Commitment at a glance
The default is transparent correction and preservation. Removal is reserved for legal, privacy, safety, security or serious integrity reasons.
Policy reviewed 18 August 2026
Reasons for review
- Personal or confidential information published without a valid public-interest basis.
- Copyright or trademark concerns with sufficient identification.
- Dangerous misinformation, malware or a compromised external destination.
- Court order or clearly applicable legal requirement.
- Research later corrected, withdrawn or retracted.
Proportionate response
Possible responses include clarification, correction, replacement of a link, warning label, partial redaction, temporary restriction or removal. Retraction usually requires an integrity notice rather than disappearance because the changed status is part of the scientific record.
What a request should include
- Exact page and material at issue.
- Relationship to the material or legal basis for the request.
- Supporting source or documentation.
- Requested remedy and why a narrower correction is insufficient.
Privacy warning
Do not send medical records, government identification, passwords or unrelated personal data. The Foundation may request limited verification only when necessary to evaluate a rights-based claim.
Contact only when necessary
The control below constructs the Foundation address only after your click and opens your own email application. No form, background script or website database receives the message. Do not include private health information.