Practices Directive] (and corresponding national versions) ban use of &quot;editorial content ... to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn4&quot;&gt;[//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament] ([//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF#page=15 Annex I, points 11 and 22]).&lt;/ref&gt; National legislation of EU member states may further restrict undisclosed paid contributions. For example, competition laws have been used by [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-11-12/News and notes|national courts in Germany]] to find violations when a contributor failed to properly disclose their affiliation.
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Where legally-required disclosures cannot be made in a way that complies with community rules, the community rules take precedence. For example, if local laws require disclosure of sponsorship of an edit in the article text itself, and putting such a message in the article text violated community rules (as it likely does in most projects), then such edits would be prohibited.
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== What are the non-legal possible negative effects of paid contributions? ==
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As repeated real life examples illustrate, paid editing without appropriate disclosure can result in negative publicity for companies, clients, and individuals. We have found that the press follows such stories closely. Failing to include a disclosure with a paid contribution may lead to a loss of trust with the broader public in addition to the Wikimedia community.
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To maintain goodwill and to avoid misunderstandings, transparency and friendly cooperation is the best policy for those being compensated for Wikimedia contributions. To avoid embarrassment, you should disclose as required by the Terms of Use, as well as local policies regarding paid contributions, such as [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] (for the English Wikipedia).
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== What does &quot;compensation&quot; mean? ==
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As used in this provision, &quot;compensation&quot; means an exchange of money, goods, or services.
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== What does the phrase &quot;employer, client, and affiliation&quot; mean? ==
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This means the person or organization that is paying you compensation – money, goods, or services – with respect to any contribution to a Wikimedia project. This could be a business, a charity, an educational institution, a government department or another individual, for example. The disclosure requirement is simple, and requires you to provide this information in one of the three ways described above. If you are editing an article on Wikipedia on behalf of your employer, for example, you must disclose your employer's details. If you have been hired by a public relations firm to edit Wikipedia, you must disclose both the firm and the firm's client. If you are a compensated [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedian in residence|Wikimedian in residence]], for example, you must note what [[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]] organisation is paying you.
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== Are paid editing disclosures required only when editing Wikipedia articles? ==
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No, you must disclose your employment, client, and affiliation when making any type of paid contribution to any Wikimedia project. This includes edits on talk pages and edits on projects other than Wikipedia.
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Note that [[#alternative-disclosure|some projects have adopted an alternative disclosure policy]] that may change the level of disclosure required.
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== Does this provision mean that paid contributions are always allowed as long as they are disclosed? ==
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No. Users must also comply with each Wikimedia project's additional policies and guidelines, as well as any applicable laws. For example, English Wikipedia's policy on [[{{lwp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view}}|neutral point of view]] requires that editing be done fairly, proportionally and (as far as possible) without bias; these requirements must be followed even if the contributor discloses making paid edits.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my user page? ==
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You may explain that you work for a particular client or employer on your user page. If you work for company Acme, and, as part of your job responsibilities, you edit Wikipedia articles about company Acme, you satisfy the minimum requirement of the Terms of Use if you simply say that you edit on behalf of company Acme on your user page. You however need to follow community or Foundation policies, in addition to applicable law.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my edit summary? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the edit summary box before you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution. For example, before saving your edits to a Wikipedia article about your client, X, you may write this note in the edit summary box: &quot;X has hired me to update their Wikipedia article&quot; or &quot;I work for X.&quot;
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== How should I disclose paid contributions on a talk page? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the relevant talk page either before, or immediately after, you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution.
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== Do I have to disclose the details of the compensation I am receiving? ==
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You do not have to disclose the amount or type of compensation you are receiving for editing; the minimum required is that you disclose your employer, client, and affiliation.
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== Can a [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|local project]] adopt an alternative disclosure policy for paid editing? ==
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Disclosure of paid contributions to any of the Wikimedia projects is a requirement under the disclosure provision of the Terms of Use. Nonetheless, individual projects may create an alternative disclosure policy when their projects or communities have particular needs to either strengthen or reduce the requirements. The provision gives communities discretion to adjust the rules set out in the Terms of Use to their specific project after following the project's standard consensus-based process for establishing core policies. Adopting an alternative disclosure policy requires consensus, consistent with the project's past practice and local understanding of what consensus is.
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To adopt a pre-existing policy as an alternative disclosure policy, a project community must gain consensus specifically to replace the paid editing disclosure requirements in the Terms of Use with the policy of the project. For an example of an alternative disclosure policy, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Alternate disclosure policy|this proposal on MediaWiki]].
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After creating such a policy, projects must include their policy on the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]]. This list will help editors and sister projects to quickly discover what the local project policy for paid editing is, or if the default applies.
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== Does this provision mean that Wikimedia projects must change their policies? ==
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Wikimedia projects may change their policies to reference this requirement, to require stricter requirements for paid contributions, or to provide alternative rules.
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== What projects have established alternative disclosure policies? ==
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Projects that have alternative policies are listed here: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]].
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== When did this clause go into effect? ==
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The disclosure provision of the Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. The provision was the result of a [[:m:Talk:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|discussion with the community]], after an [[:m:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|initial proposal]] to amend the Terms was made by the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal and Community Advocacy Team. The discussion was closed on March 25, 2014, and the amendment was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 25, 2014.
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Chắc chắn là không! Các dự án Wikimedia được biên tập và hỗ trợ bởi hàng chục ngàn tình nguyện viên không được trả lương. Wikipedia và các dự án Wikimedia khác được điều hành bởi một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận - trang web phi lợi nhuận duy nhất trong số các trang web hàng đầu trên thế giới. Sự tình nguyện này là điều làm cho các dự án của chúng tôi đặc biệt và được sử dụng rộng rãi. Là một tình nguyện viên không được trả lương, bạn được khuyến khích chỉnh sửa và tải nội dung mà không cần phải tiết lộ theo quy định này về các điều khoản sử dụng.

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However, some contributors do receive payment for their edits. These contributors improve the overall quality of the projects when they edit with a neutral point of view. This includes many contributors associated with institutions such as universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. On the other hand, paid advocacy editing - i.e. paid editing of articles to promote companies, products, and services - is strongly discouraged or banned on most, if not all, the projects.
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If you are not paid for edits, you do not need to worry about disclosure under this provision: you are absolutely fine. You are part of an amazing community of volunteers contributing to an unprecedented resource of free information available to the whole world.
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Nếu bạn được trả tiền, bạn phải tiết lộ nó. Cho cộng đồng biết bằng cách thêm bối cảnh đó vào bản tóm tắt chỉnh sửa, trang người dùng hoặc trang thảo luận của bạn, để công khai quan điểm của bạn một cách công bằng. Nhưng hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã học được các quy tắc: như chúng tôi giải thích chi tiết hơn dưới đây, đóng góp cho các dự án Wikimedia để phục vụ lợi ích của khách hàng trả tiền trong khi che giấu sự tham gia trả tiền có thể là vấn đề.

Một lưu ý nhỏ: một số dự án có các chính sách xung đột lợi ích khác với (và mạnh hơn) điều khoản này trong các điều khoản sử dụng. Những chính sách này có thể ngăn bạn thực hiện một số hình thức chỉnh sửa tình nguyện nhất định, ví dụ: đóng góp cho các bài viết về bản thân. Hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã kiểm tra các chính sách cộng đồng đó trước khi bắt đầu! Nếu bạn có bất kỳ câu hỏi nào, vui lòng liên hệ với cộng đồng của dự án địa phương của bạn. Mỗi dự án sẽ cung cấp thông tin liên hệ (thường ở cuối trang) và thường có các địa điểm [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Distribution list| khác nhau cho các câu hỏi và thông báo]].

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== How does this provision affect teachers, professors, and employees of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;GLAM&quot;)? ==
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These requirements should not keep teachers, professors, or people working at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;[[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]]&quot;) institutions from making contributions in good faith! If you fall into one of those categories, you are only required to comply with the disclosure provision when you are compensated by your employer or by a client specifically for edits and uploads to a Wikimedia project.
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For example, if a professor at University X is paid directly by University X to write about that university on Wikipedia, the professor needs to disclose that the contribution is compensated. There is a direct quid pro quo exchange: money for edits. However, if that professor is simply paid a salary for teaching and conducting research, and is only encouraged by their university to contribute generally without more specific instruction, that professor does not need to disclose their affiliation with the university.
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The same is true with GLAM employees. Disclosure is only necessary where compensation has been promised or received in exchange for a particular contribution. A museum employee who is contributing to projects generally without more specific instruction from the museum need not disclose her affiliation with the museum. On the other hand, a Wikipedian in Residence who is specifically compensated to edit the article about the archive at which they are employed should make a simple disclosure that he is a paid Wikipedian in Residence with the archive. This would be sufficient disclosure for purposes of requirement.
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== How does community enforcement of this provision work with existing rules about privacy and behavior? ==
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It is important to protect good-faith editors. Like the rules around sockpuppeting and sockpuppet investigations, the disclosure provision in the Terms of Use is intended to work with existing policies and practices, so that there is a fair balance between identifying paid contributions and protecting those who are helping advance Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
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These policies include the cross-project value of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Civility|civility]], which is a pillar of Wikipedia; relevant [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|project]] policies, like [[:en:Wikipedia:OUTING#Posting_of_personal_information|ENWP:OUTING]]; and the Terms of Use, which [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use#4|prohibit stalking and abuse]]. (In cases of more extreme behaviors, local law may also apply.)
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This requirement, like others, should be applied constructively to enable collaboration and improve our projects. Users who violate them should first be warned and informed about these rules, and then only blocked if necessary. In other words: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Assume good faith|assume good faith]] and [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|do not bite the newcomers]]. Harassment should also be avoided. For example, under the English Wikipedia policy on [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Harassment#Posting_of_personal_information|harassment]], users must not publicly share personal information about other users.
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== How can I avoid disclosure under this provision of the Terms of Use? ==
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If you wish to avoid the disclosure requirement of this provision, you should abstain from receiving compensation for your edits.
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== What is the &quot;applicable law&quot; for paid contributions on Wikipedia and its sister sites? Are undisclosed paid contributions potentially illegal? ==
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Depending on where you operate, a variety of laws could apply to you, your business, or your clients, such as unfair competition and simple fraud statutes. In addition to the requirements of the Terms of Use, you must comply with those laws in your disclosure and execution of paid contributions.
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We cannot advise you about specific legal requirements, and you should employ your own lawyer if you have questions. That said, as general background, deceptive business practices, such as concealing a professional affiliation, are prohibited in many jurisdictions.
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In the United States, for example, &quot;Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce are unlawful.&quot;&lt;ref name=unlawful&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act] {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(1)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the nationwide authority to regulate this.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn1&quot;&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act], {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(2)}}&lt;/ref&gt; For instance, if you failed to disclose in a relevant online forum that you are affiliated with a company under the FTC's regulation, FTC regulations warn of liability:
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{{Quote box|An online message board designated for discussions of new music download technology is frequented by MP3 player enthusiasts. They exchange information about new products, utilities, and the functionality of numerous playback devices. Unbeknownst to the message board community, an employee of a leading playback device manufacturer has been posting messages on the discussion board promoting the manufacturer's product. Knowledge of this poster's employment likely would affect the weight or credibility of her endorsement. Therefore, the poster should clearly and conspicuously disclose her relationship to the manufacturer to members and readers of the message board.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn2&quot;&gt;[//www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-publishes-final-guides-governing-endorsements-testimonials/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf 16 C.F.R. §255.5, Example 8, p.12.]&lt;/ref&gt;}}

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The FTC's guide [//www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf Dot Com Disclosures] specifies that disclosures like this one &quot;must be communicated effectively so that consumers are likely to notice and understand them&quot;. State law may also apply, as in the [//www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-agreement-19-companies-stop-writing-fake-online-reviews-and N.Y. Attorney General's 2013 investigation] regarding companies engaging in [[{{lwp|astroturfing}}|astroturfing]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn3&quot;&gt;[//scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18225865807738669845&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=6&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr Parino v. Bidrack, Inc.], 838 F. Supp. 2d 900, 905 (N.D. Cal. 2011)&lt;/ref&gt; (plaintiff's allegations, including defendant's creation and use of fake reviews on website, were sufficient to bring a claim under California's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law)
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Outside the US, other laws may also require disclosure of paid contributions. The EU [//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Unfair Commercial Practices Directive] (and corresponding national versions) ban use of &quot;editorial content ... to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn4&quot;&gt;[//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament] ([//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF#page=15 Annex I, points 11 and 22]).&lt;/ref&gt; National legislation of EU member states may further restrict undisclosed paid contributions. For example, competition laws have been used by [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-11-12/News and notes|national courts in Germany]] to find violations when a contributor failed to properly disclose their affiliation.
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Where legally-required disclosures cannot be made in a way that complies with community rules, the community rules take precedence. For example, if local laws require disclosure of sponsorship of an edit in the article text itself, and putting such a message in the article text violated community rules (as it likely does in most projects), then such edits would be prohibited.
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== What are the non-legal possible negative effects of paid contributions? ==
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As repeated real life examples illustrate, paid editing without appropriate disclosure can result in negative publicity for companies, clients, and individuals. We have found that the press follows such stories closely. Failing to include a disclosure with a paid contribution may lead to a loss of trust with the broader public in addition to the Wikimedia community.
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To maintain goodwill and to avoid misunderstandings, transparency and friendly cooperation is the best policy for those being compensated for Wikimedia contributions. To avoid embarrassment, you should disclose as required by the Terms of Use, as well as local policies regarding paid contributions, such as [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] (for the English Wikipedia).
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== What does &quot;compensation&quot; mean? ==
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As used in this provision, &quot;compensation&quot; means an exchange of money, goods, or services.
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== What does the phrase &quot;employer, client, and affiliation&quot; mean? ==
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This means the person or organization that is paying you compensation – money, goods, or services – with respect to any contribution to a Wikimedia project. This could be a business, a charity, an educational institution, a government department or another individual, for example. The disclosure requirement is simple, and requires you to provide this information in one of the three ways described above. If you are editing an article on Wikipedia on behalf of your employer, for example, you must disclose your employer's details. If you have been hired by a public relations firm to edit Wikipedia, you must disclose both the firm and the firm's client. If you are a compensated [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedian in residence|Wikimedian in residence]], for example, you must note what [[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]] organisation is paying you.
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== Are paid editing disclosures required only when editing Wikipedia articles? ==
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No, you must disclose your employment, client, and affiliation when making any type of paid contribution to any Wikimedia project. This includes edits on talk pages and edits on projects other than Wikipedia.
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Note that [[#alternative-disclosure|some projects have adopted an alternative disclosure policy]] that may change the level of disclosure required.
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== Does this provision mean that paid contributions are always allowed as long as they are disclosed? ==
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No. Users must also comply with each Wikimedia project's additional policies and guidelines, as well as any applicable laws. For example, English Wikipedia's policy on [[{{lwp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view}}|neutral point of view]] requires that editing be done fairly, proportionally and (as far as possible) without bias; these requirements must be followed even if the contributor discloses making paid edits.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my user page? ==
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You may explain that you work for a particular client or employer on your user page. If you work for company Acme, and, as part of your job responsibilities, you edit Wikipedia articles about company Acme, you satisfy the minimum requirement of the Terms of Use if you simply say that you edit on behalf of company Acme on your user page. You however need to follow community or Foundation policies, in addition to applicable law.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my edit summary? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the edit summary box before you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution. For example, before saving your edits to a Wikipedia article about your client, X, you may write this note in the edit summary box: &quot;X has hired me to update their Wikipedia article&quot; or &quot;I work for X.&quot;
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== How should I disclose paid contributions on a talk page? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the relevant talk page either before, or immediately after, you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution.
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== Do I have to disclose the details of the compensation I am receiving? ==
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You do not have to disclose the amount or type of compensation you are receiving for editing; the minimum required is that you disclose your employer, client, and affiliation.
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== Can a [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|local project]] adopt an alternative disclosure policy for paid editing? ==
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Disclosure of paid contributions to any of the Wikimedia projects is a requirement under the disclosure provision of the Terms of Use. Nonetheless, individual projects may create an alternative disclosure policy when their projects or communities have particular needs to either strengthen or reduce the requirements. The provision gives communities discretion to adjust the rules set out in the Terms of Use to their specific project after following the project's standard consensus-based process for establishing core policies. Adopting an alternative disclosure policy requires consensus, consistent with the project's past practice and local understanding of what consensus is.
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To adopt a pre-existing policy as an alternative disclosure policy, a project community must gain consensus specifically to replace the paid editing disclosure requirements in the Terms of Use with the policy of the project. For an example of an alternative disclosure policy, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Alternate disclosure policy|this proposal on MediaWiki]].
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After creating such a policy, projects must include their policy on the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]]. This list will help editors and sister projects to quickly discover what the local project policy for paid editing is, or if the default applies.
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== Does this provision mean that Wikimedia projects must change their policies? ==
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Wikimedia projects may change their policies to reference this requirement, to require stricter requirements for paid contributions, or to provide alternative rules.
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== What projects have established alternative disclosure policies? ==
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Projects that have alternative policies are listed here: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]].
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== When did this clause go into effect? ==
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The disclosure provision of the Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. The provision was the result of a [[:m:Talk:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|discussion with the community]], after an [[:m:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|initial proposal]] to amend the Terms was made by the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal and Community Advocacy Team. The discussion was closed on March 25, 2014, and the amendment was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 25, 2014.
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Chắc chắn là không! Các dự án Wikimedia được biên tập và hỗ trợ bởi hàng chục ngàn tình nguyện viên không được trả lương. Wikipedia và các dự án Wikimedia khác được điều hành bởi một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận - trang web phi lợi nhuận duy nhất trong số các trang web hàng đầu trên thế giới. Sự tình nguyện này là điều làm cho các dự án của chúng tôi đặc biệt và được sử dụng rộng rãi. Là một tình nguyện viên không được trả lương, bạn được khuyến khích chỉnh sửa và tải nội dung mà không cần phải tiết lộ theo quy định này về các điều khoản sử dụng.

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However, some contributors do receive payment for their edits. These contributors improve the overall quality of the projects when they edit with a neutral point of view. This includes many contributors associated with institutions such as universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. On the other hand, paid advocacy editing - i.e. paid editing of articles to promote companies, products, and services - is strongly discouraged or banned on most, if not all, the projects.
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If you are not paid for edits, you do not need to worry about disclosure under this provision: you are absolutely fine. You are part of an amazing community of volunteers contributing to an unprecedented resource of free information available to the whole world.
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Nếu bạn được trả tiền, bạn phải tiết lộ nó. Cho cộng đồng biết bằng cách thêm bối cảnh đó vào bản tóm tắt chỉnh sửa, trang người dùng hoặc trang thảo luận của bạn, để công khai quan điểm của bạn một cách công bằng. Nhưng hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn đã học được các quy tắc: như chúng tôi giải thích chi tiết hơn dưới đây, đóng góp cho các dự án Wikimedia để phục vụ lợi ích của khách hàng trả tiền trong khi che giấu sự tham gia trả tiền có thể là vấn đề.

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One small caution: some projects have conflict of interest policies that are different from (and stronger than) this provision in the terms of use. These policies might prevent you from certain forms of volunteer editing, for example, contributing to articles about yourself. Make sure you check out those community policies before getting started! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the community of your local project. Each project will provide contact information (usually at the bottom of the page), and generally has different [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Distribution list|venues for questions and announcements]].
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== How does this provision affect teachers, professors, and employees of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;GLAM&quot;)? ==
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These requirements should not keep teachers, professors, or people working at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;[[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]]&quot;) institutions from making contributions in good faith! If you fall into one of those categories, you are only required to comply with the disclosure provision when you are compensated by your employer or by a client specifically for edits and uploads to a Wikimedia project.
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For example, if a professor at University X is paid directly by University X to write about that university on Wikipedia, the professor needs to disclose that the contribution is compensated. There is a direct quid pro quo exchange: money for edits. However, if that professor is simply paid a salary for teaching and conducting research, and is only encouraged by their university to contribute generally without more specific instruction, that professor does not need to disclose their affiliation with the university.
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The same is true with GLAM employees. Disclosure is only necessary where compensation has been promised or received in exchange for a particular contribution. A museum employee who is contributing to projects generally without more specific instruction from the museum need not disclose her affiliation with the museum. On the other hand, a Wikipedian in Residence who is specifically compensated to edit the article about the archive at which they are employed should make a simple disclosure that he is a paid Wikipedian in Residence with the archive. This would be sufficient disclosure for purposes of requirement.
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== How does community enforcement of this provision work with existing rules about privacy and behavior? ==
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It is important to protect good-faith editors. Like the rules around sockpuppeting and sockpuppet investigations, the disclosure provision in the Terms of Use is intended to work with existing policies and practices, so that there is a fair balance between identifying paid contributions and protecting those who are helping advance Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
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These policies include the cross-project value of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Civility|civility]], which is a pillar of Wikipedia; relevant [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|project]] policies, like [[:en:Wikipedia:OUTING#Posting_of_personal_information|ENWP:OUTING]]; and the Terms of Use, which [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use#4|prohibit stalking and abuse]]. (In cases of more extreme behaviors, local law may also apply.)
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This requirement, like others, should be applied constructively to enable collaboration and improve our projects. Users who violate them should first be warned and informed about these rules, and then only blocked if necessary. In other words: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Assume good faith|assume good faith]] and [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|do not bite the newcomers]]. Harassment should also be avoided. For example, under the English Wikipedia policy on [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Harassment#Posting_of_personal_information|harassment]], users must not publicly share personal information about other users.
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== How can I avoid disclosure under this provision of the Terms of Use? ==
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If you wish to avoid the disclosure requirement of this provision, you should abstain from receiving compensation for your edits.
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== What is the &quot;applicable law&quot; for paid contributions on Wikipedia and its sister sites? Are undisclosed paid contributions potentially illegal? ==
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Depending on where you operate, a variety of laws could apply to you, your business, or your clients, such as unfair competition and simple fraud statutes. In addition to the requirements of the Terms of Use, you must comply with those laws in your disclosure and execution of paid contributions.
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We cannot advise you about specific legal requirements, and you should employ your own lawyer if you have questions. That said, as general background, deceptive business practices, such as concealing a professional affiliation, are prohibited in many jurisdictions.
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In the United States, for example, &quot;Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce are unlawful.&quot;&lt;ref name=unlawful&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act] {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(1)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the nationwide authority to regulate this.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn1&quot;&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act], {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(2)}}&lt;/ref&gt; For instance, if you failed to disclose in a relevant online forum that you are affiliated with a company under the FTC's regulation, FTC regulations warn of liability:
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{{Quote box|An online message board designated for discussions of new music download technology is frequented by MP3 player enthusiasts. They exchange information about new products, utilities, and the functionality of numerous playback devices. Unbeknownst to the message board community, an employee of a leading playback device manufacturer has been posting messages on the discussion board promoting the manufacturer's product. Knowledge of this poster's employment likely would affect the weight or credibility of her endorsement. Therefore, the poster should clearly and conspicuously disclose her relationship to the manufacturer to members and readers of the message board.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn2&quot;&gt;[//www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-publishes-final-guides-governing-endorsements-testimonials/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf 16 C.F.R. §255.5, Example 8, p.12.]&lt;/ref&gt;}}

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The FTC's guide [//www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf Dot Com Disclosures] specifies that disclosures like this one &quot;must be communicated effectively so that consumers are likely to notice and understand them&quot;. State law may also apply, as in the [//www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-agreement-19-companies-stop-writing-fake-online-reviews-and N.Y. Attorney General's 2013 investigation] regarding companies engaging in [[{{lwp|astroturfing}}|astroturfing]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn3&quot;&gt;[//scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18225865807738669845&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=6&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr Parino v. Bidrack, Inc.], 838 F. Supp. 2d 900, 905 (N.D. Cal. 2011)&lt;/ref&gt; (plaintiff's allegations, including defendant's creation and use of fake reviews on website, were sufficient to bring a claim under California's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law)
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Outside the US, other laws may also require disclosure of paid contributions. The EU [//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Unfair Commercial Practices Directive] (and corresponding national versions) ban use of &quot;editorial content ... to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn4&quot;&gt;[//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament] ([//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF#page=15 Annex I, points 11 and 22]).&lt;/ref&gt; National legislation of EU member states may further restrict undisclosed paid contributions. For example, competition laws have been used by [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-11-12/News and notes|national courts in Germany]] to find violations when a contributor failed to properly disclose their affiliation.
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Where legally-required disclosures cannot be made in a way that complies with community rules, the community rules take precedence. For example, if local laws require disclosure of sponsorship of an edit in the article text itself, and putting such a message in the article text violated community rules (as it likely does in most projects), then such edits would be prohibited.
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== What are the non-legal possible negative effects of paid contributions? ==
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As repeated real life examples illustrate, paid editing without appropriate disclosure can result in negative publicity for companies, clients, and individuals. We have found that the press follows such stories closely. Failing to include a disclosure with a paid contribution may lead to a loss of trust with the broader public in addition to the Wikimedia community.
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To maintain goodwill and to avoid misunderstandings, transparency and friendly cooperation is the best policy for those being compensated for Wikimedia contributions. To avoid embarrassment, you should disclose as required by the Terms of Use, as well as local policies regarding paid contributions, such as [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] (for the English Wikipedia).
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== What does &quot;compensation&quot; mean? ==
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As used in this provision, &quot;compensation&quot; means an exchange of money, goods, or services.
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== What does the phrase &quot;employer, client, and affiliation&quot; mean? ==
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This means the person or organization that is paying you compensation – money, goods, or services – with respect to any contribution to a Wikimedia project. This could be a business, a charity, an educational institution, a government department or another individual, for example. The disclosure requirement is simple, and requires you to provide this information in one of the three ways described above. If you are editing an article on Wikipedia on behalf of your employer, for example, you must disclose your employer's details. If you have been hired by a public relations firm to edit Wikipedia, you must disclose both the firm and the firm's client. If you are a compensated [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedian in residence|Wikimedian in residence]], for example, you must note what [[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]] organisation is paying you.
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== Are paid editing disclosures required only when editing Wikipedia articles? ==
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No, you must disclose your employment, client, and affiliation when making any type of paid contribution to any Wikimedia project. This includes edits on talk pages and edits on projects other than Wikipedia.
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Note that [[#alternative-disclosure|some projects have adopted an alternative disclosure policy]] that may change the level of disclosure required.
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== Does this provision mean that paid contributions are always allowed as long as they are disclosed? ==
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No. Users must also comply with each Wikimedia project's additional policies and guidelines, as well as any applicable laws. For example, English Wikipedia's policy on [[{{lwp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view}}|neutral point of view]] requires that editing be done fairly, proportionally and (as far as possible) without bias; these requirements must be followed even if the contributor discloses making paid edits.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my user page? ==
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You may explain that you work for a particular client or employer on your user page. If you work for company Acme, and, as part of your job responsibilities, you edit Wikipedia articles about company Acme, you satisfy the minimum requirement of the Terms of Use if you simply say that you edit on behalf of company Acme on your user page. You however need to follow community or Foundation policies, in addition to applicable law.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my edit summary? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the edit summary box before you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution. For example, before saving your edits to a Wikipedia article about your client, X, you may write this note in the edit summary box: &quot;X has hired me to update their Wikipedia article&quot; or &quot;I work for X.&quot;
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== How should I disclose paid contributions on a talk page? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the relevant talk page either before, or immediately after, you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution.
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== Do I have to disclose the details of the compensation I am receiving? ==
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You do not have to disclose the amount or type of compensation you are receiving for editing; the minimum required is that you disclose your employer, client, and affiliation.
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== Can a [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|local project]] adopt an alternative disclosure policy for paid editing? ==
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Disclosure of paid contributions to any of the Wikimedia projects is a requirement under the disclosure provision of the Terms of Use. Nonetheless, individual projects may create an alternative disclosure policy when their projects or communities have particular needs to either strengthen or reduce the requirements. The provision gives communities discretion to adjust the rules set out in the Terms of Use to their specific project after following the project's standard consensus-based process for establishing core policies. Adopting an alternative disclosure policy requires consensus, consistent with the project's past practice and local understanding of what consensus is.
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To adopt a pre-existing policy as an alternative disclosure policy, a project community must gain consensus specifically to replace the paid editing disclosure requirements in the Terms of Use with the policy of the project. For an example of an alternative disclosure policy, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Alternate disclosure policy|this proposal on MediaWiki]].
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After creating such a policy, projects must include their policy on the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]]. This list will help editors and sister projects to quickly discover what the local project policy for paid editing is, or if the default applies.
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== Does this provision mean that Wikimedia projects must change their policies? ==
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Wikimedia projects may change their policies to reference this requirement, to require stricter requirements for paid contributions, or to provide alternative rules.
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== What projects have established alternative disclosure policies? ==
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Projects that have alternative policies are listed here: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]].
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== When did this clause go into effect? ==
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The disclosure provision of the Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. The provision was the result of a [[:m:Talk:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|discussion with the community]], after an [[:m:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|initial proposal]] to amend the Terms was made by the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal and Community Advocacy Team. The discussion was closed on March 25, 2014, and the amendment was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 25, 2014.
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= Quyền sử dụng Wikimedia Foundation: Những câu hỏi thường được hỏi về việc tiết lộ các đóng góp được trả tiền =
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== Điều khoản này có áp dụng cho tôi nếu tôi chỉ đơn giản là chỉnh sửa hoặc tải lên với tư cách là tình nguyện viên không được trả lương không? ==

Chắc chắn là không! Các dự án Wikimedia được biên tập và hỗ trợ bởi hàng chục ngàn tình nguyện viên không được trả lương. Wikipedia và các dự án Wikimedia khác được điều hành bởi một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận - trang web phi lợi nhuận duy nhất trong số các trang web hàng đầu trên thế giới. Sự tình nguyện này là điều làm cho các dự án của chúng tôi đặc biệt và được sử dụng rộng rãi. Là một tình nguyện viên không được trả lương, bạn được khuyến khích chỉnh sửa và tải nội dung mà không cần phải tiết lộ theo quy định này về các điều khoản sử dụng.

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However, some contributors do receive payment for their edits. These contributors improve the overall quality of the projects when they edit with a neutral point of view. This includes many contributors associated with institutions such as universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. On the other hand, paid advocacy editing - i.e. paid editing of articles to promote companies, products, and services - is strongly discouraged or banned on most, if not all, the projects.
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If you are not paid for edits, you do not need to worry about disclosure under this provision: you are absolutely fine. You are part of an amazing community of volunteers contributing to an unprecedented resource of free information available to the whole world.
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If you are being paid, you must disclose it. Let the community know by adding that context to your edit summary, user page, or talk page, in order to fairly disclose your perspective. But do make sure you learn the rules: as we explain in more detail below, contributing to Wikimedia projects to serve the interests of a paying client while concealing the paid affiliation can be problematic.
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One small caution: some projects have conflict of interest policies that are different from (and stronger than) this provision in the terms of use. These policies might prevent you from certain forms of volunteer editing, for example, contributing to articles about yourself. Make sure you check out those community policies before getting started! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the community of your local project. Each project will provide contact information (usually at the bottom of the page), and generally has different [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Distribution list|venues for questions and announcements]].
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== How does this provision affect teachers, professors, and employees of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;GLAM&quot;)? ==
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These requirements should not keep teachers, professors, or people working at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;[[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]]&quot;) institutions from making contributions in good faith! If you fall into one of those categories, you are only required to comply with the disclosure provision when you are compensated by your employer or by a client specifically for edits and uploads to a Wikimedia project.
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For example, if a professor at University X is paid directly by University X to write about that university on Wikipedia, the professor needs to disclose that the contribution is compensated. There is a direct quid pro quo exchange: money for edits. However, if that professor is simply paid a salary for teaching and conducting research, and is only encouraged by their university to contribute generally without more specific instruction, that professor does not need to disclose their affiliation with the university.
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The same is true with GLAM employees. Disclosure is only necessary where compensation has been promised or received in exchange for a particular contribution. A museum employee who is contributing to projects generally without more specific instruction from the museum need not disclose her affiliation with the museum. On the other hand, a Wikipedian in Residence who is specifically compensated to edit the article about the archive at which they are employed should make a simple disclosure that he is a paid Wikipedian in Residence with the archive. This would be sufficient disclosure for purposes of requirement.
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== How does community enforcement of this provision work with existing rules about privacy and behavior? ==
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It is important to protect good-faith editors. Like the rules around sockpuppeting and sockpuppet investigations, the disclosure provision in the Terms of Use is intended to work with existing policies and practices, so that there is a fair balance between identifying paid contributions and protecting those who are helping advance Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
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These policies include the cross-project value of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Civility|civility]], which is a pillar of Wikipedia; relevant [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|project]] policies, like [[:en:Wikipedia:OUTING#Posting_of_personal_information|ENWP:OUTING]]; and the Terms of Use, which [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use#4|prohibit stalking and abuse]]. (In cases of more extreme behaviors, local law may also apply.)
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This requirement, like others, should be applied constructively to enable collaboration and improve our projects. Users who violate them should first be warned and informed about these rules, and then only blocked if necessary. In other words: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Assume good faith|assume good faith]] and [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|do not bite the newcomers]]. Harassment should also be avoided. For example, under the English Wikipedia policy on [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Harassment#Posting_of_personal_information|harassment]], users must not publicly share personal information about other users.
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== How can I avoid disclosure under this provision of the Terms of Use? ==
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If you wish to avoid the disclosure requirement of this provision, you should abstain from receiving compensation for your edits.
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== What is the &quot;applicable law&quot; for paid contributions on Wikipedia and its sister sites? Are undisclosed paid contributions potentially illegal? ==
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Depending on where you operate, a variety of laws could apply to you, your business, or your clients, such as unfair competition and simple fraud statutes. In addition to the requirements of the Terms of Use, you must comply with those laws in your disclosure and execution of paid contributions.
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We cannot advise you about specific legal requirements, and you should employ your own lawyer if you have questions. That said, as general background, deceptive business practices, such as concealing a professional affiliation, are prohibited in many jurisdictions.
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In the United States, for example, &quot;Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce are unlawful.&quot;&lt;ref name=unlawful&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act] {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(1)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the nationwide authority to regulate this.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn1&quot;&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act], {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(2)}}&lt;/ref&gt; For instance, if you failed to disclose in a relevant online forum that you are affiliated with a company under the FTC's regulation, FTC regulations warn of liability:
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{{Quote box|An online message board designated for discussions of new music download technology is frequented by MP3 player enthusiasts. They exchange information about new products, utilities, and the functionality of numerous playback devices. Unbeknownst to the message board community, an employee of a leading playback device manufacturer has been posting messages on the discussion board promoting the manufacturer's product. Knowledge of this poster's employment likely would affect the weight or credibility of her endorsement. Therefore, the poster should clearly and conspicuously disclose her relationship to the manufacturer to members and readers of the message board.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn2&quot;&gt;[//www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-publishes-final-guides-governing-endorsements-testimonials/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf 16 C.F.R. §255.5, Example 8, p.12.]&lt;/ref&gt;}}

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The FTC's guide [//www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf Dot Com Disclosures] specifies that disclosures like this one &quot;must be communicated effectively so that consumers are likely to notice and understand them&quot;. State law may also apply, as in the [//www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-agreement-19-companies-stop-writing-fake-online-reviews-and N.Y. Attorney General's 2013 investigation] regarding companies engaging in [[{{lwp|astroturfing}}|astroturfing]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn3&quot;&gt;[//scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18225865807738669845&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=6&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr Parino v. Bidrack, Inc.], 838 F. Supp. 2d 900, 905 (N.D. Cal. 2011)&lt;/ref&gt; (plaintiff's allegations, including defendant's creation and use of fake reviews on website, were sufficient to bring a claim under California's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law)
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Outside the US, other laws may also require disclosure of paid contributions. The EU [//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Unfair Commercial Practices Directive] (and corresponding national versions) ban use of &quot;editorial content ... to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn4&quot;&gt;[//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament] ([//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF#page=15 Annex I, points 11 and 22]).&lt;/ref&gt; National legislation of EU member states may further restrict undisclosed paid contributions. For example, competition laws have been used by [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-11-12/News and notes|national courts in Germany]] to find violations when a contributor failed to properly disclose their affiliation.
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Where legally-required disclosures cannot be made in a way that complies with community rules, the community rules take precedence. For example, if local laws require disclosure of sponsorship of an edit in the article text itself, and putting such a message in the article text violated community rules (as it likely does in most projects), then such edits would be prohibited.
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== What are the non-legal possible negative effects of paid contributions? ==
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As repeated real life examples illustrate, paid editing without appropriate disclosure can result in negative publicity for companies, clients, and individuals. We have found that the press follows such stories closely. Failing to include a disclosure with a paid contribution may lead to a loss of trust with the broader public in addition to the Wikimedia community.
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To maintain goodwill and to avoid misunderstandings, transparency and friendly cooperation is the best policy for those being compensated for Wikimedia contributions. To avoid embarrassment, you should disclose as required by the Terms of Use, as well as local policies regarding paid contributions, such as [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] (for the English Wikipedia).
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== What does &quot;compensation&quot; mean? ==
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As used in this provision, &quot;compensation&quot; means an exchange of money, goods, or services.
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== What does the phrase &quot;employer, client, and affiliation&quot; mean? ==
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This means the person or organization that is paying you compensation – money, goods, or services – with respect to any contribution to a Wikimedia project. This could be a business, a charity, an educational institution, a government department or another individual, for example. The disclosure requirement is simple, and requires you to provide this information in one of the three ways described above. If you are editing an article on Wikipedia on behalf of your employer, for example, you must disclose your employer's details. If you have been hired by a public relations firm to edit Wikipedia, you must disclose both the firm and the firm's client. If you are a compensated [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedian in residence|Wikimedian in residence]], for example, you must note what [[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]] organisation is paying you.
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== Are paid editing disclosures required only when editing Wikipedia articles? ==
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No, you must disclose your employment, client, and affiliation when making any type of paid contribution to any Wikimedia project. This includes edits on talk pages and edits on projects other than Wikipedia.
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Note that [[#alternative-disclosure|some projects have adopted an alternative disclosure policy]] that may change the level of disclosure required.
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== Does this provision mean that paid contributions are always allowed as long as they are disclosed? ==
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No. Users must also comply with each Wikimedia project's additional policies and guidelines, as well as any applicable laws. For example, English Wikipedia's policy on [[{{lwp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view}}|neutral point of view]] requires that editing be done fairly, proportionally and (as far as possible) without bias; these requirements must be followed even if the contributor discloses making paid edits.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my user page? ==
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You may explain that you work for a particular client or employer on your user page. If you work for company Acme, and, as part of your job responsibilities, you edit Wikipedia articles about company Acme, you satisfy the minimum requirement of the Terms of Use if you simply say that you edit on behalf of company Acme on your user page. You however need to follow community or Foundation policies, in addition to applicable law.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my edit summary? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the edit summary box before you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution. For example, before saving your edits to a Wikipedia article about your client, X, you may write this note in the edit summary box: &quot;X has hired me to update their Wikipedia article&quot; or &quot;I work for X.&quot;
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== How should I disclose paid contributions on a talk page? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the relevant talk page either before, or immediately after, you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution.
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== Do I have to disclose the details of the compensation I am receiving? ==
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You do not have to disclose the amount or type of compensation you are receiving for editing; the minimum required is that you disclose your employer, client, and affiliation.
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== Can a [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|local project]] adopt an alternative disclosure policy for paid editing? ==
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Disclosure of paid contributions to any of the Wikimedia projects is a requirement under the disclosure provision of the Terms of Use. Nonetheless, individual projects may create an alternative disclosure policy when their projects or communities have particular needs to either strengthen or reduce the requirements. The provision gives communities discretion to adjust the rules set out in the Terms of Use to their specific project after following the project's standard consensus-based process for establishing core policies. Adopting an alternative disclosure policy requires consensus, consistent with the project's past practice and local understanding of what consensus is.
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To adopt a pre-existing policy as an alternative disclosure policy, a project community must gain consensus specifically to replace the paid editing disclosure requirements in the Terms of Use with the policy of the project. For an example of an alternative disclosure policy, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Alternate disclosure policy|this proposal on MediaWiki]].
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After creating such a policy, projects must include their policy on the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]]. This list will help editors and sister projects to quickly discover what the local project policy for paid editing is, or if the default applies.
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== Does this provision mean that Wikimedia projects must change their policies? ==
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Wikimedia projects may change their policies to reference this requirement, to require stricter requirements for paid contributions, or to provide alternative rules.
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== What projects have established alternative disclosure policies? ==
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Projects that have alternative policies are listed here: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]].
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== When did this clause go into effect? ==
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The disclosure provision of the Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. The provision was the result of a [[:m:Talk:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|discussion with the community]], after an [[:m:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|initial proposal]] to amend the Terms was made by the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal and Community Advocacy Team. The discussion was closed on March 25, 2014, and the amendment was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 25, 2014.
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= Quyền sử dụng Wikimedia Foundation: Những câu hỏi thường được hỏi về việc tiết lộ các đóng góp được trả tiền =
&lt;span id=&quot;Does_this_provision_apply_to_me_if_I_am_simply_editing_or_uploading_as_an_unpaid_volunteer?&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
== Điều khoản này có áp dụng cho tôi nếu tôi chỉ đơn giản là chỉnh sửa hoặc tải lên với tư cách là tình nguyện viên không được trả lương không? ==

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Absolutely not! The Wikimedia projects are edited and supported by tens of thousands of unpaid volunteers. Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects are run by a nonprofit organization - the only nonprofit website among the top websites in the world. This volunteerism is what makes our projects so special and widely used. As an unpaid volunteer, you are encouraged to edit and upload content without any need of disclosure under this provision of the terms of use.
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However, some contributors do receive payment for their edits. These contributors improve the overall quality of the projects when they edit with a neutral point of view. This includes many contributors associated with institutions such as universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. On the other hand, paid advocacy editing - i.e. paid editing of articles to promote companies, products, and services - is strongly discouraged or banned on most, if not all, the projects.
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If you are not paid for edits, you do not need to worry about disclosure under this provision: you are absolutely fine. You are part of an amazing community of volunteers contributing to an unprecedented resource of free information available to the whole world.
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If you are being paid, you must disclose it. Let the community know by adding that context to your edit summary, user page, or talk page, in order to fairly disclose your perspective. But do make sure you learn the rules: as we explain in more detail below, contributing to Wikimedia projects to serve the interests of a paying client while concealing the paid affiliation can be problematic.
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One small caution: some projects have conflict of interest policies that are different from (and stronger than) this provision in the terms of use. These policies might prevent you from certain forms of volunteer editing, for example, contributing to articles about yourself. Make sure you check out those community policies before getting started! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the community of your local project. Each project will provide contact information (usually at the bottom of the page), and generally has different [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Distribution list|venues for questions and announcements]].
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== How does this provision affect teachers, professors, and employees of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;GLAM&quot;)? ==
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These requirements should not keep teachers, professors, or people working at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;[[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]]&quot;) institutions from making contributions in good faith! If you fall into one of those categories, you are only required to comply with the disclosure provision when you are compensated by your employer or by a client specifically for edits and uploads to a Wikimedia project.
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For example, if a professor at University X is paid directly by University X to write about that university on Wikipedia, the professor needs to disclose that the contribution is compensated. There is a direct quid pro quo exchange: money for edits. However, if that professor is simply paid a salary for teaching and conducting research, and is only encouraged by their university to contribute generally without more specific instruction, that professor does not need to disclose their affiliation with the university.
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The same is true with GLAM employees. Disclosure is only necessary where compensation has been promised or received in exchange for a particular contribution. A museum employee who is contributing to projects generally without more specific instruction from the museum need not disclose her affiliation with the museum. On the other hand, a Wikipedian in Residence who is specifically compensated to edit the article about the archive at which they are employed should make a simple disclosure that he is a paid Wikipedian in Residence with the archive. This would be sufficient disclosure for purposes of requirement.
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== How does community enforcement of this provision work with existing rules about privacy and behavior? ==
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It is important to protect good-faith editors. Like the rules around sockpuppeting and sockpuppet investigations, the disclosure provision in the Terms of Use is intended to work with existing policies and practices, so that there is a fair balance between identifying paid contributions and protecting those who are helping advance Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
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These policies include the cross-project value of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Civility|civility]], which is a pillar of Wikipedia; relevant [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|project]] policies, like [[:en:Wikipedia:OUTING#Posting_of_personal_information|ENWP:OUTING]]; and the Terms of Use, which [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use#4|prohibit stalking and abuse]]. (In cases of more extreme behaviors, local law may also apply.)
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This requirement, like others, should be applied constructively to enable collaboration and improve our projects. Users who violate them should first be warned and informed about these rules, and then only blocked if necessary. In other words: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Assume good faith|assume good faith]] and [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|do not bite the newcomers]]. Harassment should also be avoided. For example, under the English Wikipedia policy on [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Harassment#Posting_of_personal_information|harassment]], users must not publicly share personal information about other users.
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== How can I avoid disclosure under this provision of the Terms of Use? ==
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If you wish to avoid the disclosure requirement of this provision, you should abstain from receiving compensation for your edits.
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== What is the &quot;applicable law&quot; for paid contributions on Wikipedia and its sister sites? Are undisclosed paid contributions potentially illegal? ==
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Depending on where you operate, a variety of laws could apply to you, your business, or your clients, such as unfair competition and simple fraud statutes. In addition to the requirements of the Terms of Use, you must comply with those laws in your disclosure and execution of paid contributions.
&lt;/div&gt;

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We cannot advise you about specific legal requirements, and you should employ your own lawyer if you have questions. That said, as general background, deceptive business practices, such as concealing a professional affiliation, are prohibited in many jurisdictions.
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In the United States, for example, &quot;Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce are unlawful.&quot;&lt;ref name=unlawful&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act] {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(1)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the nationwide authority to regulate this.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn1&quot;&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act], {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(2)}}&lt;/ref&gt; For instance, if you failed to disclose in a relevant online forum that you are affiliated with a company under the FTC's regulation, FTC regulations warn of liability:
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{{Quote box|An online message board designated for discussions of new music download technology is frequented by MP3 player enthusiasts. They exchange information about new products, utilities, and the functionality of numerous playback devices. Unbeknownst to the message board community, an employee of a leading playback device manufacturer has been posting messages on the discussion board promoting the manufacturer's product. Knowledge of this poster's employment likely would affect the weight or credibility of her endorsement. Therefore, the poster should clearly and conspicuously disclose her relationship to the manufacturer to members and readers of the message board.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn2&quot;&gt;[//www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-publishes-final-guides-governing-endorsements-testimonials/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf 16 C.F.R. §255.5, Example 8, p.12.]&lt;/ref&gt;}}

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The FTC's guide [//www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf Dot Com Disclosures] specifies that disclosures like this one &quot;must be communicated effectively so that consumers are likely to notice and understand them&quot;. State law may also apply, as in the [//www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-agreement-19-companies-stop-writing-fake-online-reviews-and N.Y. Attorney General's 2013 investigation] regarding companies engaging in [[{{lwp|astroturfing}}|astroturfing]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn3&quot;&gt;[//scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18225865807738669845&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=6&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr Parino v. Bidrack, Inc.], 838 F. Supp. 2d 900, 905 (N.D. Cal. 2011)&lt;/ref&gt; (plaintiff's allegations, including defendant's creation and use of fake reviews on website, were sufficient to bring a claim under California's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law)
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Outside the US, other laws may also require disclosure of paid contributions. The EU [//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Unfair Commercial Practices Directive] (and corresponding national versions) ban use of &quot;editorial content ... to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn4&quot;&gt;[//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament] ([//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF#page=15 Annex I, points 11 and 22]).&lt;/ref&gt; National legislation of EU member states may further restrict undisclosed paid contributions. For example, competition laws have been used by [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-11-12/News and notes|national courts in Germany]] to find violations when a contributor failed to properly disclose their affiliation.
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Where legally-required disclosures cannot be made in a way that complies with community rules, the community rules take precedence. For example, if local laws require disclosure of sponsorship of an edit in the article text itself, and putting such a message in the article text violated community rules (as it likely does in most projects), then such edits would be prohibited.
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== What are the non-legal possible negative effects of paid contributions? ==
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As repeated real life examples illustrate, paid editing without appropriate disclosure can result in negative publicity for companies, clients, and individuals. We have found that the press follows such stories closely. Failing to include a disclosure with a paid contribution may lead to a loss of trust with the broader public in addition to the Wikimedia community.
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To maintain goodwill and to avoid misunderstandings, transparency and friendly cooperation is the best policy for those being compensated for Wikimedia contributions. To avoid embarrassment, you should disclose as required by the Terms of Use, as well as local policies regarding paid contributions, such as [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] (for the English Wikipedia).
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== What does &quot;compensation&quot; mean? ==
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As used in this provision, &quot;compensation&quot; means an exchange of money, goods, or services.
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== What does the phrase &quot;employer, client, and affiliation&quot; mean? ==
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This means the person or organization that is paying you compensation – money, goods, or services – with respect to any contribution to a Wikimedia project. This could be a business, a charity, an educational institution, a government department or another individual, for example. The disclosure requirement is simple, and requires you to provide this information in one of the three ways described above. If you are editing an article on Wikipedia on behalf of your employer, for example, you must disclose your employer's details. If you have been hired by a public relations firm to edit Wikipedia, you must disclose both the firm and the firm's client. If you are a compensated [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedian in residence|Wikimedian in residence]], for example, you must note what [[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]] organisation is paying you.
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== Are paid editing disclosures required only when editing Wikipedia articles? ==
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No, you must disclose your employment, client, and affiliation when making any type of paid contribution to any Wikimedia project. This includes edits on talk pages and edits on projects other than Wikipedia.
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Note that [[#alternative-disclosure|some projects have adopted an alternative disclosure policy]] that may change the level of disclosure required.
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== Does this provision mean that paid contributions are always allowed as long as they are disclosed? ==
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No. Users must also comply with each Wikimedia project's additional policies and guidelines, as well as any applicable laws. For example, English Wikipedia's policy on [[{{lwp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view}}|neutral point of view]] requires that editing be done fairly, proportionally and (as far as possible) without bias; these requirements must be followed even if the contributor discloses making paid edits.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my user page? ==
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You may explain that you work for a particular client or employer on your user page. If you work for company Acme, and, as part of your job responsibilities, you edit Wikipedia articles about company Acme, you satisfy the minimum requirement of the Terms of Use if you simply say that you edit on behalf of company Acme on your user page. You however need to follow community or Foundation policies, in addition to applicable law.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my edit summary? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the edit summary box before you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution. For example, before saving your edits to a Wikipedia article about your client, X, you may write this note in the edit summary box: &quot;X has hired me to update their Wikipedia article&quot; or &quot;I work for X.&quot;
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== How should I disclose paid contributions on a talk page? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the relevant talk page either before, or immediately after, you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution.
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== Do I have to disclose the details of the compensation I am receiving? ==
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You do not have to disclose the amount or type of compensation you are receiving for editing; the minimum required is that you disclose your employer, client, and affiliation.
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== Can a [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|local project]] adopt an alternative disclosure policy for paid editing? ==
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Disclosure of paid contributions to any of the Wikimedia projects is a requirement under the disclosure provision of the Terms of Use. Nonetheless, individual projects may create an alternative disclosure policy when their projects or communities have particular needs to either strengthen or reduce the requirements. The provision gives communities discretion to adjust the rules set out in the Terms of Use to their specific project after following the project's standard consensus-based process for establishing core policies. Adopting an alternative disclosure policy requires consensus, consistent with the project's past practice and local understanding of what consensus is.
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To adopt a pre-existing policy as an alternative disclosure policy, a project community must gain consensus specifically to replace the paid editing disclosure requirements in the Terms of Use with the policy of the project. For an example of an alternative disclosure policy, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Alternate disclosure policy|this proposal on MediaWiki]].
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After creating such a policy, projects must include their policy on the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]]. This list will help editors and sister projects to quickly discover what the local project policy for paid editing is, or if the default applies.
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== Does this provision mean that Wikimedia projects must change their policies? ==
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Wikimedia projects may change their policies to reference this requirement, to require stricter requirements for paid contributions, or to provide alternative rules.
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== What projects have established alternative disclosure policies? ==
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Projects that have alternative policies are listed here: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]].
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== When did this clause go into effect? ==
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The disclosure provision of the Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. The provision was the result of a [[:m:Talk:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|discussion with the community]], after an [[:m:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|initial proposal]] to amend the Terms was made by the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal and Community Advocacy Team. The discussion was closed on March 25, 2014, and the amendment was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 25, 2014.
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== Does this provision apply to me if I am simply editing or uploading as an unpaid volunteer? ==
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Absolutely not! The Wikimedia projects are edited and supported by tens of thousands of unpaid volunteers. Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects are run by a nonprofit organization - the only nonprofit website among the top websites in the world. This volunteerism is what makes our projects so special and widely used. As an unpaid volunteer, you are encouraged to edit and upload content without any need of disclosure under this provision of the terms of use.
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However, some contributors do receive payment for their edits. These contributors improve the overall quality of the projects when they edit with a neutral point of view. This includes many contributors associated with institutions such as universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. On the other hand, paid advocacy editing - i.e. paid editing of articles to promote companies, products, and services - is strongly discouraged or banned on most, if not all, the projects.
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If you are not paid for edits, you do not need to worry about disclosure under this provision: you are absolutely fine. You are part of an amazing community of volunteers contributing to an unprecedented resource of free information available to the whole world.
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If you are being paid, you must disclose it. Let the community know by adding that context to your edit summary, user page, or talk page, in order to fairly disclose your perspective. But do make sure you learn the rules: as we explain in more detail below, contributing to Wikimedia projects to serve the interests of a paying client while concealing the paid affiliation can be problematic.
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One small caution: some projects have conflict of interest policies that are different from (and stronger than) this provision in the terms of use. These policies might prevent you from certain forms of volunteer editing, for example, contributing to articles about yourself. Make sure you check out those community policies before getting started! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the community of your local project. Each project will provide contact information (usually at the bottom of the page), and generally has different [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Distribution list|venues for questions and announcements]].
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== How does this provision affect teachers, professors, and employees of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;GLAM&quot;)? ==
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These requirements should not keep teachers, professors, or people working at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;[[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]]&quot;) institutions from making contributions in good faith! If you fall into one of those categories, you are only required to comply with the disclosure provision when you are compensated by your employer or by a client specifically for edits and uploads to a Wikimedia project.
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For example, if a professor at University X is paid directly by University X to write about that university on Wikipedia, the professor needs to disclose that the contribution is compensated. There is a direct quid pro quo exchange: money for edits. However, if that professor is simply paid a salary for teaching and conducting research, and is only encouraged by their university to contribute generally without more specific instruction, that professor does not need to disclose their affiliation with the university.
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The same is true with GLAM employees. Disclosure is only necessary where compensation has been promised or received in exchange for a particular contribution. A museum employee who is contributing to projects generally without more specific instruction from the museum need not disclose her affiliation with the museum. On the other hand, a Wikipedian in Residence who is specifically compensated to edit the article about the archive at which they are employed should make a simple disclosure that he is a paid Wikipedian in Residence with the archive. This would be sufficient disclosure for purposes of requirement.
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== How does community enforcement of this provision work with existing rules about privacy and behavior? ==
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It is important to protect good-faith editors. Like the rules around sockpuppeting and sockpuppet investigations, the disclosure provision in the Terms of Use is intended to work with existing policies and practices, so that there is a fair balance between identifying paid contributions and protecting those who are helping advance Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
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These policies include the cross-project value of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Civility|civility]], which is a pillar of Wikipedia; relevant [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|project]] policies, like [[:en:Wikipedia:OUTING#Posting_of_personal_information|ENWP:OUTING]]; and the Terms of Use, which [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use#4|prohibit stalking and abuse]]. (In cases of more extreme behaviors, local law may also apply.)
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This requirement, like others, should be applied constructively to enable collaboration and improve our projects. Users who violate them should first be warned and informed about these rules, and then only blocked if necessary. In other words: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Assume good faith|assume good faith]] and [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|do not bite the newcomers]]. Harassment should also be avoided. For example, under the English Wikipedia policy on [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Harassment#Posting_of_personal_information|harassment]], users must not publicly share personal information about other users.
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== How can I avoid disclosure under this provision of the Terms of Use? ==
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If you wish to avoid the disclosure requirement of this provision, you should abstain from receiving compensation for your edits.
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== What is the &quot;applicable law&quot; for paid contributions on Wikipedia and its sister sites? Are undisclosed paid contributions potentially illegal? ==
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Depending on where you operate, a variety of laws could apply to you, your business, or your clients, such as unfair competition and simple fraud statutes. In addition to the requirements of the Terms of Use, you must comply with those laws in your disclosure and execution of paid contributions.
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We cannot advise you about specific legal requirements, and you should employ your own lawyer if you have questions. That said, as general background, deceptive business practices, such as concealing a professional affiliation, are prohibited in many jurisdictions.
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In the United States, for example, &quot;Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce are unlawful.&quot;&lt;ref name=unlawful&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act] {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(1)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the nationwide authority to regulate this.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn1&quot;&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act], {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(2)}}&lt;/ref&gt; For instance, if you failed to disclose in a relevant online forum that you are affiliated with a company under the FTC's regulation, FTC regulations warn of liability:
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{{Quote box|An online message board designated for discussions of new music download technology is frequented by MP3 player enthusiasts. They exchange information about new products, utilities, and the functionality of numerous playback devices. Unbeknownst to the message board community, an employee of a leading playback device manufacturer has been posting messages on the discussion board promoting the manufacturer's product. Knowledge of this poster's employment likely would affect the weight or credibility of her endorsement. Therefore, the poster should clearly and conspicuously disclose her relationship to the manufacturer to members and readers of the message board.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn2&quot;&gt;[//www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-publishes-final-guides-governing-endorsements-testimonials/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf 16 C.F.R. §255.5, Example 8, p.12.]&lt;/ref&gt;}}

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The FTC's guide [//www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf Dot Com Disclosures] specifies that disclosures like this one &quot;must be communicated effectively so that consumers are likely to notice and understand them&quot;. State law may also apply, as in the [//www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-agreement-19-companies-stop-writing-fake-online-reviews-and N.Y. Attorney General's 2013 investigation] regarding companies engaging in [[{{lwp|astroturfing}}|astroturfing]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn3&quot;&gt;[//scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18225865807738669845&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=6&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr Parino v. Bidrack, Inc.], 838 F. Supp. 2d 900, 905 (N.D. Cal. 2011)&lt;/ref&gt; (plaintiff's allegations, including defendant's creation and use of fake reviews on website, were sufficient to bring a claim under California's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law)
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Outside the US, other laws may also require disclosure of paid contributions. The EU [//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Unfair Commercial Practices Directive] (and corresponding national versions) ban use of &quot;editorial content ... to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn4&quot;&gt;[//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament] ([//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF#page=15 Annex I, points 11 and 22]).&lt;/ref&gt; National legislation of EU member states may further restrict undisclosed paid contributions. For example, competition laws have been used by [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-11-12/News and notes|national courts in Germany]] to find violations when a contributor failed to properly disclose their affiliation.
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Where legally-required disclosures cannot be made in a way that complies with community rules, the community rules take precedence. For example, if local laws require disclosure of sponsorship of an edit in the article text itself, and putting such a message in the article text violated community rules (as it likely does in most projects), then such edits would be prohibited.
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== What are the non-legal possible negative effects of paid contributions? ==
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As repeated real life examples illustrate, paid editing without appropriate disclosure can result in negative publicity for companies, clients, and individuals. We have found that the press follows such stories closely. Failing to include a disclosure with a paid contribution may lead to a loss of trust with the broader public in addition to the Wikimedia community.
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To maintain goodwill and to avoid misunderstandings, transparency and friendly cooperation is the best policy for those being compensated for Wikimedia contributions. To avoid embarrassment, you should disclose as required by the Terms of Use, as well as local policies regarding paid contributions, such as [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] (for the English Wikipedia).
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== What does &quot;compensation&quot; mean? ==
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As used in this provision, &quot;compensation&quot; means an exchange of money, goods, or services.
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== What does the phrase &quot;employer, client, and affiliation&quot; mean? ==
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This means the person or organization that is paying you compensation – money, goods, or services – with respect to any contribution to a Wikimedia project. This could be a business, a charity, an educational institution, a government department or another individual, for example. The disclosure requirement is simple, and requires you to provide this information in one of the three ways described above. If you are editing an article on Wikipedia on behalf of your employer, for example, you must disclose your employer's details. If you have been hired by a public relations firm to edit Wikipedia, you must disclose both the firm and the firm's client. If you are a compensated [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedian in residence|Wikimedian in residence]], for example, you must note what [[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]] organisation is paying you.
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== Are paid editing disclosures required only when editing Wikipedia articles? ==
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No, you must disclose your employment, client, and affiliation when making any type of paid contribution to any Wikimedia project. This includes edits on talk pages and edits on projects other than Wikipedia.
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Note that [[#alternative-disclosure|some projects have adopted an alternative disclosure policy]] that may change the level of disclosure required.
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== Does this provision mean that paid contributions are always allowed as long as they are disclosed? ==
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No. Users must also comply with each Wikimedia project's additional policies and guidelines, as well as any applicable laws. For example, English Wikipedia's policy on [[{{lwp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view}}|neutral point of view]] requires that editing be done fairly, proportionally and (as far as possible) without bias; these requirements must be followed even if the contributor discloses making paid edits.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my user page? ==
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You may explain that you work for a particular client or employer on your user page. If you work for company Acme, and, as part of your job responsibilities, you edit Wikipedia articles about company Acme, you satisfy the minimum requirement of the Terms of Use if you simply say that you edit on behalf of company Acme on your user page. You however need to follow community or Foundation policies, in addition to applicable law.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my edit summary? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the edit summary box before you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution. For example, before saving your edits to a Wikipedia article about your client, X, you may write this note in the edit summary box: &quot;X has hired me to update their Wikipedia article&quot; or &quot;I work for X.&quot;
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== How should I disclose paid contributions on a talk page? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the relevant talk page either before, or immediately after, you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution.
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== Do I have to disclose the details of the compensation I am receiving? ==
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You do not have to disclose the amount or type of compensation you are receiving for editing; the minimum required is that you disclose your employer, client, and affiliation.
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== Can a [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|local project]] adopt an alternative disclosure policy for paid editing? ==
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Disclosure of paid contributions to any of the Wikimedia projects is a requirement under the disclosure provision of the Terms of Use. Nonetheless, individual projects may create an alternative disclosure policy when their projects or communities have particular needs to either strengthen or reduce the requirements. The provision gives communities discretion to adjust the rules set out in the Terms of Use to their specific project after following the project's standard consensus-based process for establishing core policies. Adopting an alternative disclosure policy requires consensus, consistent with the project's past practice and local understanding of what consensus is.
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To adopt a pre-existing policy as an alternative disclosure policy, a project community must gain consensus specifically to replace the paid editing disclosure requirements in the Terms of Use with the policy of the project. For an example of an alternative disclosure policy, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Alternate disclosure policy|this proposal on MediaWiki]].
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After creating such a policy, projects must include their policy on the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]]. This list will help editors and sister projects to quickly discover what the local project policy for paid editing is, or if the default applies.
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== Does this provision mean that Wikimedia projects must change their policies? ==
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Wikimedia projects may change their policies to reference this requirement, to require stricter requirements for paid contributions, or to provide alternative rules.
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== What projects have established alternative disclosure policies? ==
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Projects that have alternative policies are listed here: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]].
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== When did this clause go into effect? ==
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The disclosure provision of the Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. The provision was the result of a [[:m:Talk:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|discussion with the community]], after an [[:m:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|initial proposal]] to amend the Terms was made by the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal and Community Advocacy Team. The discussion was closed on March 25, 2014, and the amendment was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 25, 2014.
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= &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Foundation Terms of Use: Frequently Asked Questions on Disclosure of Paid Contributions&lt;/span&gt; =
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== Does this provision apply to me if I am simply editing or uploading as an unpaid volunteer? ==
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Absolutely not! The Wikimedia projects are edited and supported by tens of thousands of unpaid volunteers. Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects are run by a nonprofit organization - the only nonprofit website among the top websites in the world. This volunteerism is what makes our projects so special and widely used. As an unpaid volunteer, you are encouraged to edit and upload content without any need of disclosure under this provision of the terms of use.
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However, some contributors do receive payment for their edits. These contributors improve the overall quality of the projects when they edit with a neutral point of view. This includes many contributors associated with institutions such as universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. On the other hand, paid advocacy editing - i.e. paid editing of articles to promote companies, products, and services - is strongly discouraged or banned on most, if not all, the projects.
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If you are not paid for edits, you do not need to worry about disclosure under this provision: you are absolutely fine. You are part of an amazing community of volunteers contributing to an unprecedented resource of free information available to the whole world.
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If you are being paid, you must disclose it. Let the community know by adding that context to your edit summary, user page, or talk page, in order to fairly disclose your perspective. But do make sure you learn the rules: as we explain in more detail below, contributing to Wikimedia projects to serve the interests of a paying client while concealing the paid affiliation can be problematic.
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One small caution: some projects have conflict of interest policies that are different from (and stronger than) this provision in the terms of use. These policies might prevent you from certain forms of volunteer editing, for example, contributing to articles about yourself. Make sure you check out those community policies before getting started! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the community of your local project. Each project will provide contact information (usually at the bottom of the page), and generally has different [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Distribution list|venues for questions and announcements]].
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== How does this provision affect teachers, professors, and employees of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;GLAM&quot;)? ==
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These requirements should not keep teachers, professors, or people working at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;[[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]]&quot;) institutions from making contributions in good faith! If you fall into one of those categories, you are only required to comply with the disclosure provision when you are compensated by your employer or by a client specifically for edits and uploads to a Wikimedia project.
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For example, if a professor at University X is paid directly by University X to write about that university on Wikipedia, the professor needs to disclose that the contribution is compensated. There is a direct quid pro quo exchange: money for edits. However, if that professor is simply paid a salary for teaching and conducting research, and is only encouraged by their university to contribute generally without more specific instruction, that professor does not need to disclose their affiliation with the university.
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The same is true with GLAM employees. Disclosure is only necessary where compensation has been promised or received in exchange for a particular contribution. A museum employee who is contributing to projects generally without more specific instruction from the museum need not disclose her affiliation with the museum. On the other hand, a Wikipedian in Residence who is specifically compensated to edit the article about the archive at which they are employed should make a simple disclosure that he is a paid Wikipedian in Residence with the archive. This would be sufficient disclosure for purposes of requirement.
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== How does community enforcement of this provision work with existing rules about privacy and behavior? ==
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It is important to protect good-faith editors. Like the rules around sockpuppeting and sockpuppet investigations, the disclosure provision in the Terms of Use is intended to work with existing policies and practices, so that there is a fair balance between identifying paid contributions and protecting those who are helping advance Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
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These policies include the cross-project value of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Civility|civility]], which is a pillar of Wikipedia; relevant [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|project]] policies, like [[:en:Wikipedia:OUTING#Posting_of_personal_information|ENWP:OUTING]]; and the Terms of Use, which [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use#4|prohibit stalking and abuse]]. (In cases of more extreme behaviors, local law may also apply.)
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This requirement, like others, should be applied constructively to enable collaboration and improve our projects. Users who violate them should first be warned and informed about these rules, and then only blocked if necessary. In other words: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Assume good faith|assume good faith]] and [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|do not bite the newcomers]]. Harassment should also be avoided. For example, under the English Wikipedia policy on [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Harassment#Posting_of_personal_information|harassment]], users must not publicly share personal information about other users.
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== How can I avoid disclosure under this provision of the Terms of Use? ==
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If you wish to avoid the disclosure requirement of this provision, you should abstain from receiving compensation for your edits.
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== What is the &quot;applicable law&quot; for paid contributions on Wikipedia and its sister sites? Are undisclosed paid contributions potentially illegal? ==
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Depending on where you operate, a variety of laws could apply to you, your business, or your clients, such as unfair competition and simple fraud statutes. In addition to the requirements of the Terms of Use, you must comply with those laws in your disclosure and execution of paid contributions.
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We cannot advise you about specific legal requirements, and you should employ your own lawyer if you have questions. That said, as general background, deceptive business practices, such as concealing a professional affiliation, are prohibited in many jurisdictions.
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In the United States, for example, &quot;Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce are unlawful.&quot;&lt;ref name=unlawful&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act] {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(1)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the nationwide authority to regulate this.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn1&quot;&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act], {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(2)}}&lt;/ref&gt; For instance, if you failed to disclose in a relevant online forum that you are affiliated with a company under the FTC's regulation, FTC regulations warn of liability:
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{{Quote box|An online message board designated for discussions of new music download technology is frequented by MP3 player enthusiasts. They exchange information about new products, utilities, and the functionality of numerous playback devices. Unbeknownst to the message board community, an employee of a leading playback device manufacturer has been posting messages on the discussion board promoting the manufacturer's product. Knowledge of this poster's employment likely would affect the weight or credibility of her endorsement. Therefore, the poster should clearly and conspicuously disclose her relationship to the manufacturer to members and readers of the message board.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn2&quot;&gt;[//www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-publishes-final-guides-governing-endorsements-testimonials/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf 16 C.F.R. §255.5, Example 8, p.12.]&lt;/ref&gt;}}

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The FTC's guide [//www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf Dot Com Disclosures] specifies that disclosures like this one &quot;must be communicated effectively so that consumers are likely to notice and understand them&quot;. State law may also apply, as in the [//www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-agreement-19-companies-stop-writing-fake-online-reviews-and N.Y. Attorney General's 2013 investigation] regarding companies engaging in [[{{lwp|astroturfing}}|astroturfing]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn3&quot;&gt;[//scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18225865807738669845&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=6&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr Parino v. Bidrack, Inc.], 838 F. Supp. 2d 900, 905 (N.D. Cal. 2011)&lt;/ref&gt; (plaintiff's allegations, including defendant's creation and use of fake reviews on website, were sufficient to bring a claim under California's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law)
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Outside the US, other laws may also require disclosure of paid contributions. The EU [//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Unfair Commercial Practices Directive] (and corresponding national versions) ban use of &quot;editorial content ... to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn4&quot;&gt;[//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament] ([//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF#page=15 Annex I, points 11 and 22]).&lt;/ref&gt; National legislation of EU member states may further restrict undisclosed paid contributions. For example, competition laws have been used by [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-11-12/News and notes|national courts in Germany]] to find violations when a contributor failed to properly disclose their affiliation.
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Where legally-required disclosures cannot be made in a way that complies with community rules, the community rules take precedence. For example, if local laws require disclosure of sponsorship of an edit in the article text itself, and putting such a message in the article text violated community rules (as it likely does in most projects), then such edits would be prohibited.
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== What are the non-legal possible negative effects of paid contributions? ==
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As repeated real life examples illustrate, paid editing without appropriate disclosure can result in negative publicity for companies, clients, and individuals. We have found that the press follows such stories closely. Failing to include a disclosure with a paid contribution may lead to a loss of trust with the broader public in addition to the Wikimedia community.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
To maintain goodwill and to avoid misunderstandings, transparency and friendly cooperation is the best policy for those being compensated for Wikimedia contributions. To avoid embarrassment, you should disclose as required by the Terms of Use, as well as local policies regarding paid contributions, such as [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] (for the English Wikipedia).
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== What does &quot;compensation&quot; mean? ==
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As used in this provision, &quot;compensation&quot; means an exchange of money, goods, or services.
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== What does the phrase &quot;employer, client, and affiliation&quot; mean? ==
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This means the person or organization that is paying you compensation – money, goods, or services – with respect to any contribution to a Wikimedia project. This could be a business, a charity, an educational institution, a government department or another individual, for example. The disclosure requirement is simple, and requires you to provide this information in one of the three ways described above. If you are editing an article on Wikipedia on behalf of your employer, for example, you must disclose your employer's details. If you have been hired by a public relations firm to edit Wikipedia, you must disclose both the firm and the firm's client. If you are a compensated [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedian in residence|Wikimedian in residence]], for example, you must note what [[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]] organisation is paying you.
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== Are paid editing disclosures required only when editing Wikipedia articles? ==
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No, you must disclose your employment, client, and affiliation when making any type of paid contribution to any Wikimedia project. This includes edits on talk pages and edits on projects other than Wikipedia.
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Note that [[#alternative-disclosure|some projects have adopted an alternative disclosure policy]] that may change the level of disclosure required.
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== Does this provision mean that paid contributions are always allowed as long as they are disclosed? ==
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No. Users must also comply with each Wikimedia project's additional policies and guidelines, as well as any applicable laws. For example, English Wikipedia's policy on [[{{lwp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view}}|neutral point of view]] requires that editing be done fairly, proportionally and (as far as possible) without bias; these requirements must be followed even if the contributor discloses making paid edits.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my user page? ==
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You may explain that you work for a particular client or employer on your user page. If you work for company Acme, and, as part of your job responsibilities, you edit Wikipedia articles about company Acme, you satisfy the minimum requirement of the Terms of Use if you simply say that you edit on behalf of company Acme on your user page. You however need to follow community or Foundation policies, in addition to applicable law.
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== How should I disclose paid contributions in my edit summary? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the edit summary box before you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution. For example, before saving your edits to a Wikipedia article about your client, X, you may write this note in the edit summary box: &quot;X has hired me to update their Wikipedia article&quot; or &quot;I work for X.&quot;
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== How should I disclose paid contributions on a talk page? ==
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You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the relevant talk page either before, or immediately after, you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution.
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== Do I have to disclose the details of the compensation I am receiving? ==
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You do not have to disclose the amount or type of compensation you are receiving for editing; the minimum required is that you disclose your employer, client, and affiliation.
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== Can a [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|local project]] adopt an alternative disclosure policy for paid editing? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Disclosure of paid contributions to any of the Wikimedia projects is a requirement under the disclosure provision of the Terms of Use. Nonetheless, individual projects may create an alternative disclosure policy when their projects or communities have particular needs to either strengthen or reduce the requirements. The provision gives communities discretion to adjust the rules set out in the Terms of Use to their specific project after following the project's standard consensus-based process for establishing core policies. Adopting an alternative disclosure policy requires consensus, consistent with the project's past practice and local understanding of what consensus is.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
To adopt a pre-existing policy as an alternative disclosure policy, a project community must gain consensus specifically to replace the paid editing disclosure requirements in the Terms of Use with the policy of the project. For an example of an alternative disclosure policy, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Alternate disclosure policy|this proposal on MediaWiki]].
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
After creating such a policy, projects must include their policy on the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]]. This list will help editors and sister projects to quickly discover what the local project policy for paid editing is, or if the default applies.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
== Does this provision mean that Wikimedia projects must change their policies? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Wikimedia projects may change their policies to reference this requirement, to require stricter requirements for paid contributions, or to provide alternative rules.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
== What projects have established alternative disclosure policies? ==
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Projects that have alternative policies are listed here: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]].
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== When did this clause go into effect? ==
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The disclosure provision of the Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. The provision was the result of a [[:m:Talk:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|discussion with the community]], after an [[:m:Terms of use/Paid contributions amendment|initial proposal]] to amend the Terms was made by the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal and Community Advocacy Team. The discussion was closed on March 25, 2014, and the amendment was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 25, 2014.
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{{Policy FAQ disclaimer|page=&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Foundation Terms of Use&lt;/span&gt;|pagelink=Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use}}
= &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Foundation Terms of Use: Frequently Asked Questions on Disclosure of Paid Contributions&lt;/span&gt; =
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== Does this provision apply to me if I am simply editing or uploading as an unpaid volunteer? ==
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Absolutely not! The Wikimedia projects are edited and supported by tens of thousands of unpaid volunteers. Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects are run by a nonprofit organization - the only nonprofit website among the top websites in the world. This volunteerism is what makes our projects so special and widely used. As an unpaid volunteer, you are encouraged to edit and upload content without any need of disclosure under this provision of the terms of use.
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However, some contributors do receive payment for their edits. These contributors improve the overall quality of the projects when they edit with a neutral point of view. This includes many contributors associated with institutions such as universities, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. On the other hand, paid advocacy editing - i.e. paid editing of articles to promote companies, products, and services - is strongly discouraged or banned on most, if not all, the projects.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
If you are not paid for edits, you do not need to worry about disclosure under this provision: you are absolutely fine. You are part of an amazing community of volunteers contributing to an unprecedented resource of free information available to the whole world.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
If you are being paid, you must disclose it. Let the community know by adding that context to your edit summary, user page, or talk page, in order to fairly disclose your perspective. But do make sure you learn the rules: as we explain in more detail below, contributing to Wikimedia projects to serve the interests of a paying client while concealing the paid affiliation can be problematic.
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One small caution: some projects have conflict of interest policies that are different from (and stronger than) this provision in the terms of use. These policies might prevent you from certain forms of volunteer editing, for example, contributing to articles about yourself. Make sure you check out those community policies before getting started! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the community of your local project. Each project will provide contact information (usually at the bottom of the page), and generally has different [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Distribution list|venues for questions and announcements]].
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== How does this provision affect teachers, professors, and employees of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;GLAM&quot;)? ==
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These requirements should not keep teachers, professors, or people working at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (&quot;[[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]]&quot;) institutions from making contributions in good faith! If you fall into one of those categories, you are only required to comply with the disclosure provision when you are compensated by your employer or by a client specifically for edits and uploads to a Wikimedia project.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
For example, if a professor at University X is paid directly by University X to write about that university on Wikipedia, the professor needs to disclose that the contribution is compensated. There is a direct quid pro quo exchange: money for edits. However, if that professor is simply paid a salary for teaching and conducting research, and is only encouraged by their university to contribute generally without more specific instruction, that professor does not need to disclose their affiliation with the university.
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The same is true with GLAM employees. Disclosure is only necessary where compensation has been promised or received in exchange for a particular contribution. A museum employee who is contributing to projects generally without more specific instruction from the museum need not disclose her affiliation with the museum. On the other hand, a Wikipedian in Residence who is specifically compensated to edit the article about the archive at which they are employed should make a simple disclosure that he is a paid Wikipedian in Residence with the archive. This would be sufficient disclosure for purposes of requirement.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
== How does community enforcement of this provision work with existing rules about privacy and behavior? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
It is important to protect good-faith editors. Like the rules around sockpuppeting and sockpuppet investigations, the disclosure provision in the Terms of Use is intended to work with existing policies and practices, so that there is a fair balance between identifying paid contributions and protecting those who are helping advance Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
These policies include the cross-project value of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Civility|civility]], which is a pillar of Wikipedia; relevant [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|project]] policies, like [[:en:Wikipedia:OUTING#Posting_of_personal_information|ENWP:OUTING]]; and the Terms of Use, which [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use#4|prohibit stalking and abuse]]. (In cases of more extreme behaviors, local law may also apply.)
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
This requirement, like others, should be applied constructively to enable collaboration and improve our projects. Users who violate them should first be warned and informed about these rules, and then only blocked if necessary. In other words: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Assume good faith|assume good faith]] and [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|do not bite the newcomers]]. Harassment should also be avoided. For example, under the English Wikipedia policy on [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Harassment#Posting_of_personal_information|harassment]], users must not publicly share personal information about other users.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
== How can I avoid disclosure under this provision of the Terms of Use? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
If you wish to avoid the disclosure requirement of this provision, you should abstain from receiving compensation for your edits.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
== What is the &quot;applicable law&quot; for paid contributions on Wikipedia and its sister sites? Are undisclosed paid contributions potentially illegal? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Depending on where you operate, a variety of laws could apply to you, your business, or your clients, such as unfair competition and simple fraud statutes. In addition to the requirements of the Terms of Use, you must comply with those laws in your disclosure and execution of paid contributions.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
We cannot advise you about specific legal requirements, and you should employ your own lawyer if you have questions. That said, as general background, deceptive business practices, such as concealing a professional affiliation, are prohibited in many jurisdictions.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
In the United States, for example, &quot;Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce are unlawful.&quot;&lt;ref name=unlawful&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act] {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(1)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the nationwide authority to regulate this.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn1&quot;&gt;[//www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 Federal Trade Commission Act], {{UnitedStatesCode|15|45(a)(2)}}&lt;/ref&gt; For instance, if you failed to disclose in a relevant online forum that you are affiliated with a company under the FTC's regulation, FTC regulations warn of liability:
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{{Quote box|An online message board designated for discussions of new music download technology is frequented by MP3 player enthusiasts. They exchange information about new products, utilities, and the functionality of numerous playback devices. Unbeknownst to the message board community, an employee of a leading playback device manufacturer has been posting messages on the discussion board promoting the manufacturer's product. Knowledge of this poster's employment likely would affect the weight or credibility of her endorsement. Therefore, the poster should clearly and conspicuously disclose her relationship to the manufacturer to members and readers of the message board.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn2&quot;&gt;[//www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-publishes-final-guides-governing-endorsements-testimonials/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf 16 C.F.R. §255.5, Example 8, p.12.]&lt;/ref&gt;}}

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The FTC's guide [//www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf Dot Com Disclosures] specifies that disclosures like this one &quot;must be communicated effectively so that consumers are likely to notice and understand them&quot;. State law may also apply, as in the [//www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-agreement-19-companies-stop-writing-fake-online-reviews-and N.Y. Attorney General's 2013 investigation] regarding companies engaging in [[{{lwp|astroturfing}}|astroturfing]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn3&quot;&gt;[//scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18225865807738669845&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=6&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr Parino v. Bidrack, Inc.], 838 F. Supp. 2d 900, 905 (N.D. Cal. 2011)&lt;/ref&gt; (plaintiff's allegations, including defendant's creation and use of fake reviews on website, were sufficient to bring a claim under California's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law)
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Outside the US, other laws may also require disclosure of paid contributions. The EU [//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Unfair Commercial Practices Directive] (and corresponding national versions) ban use of &quot;editorial content ... to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;ftn4&quot;&gt;[//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament] ([//eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:149:0022:0039:en:PDF#page=15 Annex I, points 11 and 22]).&lt;/ref&gt; National legislation of EU member states may further restrict undisclosed paid contributions. For example, competition laws have been used by [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-11-12/News and notes|national courts in Germany]] to find violations when a contributor failed to properly disclose their affiliation.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Where legally-required disclosures cannot be made in a way that complies with community rules, the community rules take precedence. For example, if local laws require disclosure of sponsorship of an edit in the article text itself, and putting such a message in the article text violated community rules (as it likely does in most projects), then such edits would be prohibited.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
== What are the non-legal possible negative effects of paid contributions? ==
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As repeated real life examples illustrate, paid editing without appropriate disclosure can result in negative publicity for companies, clients, and individuals. We have found that the press follows such stories closely. Failing to include a disclosure with a paid contribution may lead to a loss of trust with the broader public in addition to the Wikimedia community.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
To maintain goodwill and to avoid misunderstandings, transparency and friendly cooperation is the best policy for those being compensated for Wikimedia contributions. To avoid embarrassment, you should disclose as required by the Terms of Use, as well as local policies regarding paid contributions, such as [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] (for the English Wikipedia).
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
== What does &quot;compensation&quot; mean? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
As used in this provision, &quot;compensation&quot; means an exchange of money, goods, or services.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
== What does the phrase &quot;employer, client, and affiliation&quot; mean? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
This means the person or organization that is paying you compensation – money, goods, or services – with respect to any contribution to a Wikimedia project. This could be a business, a charity, an educational institution, a government department or another individual, for example. The disclosure requirement is simple, and requires you to provide this information in one of the three ways described above. If you are editing an article on Wikipedia on behalf of your employer, for example, you must disclose your employer's details. If you have been hired by a public relations firm to edit Wikipedia, you must disclose both the firm and the firm's client. If you are a compensated [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedian in residence|Wikimedian in residence]], for example, you must note what [[{{lwp|GLAM (industry sector)}}|GLAM]] organisation is paying you.
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== Are paid editing disclosures required only when editing Wikipedia articles? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
No, you must disclose your employment, client, and affiliation when making any type of paid contribution to any Wikimedia project. This includes edits on talk pages and edits on projects other than Wikipedia.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Note that [[#alternative-disclosure|some projects have adopted an alternative disclosure policy]] that may change the level of disclosure required.
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== Does this provision mean that paid contributions are always allowed as long as they are disclosed? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
No. Users must also comply with each Wikimedia project's additional policies and guidelines, as well as any applicable laws. For example, English Wikipedia's policy on [[{{lwp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view}}|neutral point of view]] requires that editing be done fairly, proportionally and (as far as possible) without bias; these requirements must be followed even if the contributor discloses making paid edits.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
== How should I disclose paid contributions in my user page? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
You may explain that you work for a particular client or employer on your user page. If you work for company Acme, and, as part of your job responsibilities, you edit Wikipedia articles about company Acme, you satisfy the minimum requirement of the Terms of Use if you simply say that you edit on behalf of company Acme on your user page. You however need to follow community or Foundation policies, in addition to applicable law.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
== How should I disclose paid contributions in my edit summary? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the edit summary box before you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution. For example, before saving your edits to a Wikipedia article about your client, X, you may write this note in the edit summary box: &quot;X has hired me to update their Wikipedia article&quot; or &quot;I work for X.&quot;
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== How should I disclose paid contributions on a talk page? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
You may represent your employer, affiliation, and client in the relevant talk page either before, or immediately after, you &quot;save&quot; your edit or contribution.
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== Do I have to disclose the details of the compensation I am receiving? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
You do not have to disclose the amount or type of compensation you are receiving for editing; the minimum required is that you disclose your employer, client, and affiliation.
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== Can a [[Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Licensing policy#definitions|local project]] adopt an alternative disclosure policy for paid editing? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Disclosure of paid contributions to any of the Wikimedia projects is a requirement under the disclosure provision of the Terms of Use. Nonetheless, individual projects may create an alternative disclosure policy when their projects or communities have particular needs to either strengthen or reduce the requirements. The provision gives communities discretion to adjust the rules set out in the Terms of Use to their specific project after following the project's standard consensus-based process for establishing core policies. Adopting an alternative disclosure policy requires consensus, consistent with the project's past practice and local understanding of what consensus is.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
To adopt a pre-existing policy as an alternative disclosure policy, a project community must gain consensus specifically to replace the paid editing disclosure requirements in the Terms of Use with the policy of the project. For an example of an alternative disclosure policy, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Alternate disclosure policy|this proposal on MediaWiki]].
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
After creating such a policy, projects must include their policy on the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]]. This list will help editors and sister projects to quickly discover what the local project policy for paid editing is, or if the default applies.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
== Does this provision mean that Wikimedia projects must change their policies? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Wikimedia projects may change their policies to reference this requirement, to require stricter requirements for paid contributions, or to provide alternative rules.
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== What projects have established alternative disclosure policies? ==
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Projects that have alternative policies are listed here: [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Alternative paid contribution disclosure policies|list of alternative disclosure policies]].
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== When did this clause go into effect? ==
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== For binance add for me by rish ==
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An &quot;application programming interface&quot; or &quot;API&quot; is a communication protocol that allows software components to communicate with each other. The [[:mw:API:Main page|MediaWiki API]], for example, allows third-party software tools to communicate with Mediawiki sites (including Wikimedia Sites) to carry out certain actions, such as reading or editing a page, automatically and remotely. [[{{lwp|API}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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A &quot;browser&quot; is a software application that people generally use to access the Internet. Examples of popular browsers include [//www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ Firefox], [//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/ Chrome], [//www.apple.com/safari/ Safari], and [//www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge Microsoft Edge]. [[{{lwp|Web browser}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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A &quot;cookie&quot; is a tiny data file that we transfer onto your computer, mobile phone, or any other device that you use to access the Wikimedia Sites, generally used for authentication and occasionally tracking. Every cookie expires after a certain period of time, but that period varies depending on what the cookie is used for and how your browser is configured. A &quot;session&quot; cookie is one that generally expires when you close your web browser or mobile application. A &quot;persistent&quot; cookie is one that remains in your device, even after you close your browser or mobile application. A persistent cookie expires according to the duration set by us (or when you delete it manually). [[{{lwp|HTTP cookie}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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&quot;Do Not Track&quot; or &quot;DNT&quot; is a way for your web browser to tell the website you are visiting that you do not want to be tracked by third parties whose websites you did not visit, like analytics services, advertising networks, and social platforms. When using this mechanism, a signal is sent by your browser, expressing your desire that your personal information, particularly about your online activities and network interactions, should not be passed on to third parties. When receiving a DNT signal sent by your browser, the person or entity that owns the website has the option to either honor or ignore the above-mentioned request.
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The &quot;global positioning system&quot; or &quot;GPS&quot; is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information on the location of devices designed to receive their signals such as car navigation systems or cell phones. [[{{lwp|Global Positioning System}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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An Internet Protocol Address (or &quot;IP address&quot;) is a unique number assigned to a particular device connected to the Internet. Your IP address may not always be the same on a particular device, depending on a number of variables such as your use of a [[#proxy-servers|proxy server]] or a corporate network. Generally, however, IP addresses are assigned according to the geographical location of your device and your internet service provider, and might be usable to approximate your real-life location. [[{{lwp|IP address}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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&quot;JavaScript&quot; is a standard software programming language used on most modern websites. [[{{lwp|JavaScript}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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&quot;Local Storage&quot; (also known as &quot;Web Storage&quot;) is a way for a website to collect and store information &quot;locally&quot; (i.e. on the user's device rather than on the website's server) and then later retrieve it again. For example, by using LocalStorage, a user's visits can be stored on their own computer, counted, and then given to us. This allow us to receive important use statistics (the count of visits), while the specific information about when each individual visit occurred would never be transmitted to us.
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&quot;Metadata&quot; means additional information about a particular file (such as a photo or video) that usually includes things like the manufacturer and model of the device that took a photo, date and time the photo was taken, exposure time, lens focal length, ISO speed rating, and [[{{lwp|F-number}}|f-number]]. Some metadata is automatically included by the device and some is written by the owner of the device. [[{{lwp|Metadata}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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An &quot;operating system&quot; is a software program that manages your device's hardware resources and performs basic tasks like keeping track of files, recognizing when you type something into the keyboard, and sending output to your screen. Examples of common operating systems include [//linux.org Linux] (also known as GNU/Linux), [//www.apple.com/ios/ iOS], [//windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/home Windows], [//www.apple.com/osx/ Mac OS X], and [//www.android.com/ Android]. [[{{lwp|Operating system}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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A &quot;proxy server&quot; is a server that acts as an intermediary between your device and the server your device is requesting information (connection to a webpage, a file, etc.) from. [[{{lwp|Proxy server}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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A &quot;tracking pixel&quot; (sometimes called &quot;web beacons&quot;, &quot;transparent GIFs&quot;, &quot;clear GIFs&quot;, &quot;pixel gifs&quot;, or &quot;pixel tags&quot;) is a tiny, invisible image that allows us to track activities on Wikimedia Sites or activities based on email notifications we send. Although tracking pixels are commonly associated with advertising, we never use tracking pixels for advertising nor do we sell or rent the information collected through tracking pixels. Information collected through tracking pixels can only be shared with third parties in aggregated form and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Tracking pixels help us figure out if certain features, notifications, and products are effective and if they can be improved. [[{{lwp|Web beacon}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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&quot;Do Not Track&quot; or &quot;DNT&quot; is a way for your web browser to tell the website you are visiting that you do not want to be tracked by third parties whose websites you did not visit, like analytics services, advertising networks, and social platforms. When using this mechanism, a signal is sent by your browser, expressing your desire that your personal information, particularly about your online activities and network interactions, should not be passed on to third parties. When receiving a DNT signal sent by your browser, the person or entity that owns the website has the option to either honor or ignore the above-mentioned request.
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An Internet Protocol Address (or &quot;IP address&quot;) is a unique number assigned to a particular device connected to the Internet. Your IP address may not always be the same on a particular device, depending on a number of variables such as your use of a [[#proxy-servers|proxy server]] or a corporate network. Generally, however, IP addresses are assigned according to the geographical location of your device and your internet service provider, and might be usable to approximate your real-life location. [[{{lwp|IP address}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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&quot;JavaScript&quot; is a standard software programming language used on most modern websites. [[{{lwp|JavaScript}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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&quot;Local Storage&quot; (also known as &quot;Web Storage&quot;) is a way for a website to collect and store information &quot;locally&quot; (i.e. on the user's device rather than on the website's server) and then later retrieve it again. For example, by using LocalStorage, a user's visits can be stored on their own computer, counted, and then given to us. This allow us to receive important use statistics (the count of visits), while the specific information about when each individual visit occurred would never be transmitted to us.
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&quot;Metadata&quot; means additional information about a particular file (such as a photo or video) that usually includes things like the manufacturer and model of the device that took a photo, date and time the photo was taken, exposure time, lens focal length, ISO speed rating, and [[{{lwp|F-number}}|f-number]]. Some metadata is automatically included by the device and some is written by the owner of the device. [[{{lwp|Metadata}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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An &quot;operating system&quot; is a software program that manages your device's hardware resources and performs basic tasks like keeping track of files, recognizing when you type something into the keyboard, and sending output to your screen. Examples of common operating systems include [//linux.org Linux] (also known as GNU/Linux), [//www.apple.com/ios/ iOS], [//windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/home Windows], [//www.apple.com/osx/ Mac OS X], and [//www.android.com/ Android]. [[{{lwp|Operating system}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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A &quot;proxy server&quot; is a server that acts as an intermediary between your device and the server your device is requesting information (connection to a webpage, a file, etc.) from. [[{{lwp|Proxy server}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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A &quot;tracking pixel&quot; (sometimes called &quot;web beacons&quot;, &quot;transparent GIFs&quot;, &quot;clear GIFs&quot;, &quot;pixel gifs&quot;, or &quot;pixel tags&quot;) is a tiny, invisible image that allows us to track activities on Wikimedia Sites or activities based on email notifications we send. Although tracking pixels are commonly associated with advertising, we never use tracking pixels for advertising nor do we sell or rent the information collected through tracking pixels. Information collected through tracking pixels can only be shared with third parties in aggregated form and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Tracking pixels help us figure out if certain features, notifications, and products are effective and if they can be improved. [[{{lwp|Web beacon}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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A &quot;cookie&quot; is a tiny data file that we transfer onto your computer, mobile phone, or any other device that you use to access the Wikimedia Sites, generally used for authentication and occasionally tracking. Every cookie expires after a certain period of time, but that period varies depending on what the cookie is used for and how your browser is configured. A &quot;session&quot; cookie is one that generally expires when you close your web browser or mobile application. A &quot;persistent&quot; cookie is one that remains in your device, even after you close your browser or mobile application. A persistent cookie expires according to the duration set by us (or when you delete it manually). [[{{lwp|HTTP cookie}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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&quot;Metadata&quot; means additional information about a particular file (such as a photo or video) that usually includes things like the manufacturer and model of the device that took a photo, date and time the photo was taken, exposure time, lens focal length, ISO speed rating, and [[{{lwp|F-number}}|f-number]]. Some metadata is automatically included by the device and some is written by the owner of the device. [[{{lwp|Metadata}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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A &quot;proxy server&quot; is a server that acts as an intermediary between your device and the server your device is requesting information (connection to a webpage, a file, etc.) from. [[{{lwp|Proxy server}}|Learn more on Wikipedia]].
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