Wikimedia Foundation/Legal/Legal Affairs
Legal Affairs
The Legal Affairs team ensures that the Foundation’s activities are carried out in accord not only with applicable law, but also with our Foundation policies, and movement and organizational values. We fight aggressively to protect our movement values and we provide daily support to the communities and their work.
The Team
How we work
editGovernance and Risk
editThe team manages our Defense of Contributors and Legal Fees Assistance Program for community members subject to legal threats.
Legal Operations
editTogether with Governance & Risk and Privacy & Compliance, we provide daily legal guidance and ongoing advice to ensure the legality of our operations.
Privacy and Compliance
editYou can reach the legal privacy queue at privacy@wikimedia.org. In the event of an emergency, such as a data breach, you can contact Aeryn Palmer directly at apalmer@wikimedia.org.
Contact us
editBelow are the various ways to contact us
- legal@wikimedia.org - For third-party legal issues and threats
- trademarks@wikimedia.org - For trademark permissions and licensing questions
- legal-tm-vio@wikimedia.org - For reporting trademark violations
- legal-reports@wikimedia.org - For reports of illegal content concerning minors
- check-disclosure@wikimedia.org - For reporting disclosures of non-public information to outside parties
Registered local agent:
- Wikimedia Foundation
- c/o CT Corporation System
- 330 N Brand Blvd.
- Glendale, CA 91203-2336}}
Sub-teams
editGovernance and Risk
Legal Operations
Privacy & Compliance
Selected projects
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