Data retention policy

This page is kept for historical interest. Any policies mentioned may be obsolete. This policy has been replaced by the Data retention guidelines.

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, consistent with its long-standing commitment to minimizing the data retention of users and editors, adopts the policy of retaining the least of amount personally identifiable information consistent with maintenance of its services, with its privacy policy, or as required by state or federal legal provisions under United States of America law.