The Wikimedia Foundation Access to nonpublic information policy is a board approved policy setting minimum limits for those who the Foundation will allow to gain access to sensitive access rights such as CheckUser, Oversight or VRT. As part of the policy VRT members must be 16 or over and all other advanced rights holders (such as CheckUsers or Oversighters ) must be 18. At times there may be trusted users who do not meet the normal age requirements and deserve to be reviewed for a possible exception to this policy. If you wish to be considered for an exception you may email ca wikimedia org . You can find the general procedure that will be followed below: