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= Introduction = | ==Introduction== | ||
===Welcome=== | |||
=== Welcome === | |||
Kid Dancers Wiki was founded on a simple goal, to give competition kids a platform where they or others could post contest results, upload photos and videos of their dances and document their success as dancers and many more. We cannot work collectively without gathering, sharing, and analyzing information about our users as we seek new ways to make Kid Dancers Wiki more usable, safer, and more beneficial. | Kid Dancers Wiki was founded on a simple goal, to give competition kids a platform where they or others could post contest results, upload photos and videos of their dances and document their success as dancers and many more. We cannot work collectively without gathering, sharing, and analyzing information about our users as we seek new ways to make Kid Dancers Wiki more usable, safer, and more beneficial. | ||
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After all, it is people like you, the champions of free knowledge, who make it possible for Kid Dancers Wiki to not only exist, but also grow and thrive. | After all, it is people like you, the champions of free knowledge, who make it possible for Kid Dancers Wiki to not only exist, but also grow and thrive. | ||
=== Definitions === | ===Definitions=== | ||
Because everyone (not just lawyers) should be able to easily understand how and why their information is collected and used, we use common language instead of more formal terms throughout this Policy. To help ensure your understanding of some particular key terms, here is a table of translations: | Because everyone (not just lawyers) should be able to easily understand how and why their information is collected and used, we use common language instead of more formal terms throughout this Policy. To help ensure your understanding of some particular key terms, here is a table of translations: | ||
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= Collection & Use of Info = | ==Collection & Use of Info== | ||
=== Types of Information We Receive From You & How We Get It === | ===Types of Information We Receive From You & How We Get It=== | ||
=== Your Public Contributions === | ===Your Public Contributions=== | ||
When you make a contribution to Kid Dancers Wiki, including on user or discussion pages, you are creating a permanent, public record of every piece of content added, removed, or altered by you. The page history will show when your contribution or deletion was made, as well as your username (if you are signed in) or your temporary account username (if you are not signed in). We may use your public contributions, either aggregated with the public contributions of others or individually, to create new features or data-related products for you or to learn more about how the Kid Dancers Wiki Site is used, as further explained below in the "How We Use Information We Receive From You" section of this Privacy Policy. | When you make a contribution to Kid Dancers Wiki, including on user or discussion pages, you are creating a permanent, public record of every piece of content added, removed, or altered by you. The page history will show when your contribution or deletion was made, as well as your username (if you are signed in) or your temporary account username (if you are not signed in). We may use your public contributions, either aggregated with the public contributions of others or individually, to create new features or data-related products for you or to learn more about how the Kid Dancers Wiki Site is used, as further explained below in the "How We Use Information We Receive From You" section of this Privacy Policy. | ||
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| Unless this Policy says otherwise, you should assume that information that you actively contribute to Kid Dancers Wiki, including Personal Information, is publicly visible and can be found by search engines. Like most things on the Internet, anything you share may be copied and redistributed throughout the Internet by other people. Please do not contribute any information that you are uncomfortable making permanently public, like revealing your real name or location in your contributions. | | Unless this Policy says otherwise, you should assume that information that you actively contribute to Kid Dancers Wiki, including Personal Information, is publicly visible and can be found by search engines. Like most things on the Internet, anything you share may be copied and redistributed throughout the Internet by other people. Please do not contribute any information that you are uncomfortable making permanently public, like revealing your real name or location in your contributions. | ||
You should be aware that specific data made public by you or aggregated data that is made public by us can be used by anyone for analysis and to infer further information, such as which country a user is from, political affiliation and gender. | You should be aware that specific data made public by you or aggregated data that is made public by us can be used by anyone for analysis and to infer further information, such as which country a user is from, political affiliation and gender. Especially in the age of artificial intelligence. | ||
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=== Account Information & Registration === | ===Account Information & Registration=== | ||
Want to create an account? Great! Do not want to create an account? No problem! | Want to create an account? Great! Do not want to create an account? No problem! | ||
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=== IP Addresses === | ===IP Addresses=== | ||
Finally, when you visit the Kid Dancers Wiki Site, we automatically receive the IP address of the device (or your proxy server) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to infer your geographical location. | Finally, when you visit the Kid Dancers Wiki Site, we automatically receive the IP address of the device (or your proxy server) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to infer your geographical location. | ||
== Information Related to Your Use of the Kid Dancers Wiki Site == | ==Information Related to Your Use of the Kid Dancers Wiki Site== | ||
We want to make the Kid Dancers Wiki Site better for you by learning more about how you use them. Examples of this might include how often you visit the Kid Dancers Wiki Site, what you like, what you find helpful, how you get to the Kid Dancers Wiki Site, and whether you would use a helpful feature more if we explained it differently. We also want this Policy and our practices to reflect our community's values. For this reason, we keep information related to your use of the Kid Dancers Wiki Site confidential, except as provided in this Policy. | We want to make the Kid Dancers Wiki Site better for you by learning more about how you use them. Examples of this might include how often you visit the Kid Dancers Wiki Site, what you like, what you find helpful, how you get to the Kid Dancers Wiki Site, and whether you would use a helpful feature more if we explained it differently. We also want this Policy and our practices to reflect our community's values. For this reason, we keep information related to your use of the Kid Dancers Wiki Site confidential, except as provided in this Policy. | ||
=== Information We Receive Automatically === | ===Information We Receive Automatically=== | ||
Because of how browsers work, we receive some information automatically when you visit the Kid Dancers Wiki Site. This includes when you use an online tool on a third-party site that loads information coming from the Kid Dancers Wiki Site. This information includes the type of device you are using (possibly including unique device identification numbers, for some beta versions of our mobile applications), the type and version of your browser, your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's operating system, in some cases the name of your internet service provider or mobile carrier, the website that referred you to the Wikimedia Sites, which pages you request and visit, and the date and time of each request you make to the Kid Dancers Wiki Site. | Because of how browsers work, we receive some information automatically when you visit the Kid Dancers Wiki Site. This includes when you use an online tool on a third-party site that loads information coming from the Kid Dancers Wiki Site. This information includes the type of device you are using (possibly including unique device identification numbers, for some beta versions of our mobile applications), the type and version of your browser, your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's operating system, in some cases the name of your internet service provider or mobile carrier, the website that referred you to the Wikimedia Sites, which pages you request and visit, and the date and time of each request you make to the Kid Dancers Wiki Site. | ||
Put simply, we use this information to enhance your experience with the Kid Dancers Wiki Site. For example, we use this information to administer the site, provide greater security, and fight vandalism; optimize mobile applications, customize content and set language preferences, test features to see what works, and improve performance; understand how users interact with the Kid Dancers Wiki Site, track and study use of various features, gain understanding about the demographics of the Kid Dancers Wiki Site, and analyze trends. | Put simply, we use this information to enhance your experience with the Kid Dancers Wiki Site. For example, we use this information to administer the site, provide greater security, and fight vandalism; optimize mobile applications, customize content and set language preferences, test features to see what works, and improve performance; understand how users interact with the Kid Dancers Wiki Site, track and study use of various features, gain understanding about the demographics of the Kid Dancers Wiki Site, and analyze trends. | ||
=== Information We Collect === | ===Information We Collect=== | ||
We actively collect some types of information with a variety of commonly-used technologies. These generally include: | We actively collect some types of information with a variety of commonly-used technologies. These generally include: | ||
* JavaScript, which is used to enhance the security of our sites, provide analytic data, deliver our services, and ensure site reliability, | * JavaScript, which is used to enhance the security of our sites, provide analytic data, deliver our services, and ensure site reliability, | ||
* Cookies, which are used to enhance the security of our sites and to deliver our services, | * Cookies, which are used to enhance the security of our sites and to deliver our services, | ||
* Tracking pixels, which are used to deliver our services as requested and for analytic purposes, and | * Tracking pixels, which are used to deliver our services as requested and for analytic purposes only and are not given to third-parties, and | ||
* A variety of "locally stored data" technologies, such as local storage and session storage, which are used to deliver our services as requested. | * A variety of "locally stored data" technologies, such as local storage and session storage, which are used to deliver our services as requested. | ||
These types of technologies may also be used in online tools on a third-party site that loads information from the Kid Dancers Wiki Site. We realize that some of these technologies do not have the best reputation in town and can be used for less-than-noble purposes. So we want to be as clear as we can about why we use these methods and the type of information we collect with them. | <!--These types of technologies may also be used in online tools on a third-party site that loads information from the Kid Dancers Wiki Site.-->We realize that some of these technologies do not have the best reputation in town and can be used for less-than-noble purposes. So we want to be as clear as we can about why we use these methods and the type of information we collect with them. | ||
Depending on which technology we use, locally stored data may include text, Personal Information (like your IP address), and information about your use of the Kid Dancers Wiki Site (like your username or the time of your visit). See below for more information. | Depending on which technology we use, locally stored data may include text, Personal Information (like your IP address), and information about your use of the Kid Dancers Wiki Site (like your username or the time of your visit). See below for more information. | ||