Thanks for this insight and context Fae, that's really helpful to me and others to be aware of.
The way the Foundation asked me to distribute the survey was through a random sampling model. However I felt that with the extensive personal questions, this really did need to be completely optional (which it may not have felt for a member receiving an email saying "You have been randomly selected to participate in the 2021 Affiliate membership survey"). I will go back to the Foundation and ask if there is another way in which we could help them to gather some of the information they are looking for, bearing in mind some of the issues that you have raised. Best wishes Lucy On Tue, 19 Jan 2021 at 13:48, Fæ <fae...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Affiliate Membership survey has been subject to objection by > members of the WMLGBT+ user group in a meeting this week with WMF T&S. > > The information about gender is potentially highly identifying. It is > unclear in the WMF privacy statement in which circumstances the WMF > would release information "by law", as in US law this may include > general agency investigations, which could target "foreign" groups, > "political" groups, or considering recent events, groups that simply > have a private discussion group on Telegram. > > The survey is run by a 3rd party, so their terms apply. This means > that the data controller is in the USA and they explicitly reserve a > right to retain contact information, payment information (notably this > survey includes questions about your bank accounts), it may mix this > information with information from 3rd parties, including your IP > address and any tracking data from other 3rd parties for that address. > The 3rd party stores your data indefinitely, under a range of > conditions, none of which includes a requested deletion or correction. > Explicitly state agencies are given access. > > As the UK is no longer in the EU, the "Privacy Shield" requirements > may not legally apply to submissions from the UK, it's certainly > legally unsure. This may make it impossible to pursue complaints, or > claims for damages, for example, if data is lost or exposed by > accident. > > I stopped on page 4 and abandoned the survey. I strongly recommend > that contributors opt for "rather not say" on any personal > information, as if the form were being posted publicly on Facebook, > the terms are that open to misuse or accidental mishandling. > > References: > https://www.qualtrics.com/privacy-statement/ > > https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate_Membership_Data_Survey_Privacy_Statement > > Thanks, > Fae > -- > fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae > > > On Mon, 18 Jan 2021 at 13:42, Lucy Crompton-Reid > <lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > > > > Dear all > > > > The Wikimedia Foundation is running an Affiliate Membership survey that > they have asked me to share with Wikimedia UK members. Looking through the > questions, this feels most appropriate for active Wikimedia contributors, > rather than people who are members but don't volunteer their time. I would > therefore be grateful if those of you who tick both of these boxes felt > able to complete the survey, the deadline for which is, I believe, Friday > 29th January. > > > > There are two ways of taking the survey: > > > > Anonymously, through the following link (making sure not to close your > browser until you have finished): > > > > https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e5s72QFWkLzUm8t > > > > Or via a personalised link sent to your email address. To request this, > go to: > > > > https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4UdVzTCXbnwqgcZ > > > > The survey should take 20 - 30 minutes to complete, and you can find the > questions asked in the survey on meta if you want to read/download before > starting the actual survey. > > > > Many thanks, and best wishes > > Lucy > > > > -- > > Lucy Crompton-Reid > > Chief Executive > > Wikimedia UK > > +44 (0) 203 372 0762 > > > > Wikimedia UK is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open > knowledge movement, and a registered charity. We rely on donations from > individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. 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