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we use your Personal Information to: Facilitate job applications and connect you with potential employers. Provide personalized job recommendations and search functionality.
We process your data for necessary purposes as described in the main Policy, and for secondary purposes. We use both human and automated means to process your data.
Any personal information we collect from you to verify your identity in connection with your request will be used solely for the purposes of verification.
"Compare your DNA Data with other Users' DNA Data to provide the DNA Services, including matching you to others in our database with whom you share DNAExcerpt from Ancestry's Terms and Conditions
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The clause states: “Compare your DNA Data with other Users' DNA Data to provide the DNA Services, including matching you to others in our database with whom you share DNA”
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