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Niaj uzkondiĉoj

This page describes the general conditions and mutual responsibilities that all users must agree with, before using Wikimedia projects and sites, or reusing their content.

Uzkondiĉoj

Ĉi-tio estas home legebla mallongigo de la Uzkondiĉoj. To read the full terms, scroll down or click here.

Malgarantio: Ĉi-tiu mallongigo ne estas parto de la Uzkondiĉoj kaj ne estas jura dokumento. Ĝi estas simple utila referenco por kompreni la plenajn kondiĉojn. Pripensu ĝin kiel helpanta interfaco al la leĝa lingvo de niaj Uzkondiĉoj.

Parto de nia misio estas:

• Fortigi kaj allogi homojn de la tutmondo por kolekti kaj vastigi edukadan enhavon kaj aŭ eldoni ĝin liberpermesile aŭ transdoni ĝin en la publikhavaĵon.
• Dissendi efektive kaj tutmonde ĉi-tiun enhavon senpage.

Vi rajtas libere:

• Legi kaj Printi niajn artikolojn kaj aliajn dosierojn senpage.
• Dividi kaj Reuzi niajn artikolojn kaj aliajn dosierojn sub liberaj kaj malfermaj permesiloj.
• Kontribui kaj Redakti al niaj diversaj retejoj aŭ Projektoj.

Laŭ la jenaj kondiĉoj:

• Respondeco - Vi akceptas respondecon pri viaj redaktoj (ĉar ni nur tenas vian enhavon).
• Ĝentileco - Vi subtenas afablan retmedion kaj ne atakas aliajn uzantojn.
• Ne malutilo - Vi ne malutilas al nia teĥnologia infrastrukturo.
• Uzkondiĉoj kaj Reguloj - Vi adheras al la ĉi-subaj Uzkondiĉoj kaj al la aplikeblaj komunumaj reguloj kiam vi vizitas niajn retejojn aŭ partoprenas en niaj komunumoj.

Kun la kompreno ke:

• Vi metas viajn aldonojn sub libera permesilo - kutime vi devas meti viajn kontribuojn kaj redaktojn al niaj retejoj aŭ projektoj sub libera kaj malferma permesilo (escepte ke se via kontribuo estas publikhavaĵa).
• Ne estas profesia konsilo - la enhavo de artikoloj kaj de aliaj projektoj estas nur por informaj celoj kaj ne konsistigas profesian konsilon.

Niaj uzkondiĉoj

Imagu mondon en kiu ĉiuj w havas liberan aliron al la sumo de ĉiu scio. Ni celas krei tian mondon. – Ekspliko pri niaj misiojrxv

Bonvenon al Vikimedio! La Vikimedia Fondaĵo estas nekomerca bonfara organizaĵo kies celo estas okupi kaj allogi homojn de la tuta mondo por kolekti kaj vastigi informon sub libera permesilo aŭ en la publika domajno, kaj efektive kaj tutmonde dissendi ĝin senpage.

Por subteni nian energian komunumon, ni provizas la necesan infrastrukturon kaj organizaĵan kadron por la vastigo de multilingvaj vikiprojektoj kaj ties eldownoj (eksplikataj ĉi tie) kaj aliaj penoj kiuj servas ĉi-tiun mision. Ni penas rete alirebligi edukadan kaj informan enhavon de la projektoj senpage kaj senfine.

Ni bonvenigas vin kiel leganto, redaktoro, aŭtoro, aŭ kontribuanto de la vikimediaj projektoj, kaj ni kuraĝigas vin kuniĝi al la komunumo de Vikimedio. Tamen antaŭ ol vi partoprenas, ni petas, ke vi legu kaj konsentu al la jenaj Uzkondiĉoj.

Resumo

Ĉi tiuj uzkondiĉoj eksplikas al vi niajn publikajn servojn ĉe la Vikimedia Fondaĵo, nian interrilaton al vi kiel uzanto, kaj la rajtojn kaj respondecojn kiuj gvidas nin ambaŭ. Ni deziras, ke vi sciu ke ni retgastigas mirindan sumon de edukada kaj informa materialo, el kiu ĉio estas kontribuata kaj ebligata per uzantoj kiel vi mem. Ĝenerale ni ne kontribuas, ekzamenas, aŭ forigas enhavon (kun malofta escepto por politikoj kiel ĉi tiuj uzkondiĉoj aŭ por observi la avertoj de la Akto pri Kopirajto en Cifereca Jarmilo (DMCA)). Tio signifas, ke redaktora forto estas kontrolata de vi, kaj de viaj kunuzantoj, kiuj kreas kaj administras la enhavon. Ni nur retgastigas tiun enhavon.

La komunumo - t. e. la reto de uzantoj, kiuj ade konstruas kaj uzas la diversajn retejojn aŭ projektojn - estas la ĉefa rimedo per kiu la celoj de la misio plenumiĝas. La komunumo kontribuas al niaj retejoj kaj helpas regi ĝin. La komonumo enterprenas la gravan aferon de kreado kaj obeigo de reguloj por la specifaj projekto-eldonoj (ekzemple la diversaj lingvaj eldonoj por la Vikipedia projekto aŭ la multlingva Vikimedio-Komunejo).

Ni bonvenigas vin kuniĝi kiel kontribuanto, redaktoro, aŭ aŭtoro, sed vi obeu la politikojn kiuj regas ĉiujn el la sendependaj projekto-eldonoj. La plej granda el niaj projektoj estas Vikipedio, sed ni ankaŭ retgastigas aliajn projektojn; ĉiu projekto havas malsamajn celojn kaj labormanierojn. Ĉiu eldono havas teamon de kontribuantoj, editoroj aŭ aŭtoroj kiuj kunlaboras por krei kaj administri la enhavon de tiu projekto. Ni bonvenigas vin kuniĝi al ĉi tiuj teamoj kaj labori kun ili por plibonigi ĉi tiujn projektojn. Ĉar ni klopodas igi enhavon libere alirebla por la publiko, ni kutime devigas ke ĉiu informo kontribuata de vi estu sub libera permesilo aŭ en la publikhavaĵo.

Bonvolu atenti ke vi havas juran respondecon pri ĉiuj viaj kontribuoj, redaktoj, kaj reuzoj de Vikimedia enhavo, laŭ la leĝoj de Usono kaj aliaj aplikeblaj leĝoj (kiuj povas inkludi la leĝojn de la nacio en kiu vi loĝas aŭ redaktas). Tio signifas ke vi estu singardema kiam vi aldonas enhavon. Pro tiu respondeco, ni havas kelkajn regulojn pri tio, kion vi ne rajtas aldoni; plejparte ĉi tio estas aŭ por via propra protekto aŭ por la protekto de aliaj uzantoj. Bonvolu memori ke la enhavo kiun ni retgastigas estas nur por informaj celoj: do se vi bezonas lertan konsilon por specifa demando (ekz. pri medicinaj, juraj, aŭ financaj temoj), vi serĉu la helpon de oficiala aŭ kvalifika profesiulo. Ni ankaŭ inkludas aliajn gravajn rimarkojn kaj malgarantiojn; do bonvolu legi ĉi tiujn uzkondiĉojn entute.

Por klareco, aliaj organizoj, kiel loka Wikimedia ĉapitroj kaj asocioj, kiu povas dividi en la sama misio estas tamen laŭleĝe sendependa kaj aparta de la Wikimedia Fundamento kaj havas neniun respondecon por la operacioj de la retejo aŭ ĝia enhavo.enhavon ion

1. Niaj servoj

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1. Ni ne prenas redaktoran rolon: Ĉar la Vikimediaj projektoj estas kunlabore redaktataj, ĉiu enhavo kiun ni retgastigas estas provizata de uzantoj similaj al vi. Tio signifas ke ni kutime ne taksas aŭ redaktas la enhavon de la projekto-retejoj, kaj ni ne prenas respondecon pri ĉi tiu enhavo. Simile ni ne subtenas iujn ajn opiniojn esprimitajn pere de niaj servoj, kaj ni ne reprezentas aŭ garantias la verecon, akuratecon, aŭ konfidindecon de komunume aldonita enhavo. Ni anstataŭe provizas aliron al la enhavo kiun viaj kunuzantoj kontribuis kaj redaktis.
2. Vi havas respondecon pri viaj propraj agoj: Vi jure havas respondecon pri viaj redaktoj kaj kontribuoj ĉe projektoj Vikimediaj; do por via propra protekto vi estu singardema kaj evitu kontribui enhavon kiu povas rezulti je krima aŭ civila respondeco laŭ aplikeblaj leĝoj. Klarigante, aplikebla leĝo inkludas almenaŭ la leĝojn de Usono. Kvankam ni eble ne konsentas kun tiaj agoj, ni avertas redaktorojn kaj kontribuantojn, ke estraroj eble penas apliki alinaciajn leĝojn al vi, inklude lokajn leĝojn kie vi loĝas aŭ redaktas enhavon. La Fondaĵo kutime ne povas oferi iun ajn protekton, garantion, imunecon, aŭ kompenson.

2. Politiko pri privateco

We ask that you review the terms of our Privacy Policy, so that you are aware of how we collect and use your information. Because our services are used by people all over the world, personal information that we collect may be stored and processed in the United States of America or any other country in which we or our agents maintain facilities. By using our services, you consent to any such transfer of information outside your country.

3. Enhavo retgastigita de ni

1. You may find some material objectionable or erroneous: Because we provide 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 our services.
2. Nia enhavo estas nur por ĝeneralaj informaj celoj: Kvankam ni retgastigas multan informon kiu temas pri profesiaj temoj, inklude medicinajn, leĝajn, aŭ financajn aferojn, ĉi tiu enhavo estas prezentita nur por ĝeneralaj informaj celoj. Ĝi ne estu komprenata kiel profesia konsilo. Bonvolu serĉi sendependan profesian konsilon de iu kiu estas oficiala aŭ kvalifika en la aplikebla temo anstataŭ agadi laŭ iu ajn informo, opinio, aŭ konsilo entenata de la projekto-retejoj.

4. Refraining from Certain Activities

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5. Pasvorta sekureco

Vi havas la respondecon gardi vian propran pasvorton; vi neniam malkaŝu ĝin al iu ajn alia persono.

6. Fabrikmarkoj

Vi havas larĝan liberecon reuzi enhavon de la projektaj retejoj; tamen estas grava ke ĉe la Fondaĵo Vikimedia ni protektu niajn fabrikmarkajn rajtojn por ke ni protektu niajn uzantojn de trompaj ŝajnigantoj. Do ni petas ke vi bonvolu respekti niajn fabrikmarkojn. Ĉiuj fabrikmarkoj de la Fondaĵo Vikimedia apartenas al la Fondaĵo Vikimedia, kaj iu ajn uzado de niaj fabriknomoj, fabrikmarkoj, servomarkoj, simboloj, aŭ domajnaj nomoj devas obei ĉi tiujn uzkondiĉojn kaj nian fabrikmarkan politikon.

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

10. Management of Websites

La komonumo tenas la ĉefan rolon pri kreado kaj obeigo de reguloj aplikantaj al la diversaj projekteldonoj. Ĉe la Fondaĵo Vikimedia, ni malofte intervenas en komonumaj decidoj pri regularo kaj sia obeigo. En malkutima okazo, eble ekestos bezono, aŭ la komonumo eble petas nin, adresi tre problememan uzanton pro granda projekta malhelpo aŭ danĝera agado. En ĉi tiaj okazoj ni rezervas la rajton, sed ne devigatas, fari la jenon:

• Investigate your use of the service (a) to determine whether a violation of these Terms of Use, Project edition policy, or other applicable law or policy has occurred, or (b) to comply with any applicable law, legal process, or appropriate governmental request;
• Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues or respond to user support requests;
• Refuse, disable, or restrict access to the contribution 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 copyright infringement;
• Take legal action against users who violate these Terms of Use (including reports to law enforcement authorities); and
• Manage otherwise the Project websites in a manner designed to facilitate their proper functioning and protect the rights, property, and safety of ourselves and our users, licensors, partners, and the public.

In the interests of our users and the Projects, in the extreme circumstance that any individual has had his or her account or access blocked under this provision, he or she is prohibited from creating or using another account on or seeking access to the same Project, unless we provide explicit permission. Without limiting the authority of the community, the Wikimedia Foundation itself will 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 Wikimedia community and its members may also take action when so allowed by the community or Foundation policies applicable to the specific Project edition, 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 for the specific Project editions (such as arbitration committees); these decisions may include sanctions as set out by the policy of the specific Project edition.

Especially problematic users who have had accounts or access blocked on multiple Project editions may be subject to a ban from all of the Project editions, in accordance with the Global Ban Policy. In contrast to Board resolutions or these Terms of Use, policies established by the community, which may cover a single Project edition or multiple Projects editions (like the Global Ban Policy), may be modified by the relevant community according to its own procedures.

The blocking of an account or access or the banning of a user under this provision shall be in accordance with Section 12 of these Terms of Use.

11. Resolucioj kaj projektpolitikoj

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees releases official policies from time to time. Some of these policies may be mandatory for a particular Project or Project edition, and, when they are, you agree to abide by them as applicable.

12. Finado

Though we hope you will stay and continue to contribute to the Projects, you can stop using our services any time. In certain (hopefully unlikely) circumstances it may be necessary for either ourselves or the Wikimedia community or its members (as described in Section 10) to terminate part or all of our 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 will remain publicly available (subject to applicable policies), and, unless we notify you otherwise, you may still access our public pages for the sole purpose of reading publicly available content on the Projects. In such circumstances, however, you may not be able to access your account or settings. We 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 will remain in effect with respect to relevant provisions, including Sections 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9-15, and 17.

13. Disputoj kaj jurisdikcio

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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 procedures or mechanisms provided by the Projects or Project editions and the Wikimedia Foundation. If you seek to file a legal claim against us, you agree to file and resolve it exclusively in a state or federal court located in San Francisco County, California. You also agree that the laws of the State of California and, to the extent applicable, the laws of the United States of America will govern these Terms of Use, as well as any legal claim that might arise between you and us (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 San Francisco County, California, in any legal action or proceeding relating to us 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 our 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).

14. Malgarantioj

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At the Wikimedia Foundation, we do our best to provide educational and informational content to a very wide audience, but your use of our services is at your sole risk. We provide these services on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and we expressly disclaim all express or implied warranties of all kinds, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We make no warranty that our services will meet your requirements, be safe, secure, uninterrupted, timely, accurate, or error-free, or that your information will be secure.

We are not responsible for the content, data, or actions of third parties, and you release us, our 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 us or through or from our services creates any warranty not expressly stated in these Terms of Use.

Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through your use of our services is done at your own discretion and risk, and you will 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 we 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. We retain the right to create limits on use and storage at our sole discretion at any time with or without notice.

Some states or 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.

15. Limo de respondeco

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The Wikimedia Foundation will 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 we were advised of the possibility of such damage. In no event shall our liability exceed one thousand U.S. dollars (USD 1000.00) in aggregate. In the case that applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you, although our liability will be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

16. Ŝanĝoj al ĉi tiuj uzkondiĉoj

Just as the Wikimedia community's input is essential for the growth and maintenance of the Projects, we believe that community input is essential for these Terms of Use to properly serve our users. It is also essential for a fair contract. Therefore, we will provide these Terms of Use, as well as any substantial future revisions of these Terms of Use, to the community for comment at least thirty (30) days before the end of the comment period. If a future proposed revision is substantial, we will provide an additional 30 days for comments after posting a translation of the proposed revision in at least three languages (selected at our discretion). The community will be encouraged to translate the proposed revision in other languages as appropriate. For changes for legal or administrative reasons, to correct an inaccurate statement, or changes in response to community comments, we will provide at least three (3) days' notice.

Because it may be necessary to modify these Terms of Use from time to time, we will provide notice of such modifications and the opportunity to comment via the Project websites, and via a notification on WikimediaAnnounce-L. However, we ask that you please periodically review the most up-to-date version of these Terms of Use (available at http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms of use). Your continued use of our services after the new Terms of Use become official following the notice and review period constitutes an acceptance of these Terms of Use on your part. For the protection of the Wikimedia Foundation and other users like yourself, if you do not agree with our Terms of Use, you cannot use our services.

17. Aliaj kondiĉoj

These Terms of Use do not create an employment, agency, partnership, or joint venture relationship between you and us, the Wikimedia Foundation. If you have not signed a separate agreement with us, these Terms of Use are the entire agreement between you and us. If there is any conflict between these Terms of Use and a signed written agreement between you and us, the signed agreement will control.

You agree that we may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to the Terms of Use, by email, regular mail, or postings on Project websites.

If in any circumstance, we do not apply or enforce any provision of these Terms of Use, it is not a waiver of that provision.

You understand that, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by us, you have no expectation of compensation for any activity, contribution, or idea that you provide to us, the community, or the Wikimedia Projects or Project editions.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in these Terms of Use, we (the Wikimedia Foundation) and you agree not to modify the applicable terms and requirements of any free license that is employed on the Projects or Project editions when such free license is authorized by these Terms of Use.

Ĉi tiuj uzkondiĉoj estis skribataj angle (Usono). Kvankam ni esperas ke tradukoj de ĉi tiuj uzkondiĉoj estas ĝustaj, se okazos ke ekzistas iuj ajn malsamoj de signifo inter la originala angla versio kaj traduko, la originala angla versio havos antaŭrajton.

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.

Dankon!

Ni ŝatas ke vi elspezis tempon por legi ĉi tiujn uzkondiĉojn, kaj ni estas tre feliĉaj ke vi kontribuas al la projektoj kaj uzas niajn servojn. Pere de viaj kontribuoj, vi helpas konstrui ion tre grandan - ne nur gravan kolekton de kunlabore redaktataj referencaj projektoj kiuj provizas edukadon kaj informon al milionoj kiuj eble alie ne havus aliron - sed ankaŭ energian komonumon de similopiniaj kaj aktivaj kunuzuloj fokusantaj je tre nobla celo.

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These Terms of Use went into effect on June 16, 2014. Previous versions of the terms:

• Terms of Use (2012-2014): effective from May 24, 2012 until June 16, 2014
• Terms of Use (2009): effective from 2009 until May 24, 2012.

In the event of any differences in meaning between the original English version and a translation, the original English version takes precedence.