Ancestry updated the navigation menu and footer layout of its Privacy Statement on May 6, 2026. The changes reorganized how certain links are presented—moving 'About Us' into the footer, reordering some menu items, and adding a 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' link in the footer. These are structural and presentational updates to how privacy-related information and opt-out options are accessed, not changes to the actual privacy rights or data practices described in the statement itself.
This change makes it easier to find and exercise your right to opt out of data sales or sharing under California privacy law. The 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' link is now prominently placed in the footer of Ancestry's Privacy Statement, rather than being buried elsewhere. You can click this link from the privacy page directly to manage your data sale preferences.
The change improves the accessibility and visibility of a legally required consumer right under California privacy law. By placing the opt-out link directly in the footer, Ancestry reduces friction for users who wish to exercise their right to prevent the sale or sharing of their personal information.
→ Locate and click the 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' link in the footer of Ancestry's Privacy Statement to review or update your data sale preferences.
→ Your genealogical and DNA data may continue to be used in ways permitted by Ancestry's privacy practices without your explicit opt-out.
Now prominently displayed in the footer of the Privacy Statement for easier consumer access to data sale opt-out rights.
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Ancestry updated its Privacy Statement footer to add a direct link to its 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' opt-out mechanism. This is a presentational and accessibility improvement that does not modify substantive privacy practices, but does enhance discoverability of CCPA-required consumer rights. The change ensures the opt-out right is more readily accessible, which aligns with FTC and CPRA guidance on clear, conspicuous consumer choice mechanisms. No substantive privacy policy modification is evident; this is an interface and navigation update.
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