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
Aeryn Palmer
Deputy General Counsel
Jacob Rogers
Associate General Counsel
James Buatti
Legal Director
Chuck Roslof
Lead Counsel, support for Board of Trustees
How we work
[edit]Governance and Risk
[edit]The team manages our Defense of Contributors and Legal Fees Assistance Program for community members subject to legal threats.
Legal Operations
[edit]Together with Governance & Risk and Privacy & Compliance, we provide daily legal guidance and ongoing advice to ensure the legality of our operations.
Privacy and Compliance
[edit]You 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
[edit]Below 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}}
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Selected projects
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