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In a few contexts, Wikipedia contributors are required to sign the Wikimedia Foundation's non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for nonpublic information. This page describes those situations and the process involved.
Background
The current "
m:Access to nonpublic personal data policy
" was approved by the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees on 6 November 2018. It replaced the 2014 "
Access to nonpublic information policy
" which replaced the 2007 "
Access to nonpublic data policy
". The access to nonpublic personal data policy requires that any individual who has access to certain non-public data sign the Wikimedia Foundation's
confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information
along with meeting age and identification requirements.
Scope
On the English Wikipedia, all users who wish to be
arbitrators
,
CheckUsers
,
Oversighters
or users involved in the
request-an-account process
are required to sign the NDA with the Wikimedia Foundation.
Outside the English Wikipedia, all users who wish to be
stewards
and others who will have access to nonpublic information must also sign the NDA. Members of the
volunteer response team
are required to sign an NDA specific to that group's requirements.
Individuals serving on the Wikimedia Foundation
Board of Trustees
,
system administrators
or other Wikimedia Foundation roles are also required to sign agreements specific to their roles with the Wikimedia Foundation.
Procedure
At Meta-Wiki, there is a
noticeboard
that designated individuals working for the Wikimedia Foundation update. A steward will not grant CheckUser or Oversight permissions without the account being listed at the noticeboard.
Steps to signing the agreement
The
official instructions for signing the confidentiality agreement
are maintained and available in multiple languages on Meta-Wiki.
Data retention
The signatures are collected and stored in Legalpad on Wikimedia's Phabricator installation.
See also