Ancestry can change the rules of this agreement at any time — and if you keep using the service after being notified, you've automatically agreed to the new terms.
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Ancestry can alter its terms — including how it uses your data or what fees it charges — and simply continuing to use the platform counts as agreeing to those changes, even if you didn't explicitly review them.
California residents who rely on the Terms and Conditions footer to find the option to request that Ancestry not sell or share their personal information will no longer see that link in that location…
This clause allows Ancestry to unilaterally expand how it uses your data, modify subscription pricing, or add new obligations, with your continued use of the service treated as automatic consent — users who do not closely monitor email notifications may unknowingly accept materially changed terms.
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Netflix may, from time to time, change these Terms of Use. In case of material changes we will notify you at least one month before such changes apply to you. If you do not wish to accept the changes, you can cancel your membership before they take effect.
We may revise this agreement and any of the other terms, agreements, or policies from time to time. The revised version will be effective at the time we post it, unless otherwise noted. If our changes reduce your rights or increase your responsibilities, we will provide notice of such changes.
Feel free to print and keep a copy of this Privacy Policy, but please understand that we reserve the right to change any of our policies and practices at any time at our sole discretion.
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"Ancestry reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make changes to these Terms, we will provide you with notice of such changes, such as by sending an email, providing a notice through our Services or updating the date at the top of these Terms. Unless we say otherwise in our notice, the amended Terms will be effective immediately, and your continued use of our Services after we provide such notice will confirm your acceptance of the changes.— Excerpt from Ancestry's Ancestry Terms and Conditions
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Unilateral amendment clauses are assessed under FTC Act Section 5 (unfair or deceptive practices) and state consumer protection statutes. Under GDPR Article 7, consent must be freely given, specific, and unambiguous — a 'continued use equals consent' mechanism for changes affecting data processing may not satisfy GDPR's standard for valid consent to new processing purposes. CCPA §1798.130 similarly requires updated privacy notices be provided for material changes.
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Ancestry can alter its terms — including how it uses your data or what fees it charges — and simply continuing to use the platform counts as agreeing to those changes, even if you didn't explicitly review them.
This clause allows Ancestry to unilaterally expand how it uses your data, modify subscription pricing, or add new obligations, with your continued use of the service treated as automatic consent — users who do not closely monitor email notifications may unknowingly accept materially changed terms.
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