Change record
CA-C-002937
Ancestry Privacy Statement
Entity
Date detected
June 13, 2026
Effective date
June 13, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Changes
2 sentences modified

Impact Summary

Low Neutral for users
Affected users
All users California residents

Ancestry's Privacy Statement was updated on June 13, 2026 with navigation and footer link changes. The updated version adds a 'Learn' menu item, replaces 'Memories' with 'Memories' in the navigation, and adds a 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' link to the footer. These are formatting and navigation updates with no changes to the substantive privacy terms or data handling practices.

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What this means for you

The updated Privacy Statement adds a 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' link to the footer, making this consumer data rights option more accessible. The substantive privacy terms and data handling practices stated in the Privacy Statement remain unchanged; this change is a navigation and footer modification only.

Key Clauses Affected

Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information link

Footer now includes explicit link to consumer data rights mechanism, improving accessibility but not changing underlying privacy authority.

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This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
8a1fcdac66700b93fe7f9f70eae343e7833615e60aef508bf82ae5f9eec5fdd1
June 2, 2026 09:51 UTC
✓ Verified
Current Version
64822b9fd1d40085b9aea9e1f75e8e874e4e4825e21348ed3752af412e569706
June 13, 2026 00:29 UTC
✓ Verified
Change Detected
June 13, 2026 00:29 UTC
Analysis Methodology
Citation Record
Entity: Ancestry
Document: Ancestry Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-C-002937
Captured: 2026-06-13 00:29:38 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-06-13-ancestry-ancestry-privacy-statement-2937/
Accessed: July 31, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

Ancestry updated its Privacy Statement website on June 13, 2026 by adding a footer link for 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' and adjusting site navigation. This appears to be a frontend update …

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Document Context

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Document
Ancestry Privacy Statement
Entity
Ancestry
Captured
June 13, 2026
Source URL
https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement
Other changes to Ancestry Privacy Statement
Previous change Jun 2, 2026
Ancestry removed the 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' link from their privacy policy footer on June 2, …
Medium Negative
Next change Jun 17, 2026
Ancestry removed the word 'Updated' from the footer navigation link for their privacy statement on June 17, 2026. The footer …
Low Neutral
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