User talk:Quiddity (WMF)

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&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;float: right; font-size: 50%;&quot;&gt;[{{fullurl:Template:Welcome|action=edit}} edit this template]&lt;/span&gt; Welcome to the Wikimedia Foundation wiki&lt;/h2&gt;

'''Thanks for being here!''' Please do not be shy in editing this site. There is ample work for everyone. :-)

If you haven't already, please create [[Special:MyPage|your user page]] with a short biography and other introductory information about yourself and the work you do. You may want to use the {{tl|user info}} template. Feel free to look at [[Special:ListUsers|other user pages]] for examples. --[[User:Legoktm|Legoktm]] ([[User talk:Legoktm|talk]]) 04:19, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
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== Talkback ==

[[Template talk:OurProjects]]. [[User:PiRSquared17|PiRSquared17]] ([[User talk:PiRSquared17|talk]]) 23:43, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

== Krenair ==

Why isn't he listed on the [[staff]] page? Maybe he is, but I can't find him. [[User:PiRSquared17|PiRSquared17]] ([[User talk:PiRSquared17|talk]]) 21:52, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
:He's not listed currently. The criteria for when contractors get added to the staff page, are somewhat complex. I think it has something to do with both length and type of contract? (Some contractors are purposefully not listed, iirc). HR is in charge of all that, so if you want specific details, ask them. :) [[User:NWilson (WMF)|NWilson (WMF)]] ([[User talk:NWilson (WMF)#top|talk]]) 22:51, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

==Possible impersonation/fake or simply in-expertise? ==

Hi Quiddity, on meta.wiki there's a [[:meta:User:Paula_Bigie_Fago|new user]] that is trying to setup a user page in partly copying other users' data, and stating that they work for the WMF. Could you have a look, please? --[[User:M7|M7]] ([[User talk:M7|talk]]) 11:55, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:M7|M7]], thanks for the note. Searching the text used there, it's a direct copy of [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Astinson_(WMF) this other userpage] (with minor tweaks). They are definitely not staff, as we are firmly told not to create our own staff account. They may just be a person trying to experiment with formatting? Please go ahead and ask them not to do so, or blank it, or block them if they are impersonating staff in discussions, etc, as you see fit. Thanks again. [[User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) 18:48, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
::The only edits were those on the user page. I just left a note to the user in their talk, and removed almost anything. Cheers, --[[User:M7|M7]] ([[User talk:M7|talk]]) 19:14, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
:::Hello again. The aforementioned user has reinstated some content on their own user page on meta, stating that they work for the WMF and displaying a @wikimedia.org e-mail address. Since I already removed some content leaving an explanation, I'd prefer to escalate this to the WMF itself, asking if you could kindly have a look and act, or have someone else with a valid WMF account to solve this. Thanks a lot, --[[User:M7|M7]] ([[User talk:M7|talk]]) 07:47, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

== Communicating a technical problem on wikimedia projects ==

Hi {{PAGENAME}}, your userpage say you are a ''Senior Movement Communications Specialist'', which I hope means helping people solve their communication problems.

I am a volunteer on the English Wikiquote and I have a problem which I do not know how to solve and need to communicate with someone who may be able to help me. It is a simple technical problem, but my inability to solve it is detracting from my ability t contribute to the sum of all knowledge.

Here it is: I have clicked Subscribe on several discussion-threads but Many times I do not get a notification when someone posts a reply, and when I happen to revisit these threads I often find out that my Subscribe has been turned off. 

Can you tell me who I should ask? I am currently indef-blocked a enwp,sewp, and meta. I am in good standing, I hope, at enwq, so there should be a place where I can post a technical question, No?

Cheers, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 13:27, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for the delay, I was out sick for a few days. 
:For technical problems, Phabricator (docs: [[mw:Phabricator]]) is the place to make bug-reports. Create a new task there, with the details of your problem, and add the &quot;tag&quot; of 'discussiontools'. [[User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) 00:30, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
::WMF employees should not be allowedd sick leave, just kidding.
::As far as the fabricator: I have looked at it once or twice, but the idea of having to learn how  to navigate a totally new (to me) non-wiki social netsork is daunting. But thanks anyway for the suggestion, as  persona non-grata on wmf-wikis, I don't have many options left, do I? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:15, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
:::just to embelish my previous post:
:::Those who have joined discussions at the Fabricator may ''have forgotten / do not realize'' the learning curve they went through. As one who has been around the block several times, on and off wiki, I don't like to spend any time learning something new that is also probably temporary. Take for example the version of Flow (if that is what is is) that is now being deprecated at Mediawiki and WD. I have not tallied the number of hours I spent learning how to use this version of flow, but I bet it took me a while to become semi-literate. Also, wasn't it a mistake to get such a large group of volunteers to participate in something that will not advance the '''sum of all human knowledge'''. IIRC I have not signed on to be a volunteer guinea pig. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 17:33, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Proxy editing ==

Hi {{PAGENAME}}: I have been accused of Roxy-editing many times since 2017, so am hesitant to report a glaring error I have recently observed on a fairly prominent Canadian-content article in the [[w:wp:main space]]. Can you think of a way I can communicate this problem to anyone?

Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 15:14, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
:I am not familiar with the best practices for this complex area, sorry. [[User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) 00:32, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

== Where can a wiki-contributor get answers to technical questions? ==

Hi {{PAGENAME}},

I am sorry to have to bother you, yet again. I don't know where else to go ask questions. I do appreciate the fact that you are one of the few who will entertain questions from me.

I vaguely remember communicating with you (I am pretty sure it was you and not someone else) about the  difficulty I was having trying to interpret the results of my xtools on WikiData. IIRC you were kind enough to open a bug report on another website on my behalf and told me where(?) you filed this feature request.

Today I was trying to find an old posting I made at WD years ago, and again could not find it in https://xtools.wmcloud.org/topedits/www.wikidata.org/Ottawahitech/1 and then I remembered I should check to see the status of the feature request, but... I don't remember where it is, so here is my dilemma:

# Should I spend half hour  trying to figure out where yon itou filed this feature request?
# Should I just skip following up on it and keep on working on building content somewhere else?
# spend my half hour here trying to illustrate some communication problems that are faced by many wannabe contributors to all wmf-wikis 

As you can see I chose option 3, hoping I will not be simply brushed off with a statement about how a wmf employee is not in position to do anything about my  dilemma. I hope this wall of text will  entice you to try to solve this dilemma.

Cheers, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 18:25, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi. (A) It's probably easier to search your onwiki contributions via the site's dedicated feature. E.g. [https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&amp;end=&amp;namespace=0&amp;start=&amp;tagfilter=&amp;target=Ottawahitech&amp;wpfilters%5B0%5D=nsInvert&amp;offset=&amp;limit=250 Here are your Wikidata contribs, with the namespace selected as &quot;Main - Invert&quot;] (so everything ''except'' the main namespace). 
:(B) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/search/query/fXilSve8AJxb/#R Here is a search in Phabricator for your username]. Hopefully that helps you find what you're looking for. 
:Cheers, [[User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) 18:09, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you! your answer above is probably going to occupy me for the next couple of months. So far I just clicked the last link (https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T120776) and found out that even though I was not aware of it I have virtually (I think?) participated  in several topics/threads/bug requests (not sure what they callED on Fabricator). 
::I was surprised to see that T120776 which was a request for ''Tools for fly-by-night-editors to analyze silent reverts of edits the editor made themselveswas'' was initiated by me. 
::I had totally forgotten about this sigtgestion I made in 2015 on the META community-wish-list-survey, way beforeI was blocked on that wiki with the comment ''not here to contribute'' IIRC. I see that this suggestion got very little support on META, but was none the less added to Fabricator by  @[[User:DannyH (WMF)|DannyH (WMF)]], and went through several iterations, I assume because no volunteer developers were interested in it ([[User:Andre Klapper (WMF)]] even added it to a request for an editathon in Jerusalem Israel).
::Anyway, I am hopeful that even though it is now a ten-year-old suggestion some developer will finally take pity on it. Surprisingly, it is still an issue for me personally, even though it seems like few others think it isa problem. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:47, 15 January 2025 (UTC)
:::feedback: I just had to resubscribe to this topic/thread [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:50, 15 January 2025 (UTC)
::* How can I contact [[User:Andre Klapper (WMF)]] - I don't understand why they renamed  [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T120776 T120776] in such a weird way? [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 16:31, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
::*:That title change is just clarifying that you're asking for a tool that is focused on your own edits (&quot;of edits the editor made themselves&quot;), versus analyzing silent reverts of ''every editor at once''. [[User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) 17:59, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

== &quot;Please stop spamming my watchlist on the English Wikipedia.&quot; ==

Hi {{PAGENAME}}, 

I was just checking the Project Chat at Wikidata and saw the '''Please stop spamming''' comment posted at https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat/Archive/2025/01#h-Results-Consensus_has_been_reached_to_change_the_label_for_Q30_to_%22United_States%22-20250106120500. 

Does this mean that even experienced wikipedians have no clue how to manage their watchlists? Where would you direct them to if they had any questions about watchlists? Cheers, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 14:39, 18 January 2025 (UTC) updated [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 02:03, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

== affiliation: Donor_privacy_policy (translation) ==
::&lt;small&gt;&lt;i&gt;Done&lt;/i&gt;, --[[User:Omotecho|Omotecho]] ([[User talk:Omotecho|talk]]) 08:55, 4 November 2025 (UTC) (= &lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Would you care to have someone double check the /ja page and its part please?[https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;showMessage=Policy%3ADonor_privacy_policy%2F46&amp;group=page-Policy%3ADonor+privacy+policy&amp;language=ja&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate] 
I am afraid that part includes ambivalent expression about ''affiliation''. The present translation sounds odd to me, as I imagine ''affiliation'' could mean one or more of the following:
* employment status or a donor's employer; or 
* either they are a member of which Wikimedia movement entity: 
** affiliated user group as Grantee of WMF Funds, or 
** country/region affiliate(s) as Grantee of WMF Funds, or
** maybe WMF staff.
Cheers, --[[User:Omotecho|Omotecho]] ([[User talk:Omotecho|talk]]) 02:41, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

:That keyword is referring to any kind of Organization affiliation, not just Wikimedia affiliates. I hope that helps. Sorry for the delayed reply. [[User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) 00:55, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

== Vandalism ==
Hi. Just wanted to let you know that &lt;span class=plainlinks&gt;&lt;!--External link to prevent ping--&gt;[//foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mdbabudj Mdbabudj]&lt;/span&gt; has been vandalizing a bunch of translation pages which I can't seem to undo. Not sure if this is the right place to report but you seem fairly active as an admin here so I figured I would try to let you know. Stumbled upon these while making edit requests to some navboxes. [[User:Axolitl|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: trebuchetms; color: #0C343D; background-color: #F4CCCC&quot;&gt;'''Axolitl'''&lt;/span&gt;]] ([[User talk:Axolitl|&lt;small&gt;'''talk'''&lt;/small&gt;]] &amp;#124; [[Special:Contributions/Axolitl|&lt;small&gt;'''contribs'''&lt;/small&gt;]]) 02:43, 22 October 2026 (UTC)</text>
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|mwclientpreferences
| &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;30 days&lt;/span&gt;
| &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Preferences&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Stores user preferences for client-side settings, such as font size, dark mode, and width (wide or standard). This cookie ensures a customized browsing experience for anonymous users. For more details, see the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Technical_decision_making/Decision_records/T333867|decision record]].&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|stopMobileRedirect
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;30 days&lt;/span&gt;
|Preferêcias
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Tells us not to redirect to the mobile site if you do not like that.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|uls-preferences
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Local Storage, not a cookie&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|39|Preferences}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Allows you to set preferences for the Universal Language Selector functionality.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|hidewatchlistmessage- [watchlistMessageId]

&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;●	where watchlistMessageld is the Id of the message being hidden&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;28 days&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|39|Preferences}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Allows a user to hide a watchlist message.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|userFontSize
|{{tunit|41|Local Storage, not a cookie}}
|{{tunit|39|Preferences}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Keeps track of your preferred font size on the mobile site.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|preferredEditor
|{{tunit|41|Local Storage, not a cookie}}
|{{tunit|39|Preferences}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Keeps track of your preferred editor on the mobile site.&lt;/span&gt;
|}
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
'''Performance and Analysis:'''
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
These cookies count the number of visitors and collect information about how you use the Wikimedia Sites. This allows us to better understand your user experience on the Wikimedia Sites and helps us improve them for you and other users — for instance, by making sure users are finding what they need easily. Other examples include:
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* remembering pages visited, and actions taken on the Wikimedia sites so we can optimize the pages;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* remembering if users get error messages from web pages;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* storing your most recently read articles directly on your device, so they can be retrieved quickly;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* remembering the topics searched so that we can optimize the search results we deliver to you;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* remembering the list of articles you are following on your watchlist so that we can recommend similar articles that you may be interested in.
&lt;/div&gt;
{{tunit|13|Here are a few examples:}}
{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;
!{{int string|Name}}
!{{tunit|15|Expires}}
!{{int string|Category}}
!{{tunit|17|'''What does it do?'''}}
|-
|centralnotice_bucket
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;7 days&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Performance and Analysis&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Helps us understand the effectiveness of notices provided to users through the CentralNotice extension. For more details, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CentralNotice|Extension:CentralNotice]]&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|ext.popups.core.previewCount
|{{tunit|41|Local Storage, not a cookie}}
|{{tunit|67|Performance and Analysis}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Helps us understand the effectiveness of Hovercards.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|WMF-Last-Access
|{{tunit|38|30 days}}
|{{tunit|67|Performance and Analysis}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Helps us calculate Unique devices accessing our site. See: [//diff.wikimedia.org/2016/03/30/unique-devices-dataset/ diff.wikimedia.org/2016/03/30/unique-devices-dataset/]&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|WMF-Uniq
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;365 days, refreshed weekly&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|67|Performance and Analysis}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Helps us count the number of site visitors, run A/B tests, and mitigate DDoS attacks. See: [//diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/09/using-privacy-engineering-to-enable-modern-usability-testing-and-defend-against-network-attacks/ diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/09/using-privacy-engineering-to-enable-modern-usability-testing-and-defend-against-network-attacks/]&lt;/span&gt;
|}
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
'''Third-Party:'''
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
We will never use third-party cookies on our wikis unless we get your permission to do so. These cookies would allow us to render services provided by third parties, such as &quot;like&quot; and &quot;share&quot; buttons. When a third party provides these kinds of services, they may require the use of a cookie in order to provide their services.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
If you ever come across a third-party cookie transferred to your device during your access of the Wikimedia wiki sites, where you did not take any action to authorize the use and/or transfer of that cookie (such as one that may have been mistakenly placed by another user or administrator), please report that cookie to us at {{nospam|privacy|wikimedia.org}}.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
'''A note about Wikimedia Foundation non-wiki sites:'''
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Some non-wiki Wikimedia Foundation sites are hosted by a third-party service provider.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Sites hosted by WordPress VIP may have the WordPress Stats module enabled. Stats is a service that allows us to understand how many visitors we get to our WordPress-hosted non-wiki sites, their location by country, and which pages, posts and links are the most popular. Only the Wikimedia Foundation and the service provider, Automattic/WordPress, have access to the raw Stats data, which is retained for a maximum of 30 days. For more information about Stats, see WordPress' [//en.support.wordpress.com/stats/ support page on the module].
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
The [https://store.wikimedia.org/pages/copy-of-privacy-policy Wikipedia Store] is hosted by Shopify and is integrated with our TikTok Shop. This integration includes a tracking pixel from TikTok that measures traffic and campaign performance. Our implementation includes TikTok's [https://business-api.tiktok.com/portal/docs/pixel-limited-data-use/v1.3 limited data use] feature and the ability to opt-out of data sharing with TikTok through your cookie preferences. For information about how TikTok uses information, see their [https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/global/partner-privacy-policy/en Partner Privacy Policy].
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Sites hosted by Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc., known as Discourse forums, use cookies for functionality purposes and to store preferences. Only the Wikimedia Foundation and the service provider have access to the raw data. For more information about the cookies and their retention periods, see Discourse's [//www.discourse.org/privacy#heading--cookies information about cookies]. Please note that the Wikimedia Foundation has not configured its Discourse forums to use Google Analytics, serve advertisements, or process donations; Discourse cookies related to those purposes are not used in our Sites.
&lt;/div&gt;
{{anchor|options}}

&lt;span id=&quot;What_are_my_cookie_options?&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
== Quais são minhas opções de configuração de ''cookies''? ==

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
While this is not a comprehensive list, below are some of the things that you can do to limit use of cookies and other locally stored data technologies on your device. While cookies and other locally stored data technologies may not be necessary to use our sites, some features may not function properly if you disable them.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
You can:
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* remove or disable specific locally stored data on your browser's settings (you can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent);
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* use a browser that can block third-party cookies; or
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* install a plug-in to block locally stored data, if one is available.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Turning off the browser's cookies will prevent tracking pixels from tracking your specific activity. A tracking pixel may still record an anonymous visit from your IP address, but unique information will not be recorded. If you do not want to receive tracking pixels, you will need to disable HTML images in your browser-based email client, and that may affect your ability to view images in other emails that you receive.
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&lt;span id=&quot;Where_can_I_find_more_information?&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
== Onde posso encontrar mais informações? ==

Por favor leia nossa [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy|política de privacidade]] para obter mais informação. Se tem perguntas adicionais pode contactar-nos através do nosso {{nospam|privacy|wikimedia.org}}.

Obrigado!
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
As stated in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy|Privacy Policy]], Wikimedia believes strongly in the values of privacy and transparency. To that end, we have created this Cookie Statement as a clear reference guide to the use of cookies on Wikimedia Sites. This Cookie Statement explains how we use cookies (and other locally stored data technologies), how we use third-party cookies, and how you can manage your cookie options. For more information on our privacy practices, please visit our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy|Privacy Policy]].
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&lt;span id=&quot;What_is_a_cookie?&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
== O que é um ''cookie''? ==

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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Cookies are often categorized based on how long they remain active before they expire. 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. You can [[{{lwp|HTTP cookie}}|learn more about cookies on Wikipedia]].
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Você pode desactivar ou apagar os ''cookies'' usando as opções de configuração de seu navegador. Para obter mais informação sobre a forma de administrar seus ''cookies'', pode consultar a [[#options|secção 3]] desta declaração sobre ''cookies''

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
For more information on this and other key terms that may be relevant, please read through our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms|Privacy Policy Glossary]].
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
== What types of cookies does Wikimedia use and for what purposes? ==
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
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 with a user account; without cookies, your edits will be unassociated with a standard account.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
We use cookies, JavaScript, tracking pixels, and other locally stored data technologies to accomplish different purposes. Below is a list of the categories of cookies we use and what they are used for.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
'''Functionality:'''
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
These cookies help the Wikimedia Sites work and are essential in order to enable you to move around the Wikimedia site and use their features. These cookies are useful for remembering your username in the login field, maintaining your session and remembering previous actions, keeping you logged in (if selected), and more.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Here are a few examples:
&lt;/div&gt;
{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;
!{{int string|Name}}
!&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Expires&lt;/span&gt;
!{{int string|Category}}
!&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;What does it do?&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|centralauth_Token

{$wgCookiePrefix}* Token
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;365 days, if the user chooses 'Keep me logged in' or 90 days if the user edits using a temporary account. Otherwise omitted.&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Functionality&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Provides 'Keep me logged in' functionality (if editing from a standard account) or temporary account functionality (if editing without logging in).&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|{$wgCookiePrefix}* UserID, UserName
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;365 days, if the user chooses 'Keep me logged in' or 90 days if the user edits using a temporary account. Otherwise 30 days.&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|19|Functionality}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Helps identify you to the wiki, and keeps you logged in.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|loginnotify_prevlogins
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;180 days&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|19|Functionality}}
|&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Verifies that you are logging in from a known device.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
This affects the threshold for how many unsuccessful login attempts trigger a notification to the user.
&lt;/div&gt;
|-
|centralauth_Session

{$wgCookiePrefix}* Session
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;When user exits browser&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|19|Functionality}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Manage sessions. Provides functionality such as logging in to Wikimedia Projects.&lt;/span&gt;
|}
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
'''Preferences:'''
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
These cookies store your preferences, so that they can be remembered the next time you use the Wikimedia Sites, for a more customized experience. These cookies are useful for recognizing and maintaining your language preference, remembering changes you have made to text size, fonts and other display preferences, so we can provide you with the look and feel that you want, and more.
&lt;/div&gt;

{{tunit|13|Here are a few examples:}}
{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;
!{{int string|Name}}
!{{tunit|15|Expires}}
!{{int string|Category}}
!{{tunit|17|'''What does it do?'''}}
|-
|mwclientpreferences
| &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;30 days&lt;/span&gt;
| &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Preferences&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Stores user preferences for client-side settings, such as font size, dark mode, and width (wide or standard). This cookie ensures a customized browsing experience for anonymous users. For more details, see the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Technical_decision_making/Decision_records/T333867|decision record]].&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|stopMobileRedirect
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;30 days&lt;/span&gt;
|Preferêcias
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Tells us not to redirect to the mobile site if you do not like that.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|uls-preferences
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Local Storage, not a cookie&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|39|Preferences}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Allows you to set preferences for the Universal Language Selector functionality.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|hidewatchlistmessage- [watchlistMessageId]

&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;●	where watchlistMessageld is the Id of the message being hidden&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;28 days&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|39|Preferences}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Allows a user to hide a watchlist message.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|userFontSize
|{{tunit|41|Local Storage, not a cookie}}
|{{tunit|39|Preferences}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Keeps track of your preferred font size on the mobile site.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|preferredEditor
|{{tunit|41|Local Storage, not a cookie}}
|{{tunit|39|Preferences}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Keeps track of your preferred editor on the mobile site.&lt;/span&gt;
|}
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
'''Performance and Analysis:'''
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
These cookies count the number of visitors and collect information about how you use the Wikimedia Sites. This allows us to better understand your user experience on the Wikimedia Sites and helps us improve them for you and other users — for instance, by making sure users are finding what they need easily. Other examples include:
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* remembering pages visited, and actions taken on the Wikimedia sites so we can optimize the pages;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* remembering if users get error messages from web pages;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* storing your most recently read articles directly on your device, so they can be retrieved quickly;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* remembering the topics searched so that we can optimize the search results we deliver to you;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* remembering the list of articles you are following on your watchlist so that we can recommend similar articles that you may be interested in.
&lt;/div&gt;
{{tunit|13|Here are a few examples:}}
{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;
!{{int string|Name}}
!{{tunit|15|Expires}}
!{{int string|Category}}
!{{tunit|17|'''What does it do?'''}}
|-
|centralnotice_bucket
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;7 days&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Performance and Analysis&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Helps us understand the effectiveness of notices provided to users through the CentralNotice extension. For more details, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CentralNotice|Extension:CentralNotice]]&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|ext.popups.core.previewCount
|{{tunit|41|Local Storage, not a cookie}}
|{{tunit|67|Performance and Analysis}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Helps us understand the effectiveness of Hovercards.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|WMF-Last-Access
|{{tunit|38|30 days}}
|{{tunit|67|Performance and Analysis}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Helps us calculate Unique devices accessing our site. See: [//diff.wikimedia.org/2016/03/30/unique-devices-dataset/ diff.wikimedia.org/2016/03/30/unique-devices-dataset/]&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|WMF-Uniq
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;365 days, refreshed weekly&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|67|Performance and Analysis}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Helps us count the number of site visitors, run A/B tests, and mitigate DDoS attacks. See: [//diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/09/using-privacy-engineering-to-enable-modern-usability-testing-and-defend-against-network-attacks/ diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/09/using-privacy-engineering-to-enable-modern-usability-testing-and-defend-against-network-attacks/]&lt;/span&gt;
|}
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
'''Third-Party:'''
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
We will never use third-party cookies on our wikis unless we get your permission to do so. These cookies would allow us to render services provided by third parties, such as &quot;like&quot; and &quot;share&quot; buttons. When a third party provides these kinds of services, they may require the use of a cookie in order to provide their services.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
If you ever come across a third-party cookie transferred to your device during your access of the Wikimedia wiki sites, where you did not take any action to authorize the use and/or transfer of that cookie (such as one that may have been mistakenly placed by another user or administrator), please report that cookie to us at {{nospam|privacy|wikimedia.org}}.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
'''A note about Wikimedia Foundation non-wiki sites:'''
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Some non-wiki Wikimedia Foundation sites are hosted by a third-party service provider.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Sites hosted by WordPress VIP may have the WordPress Stats module enabled. Stats is a service that allows us to understand how many visitors we get to our WordPress-hosted non-wiki sites, their location by country, and which pages, posts and links are the most popular. Only the Wikimedia Foundation and the service provider, Automattic/WordPress, have access to the raw Stats data, which is retained for a maximum of 30 days. For more information about Stats, see WordPress' [//en.support.wordpress.com/stats/ support page on the module].
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
The [https://store.wikimedia.org/pages/copy-of-privacy-policy Wikipedia Store] is hosted by Shopify and is integrated with our TikTok Shop. This integration includes a tracking pixel from TikTok that measures traffic and campaign performance. Our implementation includes TikTok's [https://business-api.tiktok.com/portal/docs/pixel-limited-data-use/v1.3 limited data use] feature and the ability to opt-out of data sharing with TikTok through your cookie preferences. For information about how TikTok uses information, see their [https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/global/partner-privacy-policy/en Partner Privacy Policy].
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Sites hosted by Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc., known as Discourse forums, use cookies for functionality purposes and to store preferences. Only the Wikimedia Foundation and the service provider have access to the raw data. For more information about the cookies and their retention periods, see Discourse's [//www.discourse.org/privacy#heading--cookies information about cookies]. Please note that the Wikimedia Foundation has not configured its Discourse forums to use Google Analytics, serve advertisements, or process donations; Discourse cookies related to those purposes are not used in our Sites.
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&lt;span id=&quot;What_are_my_cookie_options?&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
== Quais são minhas opções de configuração de ''cookies''? ==

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
While this is not a comprehensive list, below are some of the things that you can do to limit use of cookies and other locally stored data technologies on your device. While cookies and other locally stored data technologies may not be necessary to use our sites, some features may not function properly if you disable them.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
You can:
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* remove or disable specific locally stored data on your browser's settings (you can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent);
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* use a browser that can block third-party cookies; or
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* install a plug-in to block locally stored data, if one is available.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Turning off the browser's cookies will prevent tracking pixels from tracking your specific activity. A tracking pixel may still record an anonymous visit from your IP address, but unique information will not be recorded. If you do not want to receive tracking pixels, you will need to disable HTML images in your browser-based email client, and that may affect your ability to view images in other emails that you receive.
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&lt;span id=&quot;Where_can_I_find_more_information?&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
== Onde posso encontrar mais informações? ==

Por favor leia nossa [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy|política de privacidade]] para obter mais informação. Se tem perguntas adicionais pode contactar-nos através do nosso {{nospam|privacy|wikimedia.org}}.

Obrigado!
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As stated in our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy|Privacy Policy]], Wikimedia believes strongly in the values of privacy and transparency. To that end, we have created this Cookie Statement as a clear reference guide to the use of cookies on Wikimedia Sites. This Cookie Statement explains how we use cookies (and other locally stored data technologies), how we use third-party cookies, and how you can manage your cookie options. For more information on our privacy practices, please visit our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy|Privacy Policy]].
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The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that hosts the Wikimedia Sites, actively collects some types of information with a variety of commonly-used technologies. These generally include [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#tracking-pixel|tracking pixels]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#javascript|JavaScript]], and a variety of &quot;locally stored data&quot; technologies, such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#cookies|cookies]] and [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms#local-storage|local storage]].
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&lt;span id=&quot;What_is_a_cookie?&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
== O que é um ''cookie''? ==

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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, and is generally used for authentication and 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.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Cookies are often categorized based on how long they remain active before they expire. 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. You can [[{{lwp|HTTP cookie}}|learn more about cookies on Wikipedia]].
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Você pode desactivar ou apagar os ''cookies'' usando as opções de configuração de seu navegador. Para obter mais informação sobre a forma de administrar seus ''cookies'', pode consultar a [[#options|secção 3]] desta declaração sobre ''cookies''

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For more information on this and other key terms that may be relevant, please read through our [[Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy/Glossary of key terms|Privacy Policy Glossary]].
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
== What types of cookies does Wikimedia use and for what purposes? ==
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
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 with a user account; without cookies, your edits will be unassociated with a standard account.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
We use cookies, JavaScript, tracking pixels, and other locally stored data technologies to accomplish different purposes. Below is a list of the categories of cookies we use and what they are used for.
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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
'''Functionality:'''
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
These cookies help the Wikimedia Sites work and are essential in order to enable you to move around the Wikimedia site and use their features. These cookies are useful for remembering your username in the login field, maintaining your session and remembering previous actions, keeping you logged in (if selected), and more.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Here are a few examples:
&lt;/div&gt;
{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;
!{{int string|Name}}
!&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Expires&lt;/span&gt;
!{{int string|Category}}
!&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;What does it do?&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|centralauth_Token

{$wgCookiePrefix}* Token
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;365 days, if the user chooses 'Keep me logged in' or 90 days if the user edits using a temporary account. Otherwise omitted.&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Functionality&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Provides 'Keep me logged in' functionality (if editing from a standard account) or temporary account functionality (if editing without logging in).&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|{$wgCookiePrefix}* UserID, UserName
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;365 days, if the user chooses 'Keep me logged in' or 90 days if the user edits using a temporary account. Otherwise 30 days.&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|19|Functionality}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Helps identify you to the wiki, and keeps you logged in.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|loginnotify_prevlogins
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;180 days&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|19|Functionality}}
|&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Verifies that you are logging in from a known device.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
This affects the threshold for how many unsuccessful login attempts trigger a notification to the user.
&lt;/div&gt;
|-
|centralauth_Session

{$wgCookiePrefix}* Session
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;When user exits browser&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|19|Functionality}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Manage sessions. Provides functionality such as logging in to Wikimedia Projects.&lt;/span&gt;
|}
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
'''Preferences:'''
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
These cookies store your preferences, so that they can be remembered the next time you use the Wikimedia Sites, for a more customized experience. These cookies are useful for recognizing and maintaining your language preference, remembering changes you have made to text size, fonts and other display preferences, so we can provide you with the look and feel that you want, and more.
&lt;/div&gt;

{{tunit|13|Here are a few examples:}}
{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;
!{{int string|Name}}
!{{tunit|15|Expires}}
!{{int string|Category}}
!{{tunit|17|'''What does it do?'''}}
|-
|mwclientpreferences
| &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;30 days&lt;/span&gt;
| &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Preferences&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Stores user preferences for client-side settings, such as font size, dark mode, and width (wide or standard). This cookie ensures a customized browsing experience for anonymous users. For more details, see the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Technical_decision_making/Decision_records/T333867|decision record]].&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|stopMobileRedirect
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;30 days&lt;/span&gt;
|Preferêcias
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Tells us not to redirect to the mobile site if you do not like that.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|uls-preferences
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Local Storage, not a cookie&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|39|Preferences}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Allows you to set preferences for the Universal Language Selector functionality.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|hidewatchlistmessage- [watchlistMessageId]

&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;●	where watchlistMessageld is the Id of the message being hidden&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;28 days&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|39|Preferences}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Allows a user to hide a watchlist message.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|userFontSize
|{{tunit|41|Local Storage, not a cookie}}
|{{tunit|39|Preferences}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Keeps track of your preferred font size on the mobile site.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|preferredEditor
|{{tunit|41|Local Storage, not a cookie}}
|{{tunit|39|Preferences}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Keeps track of your preferred editor on the mobile site.&lt;/span&gt;
|}
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
'''Performance and Analysis:'''
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
These cookies count the number of visitors and collect information about how you use the Wikimedia Sites. This allows us to better understand your user experience on the Wikimedia Sites and helps us improve them for you and other users — for instance, by making sure users are finding what they need easily. Other examples include:
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* remembering pages visited, and actions taken on the Wikimedia sites so we can optimize the pages;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* remembering if users get error messages from web pages;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* storing your most recently read articles directly on your device, so they can be retrieved quickly;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* remembering the topics searched so that we can optimize the search results we deliver to you;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
* remembering the list of articles you are following on your watchlist so that we can recommend similar articles that you may be interested in.
&lt;/div&gt;
{{tunit|13|Here are a few examples:}}
{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;
!{{int string|Name}}
!{{tunit|15|Expires}}
!{{int string|Category}}
!{{tunit|17|'''What does it do?'''}}
|-
|centralnotice_bucket
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;7 days&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Performance and Analysis&lt;/span&gt;
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Helps us understand the effectiveness of notices provided to users through the CentralNotice extension. For more details, see [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CentralNotice|Extension:CentralNotice]]&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|ext.popups.core.previewCount
|{{tunit|41|Local Storage, not a cookie}}
|{{tunit|67|Performance and Analysis}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Helps us understand the effectiveness of Hovercards.&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|WMF-Last-Access
|{{tunit|38|30 days}}
|{{tunit|67|Performance and Analysis}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Helps us calculate Unique devices accessing our site. See: [//diff.wikimedia.org/2016/03/30/unique-devices-dataset/ diff.wikimedia.org/2016/03/30/unique-devices-dataset/]&lt;/span&gt;
|-
|WMF-Uniq
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;365 days, refreshed weekly&lt;/span&gt;
|{{tunit|67|Performance and Analysis}}
|&lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Helps us count the number of site visitors, run A/B tests, and mitigate DDoS attacks. See: [//diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/09/using-privacy-engineering-to-enable-modern-usability-testing-and-defend-against-network-attacks/ diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/09/using-privacy-engineering-to-enable-modern-usability-testing-and-defend-against-network-attacks/]&lt;/span&gt;
|}
&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
'''Third-Party:'''
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
We will never use third-party cookies on our wikis unless we get your permission to do so. These cookies would allow us to render services provided by third parties, such as &quot;like&quot; and &quot;share&quot; buttons. When a third party provides these kinds of services, they may require the use of a cookie in order to provide their services.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
If you ever come across a third-party cookie transferred to your device during your access of the Wikimedia wiki sites, where you did not take any action to authorize the use and/or transfer of that cookie (such as one that may have been mistakenly placed by another user or administrator), please report that cookie to us at {{nospam|privacy|wikimedia.org}}.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
'''A note about Wikimedia Foundation non-wiki sites:'''
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Some non-wiki Wikimedia Foundation sites are hosted by a third-party service provider.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Sites hosted by WordPress VIP may have the WordPress Stats module enabled. Stats is a service that allows us to understand how many visitors we get to our WordPress-hosted non-wiki sites, their location by country, and which pages, posts and links are the most popular. Only the Wikimedia Foundation and the service provider, Automattic/WordPress, have access to the raw Stats data, which is retained for a maximum of 30 days. For more information about Stats, see WordPress' [//en.support.wordpress.com/stats/ support page on the module].
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
The [https://store.wikimedia.org/pages/copy-of-privacy-policy Wikipedia Store] is hosted by Shopify and is integrated with our TikTok Shop. This integration includes a tracking pixel from TikTok that measures traffic and campaign performance. Our implementation includes TikTok's [https://business-api.tiktok.com/portal/docs/pixel-limited-data-use/v1.3 limited data use] feature and the ability to opt-out of data sharing with TikTok through your cookie preferences. For information about how TikTok uses information, see their [https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/global/partner-privacy-policy/en Partner Privacy Policy].
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
Sites hosted by Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc., known as Discourse forums, use cookies for functionality purposes and to store preferences. Only the Wikimedia Foundation and the service provider have access to the raw data. For more information about the cookies and their retention periods, see Discourse's [//www.discourse.org/privacy#heading--cookies information about cookies]. Please note that the Wikimedia Foundation has not configured its Discourse forums to use Google Analytics, serve advertisements, or process donations; Discourse cookies related to those purposes are not used in our Sites.
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&lt;span id=&quot;What_are_my_cookie_options?&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
== Quais são minhas opções de configuração de ''cookies''? ==

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
While this is not a comprehensive list, below are some of the things that you can do to limit use of cookies and other locally stored data technologies on your device. While cookies and other locally stored data technologies may not be necessary to use our sites, some features may not function properly if you disable them.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
You can:
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Hi. Translate link in the corner doesn't work. It takes me to:
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate/page-Policy:Access_to_nonpublic_personal_data_policy/Summary&amp;language=pl&amp;action=page&amp;group=%21additions&amp;filter=%21translated

It should take me to:
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&amp;group=page-Policy%3AWikimedia+Foundation+Access+to+Nonpublic+Personal+Data+Policy&amp;action=page&amp;filter=&amp;language=pl [[User:Nux|Nux]] ([[User talk:Nux|talk]]) 22:53, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

:{{done}} I've [https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Policy:Wikimedia_Foundation_Access_to_Nonpublic_Personal_Data_Policy/Summary&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=502443 updated 7 instances] of the old pagename. I think that should fix this problem, and potentially fixed other unreported problems?  But I'm not entirely certain what some of those templates are doing, so please let me know if you see any other/new problems. Thanks for the bug report! [[User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) 19:05, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

== Edit request for a simple wikilink please ==

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Hi there! In the very last section of this policy titled &quot;[[Policy:Wikimedia_Foundation_Access_to_Nonpublic_Personal_Data_Policy#Violations|Violations]]&quot;, could someone please wiki-link the first mention of the &quot;[[m:Ombuds commission]]&quot; page? or at least enwiki's page for [[w:en:WP:OMBUD|Ombuds commission]]? Thanks! -- [[User:OlEnglish|OlEnglish]] ([[User talk:OlEnglish|talk]]) 07:19, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:{{done}} Link to Meta added, thanks. :-) [[User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) 20:54, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== Age and ID verification ==

Hey y'all. With all the age and ID verification laws cropping up lately, I have a couple of questions about this policy:
* The '''(a) Minimum age''' requirement says the individual {{tq|must certify to the Wikimedia Foundation that they meet the minimum age required for the rights they are applying for.}} How is this &quot;certification&quot; done? Do you just take their word for it that they're over 16/18 years old when they sign the confidentiality agreement? 
* It seems like a '''(b) Valid, linked email address''' is the only personal information you require of users entrusted with access to sensitive, nonpublic personal data. Have you considered requiring individuals to identify themselves privately to the WMF, for example, by completing an identity verification process, before granting them access to thousands of users' sensitive, nonpublic personal data? 
Thank you, [[User:Some1|Some1]] ([[User talk:Some1|talk]]) 04:49, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
:Regarding question #2, I see that the Access to Nonpublic Personal Data Policy used to have an &quot;Identification&quot; requirement. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2014/02/14/a-new-access-to-nonpublic-information/] What are the chances of the WMF re-introducing a similar Identification requirement to the policy? [[User:Some1|Some1]] ([[User talk:Some1|talk]]) 03:33, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
:Related talk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee#Identity_verification [[User:Cinaroot|Cinaroot]] ([[User talk:Cinaroot|talk]]) 00:30, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

== Date format ==
{{Edit request}}
This is an extremely low-priority change, but can {{tq|This policy was published on 6 November 2018 and came into effect on November 15, 2018}} be updated to use either DMY or MDY dates consistently? MDY is used [[Policy:Terms of Use#Thank You!|in the Terms of Use]], so I'd suggest {{tq|This policy was published on November 6, 2018, and came into effect on November 15, 2018}}. Best, [[User:HouseBlaster|HouseBlaster]] ([[User talk:HouseBlaster|talk]]) 16:04, 21 October 2026 (UTC)</text>
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