A genealogy and family history research platform that provides access to historical records, DNA testing services, and family tree building tools to help users trace their ancestry and connect with relatives. The company maintains extensive databases of birth, death, marriage, and immigration records, while also processing genetic information from millions of users. Their policies are significant for consumers because they govern how sensitive personal and genetic data is collected, stored, shared with third parties, and potentially used for research purposes.
High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.
This provision authorizes two distinct data flows: sharing with service providers operating under contract and allowing third-party advertising companies to independently collect user activity data. …
This provision establishes a two-tier consent structure for DNA data: baseline collection required for service delivery and an optional research consent layer governing use and external sharing of ge…
This provision asserts a sublicensable and transferable license over genetic information submitted by users, which is among the most sensitive categories of personal data under multiple regulatory fr…
This provision requires individual arbitration for all disputes arising from the terms or use of Ancestry's services, and the class action waiver prevents users from joining group proceedings against…
This provision asserts ongoing license rights over user-submitted genealogical content that survive account closure and persist indefinitely; the sublicensable and transferable nature of the license …
This is Ancestry's Privacy Statement, covering how the company collects and uses personal data across its genealogy research platform, DNA testing service (AncestryDNA), and associated apps and websites. Ancestry states …
This is Ancestry.com's Terms and Conditions governing use of its genealogy, DNA testing, and family history services. A notable provision states that by submitting content such as photos, family trees, …
Ancestry removed a single sentence from their Terms and Conditions footer on June 6, 2026. The removed text contained a link or reference to 'Do Not Sell or Share My …
View change record →Ancestry revised its arbitration fee and cost-sharing provisions on May 14, 2026. Previously, both parties shared filing fees and arbitrator expenses equally, unless the arbitration was frivolous; now, if an …
View change record →Ancestry updated its Privacy Statement on May 13, 2026, making 46 sentence additions, 52 removals, and 54 modifications across the document. Key operational changes include: clarification of permitted and prohibited …
View change record →Ancestry removed a reference to 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' from the footer links in their privacy statement as of May 1, 2026. This link previously connected …
View change record →Ancestry removed a link to 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' from the footer of their Terms and Conditions page on May 1, 2026. The link, which typically …
View change record →ConductAtlas tracks 2 Ancestry documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.
Ancestry has made 11 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.
ConductAtlas has classified 40 provisions across Ancestry's tracked documents. 17 are rated high severity, 19 medium, and 4 low.
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