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Your details of member must be retained in accordance with company law for ten years, even if you do not renew your membership. However, the list is only accessible to charity staff and elected trustees - any request to access the list outside this group must be made in accordance with company law. If such a request is properly made the only information that the charity is required to disclose is name, address and membership term dates - no additional information will be shared. | |||
For more information about how the charity manages data you may want to read our [[Data Protection Policy]]. | |||
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Contributors
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Members
Being a Member
How do I become a member?
You can join online or fill out a paper form to apply for membership of Wikimedia UK. You application will be reviewed and you will be notified by email when it has been approved.
Payment can be made in the following ways:
- Pay online using our online form using the link above - this is the quickest and easiest method.
- Pay by cheque made payable to 'Wikimedia UK' and sent using 'FREEPOST WIKIPEDIA' - no stamp required. (Please note in order to be eligable to vote at an AGM or EGM your payment must have been processed 24 hours before the session is due to start as announced in the notice. You can pay in cash on the day if you attend if this is preferred)
- Pay in cash - you must indicate on your application form the name of the member you have given this too, or enclose with your form and post as with a cheque.
- Pay by online transfer to account 'Wikimedia UK' Account No: 20300612, Sort Code:08-60-01. Please use your email as the transaction reference and email membership@wikimedia.org.uk to confirm the transfer of funds.
In applying you are accepting limited liability if Wikimedia UK dissolved during your membership or within 12 months after it ends , by contributing not more than £1 to any outstanding costs. You are also undertaking to provide accurate and truthful details about your name and place of address, and informing Wikimedia UK if this changes so the register of members remains accurate.
Why do you keep a register of members?
Wikimedia UK keeps a record of membership details on a contact management database, which must include at minimum the name and postal address and start and end dates of a membership term for any approved member. This is because Wikimedia UK as a charity is based on Wikimedia UK - a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, and the Companies Act 2006 requires it to keep a formal register of members.
You can read more about how the law requires the charity to keep this record here and some FAQs here.
How do you protect my privacy and data as a member?
Your details of member must be retained in accordance with company law for ten years, even if you do not renew your membership. However, the list is only accessible to charity staff and elected trustees - any request to access the list outside this group must be made in accordance with company law. If such a request is properly made the only information that the charity is required to disclose is name, address and membership term dates - no additional information will be shared.
For more information about how the charity manages data you may want to read our Data Protection Policy.