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Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Steering-Committee

2026-09-03T18:27:35Z

AI-Admin-Assistant: Founder audio: broad vs narrow sense of Steering Committee; at the start composed mainly of the delegates of each commission

{{KidsIntro|WikiDeal is watched over by three circles of people. A Foundation Council checks the big picture once a year. A Steering Committee checks progress at least four times a year. Small teams called commissions look after one topic each, like fair arbitration, money or research. None of these circles do the daily work: they read, verify and advise, and nothing here is final yet.}}
{{ExpertIntro|This page proposes a three-level supervision structure for WikiDeal under the Ynternet.org Foundation: the Foundation Council (annual meeting, receives the Steering Committee's reports, issues an opinion and where possible grants discharge for the accounts and management report), the Steering Committee (at least four meetings per year, receives the reports of the commissions and confirms the mandate of the general direction and of the direction of commissions), and thematic commissions (simplified arbitration, audit, funding and financial management, market deployment, open calls and research priorities, with more under discussion). Council and Committee members would carry no operational responsibility (typically less than one day per month) and would receive no attendance fees for Council or Committee meetings; remunerated commission work would be compensated primarily in Rewards, with codified and capped attendance fees submitted to the Geneva cantonal and federal foundation supervisory authorities to preserve the Foundation's tax exemption and public-utility status. In the long run, the structure could separate into a quality-verification body, community-appointed commission members, and a decentralized operational coordination group. Status: proposal, offered as a basis for discussion.}}

'''On this page:'''
* [[#three-levels|1. A three-level supervision structure]]
* [[#commissions|2. Commissions]]
* [[#commission-roles|3. Roles within a commission]]
* [[#non-operational|4. Non-operational principle]]
* [[#remuneration|5. Attendance fees and remuneration]]
* [[#long-term|6. Long-term outlook: two or three structures]]
* [[#purpose|7. Purpose: progressive transfer to the users]]
* [[#appointment-composition|8. Appointment and composition]]
* [[#organic-constitution|9. An organic constitution process]]
* [[#current-situation|10. Current situation]]
* [[#charter|11. Charter]]
* [[#see-also|12. See also]]
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= Steering Committee =

The '''Steering Committee''' is the founding governance body of WikiDeal. It is currently in the process of being constituted: this is the very beginning of the project, and nothing is fixed at this stage. For the time being, this responsibility rests with the Council of the [https://ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation].

''Everything below is a proposal (initial hypothesis), offered as a basis for discussion. It is intended to feed a Foundation regulation that would complement the Foundation's statutes.''


== 1. A three-level supervision structure ==

[[File:WikiDeal-supervision-structure-v0.1.png|thumb|center|620px|Proposed supervision structure (v0.1 draft, basis for discussion)]]

The proposed structure distinguishes three levels of supervision, from the most occasional to the most regular. In the proposed schema, the Steering Committee sits inside the Foundation Council:

{| class="wikitable"
! Body !! Meets !! Role
|-
| '''Foundation Council''' || Once a year || Follows the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_(nonprofit) Foundation]'s statutes. Receives the reports of the Steering Committee, issues an opinion and, where possible, as in any sound structure, grants discharge to the Committee for the accounts and the management report.
|-
| '''Steering Committee''' || At least four times a year || Receives the reports of the commissions. Confirms the mandate of the person or persons assuming the general direction and the direction of the commissions. This quarterly review is intended to remain light: progress reports and general quarterly reports, checked at a high level rather than in operational detail.
|-
| '''Commissions''' || According to their own rhythm || Thematic teams, each responsible for one subject (see below). The commissions reporting to the Steering Committee are mainly the WikiDeal commissions, alongside two other Foundation commissions: the TEDxGeneva commission and the European research projects commission.
|}


== 2. Commissions ==

The following WikiDeal commissions are proposed or emerging. The list is open: further commissions could be added as the project grows.

* '''Simplified arbitration commission''' (emerging): supervises the first experiences of [[Market:Arbitration|simplified arbitration]].
* '''Audit commission''': verifies accounts and processes. In a first phase, audit, governance oversight and simplified arbitration could be handled by a single commission, then separate over time. See also the [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Court-of-Auditors|Court of Auditors]] page and the [[Policies/en/Audit-Committee-Charter|Audit Committee charter]] (proposal).
* '''Funding and global financial management commission''': fundraising and verification that funds are spent wisely. Théo Bondolfi, founder, proposes to assume this responsibility for the initial phase.
* '''Market deployment commission''': marketing, commercial strategy and vision for the deployment of the WikiDeal markets.
* '''Open calls and research priorities commission''': priorities of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|open calls]] and of the applied research programs. The detailed working of open call commissions has its own page: [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Commissions|Open Call Commissions]].
* '''Governance commission''' (under discussion): would provide an annual report to the Foundation Council stating, with indicators, that the governance of WikiDeal and of the Foundation remains soundly managed. Being close to audit in nature, it could start inside the audit commission and become distinct later.

Many commission members would come from an election scheme: commission members would be appointed by the WikiDeal users, and preparing these elections, nominations or designations is intended to be part of the commissions' own work. The election system is intended to follow the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections Wikimedia Foundation elections] model, where governance bodies are elected by the community of contributors. It would come into play once WikiDeal has at least a few thousand, and rather a few tens of thousands, of registered and subscribed contributors, not before; until then, appointments and designations would prevail. Setting up elections in institutions is a practice the Ynternet.org Foundation teams have carried out routinely in several institutions.


== 3. Roles within a commission ==

A commission typically involves at least four roles, and two or three of them can be assumed by the same person:

* '''Presidency''': leads the commission.
* '''Secretariat''': documentation and formal follow-up.
* '''Facilitation''': smooth running of meetings and exchanges.
* '''Quality management''': verifies that outputs meet the expected quality.

The proposal is that the facilitator and the secretariat would usually be remunerated and external (outside the Steering Committee and the Foundation Council), while the presidency and the quality management would usually be internal.

Commission presidents would be members of the Foundation Council: each commission would have one or two delegates who are members of the Foundation Council, and thus potentially members of the Steering Committee.


== 4. Non-operational principle ==

The proposed Foundation regulation would specify that the members of the Foundation Council and, by inclusion, the members of the Steering Committee carry no operational responsibility. They would invariably devote less than one day per week to these functions, and almost all of them less than one day per month. Their mission is not to execute: it is essentially to read and to verify that execution is correct.

When they are mandated to participate in commissions, they would subcontract the operational realization of the commission's work to service providers, consultants, or employees of the Foundation or of third-party structures, without getting involved in operational execution themselves.


== 5. Attendance fees and remuneration ==

The proposed financial rules are the following:

* Members of the Foundation Council and of the Steering Committee would receive '''no attendance fees''' for taking part in Council or Committee meetings.
* Evaluation sessions and all commission activities would, by contrast, be remunerated through attendance fees. These fees reward participation, in an internal or external expert role, in commissions that provide reports to the Council. Members of the Foundation Council may receive attendance fees only if they do more than supervising and evaluating reports: what counts is taking part in the production of the reports and analyses themselves. In all cases the sums involved remain modest.
* When their participation in a commission is more substantial, they would be remunerated through attendance fees, '''primarily in [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]]''' and secondarily in money.
* Given limited means, the aim is to reduce cash payments as much as possible. Some cash payments would nevertheless remain unavoidable where quality expectations demand it, for example for piloting the first open calls or the first simplified arbitration experiences.
* Attendance fees would be '''codified and capped''', and submitted to the supervisory authority of the canton of Geneva ([https://www.asfip-ge.ch/ ASFIP Geneva]) and to the [https://www.esa.admin.ch Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations], in order to preserve the Foundation's tax exemption and public-utility status.


== 6. Long-term outlook: two or three structures ==

The proposed regulation would include an inset mentioning that, in the long run, the structure is intended to evolve towards two, possibly three distinct groups:

# '''A quality-verification structure''': composed mostly of members registered in the commercial register, Swiss or European, with signature authority limited to verifying quality and requesting complements in a gentle and arbitrated way (arbitrated so as to avoid strong power games). These are the Foundation Council members.
# '''Commission members appointed by the community''': members of commissions (not commission presidents) appointed by the WikiDeal community, and remunerated.
# '''A neutral operational coordination group''': efficiency-oriented, it would manage the collection of subscriptions and of transaction commissions on WikiDeal, and guarantee the technological functioning and the application of the rules defined by the Foundation Council, the Steering Committee and the commissions. It would have no say in decisions, being exclusively operational, and would probably not be centralized: rather a coordination structure of many independents and micro-providers. This day-to-day management layer is the part that would require a more detailed regulatory study.


== 7. Purpose: progressive transfer to the users ==

The fundamental mission of the Steering Committee is to guide the emergence of the WikiDeal project and to '''progressively transfer decision-making power to the users'''.

At the beginning, the governance would be managed by the [https://ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation] Council and the initial Steering Committee. One of their primary joint missions is to transfer the responsibility of selecting who participates in governance (both the Steering Committee and the Foundation Council) directly to the community of WikiDeal users.

This intends to follow the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Overview Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees model], where board members are elected by the community of deserving users who have earned voting rights through the quality and quantity of their contributions. The Steering Committee aims at ensuring that WikiDeal structurally prepares for this transition to a user-elected governance model. Over time, the Committee is also intended to hand over its responsibilities to thematic committees ([[Policies/en/Technology-Committee-Charter|Technology]], [[Policies/en/Market-Committee-Charter|Market]], [[Policies/en/Governance-Committee-Charter|Governance]] and the other committees listed in the [[Policies/en/Main|policies index]]), as those committees come into existence.


== 8. Appointment and composition ==

The Steering Committee would be appointed by the Council of the Ynternet.org Foundation.

It would be composed of:

* members of the Council of the Ynternet.org Foundation;
* members of the Scientific Council of the Ynternet.org Foundation;
* experts invited by the Ynternet.org Council, recognized for their previous added value in equivalent projects on digital commons.

In a broad sense, the name Steering Committee can designate the whole supervision structure: the Foundation Council, the Steering Committee itself, the commissions and the operational team. In the narrow sense, at the beginning, the Committee would be composed mainly of the delegates of each commission.


== 9. An organic constitution process ==

The constitution of the Steering Committee is intended as an organic process:

* Members are invited to give their opinion and advice.
* They are invited only once enough Donations have been received for funds to be genuinely distributed.
* At the beginning there would be one, two or three people; progressively, more members would join.
* Progressively, the Steering Committee would pass the baton to the thematic boards (technology, market, policy and the others), as they come into existence.


== 10. Current situation ==

The Steering Committee is currently being constituted. Because this is the very beginning of the project, nothing is settled yet. For now, this role is in the hands of the Council of the Ynternet.org Foundation:

* The members of the Council are registered in the Swiss commercial register.
* The Council meets periodically, according to the progress of the various projects of the Foundation. WikiDeal is the main project, but not the only one: other projects can be seen on the [https://ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation website].
* The operational director of the Foundation is '''Athanasios Priftis'''. See his TEDxGeneva talk: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrdu7NMcOOY "Ever tried to open a government?"] (TEDxGeneva 2014).


== 11. Charter ==

The formal charter of the Steering Committee lives in the Policies namespace. It records the charter status (proposal, to be adopted) and its remaining open points (meetings, quorum, review and amendment), and defers to this page for the substance:

→ '''[[Policies/en/Steering-Committee-Charter|Steering Committee charter]]''' (proposal, to be adopted)


== 12. See also ==

* [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Main|Institutions]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Governance|Governance]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Decision-Making|Decision-Making]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Commissions|Open Call Commissions]]
* [[Policies/en/Main|All policies (index)]]

''Reference language: English. A French synthesis will link here.''

User group:Home

2026-09-03T18:27:20Z

AI-Admin-Assistant: Founder decision: red link retargeted to the Steering Committee base page (whole supervision structure); em-dash removed

{{KidsIntro|User groups are teams of people who work together on WikiDeal. They share interests like helping in their city or working on a topic they care about. Groups make their own rules and earn money from their work.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards a federated governance model where user groups function as autonomous yet aligned collectives within WikiDeal's ecosystem. This hypothesis proposes that decentralized community stewardship, combined with revenue-sharing mechanisms and recognition protocols, enables scalable coordination across diverse markets and geographies while maintaining core principles through Board of Audit oversight.}}

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'''Welcome to the WikiDeal User Groups hub.''' This page is the entry point for everything about user groups: what they are, who they are for, how they work, and how to create or join one.

== What is a user group? ==
User groups are collectives of users gathering around shared interests to participate in the WikiDeal ecosystem. They can focus on the topics they like, for example on specific markets, use cases, geographies, demographics, ethical considerations, technical issues, etc., or combinations of such factors. User groups are one of the driving forces of WikiDeal, coordinating efforts to improve the ecosystem in different ways.

A user group typically runs a specific '''portal''' (for example, babysitting in Geneva, or web design globally) and writes the contracts governing its members. User groups are encouraged to create their own wiki page using the <code>User group:</code> [[mediawikiwiki:Manual:Namespace|namespace]] and use it as a tool and dashboard for planning, acting and communicating. The full model is described in the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User Groups|User Groups concept page]].

== Who are user groups for? ==
User groups are envisioned to include:
* '''Transversal groups''' serving all users — such as arbitration or market incubators;
* '''National chapters''' — adapted to each country's legislation;
* '''Thematic groups''' of diverse sizes, mostly geographic — such as babysitting in Geneva, or a federation of transportation users in Europe.

Anyone sharing an interest in a market, use case, region or cause can eventually gather in a user group: service providers and clients who want fair contracts, communities wanting to run their own marketplace, and experts (legal, technical, arbitration) who want to support them.

== How do user groups work? ==
''Main page: [[User group:How it works|How it works]]''

In short:
* '''Autonomy within global rules''' — each group sets its own commission rates within WikiDeal's boundaries, manages its own arbitration and community events, while respecting the core WikiDeal principles.
* '''Revenue''' — a share of the commission on transactions in their portal, plus optional [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding_Curve|bonding curve]] funding rounds and [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Call]] grants.
* '''Recognition''' — going in the same direction as the Wikimedia Foundation's "recognized user groups" model, groups are reviewed for alignment with WikiDeal principles before receiving a dedicated portal, treasury tracking and voting rights.
* '''Incubation''' — the Ynternet.org Foundation can support new groups with legal templates, technical setup, advisors and seed grants.

== Current user groups ==
At this stage, only two user groups exist:
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Steering-Committee|WikiDeal Steering Committee]]: the whole supervision structure (Foundation Council, Steering Committee, commissions and operational team), currently in constitution.
* '''First Wave Open Call respondents''' — users who create an account and respond to the first wave of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Calls]].

== How to create a user group? ==
''Main page: [[User group:Creation rules|Creation rules]]''

'''It is currently not possible to create a new user group — but this is coming.''' The first user groups will be launched and incubated as part of the deliverables of '''Prototype 1 Phase 2''' (once the CHF 200,000 funding milestone is reached). During Phase 1, the core infrastructure is being built and no new user groups will be deployed.

In the meantime, you can read the [[User group:Creation rules|Creation rules]] to prepare: requirements (minimum 3 identified founding members, clear purpose, alignment with WikiDeal principles) and the recognition process (Board of Audit review).

== How to join a user group? ==
The simplest way to get involved today is to create an account and respond to the first wave of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Calls]]. Joining procedures for future user groups will be published with Prototype 1 Phase 2.

== Pages of this hub ==
* [[User group:Home|Home]] — this page, the entry point.
* [[User group:How it works|How it works]] — revenue model, governance, recognition, incubation.
* [[User group:Creation rules|Creation rules]] — requirements and recognition process.
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User Groups|User Groups concept page]] — the underlying R&D model.
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Create-User-Group|Launch a User Group (onboarding)]] — step-by-step onboarding view.

Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:URL-Structure

2026-09-03T18:27:19Z

AI-Admin-Assistant: Founder decision: replace steering committee composition sentence by link to base page

{{KidsIntro|WikiDeal is looking for smart ideas on how to name its web addresses and organize its pages: one big wiki for all languages, or several? Which address for each language? Send your ideas, and the best can win a reward.}}
{{ExpertIntro|This early-bird open call invites proposals on URL naming and the general structure of wikideal.net: one or several domains, root URLs per language and sister project, marketplace URL structure, and User Group domain rights. Its informal launch is planned for 1 January 2027 (to be confirmed), Wikimania's opening day in Paris. No deadline. Rewards: CHF 1,000 cash plus CHF 10,000 Rewards (no guarantee*).}}

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! Wave
| First Wave (Early Bird)
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! Status
| Launched
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! Members / Commission
| Undetermined (Under construction)
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= Open call: URL naming and general structure =

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Status
| Launched
|-
| Informal launch
| 1 January 2027 (to be confirmed), opening day of Wikimania 2026 in Paris
|-
| Deadline
| None: closes once a first simple version is adopted
|-
| Rewards
| CHF 1,000 in cash + CHF 10,000 in [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] (no guarantee*)
|-
| How to propose
| Post on [[Market:Answer_to_Open_Call/URL-Structure#Discussion|the discussion page of this call]]
|-
| Disclosure
| AI transparency mandatory
|}


== Context ==
Everything in this section is an '''initial hypothesis, open to question''': proposals that challenge these starting points are welcome.

The initial hypothesis is that '''one single MediaWiki''' would host the governance of the platform, because the various languages are expected to have exactly the same policies on almost everything. The same reasoning applies to the policies, the governance and the funding: same texts, same rules of the game, same agreements. These shared texts would form one of the general agreements for using the platform as a whole.

Conversely, '''sister projects''' could each have their own URL, or even their own domain name. Examples of possible sister projects: the arbitration chamber, the incubator, the observatories, blogs. Several URL options remain open, for example a root subdomain such as <code>observatory.wikideal.net</code>, or a separate domain such as <code>wikidealobservatory.net</code>. A comparison point is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_project sister projects of the Wikimedia ecosystem] (Wikiquote, Wikispecies and others): wikis that are important in their own right, living next to the main encyclopedia with their own names.

Another idea being explored is a split between <code>wikideal.wiki</code> for the wiki side and <code>wikideal.net</code> for the marketplace and funding side. This is an option under consideration, not a decision.


== The needs ==
This open call invites proposals on two closely related questions:
* the '''naming of URLs''' on wikideal.net: how page addresses are written, which prefixes and separators are used, and how languages appear in page titles;
* the '''general structure''' of the site: how spaces, portals and pages are organized.

More precisely, two families of questions would need to be settled.

'''Question 1: one or several domain names.''' Which root URLs per language, and which root URLs per sister project?

'''Question 2: the structure of URLs inside the marketplaces.''' How would the different marketplaces be distinguished from each other? Some current URLs are long, and some are very long. A real example is the address of an amendment page of the babysitting use case: [[Markets/en/Portal:Babysitting/Contract-Base-Amendment:Babysitting|<code>Markets/en/Portal:Babysitting/Contract-Base-Amendment:Babysitting</code>]]. Is that normal? Is the notion of portal and category well designed?

These questions aim at leading to '''a clear proposal, a clear plan'''. The person or team who takes this on would need to spend real time on it: propose a justified architecture, explain the reasons for being of each choice, and anticipate needs, realities and flows.

The current working structure is documented on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Site-Structure|Site structure]] page. That structure is a temporary decision: anyone can propose to do it differently through this call. A good proposal describes a simple and coherent naming and structure scheme, explains its benefits and its migration cost, and remains compatible with a multilingual wiki.


== A concrete use case ==
This call would advance through iterative action research: concrete cases feed the questions. Here is one such case.

An existing team says: "We have users for a service XYZ. We propose to migrate these users to WikiDeal, to associate our contract models, amendments and alerts, which are already deployed, to put them on the WikiDeal wiki, to adapt our smartphone application, and to constitute ourselves as a [[Gov/en/Portal:Community/User-Groups|User Group]]." Then comes the question: "We would like our own URL for the MediaWiki. Is that acceptable?"

The probable answer is no. But a clear policy would need to formalize the rules of the game: as a User Group, here are your rights and obligations. Reformulated from the point of view of that team:

<blockquote>As a delegate of an existing user group that wants to migrate, what are my rights and obligations in terms of domain names? Can I keep my own domain name for the marketplace app? Also for the MediaWiki? Can I create my own MediaWiki? Can I simply be affiliated? Could it be white label?</blockquote>

All of this remains, notably but not exclusively, a matter of URL architecture. The white label case is a deliberately extreme example, included to test the limits of the policy.


== Specific questions ==
The following questions may need to be treated, or may be eliminated during the call:
* white label;
* URLs and domain names;
* languages written in non-Latin scripts;
* HTTP and HTTPS.

These questions are probably resolved, in good part, within the Wikimedia ecosystem, but not only there, and they would need to be adapted to the WikiDeal reality. One starting hypothesis about that reality: many more User Groups on WikiDeal than on Wikimedia.

Two questions already documented on this page also belong here.

An example of a naming question to be settled by this call is the URL nomenclature of '''programs'''. Programs could live under the Market space, and the proposed pattern would be <code>Programs/Name-of-the-program</code>: each program would have its own coordinated subpage, for example <code>.../Programs/Tourist-Experience</code>. The current single page [[Market:Programs]] does not yet follow this target nomenclature; it is documented here as a case for proposals to address. No pages are renamed or moved for now.

Another question to be settled by this call is the creation of the '''categories used to classify contract models by portal'''. Users who copy a neutral contract model and adapt it would also need to determine in which portal their contract belongs (transportation, housing, personal services, and so on); the categories for this classification remain to be created. This is not only technical architecture but '''conceptual architecture''': how to structure the marketplaces, at a time when current markets are extremely siloed, while WikiDeal aims at moving out of silos (see the [[Market:Operational-Philosophy|operational philosophy]] page).


== Status and timeline ==
This is an '''early bird''' open call, also called an open call '''for pioneers''': it is launched before the steering committee is formed, and it is especially open to Wiki experts (experts in Wiki design and use). Its informal launch is planned for '''1 January 2027 (to be confirmed)''', the opening day of Wikimania 2026 in Paris, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia.

There is '''no deadline''': the call remains open until a first simple version of the structure has been adopted.


== Rewards ==
This call offers:
* '''CHF 1,000 in cash''', paid directly;
* '''CHF 10,000 in [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]]''' (no guarantee*): a conditional claim on future subscription revenue, convertible to CHF only when the platform generates sufficient revenue.

See [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] for how WikiDeal rewards are intended to work.


== How to participate ==
If you want to respond to this call, go to [[Market:Answer_to_Open_Call/URL-Structure#Discussion|the discussion page of this call]] and post your proposal there, including external links to documents hosted elsewhere if needed. You can also notify your participation by email to info@wikideal.net. Proposals are public: everyone can see what others have proposed. Rewards can be distributed across several contributors, based on an estimation of the impact and importance of each contribution. These calls are light and non administrative, in the spirit of micro calls for ideas: the rewards are intended to be distributed across several contributors who bring complementary ideas, comment on the proposals of others and help each other. The goal is several winners, not a cold competition with one winner and many losers.

Every proposal must include a full '''AI transparency disclosure''': state which AI tools, if any, were used to prepare the proposal, and how. The general rules of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Call]] apply, in particular the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main#rules-of-the-game|rules of the game]], which apply to all current open calls. Frequent questions are answered on the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:FAQ|Open Call FAQ]].


== Closing condition ==
The call closes when a first simple version of the structure is adopted by the delegates of the Ynternet.org Foundation. The composition of the steering committee is described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Steering-Committee|Steering Committee]] page. It has not met yet; it intends to meet once the first donations have been received.


== References ==
The following documents are working hypotheses, made to be questioned: everything in them is open to challenge through this call.
* [https://aidev.wikideal.net/mockups/latest/architecture-one-wiki-many-apps.html One Wiki, Many Apps] (June 2026): an architecture hypothesis with one wiki and many applications around it.
* [https://aidev.wikideal.net/mockups/latest/url-structure-proposal-2_en.html URL structure proposal, version 2] (July 2026): a working proposal on URL naming.
* [https://aidev.wikideal.net/mockups/latest/market-portal-structure.html Markets portal content structure]: a working view of the content structure of a market portal.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_project Wikimedia projects] (Wikipedia): the sister projects of the Wikimedia ecosystem, used here as a comparison point.
* [[Markets/en/Portal:All Portals/Portal-Structure-Model|Portal Structure Model]]: the copiable structure model of a market portal.


== See also ==
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Call: main page]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:FAQ|Open Call FAQ]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Site-Structure|Site structure]] (the current working structure)
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Graphic-Charter|Open call: graphic charter]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Community/User-Groups|User Groups]]

[[Category:Innovation]]

Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Tutorial-Small-Loans

2026-09-03T18:27:19Z

AI-Admin-Assistant: Founder decision: replace steering committee composition sentence by link to base page

{{KidsIntro|Sometimes, lending a little money to a friend or a cousin creates big fights. WikiDeal is looking for people who can make short, funny and spectacular videos that teach how to lend small amounts between family, friends and neighbours without losing trust. The best videos can win a reward.}}
{{ExpertIntro|This open call (Wave 2) invites spectacular tutorial videos, shorts of about 1 minute 30, on small loans between family, friends and neighbours. Its launch date is to be determined, and it is especially open to Wiki experts (experts in Wiki design and use). There is no deadline. Reward: CHF 1,000 in direct cash. Proposals are posted on the discussion page of this call, with a mandatory AI transparency disclosure.}}

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|-
! Wave
| Second Wave (Draft)
|-
! Status
| Launched
|-
! Members / Commission
| Undetermined (Under construction)
|-
! Chairperson
| TBD
|-
! Facilitator
| TBD
|}
{{RFC}}

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= Open call: spectacular tutorial on small loans =

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Status
| Launched
|-
| Informal launch
| to be determined, opening day of Wikimania 2026 in Paris
|-
| Deadline
| None
|-
| Reward
| CHF 1,000 in direct cash
|-
| How to propose
| Post on [[Market:Answer_to_Open_Call/Tutorial-Small-Loans#Discussion|the discussion page of this call]]
|-
| Disclosure
| AI transparency mandatory
|}


== What this call is about ==
This open call invites the production of a '''spectacular tutorial''' on '''small loans between family, friends and neighbours''': how to lend and borrow small amounts of money between people who know each other, without damaging the relationship.

The expected format is a set of '''short videos (shorts) of about 1 minute 30'''. The qualities sought are:
* humour, charisma and storytelling;
* video quality and special effects;
* real-life scenarios and role plays;
* legal references, statistics and pedagogical references;
* pattern breaking: images and formats that surprise and stay in mind.

A good tutorial works on real angles, such as:
* the shame of saying no to a relative who asks for money;
* the small amounts that create conflicts within families and between siblings;
* how to build the trust needed to lend, and how to accept compensatory measures.

A dedicated WikiDeal market on small loans between family, friends and neighbours is under construction; this tutorial is intended to accompany it.


== Status and timeline ==
This is an '''early bird''' open call, also called an open call '''for pioneers''': it is launched before the steering committee is formed, and it is especially open to Wiki experts (experts in Wiki design and use). Its informal launch is planned for '''to be determined''', the opening day of Wikimania 2026 in Paris, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia.

There is '''no deadline''': the call remains open until a first tutorial has been adopted.


== Reward ==
This call offers '''CHF 1,000 in direct cash'''. Unlike the two other early bird calls, this call does not include Rewards.

The [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main#rules-of-the-game|rules of the game]] of the open calls apply, including the maturity criterion: part of the sum can be withheld for up to one year, to verify that the contributions last.


== How to propose ==
If you want to respond to this call, go to [[Market:Answer_to_Open_Call/Tutorial-Small-Loans#Discussion|the discussion page of this call]] and post your proposal there, including external links to videos and documents hosted elsewhere if needed. You can also signal your participation by email to info@wikideal.net. Proposals are public: everyone can see what others have proposed. These calls are light and non administrative, in the spirit of micro calls for ideas: the rewards are intended to be distributed across several contributors who bring complementary ideas, comment on the proposals of others and help each other. The goal is several winners, not a cold competition with one winner and many losers.

Every proposal must include a full '''AI transparency disclosure''': state which AI tools, if any, were used to prepare the proposal, and how. The general rules of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Call]] apply, in particular the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main#rules-of-the-game|rules of the game]].


== Closing condition ==
The call closes when a first tutorial is adopted by the delegates of the Ynternet.org Foundation. The composition of the steering committee is described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Steering-Committee|Steering Committee]] page. It has not met yet; it intends to meet once the first donations have been received.


== See also ==
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Call: main page]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:URL-Structure|Open call: URL naming and general structure]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Graphic-Charter|Open call: graphic charter and trademark proposals]]

[[Category:Innovation]]

Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Graphic-Charter

2026-09-03T18:27:18Z

AI-Admin-Assistant: Founder decision: replace steering committee composition sentence by link to base page

{{KidsIntro|WikiDeal is looking for ideas about its look: logo, colours, fonts and slogans. If you can imagine a nice visual style for WikiDeal, you can send your idea in, and the best proposal can win a reward.}}
{{ExpertIntro|This early-bird open call invites proposals for WikiDeal's graphic charter: logo, slogans and site ergonomics. Its informal launch is planned for 1 January 2027 (to be confirmed), Wikimania's opening day in Paris, especially open to Wiki design experts. No deadline: it closes once Ynternet.org delegates adopt a first version. Rewards: CHF 1,000 cash plus CHF 10,000 Rewards (no guarantee*).}}

{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 300px; font-size: 90%; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 0.2em;"
! colspan="2" style="background: #ccf; text-align: center;" | Open Call Status
|-
! Wave
| First Wave (Early Bird)
|-
! Status
| Launched
|-
! Members / Commission
| Undetermined (Under construction)
|-
! Chairperson
| TBD
|-
! Facilitator
| TBD
|}
{{RFC}}

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= Open call: graphic charter =

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Status
| Launched
|-
| Informal launch
| 1 January 2027 (to be confirmed), opening day of Wikimania 2026 in Paris
|-
| Deadline
| None: closes once a first simple version is adopted
|-
| Rewards
| CHF 1,000 in cash + CHF 10,000 in [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] (no guarantee*)
|-
| How to propose
| Post on [[Market:Answer_to_Open_Call/Graphic-Charter#Discussion|the discussion page of this call]]
|-
| Disclosure
| AI transparency mandatory
|}


== What this call is about ==
This open call invites proposals for the '''graphic charter''' of WikiDeal, that is, its visual identity: logo, colours, typography, page layout and general visual style.

Ideally, a single logo would be created, together with several slogans. Two slogans already exist: '''"a Wikipedia of e-commerce"''' and '''"Fair deals with nice people"'''. Proposals for new slogans are also part of this call. Logo and slogans together would form a global communication concept, aligned with the values, principles and vision of WikiDeal.

The call also covers the '''ergonomics''' of the WikiDeal site. Proposals in this area would distinguish three design zones:
* the wiki part;
* the funding part;
* the design of the marketplaces, in particular everything related to smartphone applications.

Visual Identity Guidelines for WikiDeal are under construction. This call aims at gathering proposals that could feed into a first simple version of the graphic charter. A good proposal shows concrete visual material (even simple sketches), explains the intent behind it, and remains usable across the wiki, the funding dashboard and printed material.


== Status and timeline ==
This is an '''early bird''' open call, also called an open call '''for pioneers''': it is launched before the steering committee is formed, and it is especially open to Wiki experts (experts in Wiki design and use). Its informal launch is planned for '''1 January 2027 (to be confirmed)''', the opening day of Wikimania 2026 in Paris, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia.

There is '''no deadline''': the call remains open until a first simple version of the graphic charter has been adopted.


== Rewards ==
This call offers:
* '''CHF 1,000 in cash''', paid directly;
* '''CHF 10,000 in [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]]''' (no guarantee*): a conditional claim on future subscription revenue, convertible to CHF only when the platform generates sufficient revenue.

See [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] for how WikiDeal rewards are intended to work.


== How to propose ==
If you want to respond to this call, go to [[Market:Answer_to_Open_Call/Graphic-Charter#Discussion|the discussion page of this call]] and post your proposal there, including external links to documents hosted elsewhere if needed. You can also notify your participation by email to info@wikideal.net. Proposals are public: everyone can see what others have proposed. Rewards can be distributed across several contributors, based on an estimation of the impact and importance of each contribution. These calls are light and non administrative, in the spirit of micro calls for ideas: the rewards are intended to be distributed across several contributors who bring complementary ideas, comment on the proposals of others and help each other. The goal is several winners, not a cold competition with one winner and many losers.

Every proposal must include a full '''AI transparency disclosure''': state which AI tools, if any, were used to prepare the proposal, and how. The general rules of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Call]] apply, in particular the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main#rules-of-the-game|rules of the game]], which apply to all three current open calls.


== Closing condition ==
The call closes when a first simple version of the graphic charter is adopted by the delegates of the Ynternet.org Foundation. The composition of the steering committee is described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Steering-Committee|Steering Committee]] page. It has not met yet; it intends to meet once the first donations have been received.


== See also ==
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Call: main page]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:URL-Structure|Open call: URL naming and general structure]]

[[Category:Innovation]]

Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Commissions

2026-09-03T18:27:17Z

AI-Admin-Assistant: Founder decision: attendance fees only for commission work incl. report production, none for Council/Committee meetings; link to base page

{{KidsIntro|Every open call is managed by a small team called a commission. This page explains who they are, what they do, and how they decide.}}
{{ExpertIntro|This page details the composition, roles, and processes of Open Call Commissions. Each call is managed by a dedicated commission led by a Chair/President, supported by a Facilitator, and composed of Evaluators. The commission evaluates proposals, seeks consensus, and conducts a post-funding follow-up to assess the maturity of the implemented ideas.}}

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== Composition of a Commission ==
Each Open Call is managed by a dedicated commission, typically composed of an odd number of members (usually 3, up to 5, 7, or 9 for complex or highly funded calls). The commission includes three main roles:

* '''The Chair:''' Appointed by the Steering Committee, the Chair leads the commission. They are responsible for forming their team of evaluators, framing the call, setting meeting dates, and ensuring decisions are justified.
* '''The Facilitator:''' An assigned assistant (currently the Foundation Director, later project assistants) who assists the Chair. They handle formal communication: acknowledging receipt of contributions, explaining the rules, and answering questions related to form. The Facilitator operates on a specific allocated hour budget. To prevent overload during highly successful calls, they must notify the team when 50% and 75% of their allocated hours are consumed.
* '''The Evaluators (Members):''' Selected by the Steering Committee or the Chair, these members are experts in the relevant field. They must be aware, experienced, and strong adherents to three core pillars: the '''free licensing culture''' (for software and content), the '''cooperative social economy''', and '''direct democracy''' (for operational governance).


== Roles and Responsibilities ==

=== The Chair ===
The Chair manages a modest communication budget intended to proactively and specifically inform relevant networks about the call (e.g., publishing the call, posting in forums and social networks, or creating a short video defining the challenge).

The Chair can participate in defining the call and has the authority to reframe, complete, specify, and document the call to make it clearer. If the evaluation process reveals the need for deeper studies or clarifications, the Chair has the flexibility to request additional resources (time, money, expertise) or to announce that only a partial set of results will be achieved during the current cycle.

The Chair has the obligation to justify the commission's choices. Their primary (though not exclusive) objective is to reach a consensus or consent among the evaluators, reducing polarized approaches as much as possible. If a consensus cannot be reached, the Chair must explicitly mention opposing views in the final decision.

=== The Facilitator ===
The Facilitator ensures the smooth administrative running of the call. They maintain databases of potential experts with the required sensitivities (free culture, commons, project engineering) to invite them to future open call commissions.




== Strategic Supervision and Remuneration ==
The strategic supervision of the Open Calls is ensured by the Steering Committee and the Foundation Council of the Ynternet.org Foundation. Their role in this context is strictly limited to strategic analysis and deployment oversight, not operational implementation.

These strategic supervision sessions count as commission work, distinct from Council or Committee meetings, which carry no attendance fees. For their participation, the members of the Steering Committee and the Foundation Council may receive modest attendance fees (''jetons de présence''), but only when they do more than supervising and evaluating reports: attendance fees reward taking part in the production of the reports and analyses. The overall framework is described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Steering-Committee|Steering Committee]] page.

The Chair of an Open Call commission also receives modest attendance fees for their responsibilities, slightly higher than standard members to reflect the workload of framing the call and driving consensus.

To comply with the recommendations of the Swiss Federal Supervisory Board for Foundations and the Geneva tax exemption authorities for non-profit entities:
* All attendance fees strictly follow official accepted rates for tax-exempt organizations.
* A strict annual cap is applied. Even if a person accumulates roles (for example, being a Foundation Council member and chairing an Open Call commission), the total attendance fees cannot exceed a maximum of CHF 10,000 per member, per year.
== Evaluation and Follow-up Process ==

=== During the Call ===
The commission meets at predefined dates to evaluate proposals. When evaluating submissions, the commission is required to use the '''Open Call CDIEM Framework''' as much as possible to ensure structured, fair, and transparent assessments.

During the entire duration of the call, the Chair and the Facilitator (and optionally the other members) conduct a minimum of one check-in (''pointage'') every 15 days to monitor progress and discussions.

=== Post-Funding Follow-up ===
The commission remains active even after the initial funds are released, although with reduced activity. Only half of the allocated reward is distributed immediately upon selection.

A mandatory check-in occurs one year (or sometimes two years) later to assess the maturity of the idea:
* If the idea was successfully implemented and maintained, the second half of the reward is distributed to the same beneficiary.
* If the idea was not implemented, or if it was countered or replaced by better approaches, the remaining funds may be distributed to other beneficiaries, or a mix of the original and new contributors.

'''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|Open Call Main]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:FAQ|Open Call FAQ]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Steering-Committee|Steering Committee and supervision structure]] (overall supervision structure reference page)

[[Category:Innovation]]
[[Category:Open Calls]]

Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Steering-Committee

2026-09-03T18:27:16Z

AI-Admin-Assistant: Founder audio answers: attendance fees clarification (commission work only, report production, modest sums), broad vs narrow sense of Steering Committee, delegates composition at start

{{KidsIntro|WikiDeal is watched over by three circles of people. A Foundation Council checks the big picture once a year. A Steering Committee checks progress at least four times a year. Small teams called commissions look after one topic each, like fair arbitration, money or research. None of these circles do the daily work: they read, verify and advise, and nothing here is final yet.}}
{{ExpertIntro|This page proposes a three-level supervision structure for WikiDeal under the Ynternet.org Foundation: the Foundation Council (annual meeting, receives the Steering Committee's reports, issues an opinion and where possible grants discharge for the accounts and management report), the Steering Committee (at least four meetings per year, receives the reports of the commissions and confirms the mandate of the general direction and of the direction of commissions), and thematic commissions (simplified arbitration, audit, funding and financial management, market deployment, open calls and research priorities, with more under discussion). Council and Committee members would carry no operational responsibility (typically less than one day per month) and would receive no attendance fees for Council or Committee meetings; remunerated commission work would be compensated primarily in Rewards, with codified and capped attendance fees submitted to the Geneva cantonal and federal foundation supervisory authorities to preserve the Foundation's tax exemption and public-utility status. In the long run, the structure could separate into a quality-verification body, community-appointed commission members, and a decentralized operational coordination group. Status: proposal, offered as a basis for discussion.}}

'''On this page:'''
* [[#three-levels|1. A three-level supervision structure]]
* [[#commissions|2. Commissions]]
* [[#commission-roles|3. Roles within a commission]]
* [[#non-operational|4. Non-operational principle]]
* [[#remuneration|5. Attendance fees and remuneration]]
* [[#long-term|6. Long-term outlook: two or three structures]]
* [[#purpose|7. Purpose: progressive transfer to the users]]
* [[#appointment-composition|8. Appointment and composition]]
* [[#organic-constitution|9. An organic constitution process]]
* [[#current-situation|10. Current situation]]
* [[#charter|11. Charter]]
* [[#see-also|12. See also]]
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= Steering Committee =

The '''Steering Committee''' is the founding governance body of WikiDeal. It is currently in the process of being constituted: this is the very beginning of the project, and nothing is fixed at this stage. For the time being, this responsibility rests with the Council of the [https://ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation].

''Everything below is a proposal (initial hypothesis), offered as a basis for discussion. It is intended to feed a Foundation regulation that would complement the Foundation's statutes.''


== 1. A three-level supervision structure ==

[[File:WikiDeal-supervision-structure-v0.1.png|thumb|center|620px|Proposed supervision structure (v0.1 draft, basis for discussion)]]

The proposed structure distinguishes three levels of supervision, from the most occasional to the most regular. In the proposed schema, the Steering Committee sits inside the Foundation Council:

{| class="wikitable"
! Body !! Meets !! Role
|-
| '''Foundation Council''' || Once a year || Follows the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_(nonprofit) Foundation]'s statutes. Receives the reports of the Steering Committee, issues an opinion and, where possible, as in any sound structure, grants discharge to the Committee for the accounts and the management report.
|-
| '''Steering Committee''' || At least four times a year || Receives the reports of the commissions. Confirms the mandate of the person or persons assuming the general direction and the direction of the commissions. This quarterly review is intended to remain light: progress reports and general quarterly reports, checked at a high level rather than in operational detail.
|-
| '''Commissions''' || According to their own rhythm || Thematic teams, each responsible for one subject (see below). The commissions reporting to the Steering Committee are mainly the WikiDeal commissions, alongside two other Foundation commissions: the TEDxGeneva commission and the European research projects commission.
|}


== 2. Commissions ==

The following WikiDeal commissions are proposed or emerging. The list is open: further commissions could be added as the project grows.

* '''Simplified arbitration commission''' (emerging): supervises the first experiences of [[Market:Arbitration|simplified arbitration]].
* '''Audit commission''': verifies accounts and processes. In a first phase, audit, governance oversight and simplified arbitration could be handled by a single commission, then separate over time. See also the [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Court-of-Auditors|Court of Auditors]] page and the [[Policies/en/Audit-Committee-Charter|Audit Committee charter]] (proposal).
* '''Funding and global financial management commission''': fundraising and verification that funds are spent wisely. Théo Bondolfi, founder, proposes to assume this responsibility for the initial phase.
* '''Market deployment commission''': marketing, commercial strategy and vision for the deployment of the WikiDeal markets.
* '''Open calls and research priorities commission''': priorities of the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|open calls]] and of the applied research programs. The detailed working of open call commissions has its own page: [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Commissions|Open Call Commissions]].
* '''Governance commission''' (under discussion): would provide an annual report to the Foundation Council stating, with indicators, that the governance of WikiDeal and of the Foundation remains soundly managed. Being close to audit in nature, it could start inside the audit commission and become distinct later.

Many commission members would come from an election scheme: commission members would be appointed by the WikiDeal users, and preparing these elections, nominations or designations is intended to be part of the commissions' own work. The election system is intended to follow the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections Wikimedia Foundation elections] model, where governance bodies are elected by the community of contributors. It would come into play once WikiDeal has at least a few thousand, and rather a few tens of thousands, of registered and subscribed contributors, not before; until then, appointments and designations would prevail. Setting up elections in institutions is a practice the Ynternet.org Foundation teams have carried out routinely in several institutions.


== 3. Roles within a commission ==

A commission typically involves at least four roles, and two or three of them can be assumed by the same person:

* '''Presidency''': leads the commission.
* '''Secretariat''': documentation and formal follow-up.
* '''Facilitation''': smooth running of meetings and exchanges.
* '''Quality management''': verifies that outputs meet the expected quality.

The proposal is that the facilitator and the secretariat would usually be remunerated and external (outside the Steering Committee and the Foundation Council), while the presidency and the quality management would usually be internal.

Commission presidents would be members of the Foundation Council: each commission would have one or two delegates who are members of the Foundation Council, and thus potentially members of the Steering Committee.


== 4. Non-operational principle ==

The proposed Foundation regulation would specify that the members of the Foundation Council and, by inclusion, the members of the Steering Committee carry no operational responsibility. They would invariably devote less than one day per week to these functions, and almost all of them less than one day per month. Their mission is not to execute: it is essentially to read and to verify that execution is correct.

When they are mandated to participate in commissions, they would subcontract the operational realization of the commission's work to service providers, consultants, or employees of the Foundation or of third-party structures, without getting involved in operational execution themselves.


== 5. Attendance fees and remuneration ==

The proposed financial rules are the following:

* Members of the Foundation Council and of the Steering Committee would receive '''no attendance fees''' for taking part in Council or Committee meetings.
* Evaluation sessions and all commission activities would, by contrast, be remunerated through attendance fees. These fees reward participation, in an internal or external expert role, in commissions that provide reports to the Council. Members of the Foundation Council may receive attendance fees only if they do more than supervising and evaluating reports: what counts is taking part in the production of the reports and analyses themselves. In all cases the sums involved remain modest.
* When their participation in a commission is more substantial, they would be remunerated through attendance fees, '''primarily in [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]]''' and secondarily in money.
* Given limited means, the aim is to reduce cash payments as much as possible. Some cash payments would nevertheless remain unavoidable where quality expectations demand it, for example for piloting the first open calls or the first simplified arbitration experiences.
* Attendance fees would be '''codified and capped''', and submitted to the supervisory authority of the canton of Geneva ([https://www.asfip-ge.ch/ ASFIP Geneva]) and to the [https://www.esa.admin.ch Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations], in order to preserve the Foundation's tax exemption and public-utility status.


== 6. Long-term outlook: two or three structures ==

The proposed regulation would include an inset mentioning that, in the long run, the structure is intended to evolve towards two, possibly three distinct groups:

# '''A quality-verification structure''': composed mostly of members registered in the commercial register, Swiss or European, with signature authority limited to verifying quality and requesting complements in a gentle and arbitrated way (arbitrated so as to avoid strong power games). These are the Foundation Council members.
# '''Commission members appointed by the community''': members of commissions (not commission presidents) appointed by the WikiDeal community, and remunerated.
# '''A neutral operational coordination group''': efficiency-oriented, it would manage the collection of subscriptions and of transaction commissions on WikiDeal, and guarantee the technological functioning and the application of the rules defined by the Foundation Council, the Steering Committee and the commissions. It would have no say in decisions, being exclusively operational, and would probably not be centralized: rather a coordination structure of many independents and micro-providers. This day-to-day management layer is the part that would require a more detailed regulatory study.


== 7. Purpose: progressive transfer to the users ==

The fundamental mission of the Steering Committee is to guide the emergence of the WikiDeal project and to '''progressively transfer decision-making power to the users'''.

At the beginning, the governance would be managed by the [https://ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation] Council and the initial Steering Committee. One of their primary joint missions is to transfer the responsibility of selecting who participates in governance (both the Steering Committee and the Foundation Council) directly to the community of WikiDeal users.

This intends to follow the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Overview Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees model], where board members are elected by the community of deserving users who have earned voting rights through the quality and quantity of their contributions. The Steering Committee aims at ensuring that WikiDeal structurally prepares for this transition to a user-elected governance model. Over time, the Committee is also intended to hand over its responsibilities to thematic committees ([[Policies/en/Technology-Committee-Charter|Technology]], [[Policies/en/Market-Committee-Charter|Market]], [[Policies/en/Governance-Committee-Charter|Governance]] and the other committees listed in the [[Policies/en/Main|policies index]]), as those committees come into existence.


== 8. Appointment and composition ==

The Steering Committee would be appointed by the Council of the Ynternet.org Foundation.

It would be composed of:

* members of the Council of the Ynternet.org Foundation;
* members of the Scientific Council of the Ynternet.org Foundation;
* experts invited by the Ynternet.org Council, recognized for their previous added value in equivalent projects on digital commons.


== 9. An organic constitution process ==

The constitution of the Steering Committee is intended as an organic process:

* Members are invited to give their opinion and advice.
* They are invited only once enough Donations have been received for funds to be genuinely distributed.
* At the beginning there would be one, two or three people; progressively, more members would join.
* Progressively, the Steering Committee would pass the baton to the thematic boards (technology, market, policy and the others), as they come into existence.


== 10. Current situation ==

The Steering Committee is currently being constituted. Because this is the very beginning of the project, nothing is settled yet. For now, this role is in the hands of the Council of the Ynternet.org Foundation:

* The members of the Council are registered in the Swiss commercial register.
* The Council meets periodically, according to the progress of the various projects of the Foundation. WikiDeal is the main project, but not the only one: other projects can be seen on the [https://ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation website].
* The operational director of the Foundation is '''Athanasios Priftis'''. See his TEDxGeneva talk: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrdu7NMcOOY "Ever tried to open a government?"] (TEDxGeneva 2014).


== 11. Charter ==

The formal charter of the Steering Committee lives in the Policies namespace. It records the charter status (proposal, to be adopted) and its remaining open points (meetings, quorum, review and amendment), and defers to this page for the substance:

→ '''[[Policies/en/Steering-Committee-Charter|Steering Committee charter]]''' (proposal, to be adopted)


== 12. See also ==

* [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Main|Institutions]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Governance|Governance]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Institutions/Decision-Making|Decision-Making]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Commissions|Open Call Commissions]]
* [[Policies/en/Main|All policies (index)]]

''Reference language: English. A French synthesis will link here.''

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* Author: Twitter (Twemoji project)
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* Author: Twitter (Twemoji project)
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* License: [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0]

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* Author: Twitter (Twemoji project)
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Category:Use Cases

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{{KidsIntro|Use cases are real stories turned into ready-to-use WikiDeal contract models, so people can copy a fair structure that already worked somewhere.}}

This category collects '''WikiDeal use cases''': real-world situations (with their source) turned into reusable, fair contract models for the marketplace.

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This category gathers the '''governance and technical key features''' of WikiDeal: the mechanisms that make the platform work at the level of rules, economy, trust, technology and research.

WikiDeal aims at being a common owned, run and sustained by its users. The pages in this category describe features that are proposed, explored or under study, not features that are already delivered.

== Scope ==

Pages in this category typically cover:

* Contract and clause architecture (models, variables, versioning).
* Governance and decision making (participative governance inspired by the Ynternet.org Foundation ecosystem).
* Economy mechanisms (bonding curve, need-driven funding, redistribution).
* Trust and safety (mediation, arbitration, rings of trust).
* Technology choices and research and development directions.

For features seen from the point of view of end users and user groups, see [[:Category:Feature_User_Groups]].

Category:Feature User Groups

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This category gathers the '''user-facing key features''' of WikiDeal: what users and [[Gov/en/Portal:Community/User-Groups|user groups]] can actually do on the platform, described from their point of view.

WikiDeal aims at offering fairer deals at lower prices for everyday needs (transport, hosting, services, renting, buying, selling, sharing). The pages in this category describe features that are proposed or under study, not features that are already delivered.

== Scope ==

Pages in this category typically cover:

* What users can do: access, edit and adapt ready-to-use contracts for their own contexts.
* Optional hotline and coaching services from lawyers and assistants.
* Rewards and volunteering options for community contributors.
* Marketplaces and user group activities (geographical or thematic poles).
* Open calls and community participation.

For governance and technical features, see [[:Category:Key_Feature_WikiDeal]].

Market:Programs

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{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards modular, customizable service bundles that aggregate deals across multiple WikiDeal marketplaces into coherent user journeys. This hypothesis proposes programs as operational infrastructure enabling real-world value creation by combining housing, skills, financing, and social contributions into thematic pathways. The emerging trend suggests distributed governance models where communities co-design programs through iterative deployment.}}

{{KidsIntro|A program is a set of deals you can pick and adapt from different WikiDeal markets, like a place to sleep, fun activities and things to learn, so you can build your own adventure.}}

Welcome to the WikiDeal programs home page. A '''program''' is a set of '''customizable deals from various marketplaces''' (for example housing deals plus activity deals plus training deals). A program is not itself a marketplace, and a single marketplace, such as babysitting, is not itself a program: a marketplace offers deals, while a program gathers customizable deals from several marketplaces.

A simple illustrative example (not an existing program) would be a tourist program: a '''self-organized, customizable tourist tour''' combining deals for transport (alternative transport within the WikiDeal network), accommodation, tourist visits, restaurants, cultural activities and social encounters, for an immersion in the local culture and local discoveries. Together, these deals would form a '''WikiDeal tourist experience''', which could be arranged alone or as a team, and which could be developed in cooperation with regional tourism promotion services.

Programs are intended to be the operational backbone of WikiDeal: they would turn contracts and use cases into real-world journeys by assembling customizable deals from several marketplaces into a coherent path. There is no fixed number of programs; new ones are added as the community proposes them. Programs are grouped into thematic categories (Technology, Market, Social, Artistic, Retail).

This page is the counterpart of the [[Market:Home|Markets home]]: Markets describe the individual marketplaces and portals, Programs describe how customizable deals from several marketplaces come together.

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== Example programs ==

The following are example programs being explored. They are illustrative, not a closed list.

=== Social ===

* '''Volunteering Program''': contribution through time and skills, open to all, from basic tasks (babysitting, cleaning, cooking) to high-value contributions (strategic advice, working groups, facilitation). Formation by doing. Includes the Shared Resources stimulation mechanism. Participants earn Karma tokens.
* '''Eco-Village Transition Program''': transition to cooperative living in eco-villages. Combines housing contracts, volunteering agreements, freelance service provision and project incubation. Multi-marketplace by nature.
* '''Education Program''': learn a skill and earn Credits at the same time, with competence credits validated through practice and usable in Rings of Trust. Combines a tutoring marketplace, a certification process and peer-review validation.

=== Market ===

* '''Real Estate Program''': valorisation of empty properties through Senior/Junior incubator teams, with 8 competence modules (photography, pricing, furnishing, guest management, contracts, legal, community governance, reporting). Could create local WikiDeal real estate agencies.
* '''[[Markets/en/Portal:Street Fundraising/Main|Street Fundraising Program]]''': flexible street dialogue for NGOs and associations, with 3 contracts (association to user group, association to dialoguer, donation), revenue spreading, the [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Funding-Stabilizer|Funding Stabilizer]] and bidirectional evaluation.
* '''Microcredit Program''': transparent microcredit circles and mutual aid networks (tontines), with auditable contracts and a proper arbitration framework. Combines a loan marketplace, savings circles and peer-guarantee systems.
* '''Transport Program''': migration of transport cooperatives to WikiDeal infrastructure, including ridesharing and vehicle sharing (not traditional taxi dispatch). Members keep their brand; WikiDeal would provide the back-office contracts.
* '''Karma Token Market Program''': algorithmic valuation of Karma tokens, based on a double indicator (value of the service or good, availability and frequency). The idea explored: fair exchange rates driven by supply and demand across the ecosystem, stimulating but not speculative, because everything is transparent. [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Karma-Token-Market|More details]].

=== Technology ===

* '''Rings & Alliances Program''': user groups forming alliances and Rings of Trust, with contracts for shared Karma tokens usage rights and interoperability agreements (usage coefficients 1 to 10). Encourages cooperation over forking.
* '''Community Migrations Program''': support for migrating entire communities and their existing agreements onto WikiDeal infrastructure.

=== Retail ===

* '''Recycling & Upcycling Program''': social entrepreneurship through recycling, carpentry-recycling, electronics refurbishment and textile upcycling. Artisan workshops and maker spaces.

== How programs work ==

The working principle envisaged for programs, proposed as a base for discussion:

* Each program would have defined steps with guided tools (forms, checklists, photo evidence).
* Participants would earn [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Rewards|Rewards]] (no guarantee: rewards depend on platform revenue availability, no financial return is guaranteed) or [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Karma-Tokens|Karma tokens]] at each validated step.
* Quality would be followed through success indicators and quality criteria.
* Programs would be managed by [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User Groups|user groups]] with elected delegates and operational bureaus.
* The WikiDeal platform provides the tools; the community provides the energy.

== Self-financing ==

The direction explored: each program and user group could access the same funding methodology as WikiDeal Core, with its own [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding Curve|bonding curve]] for early funders, Rewards (no guarantee) and Karma tokens for funders, the [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Funding-Stabilizer|Funding Stabilizer]] adjusting the Cash/Karma-token ratios based on real needs, and community pool allocation. This fractal model is part of what could make WikiDeal scalable: each user group works like a micro WikiDeal with the same transparent, at-cost, non-speculative economics.

== Programs and the rest of the Markets space ==

Programs sit alongside the other parts of the [[Market:Home|Markets home]]:

* '''Portals''' group the individual marketplaces.
* '''Programs''' (this page) gather customizable deals from several marketplaces into a journey.
* '''Observatories''' watch and document a field (for example planned obsolescence, competition, free legal watch).
* '''Rings of Trust''' are the circles of mutual trust in which Rewards and guarantees are shared.
* '''Toolbox''' holds the clause bases, endorsed contract models, legal references and compensation rules.

== Contribute ==

You are very welcome to propose a new program, document an existing one, or [[User group:Home|join a user group]] working on the markets and programs you care about.

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Policies/en/Visual-Identity-Guidelines

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{{KidsIntro|Visual identity guidelines are rules about how a project uses its logos, colors, and writing style. They help people recognize the project everywhere. WikiDeal is creating its own guidelines.}}
{{ExpertIntro|Visual identity guidelines establish standardized protocols for mark deployment, chromatic systems, and typographic conventions to maintain organizational coherence and recognition across distributed platforms. The emerging trend suggests that cooperative and governance-focused projects are increasingly adopting community-driven design processes, indicated here by WikiDeal's open-call methodology for charter development, rather than top-down institutional approaches.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted notably from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Visual_identity_guidelines (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: under construction. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

''This page is under construction.''

Visual identity guidelines define how the marks, logos, colors and typography of a project are intended to be used, so that its public image stays consistent and recognizable. This page is reserved for the future WikiDeal guidelines.

The WikiDeal graphic charter is the subject of an open call, open to everyone: see the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Graphic-Charter|open call for the graphic charter]].

Policies/en/Use-of-the-Platform-for-Advocacy

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{{KidsIntro|Sometimes people want to put a special message on the website to tell others about something important happening in the world. This page explains the fair rules for doing that: everyone has to agree first, it can't last forever, and it can't support politicians or parties.}}
{{ExpertIntro|This policy framework is emerging to establish procedures for platform-wide advocacy interventions through visual assets (banners, blackouts, logo modifications) on external topics. We are heading towards structured governance requiring community consensus, temporal constraints, and exclusion of electoral support, suggesting a hypothesis that decentralized platforms can balance advocacy expression with institutional neutrality through deliberative approval processes.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Use_of_Wikimedia_sites_for_advocacy_purposes (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' sometimes a community wants to use the platform itself (a banner at the top of pages, a changed logo, or even a temporary blackout) to defend a cause or alert the public about something happening outside the platform. This page proposes the rules: community approval first, time limits, no support for candidates or political parties, and advance notice to the hosting foundation.

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= Use of the Platform for advocacy purposes =

== Purpose ==

The communities of the WikiDeal Markets and Portals (collectively, "the Platform") and the Ynternet.org Foundation may sometimes wish to use the Platform to call attention to an issue or take a position in a way that is visible to all visitors (including readers who are not logged into an account). These actions usually take the form of a banner, a blackout, or a temporary change to a logo. This policy describes the procedures that would be necessary to approve such actions, and the rules the actions would have to follow.

== Scope ==

This policy applies to the use of '''Platform website assets''' for the purpose of '''advocacy''' about '''external topics'''.

'''Platform website assets''' are all the parts of the Platform pages that are not directly related to content, such as the header and footer, sidebar, and logo. These are the primary ways that website assets could be used for advocacy:

* '''Banners:''' temporary notices displayed at the top of pages. Banners can be used for many purposes, including promoting events, promoting contribution campaigns, and fundraising.
* '''Logo changes:''' temporary alteration of the logo displayed at the top of pages. Logo changes are most commonly used to commemorate milestones (anniversaries, number of contracts or templates) or to commemorate holidays.
* '''Blackouts:''' replacing or obscuring content with an important notice. These usually relate to significant legislative or political developments, and usually prompt readers to take action.

Content itself (contract templates, documentation, governance pages) is not within scope of this policy. Editorial decisions about what is appropriate to include on content pages would be governed by the policies of each Market or Portal.

'''Advocacy''' is the attempt to influence public policy or public opinion on a topic. Raising awareness about an issue, soliciting support for an aid organization, and supporting or opposing legislation are all types of advocacy.

An '''external topic''' is one that is not confined to the Platform and its spaces. Some examples:

{| class="wikitable"
!Internal
!External
|-
|Asking for input on a proposed change to a Platform licensing policy
|Asking readers to contact their government representatives about a proposed change to contract or copyright law
|-
|Soliciting donations to the hosting foundation for the Platform
|Soliciting donations to an unrelated charity
|-
|Commemorating a Platform anniversary or content milestone
|Commemorating a national holiday
|-
|Asking users to vote in a Platform governance election
|Asking readers to vote in their local election
|-
|Promoting a WikiDeal community event or working session
|Promoting an unrelated local cultural event
|}

== Requirements, restrictions, and guidelines ==

=== General ===

# Communities would use their standard processes for obtaining consensus approval in order to use Platform website assets for the purpose of advocacy about external topics.
# Supporting or opposing a candidate for public office, or a political party, is not permitted.

=== Banners ===

# All banners containing advocacy about external topics would use the central banner system of the Platform and comply with its usage guidelines.
# Advocacy banners may initially run for at most 31 days. This duration may be extended by additional periods of up to 31 days, but only if it receives renewed community consensus approval.
# Please notify the Ynternet.org Foundation by emailing info@wikideal.net at least 21 days in advance of running an advocacy banner.

=== Logo changes ===

# Logos may only be changed temporarily to commemorate internal milestones or to commemorate holidays.
# Communities should avoid using logo changes to commemorate holidays that are primarily religious or political (such as national days).
# Logo designs should avoid deliberately referencing national flags or other symbols that represent a political organization (such as a government or political party).
# Logo changes may last for at most 31 days.
# Any changes to logos would have to comply with the trademark policy (under construction).

=== Blackouts ===

# Blackouts may last no longer than 48 hours.
# Please notify the Ynternet.org Foundation of any planned blackouts by emailing info@wikideal.net.

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]]
* [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]]
* [[Policies/en/Main|All policies]]

Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct/Enforcement-Guidelines

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{{KidsIntro|WikiDeal has rules about being respectful to everyone. This page explains how to teach people these rules, stop problems before they happen, and handle it fairly when someone breaks the rules.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards distributed enforcement mechanisms where code-of-conduct compliance operates at multiple nested levels, from local community mediation through centralized coordination committees. This hypothesis proposes that preventive awareness-building and localized arbitration structures can achieve consistent norm-enforcement while maintaining decentralized governance, with escalation pathways ensuring equitable resolution when community structures prove insufficient.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' the [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC) sets the rules of respect for everyone on the WikiDeal platform. This page proposes how those rules would be applied in practice: how to prevent violations (awareness, training), how to respond to them (reports, decisions, appeals), and which committee would act as the final recourse when local structures fail. The goal is an enforcement that is fair, consistent and as local as possible.

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= UCoC Enforcement Guidelines =

== 1. Purpose of these guidelines ==

These Enforcement Guidelines describe how the community and the Ynternet.org Foundation would achieve the goals of the [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC). This includes, among other topics: promoting understanding of the UCoC, engaging in proactive work to prevent violations, developing principles for responsive work to UCoC violations, and supporting local enforcement structures.

The UCoC applies to all online and offline WikiDeal spaces. Therefore, enforcing the UCoC is a shared responsibility. In line with the principle of decentralisation, the UCoC should be enforced at the most relevant local level possible.

The Enforcement Guidelines provide a framework for the interaction of current and future enforcement structures, seeking to create the groundwork for an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. On WikiDeal, the community mechanisms of first recourse are intended to be mediation and then arbitration, as described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Main|Justice portal]].

=== 1.1 Translations of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines ===

The original version of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines is in English. It would be translated into the various languages used on the WikiDeal platform, with best efforts to have accurate translations. If any difference arises in the meaning between the English version and a translation, decisions by the U4C must be based on the English version.

=== 1.2 Review of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines ===

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) would lead annual reviews of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines.

== 2. Preventive work ==

This section aims at providing guidelines for the WikiDeal communities, user groups and partner organizations to be aware of the UCoC, to fully understand it and to adhere to it. To that end, this section details recommendations for raising awareness of the UCoC, handling translations of the UCoC, and promoting voluntary adherence to the UCoC where appropriate or necessary.

=== 2.1 Notification and confirmation of the UCoC ===

The UCoC applies to everyone who interacts and contributes to the WikiDeal platform. It also applies to official in-person events, and related spaces hosted on third-party platforms, as a baseline of behavior for collaboration on the platform worldwide.

The UCoC is intended to be part of the WikiDeal Terms of Use (proposal, to be adopted).

Additionally, the following individuals would need to confirm their adherence to the UCoC:
* All Ynternet.org Foundation staff and contractors, Board members, and the board members and staff of WikiDeal user groups and partner organizations;
* Any representative of a WikiDeal user group or aspiring user group (such as, but not limited to: an individual, or group of individuals, who is seeking to promote or organize a WikiDeal sponsored event, group or study, either on or off the platform); and
* Any individual who wants to use the WikiDeal name or logos in an event, such as, but not limited to: events carrying the WikiDeal name (for example by including it in the event's title) and representation of the WikiDeal community or platform at an event (such as, but not limited to, a presenter or a booth operator).

==== 2.1.1 Promoting UCoC awareness ====

In order to improve awareness, a link to the UCoC would be accessible on or at:
* User and event registration pages;
* Footers of the Markets and Portals and edit confirmation pages for logged-out users (where appropriate and technically possible);
* Footers on the websites of recognized user groups and partner organizations;
* Prominently communicated at in-person, remote and hybrid events; and
* Anywhere else deemed appropriate by local communities, user groups and event organizers.

=== 2.2 Recommendations for UCoC training ===

The U4C, with support from the Ynternet.org Foundation, would develop and implement training to provide a common understanding of the UCoC and skills for its implementation. Relevant stakeholders would be consulted in the development of training, including, but not limited to: user groups, the Affiliations Committee, Arbitration Committees, Stewards and other advanced rights holders, the Trust and Safety and Legal teams, and others as deemed beneficial to providing a complete view of the UCoC.

These trainings are for people who want to be part of UCoC enforcement processes, or those who want to be informed about the UCoC.

The training would be set up in independent modules covering general information, identification of violations and support, and complex cases and appeals. The U4C would be responsible for maintaining and updating the training modules as needed.

Training modules would be available in different formats and on different platforms for easy access. Local communities and user groups who want to provide training at their community level would get support from the Ynternet.org Foundation to implement training, depending on available resources. This includes support for translations.

Participants who complete a module would have the option of having their completion publicly acknowledged.

The following sets of trainings are proposed:

'''Module A - Orientation (UCoC - General)'''
* Help to ensure a common understanding of the UCoC and its implementation
* Explain concisely what the UCoC is and its expected enforcement, as well as what tools are available to help report violations

'''Module B - Identification and Reporting (UCoC - Violations)'''
* Give people the ability to identify UCoC violations, understand reporting processes and learn how to use reporting tools
* Detail the type of violation, how to identify reportable instances in their local context, how and where to make reports, and optimal handling of cases within UCoC processes
* Training would also focus on specific parts of the UCoC, such as harassment and abuses of power (as required)

'''Modules C - Complex cases, Appeals (UCoC - Multiple Violations, Appeals)'''
* These modules are a prerequisite to joining the U4C, and are recommended for prospective U4C applicants and advanced rights holders
* This module should cover two specific topics:
** C1 - Handling complex cases (UCoC - Multiple Violations): cover cases spanning several Markets or Portals, long term harassment, identifying credibility of threats, effective and sensitive communication, and protecting the safety of victims and other vulnerable people
** C2 - Handling appeals, closing cases (UCoC - Appeals): cover handling UCoC appeals
* These modules would be instructor-led and tailored trainings, provided to U4C members and applicants, and community-elected functionaries who have signed the [[Policies/en/Confidentiality-Agreement-for-Nonpublic-Information|confidentiality agreement]] under the [[Policies/en/Access-to-Nonpublic-Personal-Data|Access to Nonpublic Personal Data policy]]
* When possible, the materials for these instructor-led trainings, such as individual modules, slides or questions, would be publicly available

== 3. Responsive work ==

This section aims at providing guidelines and principles for processing reports of UCoC violations, and recommendations for local enforcement structures dealing with UCoC violations. To that end, this section details important principles for processing reports, recommendations for the creation of a reporting tool, suggested enforcement for different levels of violations, and recommendations for local enforcement structures.

=== 3.1 Principles for filing and processing of UCoC violations ===

The following principles are standards for reporting systems across the platform.

Reports:
* Reporting of UCoC violations should be possible by the target of the violation, as well as by uninvolved third parties that observed the incident
* Reports shall be capable of covering UCoC violations, whether they happen online, offline, in a space hosted by a third party, or a mix of spaces
* It must be possible for reports to be made publicly or with varying degrees of privacy
* Credibility and verifiability of accusations would be investigated thoroughly to properly assess risk and legitimacy
* Users who continually send bad faith or unjustified reports risk facing loss of reporting privileges
* Accused individuals shall have access to the particulars of the alleged violation made against them, unless such access would risk danger or likely harm to the reporter or others' safety
* Where possible and necessary, the Ynternet.org Foundation would provide translation resources for reports

Processing violations:
* Outcomes shall be proportional to the severity of the violation
* Cases shall be judged in an informed way, which makes use of context, in alignment with the principles of the UCoC
* Cases shall be resolved within a consistent time frame, with timely updates provided to participants if it is prolonged

Transparency:
* Where possible, the group that processed the UCoC violation would provide a public archive of those cases, while preserving privacy and security in non-public cases
* The Ynternet.org Foundation would publish basic statistics about usage of the central reporting tool proposed in section 3.2, while honoring the principles of minimal data collection and respect for privacy
** Other groups that process UCoC violations are encouraged to provide basic statistics about UCoC violations and reporting as they are able, while honoring the principles of minimal data collection and respect for privacy

==== 3.1.1 Providing resources for processing cases ====

Enforcement of the UCoC by local governance structures would be supported in multiple ways. Communities would choose from different mechanisms or approaches, based on several factors such as: the capacity of their enforcement structures, approach to governance, and community preferences. On WikiDeal, mediation can always be requested first, then arbitration, through the internal justice mechanisms of the [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Main|Justice portal]]. Some of these approaches can include:
* An Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) for a specific Market or Portal
* An ArbCom shared amongst multiple Markets or Portals
* Advanced rights holders enforcing local policies consistent with the UCoC in a decentralized manner
* Panels of local administrators enforcing policies
* Local contributors enforcing local policies through community discussion and agreement

Communities would handle enforcement through existing means where they do not conflict with the UCoC.

==== 3.1.2 Enforcement by type of violations ====

This section details a non-complete list of the different types of violations, along with the potential enforcement mechanism pertaining to it.

* Violations involving threats of any sort of physical violence
** Handled by the Trust and Safety team of the Ynternet.org Foundation
* Violations involving litigation or legal threats
** Sent to the Legal department of the Ynternet.org Foundation, or, when appropriate, other professionals who can appropriately evaluate the merit of the threats
* Violations involving the nonconsensual disclosure of personally identifiable information
** Generally handled by users with oversight or edit suppression permissions
** Occasionally handled by the Trust and Safety team
** Sent to the Legal department of the Ynternet.org Foundation or, when appropriate, other professionals who can appropriately evaluate the merits of the case, if this kind of violation invokes a legal obligation
* Violations related to the governance of user groups and partner organizations
** Handled by the Affiliations Committee or equivalent body
* Violations in technical spaces
** Handled by the committee in charge of the code of conduct for technical spaces
* Systemic failure to follow the UCoC
** Handled by the U4C
** Some examples of systemic failure include:
*** Lack of local capacity to enforce the UCoC
*** Consistent local decisions that conflict with the UCoC
*** Refusal to enforce the UCoC
*** Lack of resources or lack of will to address issues
* On-platform UCoC violations
** UCoC violations that happen across multiple Markets or Portals: handled by global sysops and stewards and the bodies that handle single-space UCoC violations, or handled by the U4C where they do not conflict with these guidelines
** UCoC violations that happen on a single Market or Portal: handled by existing enforcement structures according to their existing guidelines, where they do not conflict with these guidelines
*** Simple UCoC violations such as vandalism should be handled by existing enforcement structures through existing means, where they do not conflict with these guidelines
* Off-platform violations
** Handled by the U4C where no local governance structure (for example an ArbCom) exists, or if the case is referred to them by the enforcement structure that would otherwise be responsible
** In some cases, it is helpful to report the off-platform violations to enforcement structures of the relevant off-platform space. This does not preclude existing local and global enforcement mechanisms from acting on the reports
* Violations at in-person events and spaces
** Existing enforcement structures often provide rules of behavior and enforcement in offline spaces. These include the [[Policies/en/Friendly-Space-Policy|friendly space policy]] and conference rules
** Enforcement structures handling these cases can refer them to the U4C
** In instances of events hosted by the Ynternet.org Foundation, the Trust and Safety team would provide event policy enforcement

=== 3.2 Recommendations for a reporting tool ===

A centralized reporting and processing tool for UCoC violations would be developed and maintained by the Ynternet.org Foundation. It would be possible to make reports through the wiki interface with this tool. The purpose is to lower the technical barrier for reporting and processing UCoC violations.

Reports should include relevant actionable information or provide a documentation record of the case at hand. The reporting interface should allow the reporter to provide details to whomever is responsible for processing that particular case. This includes information such as, but not limited to:
* How the reported behavior violates the UCoC
* Who or what has been harmed by this violation of the UCoC
* The date and time at which the incident(s) occurred
* The location(s) of the incident(s)
* Other information to allow enforcement groups to best handle the matter

The tool should operate under the principles of ease-of-use, privacy and security, flexibility in processing, and transparency.

Individuals charged with enforcing the UCoC would not be required to use this tool. They may continue to work with whatever tools they deem appropriate, as long as cases are handled according to the same principles of ease-of-use, privacy and security, flexibility in processing, and transparency.

=== 3.3 Principles and recommendations for enforcement structures ===

Where possible, existing local enforcement structures would have the responsibility of receiving reports of and dealing with UCoC violations, in accordance with the guidelines stated here. To ensure that enforcement of the UCoC remains consistent across the platform, the following baseline principles would be applied when handling UCoC violations.

==== 3.3.1 Fairness in process ====

Enforcement structures must develop and maintain supportive conflict-of-interest policies. These should help admins or others determine when to abstain or disengage from a report when they are closely involved in the issue.

All parties would usually have the opportunity to give their perspective on the issues and evidence, and feedback from others can also be invited to help provide more information, perspective and context. This may be limited to protect privacy and safety.

==== 3.3.2 Transparency of process ====

The U4C, in line with its purpose and scope as defined in section 4.1, would provide documentation on the effectiveness of UCoC enforcement actions and their relation to common violations throughout the platform, supported by the Ynternet.org Foundation in conducting this research. The goal of this documentation is to aid enforcement structures in developing best practices for enforcing the UCoC.

The Markets, Portals, user groups and partner organizations, when possible, shall maintain pages outlining policies and enforcement mechanisms in line with the UCoC policy text. Communities with existing guidelines or policies in contradiction to the UCoC policy text should discuss changes to conform with global community standards. Updating or creating new local policies should be done in a way that does not conflict with the UCoC. Communities may request advisory opinions from the U4C about potential new policies or guidelines.

For WikiDeal-specific conversations occurring on related spaces hosted on third-party platforms (for example Discord or Telegram), the WikiDeal Terms of Use may not apply. They are covered by that specific website's Terms of Use and conduct policies. Nevertheless, the behavior of WikiDeal community members on related spaces hosted on third-party platforms can be accepted as evidence in reports of UCoC violations. WikiDeal community members who moderate WikiDeal-related spaces on third-party platforms would be required to incorporate the UCoC into their policies. The Ynternet.org Foundation encourages best practices for third-party platforms that discourage the continuation of on-platform conflicts to their spaces.

==== 3.3.3 Appeals ====

An action taken by an individual advanced rights holder would be appealable to a local or shared enforcement structure. Local communities may allow appeals to a different individual advanced rights holder. If no local enforcement structure exists, then an appeal to the U4C would be permissible.

Enforcement structures would set standards for accepting and considering appeals based on relevant contextual information and mitigating factors. These factors include, but are not limited to: verifiability of the accusations, the length and effect of the sanction, whether there is a suspicion of abuse of power or other systemic issues, and the likelihood of further violations. The acceptance of an appeal is not guaranteed.

Appeals would not be possible against certain decisions made by the Legal department of the Ynternet.org Foundation. However, some office actions and decisions would be reviewable by the Case Review Committee. The limitation, specifically on appeals from office actions and decisions, may not apply in some jurisdictions, if legal requirements differ.

Enforcement structures should seek informed perspectives on cases in order to establish a basis to grant or decline an appeal. Information should be handled sensitively, with care for the privacy of the people involved and the decision-making process.

To achieve this goal, enforcement structures are encouraged to consider different factors when reviewing appeals. These may include, but not be limited to:
* The severity and harm caused by the violation
* Prior histories of violations
* Severity of sanctions being appealed
* Length of time since the violation
* Analysis of the violation in context
* Suspicions of a possible abuse of power or other systemic issue

== 4. UCoC Coordinating Committee (U4C) ==

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) would be a co-equal body with other high-level decision-making bodies (for example the ArbComs and the Affiliations Committee). Its purpose is to serve as final recourse in the case of systemic failures by local groups to enforce the UCoC.

=== 4.1 Purpose and scope ===

The U4C would monitor reports of UCoC breaches, and may conduct additional investigations and take actions where appropriate. The U4C would regularly monitor and assess the state of UCoC enforcement. It may suggest suitable changes to the UCoC, the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and the U4C Charter for the Ynternet.org Foundation and the community to consider, but may not change these documents on its own. When necessary, the U4C would assist the Ynternet.org Foundation in handling cases.

The U4C:
* Handles complaints and appeals in the circumstances outlined in the Enforcement Guidelines
* Performs any investigations necessary to resolve said complaints and appeals
* Provides resources for communities on UCoC best practices, such as mandatory training material and other resources as needed
* Provides a final interpretation of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and the UCoC if the need arises, in collaboration with community members and enforcement structures
* Monitors and assesses the effectiveness of UCoC enforcement, and provides recommendations for improvement

The U4C would not take cases that do not primarily involve violations of the UCoC or its enforcement. The U4C's responsibilities are explained in the context of other enforcement structures in section 3.1.2.

=== 4.2 Selection, membership, and roles ===

Annual elections, organized by the global community, would select up to 16 voting members.

In exceptional circumstances, the U4C may call interim elections, if it determines that resignations or inactivity have created an immediate need for additional members. Elections would be in a format similar to that of the regular annual elections.

The Ynternet.org Foundation may appoint up to two non-voting members to the U4C and would provide support staff as desired and appropriate.

=== 4.3 Policy and precedent ===

The U4C does not create new policy and may not amend or change the UCoC. The U4C instead applies and enforces the UCoC as defined by its scope.

As community policies, guidelines and norms evolve over time, previous decisions would be taken into account only to the extent that they remain relevant in the current context.

== 5. Glossary ==

; Administrator (sysop or admin)
: A user who holds technical rights to maintain a Market or Portal (such as deleting pages or blocking accounts), generally elected through community processes.
; Advanced rights holder
: A user who holds administrative rights above typical editing permissions, and is generally elected through community processes or appointed by Arbitration Committees. This includes, as a non-exhaustive list: local sysops or administrators, functionaries, global sysops, stewards.
; Affiliations Committee (AffCom)
: The committee in charge of recognizing WikiDeal user groups and partner organizations, and of handling matters related to their governance.
; Arbitration Committee (ArbCom)
: A group of trusted users who serve as the final decision-making group for some disputes. An ArbCom is considered a high-level decision-making body only for the parts of the UCoC that are within its scope, as defined by its community. An ArbCom may serve more than one Market or Portal and more than one language. For the purposes of these guidelines, this includes the committee in charge of the code of conduct for technical spaces and administrative panels. On WikiDeal, arbitration is connected to the internal justice mechanisms of the [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Main|Justice portal]].
; Binding verbs
: When drafting the source Enforcement Guidelines, the drafting committee considered the words 'create', 'develop', 'enforce', 'must', 'produce', 'shall', and 'will' as binding. Compare this to ''recommendation verbs''.
; Case Review Committee
: The committee that would review certain office actions and decisions of the Ynternet.org Foundation.
; Community
: Refers to the community of a Market or Portal. Decisions made by a community are generally determined by consensus.
; Cross-space
: Affecting or occurring on more than one Market or Portal. See also: Global.
; Event safety coordinator
: A person designated by the organizers of an in-person WikiDeal-affiliated event as responsible for that event's safety and security.
; Global
: Referring to the whole WikiDeal platform and its community-wide governing bodies. It is generally used to contrast against "local".
; Global sysops
: Users who hold administrative rights across the whole platform, entrusted through a global community process.
; High-level decision-making body
: A group (for example the U4C, an ArbCom, the AffCom, the Stewards) beyond which there can be no appeal of UCoC enforcement. Different issues may have different high-level decision-making bodies. This term does not include a group of users participating in a discussion organized at a noticeboard and resulting in a decision, even if the results of that discussion cannot be appealed.
; Local
: Referring to a single Market, Portal, user group or partner organization. This term usually refers to the smallest, most immediate governing body applicable to the situation.
; Off-platform
: Generally refers to online spaces that are not hosted by the Ynternet.org Foundation, even if WikiDeal community members are present and actively using the space. Examples of off-platform spaces include Twitter, WhatsApp, IRC, Telegram, Discord, and others.
; Personally identifiable information (PII)
: Any data that could potentially identify a specific individual. Any information that can be used to distinguish one person from another and can be used to deanonymize previously anonymous data is considered PII.
; Market or Portal
: A space of the WikiDeal platform. The Markets and the Portals are collectively called "the Platform".
; Recommendation verbs
: When drafting the source Enforcement Guidelines, the drafting committee considered the words 'encourage', 'may', 'propose', 'recommend', and 'should' as recommendations. Compare this to ''binding verbs''.
; Related space hosted on third-party platforms
: Websites, including private wikis, not operated by the Ynternet.org Foundation but where users discuss matters relevant to WikiDeal. Often moderated by WikiDeal volunteers.
; Staff
: Employees of, staff members assigned to, or contractors of the Ynternet.org Foundation or of a WikiDeal-related organization, whose work requires interaction with WikiDeal community members or in WikiDeal spaces (including third-party spaces dedicated to WikiDeal activity).
; Steward
: A user elected by the global community and entrusted with the highest level of technical rights, for cross-space tasks and for situations where no local structure can act.
; Systemic issue or failure
: An issue for which there is a pattern of failing to follow the Universal Code of Conduct with participation of several people, particularly those with advanced rights.
; Office Action Policy
: The office actions policy proposed for the WikiDeal platform (proposal, to be adopted), or its equivalent successor policy.

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]]
* [[Policies/en/Access-to-Nonpublic-Personal-Data|Access to Nonpublic Personal Data policy]]
* [[Policies/en/Friendly-Space-Policy|Friendly space policy]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Main|Justice portal]]

Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct

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{{KidsIntro|WikiDeal is a place where people work together. Sometimes people are mean or rude. This page lists rules so everyone is kind and safe. Everyone must follow the same rules.}}
{{ExpertIntro|The emerging trend suggests that decentralized platforms require explicit behavioral baseline standards applicable to all participants without exception. This hypothesis proposes that Universal Codes of Conduct, adapted from Wikimedia governance models, can balance inclusivity with community protection by establishing minimum expectations while permitting local contextual extensions, addressing the challenge of maintaining safe collaborative environments across diverse online and offline spaces.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted notably from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' when many people collaborate on the same platform, some behaviours can hurt others: insults, threats, harassment, abuse of power, vandalism. This page proposes the basic rules of respect that would apply to everyone on the WikiDeal platform, without exception, and lists the behaviours that are not acceptable. The goal is a safe and healthy space where anyone can take part in fair deals.

Once adopted, the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) would apply to the whole WikiDeal platform and its spaces as well as Ynternet.org Foundation activities, including events it hosts and events it funds or supports with other resources.

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= Universal Code of Conduct =

== Why we have a Universal Code of Conduct ==

We believe in empowering as many people as possible to actively participate in the WikiDeal platform and its spaces, to reach the WikiDeal vision of fair deals with nice people, guided by its founding question: can users own, run and sustain a global marketplace? We believe our communities of contributors should be as diverse, inclusive, and accessible as possible. We want these communities to be positive, safe and healthy environments for anyone who joins (and wants to join) them. We are committed to ensuring that it remains so, including by embracing this Code of Conduct and revisiting for updates as needed. Also, we wish to protect the WikiDeal platform against those who damage or distort the content.

In line with the WikiDeal mission, all who participate in the WikiDeal platform and its spaces will:
* Help create a world in which everyone can take part in fair deals with nice people, and in which users can own, run and sustain a global marketplace
* Be part of a global community that will avoid bias and prejudice, and
* Strive towards accuracy and verifiability in all its work

This Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) defines a minimum set of guidelines of expected and unacceptable behaviour. It applies to everyone who interacts and contributes to online and offline WikiDeal spaces. This includes new and experienced contributors, functionaries within the platform, event organizers and participants, and employees and board members of the Ynternet.org Foundation. It applies to the whole WikiDeal platform, technical spaces, in-person and virtual events, as well as the following instances:

* Private, public and semi-public interactions
* Discussions of disagreement and expression of solidarity across community members
* Issues of technical development
* Aspects of content contribution
* Cases of representing the WikiDeal community with external partners

== 1 – Introduction ==

The Universal Code of Conduct provides a baseline of behaviour for collaboration on the WikiDeal platform worldwide. Communities may add to this to develop policies that take account of local and cultural context, while maintaining the criteria listed here as a minimum standard.

The Universal Code of Conduct applies equally to all WikiDeal community members without any exceptions. Actions that contradict the Universal Code of Conduct can result in sanctions. These may be imposed by designated functionaries (as appropriate in their local context) and/or by the Ynternet.org Foundation as the legal owner of the platform.

== 2 – Expected behaviour ==

Every WikiDeal community member, whether they are a new or experienced contributor, a community functionary, or an Ynternet.org Foundation board member or employee, is responsible for their own behaviour.

In all WikiDeal spaces and events, behaviour will be founded in respect, civility, collegiality, solidarity and good citizenship. This applies to all contributors and participants in their interaction with all contributors and participants, without exceptions based on age, mental or physical disabilities, physical appearance, national, religious, ethnic and cultural background, caste, social class, language fluency, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex or career field. Nor will we make exceptions based on standing, skills or accomplishments in the WikiDeal platform or community.

=== 2.1 – Mutual respect ===

We expect all WikiDeal community members to show respect for others. In communicating with people, whether in online or offline WikiDeal environments, we will treat each other with mutual respect.

This includes but is not limited to:
* '''Practice empathy.''' Listen and try to understand what community members of different backgrounds want to tell you. Be ready to challenge and adapt your own understanding, expectations and behaviour as a WikiDeal community member.
* '''Assume good faith, and engage in constructive edits and social interactions in general;''' your contributions should improve the quality of the project or work. Provide and receive feedback kindly and in good faith. Criticism should be delivered in a sensitive and constructive manner. All WikiDeal community members should assume unless evidence otherwise exists that others are here to collaboratively improve the platform, but this should not be used to justify statements with a harmful impact. See also: [[#propose-alternative|propose an alternative when you challenge something]].
* '''Respect the way that contributors name and describe themselves.''' People may use specific terms to describe themselves. As a sign of respect, use these terms when communicating with or about these people, where linguistically or technically feasible. Examples include:
** Ethnic groups may use a specific name to describe themselves, rather than the name historically used by others;
** People may have names that use letters, sounds, or words from their language which may be unfamiliar to you;
** People who identify with a certain sexual orientation or gender identity using distinct names or pronouns;
** People having a particular physical or mental disability may use particular terms to describe themselves
* During in-person meetings, we will be welcoming to everyone and we will be mindful and respectful of each other's preferences, boundaries, sensibilities, traditions and requirements.

=== 2.2 – Civility, collegiality, mutual support and good citizenship ===

We strive towards the following behaviours:
* '''Civility''' is politeness in behaviour and speech amongst people, including strangers.
* '''Collegiality''' is the friendly support that people engaged in a common effort extend to each other.
* '''Mutual support''' and '''good citizenship''' means taking active responsibility for ensuring that the WikiDeal platform is a productive, pleasant and safe space, and contributes to the WikiDeal mission.

This includes but is not limited to:
* '''Mentorship and coaching:''' Helping newcomers to find their way and acquire essential skills.
* '''Looking out for fellow contributors:''' Lend them a hand when they need support, and speak up for them when they are treated in a way that falls short of expected behaviour as per the Universal Code of Conduct.
* '''Recognize and credit the work done by contributors:''' Thank them for their help and work. Appreciate their efforts and give credit where it is due.
* '''Propose an alternative when you challenge something:''' Make sure to avoid countering or weakening an existing dynamic (a work in progress, a contribution from a person, a question from a newbie, a request to reduce doubts, a mandate given to an expert, etc.) without proposing an alternative in return, with elegance and gentleness, so that a peaceful dynamic of trust is preserved.

== 3 – Unacceptable behaviour ==

The Universal Code of Conduct aims to help community members identify situations of bad behaviour. The following behaviours are considered unacceptable within the WikiDeal community:

=== 3.1 – Harassment ===

This includes any behaviour intended primarily to intimidate, outrage or upset a person, or any behaviour where this would reasonably be considered the most likely main outcome. Behaviour can be considered harassment if it is beyond what a reasonable person would be expected to tolerate in a global, intercultural environment. Harassment often takes the form of emotional abuse, especially towards people who are in a vulnerable position, and may include contacting workplaces or friends and family members in an effort to intimidate or embarrass. In some cases, behaviour that would not rise to the level of harassment in a single case can become harassment through repetition. Harassment includes but is not limited to:

* '''Insults:''' This includes name calling, using slurs or stereotypes, and any attacks based on personal characteristics. Insults may refer to perceived characteristics like intelligence, appearance, ethnicity, race, religion (or lack thereof), culture, caste, sexual orientation, gender, sex, disability, age, nationality, political affiliation, or other characteristics. In some cases, repeated mockery, sarcasm, or aggression constitute insults collectively, even if individual statements would not.
* '''Sexual harassment:''' Sexual attention or advances of any kind towards others where the person knows or reasonably should know that the attention is unwelcome or in situations where consent cannot be communicated.
* '''Threats:''' Explicitly or implicitly suggesting the possibility of physical violence, unfair embarrassment, unfair and unjustified reputational harm, or intimidation by suggesting gratuitous legal action to win an argument or force someone to behave the way you want.
* '''Encouraging harm to others:''' This includes encouraging someone else to commit self-harm or suicide as well as encouraging someone to conduct violent attacks on a third party.
* '''Disclosure of personal data (Doxing):''' sharing other contributors' private information, such as name, place of employment, physical or email address without their explicit consent either on the WikiDeal platform or elsewhere, or sharing information concerning their WikiDeal activity outside the platform.
* '''Hounding:''' following a person across the platform and repeatedly critiquing their work mainly with the intent to upset or discourage them. If problems are continuing after efforts to communicate and educate, communities may need to address them through established community processes.
* '''Trolling:''' Deliberately disrupting conversations or posting in bad-faith to intentionally provoke.

=== 3.2 – Abuse of power, privilege, or influence ===

Abuse occurs when someone in a real or perceived position of power, privilege, or influence engages in disrespectful, cruel, and/or violent behaviour towards other people. In WikiDeal environments, it may take the form of verbal or psychological abuse and may overlap with harassment.
* '''Abuse of office by functionaries, officials and staff:''' use of authority, knowledge, or resources at the disposal of designated functionaries, as well as officials and staff of the Ynternet.org Foundation, to intimidate or threaten others.
* '''Abuse of seniority and connections:''' Using one's position and reputation to intimidate others. We expect people with significant experience and connections in the community to behave with special care because hostile comments from them may carry an unintended backlash. People with community authority have a particular privilege to be viewed as reliable and should not abuse this to attack others who disagree with them.
* '''Psychological manipulation:''' Maliciously causing someone to doubt their own perceptions, senses, or understanding with the objective to win an argument or force someone to behave the way you want.

=== 3.3 – Content vandalism and abuse of the platform ===

Deliberately introducing biased, false, inaccurate or inappropriate content, or hindering, impeding or otherwise hampering the creation (and/or maintenance) of content.
This includes but is not limited to:
* The repeated arbitrary or unmotivated removal of any content without appropriate discussion or providing explanation
* Systematically manipulating content to favour specific interpretations of facts or points of view (also by means of unfaithful or deliberately false rendering of sources and altering the correct way of composing editorial content)
* Hate speech in any form, or discriminatory language aimed at vilifying, humiliating, inciting hatred against individuals or groups on the basis of who they are or their personal beliefs
* The use of symbols, images, categories, tags or other kinds of content that are intimidating or harmful to others outside of the context of legitimate contractual and informational use, such as the documentation of disputes, contract templates or communication text templates (for example alerts). This includes imposing schemes on content intended to marginalize or ostracize.

== Related documents ==

The following document is referenced by this Code of Conduct:
* [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct/Enforcement-Guidelines|Universal Code of Conduct: Enforcement guidelines]]
* [[Policies/en/Friendly-Space-Policy|Friendly space policy]] (complements this Code of Conduct for events)
* ''See also:'' [[Gov/en/Portal:Vision/Ecopol-Social-Contract|Ecopol social contract (WikiDeal adaptation)]]

Policies/en/Terrorist-and-Violent-Extremist-Content

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{{KidsIntro|Sometimes police tell websites to remove dangerous posts that help bad people hurt others. This page explains how WikiDeal would handle that: what police need to say, how we check if they're right, and how fast we remove it.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards frameworks where decentralized platforms implement terrorist-content removal procedures balancing law enforcement compliance with user rights. This hypothesis proposes that advance policy publication builds institutional trust before deployment, while emerging trends suggest hybrid approaches combining rapid takedown with internal legal review and appeal mechanisms remain essential governance tools.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Wikimedia_Foundation_Terrorist_and_Violent_Extremist_Content_Procedures_and_Guidelines (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

''Anticipation note: this policy is written in 2026, before any marketplace is live, and is published in advance (inspired by the Wikimedia Foundation) to build a climate of trust. It is intended to become relevant as the platform deploys, and this note is intended to be removed once the platform is widely deployed.''

'''In simple words:''' if a police or judicial authority sends a legal order saying that some content on the platform promotes terrorism, this page proposes how the hosting foundation would react: which details the authority must provide, who would review the order, how fast the content would be removed, and what you can do if your content was removed.

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= Terrorist and violent extremist content procedures and guidelines =

These procedures and guidelines describe how terrorist and violent extremist content ("Terrorist Content") on the WikiDeal Markets and Portals (collectively, "the Platform") would be addressed. These actions would be performed by designated staff of the Ynternet.org Foundation in response to receiving a notice, legal order or judgment ("Legal Order") from relevant law enforcement authorities ("LEA"). All Terrorist Content actions would be performed in accordance with the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]] and pursuant to the applicable law.

== Purpose and scope ==

These procedures aim at protecting the WikiDeal communities from illegal efforts to abuse the Platform, cause harm, recruit others to cause harm, and/or otherwise organize to promote terrorist activities in violation of the law.

== Filing a terrorist content notice ==

The relevant LEA would file a request for a Terrorist Content notice of action with the designated team within the Foundation. For the request to be considered, the LEA would file the request as follows:

* Share the official copy of the Legal Order (in PDF format) via its official email address to info@wikideal.net;
* List the following details in the email:
** Jurisdiction of the LEA;
** Contact details of the officer sharing the Legal Order for further communication with the Foundation;
** A succinct summary of the reasons for the Terrorist Content notice;
** Specific details of the Terrorist Content, with the URL of the relevant Market or Portal page to be removed per the Legal Order;
** Legal provisions under which the content has been determined as Terrorist Content by the LEA; and
** Any other information deemed crucial in support of the request, including any other pertinent documentation.

== What if the content I uploaded was removed under these procedures? ==

As part of the internal review process, the legal function of the Foundation would review all removals to confirm that they comply with the relevant applicable law. If your content continues to stay removed after the legal review, it is likely that the Foundation was legally obligated to do so. Please note that the Foundation may also be in the course of appealing the Legal Order, but prohibited from reinstating the content in question unless and until it has succeeded in its appeal. If you have questions about such removal or believe that there is new information that should be considered, contact info@wikideal.net. However, the Foundation may be limited by applicable law in disclosing the information about these requests.

== Who would handle terrorist content notices? ==

If a Legal Order that qualifies as Terrorist Content under the applicable law is received, the content would be removed temporarily, pending a legal review. Once the content is removed, the takedown would be registered in the edit summary as a response to the Legal Order. Unless otherwise required by the Legal Order, the necessary steps would be taken to inform the contributor about the takedown.

== Timeline for terrorist content notices of action ==

Each Terrorist Content notice would be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. Whenever possible, the aim would be to review Terrorist Content notices within one business day. In emergency cases where the Legal Order requires expedited removal, the review and the necessary action would take place as soon as possible.

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]]
* [[Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy|Office actions policy]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Main|All policies]]

Policies/en/Terms-of-Use

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{{KidsIntro|Welcome to WikiDeal! We are trying to build a safe and fair place for everyone. These rules explain how we hope you will use our site and how we want to protect you. We are heading in this direction to make sure everyone plays nice together.}}
{{ExpertIntro|The following Terms of Use outline the intended legal and operational framework for WikiDeal. Rather than strict, unyielding rules, this document represents our current hypothesis for balancing user freedom with platform integrity. We are moving towards these guidelines to foster a cooperative environment.}}
''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Terms_of_Use (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' this page proposes the rules of the road between you and the platform. What you can do here, what you cannot do, who owns what, which license covers the content, what happens if there is a dispute, and who is responsible for what. It is long because it would be a real contract between you and the hosting foundation. Nothing here is in force yet: it is a proposal, to be discussed and adopted.

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= Terms of use =

'''''Fair deals with nice people.''''' The founding question behind this platform: ''can users own, run and sustain a global marketplace?''

Welcome to WikiDeal! The [https://www.ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation] ("we" or "us" or the "Foundation") is a non-profit foundation under Swiss law, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, which hosts and incubates WikiDeal. Its aim with WikiDeal is to empower people around the world to create, negotiate and document fair contracts, using shared contract templates and documentation published [[Policies/en/Licensing-Policy|under a free license]], and to make this common infrastructure available effectively and globally.

To support this community, the Foundation intends to provide the essential infrastructure and organizational framework for the WikiDeal Markets and Portals (collectively, "the Platform") and other endeavors which serve this mission. The intention is to make and keep the contract templates, documentation and governance content of the Platform available on the internet under a free license, in perpetuity.

We welcome you ("you" or the "user") as a reader, contributor or contracting party on the Platform, and we encourage you to join the WikiDeal community. Before you participate, however, we ask that you please read and agree to the following Terms of Use ("Terms of Use").

'''Status note:''' these Terms of Use are a proposal, to be adopted. They are not yet in force. They would be discussed and first validated by the founding steering committee, then transmitted to the community through a [[Market/en/Portal:Soft-Transmission/Main|soft transmission]].

== Overview ==

These Terms of Use tell you about the public services intended to be provided around the Platform, the relationship between the Foundation and you as a user, and the rights and responsibilities that would guide both. The Platform is intended to host a large quantity of contract templates, communication templates, documentation and governance content, contributed and made possible by users like yourself. Generally, the Foundation would not contribute, monitor, or delete content (with rare exceptions, such as under policies like these Terms of Use, for legal compliance, or when faced with urgent threats of serious harm). This means that editorial control would be in the hands of you and your fellow users who create and manage the content.

The community, the network of users who build and use the Markets and Portals, would be the principal means through which the goals of the mission are achieved. The community would contribute to and help govern the Platform. The community would also undertake the critical function of creating and enforcing policies for the specific Markets and Portals.

You, the user, are welcome to join as a contributor, template author, documentation editor, or contracting party, but you should follow the policies that govern each Market and Portal, including the [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] ("UCoC"), which would apply across the whole Platform. Since the shared resources of the Platform are dedicated to being freely accessible to the public, the content you contribute to those shared resources is made available under a free license.

Please be aware that you are legally responsible for all of your contributions, edits, contracts, your interactions with other users and reuse of content, under Swiss law and other applicable laws (which may include the laws where you live or where you use the Platform). This means it is important that you exercise caution when posting, modifying or reusing content, and when entering into contracts. In light of this responsibility, there are some rules about what you cannot do, most of which are either for your own protection or for the protection of other users like yourself. Please keep in mind that the templates and documentation hosted on the Platform are for general informational purposes only: if you need expert advice for a particular question (such as medical, legal, or financial issues), you should seek the help of an appropriate professional. These Terms of Use also include other important notices and disclaimers, so please read them in their entirety.

For clarity, other organizations, such as future local WikiDeal user groups and associations, that may share in the same mission would nevertheless be legally independent and separate from the Ynternet.org Foundation. Unless otherwise stated by the Foundation as an authorized party on the Platform, those other organizations would have no responsibility for the operations of the Platform or its content.


== 1. Services ==

The Ynternet.org Foundation intends to encourage the growth, development, and distribution of a free marketplace infrastructure, and to host the Platform for the public. The Foundation would act only as a hosting service provider, maintaining the infrastructure and organizational framework. This infrastructure and framework would allow users to build the Markets and Portals by contributing and editing content themselves, to enter into contracts with each other, and to reuse the published content. The infrastructure would include technological interfaces that enable users to programmatically interact with and reuse published content (referred to as "Application Programming Interfaces" or "APIs"), and possibly mobile applications.

As used throughout the rest of the Terms of Use, the services consist of: the Markets and Portals of the Platform, the technological infrastructure maintained for them, and any technical spaces hosted for the maintenance and improvement of the Platform.

Because of this hosting role, there are a couple of things you should be aware of when considering the relationship between the Foundation, the Platform, and other users:

<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha"><li>'''No editorial role:''' because the Platform is collaboratively edited and used, the vast majority of the content would be provided by users, and the Foundation would not take an editorial role. This means that the Foundation would generally not monitor or edit the content of the Platform, and would not take any responsibility for this content. Similarly, unless expressly stated otherwise, the Foundation would not endorse any opinions expressed via the services, and would not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any submitted community content. In particular, the Foundation would not be a party to the contracts that users conclude with each other through the Platform, and would not guarantee their validity, fairness or performance.</li>
<li>'''You are responsible for your own actions:''' you are legally responsible for your edits and contributions, your contracts, your interactions with other users, your reuse of published content, your use of the APIs, and your use of the services more generally. For your own protection you should exercise caution and avoid taking any actions that may result in criminal or civil liability under any applicable laws. For clarity, applicable law includes at least the law of Switzerland. For other countries, this is determined on a case-by-case basis. Authorities of other countries may seek to apply their laws to you, including the laws where you live or where you use the Platform. The Foundation generally could not offer any protection, guarantee, immunity or indemnification against the application of such laws.</li></ol>


== 2. Privacy policy ==

We ask that you review the terms of the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] (first draft, under review), so that you are aware of how information about you would be collected and used.


== 3. Content hosted on the Platform ==

<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha"><li>'''You may find some material objectionable or erroneous:''' because the Platform would host a wide array of content that is produced or gathered by fellow users, you may encounter material that you find offensive, erroneous, misleading, mislabeled, or otherwise objectionable. We therefore ask that you use common sense and proper judgment when using the services.</li>
<li>'''Templates and documentation are for general informational purposes only:''' the contract templates, communication templates and documentation hosted on the Platform would pertain to professional topics, including legal and financial matters, but this content is presented for general informational purposes only. It should not be taken as professional advice. A contract template is not legal advice for your particular situation. Please seek independent professional counseling from someone who is licensed or qualified in the applicable area before relying on any information, opinion, or template found on the Platform, especially for significant commitments.</li>
<li>'''Two regimes of data:''' the Platform is designed to distinguish published content (contract templates, documentation, governance pages, and the contract elements that the parties choose to publish, such as the state of a contract: signed, completed, in dispute) from private data (identity, contact details, and the variables entered into a contract, such as names, amounts or addresses). Published content is covered by the free licensing terms of section 7. Private data is not published and is governed by the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]].</li></ol>


== 4. Refraining from certain activities ==

The Platform would only exist because of the vibrant community of users like you who collaborate to write, edit, and curate the content, and who deal fairly with each other. We happily welcome your participation in this community. We encourage you to be civil and polite in your interactions with others, to act in good faith, and to make edits, contributions and deals aimed at furthering the mission of the Platform. We ask that all users review and follow the [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] ("UCoC"), which lays out requirements for collegial, civil collaboration across the whole Platform.

Certain activities, whether legal or illegal under the applicable law, may be harmful to other users and violate these rules, and some activities may also subject you to liability. Therefore, for your own protection and for that of other users, you may not engage in such activities on, or otherwise using, the Platform. These activities include:

: '''Harassing and abusing others'''

::* Engaging in threats, stalking, spamming, vandalism, or harassment as described in the UCoC;
::* Transmitting chain mail, junk mail, or spam to other users;
::* Posting or modifying content with the intention to seriously harm others, such as deliberate inducements to self-harm, or deliberate triggering of epilepsy.

: '''Violating the privacy of others'''

::* Infringing the privacy rights of others under applicable laws (which may include the laws where you live or where you use the Platform);
::* Soliciting personally identifiable information for the purposes of harassment, exploitation, or violation of privacy, or for any promotional or commercial purpose not explicitly approved by the Foundation or provided for by the contractual mechanisms of the Platform; and
::* Soliciting personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18 years, or under the age of majority where you are if higher than 18 years, for an illegal purpose or violating any applicable law regarding the health or well-being of minors.

: '''Engaging in false statements, impersonation, or fraud'''

::* Intentionally or knowingly posting content that constitutes libel or defamation under applicable law;
::* Posting or modifying content, or drafting contract terms, with the intent to deceive or mislead others;
::* Attempting to impersonate another user or individual, misrepresenting your affiliation with any individual or entity, hiding your affiliation with any individual or entity when disclosure is required by these terms or by the policies of a Market or Portal, or using the name or username of another person with the intent to deceive; and
::* Engaging in fraud.

: '''Committing infringement of intellectual property rights'''

::* Infringing copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other proprietary rights under the applicable law.

: '''Misusing the services for other illegal purposes'''

::* Posting child pornography or any other content that violates applicable law concerning child pornography or child sexual abuse material, or encouraging, grooming, or advocating for others to create or share such material;
::* Posting or trafficking in obscene material that is unlawful under applicable law;
::* Using the Platform to conclude contracts whose object is illegal under applicable law; and
::* Using the services in a manner that is inconsistent with applicable law.

: '''Engaging in disruptive and illegal misuse of facilities'''

::* Posting or distributing content that contains any viruses, malware, worms, Trojan horses, malicious code, or other device that could harm the technical infrastructure or system of the Platform or of other users;
::* Engaging in automated uses of the Platform that are abusive or disruptive of the services, violate acceptable usage policies where available, or have not been approved by the WikiDeal community;
::* Disrupting the services by placing an undue burden on an API, a Market or Portal, or the networks or servers connected with the Platform;
::* Disrupting the services by inundating the Platform with communications or other traffic that suggests no serious intent to use it for its stated purpose;
::* Knowingly accessing, tampering with, or using any non-public areas of the computer systems of the Platform without authorization; and
::* Probing, scanning, or testing the vulnerability of any technical systems or networks of the Platform unless all the following conditions are met:
:::* such actions do not unduly abuse or disrupt the technical systems or networks;
:::* such actions are not for personal gain (except for credit for your work);
:::* you report any vulnerabilities to the relevant developers (or fix it yourself); and
:::* you do not undertake such actions with malicious or destructive intent.


: '''Paid contributions without disclosure in the shared spaces'''

:: WikiDeal is a marketplace: concluding contracts and offering goods or services through the contractual mechanisms of the Platform is a normal, commercial use by design, and this section does not apply to it. This section applies to the '''shared spaces''' of the Platform: contract templates, communication templates, documentation and governance pages, whose neutrality and trustworthiness matter to everyone.

::* You must disclose each and any employer, client, intended beneficiary and affiliation with respect to any contribution to the shared spaces for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. You must make that disclosure in at least one of the following ways:
:::* a statement on your user page,
:::* a statement on the talk page accompanying any paid contributions, or
:::* a statement in the edit summary accompanying any paid contributions.

::* Applicable law, or policies of a Market or Portal and Foundation policies and guidelines, such as those addressing conflicts of interest, may further limit paid contributions to the shared spaces or require more detailed disclosure.
::* A Market or Portal community may adopt an alternative paid contribution disclosure policy, which may supplement or replace this section for that Market or Portal.

Undisclosed paid editing of the shared spaces creates an unreasonable burden on the volunteers who investigate and enforce community policies. Therefore, for violations of this section related to undisclosed paid editing, you agree to submit to the binding mediation and arbitration mechanism described in section 14 of these Terms of Use.

The Foundation would reserve the right to exercise its enforcement discretion with respect to the provisions in section 4 of these Terms of Use.


== 5. Password security ==

You are responsible for safeguarding your own password and other security credentials, and should never disclose them to any third party.


== 6. Trademarks ==

Although you have considerable freedoms for reuse of the published content of the Platform, it is important to protect the names and logos of WikiDeal and of the Ynternet.org Foundation, so that users can be protected from fraudulent impersonators. Because of this, we ask that you please respect these names and logos. Any use of the trade names, marks, logos, or domain names of WikiDeal or of the Ynternet.org Foundation must be in compliance with these Terms of Use and with the trademark policy (under construction).


== 7. Licensing of content ==

To grow the commons of free contractual knowledge, all users contributing to the shared, published content of the Platform are required to grant broad permissions to the general public to redistribute and reuse their contributions freely, so long as that use is properly attributed and the same freedom to reuse and redistribute is granted to any derivative works.

'''Scope:''' these licensing requirements cover the '''published content''' of the Platform: contract templates, communication templates, documentation, governance pages, and the contract elements that the parties choose to publish. They do not cover the '''private variables''' entered into a contract (such as names, amounts, addresses or bank details), which are not published and remain governed by the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]]. The software of the Platform is covered separately: in line with the [[Policies/en/Licensing-Policy|Licensing policy]] proposal, the software would be published under the [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License, version 3] ("AGPLv3").

You agree to the following licensing requirements:

<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha"><li>'''Text to which you hold the copyright:''' when you submit text to which you hold the copyright to the published content of the Platform, you agree to license it under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License] ("CC BY-SA 4.0"). 

The only exception is if a Market, Portal or feature requires a different license. In that case, you agree to license any text you contribute under the particular license prescribed by that Market, Portal or feature. 

Please note that this license does allow commercial uses of your contributions, as long as such uses are compliant with the terms of the license. Where you own Sui Generis Database Rights covered by CC BY-SA 4.0, you waive these rights. As an example, this means facts you contribute to the published content may be reused freely without attribution.</li>

<li>'''Attribution:''' attribution is an important part of this license. We consider it giving credit where credit is due, to authors like yourself. When you contribute text, you agree to be attributed in any of the following fashions:
<ol style="list-style:lower-roman">
<li>Through hyperlink (where possible) or URL to the page to which you contributed (since each page has a history that lists all contributors, authors and editors);</li>
<li>Through hyperlink (where possible) or URL to an alternative, stable online copy that is freely accessible, which conforms with the license, and which provides credit to the authors in a manner equivalent to the credit given on the Platform; or</li>
<li>Through a list of all authors (but please note that any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions).</li>
</ol></li>
<li>'''Importing text:''' you may import text that you have found elsewhere or that you have co-authored with others, but in such case you represent and warrant that the text is available under terms that are compatible with CC BY-SA 4.0. For a list of compatible licenses, see [https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/licensing-considerations/compatible-licenses/ Creative Commons]. 

You agree that, if you import text under a CC license that requires attribution, you must credit the author(s) in a reasonable fashion. Where such credit is commonly given through page histories (such as copying within the Platform), it is sufficient to give attribution in the edit summary, which is recorded in the page history, when importing the text. The attribution requirements are sometimes too intrusive for particular circumstances (regardless of the license), and there may be instances where the community decides that imported text cannot be used for that reason.</li>

<li>'''Non-text media:''' non-text media on the Platform would be available under a variety of different licenses that support the general goal of allowing unrestricted reuse and redistribution. When you contribute non-text media, you agree to comply with the requirements for such licenses as described in the [[Policies/en/Licensing-Policy|Licensing policy]] proposal, and also comply with the requirements of the specific Market, Portal or feature to which you are contributing.</li>

<li>'''No revocation of license:''' except as consistent with your license, you agree that you will not unilaterally revoke or seek invalidation of any license that you have granted under these Terms of Use for text content or non-text media contributed to the Platform, even if you terminate use of the services.</li>

<li>'''Public domain content:''' content that is in the public domain is welcome. It is important however that you confirm the public domain status of the content under Swiss law as well as the laws of any other countries as required by the specific Market or Portal. When you contribute content that is in the public domain, you warrant that the material is actually in the public domain, and you agree to label it appropriately.</li>

<li>'''Re-use:''' reuse of the published content of the Platform is welcome, though exceptions exist for content contributed under exemptions of applicable copyright law. Any reuse must comply with the underlying license(s). 

When you reuse or redistribute a text page developed by the community, you agree to attribute the authors in any of the following fashions:
<ol style="list-style:lower-roman">
<li>Through hyperlink (where possible) or URL to the page or pages that you are reusing (since each page has a history that lists all contributors, authors and editors);</li>
<li>Through hyperlink (where possible) or URL to an alternative, stable online copy that is freely accessible, which conforms with the license, and which provides credit to the authors in a manner equivalent to the credit given on the Platform; or</li>
<li>Through a list of all authors (but please note that any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions).</li>
</ol>

In addition, please be aware that text that originated from external sources and was imported into the Platform may be under a license that attaches additional attribution requirements. Users agree to indicate these additional attribution requirements clearly. Such requirements may appear, for example, in a banner or other notations pointing out that some or all of the content was originally published elsewhere. Where there are such visible notations, reusers should preserve them. 

For any non-text media, you agree to comply with the applicable license under which the work has been made available (which can be discovered by looking at the licensing section on its description page or reviewing an applicable source page for that work). When reusing any content hosted on the Platform, you agree to comply with the relevant attribution requirements as they pertain to the underlying license or licenses.</li>

<li>'''Modifications or additions to material that you reuse:''' when modifying or making additions to text that you have obtained from the Platform, you agree to license the modified or added content under CC BY-SA 4.0 or later (or, as explained above, another license when exceptionally required by the specific Market, Portal or feature). 

When modifying or making additions to any non-text media that you have obtained from the Platform, you agree to license the modified or added content in accordance with whatever license under which the work has been made available. 

With both text content and non-text media, you agree to clearly indicate that the original work has been modified. If you are reusing text content in a wiki, it is sufficient to indicate in the page history that you made a change to the imported text. For each copy or modified version that you distribute, you agree to include a licensing notice stating which license the work is released under, along with either a hyperlink or URL to the text of the license or a copy of the license itself.</li></ol>


== 8. Copyright compliance ==

The intention is to ensure that the content hosted on the Platform can be reused by other users without fear of liability and that it is not infringing the proprietary rights of others. In fairness to users, as well as to other creators and copyright holders, the proposed policy is to respond to notices of alleged infringement in accordance with Swiss copyright law (the Federal Act on Copyright and Related Rights), as described in the [[Policies/en/Copyright-Takedown-Policy|copyright takedown policy draft adapted to Swiss law]]. Switzerland has no equivalent of the United States "safe harbor" and counter-notification regime: the draft policy explains what this would mean in practice, including a voluntary counter-notification mechanism.

In appropriate circumstances, users and account holders who are repeat infringers would have their accounts terminated.

If you are the owner of content that is being improperly used on the Platform without your permission, you may request that the content be removed by sending a notice as described in the [[Policies/en/Copyright-Takedown-Policy|takedown policy draft]], or by email to info@wikideal.net. Alternatively, you may make a request to the community, which often handles copyright issues faster and more effectively than a formal legal process.


== 9. Third-party websites and resources ==

You are solely responsible for your use of any third-party websites or resources. Although the Platform would contain links to third-party websites and resources, the Foundation would not endorse and would not be responsible or liable for their availability, accuracy, or the related content, products, or services (including, without limitation, any viruses or other disabling features), nor would it have any obligation to monitor such third-party content.


== 10. Management of the Platform ==

The community would have the primary role in creating and enforcing policies applying to the different Markets and Portals. The Foundation would rarely intervene in community decisions about policy and its enforcement.

It would be possible to notify the Foundation of illegal content, or content that violates these Terms of Use (including all policies and other documents incorporated by reference) for other reasons, by writing to info@wikideal.net. However, you can typically make a request directly to the community of the relevant Market or Portal: this may be more efficient, and is more consistent with the aim of empowering the user community. This contact method is intended to function as the grievance redressal mechanism for all jurisdictions that require one. Grievances submitted through this contact would be reviewed in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Each Market or Portal would usually provide "Help" or "Contact" pages for further guidance, or specific tools for reporting issues. Please note that community mailboxes would be monitored by users of the Platform, not by the Foundation. As a result, they should not be threatened or issued with legal demands.

If you contact the Foundation with a problem, it would typically explore whether and how existing community-led mechanisms can investigate and, where appropriate, resolve it.

In an unusual case, the need may arise, or the community may ask the Foundation, to address an especially problematic user or especially problematic content because of significant disturbance of the Platform or dangerous behavior. In such cases, the Foundation would reserve the right, at its sole discretion (or where legally compelled), to:

* Investigate your use of the Platform (a) to determine whether a violation of these Terms of Use, the policies of a Market or Portal, or other applicable law or policy has occurred, or (b) to comply with any applicable law, legal process, or an appropriate governmental request;
* Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, false or unverifiable information, security, or technical issues or respond to user support requests;
* Refuse, revert, disable, or restrict access to contributions of any user who violates these Terms of Use;
* Ban a user from editing or contributing or block a user's account or access for actions violating these Terms of Use, including repeat posting of unlawful material under applicable law in line with human rights principles;
* Take legal action against users who violate these Terms of Use (including reports to law enforcement authorities); and
* Manage otherwise the Platform in a manner designed to facilitate its proper functioning and protect the rights, property, and safety of the Foundation and its users, licensors, partners, and the public.

Moderation activities may be informed or performed by software (such as traffic flood protection). In those cases human review would normally be available, upon request.

In the interests of the users and the Platform, in the extreme circumstance that any individual has had their account or access blocked under this section, they are prohibited from creating or using another account on or seeking access to the Platform, unless explicit permission is given. Without limiting the authority of the community, the Foundation itself would not ban a user from editing or contributing or block a user's account or access solely because of good faith criticism that does not result in actions otherwise violating these Terms of Use or community policies.

The WikiDeal community and its members may also take action when so allowed by the community or Foundation policies applicable to the specific Market or Portal, including but not limited to warning, investigating, blocking, or banning users who violate those policies. You agree to comply with the final decisions of dispute resolution bodies that are established by the community, following the proposed path of mediation first, then arbitration, as described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Main|Justice portal]]; these decisions may include sanctions as set out by the policy of the specific Market or Portal.

The blocking of an account or access or the banning of a user under this provision shall be in accordance with section 13 of these Terms of Use.

If you believe a problematic content report has not been satisfactorily acted on, or if you have been subjected to a moderation action that you wish to challenge, you may be able to submit an appeal, following the [[Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy|office actions policy]] (proposal, to be adopted) and the appeal routes explained to you at the time or in the help pages of the relevant Market or Portal.

The Foundation would reserve the right to suspend (temporarily, or permanently) the handling of reports or other correspondence from users or third parties, whether about allegedly illegal or otherwise problematic content or conduct, or requesting appeals against moderation actions, if such correspondence was made in bad faith, repetitive, unfounded, and/or abusive. In appropriate circumstances, your email address may even be blocked on the email system, and you would then need to contact the Foundation at its postal address in Geneva if you wish to further correspond with it during that block. For less serious cases (for example up to three polite emails about one or more meritless complaints), this is likely to be temporary. More frequent or more abusive communications are more likely to lead to permanent measures.


== 11. Governance decisions and Platform policies ==

The governance bodies of WikiDeal are intended to emerge progressively, through the founding steering committee and a [[Market/en/Portal:Soft-Transmission/Main|soft transmission]] to the community (see [[Policies/en/Resolutions|how formal governance decisions are intended to be documented]]). Some of the policies adopted through this process may be mandatory for a particular Market or Portal, and, when they are, you agree to abide by them as applicable.


== 12. API terms ==

A set of APIs, including documentation and associated tools, is intended to be made available to enable users to build products that promote fair contracting. By using the APIs, you agree to abide by all applicable policies governing their use, including the [[Policies/en/API-Usage-Guidelines|API usage guidelines]], which are incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference.


== 13. Termination ==

Though we hope you will stay and continue to contribute to the Platform, you can stop using the services any time. In certain (hopefully unlikely) circumstances it may be necessary for either the Foundation or the WikiDeal community or its members (as described in section 10) to terminate part or all of the services, terminate these Terms of Use, block your account or access, or ban you as a user. If your account or access is blocked or otherwise terminated for any reason, your public contributions and a record of your activities on or in relation to the Platform (including any correspondence you have sent) would be unaffected (subject to applicable policies), and you may still access the public pages for the sole purpose of reading publicly available content. In such circumstances, however, you may not be able to access your account or settings. Blocking your account would not by itself extinguish the contracts you have concluded with other users: the rights and obligations arising from those contracts remain governed by their own terms and by applicable law. However, regardless of any other provision in these Terms of Use, the Foundation would reserve the right to suspend or end the services at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Even after your use and participation are banned, blocked or otherwise suspended, these Terms of Use would remain in effect with respect to relevant provisions, including sections 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 to 16, and 18.


== 14. Disputes and jurisdiction ==

''Highlighted for emphasis''

We hope that no serious disagreements arise involving you, but, in the event there is a dispute, we encourage you to seek resolution through the dispute resolution mechanisms proposed for the Platform: '''mediation first, then arbitration''', as described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Main|Justice portal]]. This applies in particular to disputes between users arising from contracts concluded through the Platform, when the parties have agreed to those mechanisms.

If you seek to file a legal claim against the Foundation, you agree to file and resolve it exclusively in the courts of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. You also agree that Swiss law will govern these Terms of Use, as well as any legal claim that might arise between you and the Foundation (without reference to conflict of laws principles). You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of, and agree that venue is proper in, the courts located in Geneva, Switzerland, in any legal action or proceeding relating to the Foundation or these Terms of Use.

To ensure that disputes are dealt with soon after they arise, you agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action you might have arising out of or related to use of the services or these Terms of Use must be filed within the applicable statute of limitations or, if earlier, one (1) year after the pertinent facts underlying such claim or cause of action could have been discovered with reasonable diligence (or be forever barred). If mandatory rules of the law where you normally reside do not accept "choice of forum" clauses like the one above, then (i) the choice of forum clause, above, shall be ignored, and (ii) you can refer any dispute to the courts of the jurisdiction where you normally live, following the applicable law rules of those courts. Similarly, if applicable law does not allow the enforcement of the choice of law in this section, then you can resolve a dispute according to the choice of law rules in the court of competent jurisdiction.

: '''Binding mediation and arbitration for undisclosed paid editing'''

As described in section 4 of these Terms of Use, you agree to resolve violations of the paid contributions disclosure requirements through a binding mediation and arbitration process. In such a process, at the end of the mediation session, any disputed items that remain unresolved would be decided by the mediator acting as arbitrator, in a legally binding decision. The process would be conducted by teleconference or videoconference; if an in-person meeting is required, it would take place in Geneva, Switzerland. The parties would split all fees and expenses related to the mediation and arbitration equally.

You agree, as part of such a process, to cooperate, including by timely providing any documentation in your possession relating to your undisclosed paid editing activities, including the accounts used, pages affected, and clients who purchased such services.

Such arbitration would be governed by the arbitration provisions of Swiss law. The prevailing party would be entitled to recover its reasonable costs relating to the investigation and enforcement of its rights, to the extent permitted by applicable law. If for some reason the entirety of these binding mediation and arbitration requirements are found to be unenforceable, you agree to resolve any disputes as described in the beginning of this section.


== 15. Disclaimers ==

''Highlighted for emphasis''

The intention is to provide useful templates, documentation and contractual infrastructure to a very wide audience, but your use of the services is at your sole risk. The services would be provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and all express or implied warranties of all kinds are expressly disclaimed, to the extent permitted by applicable law, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. There is no warranty that the services will meet your requirements, be safe, secure, uninterrupted, timely, accurate, or error-free, or that your information will be secure. See also the [[Policies/en/General-Disclaimer|General disclaimer]].

The Foundation would not be responsible for the content, data, or actions of third parties, including the other parties to your contracts, and you release the Foundation, its directors, officers, employees, and agents from any claims and damages, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with any claim you have against any such third parties. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from the Foundation or through or from the services creates any warranty not expressly stated in these Terms of Use.

Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through your use of the services is done at your own discretion and risk, and you would be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material. You agree that the Foundation would have no responsibility or liability for the deletion of, or the failure to store or to transmit, any content or communication maintained by the service. The right to create limits on use and storage at the Foundation's sole discretion at any time, with or without notice, is reserved.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the types of disclaimers in this section, so they may not apply to you either in part or in full depending on the law.


== 16. Limitation on liability ==

''Highlighted for emphasis''

The Ynternet.org Foundation would not be liable to you or to any other party for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses, regardless of whether it was advised of the possibility of such damage. In no event would its aggregate liability exceed one thousand Swiss francs (CHF 1,000.00). In the case that applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages (in particular the mandatory rules of Swiss law on liability for unlawful intent or gross negligence), the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you, although liability would be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.


== 17. Modifications to these Terms of Use ==

Just as the community's input is essential for the growth and maintenance of the Platform, community input is essential for these Terms of Use to properly serve the users. It is also essential for a fair contract. Therefore, these Terms of Use, as well as any substantial future revisions, would be provided to the community for comment at least thirty (30) days before the end of the comment period. For changes for legal or administrative reasons, to correct an inaccurate statement, or changes in response to community comments, at least three (3) days' notice would be given.

Because it may be necessary to modify these Terms of Use from time to time, notice of such modifications and the opportunity to comment would be provided via the Platform. However, we ask that you please periodically review the most up-to-date version of these Terms of Use. Your continued use of the services after new Terms of Use become official following the notice and review period would constitute an acceptance of those Terms of Use on your part. For the protection of the Foundation and of other users like yourself, if you do not agree with these Terms of Use, you cannot use the services.


== 18. Other terms ==

These Terms of Use do not create an employment, agency, partnership, joint control or joint venture relationship between you and the Ynternet.org Foundation. For the purposes of European Economic Area law, United Kingdom law, or other laws that involve a similar concept, you are not acting "under the authority of" the Foundation when you use the services. If you have not signed a separate agreement with the Foundation, these Terms of Use are the entire agreement between you and the Foundation. If there is any conflict between these Terms of Use and a signed written agreement between you and the Foundation, the signed agreement will control. For clarity, the contracts you conclude with other users through the Platform are agreements between you and those users, not with the Foundation.

You agree that notices, including those regarding changes to the Terms of Use, may be provided to you by email, regular mail, or postings on the Platform.

If in any circumstance, any provision of these Terms of Use is not applied or enforced, it is not a waiver of that provision.

You understand that, unless otherwise agreed to in writing, you have no expectation of compensation for any activity, contribution, or idea that you provide to the Foundation, the community, or the Platform. This is without prejudice to the compensation that the parties to a contract concluded through the Platform owe each other under that contract.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in these Terms of Use, the Foundation and you agree not to modify the applicable terms and requirements of any free license that is employed on the Platform when such free license is authorized by these Terms of Use.

These Terms of Use were written in English. While we hope that translations are accurate, in the event of any differences in meaning between the original English version and a translation, the original English version takes precedence.

If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms of Use is found unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms of Use and will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and all other provisions of these Terms of Use will remain in full force and effect.

== Thank you! ==

We appreciate your taking the time to read these Terms of Use, and we are very happy to have you contributing to the Platform and using the services. Through your contributions, you are helping to build something really big: not only a commons of fair contract templates and documentation available to everyone, but also a vibrant community of like-minded and engaged peers, focused on a very noble goal. Fair deals with nice people.

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'''These Terms of Use are a proposal, to be adopted. They have no effective date yet.'''

Policies/en/Resolutions

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{{KidsIntro|A resolution is when leaders of a group make an important decision together and write it down so everyone can see it. WikiDeal wants to use resolutions to make good decisions and tell people about them.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards establishing a transparent decision-making culture where resolutions serve as formal governance instruments. This hypothesis proposes that WikiDeal can adapt institutional practices from established organizations, progressively institutionalizing documented decisions as a mechanism for legitimizing cooperative evolution and community accountability.}}

''Source: this page describes and references resolutions of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, listed at https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolutions (CC BY-SA 4.0). The resolutions themselves are not migrated. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' a resolution is a formal decision taken by the board of an organization, written down and published so that everyone can read it. The organization that inspired the WikiDeal policies has published its resolutions for twenty years. This page shows a few examples and explains how WikiDeal intends to grow, step by step, its own culture of healthy and well-documented decisions.

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= Resolutions =

== What resolutions are ==

At the Wikimedia Foundation, resolutions are the formal decisions of the Board of Trustees. They are voted by the board members, pass with a majority of yes votes, and must be made public. The Governance Wiki lists all resolutions approved since 2006: policy adoptions, budget approvals, committee charters, appointments and public position statements. Routine matters are handled through simpler votes; resolutions are reserved for decisions that deserve a public and permanent record.

== A few landmark examples ==

The following resolutions, taken from the official index with their real dates, illustrate what this instrument can carry:

* '''Licensing policy''' (23 March 2007): required all projects to host only freely licensed content, with narrow, project-specific exemption policies for copyrighted material.
* '''Mission and Vision statements''' (11 April 2007): adopted the revised mission and vision statements of the Foundation.
* '''Resolution on Openness''' (8 April 2011): asked the Foundation and its communities to treat openness, and the welcome and retention of new contributors, as a top priority.
* '''Terms of use''' (5 March 2012): approved updated Terms of Use, created after a wide-ranging community consultation.
* '''New privacy policy and access policy''' (25 April 2014): approved a new privacy policy and a new access to nonpublic information policy, and revoked the earlier versions.
* '''Approval of a Universal Code of Conduct''' (9 December 2020): adopted the Universal Code of Conduct as an enforceable policy across all projects and spaces.

== Why they are not migrated ==

These resolutions are historical decisions of another organization, tied to votes that took place in its own board and context. Copying them to WikiDeal would make no sense. They remain available at their source for anyone who wants to study them.

== A source of inspiration for WikiDeal ==

These resolutions should be a key source of inspiration for WikiDeal, and there will be others to learn from. WikiDeal intends to make its own culture emerge, with its own routines and its own rituals, progressively, with the goal of bringing healthy evolutions to life through resolutions.

Policies/en/Requests-for-User-Information

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{{KidsIntro|Sometimes police or courts ask websites about who their users are. This page explains what information WikiDeal keeps private, how we check if requests are allowed, and that we tell users someone asked about them.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards establishing transparent procedures for handling law enforcement requests for user information under Swiss law. This proposal suggests that platforms should balance privacy protection with legal compliance through strict verification requirements, minimal data retention, and user notification protocols, reflecting an emerging trend of user-centric governance in cooperative digital infrastructure.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Requests_for_user_information_procedures_and_guidelines (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes, including a first adaptation from United States law to Swiss law. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' sometimes the police, a court or a lawyer asks the platform to reveal private information about a user. This page explains what such a request would need to contain, that very little private information is kept in the first place, that every request would be checked against Swiss law, and that the affected user would be notified whenever possible so they can defend themselves. Nothing here is in force yet: it is a proposal, to be adopted.

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= Requests for user information procedures and guidelines =

These guidelines are intended for parties (such as law enforcement, government agencies or administrative bodies, or civil litigants) who wish to request disclosure of nonpublic information regarding WikiDeal users or their content or activities on the WikiDeal Markets and Portals (collectively, "the Platform"). These guidelines are also made available for WikiDeal users who are curious about the intended internal policies and procedures for dealing with requests for nonpublic user information.

'''Note on applicable law:''' the source document that inspired this proposal is built on United States law. The [https://www.ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation] ("the Foundation"), which hosts and incubates WikiDeal, is a non-profit foundation under Swiss law, headquartered in Geneva. This first adaptation therefore refers to Swiss law. Every point of this page, and in particular the list of legally valid request forms, is to be reviewed by a qualified Swiss lawyer before adoption.

== About the Foundation and the Platform ==

The Foundation is the non-profit organization that intends to host the Platform and to encourage the development of fair contracts based on freely licensed contract templates and documentation. The Markets and Portals are open and collaborative [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki]-based spaces that may be accessed and contributed to by people around the world.

== Our values and what they mean for your request ==

Freedom of expression and access to information are core values of the WikiDeal proposal. User privacy, and sometimes [https://www.eff.org/issues/anonymity anonymity], is necessary to give life to these values and to protect those that would trust the Platform with their personal information. This means:

* Requesting parties would be expected to meet the requirements below (including all legal requirements) when making a request for any nonpublic user information.
* Every request received would be examined to ensure its compliance with the requirements below and with the law applicable to the Foundation (which usually means Swiss law, but may include other countries' law where jurisdiction over the Foundation is established).
* Absent a credible and imminent threat to life or limb (that is, death or serious bodily injury), the Foundation intends to refuse to disclose nonpublic user information if it believes that it is not legally required to disclose the requested information.
* When possible, the Foundation intends to notify users of a request concerning them, so that they have the opportunity to legally challenge it if they do not believe the request is legally valid.

== Types of nonpublic information the Foundation may have ==

Due to the inherent transparency of wikis, '''most information on the Platform would be public by design'''. For example, the published content of contract templates, the state of a published contract (signed, completed, in dispute) and the history of edits on public pages would be publicly available. You would not need an account to view this information.

'''The Foundation intends to collect very little nonpublic information (if any) that could be used to identify its users offline, and intends to retain that information for a limited amount of time.''' Some of the limited nonpublic information would be collected automatically (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address IP address] of the user's device or their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server proxy server] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_agent user agent] information), while other nonpublic information would be optionally provided by the user (such as an email address). A specific category of nonpublic information on this Platform is the '''private variables of contracts''' (names, amounts, addresses and similar details entered in a contract): they are private by default and are treated as nonpublic information. Regardless, nonpublic information that includes personally identifying information about any particular user would be kept for a short amount of time. You can learn more about the types of information that would be collected, and how long they would be retained, in the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] (first draft, under review) and the [[Policies/en/Data-Retention-Guidelines|Data retention guidelines]].

Please note that users would be able to use the Platform pseudonymously for its public spaces. Even a user who has registered an account would not be required to provide personally identifying information such as a real name, physical address, date of birth, or phone number for those spaces. If they have provided any of this information, the information held may not correspond to a real person, as the user may have provided fake or pseudonymous information. (The identification requirements applicable to the conclusion of contracts between users are a separate topic, addressed by the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]] and the policies of each Market.)

== What would be required from you ==

The Foundation would only disclose nonpublic user information in accordance with the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]], the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] and applicable law, notably the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and the applicable rules of Swiss civil and criminal procedure.

If you choose to submit a request, it would have to meet the following requirements:

* '''Reasonableness.''' It must be reasonable for the Foundation to locate and retrieve the information you request. Requests that would be unreasonably burdensome to execute would not be accepted.
* '''Specificity.''' Your request must be specific as to what particular types of information you are requesting and where it may be located. It must also at least specify the username of the party you are seeking information about (please note that usernames are case-sensitive). General inquiries, requests based solely on real names, or vague or overbroad requests would not be accepted. Please ensure that the requested information is not available through the public interfaces of the Platform.
* '''Relevance.''' Your request must specify the relevance of the information you are requesting to the investigation or case your request pertains to.
* '''Contact information.''' You must include your name; your mailing address; your firm or agency's name (unless you are representing only yourself); your direct phone number; your valid firm- or agency-issued email address (unless you are representing only yourself); and, if you represent a law enforcement, governmental, or administrative agency, your badge or identification number.
* '''Timeline.''' You must include a specific deadline by which the Foundation must respond to your request. With the exception of emergency requests (described below), please bear in mind that a minimum waiting period of 30 business days would generally be needed, so that users can be properly notified and have a reasonable period of time to contest your request if they choose to do so.
* '''Legal validity and enforceability under applicable law.''' Your request must be legally valid and enforceable under the law applicable to the Foundation, which usually means Swiss law. Subject to review by a qualified Swiss lawyer, this would notably include:
** an order or decision directed to the Foundation, issued by a Swiss court or authority of competent jurisdiction;
** a production or disclosure order issued by a competent Swiss prosecution authority in connection with an official criminal investigation, under the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code;
** a request in Swiss civil proceedings, valid and enforceable under the Swiss Civil Procedure Code;
** for requests originating outside of Switzerland: a request transmitted through the applicable channels of international mutual legal assistance, such as the Swiss Federal Act on International Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (IMAC) or an applicable [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_legal_assistance_treaty mutual legal assistance treaty], or, in civil matters, the applicable instruments such as the Hague Conventions. Foreign orders that have not been transmitted through these channels are generally not directly enforceable in Switzerland, and disclosing data directly to foreign authorities may even be prohibited under Swiss law (notably Article 271 of the Swiss Criminal Code): such requests would be declined and redirected to the mutual legal assistance channels. The precise handling of each category of foreign request is '''to be reviewed under Swiss law'''.

Absent a credible and imminent threat to life or limb (that is, death or serious bodily injury), the Foundation intends to refuse to disclose nonpublic user information if it believes that it is not legally required to disclose the requested information.


== Emergency requests ==

If you believe there is a credible and imminent threat to life or limb (that is, death or serious bodily injury) to any person, and that the Foundation may have information necessary to prevent the threat from being fulfilled, you may request an emergency disclosure. The precise legal basis for voluntary emergency disclosures under Swiss law (notably the justification grounds of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection) is '''to be reviewed under Swiss law'''.

In addition to the requirements set forth above, emergency requests should also include (to the extent you are legally permitted to disclose) the following:

* a subject line including the phrase "EMERGENCY DISCLOSURE REQUEST";
* the specific information you are requesting and how it is necessary to prevent the threat from being carried out;
* the identity of the individual(s) or group(s) of individuals under threat;
* the nature of the emergency;
* why you believe it is imminent;
* links to specific content containing relevant information (if any);
* any other information you believe will aid in the evaluation of your request; and
* a declaration, made in good faith, that to the best of your knowledge the information you have submitted is true and accurate. (Swiss law does not provide the United States mechanism of a declaration "under penalty of perjury"; false statements to authorities and abuse of legal process remain punishable under Swiss law.)

The decision to grant a request for emergency disclosure would lie solely with the Foundation. After evaluation of your request for emergency disclosure, if there is a good faith belief that there is a credible and imminent threat to life or limb, the information necessary to prevent such harm could be provided (if the Foundation has it and can recover it).

If you have an emergency request, please email it to info@wikideal.net with the subject line indicated above, to ensure speedy processing.


== Child safety ==

Any discovered instances believed to be child sexual abuse material, including information brought to attention through requests for nonpublic user information, would be reported to the competent authorities, in line with the proposed policy on [[Policies/en/Combating-Online-Child-Exploitation|combating online child exploitation]]. If your request has already been reported to a competent authority or relates to a case being handled by one, please include the case or report information in your request.

== How to contact us ==

You may send your request via email to info@wikideal.net.

Please provide a clear and concise subject line, such as "DISCLOSURE REQUEST - [CASE NAME] - DEADLINE: [DATE]". If you are sending an emergency request (as defined above), please include "EMERGENCY DISCLOSURE REQUEST" in the subject line.

A postal service address for formal legal requests is intended to be published at adoption. While requests would be accepted by these methods for convenience, neither the Foundation nor its users would waive any legal rights or defenses based on this accommodation. If you are seeking testimony from the Foundation or its staff, officers, contractors, or board members, the applicable rules of Swiss procedure on the examination of witnesses would apply; such requests cannot be served by simple email.


== Notifying users of your request ==

The Foundation believes in transparency about when requests are made for users' nonpublic information. This means that the user(s) affected by your request would be notified of it, and that the receipt and resolution of requests would be reported in aggregate form in a transparency report.

When a request is received, the affected user(s) would be notified, with a copy of the request, at least 10 calendar days before the requested information is disclosed, provided that (1) contact information is available for the affected user(s); (2) disclosing the request will not create or increase a credible threat to life, limb or other serious crime; and (3) the Foundation is not otherwise prohibited by law or by an order of a court or authority of competent jurisdiction from doing so. If information about a request cannot be provided to affected users for one of these reasons, it would be provided to the affected users for whom contact information is available within a reasonable period after the threat or legal restriction has ended.

If you are requesting disclosure of nonpublic user information that you believe requires confidentiality, please provide a legally valid and enforceable confidentiality or sealing order from a court or authority of competent jurisdiction, or identify the legal provision that prohibits notification. Please note that notice of such an order or provision must be received before the date the Foundation notifies the user, for confidentiality to be considered.

Upon notification, the affected user(s) would generally be given at least 10 calendar days before the requested information is disclosed (assuming the request is found to be otherwise valid), during which time the affected user(s) may attempt to legally challenge the request. If, prior to the disclosure, the Foundation receives notice from the affected user(s) that they intend to challenge the request, no information would be delivered until that legal challenge is resolved.

== The Foundation's right to challenge your request ==

The Foundation would reserve the right to challenge the scope or validity of your request, on behalf of any affected user, whether or not the affected user chooses to pursue their own legal challenge.

== Cost reimbursement ==

The Foundation would reserve the right to seek reasonable reimbursement of the costs of responding to your request, where permitted by applicable law.

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] (first draft, under review)
* [[Policies/en/Data-Retention-Guidelines|Data retention guidelines]]
* [[Policies/en/Access-to-Nonpublic-Personal-Data|Access to nonpublic personal data policy]]
* [[Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy|Office actions policy]]
* [[Policies/en/Combating-Online-Child-Exploitation|Combating online child exploitation]]
* [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]]
* [[Policies/en/Main|All policies]]

Policies/en/Privacy-Policy

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{{KidsIntro|Your privacy is super important to us. This page talks about our plan for keeping your information safe and only using it when we really need to. We want to be careful with your data, and this is the path we are taking to do that.}}
{{ExpertIntro|This Privacy Policy reflects our strategic intent regarding data minimization and user privacy. It is proposed as a working hypothesis for our data handling procedures, indicating the direction we are taking to align with best practices and respect user confidentiality.}}
''This is a draft version, informed notably by the privacy policies of the Free Software Foundation, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Wikimedia Foundation, Debian, the OpenStreetMap Foundation and Mozilla (links below). Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' this page explains how WikiDeal intends to treat your personal information. Instead of inventing new rules, this draft studies how six respected free software and open knowledge organizations protect the privacy of their users, and proposes to follow the strictest of their practices. Nothing on this page is final: it is a first draft, waiting for review and adoption.

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= Privacy Policy (first draft) =

== Approach ==

WikiDeal does not intend to reinvent the wheel. Free software and open knowledge organizations have spent decades refining privacy policies that are protective, transparent and readable. This draft starts from six of them, summarizes each one, compares them on four criteria, and proposes that WikiDeal align with the strictest practices among them.

The [https://www.ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation], which intends to host the WikiDeal platform, is a Swiss foundation based in Geneva. The final policy would therefore also have to comply with Swiss data protection law and, where applicable, the European [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation General Data Protection Regulation] (GDPR).

== Sources of information ==

The following privacy policies were read and used as sources of information for this draft. Each link was verified at the time of writing.

=== Free Software Foundation ===

Source: [https://www.fsf.org/about/free-software-foundation-privacy-policy FSF Privacy Policy]

The FSF policy states that information is never shared with parties outside the FSF unless users are explicitly made aware beforehand. The FSF describes an "ideological commitment to self-hosting nearly everything", keeping the number of external service providers very small. Web analytics run on free software (Piwik) with anonymized IP addresses and respect for the "Do Not Track" browser preference. Financial data is minimized: only the last four digits of credit cards are retained. Donor, member and customer lists are never sold or distributed. The policy warns clearly that public services (wikis, mailing lists) create permanent public records. A public changelog documents every version of the policy.

=== Electronic Frontier Foundation ===

Source: [https://www.eff.org/policy EFF Privacy Policy]

The EFF policy is among the strictest published by any organization. EFF never sells or rents member, donor or visitor information, and does not share it with government entities except as compelled by law. Website logging is minimized: internal analytics keep only a single byte of the IP address, and logs are deleted after seven days. No persistent identification cookies are used on eff.org. Users are explicitly invited to visit via Tor. Security measures include HTTPS by default, pseudonymization and encryption of personal data, and external security professionals engaged to evaluate the systems. When user data is demanded by legal process, EFF commits to notifying the user and independently objecting to improper requests. The policy commits that any future revision will remain consistent with EFF's mission.

=== Wikimedia Foundation ===

Source: [https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy Wikimedia Foundation Privacy Policy]

The Wikimedia policy is built on the principle that "you should not have to provide personal information to participate in the free knowledge movement": anyone can read or edit without an account, and can register without providing an email address or real name. The Foundation commits to never selling personal information or sharing it with third parties for marketing, to using reasonable security measures, and to retaining data for the shortest possible time. In exchange, the policy states plainly that contributions are publicly and permanently visible. Community-chosen administrators receive limited access to nonpublic information to protect the sites. The policy is presented with a human-readable summary and a glossary, so that non-lawyers can understand it.

=== Debian ===

Source: [https://www.debian.org/legal/privacy Debian Privacy Policy]

The Debian policy states that no personal information is required to use Debian: the operating system is freely downloadable without registration. Participation in the project (mailing lists, bug tracking) is public and archived by design, in keeping with the Debian [https://www.debian.org/social_contract Social Contract] ("we will not hide our problems"). Debian states that it performs no further processing on the information it holds. The policy is organized as a service-by-service inventory, each with its own contact, plus a dedicated Data Protection team. Usage statistics (popularity contest) are strictly opt-in, use a random identifier, and raw submissions are deleted after 24 hours. Git histories are append-only and retained indefinitely for integrity and copyright verification, and this trade-off is stated explicitly.

=== OpenStreetMap Foundation ===

Source: [https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy OSMF Privacy Policy]

The OSMF policy explains a deliberate trade-off: to guarantee the provenance and quality of truly open geographic data, OpenStreetMap does not support anonymous contributions, and edit histories are public with user identifier and timestamp. In exchange, email addresses are never shared with third parties and are accessible only to personnel who have signed confidentiality agreements. Analytics IP addresses are shortened to two bytes and detailed usage data is retained for 180 days. Data is stored in the UK and the Netherlands with backups in the EU. Users can request account deletion (with restrictions), and a public list of registered data controllers documents who processes the data. The policy is unusually candid: it admits that legacy systems have not all been fully reviewed and invites users to report discrepancies.

=== Mozilla ===

Source: [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/ Mozilla Privacy Policy]

The Mozilla policy is an umbrella document completed by per-product privacy notices. It commits to always telling users what personal information is collected. Data may be released publicly in the spirit of the [https://www.mozilla.org/about/manifesto/ Mozilla Manifesto] ("fulfilling our mission of being open"), but only after removing personal information and minimizing re-identification risk. Mozilla commits to notifying users of legal requests for their data unless legally prohibited, to protecting data with physical, business and technical security measures, to notifying users of any security breach, and to keeping personal data no longer than needed, destroying it afterwards.

== Comparative analysis ==

The six policies are compared on four criteria: technical and cryptographic measures, auditing (independent control and verification), ethical commitment (declared principles), and the "deal" (the basic agreement with users: what is collected, in exchange for what, and what is never done). Cells reflect only what each policy actually states; "not stated" means the point was not found in the policy text.

{| class="wikitable"
! Organization !! Technical / cryptographic measures !! Auditing !! Ethical commitment !! The deal with users
|-
| '''Free Software Foundation''' || Secure connections for payments and logins; only last 4 digits of cards stored; free software analytics with anonymized IPs; self-hosting of nearly all services || Public changelog of every policy version; independent audits not stated || Privacy as part of the free software ethic; Do Not Track respected; free software tools only || Nothing shared outside the FSF without prior notice; donor and member lists never sold; public contributions are permanent public records, stated upfront
|-
| '''Electronic Frontier Foundation''' || HTTPS by default; pseudonymization and encryption; logs keep one byte of the IP for 7 days; no persistent ID cookies; Tor supported || External security professionals evaluate the systems; dated public log of policy changes || Privacy protection is the core mission; future revisions must remain consistent with the mission || Never sells or rents any user data; nothing to governments except as compelled by law; users notified, and improper requests contested
|-
| '''Wikimedia Foundation''' || "Reasonable measures" to keep information secure; specifics not detailed in the policy text || Community self-policing; community-chosen administrators with limited access to nonpublic data; independent audits not stated || "You should not have to provide personal information to participate in the free knowledge movement" || Read and edit without an account; register without real name or email; data never sold; in exchange, contributions are public and permanent; shortest possible retention
|-
| '''Debian''' || Append-only git history protecting integrity; otherwise not stated || Transparency by design (public lists, bugs, votes); dedicated Data Protection team; independent audits not stated || Social Contract: give back to the community, "we will not hide our problems" || The OS is usable with zero personal data; participation is public by design and archived; no further processing; usage statistics strictly opt-in
|-
| '''OpenStreetMap Foundation''' || Analytics IPs shortened to two bytes, 180-day retention; email access restricted to personnel under confidentiality agreements; cryptographic measures not stated || Public register of data controllers; working group access bound by confidentiality agreements; independent audits not stated || Open geographic data mission; declared balance between project interests and contributor rights; candid about unreviewed legacy systems || No anonymous contributions, so that open data has verifiable provenance; in exchange, emails never shared, minimized analytics, account deletion on request
|-
| '''Mozilla''' || Physical, business and technical security measures; breach notification; specifics in per-product notices || Not stated in the umbrella policy || Mozilla Manifesto (openness); lean data: nothing kept longer than needed || Users always told what is collected; open data released only after removing personal information; data destroyed when no longer needed; users notified of legal requests unless prohibited
|}

== The WikiDeal privacy policy (draft principles) ==

WikiDeal intends to align with the strictest practices recommended by these organizations. As an initial hypothesis, the future policy would be guided by the following principles, each traceable to the sources above:

* '''No sale, no rent, no marketing use of personal data, ever''' (all six sources).
* '''Data minimization''': collect as little as possible, keep it as briefly as possible (EFF, Mozilla, Wikimedia Foundation).
* '''Two regimes of data, stated explicitly''' (Debian, OSMF, Wikimedia Foundation): private data (identity, contact details, variables entered in a contract) would remain private by default, under the user's control; data published by design (contract content the parties choose to publish, contract status, aggregated usage statistics) would be public, and this would be stated upfront, before any contribution.
* '''Free software tools only''' for any analytics or measurement (FSF).
* '''Transparency about legal requests''': users would be notified when their data is demanded, unless legally prohibited (EFF, Mozilla).
* '''A public changelog''' of every version of the policy (FSF, EFF).
* '''Plain language''', with a summary that non-lawyers can understand (Wikimedia Foundation, this page's "In simple words" convention).

These principles are a proposal, to be adopted. None of them is currently in force.

== Open points for review ==

The following concrete choices are not settled by this draft and await a decision by the founder and the steering committee:

* Which analytics or measurement tool, if any, would be used, and with what anonymization settings.
* Whether and how mobile applications would be covered, and what tracking rules would apply to them.
* How users could obtain restitution or deletion of their data, and with what restrictions.
* Retention periods for each category of data.
* Whether an independent audit of privacy practices would be organized, and by whom.
* Where the data would be hosted and under which jurisdictions.

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Access-to-Nonpublic-Personal-Data|Access to nonpublic personal data policy]]
* [[Policies/en/Main|All policies]]
* [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|Detailed disclaimer]]

Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy/Procedures

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{{KidsIntro|This page explains how decisions get made before someone gets in trouble. Many people check the problem first - like a team member, a manager, and a lawyer. No one person decides alone. Different types of problems need different numbers of checks.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards formalized multi-tier governance structures for community moderation. This hypothesis proposes that enforcement legitimacy emerges through cascading review mechanisms, where action severity correlates with review depth. The emerging trend suggests calibrated oversight - child protection and global bans require maximal review chains, while conduct warnings employ streamlined procedures, reflecting risk-proportional governance models.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Office_actions/procedures (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' this page shows, step by step, who would check what before an [[Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy|office action]] is taken. No single person could decide alone: each action would go through several levels of review. The tables below list the baseline steps for each type of action.

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= Office actions procedures =

In order for an office action to be considered and enforced, the following baseline steps would be involved, as relevant to the requested [[Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy|office action]]. This list is not exhaustive; steps listed here may be expanded to include more steps or removed entirely depending on the type of office action requested. This baseline list of steps is published in the spirit of transparency.

The review roles named below (team member, manager, director, department chief, communications, legal, executive direction) are those of the source organization. They are kept as an indicative review chain: at adoption, they would be mapped to the actual structure of the [https://www.ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation] and of the future WikiDeal governance bodies. All requests would be received through info@wikideal.net and routed internally.

== Primary and secondary actions ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!
! Foundation global ban
! Foundation event ban
! Copyright takedown compliance
! Child protection
! Conduct warning
|-
| 1
| style="width: 30%" | Request office action from the Foundation.
| info@wikideal.net
| info@wikideal.net
| info@wikideal.net
| info@wikideal.net
| style="text-align: center;" | No
|-
| 2
| Request acknowledgement.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
|-
| 3
| Request evaluation by relevant team member and suggestion of a course of action.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
|-
| 4
| Review by the member's team and manager.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
|-
| 5
| Review by the team's director or lead manager.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
|-
| 6
| Review by the department's chief.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
|-
| 7
| Review by the legal function.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
|-
| 8
| Review by the communications function.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | Maybe
|-
| 9
| Review by the executive direction.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | Maybe
|-
| 10
| Enforcement of the office action and notice to the affected individual.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
|-
| 11
| Notice to other affected parties.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
|-
| 12
| Dissemination of information relevant to the office action to specific groups.
| style="text-align: center;" | Maybe
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
|-
| 13
| Appeal option
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Maybe
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | Maybe
|}

== Actions involving advanced rights ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!
! Interaction ban
! CheckUser
! Page protection
! Advanced rights removal
! Range blocks
|-
| 1
| style="width: 30%" | Request office action from the Foundation.
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
|-
| 2
| Request acknowledgement.
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
|-
| 3
| Request evaluation by relevant team member and suggestion of a course of action.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
|-
| 4
| Review by the member's team and manager.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
|-
| 5
| Review by the team's director or lead manager.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
|-
| 6
| Review by the department's chief.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
|-
| 7
| Review by the legal function.
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
|-
| 8
| Review by the communications function.
| style="text-align: center;" | Maybe
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
|-
| 9
| Review by the executive direction.
| style="text-align: center;" | Maybe
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
|-
| 10
| Enforcement of the office action and notice to the affected individual.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
|-
| 11
| Notice to other affected parties.
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
|-
| 12
| Dissemination of information relevant to the office action to specific groups.
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | No
|-
| 13
| Appeal option
| style="text-align: center;" | Maybe
| style="text-align: center;" | No
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
| style="text-align: center;" | Yes
|}

Certain steps of the aforementioned process may be omitted and others may be added, subject to each specific office action and the relevant policy that prescribes it.

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy|Office actions policy]]
* [[Policies/en/Main|All policies]]

Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy

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{{KidsIntro|Sometimes people break important rules on WikiDeal. Usually, the community fixes problems themselves. But if something is really dangerous, illegal, or hurts a child, the foundation staff can take strong action like removing content or banning someone.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards hybrid governance models where platform foundations maintain residual enforcement authority for rare, legally-mandated or safety-critical interventions, while community-driven policies remain primary. This hypothesis proposes that office actions function as complementary safeguards—triggered only when community mechanisms prove insufficient or when legal obligations necessitate override.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Office_actions (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' most problems on the platform would be handled by the community itself. But in rare and serious cases (legal orders, danger for a person, child protection), the hosting foundation itself would have to step in: delete or protect a page, ban someone, or take other direct actions. These are called office actions. They would be rare, follow strict internal processes, and should not be undone by users. Nothing here is in force yet: it is a proposal, to be adopted.

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= Office actions policy =

The office actions policy is a set of guidelines and [[Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy/Procedures|procedures]] regarding official changes to or removals of content on the WikiDeal Markets and Portals (collectively, "the Platform"), or actions against specific individuals, performed by staff members of the [https://www.ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation] ("the Foundation") and under its authority, upon receipt of one or multiple complaints from the community or the public, or as required by law. Complaints that may lead to enforcement of office actions may include, but are not limited to, privacy violations, child protection, copyright infringement or systematic harassment. All office actions would be performed pursuant to the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]].

== Purpose and scope ==

The purpose of this policy is to help improve the actual and perceived safety of WikiDeal community members, the project itself, and the public in circumstances where actions at the level of community governance are either insufficient or not possible. Community policies would remain primary on all Markets and Portals, as explained in the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]], and office actions would be complementary to those community policies. However, there may be some rare cases where the Foundation must override community policy, such as in complying with valid and enforceable court orders to remove content that might otherwise comply with policy, or in protecting the safety of the WikiDeal communities or the public.

Some of the actions described or referenced in this policy mirror actions also taken by the WikiDeal communities and their governance mechanisms, such as [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Main|mediation and arbitration]]. All actions mentioned under this policy refer to actions taken by the Foundation, and any equivalent actions performed by the communities are explicitly called out. For example, the terms "global ban" or "event ban" under this policy refer to global bans and event bans enforced by the Foundation, even though similar bans may be decided by community bodies.


== Primary office actions ==

The Foundation would not hold editorial or supervisory control over content and conduct on the Platform; this work would be done by a largely autonomous community of users who, in accordance with the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]], create their own policies meant to uphold the goals of a fair and safe marketplace. However, in cases where community actions have not been effective and/or legal considerations require intervention, the Foundation could take actions accordingly.

=== Foundation global ban ===

A global ban is one of the most severe actions the Foundation could take in order to address misconduct or serious threats to the safety of users, the public or the Platform, pursuant to the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]]. It would be performed primarily in order to help assure the actual and perceived safety of users of the Platform and to assist in preventing prohibited behavior that hinders fair dealing and dialogue. Situations that may lead to a Foundation global ban include, but are not limited to:

* users engaging in significant or repeated harassment of users on multiple Markets or Portals;
* users engaging in significant or repeated harassment outside the Platform so as to threaten (emotionally or physically) users;
* placing in danger, significantly compromising or otherwise threatening the trust or safety of users or staff;
* users repeatedly or egregiously violating the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]], such as through hosting illegal content on the servers of the Platform; or
* threatening or compromising the security of the technical infrastructure of the Platform.

In some cases, a Foundation global ban could be issued following Terms of Use violations that, individually, would not be sufficient to warrant a global ban, but form part of a broader pattern of seriously problematic conduct. In those cases, the global ban would typically be issued only after prior warnings (from the community and/or the Foundation). However, the Foundation would reserve the right to impose a global ban directly, in sufficiently severe cases of repetitive Terms of Use violation, or where it has not been practical to offer warnings.

A global ban would prohibit individuals, either in their own capacity or as agents of others, from all websites, platforms and activities related to WikiDeal. This includes, but is not limited to, the Markets and Portals, mailing lists hosted by the Foundation, technical infrastructure, as well as any in-person events sponsored or funded by the Foundation for WikiDeal. Accordingly, an individual globally banned by the Foundation would not be allowed to participate in, edit, contribute, or otherwise modify any content on those sites, platforms, or lists without the explicit permission of the Foundation.

A global ban would be placed against an individual instead of against a specific username. It would therefore apply to any alternate accounts an individual may control and any accounts they might create after the ban has been enacted. It could also apply to anonymous accounts the banned individual may be using or may use in the future.

Global bans would be considered a last resort and would only be enforced upon receipt of a complaint, investigation, extensive review and explicit approval following the [[Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy/Procedures|procedures]]. As they prohibit all involvement in the Platform and its activities from the moment they are enacted, by definition they also prohibit potentially positive future involvement of the banned individual, regardless of the outcome of that involvement. Knowingly facilitating the contributions of a globally banned individual, acting as a proxy for such a person, or attempting to interfere with the enforcement of a global ban may result in sanctions, including loss of advanced user rights or suspension of contributing access to the Platform. Since global bans would be reserved for severe cases, their duration should typically be expected to be indefinite.

A ban would not, by itself, extinguish the contracts already concluded between users through the Platform: the consequences of a ban on pending contracts are addressed in the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]].

=== Foundation event ban ===

A Foundation event ban is an office action enforced in order to help improve the actual and perceived safety of users attending in-person events related to WikiDeal. It would be placed under exceptional circumstances such as repeated abuse or behavior that compromises the trust and safety of volunteers or users. While not limited to these examples, Foundation event bans could be enacted in situations such as where:

* users have already exhibited or have threatened to exhibit harassing or otherwise abusive conduct during in-person events; or
* users have already exhibited or indicated an intention to attend in-person events in bad faith or to systematically undermine discussions and collaboration.

An event ban would restrict the access, attendance and/or participation of individuals at offline events that are sponsored or funded by the Foundation for WikiDeal or, in some cases, associated entities (such as partner organizations or [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User Groups|user groups]]). This would not be an action unique to the Foundation; communities could also enact event bans under the [[Policies/en/Friendly-Space-Policy|Friendly space policy]] when they feel that a ban will help maintain the trust and safety of community members and users attending offline events. Event bans imposed by the Foundation may be subject to different criteria than those developed and observed by communities, but are intended to complement them.

Being banned from local events would not automatically mean that one is banned from all global events. The terms of one event ban can differ from those of another and may depend on multiple variables. For example, Foundation event bans could be:

* Location specific: one may be banned from all in-person events taking place within a certain geographical area, such as a city or a country.
* Project specific: they may be applicable to any events relating to work and/or collaboration on particular Markets or Portals.
* Time specific: event bans may not necessarily be indefinite; they may be placed for a specific period.

While an event ban could be lifted if it is found that it has served its purpose, continued abuse from the banned user may weigh into a decision by the Foundation to expand the ban. If notice of an event ban does not include a specific expiration date or note that it is irrevocable, an appeal may be sent to info@wikideal.net. (Event bans that are part of global bans or lead to global bans would not be subject to appeal.)

Event bans could be one step before a global ban, as they would be placed in situations where a complaint has been made to the Foundation regarding user conduct that specifically occurs or may occur during in-person events. They may, however, exist in isolation, if the issue leading to the event ban is not a concern in online interaction or behavior.

Pursuant to this policy, names or pseudonyms of individuals explicitly (through an event ban) or implicitly (through a global ban) banned from attending events could be made available to designated teams or individuals within an event organization team or safe space committee, in the form of an event bans list. The list could include more identifying information if available, including photographs to help in identification.

=== Copyright takedown compliance ===

The Foundation encourages people to first consider taking advantage of the community-led processes in order to report and resolve instances of copyright infringement. This can be done by writing to info@wikideal.net with an informal request for content removal, including all relevant information in support of your request, such as the location of the reported material as well as information that helps establish copyright ownership and the legality or illegality of the material's use.

In some cases, the Foundation could also receive formal takedown requests. The handling of formal copyright takedown requests under Swiss law, including the review of every notice, the possibility to challenge a removal, and the treatment of repeat infringers, is described in the [[Policies/en/Copyright-Takedown-Policy|copyright takedown policy]] (draft adaptation to Swiss law, under review). In the spirit of transparency, the Foundation intends to inform the WikiDeal community each time it performs a formal takedown, as well as through aggregate statistics.

As with all office actions, reverting takedowns performed under this policy without appropriate legal reasons is strongly discouraged. As a matter of policy, the Foundation could terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of repeat infringers. In most cases, it could also terminate the accounts of users who, upon being notified that content they have contributed has been removed as a result of a formal complaint, revert that removal.

=== Child protection ===

The safety of minors is extremely important, and the Foundation intends to go to great lengths to help assure it. To that effect, if minors are believed to be at risk, actions would be taken right away. These actions aim at mitigating both conduct and content promoting child abuse. Child abuse may be discussed educationally as part of documentation, but never promotionally or with the purpose of titillation.

Pursuing or facilitating inappropriate adult-child relationships is not acceptable on the Platform. This type of activity may include, but is not limited to, posting child sexual abuse material or any material depicting inappropriate sexual acts between adults and minors that violates applicable law, distributing or trafficking obscene material against minors that is unlawful under applicable law, conducting communications with underage users through the Platform in an attempt to groom them, attempting to move their communications to other platforms for grooming purposes, or attempting to approach minors inappropriately during in-person events. Read more in the proposed policy on [[Policies/en/Combating-Online-Child-Exploitation|combating online child exploitation]].

Concerns about child safety would be reviewed and appropriate actions taken as a matter of priority. Instances believed to be child sexual abuse material, including information brought to attention through requests for nonpublic user information, would be reported to the competent authorities, in line with the [[Policies/en/Requests-for-User-Information#childsafety|Requests for user information procedures and guidelines]]. The Foundation could also take additional actions against individuals found to be engaging in such activities, such as alerting local or international law enforcement.

== Secondary office actions ==

The actions listed under this section would generally be performed at the Foundation's discretion, as a possible outcome of the evaluation of a separate report. Direct requests for these actions would generally be deferred to appropriate community governance mechanisms, starting with [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Main|mediation, then arbitration]].

=== Conduct warning ===

A conduct warning would be issued when a situation is observed to be problematic and is meant to be a preventative measure against further escalation. It is considered as a step geared towards de-escalation of the situation, when this is believed to have sufficient margin for it. It informs the recipient that behavior they may consider acceptable is in fact not, grants them the opportunity to reflect on it, and encourages them to take corrective measures towards mitigating and eventually eliminating it.

A conduct warning would usually be issued by the Foundation in situations where a user's online and/or offline behavior is considered borderline abusive, disruptive or otherwise hindering the collaborative process, but does not yet rise to the level of corrective actions. Such a warning would typically aim to address the type of conduct that may include, but is not limited to, repeated personal attacks, edit warring, impersonation or otherwise inappropriate in-person commentary and behavior.

There may be some circumstances where a warning is offered as a courtesy to users who may be otherwise sanctioned by an event or global ban. Warnings would be given only after an extensive evaluation, including review by multiple relevant staff, and would be issued confidentially. Their intent is not to shame the individual or escalate the situation, but to offer a user believed to be working in good faith an opportunity to cease behaviors that would otherwise lead to sanctions.

=== Removal of advanced rights ===

In extremely rare situations, the Foundation could become aware of circumstances and information regarding major breaches of trust performed by users with access to advanced tools. It may not be possible to share some or all of that information with the WikiDeal communities due to privacy reasons, and the case can therefore not be handled through community governance mechanisms. In some of those cases, the abuses reported may not rise to the level of irreversibly expelling the user from the communities; however, they may be severe enough to have breached the community's trust in the individuals involved and therefore warrant removal of administrative rights.

Removals of user rights would usually be either permanent or long term. Rebuilding trust is not impossible, which is why individuals are encouraged to reflect on their actions leading up to the removal of their advanced rights and consider how they may best serve the communities moving forward. In situations of long term removals, and once the no-rights period has elapsed, a user may have to fulfill additional criteria before they are permitted to reapply for advanced rights; those would be made known to them at the time of the removal.

== Use of advanced rights by Foundation staff ==

There is a wide range of administrative actions that could be performed by the Foundation during the evaluation of reports of misconduct, in upholding the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]]. Theoretically, this could be any administrative action that can be performed by volunteers in the communities. The Foundation intends to support and encourage community autonomy and therefore to take the smallest amount of action possible, which is why it would not be customary to accept community requests for said actions.

=== CheckUser ===

Of all administrative rights, CheckUser (a tool that reveals technical data, such as IP addresses, associated with an account) would be the one most commonly used by the team designated by the Foundation, in order to help assure the trust and safety of WikiDeal communities. More often than not, it would be used during the review process of emergency reports regarding threats of harm against community members, users, public figures or the general public. It could also be used in response to requests for information, in line with the [[Policies/en/Requests-for-User-Information|Requests for user information procedures and guidelines]] and the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] (first draft, under review), or in connection with legal disputes and regulatory investigations. It could sometimes be used in relation to the investigation of long term abuse in consideration of a global ban, as well as when issuing a global ban. Last but not least, it could be used when reviewing reports of alternate accounts suspected to be used by globally banned users, in enforcing a global ban. In any case, performing a CheckUser alone does not mean or prove that the person checked has done something wrong.

It should be noted that, because of the sensitive nature of the information it may convey, CheckUser would only be used when the information is pertinent in protecting the communities and only if there is no other reasonable way to obtain it. While the Foundation could share CheckUser information with highly trusted members of the community, it could opt to withhold said information if revealing it hinders ongoing efforts by law enforcement to protect the public or endangers community members. This action would be performed through a staff account. See also the [[Policies/en/Modifying-CheckUser-Logs|guidelines on modifying CheckUser logs]] (under construction).

=== Page protection ===

Page protection prevents a broad range of users from editing a specific page. It may affect users with or without special permissions, and a "do not touch" rule impacting all users could also be imposed. Foundation page protection would be granted in only the rarest circumstances and would typically require a court order or a substantial risk to the trust and safety of users, staff, or the public. It would otherwise be left for community mechanisms to handle, in line with the policies of each Market or Portal.

When a page is protected under this policy, a clearly visible notice would be placed on the page. A page could be reduced to a few sentences to remove questionable content, and people would then be invited to build it up again, following instructions provided on the page.

=== Range blocks ===

Range blocks are typically an action taken by the communities in order to help reduce vandalism and disruption. However, in some cases the Foundation could impose a range block in order to enforce a global ban, while upholding the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]].

Range blocks prevent a group of IP addresses from becoming active on the Platform; range-blocked IPs would be prevented from creating an account, editing, or contacting other users through on-platform features.

When range blocks are placed in the course of enforcing a global ban, they would be performed under a dedicated role account of the Foundation. In any other situation, they would be performed through a staff account.


== Requesting an office action ==

A request for consideration of an office action should be sent to info@wikideal.net, from which it would be routed to the function in charge of the specific action. In order for the request to be considered, it is important that it:

* explicitly specifies the action requested;
* includes a succinct summary of the reasons for the request;
* provides evidence (URLs) that there have already been attempts to have the issue resolved through community governance structures, starting with [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Main|mediation, then arbitration]], where applicable and where possible; and
* includes any crucial information and evidence in support of the request, including pertinent documentation, subject to specific action requirements as detailed under the corresponding section.

== Who would perform office actions? ==

Office actions would be performed strictly by Foundation staff or contractors. They could be authorized by any representative or delegate of the Foundation, usually as directed by its legal counsel or as prescribed by each individual policy related to the specific office action.

Office actions would usually come from a dedicated role account, clearly identified as acting for the Foundation. In some cases, like performing copyright takedowns, office actions could be performed by an individual staff account. Either way, they would be clearly indicated both during and after, to prevent ambiguities.

Administrators and others who have the technical power to revert or edit office actions are strongly cautioned against doing so. Unauthorized modifications to office actions would not only be reverted, but may lead to sanctions by the Foundation, such as revocation of the rights of the individual involved. When in doubt, community members should consult the Foundation staff member who performed the office action. However, details regarding an office action would only be shared to the extent that they do not compromise the safety of users, the public or the project.

== Timeline of office actions ==

Each office action request is as unique as the person it regards. This applies especially to requests regarding conduct issues; content related actions tend to be more straightforward. Moreover, each action listed under this policy would be subject to different internal processes; it may be the outcome of the evaluation of a reported behavior, rather than the evaluation happening in order to determine if a requested action is warranted.

For these reasons there would be no set timeline for office actions in general. However, the Foundation intends to respond as soon as possible and to adhere to the following timeline guidelines:

* Global bans: 4 weeks
* Event bans: 4 weeks
* Copyright takedown compliance: 7 business days
* Child protection: 24 hours

While the intention is to adhere to the aforementioned timeline guidelines, it is possible that it takes longer for an office action request to be evaluated and granted. Delays in evaluation can be caused by the receipt of additional or new information regarding the original request, the request expanding substantially during evaluation, or other unforeseen circumstances.


== Appeals ==

Office actions, or Foundation decisions ''not'' to take an office action, could be appealed within 6 months of their first issuance or of their substantial, atypical modification (the extension of a suspension by several months, for example, would not trigger a new right to appeal), upon approval of the Foundation's legal counsel.

Only individuals directly involved in a case could request review, either as the individual who requested the initial case or as the individual under investigation. Reviews could be requested following the decision (that is, whether or not to take an office action), at the end of the investigation.

Appeals against office actions should be sent by email to info@wikideal.net, setting out the reason(s) why the action was inappropriate.

With regards to office actions undertaken around investigations into the behavior of specific users, a volunteer case review function could be established by the future governance bodies to review appeals of eligible office actions. Until such a function exists, appeals would be reviewed internally by the Foundation, and the community dispute resolution path, [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Main|mediation first, then arbitration]], remains available for disputes between users.


== General information ==

It is important to help clarify a few points regarding office actions in general.

'''Office actions would be extremely rare.''' In comparison to actions taken throughout the Platform, led by the community governance mechanisms in compliance with the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]], the number of office actions is expected to be very, very small.

'''Office actions are preventable.''' All conduct mitigated by office actions is unwanted on the Platform in the first place; if such conduct is observed and corrected (that is, removed, ceased or otherwise prevented), no complaint is likely to be made, as there is nothing to complain about. Similarly, if a complaint is resolved before any action is taken, it is unlikely for an office action to subsequently take place.

'''Office actions would be transparent when possible, but safety (and legal compliance) come first.''' It is not always possible to maintain the same level of transparency for every office action listed under this policy as, in some situations, complete or even partial transparency can compromise the right to privacy and/or safety of involved individuals or hinder ongoing police investigations. The Foundation intends to be transparent wherever possible, but not at the risk of placing users, the public, or the project in danger.

'''Office actions would be governed by strict internal processes.''' The lack of transparency involved in certain office actions would not remove the accountability of those enforcing them; they would be required to comply with internal processes and protocols, and office actions would never be enforced without multi-level review and explicit approval. Information regarding final office actions and the internal processes followed in enforcing them would be shared whenever possible.

'''Office actions would not be based on personal grudges.''' They would be performed only following explicit complaints to the Foundation about the content of a Market or Portal or certain abusive behavior taking place within, or affecting the wellbeing, trust and safety of, users of the Platform. In some cases, investigations could be prompted by law enforcement requests or as part of policy enforcement processes. They would also be taken in line with prescribed processes and be subject to strict internal review.

'''Abusive requests would not be acceptable.''' The Foundation intends to attempt to address all valid requests for an office action submitted in good faith through the appropriate communication channels. However, it would not consider requests that themselves breach the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]], the [[Policies/en/Friendly-Space-Policy|Friendly space policy]] or other behavioral policies, or requests accompanied by demands for preferential treatment (such as control over a page). Intimidation, threats of harm or any other communication that may constitute harassment towards staff would not be tolerated. If any of the above conduct is observed and if inappropriate reporting behavior continues after a warning has been issued, the Foundation could entirely refuse to communicate with the reporting party. The lock-out period would be determined based on the seriousness, frequency, number and, if reasonably apparent, presumed intent (for example apparent bad faith) of the abusive reports.

'''Post-action monitoring.''' The Foundation would not generally monitor the Platform for breaches of the office actions it has enforced. It would rely on the WikiDeal community's help in keeping the communities safe and thriving by reporting such breaches to info@wikideal.net, where they would be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, followed by appropriate actions.

'''Enforcing office actions.''' Community members would be welcome, but not expected or obliged, to help enforce office actions. If they choose to do so on the grounds of upholding the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]], this should not be a punishable action and they should not be subject to sanctions. One can help enforce office actions in multiple ways, such as reporting alternate accounts of a banned user, removing content uploaded by a globally banned user, or informing of an event banned user's intent to turn up at an event they should not be attending.

'''Abuse of office or staff actions.''' If you think that the office actions listed under this policy have been abused, you can submit your concerns to info@wikideal.net. This address can also be used to report potential abuse by staff accounts, such as inappropriate conduct or use of their advanced user rights.

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy/Procedures|Office actions procedures]]
* [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]]
* [[Policies/en/Requests-for-User-Information|Requests for user information procedures and guidelines]]
* [[Policies/en/Combating-Online-Child-Exploitation|Combating online child exploitation]]
* [[Policies/en/Terrorist-and-Violent-Extremist-Content|Terrorist and violent extremist content procedures and guidelines]]
* [[Policies/en/Copyright-Takedown-Policy|Copyright takedown policy (draft)]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Main|Justice portal: mediation and arbitration]]
* [[Policies/en/Main|All policies]]

Policies/en/Non-Wiki-Privacy-Policy

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{{KidsIntro|WikiDeal talks to people in many ways: websites, emails, social media, and events. This page explains how we keep your information safe when you use these places. Your information on the wiki itself is protected differently.}}
{{ExpertIntro|This proposed policy governs data collection across non-wiki channels (websites, newsletters, social media, event registrations) operated by the Ynternet.org Foundation for WikiDeal. The emerging trend suggests hybrid privacy frameworks are necessary, where wiki-based and external communications require distinct governance. We are heading towards clarifying third-party service provider responsibilities while maintaining alignment with core privacy principles across distributed platforms.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Non-wiki_privacy_policy (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' WikiDeal would also communicate outside the wiki: informational websites, newsletters and emails, social media pages, event registrations. This page explains how your information would be handled on those non-wiki channels. The wiki platform itself is covered by the main [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]]. Nothing here is in force yet: it is a proposal, to be adopted.

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= Non-wiki privacy policy =

== Welcome ==

This is the proposed non-wiki privacy policy of the [https://www.ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation] ("the Foundation"), the non-profit foundation under Swiss law, headquartered in Geneva, which hosts and incubates the WikiDeal Markets and Portals (collectively, "the Platform"). This policy would apply to the non-wiki sites and channels operated for WikiDeal, unless stated otherwise on a specific site or channel. Examples of non-wiki channels include informational websites, newsletters and email communications, event registration pages, and official WikiDeal pages on social media platforms. Some non-wiki sites could be hosted by third-party service providers; in these cases, a link to that service provider's privacy policy would be provided. The main [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] (first draft, under review) is a separate document and would apply to the wiki-based Platform.

This Non-wiki Privacy Policy would apply to the collection and handling of information about you that is received as a result of your use of these non-wiki sites and channels. By using them, you would agree to be held to the terms of this Non-wiki Privacy Policy and the proposed [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]]. If you do not wish to be held to these terms, please do not use these sites and channels.

For the sake of clarity, definitions in this Non-wiki Privacy Policy are intended to take on the same definitions found in the main [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] once it is adopted. The sites covered by this Non-wiki Privacy Policy are separate from the Platform and would not be covered by the main Privacy policy. If a non-wiki site has an alternative privacy policy, it would link to that policy. If you have any questions or suggestions about this Non-wiki Privacy Policy or the Terms of Use, please contact info@wikideal.net.

Thank you!

== What information would be collected and what would be done with it ==

=== Personal data: non-personally identifiable information ===

Like most website operators, the Foundation would collect personal data in the form of non-personally-identifiable information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, including, but not limited to: the browser type, language preference, referring site, and date and time of each visitor request. This personal data would be collected to understand how you interact with these non-wiki sites and related materials, to maintain and improve them, and to protect against malicious users. From time to time, such personal data could be publicly released in aggregated or anonymized form, for example by publishing a report on trends in the usage of a site.

=== Personal data: personally identifying information ===

Depending on how you choose to use these non-wiki sites and channels, you may disclose different amounts of personal data that could be used to identify you (such as your IP address, user agent information, or general location). This information would be kept confidential, except as provided in this Non-wiki Privacy Policy.

This information would be used for legitimate interests, including to understand how you interact with these non-wiki sites and related materials, to maintain and improve them, and to protect against malicious users.

If you provide an email address, it could be used to contact you or send you surveys to better understand how you use the services and how they can improve, or to update you about the Foundation, WikiDeal and related activities. These surveys would always be optional. Each message would contain information about how to opt out of further emails.

=== Cookies and other data collection tools ===

Some common data storage technologies, including but not limited to cookies, local storage, or JavaScript, could also be used to obtain information that could identify you. This information would be kept confidential, except as provided in this Non-wiki Privacy Policy. It would be used to make your experience with these non-wiki sites safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and interactions, and to generally improve the services. You may remove or disable some or all cookies and locally stored data through your browser settings, depending on your browser. While cookies and locally stored data may not be necessary to use these non-wiki sites, some features may not function properly if you disable them. If third-party cookies were ever used on these non-wiki sites, the proposed [[Policies/en/Cookie-Statement|Cookie statement]] would be updated to provide details of the cookies in question.


== When information could be shared ==

=== With your permission ===

Your information could be shared for a particular purpose, if you agree, or as otherwise specified below.

=== Third-party service providers ===

Your information (including your email address and general location information) could be shared with people the Foundation works with (for example third-party service providers, contractors, community volunteers) in order to help maintain, better understand, or improve these non-wiki sites or the Platform. In the course of providing their services, some of these third-party providers and contractors could also collect and retain user information, including but not limited to user emails and general user location information based on IP addresses, in accordance with their privacy policies and any additional requirements put in place with them. As necessary, safeguards, such as confidentiality agreements, would be put in place to help ensure that these service providers protect the confidentiality of your personal information.

=== For legal reasons ===

Your personal information could be accessed, preserved, or disclosed if it is reasonably believed necessary to satisfy a valid and legally enforceable court order, law or regulation, or other judicial or administrative order under applicable law. However, if a particular request for disclosure of a user's information is believed to be legally invalid or an abuse of the legal system and the affected user does not intend to oppose the disclosure themselves, the Foundation would try its best to fight it. The Foundation intends to notify you via email at least ten (10) calendar days, when possible, before your personal information is disclosed in response to a legal demand. However, such notice may only be possible if the Foundation is not legally restrained from contacting you, there is no credible threat to bodily harm that is created or increased by disclosing the request, and you have provided an email address.

Nothing in this Non-wiki Privacy Policy is intended to limit any legal objections or defenses you may have to a third party's request (whether it be civil, criminal, or governmental) to disclose your information. We recommend seeking the advice of legal counsel immediately if such a request is made involving you.

=== Transfer of the organization ===

In the extremely unlikely event that the responsibility for hosting WikiDeal changes, or the Foundation goes through a reorganization (such as a merger, consolidation, or acquisition), information collected under this Non-wiki Privacy Policy could be transferred to the new organization or become subject to a different privacy policy.

=== To protect you, ourselves, or others ===

Your personal information could be shared if it is reasonably believed to be necessary to: enforce or investigate potential violations of the Terms of Use or this Non-wiki Privacy Policy; investigate and defend the Foundation against legal threats or actions; prevent imminent and serious bodily harm or death to a person; protect the organization, its employees, contractors, users, or the public; or detect, prevent, or otherwise assess and address potential spam, malware, fraud, abuse, unlawful activity, and security or technical concerns.

=== To learn and experiment ===

Non-personal or aggregated information could be shared with researchers, scholars, academics, and other interested third parties who wish to study the Platform, including these non-wiki sites. Sharing this information would help them understand usage and demographic statistics and patterns. They could then share their findings with the Foundation and the users, so that everyone can better understand and improve the Platform.

When third-party developers or researchers were given access to personal information, requirements, such as reasonable technical and contractual protections, would be put in place to help ensure that they treat your information consistently with the principles of this policy and in accordance with the instructions of the Foundation. If these developers or researchers later publish their work or findings, they would be asked not to disclose your personal information.

In general, personal information obtained through these non-wiki sites would not be disclosed other than as described in this Non-wiki Privacy Policy.

== Information you share with third-party services ==

These non-wiki sites and channels may allow you to access third-party services through their interface. For example, if you click on a "Share" button, or a link contained in a blog post or a social media page, you may be connected to an external website. Please note that this policy only governs information collected by the Foundation, and you are responsible for reading and understanding the privacy policies and practices of the third-party services that you use. This applies in particular to social media platforms hosting official WikiDeal pages: your interactions with those pages are also governed by the privacy policy of each platform.

== How would your data be protected? ==

The Foundation intends to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, using a variety of physical and technical measures, policies, and procedures (such as access control procedures, network firewalls, and physical security) designed to protect its systems and your personal information. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as completely secure data transmission or storage, so it cannot be guaranteed that security will never be breached (by technical measures or through violation of policies and procedures).

=== Accessing your information ===

If you would like to access, correct, update, suppress, restrict or delete the personal information held about you, object to the processing of such personal information, or request to receive an electronic copy of your personal information for purposes of transmitting it to another organization (to the extent this right to data portability is provided to you by applicable law), or if you would like to change your communication preferences, you (or an authorized representative) can let us know by contacting info@wikideal.net. While reasonable efforts would be made to comply with your request, there are certain situations where a request may not be granted (such as when your identity cannot be adequately verified, when information must be retained by law, or when it is not technologically possible to change or delete information).

=== How long would your data be kept? ===

Once personal information is received from you, it would be kept for the shortest possible interval that is consistent with the maintenance, understanding, and improvement of these non-wiki sites and the obligations of the Foundation under applicable law. For more information, please see the proposed [[Policies/en/Data-Retention-Guidelines|Data retention guidelines]].

== Transfer of information to Switzerland ==

If you decide to access or use these non-wiki sites and channels, whether from inside or outside of Switzerland, you would consent to the collection, transfer, storage, processing, disclosure, and other uses of your information in Switzerland as described in this Non-wiki Privacy Policy. You would also consent to the transfer of your information from Switzerland to other countries, which may have different data protection laws than your country, in connection with providing services to you.

== Response to Do Not Track ==

The Foundation intends to protect users' nonpublic information. Under this policy, your information could be shared only under the particular situations described in the [[#sharing|When information could be shared]] section. The precise handling of a web browser's "do not track" signal is an open point of this proposal: it is intended to be aligned with the main [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]], which proposes to follow the strictest practices of the reference organizations it studies.

== Changes to this policy ==

Because things naturally change over time, and to ensure this policy accurately reflects actual practices and the law, the Foundation would reserve the right to modify this Non-wiki Privacy Policy from time to time. Notice of changes would be provided in a reasonable time and manner.

We ask that you please review the most up-to-date version of this policy. Your continued use of these non-wiki sites after any subsequent version becomes effective would constitute acceptance of that version on your part.

== Contact us ==

If you have questions or suggestions about this Non-wiki Privacy Policy, or the information collected under it, please email info@wikideal.net.

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority competent for your country or region, such as the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] (first draft, under review)
* [[Policies/en/Donor-Privacy-Policy|Donor privacy policy]]
* [[Policies/en/Cookie-Statement|Cookie statement]]
* [[Policies/en/Data-Retention-Guidelines|Data retention guidelines]]
* [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]]
* [[Policies/en/Main|All policies]]

Policies/en/Non-Migrated-Pages

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{{KidsIntro|This page lists old rules from another organization that WikiDeal won't use. Some rules are only for their special tools. Some are only for their team and bosses. WikiDeal will make its own rules instead.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards a selective policy migration where organization-specific governance structures and administrative procedures are deliberately excluded from WikiDeal's framework. This hypothesis proposes that WikiDeal's governance will emerge organically through soft transmission processes rather than importing incumbent institutional policies, particularly regarding internal staff, board operations, and domain-specific provisions with no cooperative-economy equivalent.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: based on the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki policies index, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Main (CC BY-SA 4.0). Status: proposal, classification to be confirmed by the steering committee. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

During the migration of the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki policies to WikiDeal, some source pages are proposed not to be copied to WikiDeal. This page lists those pages, with an explicit reason for each entry. This list is a proposal: final decisions belong to the steering committee. It covers the policies index (Policy:Main) and the Legal: documentation namespace (reviewed in July 2026).

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= Non-migrated pages =

== Specific to Wikimedia services, tools or technical infrastructure with no WikiDeal equivalent ==

* Wikimedia Maps terms of use: specific to the Wikimedia Maps service, which has no WikiDeal equivalent.
* Wikimedia Phabricator terms of use: specific to Phabricator, the Wikimedia development platform, which has no WikiDeal equivalent.
* IP Information Tool policy: specific to a Wikimedia investigation tool that is not deployed on WikiDeal.
* Peering policy: specific to the network and datacenter peering arrangements of the Wikimedia infrastructure.
* Terms of Use FAQ on paid contributions without disclosure: specific to paid editing of encyclopedic articles; the disclosure principles are integrated directly in section 4 of the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]] proposal.
* Use of Wikimedia sites for advocacy purposes FAQ: tied to Wikimedia-specific banner infrastructure; the [[Policies/en/Use-of-the-Platform-for-Advocacy|policy itself]] has been adapted.

== Specific to the encyclopedic domain or to sister projects with no WikiDeal equivalent ==

* Open access policy: governs open access to scholarly research supported by the Wikimedia Foundation; specific to the free knowledge research domain, not applicable to a contracts platform.

== Covers topics that are not yet current for WikiDeal; could be included later ==

* Donor SMS supplementary terms: WikiDeal has no SMS donation program.
* Trademark policy: the WikiDeal and Ynternet.org Foundation trademark portfolio is still to be defined.
* Scholarship travel policy: WikiDeal has no scholarship program.
* Service provider travel guidance: WikiDeal has no equivalent travel program for service providers.

== Internal administrative, staff and Board policies of the Wikimedia Foundation ==

These pages regulate the internal operations of the Wikimedia Foundation as an employer and as an organization with its own Board of Trustees and committees. They are the internal governance of another organization and are proposed not to be copied as such. The governance bodies of WikiDeal, and the policies that would regulate them, are intended to emerge through the [[Market/en/Portal:Soft-Transmission/Main|soft transmission]] process and the future steering committee: see [[Policies/en/Key-Questions|Key questions]], where the question of Board and staff policies remains open.

* Board of Trustees Candidate Review Process
* Code of conduct policy (Board and staff)
* Code of conduct of the Board of Trustees
* Conflict of interest policy
* Confidentiality agreement of the Board of Trustees
* Credit card usage policy
* Delegation of authority policy
* Duty entertainment guidelines
* Gift policy
* Non-discrimination policy (staff and employment policy; community non-discrimination is covered by the Universal Code of Conduct)
* Policy and political association guideline
* Staff test account policy
* Staff userrights policy
* Travel and expense policy
* Whistleblower policy
* Expense reimbursement guidelines
* Investment policy
* Purchasing and disbursement process
* Audit Committee charter
* Executive Committee charter
* Governance Committee charter
* Product & Technology Committee charter
* Talent & Culture Committee charter

== Specific to United States law ==

* Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) policy: specific to a United States statute (the Wikimedia Foundation is a US organization); the Ynternet.org Foundation is subject to Swiss law, and the relevance of an equivalent anti-corruption policy is to be assessed.

== Reclassified after review (July 2026) ==

The following pages were initially proposed for exclusion, then reclassified:

* Licensing policy: reclassified for migration, now migrated as a [[Policies/en/Licensing-Policy|licensing policy proposal]] covering the licensing of the contract templates of the marketplace, of the governance documents and of the wiki content, which is also published under a free license.
* Access to temporary account IP addresses: now an [[Policies/en/Access-to-Temporary-Account-IP-Addresses|under construction page]], reserved for a future adaptation.
* Modifying CheckUser logs guidelines: now an [[Policies/en/Modifying-CheckUser-Logs|under construction page]], reserved for a future adaptation.
* Visual identity guidelines: now an [[Policies/en/Visual-Identity-Guidelines|under construction page]]; the WikiDeal graphic charter is the subject of an [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Graphic-Charter|open call]].
* DMCA policy: a [[Policies/en/Copyright-Takedown-Policy|first draft of an adaptation to Swiss law]] has been created; it must be reviewed and improved.


== Legal: documentation of the source wiki (reviewed July 2026) ==

The source wiki has a Legal: namespace with several hundred pages. The following pages were adapted and migrated: the [[Policies/en/Data-Collection-Guidelines|data collection guidelines]], the [[Policies/en/Data-Retention-Guidelines|data retention guidelines]], the [[Policies/en/Data-Publication-Guidelines|data publication guidelines]], the [[Policies/en/Confidentiality-Agreement-for-Nonpublic-Information|confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information]], plus the two under construction pages already listed above ([[Policies/en/Modifying-CheckUser-Logs|modifying CheckUser logs]] and [[Policies/en/Visual-Identity-Guidelines|visual identity guidelines]]). The rest of the namespace is proposed for non-migration:

* Survey and research privacy statements (several hundred pages): records of individual surveys of the source organization. WikiDeal surveys would carry their own privacy statements, as proposed by the [[Policies/en/Data-Collection-Guidelines|data collection guidelines]].
* DMCA takedown records: archive of individual takedown notices under United States law; case records of the source organization. WikiDeal has its own [[Policies/en/Copyright-Takedown-Policy|draft policy adapted to Swiss law]].
* Amicus briefs and litigation documents: filings in United States court cases of the source organization.
* Bylaws: internal statutes of the source organization; the Ynternet.org Foundation has its own statutes under Swiss law.
* Conflict of interest guidelines and questionnaire, applicant privacy policy: internal administrative and staff pages, same reason as the internal policies section above.
* 3D file patent license: specific to the 3D file hosting of the source platform, no WikiDeal equivalent.
* Country and territory protection list: an operational list of countries potentially dangerous for internet freedom, maintained by the source organization for its own context. The [[Policies/en/Data-Publication-Guidelines|data publication guidelines]] propose that an equivalent list would be established for WikiDeal.
* European Union Digital Services Act compliance pages: compliance records tied to the source organization's obligations as a very large online platform under EU law; not yet current for WikiDeal, could become relevant later.
* Legal and safety contact information: staff contact page of the source organization; the official WikiDeal contact is info@wikideal.net.
* Legal fees assistance program and community health legal defense program: support programs of the source organization; not yet current for WikiDeal, could be considered later.
* Terms of use machine readability and interaction: tied to the source Terms of Use; could be considered as a technical improvement of the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|WikiDeal Terms of Use]] proposal.
* Misdirected requests to movement organizations: instructions specific to the source organization's network of chapters and affiliates; could be adapted later, when WikiDeal user groups and partner organizations exist.
* Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license: a reference copy of the license text, available at creativecommons.org; a local copy is not needed.

== Review complete ==

The review of the source policies index (Policy:Main) and of the Legal: documentation namespace is complete: no page remains pending. Every page of the source index has either been adapted and migrated to WikiDeal, or listed above with an explicit reason for its exclusion. The exclusions remain proposals: final decisions belong to the steering committee.

The last four pages were migrated in July 2026: the [[Policies/en/Donor-Privacy-Policy|Donor privacy policy]], the [[Policies/en/Non-Wiki-Privacy-Policy|Non-wiki privacy policy]], the [[Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy|Office actions policy]] with its [[Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy/Procedures|procedures]], and the [[Policies/en/Requests-for-User-Information|Requests for user information procedures and guidelines]] (first adaptation to Swiss law).

Already migrated in previous or current blocks: the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] (first draft), the [[Policies/en/Licensing-Policy|Licensing policy]], the [[Policies/en/Friendly-Space-Policy|Friendly space policy]] (verified at the source: not marked as superseded by the Universal Code of Conduct; it complements it for events), the [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct/Enforcement-Guidelines|Universal Code of Conduct enforcement guidelines]], the [[Policies/en/Access-to-Nonpublic-Personal-Data/Underage-Exemptions|Underage exemptions]] and [[Policies/en/Access-to-Nonpublic-Personal-Data/Exceptions|Exceptions]], the data guidelines listed in the Legal: section above, the [[Policies/en/Resolutions|Resolutions]], and, since July 2026: the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]], the [[Policies/en/Cookie-Statement|Cookie statement]], the [[Policies/en/General-Disclaimer|General disclaimer]], the [[Policies/en/Human-Rights-Policy|Human rights policy]], the policy on [[Policies/en/Combating-Online-Child-Exploitation|Combating online child exploitation]], the [[Policies/en/Commercial-Sales-and-Contracts|Commercial sales and contracts]] policy, the [[Policies/en/API-Usage-Guidelines|API usage guidelines]], the [[Policies/en/Code-of-Conduct-for-Technical-Spaces|Code of conduct for technical spaces]] (source: MediaWiki.org), the [[Policies/en/Terrorist-and-Violent-Extremist-Content|Terrorist and violent extremist content procedures and guidelines]], the policy on [[Policies/en/Use-of-the-Platform-for-Advocacy|Use of the Platform for advocacy purposes]], and the [[Policies/en/Feedback-Privacy-Statement|Feedback privacy statement]].

Policies/en/Modifying-CheckUser-Logs

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{{KidsIntro|This page is about rules for fixing records from a tool that tracks user accounts. Sometimes private information gets accidentally saved and needs to be deleted safely.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards establishing governance frameworks for audit log modification in decentralized wiki infrastructure. This hypothesis proposes that transparent policies balancing privacy protection with accountability mechanisms will emerge as essential when deploying CheckUser-equivalent tooling, following principles of selective data deletion while maintaining investigation integrity.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted notably from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Guidelines_for_modifying_CheckUser_logs (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: under construction. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

''This page is under construction.''

The source guidelines describe the narrow circumstances in which the logs of the CheckUser tool (a tool that records investigations into user accounts and IP addresses) could be modified, for example to remove private data exposed by accident. Keeping these logs intact protects the transparency and accountability of investigations.

This page is reserved for a future adaptation: WikiDeal intends to define equivalent rules if equivalent tooling is deployed on its infrastructure.

Policies/en/Main

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{{KidsIntro|WikiDeal has rules to keep everyone safe and fair. These rules are new ideas that need approval before they work. They come from other big websites and are being changed for WikiDeal.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards a decentralized governance model where WikiDeal policies, adapted from encyclopedic precedents, transition from founder-directed proposals through steering committee validation to community-driven adoption. This hypothesis suggests that emerging cooperative platforms can leverage established policy frameworks while maintaining legitimacy through progressive stakeholder participation and soft transmission mechanisms.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted notably from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Main (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

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= WikiDeal policies =

These are all the policies proposed for the WikiDeal platform managed by the [https://www.ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation]. Each policy has the status: proposal, to be adopted. They are working drafts, offered as a first base position (initial hypothesis): each policy must be reviewed and validated before adoption.

== About this page ==

This set of policies was adapted from the encyclopedic world: it is based on the official policies of the Wikimedia Foundation, which have governed large collaborative projects for two decades. Three things were changed in the adaptation:

# '''The managing organization:''' these policies refer to the [https://www.ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation], which hosts and incubates WikiDeal, instead of the original encyclopedic foundation.
# '''The scope:''' references to encyclopedic projects were adapted to the WikiDeal platform, a marketplace of fair contracts.
# '''The status:''' every policy here is a proposal, not yet validated. Proposals are made by the WikiDeal founder ([[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Credits|see credits]]) as initial hypotheses, then discussed and first validated by the founding steering committee (hosting and incubation phase), then transmitted to the community of WikiDealers through a [[Market/en/Portal:Soft-Transmission/Main|soft transmission]]. The community organizes itself progressively, choosing by itself the members of its Board of Trustees, its Steering Committee and its other bodies.

See also: [[Policies/en/Key-Questions|Key questions on strategy and deployment]] · [[Policies/en/Non-Migrated-Pages|Pages that were not migrated, and why]].

== WikiDeal platform ==

These policies or legal guidelines apply to the whole WikiDeal platform.

* [[Policies/en/Access-to-Nonpublic-Personal-Data|Access to nonpublic personal data policy]] (proposal, to be adopted)
** [[Policies/en/Access-to-Nonpublic-Personal-Data/Underage-Exemptions|Underage exemptions]] (proposal, to be adopted)
** [[Policies/en/Access-to-Nonpublic-Personal-Data/Exceptions|Exceptions]] (proposal, to be adopted)
** [[Policies/en/Confidentiality-Agreement-for-Nonpublic-Information|Confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Access-to-Temporary-Account-IP-Addresses|Access to temporary account IP addresses]] (under construction)
* [[Policies/en/AI-Terms-of-Use|AI Terms of Use]] (initial hypothesis, under review)
* [[Policies/en/API-Usage-Guidelines|API usage guidelines]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Code-of-Conduct-for-Technical-Spaces|Code of conduct for WikiDeal technical spaces, including events]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Combating-Online-Child-Exploitation|Combating online child exploitation]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Commercial-Sales-and-Contracts|Commercial sales and contracts]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Cookie-Statement|Cookie statement]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Data-Collection-Guidelines|Data collection guidelines]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Data-Publication-Guidelines|Data publication guidelines]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Data-Retention-Guidelines|Data retention guidelines]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Copyright-Takedown-Policy|Copyright takedown policy (Swiss law)]] (first draft, under review)
* [[Policies/en/Donor-Privacy-Policy|Donor privacy policy]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/General-Disclaimer|General disclaimer]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Human-Rights-Policy|Human rights policy]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Licensing-Policy|Licensing policy]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Modifying-CheckUser-Logs|Modifying CheckUser logs guidelines]] (under construction)
* [[Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy|Office actions policy]] (proposal, to be adopted)
** [[Policies/en/Office-Actions-Policy/Procedures|Procedures]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] (first draft, under review)
** [[Policies/en/Non-Wiki-Privacy-Policy|Non-wiki privacy policy]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of use]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Terrorist-and-Violent-Extremist-Content|Terrorist and violent extremist content procedures and guidelines]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* Trademark policy (under construction)
* [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal code of conduct]] (proposal, to be adopted)
** [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct/Enforcement-Guidelines|Enforcement guidelines]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Use-of-the-Platform-for-Advocacy|Use of the Platform for advocacy purposes]] (proposal, to be adopted)

== Board and staff policies ==

The internal Board and staff policies of the source organization (codes of conduct, conflict of interest, travel and expenses, gifts, whistleblower protection and similar) are not copied as such: they regulate the internal life of another organization. The governance bodies of WikiDeal, and the policies that would regulate them, are intended to emerge through the [[Market/en/Portal:Soft-Transmission/Main|soft transmission]] process and the future steering committee. This remains an open question: see [[Policies/en/Key-Questions|Key questions]] and the [[Policies/en/Non-Migrated-Pages|list of non-migrated pages]].

== Other ==

Other documents provide more information on how some Ynternet.org Foundation activities are conducted and are usually maintained by the staff who conduct those activities.

* Expense reimbursement guidelines (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Feedback-Privacy-Statement|Feedback privacy statement]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Friendly-Space-Policy|Friendly space policy]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* Financial reserves policy (management of the Foundation's own treasury; proposal, to be adopted)
* Legal policies (proposal, to be adopted)
* Open access policy (proposal, to be adopted)
* Peering policy (proposal, to be adopted)
* Purchasing and disbursement process (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Requests-for-User-Information|Requests for user information procedures and guidelines]] (proposal, to be adopted)
* Scholarship travel policy (proposal, to be adopted)
* Service provider travel guidance (proposal, to be adopted)
* [[Policies/en/Visual-Identity-Guidelines|Visual identity guidelines]] (under construction)

=== Charters ===
''Each committee charter now has a structure page, under construction: the sections are in place, the content is to be defined with the founding steering committee and, later, the community.''
* [[Policies/en/Steering-Committee-Charter|Steering Committee]] (founding body, currently being constituted)
* [[Policies/en/Audit-Committee-Charter|Audit Committee]] (under construction; builds on the existing [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Court-of-Auditors|Court of Auditors]] in Gov)
* [[Policies/en/Executive-Committee-Charter|Executive Committee]] (under construction)
* [[Policies/en/Governance-Committee-Charter|Governance Committee]] (under construction)
* [[Policies/en/Market-Committee-Charter|Market Committee]] (under construction)
* [[Policies/en/Technology-Committee-Charter|Technology Committee]] (under construction)
* [[Policies/en/Talent-and-Culture-Committee-Charter|Talent & Culture Committee]] (under construction)
* [[Policies/en/Societal-Impact-Committee-Charter|Societal Impact Committee]] (under construction)
* [[Policies/en/Creativity-Committee-Charter|Creativity Committee]] (under construction)

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Non-Migrated-Pages#legal-documentation|Legal documentation of the source wiki: review and migration status]]
* [[Policies/en/Resolutions|Resolutions]]
* [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|Detailed disclaimer]]
* [[Policies/en/Adaptation-Conventions|Adaptation conventions]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Voting/Main|Voting methods and rules (Gov)]]

Policies/en/Licensing-Policy

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{{KidsIntro|WikiDeal shares all its work for free. You can read it, copy it, and make it better. This page explains the rules that keep everything free and open for everyone.}}
{{ExpertIntro|This policy proposes that WikiDeal content operates under free licenses (CC BY-SA 4.0 for documents, AGPLv3 for software) aligned with the Definition of Free Cultural Works. The emerging trend suggests platforms are moving toward minimal exemption policies for non-free material only when freely licensed alternatives are unavailable, ensuring long-term replaceability and community-driven governance over proprietary constraints.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Licensing_policy (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' everything published on WikiDeal (contract templates, governance documents, wiki pages) is meant to stay free: free to read, free to reuse, free to improve. This page proposes the licensing rules that would guarantee this freedom: which free licenses apply, and the rare, strictly limited exceptions for non-free material (for example the logo of an organization inside a documented contract).

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= Licensing policy =

Once adopted, this policy would guarantee that the content hosted on the WikiDeal platform remains free, in line with the licenses described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Licensing|Licensing]] page.

== Applicable definitions ==

; Market or Portal
: A specific space of the WikiDeal platform in a certain language or multilingual, such as a Market of contract templates or a governance Portal. The Markets and the Portals are collectively called "the Platform".
; Free Content License
: A license which meets the terms of the ''Definition of Free Cultural Works'' specific to licenses, as can be found at https://freedomdefined.org/Definition/1.0 version 1.0.
; Exemption Doctrine Policy (EDP)
: A policy specific to a Market or Portal, in accordance with Swiss law and the law of countries where the content is predominantly accessed (if any), that recognizes the limitations of copyright law (including case law) as applicable to that Market or Portal, and permits the upload of copyrighted materials that can be legally used in its context, regardless of their licensing status.

== Licenses in use ==

The reference licenses of the platform are described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Licensing|Licensing]] page:

* '''Content''' (contract templates, governance documents, wiki pages, documentation): [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)].
* '''Software''': [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License v3 (AGPLv3)].

Both are Free Content Licenses in the sense of this policy.

'''What this policy does not cover:''' the private data of the users. Variables entered in a contract (names, amounts, addresses, bank details) are private data of the parties, not published content. They are covered by the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]], not by this licensing policy. This policy applies to the content that is published by design: contract templates, governance documents, wiki pages and documentation.

== Policy ==

Whereas the WikiDeal platform aims at empowering people around the world to create, share and improve fair contracts under a free content license:

# All Markets and Portals are expected to host only content which is under a Free Content License, or which is otherwise free as recognized by the ''Definition of Free Cultural Works'' referenced above.
# In addition, each Market or Portal community may develop and adopt an EDP. Non-free content used under an EDP would have to be identified in a machine-readable format, so that it can be easily identified by users of the Platform as well as by re-users.
# Such EDPs must be minimal. Their use, with limited exception, would be to illustrate historically significant events, to include identifying protected works such as logos (for example the logo of an organization that is party to a documented contract), or to complement (within narrow limits) pages about copyrighted contemporary works. An EDP may not allow material where someone could reasonably be expected to provide a freely licensed file for the same purpose. Any content used under an EDP would have to be replaced with a freely licensed work whenever one is available which serves the same purpose.
# Media used under EDPs would be subject to deletion if they lack an applicable rationale. They would have to be used only in the context of other freely licensed content.
# Upon adoption of this policy, transition measures and deadlines would be defined for existing media that do not comply: deletion of newly uploaded files under an unacceptable license, and a review process for existing files, following the model of the source resolution.

== See also ==

* [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Licensing|Licensing]]
* [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|Detailed disclaimer]]
* [[Policies/en/Adaptation-Conventions|Adaptation conventions]]
* [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]]

Policies/en/Key-Questions

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{{KidsIntro|WikiDeal is trying to figure out the best way to run a fair marketplace where people can make good deals together. This page lists the big questions they're asking and the first answers they've thought of.}}
{{ExpertIntro|This page documents WikiDeal's iterative governance framework for a cooperative marketplace platform. We are heading towards distributed decision-making through a three-step validation process: founder hypothesis, steering committee review, and community transmission. The emerging trend suggests that role definitions, legal ownership structures, and affiliate representation will evolve organically as the platform matures, reflecting tensions between initial Wikimedia-influenced governance models and marketplace-specific institutional realities.}}

''This is a draft version. This page gathers the key strategy and deployment questions for WikiDeal, raised while adapting the policies listed on [[Policies/en/Main|WikiDeal policies]]. Status: ongoing, updated as answers evolve. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

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= Key questions on WikiDeal strategy and deployment =

Every policy in the [[Policies/en/Main|Policies]] namespace is a proposal. The answers to the questions below follow a three-step process:

# '''Initial hypothesis:''' the WikiDeal founder ([[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Credits|see credits]]) proposes a first answer, as an initial hypothesis to be discussed.
# '''First validation:''' the founding steering committee (hosting and incubation phase) discusses each answer and gives a first validation.
# '''Transmission to the community:''' the answers are transmitted to the community of WikiDealers through a [[Market/en/Portal:Soft-Transmission/Main|soft transmission]]. The community organizes itself progressively, choosing by itself the members of its Board of Trustees, its Steering Committee and its other bodies.

Questions therefore carry one of two statuses: '''open question''' (no answer proposed yet) or '''initial hypothesis''' (a first answer has been proposed and awaits the next steps).

== Questions with a first answer (initial hypothesis) ==

=== Community roles and bodies ===
'''Question:''' the source policies rely on defined roles (stewards, email response team, functionaries, an Ombuds Commission). Which equivalent roles and bodies should WikiDeal create, and under which names?

'''Initial hypothesis:''' for now, the same role names are kept (stewards, functionaries, Ombuds Commission and the others). These names will evolve, because a marketplace of fair contracts will bring realities of its own. This evolution is intended to be carried progressively by the steering committee, notably with people who have experience of the governance of the Wikimedia Foundation.

=== Legal ownership of the platform ===
'''Question:''' who legally owns the WikiDeal platform?

'''Initial hypothesis:''' the [https://www.ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation] is the legal owner of the platform. This is reflected in the [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]].

=== User groups and partner organizations ===
'''Question:''' should WikiDeal have an equivalent of affiliates or chapters (user groups, partner organizations), and how would they be represented?

'''Initial hypothesis:''' yes, and many of them. The WikiDeal community is intended to include numerous [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User Groups|user groups]] and partner organizations. They would follow the same principles as the user groups of the encyclopedic world, with the Deal dimension instead of the Encyclopedia dimension.

=== Vision ===
'''Question:''' what is the WikiDeal vision statement?

'''Initial hypothesis:''' the vision is expressed by the slogan "Fair deals with nice people" and by the founding question "Can users own, run and sustain a global marketplace?".

=== Contact addresses ===
'''Question:''' what are the official contact addresses?

'''Initial hypothesis:''' all official requests go to info@wikideal.net, as reflected in the [[Policies/en/Access-to-Nonpublic-Personal-Data|Access to Nonpublic Personal Data policy]]. This could evolve over time.

=== Legal referent ===
'''Question:''' which department or referent of the Ynternet.org Foundation acts as the "Legal department" referred to in the policies (review of exceptions, requests from authorities)?

'''Initial hypothesis:''' two legal departments are planned:
* '''The legal department of the Ynternet.org Foundation:''' general policy, legal opinions, complex cases.
* '''The legal department of the operating entity:''' day-to-day management, endorsement of contracts, application of the policies through the deployment of contract templates, and defence of the interests of the users before the courts or in the arbitration mechanisms internal to the contracts.

=== Scope of technical policies ===
'''Question:''' which infrastructure-specific policies (technical spaces code of conduct, API usage guidelines, IP tools, peering) make sense for WikiDeal, and which should be set aside or merged?

'''Initial hypothesis:''' WikiDeal is intended to run on its own infrastructure, with many points in common with the source infrastructure. At first sight, all these policies would be kept as they are. One exception is planned for the API guidelines: no takeover of the wiki by third-party bots or APIs. Only one internal AI service, WikiDeal Internal AI, managed by WikiDeal, could modify the wiki. Delegating control of an account through an API would not be allowed.

=== Anti-corruption framework ===
'''Question:''' the source includes a policy based on a United States law (FCPA). Should a Swiss foundation replace it with Swiss anti-corruption provisions or international standards?

'''Initial hypothesis:''' yes. The anti-corruption framework would rely on Swiss anti-corruption provisions and international standards. It would be connected to the Board of Auditors, relying notably on the rules of the State of Geneva, the seat of the Ynternet.org Foundation.

=== Committees ===
'''Question:''' which committees should be created, and with which charters?

'''Initial hypothesis:''' eight committees: Audit, Executive, Governance, Market, Technology, Talent & Culture, Societal Impact and Creativity. The charters of the Audit, Executive and Governance Committees would be taken over as they are. The Market Committee is intended mainly for the user groups. The Technology Committee is intended for artificial intelligence. Market and Technology are closely connected to the observatories: the results of the observatories are intended to be transformed into charters. The charters of the other committees would follow the model of the Governance Committee charter, kept sober and completed over time.

=== Migration order of referenced documents ===
'''Question:''' which referenced documents (enforcement guidelines, privacy policy, data retention guidelines, office actions policy, legal documentation, resolutions) should be migrated next, in which order, and which should be dropped?

'''Initial hypothesis:''' at first sight, all referenced documents are to be migrated. A migration order will be proposed, starting with the adaptation of the list of referenced documents.

=== Reader introductions ===
'''Question:''' should policy pages carry the standard WikiDeal reader introductions (KidsIntro and ExpertIntro boxes), or remain plain reference texts?

'''Initial hypothesis:''' no introduction boxes on the policy pages for now. Instead, each policy page carries a short abstract, "In simple words", which explains in plain language which problem the page answers and which solution it brings.

=== Terminology ===
'''Question:''' validate "the WikiDeal platform" and "the WikiDeal Sites" as the standard terms replacing the source's "projects" and "sites", for consistency with the future Terms of Use.

'''Initial hypothesis:''' for the source's "the projects", the standard term is "the Marketplaces". "The Sites" is not kept: the standard terms are "the Markets" and "the Portals", defined collectively as "the Platform".

=== Trademark policy ===
'''Question:''' how should the source trademark policy be adapted for WikiDeal?

'''Initial hypothesis:''' the trademark policy is under construction.

=== Legitimate informational use ===
'''Question:''' the source allows "encyclopedic, informational use" of otherwise restricted content. How should legitimate informational use be defined for a contracts platform?

'''Initial hypothesis:''' "informational use" remains correct, made more specific: legitimate contractual use, such as the documentation of disputes, contract templates and communication text templates (for example alerts). This is reflected in section 3.3 of the [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]].

=== Community governance mechanisms ===
'''Question:''' which concrete WikiDeal mechanisms (internal justice, arbitration) should carry the application of these policies where the source refers to "community governance mechanisms"?

'''Initial hypothesis:''' mediation and arbitration: the internal justice mechanisms of the [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Main|Justice portal]] and the arbitration internal to the contracts. Mediation can always be requested first, then arbitration.

== Open questions ==

* '''Board and staff policies:''' should the "Board and staff" policies (conflict of interest, gifts, travel, whistleblower) be adopted as such for the Ynternet.org Foundation, or merged with its existing internal regulations?
* '''Non-migrated pages:''' confirm the remaining classifications proposed on [[Policies/en/Non-Migrated-Pages|Non-migrated pages]] (non-discrimination policy, tool-dependent policies, and the exclusions from the Legal: documentation of the source wiki). The other points initially listed have been settled: the [[Policies/en/Licensing-Policy|licensing policy]] and the [[Policies/en/Friendly-Space-Policy|friendly space policy]] have been migrated, the [[Policies/en/Copyright-Takedown-Policy|DMCA policy]] has a first draft adapted to Swiss law, and the [[Policies/en/Visual-Identity-Guidelines|visual identity guidelines]] are an under construction page.

Policies/en/Human-Rights-Policy

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{{KidsIntro|Everyone should have basic rights like speaking freely, staying safe, and being treated fairly. This page says WikiDeal promises to protect these rights for all people who use it.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards platforms that embed human rights protections as operational infrastructure rather than afterthoughts. This hypothesis proposes that decentralized marketplaces can advance non-discrimination and equal access to contracting by grounding operations in international human rights instruments, though tensions remain between platform governance autonomy and accountability mechanisms.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Wikimedia_Human_Rights_Policy (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' human rights are the basic rights of every person: expressing yourself freely, being safe, not being discriminated against. This page proposes the commitment of the platform and its hosting foundation to respect and protect those rights: for the people who work on the platform, for the volunteers who contribute to it, and for everyone affected by it. It also proposes how problems would be reported and fixed.

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= Human rights policy =

== Introduction ==

The WikiDeal vision, ''fair deals with nice people'', and its founding question, ''can users own, run and sustain a global marketplace?'', both rely upon and enable human rights. For that vision to thrive, people must be able to seek, receive, and impart information freely, and to associate and contract with each other fairly. The Platform depends upon the human right to freedom of expression as enshrined in Article 19 of the [https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights Universal Declaration of Human Rights], which also affirms the right to "seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."

WikiDeal aims at advancing access to fair contracting for communities around the world by removing barriers to access so that everyone can fully participate in, and benefit from, the WikiDeal Markets and Portals (collectively, "the Platform"). By promoting equal access to contractual knowledge and tools, the project challenges the historic concentration of legal and commercial capability in the hands of a few. Recognizing that many people have been excluded by structures of power and privilege, the Platform could play a role in realizing the human right to non-discrimination, for women, LGBTQ+ communities, historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and communities in underserved regions, and in people's native languages.

Yet the ability of WikiDeal to help everyone, everywhere deal fairly is limited when universal human rights are not protected and respected. Therefore, this Human Rights Policy proposes the commitment of the Ynternet.org Foundation, as host and incubator of WikiDeal, to protect and respect the full range of human rights across the Platform.

== Commitments ==

The proposed human rights commitments build on the [https://www.ohchr.org/en/universal-declaration-of-human-rights Universal Declaration of Human Rights] and the following international human rights instruments:

* [https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/international-covenant-civil-and-political-rights International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]
* [https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/international-covenant-economic-social-and-cultural-rights International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights]
* [https://www.ilo.org/about-ilo/mission-and-impact-ilo/ilo-declaration-fundamental-principles-and-rights-work ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work]
* [https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-elimination-all-forms-discrimination-against-women Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women]
* [https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-child Convention on the Rights of the Child]
* [https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-human-rights-defenders/declaration-human-rights-defenders United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders]

As a private organization that would support the operation of digital platforms and services, the Ynternet.org Foundation intends to protect and respect all internationally recognized human rights in accordance with the [https://www.ohchr.org/en/publications/reference-publications/guiding-principles-business-and-human-rights United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights] (UNGPs). The Foundation is a non-profit organization. But the work of developing, operating, and supporting digital platforms and services exposes it, and all people who contribute to or interact with the Platform, to human rights risks common to all digital platforms, including those operated by private companies.

'''Scope:''' the proposed commitment to protect and respect human rights includes: how the Foundation would respond to and protect members of the community against demands and threats from governments that violate the human rights of people who contribute to or interact with the Platform; how it would respond to and protect against threats by malign non-state actors; how the Platform can protect the rights of children; and all other ways that the activities and operations of the Foundation and the Platform might affect the rights of employees, volunteers, users, and the communities they belong to.

The Foundation supports human rights defenders (including journalists) who work to peacefully promote and protect human rights. It condemns all threats, acts of intimidation and retaliation, persecution, and physical and legal attacks against human rights defenders.

'''Relationship to laws:''' in the context of operating platforms and services around the world, it is recognized that in some countries, national law may offer weaker protections for staff, volunteers, and community than international standards, or may directly conflict with them. In instances where national law is weaker and there is a direct ability to uphold a higher human rights standard, the intention is to do so. Where national law directly conflicts with international standards, the Foundation would comply with national law in cases where it determines it to be applicable.

== How the commitments would be implemented ==

The intention is to protect and respect the human rights of all people on the Platform and beyond, through governance that reflects the values of the project: openness, transparency, and collaboration with the community. The commitments would be operationalized in these ways:

* '''Conduct ongoing human rights due diligence, including periodic human rights impact assessments,''' in addition to regular engagement with rights holders and their legitimate representatives. This due diligence would aim at identifying how all aspects of the operations and the Platform affect human rights, and in turn at mitigating and preventing harm.
* '''Track and publicly report on the efforts to meet these human rights commitments,''' as part of a broader commitment to public transparency and openness.
* '''Use influence with partners, the private sector, and governments to advance and uphold respect for human rights,''' especially the right to share and access information and the right to deal fairly.
* '''Provide access to effective remedies.''' In cases where prevention and mitigation strategies have not prevented the products, platforms, or operations from contributing to the curtailment, infringement or violation of human rights, the intention is to maintain and improve mechanisms for reporting harms or abuses, to work with experts and stakeholders to develop or support appropriate forms of redress, proportionate to the type and manner of harm, and to avoid obstructing access to other forms of remedy, including judicial remedies.

These commitments would take time to implement, and honesty about successes and shortcomings along the way is part of the commitment.

== People of the WikiDeal community ==

People are at the core of WikiDeal. Digital rights are human rights. This means paying special attention to staff and contractors, volunteer contributors, and people who use the Platform, as well as recognizing a responsibility to people who are not direct contributors or users, but whose societies are affected by the impact of the Platform.

=== Foundation staff ===

Staff and contractors of the Ynternet.org Foundation would support the Platform, its volunteers and its users. The intention is that governance bodies hold leadership accountable for abiding by this policy, and that staff and contractors across all functions be educated about how their work might affect the human rights of individuals and communities.

In managing staff and contractors, the intention is to uphold international human rights and labor standards. The [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] defines expectations for everyone who interacts in and contributes to the spaces and activities of the Platform. Discrimination on the basis of place of origin, race, ethnicity, citizenship, gender or gender expression, age, political or religious affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, family relationship, physical ability, or economic or medical status would not be practiced or tolerated. The aim is to treat all people with respect, and to foster a productive environment free of harassment, intimidation and discrimination, and to ensure the physical safety of staff.

=== Community volunteers ===

The Platform would be created by volunteer contributors: template authors, documentation writers, translators, developers. In doing so, they may expose themselves to risk, whether from harassment, government surveillance, or threat of reprisal by both state and non-state actors. Volunteers have the right to an environment that is free from harassment, whether by other volunteers, or by external actors.

'''Internal threats:''' the Platform belongs to everyone, and everyone acting in good faith should be able to participate and feel respected. The [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC) provides a universal baseline of acceptable behavior for the whole Platform. The UCoC is aligned with human rights norms and is grounded in the commitment to treat everyone who participates with dignity and respect. The intention is also to work with volunteers to ensure user conduct policies are clear, effective, and enforceable and that volunteers are provided with appropriate trust and safety tools, including tools to detect, report, evaluate and remove harassing content.

'''External threats:''' volunteers may experience threats from outside the community based on their participation. The intention is to conduct specific due diligence to maximize the safety and security of volunteers who are at greatest risk of persecution, reprisal or harassment in the course of their contributions due to their beliefs or characteristics, including human rights defenders.

The commitment to mitigate risks related to government surveillance would be guided by the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] and by internationally recognized standards for protecting freedom of expression and privacy when addressing government demands, such as the [https://globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-principles/ Global Network Initiative Principles]. The intention is to protect volunteers from requests for their data that contradict human rights standards, and to provide volunteers with support and resources to protect themselves from violations of their legitimate privacy rights by governments and other powerful non-state actors.

== Impact of the Platform ==

By providing access to fair contracting tools and free contractual knowledge, the Platform could help advance a range of human rights. The intention is to develop technology and products with guidance from people with human rights expertise, and to deploy technologies that are considered industry best practice to maximize the safety and security of everyone who contributes to or interacts with the Platform.

Even so, some features, technologies, or processes may, inadvertently, have a negative impact on human rights across communities and societies. Specific risks related to children's rights need to be evaluated: see the proposed policy on [[Policies/en/Combating-Online-Child-Exploitation|combating online child exploitation]]. There are also risks of malign misuse: for example, some people and organizations could try to use the Platform to defraud others, to launder unfair terms through seemingly standard templates, or to silence or discredit members of the community. The intention is to align responses to such threats with international human rights standards, particularly for freedom of expression and privacy.

The intention is also to work with volunteers on systems and processes to identify and remove demonstrably harmful content, and to support volunteers with training to ensure that content is handled sensitively and appropriately where it may be deeply disturbing.

== Due diligence ==

Due diligence and impact assessment processes are important tools for identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies to limit adverse human rights impacts, including infringements of the right to freedom of expression and non-discrimination. The intention is to conduct ongoing due diligence, including periodic impact assessments, covering the full range of ways in which the operations and the Platform could cause, contribute, or be linked to any human rights harms.

Processes for due diligence and impact assessment would be developed so that they can be applied by staff and volunteers to new as well as existing products, services, features, and technologies (including algorithmic systems), in addition to other community activities such as campaigns and events. Designing and scaling such processes is a long-term commitment requiring significant time and resources; continuous improvement and transparency about progress are part of the commitment.

== Governance ==

Implementation of this human rights policy would be coordinated by the governance bodies of WikiDeal, which are intended to emerge through the founding steering committee and a [[Market/en/Portal:Soft-Transmission/Main|soft transmission]] to the community. The precise governance function responsible for human rights would be defined by those bodies.

=== Grievance ===

The intention is to continuously evaluate and improve on-platform channels and grievance mechanisms. Anyone with a concern about the human rights implications of the activities of the Platform or the Foundation can communicate concerns to info@wikideal.net. Community disputes would follow the proposed path of mediation first, then arbitration: see the [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Main|Justice portal]].

=== Accountability ===

The future governance bodies would be asked to approve this policy and hold management accountable to it on an ongoing basis, to include human rights expertise in their composition, and to receive at least annual updates, including examples of specific human rights issues, and/or trends in types of human rights issues. The approach would be adapted based on the findings of ongoing human rights due diligence, engagement with volunteers, and engagement with other key external stakeholders.

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]]
* [[Policies/en/Combating-Online-Child-Exploitation|Combating online child exploitation]]
* [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]]
* [[Policies/en/Main|All policies]]

Policies/en/General-Disclaimer

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{{KidsIntro|We do our best to share good and helpful information, but sometimes things might not be perfect. This page explains that we are still learning and building, so you should use your own good judgment too!}}
{{ExpertIntro|This General Disclaimer sets the expectation that WikiDeal is an evolving platform. It expresses our current position on liability and content accuracy, formulated as a protective framework rather than an absolute directive, acknowledging the ongoing development of our ecosystem.}}
''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Wikimedia_General_Disclaimer (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' this page proposes the general warning about the content of the platform: the templates and documentation are provided freely, reading them creates no contract between you and anyone, brands mentioned on the pages belong to their owners, and the laws of your own country may treat some information differently. It is different from the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer about where these policies come from]], which explains the origin and adaptation of the migrated policies.

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= General disclaimer =

'''Scope note:''' this page is the proposed general disclaimer about the '''content''' of the Platform. For the disclaimer about the '''provenance and adaptation''' of the policies published in this namespace, see the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed provenance disclaimer]].

The WikiDeal Markets and Portals (collectively, "the Platform") are intended to be an informational and contractual website hosted by the Ynternet.org Foundation. The published content of the Platform (contract templates, communication templates, documentation, governance pages) is provided freely, and no kind of agreement or contract is created between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, individual contributors to these pages, or project administrators, sysops or anyone else connected with the Platform, subject to your claims against them directly. For clarity: reading or reusing a contract template does not make you a party to any contract. A contract concluded '''through''' the contractual mechanisms of the Platform is an agreement between its signing parties only, governed by its own terms, as described in the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]] proposal.

You are granted a limited license to copy anything from this site, under the conditions described in the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]] proposal; it does not create or imply any contractual or extracontractual liability on the part of the Ynternet.org Foundation or any of its agents, members, organizers or other users.

Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights, personality rights or similar rights that are mentioned, used or cited on this site are the property of their respective owners. Unless otherwise stated, the Platform is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with any of the holders of such rights, nor can the Ynternet.org Foundation grant rights to use otherwise protected materials. ''Your use of any such incorporeal property is at your own risk.''

Please note that the information found here may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information. The Ynternet.org Foundation does not encourage the violation of any laws; the Platform is intended to be operated by a foundation established under Swiss law, headquartered in Geneva, and maintained in reference to the protections afforded to content providers and readers in that jurisdiction. The laws in your country may differ; the Ynternet.org Foundation cannot be responsible for potential violations of such laws, should you link to this domain or reuse any of the information contained herein.

Remember that the templates and documentation hosted on the Platform are for general informational purposes only, and are not professional advice: see section 3 of the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]] proposal.

For further information, please contact info@wikideal.net.

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|Detailed disclaimer on the provenance and adaptation of these policies]]
* [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]]
* [[Policies/en/Main|All policies]]

Policies/en/Friendly-Space-Policy

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{{KidsIntro|At WikiDeal events, everyone should feel safe and welcome. We don't allow mean behavior like bullying, rude comments, or making people uncomfortable. If someone is mean, event helpers can ask them to stop or ask them to leave. Tell an event helper if you feel unsafe.}}
{{ExpertIntro|This policy proposes complementary safeguarding mechanisms for WikiDeal and Ynternet.org Foundation events, operating alongside the Universal Code of Conduct. The emerging trend suggests comprehensive harassment prevention through visible staff presence, explicit behavioral standards, and multi-layered support infrastructure. We are heading towards context-specific protections addressing gender, identity, and political/national backgrounds, with localized emergency resource integration.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Friendly_Space_Policy_for_Wikimedia_Foundation_Events (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' when people meet at WikiDeal or Ynternet.org Foundation events (conferences, online meetings, social gatherings), everyone should feel safe and welcome. This page proposes the rules against harassment at events, with special protections for young attendees and for attendees coming from countries at war with each other. It would complement the [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] for everything that happens at events.

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= Friendly space policy =

== Relationship with the Universal Code of Conduct ==

This policy is not replaced by the [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC): it complements it. The UCoC defines the baseline of expected and unacceptable behaviour everywhere on the platform and in all activities; this friendly space policy adds the concrete measures that would apply at venues and events, in upholding the UCoC. The same complementarity exists at the source: the original friendly space policy remains in force alongside the original Universal Code of Conduct.

Once adopted, this policy would apply to Ynternet.org Foundation activities, including events it hosts and events it funds or supports with other resources: conferences, virtual events and related social events. It makes transparent the intended approach to providing safe spaces at all these venues and events.

== Policy ==

The Ynternet.org Foundation aims at providing a harassment-free experience for everyone at all venues and events that this policy applies to, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, physical appearance, age, race, ethnicity, political affiliation, national origin, or religion, and not limited to these aspects. No form of harassment of event participants would be tolerated. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any event venue or talks. Any participants violating these rules could be sanctioned or expelled from the event at the discretion of the event organizers.

Harassment includes, but is not limited to, offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, physical appearance, age, race, ethnicity, political affiliation, national origin, or religion. Harassment also includes sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, unwelcome following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the event organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the event. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the event staff immediately. Event staff would be identifiable by special badges.

Staff would help participants contact hotel or venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event.

* Organizers: contact information would be publicized to event participants on a per-event basis.
* Local phone numbers for hotel or venue security, local law enforcement, local sexual assault hotline, local emergency and non-emergency medical services, and local taxi company would be publicized to event participants as appropriate on a per-event basis.

Participants are expected to follow these rules at all venues and events that this policy applies to.

== Youth safety ==

The Ynternet.org Foundation intends to ensure a safe and positive experience for young attendees at venues and events that this policy applies to. For this purpose, organizers and participants would follow these requirements:

* People of age 14 or younger would not register (or be allowed to register) for or attend the events unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
* People between the age of 15 and the age of majority in the location of an event would only be able to attend as part of a group with at least one responsible adult. Event organizers would inform the responsible adult that youth should not be left unattended during an event. If event organizers are uncertain about the local age of majority, the United Nations definition of youth, between ages 15 and 24, is suggested.
* Mature content such as violent or sexually explicit imagery would not be displayed in public areas of a venue. Spaces where such content is displayed would identify this type of content and require separate registration or sign-up to attend. If the event is designed for young people, this type of content would be avoided altogether. Event organizers should use their discretion in determining whether content is appropriate for young attendees.
* Events or venues designed for young people aged 15 to 24 would have a safety plan for young attendees including, at minimum:
*# a contact method displayed at the venue to reach qualified event staff if an attendee is concerned about their own or another young attendee's safety;
*# a method for ensuring the event or venue is not attended by uninvited guests;
*# if the event or venue is overnight, a method for age-adequately and safely housing young attendees.
* Event organizers would have copies of the youth safety plan available for event attendees.

In addition, event organizers are responsible for ensuring that their events comply with all local laws and regulations that apply to young attendees.

If you are attending an event or venue covered by this policy and encounter any concerns related to young attendees, please contact a member of the event staff immediately.

== War and inclusive events ==

The Ynternet.org Foundation intends to ensure a safe and positive experience for attendees from countries or regions at war with each other (de facto or de jure) at venues and events that this policy applies to. For this purpose, organizers and participants would follow these requirements:

* Organizers whose events are expected to include participants from warring jurisdictions or regions would include an event safety concept addressing the issue in their event's friendly space plan. Minimal components of such a plan section include:
*# clear expectations whether it is tolerated to discuss the conflict in the context of the event;
*# an inclusive participation plan that supports all attendees in safely participating at events and event-sponsored social gatherings without relying upon self-isolation for those who feel unsafe (to the extent possible);
*# clear guidance about how to contact the friendly spaces team about a breach of the expectations set out in the plan;
*# clear guidance about the range of measures the event safety team can take in response to a breach of the expectations, up to removal.
* Organizers of such events would make affected participants aware of the section in their friendly space plan addressing the issue at the point of registration.

In addition, event organizers are responsible for ensuring that their events comply with all local laws and regulations that apply to issues like visa restrictions, economic sanctions and other measures related to warfare in the jurisdiction the event takes place in.

If you are attending an event or venue covered by this policy and encounter any concerns related to attendees from countries at war with each other (de facto or de jure), please contact a member of the event staff immediately.

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]]
* [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]]
* [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|Detailed disclaimer]]

Policies/en/Feedback-Privacy-Statement

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{{KidsIntro|When you send ideas about WikiDeal, your ideas become public and can be shared. Keep private things out of your feedback. Your name and contact info stay private.}}
{{ExpertIntro|This hypothesis proposes that transparent feedback mechanisms, wherein user contributions are licensed openly (CC0/CC BY-SA 4.0) and subject to public discussion, represent an emerging trend toward democratized platform governance. The framework balances disclosure obligations with privacy protections, though emerging data practices around third-party service providers suggest tensions between operational efficiency and user trust warrant further examination.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Wikimedia_Foundation_Feedback_Privacy_Statement (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' when you send feedback about the platform (through a feedback tool or form), that feedback would be treated as public: it could be published, discussed and reused under a free license. So do not put anything private in it. Your personal details would stay protected by the privacy policy.

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= Feedback privacy statement =

== Your feedback ==

We appreciate your feedback! Feedback from users like you is one of the best ways for the community and the hosting foundation to find out what works, what does not, and how the services of the WikiDeal Markets and Portals (collectively, "the Platform") can improve.

When you contribute feedback through a feedback tool or feature of the Platform, it would be treated in a transparent way. In short, you agree to make your contribution public and to license it under either [https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ CC0] or [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ CC BY-SA 4.0]. Unless otherwise stated, your personally identifiable information would be treated like other personally identifiable information under the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] (first draft, under review).

If you submit an email address, it could be used to communicate with you and send you updates on your feedback.

The Ynternet.org Foundation would be able to view the feedback and other collected information, including your user ID (if you provided one) and any other data provided or transmitted with the feedback.

As part of efforts to support or help improve the Platform, public review and discussion of issues could be sought. For that reason, some or all of your feedback and other public information could be published in public media, including websites and blogs.

Please avoid including any information in your feedback that you would not want to have published. In particular, never include in your feedback the private variables of a contract (names, amounts, addresses or similar details): those belong to the private regime of the Platform and are not meant to be published.

Information could be disclosed when required by law, when needed to protect rights, privacy, safety, or users, and when necessary to enforce the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]].

Your feedback and other information could be shared with third-party service providers in an effort to support or help improve the operations and activities of the Platform.

By providing feedback, you consent to the transfer of the collected information to Switzerland and other places as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives discussed above. You understand that you have no expectation of compensation for any ideas that you provide.

Thanks again for helping make the Platform better!

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]]
* [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]]
* [[Policies/en/Main|All policies]]

Policies/en/Donor-Privacy-Policy

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{{KidsIntro|When you give money to help WikiDeal, we keep your information safe. We never sell or share your private details with others. This page explains what we collect and how we protect it.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards establishing donor privacy frameworks that separate funding transactions from platform data flows. This hypothesis proposes that Swiss-anchored governance can enable transparent, non-extractive fundraising practices where personal information remains confidential and never commodified, addressing emerging tensions between platform sustainability and donor autonomy.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Donor_privacy_policy (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' if you give money to support WikiDeal, your gift goes to the Ynternet.org Foundation, the Swiss non-profit foundation that hosts and incubates the platform. This page explains what information would be collected when you donate, how it would be used and protected, and the core promise: your nonpublic personal information would never be sold, traded or rented. Nothing here is in force yet: it is a proposal, to be adopted.

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= Donor privacy policy =

== Welcome ==

Welcome to the proposed Donor Privacy Policy of the [https://www.ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation] ("the Foundation"), the non-profit foundation under Swiss law, headquartered in Geneva, which hosts and incubates the WikiDeal Markets and Portals (collectively, "the Platform"). This policy is intended to protect the privacy rights of the donors, funders and supporters of the Foundation. Donors care deeply about how their personal information is used and shared, and the Foundation values the privacy and security of its donors. This Donor Privacy Policy addresses the intended practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing donor information. Please carefully read this policy together with the proposed [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]]. '''The Foundation would never sell, trade, or rent your nonpublic personal information.'''

The funding of WikiDeal is described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Main|Economy and funding portal]], including the pages on [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Why-Fund-WikiDeal|why fund WikiDeal]] and [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Targeted-Donations|targeted donations]].

== Important information ==

'''By donating to the Foundation, you would understand that your donation entails the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure, and use of your information in or to Switzerland, and possibly other locations that may have different data protection laws than your country, for the purposes stated in this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of the Donor Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use, please do not use the WikiDeal Funding Services (as defined below).'''

== Definitions ==

"'''The Foundation'''", "'''us'''", "'''we'''", and "'''our'''" refer to the Ynternet.org Foundation.

"'''Donor Privacy Policy'''" and "'''policy'''" refer to this document.

"'''Personal Information'''" is information you provide us or information we would collect from or about you through the Funding Services that identifies or could be used to identify you. For more information, please see [[#collected|What information would be collected]].

"'''WikiDeal Funding Services'''" are the funding pages and tools related to WikiDeal, such as the funding pages of the [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Main|Economy portal]], as well as funding-related emails from the Foundation and funding-related banners on the Platform.

== What this policy covers ==

This Donor Privacy Policy covers the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure, and use of information collected from you during the process of making a donation to the Foundation for WikiDeal and through your interactions with the WikiDeal Funding Services ("'''Donor Information'''"). This policy does not cover the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure, or use of your information related to your use of the Platform itself, such as creating or signing contracts on a Market. For more information regarding the intended privacy practices in that respect, please review the main [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] (first draft, under review). This policy also does not cover donations made to, or other interactions you may have with, independent partner organizations or [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User Groups|user groups]]. For more information about the privacy practices of those organizations, please review their respective privacy policies.


== What information would be collected ==

As a result of your interaction with the funding pages, making a donation, participating in a donor survey or providing feedback related to donating, or otherwise using the WikiDeal Funding Services, the Foundation could collect certain Personal Information, such as your name, contact details (such as address, phone number, email address), financial information (such as bank account number), device details (such as IP address, web browser user-agent information) and information you choose to share about your interests.

The Foundation could also collect or automatically receive some other information, such as:

* the web page that referred you to the funding pages;
* the amount you donated;
* which pages you request and visit;
* the date and time of each request you make to the funding pages;
* comments and suggestions from you;
* correspondence between you and the Foundation; and
* any other information you provide to us.

Donor Information would be kept confidential, meaning that it would not be shared outside of the Foundation except as permitted by this policy or in de-identified form.

The source policy that inspired this proposal also allows the collection of donor information from publicly available and commercially available sources. This practice is '''not''' proposed for WikiDeal: only information you provide, or that your visit generates directly, would be collected.

== Cookies and other tracking technologies ==

As you interact with the WikiDeal Funding Services, automatic data collection and other locally stored data technologies such as JavaScript, cookies, and local storage could be used to collect certain information about your device.

Cookies and other locally stored data would be used to enhance your donation experience, to create a safer online environment and to gain a better understanding of donor preferences and interactions with the Funding Services. In general, cookies and other locally stored data would be used to:

* help the Funding Services function and deliver relevant content to you;
* provide you with a personalized experience by storing your preferences so that they can be used the next time you visit the Funding Services;
* analyze the performance of donation processes so that they can be understood and improved; and
* analyze interactions with funding emails so the donation process can be refined and improved.

For additional information about the intended use of cookies and similar technologies, please see the proposed [[Policies/en/Cookie-Statement|Cookie statement]].

== Limiting data collection by cookies and other tracking technologies ==

The collection of this data is intended to help improve your donation experience; however, you may remove or disable some or all cookies through your browser settings. While not a comprehensive list, you can limit the use of cookies and other locally stored data on your device by:

* removing or disabling specific locally stored data in your browser's settings;
* using a browser that can block third-party cookies; and
* installing a plugin to block locally stored data, if available.

Donations via the WikiDeal Funding Services are intended to remain possible without cookies and other locally stored data; please note, however, that the removal or disabling of these features may affect your navigation of the funding pages and the personalization of your experience.

== Do Not Track ==

The Foundation intends to protect the information collected from all donors and not to share it with third parties, except in the specific circumstances described in the [[#sharing|Sharing Donor Information]] section of this policy. The precise handling of a web browser's Do Not Track signal is an open point of this proposal: it is intended to be aligned with the main [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]], which proposes to follow the strictest practices of the reference organizations it studies.

== How Donor Information would be used ==

Donor Information collected from you would be used for general administrative purposes and to operate the funding processes. This includes:

* administering the WikiDeal Funding Services;
* updating you about upcoming funding milestones and other Foundation activities related to WikiDeal;
* thanking you for your donation; and
* setting language preferences.

These activities would be carried out to manage the relationship with you and for the legitimate interests of the Foundation in managing the WikiDeal Funding Services.

Donor Information collected from you would also be used to comply with various obligations relating to recordkeeping and reporting. This includes:

* distributing donation receipts;
* maintaining internal records;
* complying with applicable tax requirements;
* reporting to applicable government agencies as required by applicable law; and
* communicating substantive changes to this policy and related policies.

These activities would be carried out to comply with legal obligations and for the legitimate interests of the Foundation in managing its donation processes.

Donor Information collected from you would also be used to improve and update the WikiDeal Funding Services. This includes:

* customizing content (for more detail, please see below);
* understanding donors' interest in WikiDeal;
* improving the funding processes and efforts;
* conducting internal analyses, such as research and analytics;
* providing greater security; and
* conducting survey and metric reports.

Where processing is based on your consent, you would be able to withdraw your consent at any time consistent with applicable law.

== Providing customized services ==

To enhance your experience with the WikiDeal Funding Services, your general geographic location could be used to customize the currency, content, and language of funding banners. What funding banners you see or messages you receive could also be customized, depending on your interactions with past banners or messages.

== Accessing your Donor Information ==

The Foundation intends to accurately process and maintain Donor Information. If you would like to request to access, correct, update, suppress, restrict or delete the Personal Information held about you, object to the processing of such Personal Information, or if you would like to request to receive an electronic copy of your Personal Information for purposes of transmitting it to another organization (to the extent this right to data portability is provided to you by applicable law), please let us know by contacting us at info@wikideal.net. While reasonable efforts would be made to comply with your request consistent with applicable law, there are certain situations where a request may not be granted (such as when your identity cannot be adequately verified, when information must be retained by law, or when it is not technologically possible to change or delete information at that time).

All emails sent relating to the WikiDeal Funding Services (with the exception of receipts or administrative notices) are intended to include an easy option to unsubscribe. If you would like to change your communication preferences, you (or an authorized representative) can let us know by contacting us at info@wikideal.net at any time, or by clicking the unsubscribe link in an email you receive from us.


== Sharing Donor Information ==

Donors may wish to remain anonymous, and the Foundation intends to honor such requests and preserve your anonymity. However, in limited circumstances, Donor Information could be used and shared in the situations and under the conditions described below. '''Your nonpublic Personal Information would never be sold, traded, or rented.'''

''With your permission.'' With your consent, your information could be shared for a particular purpose. For example, donors could be given the option to have their name publicly associated with their donation.

''In anonymized form.'' Anonymized Donor Information could be published or shared. For example, anonymized data sets could be shared to show donation trends.

''Comments and suggestions.'' Comments or suggestions that donors provide could be published, including in materials presenting WikiDeal, in anonymous form. Publication of such information with donor attribution would only happen with your written (which may be electronic) consent.

''Online payment processors.'' In order to facilitate online donations, the Foundation would partner with payment processors. When you make a donation through the WikiDeal Funding Services, whether by credit card, debit card, or other methods of online payment, you transmit your payment data directly to the payment processor. Contractual agreements and other mechanisms would be used to help ensure that these processors maintain the confidentiality of your information. However, please be aware that the Foundation is not responsible for the privacy practices of these processors; please consult the privacy policies of the applicable payment processor for more information about its practices.

''Other service providers.'' Third-party service providers or contractors could assist with the organization and facilitation of the WikiDeal Funding Services, or help run the funding operations or improve your experience with them. These providers or contractors could be given access to your personal or non-personal information as needed to perform their services or to use their tools and services. A list of these service providers, with links to their privacy policies, is intended to be published when such providers are engaged. While the privacy or security of services provided by third-party providers cannot be guaranteed, contractual agreements and other mechanisms would be used to help ensure that these service providers or contractors treat your information consistent with, and in a manner no less protective than, the principles of this policy.

''For legal reasons.'' On certain rare occasions, consistent with legitimate interests and/or to comply with legal obligations, your Personal Information could be accessed, preserved, or disclosed to public authorities or other persons if it is reasonably believed to be necessary to satisfy a valid and legally enforceable court order, law or regulation, or other judicial or administrative order under applicable law. If a particular request for disclosure of a donor's information is believed to be legally invalid or an abuse of the legal system, and the affected donor does not intend to oppose the disclosure themselves, the Foundation would do its best to fight the request. The Foundation intends to notify you via email at least ten (10) calendar days, when possible, before your personal information is disclosed in response to a legal demand. However, such notice may only be possible if the Foundation is not legally restrained from contacting you, there is no credible threat to bodily harm that is created or increased by notifying you of the request, and you have provided an email address or other current contact information.

Nothing in this policy is intended to limit any legal objections or defenses you may have to a third party's request (whether it be civil, criminal, or governmental) to disclose your information. We recommend seeking the advice of legal counsel immediately if such a request is made involving you.

''If the organization is transferred.'' In the extremely unlikely event that the responsibility for hosting WikiDeal changes, or the Foundation goes through a reorganization (such as a merger, consolidation, or acquisition), your Personal Information could be transferred. Notice would be provided via the Platform and a public announcement, at least thirty (30) calendar days before any Personal Information is transferred or becomes subject to a different donor privacy policy.

''To protect you, ourselves, or others.'' If necessary, your personal information could be used or shared to: enforce or investigate potential violations of the [[Policies/en/Terms-of-Use|Terms of Use]], this Donor Privacy Policy, or any Foundation or community-based policies; investigate and defend the Foundation against legal threats or actions; prevent imminent and serious bodily harm or death to a person; protect the organization, its employees, contractors, users, or the public; or detect, prevent, or otherwise assess and address potential spam, malware, fraud, abuse, unlawful activity, and security or technical concerns.

== How your Donor Information would be protected ==

To ensure a high level of security and confidentiality, the Foundation intends to employ a variety of physical, administrative, and technical measures, policies, and procedures to help protect your personal and financial information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, you should be aware that no storage system or data transmission is 100% secure. Therefore, it cannot be guaranteed that security protocols will never be compromised.

== How long your Donor Information would be kept ==

Once Personal Information is received from you, it would be kept for the shortest possible interval that is consistent with the maintenance, understanding, and improvement of the donation process, and the obligations of the Foundation under applicable law. Separate retention rules for donor information are intended to complement the general [[Policies/en/Data-Retention-Guidelines|Data retention guidelines]].

== Partner organizations and user groups ==

Independent partner organizations and [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User Groups|user groups]] could conduct their own funding efforts. While some of them could give a portion of the funds they raise to the Foundation, the Foundation would not be involved in processing donations made to these organizations. They may have different privacy policies and practices depending on local legal requirements and other considerations. This policy does not cover donations made to them.

== Changes to this Donor Privacy Policy ==

From time to time, it may be necessary to modify this policy in order to accurately reflect actual data collection and disclosure practices. The Foundation would reserve the right to do so, and would provide notice of such changes in a reasonable manner and time. We encourage you to review the most up-to-date version of this Donor Privacy Policy periodically.

Your continued use of the WikiDeal Funding Services after any effective date of a subsequent version of this policy would constitute acceptance of that version of the Donor Privacy Policy on your part.

== Contact us ==

The Foundation values what donors have to say about its services and its policies. If you have questions or suggestions about this policy, or the information collected under it, we want to hear from you: please contact info@wikideal.net. For more information about the privacy practices intended to govern the Platform itself, please review the main [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] (first draft, under review).

The Foundation is subject to the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP). Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority competent for your country or region, such as the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC). Whether additional representative arrangements are needed for donors located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom is a point to be reviewed at adoption.

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] (first draft, under review)
* [[Policies/en/Non-Wiki-Privacy-Policy|Non-wiki privacy policy]]
* [[Policies/en/Cookie-Statement|Cookie statement]]
* [[Policies/en/Data-Retention-Guidelines|Data retention guidelines]]
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Main|Economy and funding portal]]
* [[Policies/en/Main|All policies]]

Policies/en/Disclaimer

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{{KidsIntro|This page explains where WikiDeal's rules come from. Most of them were adapted from Wikipedia's policies, mixed with ideas from other groups. We thank everyone who helped write these rules and invite you to help improve them too.}}
{{ExpertIntro|This hypothesis proposes that effective governance frameworks emerge through deliberate synthesis across established and emerging communities. WikiDeal's policies suggest a trend toward adaptive constitutions that blend institutional precedent (Wikimedia Foundation, Debian project cultures) with localized innovation, evolving through distributed contribution mechanisms while maintaining transparent attribution under open licensing structures.}}

''This page is the detailed disclaimer for the [[Policies/en/Main|WikiDeal policies]]. It explains where these texts come from, how they were adapted and how they are intended to evolve. Status: proposal, to be adopted.''

'''In simple words:''' most of the rules proposed for WikiDeal were not written from scratch. They were adapted notably from the public policies of the Wikimedia Foundation, the organization behind Wikipedia, and mixed from the start with other experiences. This page says thank you to the people who wrote and refined the original texts, explains what was mixed in, invites everyone to help improve these rules, and details the legal conditions under which the original texts are reused.

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= Detailed disclaimer =

== Sources and homage ==

The WikiDeal policies come in good part from the [https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Main policies of the Wikimedia Foundation], the organization that operates Wikipedia and its sister projects. Homage is clearly rendered here to the Wikimedia Foundation and to the immense work of all the Wikimedians who, over two decades, have shaped a participatory online governance that stands as a symbol of digital democracy. These policies were debated, tested and refined by a very large community of volunteers, and WikiDeal is grateful to be able to build on them. That gratitude implies no institutional link: WikiDeal is an independent project of the Ynternet.org Foundation and is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or sponsored by the Wikimedia Foundation or Wikipedia (Wikipedia and Wikimedia are trademarks of the Wikimedia Foundation).

== A mix from the origin ==

The WikiDeal policies are not a simple copy. The strong Wikimedia Foundation influence is assumed, and the starting point is already a mix of:

* the policies of the Wikimedia Foundation, adapted to a marketplace of fair contracts;
* the experiences of the [https://www.ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation], which hosts and incubates WikiDeal;
* quality and audit criteria, and the expertise of several members and partners of the founding steering committee;
* the culture of the Debian project, a long-standing reference for community self-governance in free software;
* the notion of transmission, through which the founders progressively hand the platform over to its community: see the [[Market/en/Portal:Soft-Transmission/Main|soft transmission model]].

== A call for contribution ==

This set of policies is intended to work as a living constitution for the WikiDeal community. It is expected to evolve through a mix of:

* [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Calls:Main|open calls]] for improvement;
* spontaneous contributions;
* working sessions, both synchronous and asynchronous.

Anyone interested is welcome to take part.

== Legal attribution ==

The source texts are published on the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license] (CC BY-SA 4.0). The reuse on WikiDeal aims at meeting the five requirements of that license:

# '''Credit:''' each adapted page credits its source, the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki.
# '''License link:''' the license is linked, here and from each adapted page through this disclaimer: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
# '''Source link:''' each adapted page links to the original material at its exact URL.
# '''Modifications:''' each adapted page states that changes were made ("adapted notably from", "with changes").
# '''Same license:''' the adapted texts are republished under the same license. The wikideal.net footer displays CC BY-SA 4.0, and the site [[WikiDeal:Copyrights|copyrights page]] confirms that wiki content is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Each adapted page carries a source line at the top, in this format: ''This is a draft version. Source: adapted notably from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, <URL> (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the detailed disclaimer.''

The general conventions used to adapt the source texts are described on the [[Policies/en/Adaptation-Conventions|adaptation conventions]] page.

Policies/en/Data-Retention-Guidelines

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{{KidsIntro|When you visit a website, it saves information about you. This page says how long websites should keep that information before deleting it. For example, they should delete your computer's address number after 90 days.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards stricter data minimization practices in platform governance. This proposal suggests implementing tiered retention schedules where personal identifiers face aggressive purging (90 days maximum) while non-personal aggregated metrics persist indefinitely, reflecting an emerging trend balancing operational utility with privacy obligations under Swiss law frameworks.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Wikimedia_Foundation_Data_Retention_Guidelines (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' a platform should not keep data about you forever. This page proposes how long each type of data would be kept (for example, at most 90 days for the IP addresses of visitors), what happens after that (deletion, aggregation or de-identification), and the rare exceptions. The principle: keep personal data for the shortest possible time.

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= Data retention guidelines =

== Introduction ==

Data is important. It is one of the ways an organization and a community can learn and grow, and how the platform can be made better for those who use it. At the same time, the commitment proposed here is to keep personal data for the shortest possible time that is consistent with the maintenance, understanding, and improvement of the WikiDeal platform, and with the obligations under applicable Swiss law.

This document helps explain how this commitment would be fulfilled, by describing the guidelines for data retention, system design, and ongoing auditing and maintenance. These guidelines are meant to be a living document: they would be updated over time to reflect current retention practices.

== To what data do these guidelines apply? ==

These guidelines apply to all non-public data collected from the WikiDeal platform covered by the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]] and the [[Policies/en/Non-Wiki-Privacy-Policy|non-wiki privacy policy]]. The [[Policies/en/Donor-Privacy-Policy|donor privacy policy]] would include separate data retention guidelines that apply to donor information.

'''Reminder on the two data regimes of WikiDeal:''' the variables entered by the parties in a contract (names, amounts, addresses, bank details) are private data of the parties by default. The content that is published by design (contract templates, the state of a contract such as signed, completed or in dispute, aggregated usage statistics) follows the public data regime described below.

== How long would non-public data be retained? ==

Unless otherwise indicated, the following types of data would be retained for no more than the following periods of time:

{| class="wikitable"
! Data type
! Origin
! Examples
! Maximum retention period
|-
| rowspan="2" | Non-public personal information
| Collected automatically from a user
|
* IP addresses of site visitors (operational data)
* IP addresses of A/B test subjects (analytical data)
* Identifying user-agent information of site visitors
| After at most 90 days, it would be deleted, aggregated, or de-identified
|-
| Account settings
|
* Email address
| Until the user deletes or changes the account setting
|-
| rowspan="4" | Non-personal information
| rowspan="2" | Collected automatically from a user
|
* Data collected by MediaWiki about a user account's activity (for example, first time a user goes to an edit page, date and time that a user verifies their email address)
| Indefinitely
|-
|
* Data collected by event logging and associated with a user ID (for example, whether an account was created on mobile, A/B test data)
| After at most 90 days, it would be deleted, aggregated, or de-identified
|-
| Provided by a user
|
* Logs of terms entered into the site's search box, or terms within prefilled links to the search engine that have been followed by user navigation
| After at most 90 days, it would be deleted, aggregated, or de-identified
|-
| Provided by a user
|
* Language
| Until the user deletes or changes the account setting
|-
| Non-personal information not associated with a user account<ref group="T">For the purposes of this table, "user account" means username, user ID, or IP address; "reader" means visitor to the WikiDeal platform.</ref>
| Collected automatically from various users
|
* Counts of how many times certain events have occurred (for example successful HTTPS requests)
| Indefinitely
|-
| Pages browsed by readers
| Collected automatically from a reader
|
* A list of pages visited by readers
| After at most 90 days, if retained at all, then only in aggregate form
|}
<references group="T" />

== How long would public data be retained? ==

The WikiDeal platform intends to host a marketplace of fair contracts, whose templates, governance documents and documentation are published under a free license. Accordingly, when you make a contribution to any Market or Portal, 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 shows when your contribution or deletion was made, as well as your username (if you are signed in). Public contributions, either aggregated with the public contributions of others or individually, could be used to create new features or data-related products, or to learn more about how the platform is used.

The variables entered in a contract are not public contributions: they are private data of the parties, covered by the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]].

If you mistakenly included your personal information in a contribution to the platform and you would like to have it removed, the oversight (suppression) mechanisms of the community would apply. Keep in mind that the transparency and integrity of the revision histories is essential to the mission, and the community's right to reject oversight requests in order to protect the platform would be supported.

If you choose to register for an account, you will be asked to select a username. Usernames would be retained until the user requests that the account be renamed, or goes through a courtesy vanishing process defined by the community.

For more information, see the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]].

== Definitions ==

For the purposes of these guidelines:

* '''"Personal information"''' means information you provide or information collected from you that relates to you or could be used to personally identify you. For details, please see the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]].
* Some examples of "public information" would include:
** (a) your gender, if it is disclosed under your user profile;
** (b) any personal information you disclose publicly on the platform, such as your real name or age.
* Some examples of types of information that are considered to be "nonpublic information" include:
** (a) your IP address, if you edited while logged in;
** (b) your email address, if you provided one during account registration (but did not post it publicly); and
** (c) your general location information as might be derived from your IP address, if you have not posted it publicly. The types of information that are considered "nonpublic" as opposed to "public" are more fully explained in the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]].
* Data is '''"de-identified"''' when it has been aggregated or otherwise retained in a manner such that it can no longer be used to identify the user.
* Data is '''"aggregated"''' when the data associated with a specific user has been combined with data from others to show general trends or values without identifying specific users.

An example of how data can be aggregated:
: using ranges rather than specific numbers, such as recording that there are "between 1 and 10 contributors in language X in country Y" rather than recording that there are 4 contributors.

Terms that are not defined in this document have the same meaning given to them in the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]].

== Exceptions to these guidelines ==

If exceptions to these guidelines are made, the community would be notified by a description of the exception on this page.

* Data may be retained in system backups for longer periods of time, not to exceed 5 years.
* When a survey or other research is conducted, a privacy statement would specify the term of retention for information (including personal information) collected through participation in such research. In certain cases, information may be retained indefinitely for educational, development, or other related purposes, unless otherwise indicated in the relevant privacy statement. Such information may be retained in raw, aggregated, or de-identified form until a request from the participant to delete the information is received.
* In rare cases, the Ynternet.org Foundation, or particular users with certain administrative rights as described in the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]], may need to retain your personal information, including your IP address and user agent information, for as long as reasonably necessary (which may be longer than the period described in the table above) to:
** enforce or investigate potential violations of the Terms of Use, the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]], or any Foundation or community-based policies;
** investigate and defend against legal threats or actions;
** help protect against vandalism and abuse, fight harassment of other users, and generally try to minimize disruptive behavior on the platform;
** prevent imminent and serious bodily harm or death to a person, or protect the organization, employees, contractors, users, or the public; or
** detect, prevent, or otherwise assess and address potential spam, malware, fraud, abuse, unlawful activity, and security or technical concerns.

The source document also lists several research-specific exceptions that are particular to the source organization; they were not carried over, as they do not apply to WikiDeal.

== Audits and improvements ==

Continuous evaluation and improvement of these guidelines, and periodic audits in order to identify such improvements, are part of this proposal. As changes are made to existing systems, these guidelines would be updated to reflect changing practices.

== Design of new systems ==

In order to support these data retention periods and the overall privacy policy, new tools and systems implemented for the platform would be designed with privacy in mind. This would include:

* inclusion of these data retention guidelines as requirements during the design process;
* legal consultation during the design and development process; and
* inclusion of privacy considerations in the code review process.

== Ongoing handling of new information ==

Despite best efforts in designing and deploying new systems, personal information may occasionally be recorded in a way that does not comply with these guidelines. When such an oversight is discovered, the guidelines would be promptly complied with, by deleting, aggregating, or de-identifying the information as appropriate.

== Contact us ==

If you think that these guidelines have potentially been breached, or if you have questions or comments about compliance with the guidelines, please contact info@wikideal.net.

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]]
* [[Policies/en/Data-Collection-Guidelines|Data collection guidelines]]
* [[Policies/en/Access-to-Nonpublic-Personal-Data|Access to Nonpublic Personal Data policy]]

Policies/en/Data-Publication-Guidelines

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{{KidsIntro|When we share numbers about our platform, we need to be careful not to reveal who people are. These rules help us decide what numbers are safe to share and what numbers might accidentally show someone's private information.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards a framework that operationalizes privacy-by-design in platform governance through tiered risk classification of aggregated data publication. This hypothesis proposes that differential privacy techniques and minimum threshold enforcement (e.g., n≥25) can balance transparency commitments with individual protection, though implementation challenges around specialist expertise and institutional capacity remain underexplored.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Data_publication_guidelines (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' publishing statistics about the platform (how many users, how many contracts signed, in which countries) is useful and transparent, but publishing numbers that are too precise could identify individual people. This page proposes rules for publishing data safely: risk levels, thresholds (for example, never publish a statistic about fewer than 25 users), and a checklist before any publication.

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= Data publication guidelines =

The right to privacy is at the core of how communities would contribute to the WikiDeal platform, and upholding this right is intended to be central to the human rights commitments of the Ynternet.org Foundation. These data publication guidelines describe best practices for managing risk in data publication. They complement the [[Policies/en/Data-Retention-Guidelines|data retention guidelines]] and the [[Policies/en/Data-Collection-Guidelines|data collection guidelines]], and would contribute to the commitment to protect users' data as elaborated in the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]].

On WikiDeal, aggregated usage statistics are part of the data published by design (for example, how many contracts of a given template were signed). These guidelines propose the thresholds and reviews that would keep such publications safe for individual users.

== Data publication risk tiering grid ==

{| class="wikitable"
! '''Data classification'''
! '''Confidential'''
! colspan="2" | '''Restricted'''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | '''Risk level'''
| '''Tier 1: High risk'''
| '''Tier 2: Medium risk'''
| '''Tier 3: Low risk'''
|-
| Data that could ''certainly'' be used to cause harm
| Data that could ''likely'' or ''possibly'' be used to cause harm
| Data that is unlikely to be used to cause harm or is private for administrative reasons
|-
! scope="row" | Examples (non-exhaustive list)
|
* Data containing personally identifiable information (see the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]])
* Granular analyses of
** countries on the country protection list<ref name="cpl">The '''country protection list''' would be a reference guide for countries potentially dangerous for internet freedom; it is not indicative of a working relationship with each country. Such a list would be established for WikiDeal.</ref>
** fundraising data
* Recurring data releases of medium risk data
|
* High-level analyses of
** countries on the country protection list<ref name="cpl" />
** fundraising data
* Granular analyses of
** countries '''''not''''' on the country protection list
** Markets and Portals
** editing data
** interaction data
** reading data
* Recurring data releases of low risk data
|
* High-level analyses of
** countries '''''not''''' on the country protection list
** Markets and Portals
** editing data
** interaction data
** reading data
* Any analyses that utilize [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_privacy differential privacy]<ref>This process requires specialist help to ensure that the differential privacy algorithm is correctly configured, as well as adequate documentation.</ref>
* Collations and combinations of already-public data that it may be inconvenient or difficult for external parties to access
|-
! scope="row" | '''Response time goal'''
| 3 work weeks
| 5 work days
| Not applicable
|-
! scope="row" colspan="4" | '''What this would mean for the teams'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''Follow-up actions'''
|
* Do not upload this data to servers outside the control of the Ynternet.org Foundation
* Clear outputs before committing code, even to private repositories
* The legal and security reviewers would consider publication of high risk data on a case-by-case basis after review and risk mitigation
|
* '''''Unsanitized data''''' could be uploaded to '''''private''''' servers outside of the Foundation (private repositories, internal messaging, shared drives)
* '''''Sanitized data''''' is considered to be low risk, and could be uploaded to '''''public''''' servers (public repositories, presentations, mailing lists). Data sanitization involves
** clearing all outputs that display raw data
** filtering out or obfuscating granular analyses as defined by the threshold table below
* The legal and security reviewers would consider publication of medium risk data on a case-by-case basis after review and risk mitigation
|
* This data could be uploaded to public servers (public repositories, presentations, mailing lists)
|}

=== Frequently asked questions ===

* '''Q: What is the risk tiering grid used for?''' The risk tiering grid would help teams that work with data know when their work requires privacy review by the legal and security reviewers.
* '''Q: What are the key risks the tiering grid measures?''' The key risks are on both the overuse and underuse ends of the spectrum. If the grid is used in such a way that too many things are triaged to the reviewers, then the review becomes a bottleneck for necessary workflow. On the other hand, if projects go live that would have been halted or mitigated under privacy review, that exposes the Foundation to privacy risks, including reputational, legal and security risks.
* '''Q: Who are the intended audiences of the tiering grid?''' Teams that work with data in product and technology.
* '''Q: What is the process for updating the tiering grid or resolving tiering disagreements?'''
** Get privacy approval
** Anyone can initiate an update or amendment, but approval must be sought across the board before implementing
** Ongoing feedback immediately following launch, regular recalibration thereafter (for example every quarter or half year)
* '''Q: What should I do if I am unsure whether to reach out to the reviewers?''' When in doubt, it is better to err on the side of caution and submit a review request.

=== Threshold table ===

Use this table to determine whether an analysis is '''''granular''''' or '''''high-level''''', informing which tier or risk level the analysis is considered as. Note: thresholds are determined based solely on the statistics being released; if you are only releasing information about edits, you do not need to account for how many contributors generated the edits.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" | '''Data unit type'''
! colspan="2" | '''Classification of analysis based on counts'''
|-
! '''"Granular"'''
! '''"High-level"'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''Users (including unique devices)'''
| under 25
| 25 or more
|-
! scope="row" | '''Edits'''
| under 50
| 50 or more
|-
! scope="row" | '''App interactions'''
| under 100
| 100 or more
|-
! scope="row" | '''Views'''
| under 250
| 250 or more
|}

For reverts, report the rate and a rough total if the reverted edit count or total edit count are less than the threshold. For example:

* If 8 out of 49 edits were reverted: "16.3% reverted (out of <50 edits)"
* If 49 out of 49 edits were reverted: "100% reverted (out of <50 edits)"
* If 20 out of 580 edits were reverted: "3.4% reverted (out of ~600 edits)" or "3.4% reverted (out of >500 edits)"
* If 50 out of 50 edits were reverted: OK to leave as-is (both counts meet the threshold)

This guidance also applies to reporting below-threshold percentages for other data types.

== Publication risk mitigation checklist ==

This self-service checklist is intended to help data scientists and analysts lower the risk of a high or medium risk data publication, and reduce unintentional disclosures of private information.

Before you post data publicly (which includes pushing a notebook to a public repository), have you:

* entered this data publication into the data publication log (the concrete logging tool would be defined upon adoption of this proposal)?
* cleared outputs that display raw data?
* cleared outputs that display granular data (as defined in the threshold table above)?
* obfuscated or filtered out rows that display granular data (for example, replacing a count of users below 25 by "<25", or removing rows below the threshold)?

== General risk heuristics ==

''Below, "X > Y > Z" means that X is riskier than Y, which is in turn riskier than Z.''

* Data type:
** Geography:
*** city > (sub-national) region > country > subcontinent > continent > global
*** country protection list > non-country protection list
** Device details:
*** raw user-agent > browser or OS type > device type
*** raw IP > partially-redacted IP range
** Temporal:
*** timestamp > hourly > daily > monthly
** Combinations of multiple keys > any key on its own (for example country + Market > country or Market)
* User activity type:
** fundraising activity > contracting activity > editing activity > interaction activity > reading activity
* Foundation activity type:
** data collection > data analysis
** granular analysis > high-level analysis

== Contact us ==

If you think that these guidelines have potentially been breached, or if you have questions or comments about compliance with the guidelines, please contact info@wikideal.net.

== Notes ==
<references />

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]]
* [[Policies/en/Data-Collection-Guidelines|Data collection guidelines]]
* [[Policies/en/Data-Retention-Guidelines|Data retention guidelines]]

Policies/en/Data-Collection-Guidelines

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{{KidsIntro|When websites collect information about you, it can be risky. This page teaches people how to check if collecting data is safe before they do it. It uses three safety levels and asks privacy experts to review risky collection.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards establishing systematic privacy risk assessment frameworks for data collection activities. This proposal introduces a tiered approach evaluating data subjects, senders, recipients, types, and usage patterns to operationalize privacy-by-design principles. The emerging trend suggests that governance platforms increasingly require structured pre-collection risk evaluation with specialist review, positioning privacy impact assessment as foundational to platform legitimacy.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted '''notably''' from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Data_Collection_Guidelines (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' every time a platform collects data about its users (which pages they visit, which country they are in, what they answer in a survey), there is a risk for their privacy. This page proposes a method to measure that risk BEFORE collecting anything: three risk levels, clear criteria, and a review by privacy specialists when the risk is not low. The goal is to collect as little as possible, as safely as possible.

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= Data collection guidelines =

The right to privacy is at the core of how communities would contribute to the WikiDeal platform: upholding this right is intended to be a central aspect of the human rights commitments of the Ynternet.org Foundation. These data collection guidelines outline best practices for managing privacy risk in data collection. They complement the [[Policies/en/Data-Retention-Guidelines|data retention guidelines]] and the data publication guidelines (proposal, to be adopted), providing guidance about how to handle potentially sensitive data through the entirety of its life cycle. Taken together, these guidelines would contribute to the commitment to protect users' data as elaborated in the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]].

The breadth of what constitutes data collection can vary widely, as many teams may engage in some kind of data collection behavior. To provide guidance in meaningfully evaluating a potential data collection activity, five general categories are examined:

* Data subjects (for example readers, contributors, app users, donors)
* Data senders (for example platform tools like a browser, app, or extension; or third-party software providers)
* Data recipients (for example the Ynternet.org Foundation, user groups and partner organizations, third-party software providers, the public)
* Type of data (for example user account information, page information, telemetry data, demographic information, attitudinal or behavioral information, geographic information, event information)
* Data usage and changes to data usage (for example published in raw format, published anonymously, not published; de-identified, aggregated, and kept in perpetuity)

'''What is out of scope:''' the variables entered by the parties in a contract (names, amounts, addresses, bank details) are private data of the parties by default, governed by the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]], not a data collection activity in the sense of these guidelines. These guidelines concern the data the platform itself would collect about its users.

The following data collection risk tiering grid presents those categories as criteria, to help teams assess the risk tier of their data collection activity.

== Data collection risk tiering grid ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Low risk criteria
|-
|
* The data subject is subject to the applicable Privacy policy;
* The data sender is subject to the applicable Privacy policy;
* The data recipient of the data is the Ynternet.org Foundation, or an approved third-party software provider that does not use cookies;
** Note: if the third-party software provider is using cookies or other client-side storage, this immediately becomes a medium or high risk activity
* The data would be kept for a typical [[Policies/en/Data-Retention-Guidelines|retention period]] and then deleted, aggregated, or de-identified and sanitized;
* The data collected does not include:
** multiple items of unhashed personal information<ref name="personal_info">'''''Personal information''''' (from the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]]): information you provide or information collected that could be used to personally identify you. While not all of the following types of information are necessarily collected, at least the following are considered "personal information" if otherwise nonpublic and usable to identify you: (1) your real name, address, phone number, email address, password, identification number on government-issued ID, IP address, user-agent information, payment account number; (2) when associated with one of the items in subsection (1), any sensitive data such as date of birth, gender, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic origins, marital or familial status, medical conditions or disabilities, political affiliation, and religion.</ref>
** personal information + username, user ID or app ID
** long-term viewing history<ref name="long_term">'''''Long-term viewing history data''''': data that logs pageview histories of more than 90 days for logged-out users, or more than 1 pageview for logged-in users.</ref> + unique ID<ref name="unique_id">'''''Unique identifier (ID)''''': an expansion of "personal information" as defined in the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]]. To this list are added username, user ID, and app install ID. Hashed versions of plaintext unique IDs are still considered to be unique IDs, since they may still uniquely identify a user.</ref>
** granular geographic data<ref name="granular_geo">'''''Granular geographic data''''': data that identifies the location of a user at a sub-national resolution.</ref> + unique ID<ref name="unique_id" />
** sensitive data<ref name="sensitive_data">'''''Sensitive data''''' (from the [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]]): date of birth, gender, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic origins, marital or familial status, medical conditions or disabilities, political affiliation, and religion.</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | '''Risk level'''
! scope="col" | '''Tier 1: High risk'''
! scope="col" | '''Tier 2: Medium risk'''
! scope="col" | '''Tier 3: Low risk'''
|-
| '''Data that could ''certainly'' expose data subjects or recipients to risk of harm.'''
| '''Data that could ''likely'' or ''possibly'' expose data subjects or recipients to risk of harm.'''
| '''Data that is ''unlikely'' to expose data subjects or recipients to risk of harm.'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''Criteria'''
| The data collected is ongoing<ref name="ongoing">'''''Ongoing data collection''''': data collected in an ongoing manner, typically through automated means. This covers telemetry data from app or web interactions. Importantly, it is data collected through implicit consent just by using the platform. It can be long term (for monitoring usage over an indefinite amount of time) or short term (for conducting experiments that have a definite end).</ref> and fails '''TWO OR MORE''' of the low risk criteria.

OR

The data collected is one-off<ref name="one_off">'''''One-off data collection''''': data collected in a single instance, typically through a survey. Data subjects in this context may explicitly consent to sharing data by acknowledging a privacy statement, filling out a survey, and clicking a "Submit" button.</ref> and fails '''THREE OR MORE''' of the low risk criteria.
| The data collected is ongoing<ref name="ongoing" /> and fails '''ONE''' of the low risk criteria.

OR

The data collected is one-off<ref name="one_off" /> and fails '''TWO''' of the low risk criteria.
| The data collected is ongoing<ref name="ongoing" /> and fails '''ZERO''' of the low risk criteria.

OR

The data collected is one-off<ref name="one_off" /> and fails '''ONE OR ZERO''' of the low risk criteria. The single criterion failed cannot be collecting sensitive data.
|-
! scope="row" | '''Response time goal'''
| 3 work weeks
| 5 work days
| Not applicable
|-
! scope="row" colspan="4" | '''What should teams do next?'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''Things to do for ''all risk tiers'''''
| colspan="3" |
* Once the tier of risk has been assessed using this tiering grid, log the data collection activity in the data collection activity log (the concrete logging tool would be defined upon adoption of this proposal).
* If the data obtained is later used for a new purpose, the tier of risk would be reassessed using the tiering grid and a new data collection activity log entry would be submitted.
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | '''Additional things to do depending on the data collection activity and risk tier'''
| colspan="3" | '''For surveys''': fill out a survey privacy statement to supplement the data collection activity log entry.
|-
| '''For all other data collection activities''': submit the data collection activity to a privacy review (privacy engineering and privacy legal, plus other teams if needed). Reviewers would suggest mitigation measures to make it low or medium risk.

During the review process, the reviewers would request approval of the data collection activity from a director or higher of the team that owns the data collection activity, in order to proceed with high-risk collection activities.
| '''For all other data collection activities''': submit the data collection activity to a privacy review (privacy engineering and privacy legal, plus other teams if needed). Reviewers would suggest mitigation measures to make it low risk.

During the review process, reviewers would request approval of the data collection activity from the engineering manager of the team that owns the data collection activity, in order to proceed with medium-risk collection activities.
| '''For all other data collection activities''': no additional privacy review would be necessary.
|}

== Recurring or changes to existing data collection activities ==

If a data collection activity is ''recurring'',<ref name="recurring">'''''Recurring data collection''''': instances of data collection that either recur after some time period (for example each month, quarter, or year), or have equivalent data collection schemas across some set of contexts (for example iOS and Android).</ref> subsequent reviews would be of a '''known risk''', and would require less stringent review standards. For example:
* A high risk one-off survey in the first quarter would be deemed a known high risk (faster response and decision cadence) in later quarters, if the information collected is the same.
* A medium risk ongoing data collection activity on iOS would be deemed a known medium risk (only requiring entry into the activity log) if an identical schema had already been reviewed for Android.

Proposed changes to existing ongoing data collection activities should be considered to involve a change in the type of data collected, and should be considered a new entry in the data collection activity log, and a new data collection to review.

== Mitigations ==

Here is a list of example mitigation measures that can lower the risk of a data collection activity:

* Because it is trivially easy for a bad actor to derive granular geographic data from a full IP address, for the purposes of these guidelines, collecting complete versions of IP addresses is considered to be both a unique identifier<ref name="unique_id" /> and a leak of granular geographic data: therefore, collecting IP addresses is a medium risk data collection activity. Relevant mitigations include:
** dropping the last two octets of IP addresses (for example 192.168.xxx.xxx)
** hashing IP address + user-agent
* For circumstances in which granular geographic data is critical, consider collecting sub-national geographic data and then dropping all unique IDs.
* To collect riskier unique IDs (like IP addresses) and maintain a low-risk status, it may be necessary to hash them.

== Definitions ==
<references />

== See also ==

* [[Policies/en/Privacy-Policy|Privacy policy]]
* [[Policies/en/Data-Retention-Guidelines|Data retention guidelines]]
* [[Policies/en/Access-to-Nonpublic-Personal-Data|Access to Nonpublic Personal Data policy]]