Legal:Desktop Improvements Privacy Statement
This privacy statement supplements the Wikimedia Foundation's Privacy Policy for Desktop Improvements participants. We describe how we collect, use, share, store, and delete the information we receive from participants.
| Desktop Improvements | |
|---|---|
| From the Design Research team | |
 The data we collect will be used to review or improve our services | |
| Data Collected | |
| Responses | Yes |
| Contact info | Yes |
| Recording | Yes |
| Transcripts | Yes |
| Public Wikimedia activity data | Yes |
| Data Published | |
| Non-Identifying | Yes |
| Identifying | No |
| Data Access | |
| Wikimedia Foundation | Yes |
| Volunteers | No |
| Other |
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| Data Storage and Deletion | |
| Raw Data Retention | 180 days |
| Data Location | U.S. and others |
| Please read the full Privacy Statement | |
Collection & Use of Info
Why we collect your information
This project will help us improve user experience. We will use the information you provide to:
- Improve our projects, tools, and services
- Find applicants, participants, or nominations
- Communicate with you further
For more information about this project, please email bschowengerdt-ctr
wikimedia.org.
How we collect your information
Google Forms is used to collect responses or registrations; please read their Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Qualtrics is also used to collect responses or registrations; please read their Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Google Meet is also used to host the meeting or stream the event; please read their Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
What information we collect
If you choose to participate, we will ask you to provide the following types of information:
Responses to questions- such as defined and free-form responses
Contact information- such as name, username, email address
Recordings- such as video, audio, photo
Transcripts- such as chat logs, captions, screenshots
Public Wikimedia activity information- such as user contributions or public logs
Sharing
How we share your information
Publishing: We will only publish non-identifying data (such as anonymous quotes, statistics, or other aggregate data). To facilitate this publishing, you agree to donate your copyrightable contributions to the public domain under the terms of Creative Commons Zero 1.0.
Access: Raw data will only be shared with Wikimedia staff, contractors, and service providers who need to process this information and are subject to non-disclosure obligations.
Other sharing: We may disclose any collected information when required by law, when we have your permission, when needed to protect our rights, privacy, safety, users, or the general public, and when necessary to enforce our Terms of Use or any other Wikimedia policy.
Protection
How long we keep your information
The raw data we collect will be deleted, de-identified, or aggregated within 180 days. See our data retention guidelines for more information.
Who to contact
If you have questions, please email bschowengerdt-ctrwikimedia.org. Participants who wish to change, access, or delete information they provided should contact us with their requests.