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You can't sue Wikimedia for more than $1,000 if their outage costs you money.
If you have a dispute with Wikimedia, you must bring it to their attention within one year or you will not be able to make a claim. If your dispute is related to paid editing, you may be required to participate in a binding mediation.
“one (1) year”
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If their outage costs you money, the most you can get back is $1,000. This is the maximum amount that Wikimedia is liable for.
“US$1,000.00”
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Any disputes with Wikimedia will be dealt with under the laws of California.
“State of California”
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Wikimedia can block your account or access to their services at any time, and this decision is final.
“block your account”
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If you have a dispute with Wikimedia related to paid editing, you may be required to participate in a binding mediation.
“binding mediations”
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Wikimedia can change these terms of use at any time, but they will give you at least 30 days' notice.
“at least thirty (30) days”
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When you contribute to Wikimedia projects, you must license your contributions under a free license, such as CC BY-SA 4.0, so that others can reuse them.
“CC BY-SA 4.0”
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Wikimedia may retain some of your data, but the details of their data retention policies are not clear.
“retain the right”
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Wikimedia may transfer their rights and obligations to another organization, but the implications of this are not clear.
“sole discretion”
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