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"Ancestry will provide thirty (30) days' notice of any changes affecting the substance of this section by posting notice of modifications to the Terms on the Services, sending you a message, or otherwise notifying you...Excerpt from Ancestry's Terms and Conditions
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The clause states: “Ancestry will provide thirty (30) days' notice of any changes affecting the substance of this section by posting notice of modifications to the Terms on the Services, sending you a message, or otherwise notifying you...”
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