Template:Private information

ATTENTION: This template is not yet operational, DON'T USE IT, please see discussions.

This image contains potentially sensitive private information1. Publicly displaying this kind of information is, in some jurisdictions, restricted by privacy laws, independent from their copyright status. Before using this content, please ensure that you have the right to use it under the laws which apply in the circumstances of your intended use.

If the value of the image is not degraded by it, to protect the subject(')s(') privacy, you should remove the information2. Note that any image may have more uses than are apparent. You are solely responsible for ensuring that you do not invade someone else's privacy.

1 - Examples include license plates, real names, addresses (mail and email), unique numbers, dates of birth/marriage, and the like—in short, things that might lead to identity theft or harassment.

2 - Removing the information can be done by blanking out the respective part of the image (e.g. the license plate on a car).

Images bearing this template are automatically added to Category:Images with visible private information, a subcategory of Category:Images for cleanup.

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Usage

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Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionDefaultStatus
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Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Localization

English

This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}. The layout of the template can be found under Template:Private information/layout.

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:Private information/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.