Governing document WIKIMEDIA UK
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/11/2008 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16/10/2011 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 26/10/2011 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14/08/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/04/2013 as amended on 09 Aug 2014 as amended on 09 Jul 2016 as amended on 13 Jul 2019
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE WIDEST POSSIBLE PUBLIC ACCESS TO, USE OF AND CONTRIBUTION TO OPEN CONTENT OF AN ENCYCLOPAEDIC OR EDUCATIONAL NATURE OR OF SIMILAR UTILITY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR THE OPEN CONTENT SUPPORTED AND PROVIDED BY WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION, INC., BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA. “CONTENT” MEANS TEXTUAL OR NUMERICAL INFORMATION, STILL OR MOVING IMAGES, SOUND OR MUSIC OR OTHER DATA DISSEMINATED ON PRINTED, ELECTRONIC AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEDIA AND SERVICES. CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO EDITORIAL POLICIES AND SAFEGUARDS DESIGNED TO ENSURE ITS OVERALL ACCURACY AND QUALITY. CONTENT IS "OPEN" WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE FOR NO CHARGE AND WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WITH LEGAL RIGHTS TO VIEW, COPY, SHARE, ADAPT, IMPROVE AND OTHERWISE USE AND REUSE THAT CONTENT AND WHEN TECHNICAL MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO SUPPORT SUCH USAGE.
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