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The updated policy introduces new data collection and processing practices. Ancestry now explicitly discloses that it collects information from interactions with AI-powered support assistants, in addition to human communications. The policy adds a new photo face-grouping feature that creates abstract numerical representations of images to organize your photo gallery, available with your express consent; Ancestry states it does not retain these representations. The policy also adds SMS messaging as a communication channel, available if you expressly opt in. You can decline the face-grouping feature and SMS messaging by not providing express consent.
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"If you agree to our Informed Consent to Research, your survey responses may also be used for research.Excerpt from Ancestry's Privacy Statement
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The clause states: “If you agree to our Informed Consent to Research, your survey responses may also be used for research.”
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