Additionally, there is this from Wikia. http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Terms_of_use#Collection_of_personal_information
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Victor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Google probably get around that with this little clause... > > *"2.3 You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if (a) you > are not of legal age to form a binding contract with Google, or (b) you are > a person barred from receiving the Services under the laws of the United > States or other countries including the country in which you are resident or > from which you use the Services.*" > > Refer Gil's first response about the non-profit 501c3... > *"Wikipedia(R) is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, > Inc<http://www.wikimediafoundation.org/>., > a U.S. registered > 501(c)(3)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501%28c%29#501.28c.29.283.29> > tax-deductible<http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Deductibility_of_donations> > nonprofit <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-profit_organization> > charity<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charitable_organization> > ."* > > > > I don't know if wikia can do the same thing like google with a clause like > that, but if they don't have that clause then perhaps this is wikia's way of > having that clause. > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 11:17 AM, John Beckett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Jamie Hari wrote: >> > Let's call a spade, a spade here. >> > Wikia is doing the right thing; legally and morally. >> >> In that case it should be easy to insert a link to a page that briefly >> explains your >> assertion. >> >> >From Gil's comment, it sounds likely that the explanation won't be >> digestible to >> non-lawyers. That's no problem. Just state the facts: Regulation >> such-and-such in >> jurisdiction whatever, requires DOB for circumstances xxx. >> >> > I know this from years upon years of experience in many >> > widely-varied online communities. >> >> There are probably lots of other-kinds of people like me who are not in >> the habit of >> registering at lots of communities and who are amazed to be asked DOB. >> >> I just clicked "create account" at Wikipedia and there is no requirement >> for DOB, >> yet they still have a privacy statement! I don't recall being asked DOB >> for my >> Google account (gmail and Google Groups). I'm not saying that Wikia is >> wrong; I'm >> pointing out that I have registered with several other organisations with >> no DOB >> requirement, so some explanation should be provided on Wikia. >> >> John >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikia-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l >> > > > > -- > Victor ('Daworm') > AoCWiki Sysop (http://aoc.wikia.com/) > -- Victor ('Daworm') AoCWiki Sysop (http://aoc.wikia.com/)
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