Debian Wiki:Privacy policy
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Summary
If you only read the Debian Wiki website no more information is collected than is typically collected in server logs by web sites in general.
If you contribute to the Debian Wiki you are publishing every word you post publicly. If you write something, assume that it will be retained forever. This includes articles, user pages and talk pages. 942925818366214646749294
Publishing on the wiki and public data
Simply visiting the web site does not expose your identity publicly. When you edit any page in the wiki, you are publishing a document. This is a public act, and you are identified publicly with that edit as its author.
Cookies
The wiki will set a temporary session cookie (PHPSESSID) whenever you visit the site. If you do not intend to ever log in, you may deny this cookie, but you cannot log in without it. It will be deleted when you close your browser session.
More cookies may be set when you log in, to avoid typing in your user name (or optionally password) on your next visit. These last up to 30 days. You may clear these cookies after use if you are using a public machine and don't wish to expose your username to future users of the machine. (If so, clear the browser cache as well.)
Passwords
User passwords are the only guarantee of the integrity of a user's edit history. All users are encouraged to select strong passwords and to never share them. No one shall knowingly expose the password of another user to public release either directly or indirectly.
Sharing information with third parties
Except where otherwise specified, all text added to the Debian Wiki is available for reuse under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 policy.
We will not sell or share private information, such as email addresses, with third parties, unless you agree to release this information, or it is required by law to release the information.
User data
Data on users, such as the times at which they edited and the number of edits they have made are publicly available via "user contributions" lists, and in aggregated forms published by other users.
Removal of user accounts
Once created, user accounts will not be removed. It may be possible for a username to be changed. The Debian Wiki does not guarantee that a name will be changed on request.
Deletion of content
Removing text from the Debian Wiki does not permanently delete it. In normal articles, anyone can look at a previous version and see what was there. If an article is "deleted", any user with "administrator" access on the wiki, meaning almost anyone trusted not to abuse the deletion capability, can see what was deleted. Information can be permanently deleted by those people with access to the servers, but there is no guarantee this will happen except in response to legal action.
References
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Privacy_policy