Legal:Perception of Readability in Wikipedia Privacy Statement
This privacy statement supplements the Wikimedia Foundation's Privacy Policy for Perception of Readability of Wikipedia Articles participants. We describe how we collect, use, share, store, and delete the information we receive from participants.
| Perception of Readability of Wikipedia Articles | |
|---|---|
| From the Research Team | |
 The data we collect will be used for open analysis and research | |
| Data Collected | |
| Responses | Yes |
| Demographic data | Yes |
| Recording | No |
| Data Published | |
| Non-Identifying | Yes |
| Identifying | No |
| Data Access | |
| Wikimedia Foundation | Yes |
| Volunteers | No |
| Collaborator | Formal Collaborators from GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences |
| Service providers | Yes |
| Data Storage and Deletion | |
| Raw Data Retention | 90 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:
- Advance knowledge through open research and study
For more information about this project, please read its related page.
How we collect your information
LimeSurvey is used to collect responses or registrations; please read their Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. The recruiting of participants is powered by Prolific, which means Prolific's use of your information is governed by 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
Demographic information- such as nationality, gender
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. Please note that we are collaborating with Formal Collaborators from GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, who is also bound by contractual obligations to treat your information consistently with the principles of our Privacy Policy.
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 90 days. See our data retention guidelines for more information.
Who to contact
If you have questions, please email mgerlach
wikimedia.org. Participants who wish to change, access, or delete information they provided should contact us with their requests.