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Please note this is still a draft of a proposed terms of use on Wikipedia. Changes and discussion of this text are greatly appreciated. While this is an attempt to codify what is generally accepted and acceptable not everything here is resolved policy. Please see Wikipedia:Terms of use (a) for a non-controversial version of this page.
SUMMARY
This page describes the general terms and conditions upon which you may use the Wikipedia site. If you do not agree with these terms we ask that you leave this site. Thank you. This is a summary of these terms and conditions:
- This is an agreement between you, the Wikipedia community and Wikimedia Foundation Inc., and it also includes the Wikipedia:Submission Standards, Wikipedia:Copyrights and disclaimers and other policies and guidelines that are applicable to everyone who gains access to these sites.
- You agree that disputes with Wikipedia or other Wikipedians regarding the activities here will be covered by an internal mediation and arbitration process as long as they do not involve legal or judicial elements.
- The agreement is to be interpreted under the laws of California (that is where our servers are) and any confirmation of arbitration must be brought in Pinellas County in the State of Florida (St. Petersburg is Wikimedia's home city).
- Even if you don't spend the time to read this you are still bound by it and if you find material that has been removed from the site for some reason it is suggested you contact the original copyright owner to find out if they will give you a copy to release under the GFDL, if you wish.
- You undertand that certain things like page histories and mailing list archives are archives as defined under the US Copyright Act. You should be aware of the copyright limitations that may exist on those archival materials.
- You accept the modification and change procedures as outlined; you accept that you have notice of this page and its changes even if you do not take care to read this material; and that if one part of this agreement is not binding, you agree that the other parts are binding and that none of the section headings are part of the agreement, they are just to describe the different parts.
What follows is the unavoidable legal text. We hope you spend the time to read it and if you have any questions you can post them on the talk page, write on the mailing list or go to the Village Pump: