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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.
Ancestry holds account and profile Personal Information indefinitely unless the user takes the affirmative step of deleting their account.
The right to opt out is law-dependent and jurisdiction-specific; it does not apply universally to all Ancestry users.
The clause establishes a defined, time-bound obligation on Ancestry to delete Genetic Information from every named system category upon request.
Ancestry's data is not accessible to government agencies on a voluntary or informal basis; a valid legal process is a mandatory prerequisite.
Personal Information is disclosed to external parties for commercial advertising purposes, extending its reach beyond Ancestry.
This document explains what personal and genetic information Ancestry collects, how it uses and shares that information, and what rights you have over it. Ancestry keeps your account information until …
This document sets the rules for using Ancestry's services, including its DNA testing product. By submitting content or a DNA sample, you grant Ancestry a broad license to use that …
Ancestry removed the phrase 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' from their Privacy Statement footer on June 21, 2026. This link previously connected users to CCPA-related privacy controls. …
View change record →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 removed the 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' link from their privacy policy footer on June 2, 2026. Previously, this link appeared in the footer navigation alongside …
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 →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 15 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.
ConductAtlas has classified 60 provisions across Ancestry's tracked documents. 25 are rated high severity, 30 medium, and 5 low.
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