Privacy Policy for Find My Family Genealogy Research Services

One of our main priorities at Find My Family Genealogy, accessible from myfamilygen.com, is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains the types of information that Find My Family Genealogy collects and records and how we use it.

Please contact us if you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy.

Log Files

Find My Family Genealogy follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The information aims to analyze trends, administer the site, track users' movement on the website, and gather demographic information.

Privacy Policies

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of Find My Family Genealogy. Our Privacy Policy was created with the help of the Free Privacy Policy Generator and the Privacy Policy Generator Online.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Find My Family Genealogy. These are sent directly to users' browsers, and they automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or personalize the advertising content you see on websites you visit.

Note that Find My Family Genealogy has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Third Party Privacy Policies

Find My Family Genealogy's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we advise you to consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about opting out of certain options. You may find a complete list of these Privacy Policies and their links here: Privacy Policy Links.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found on their respective websites. What Are Cookies?

Children's Information

Another part of our priority is protecting children while using the Internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Find My Family Genealogy does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. Suppose you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website. In that case, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately, and we will do our best efforts to remove such information from our records promptly.

Online Privacy Policy Only

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website regarding the information that they share and/or collect in Find My Family Genealogy. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Genealogical Information Privacy 

We collect and store the genealogical information you provide us to enable us to answer the inquiries submitted by the means provided by the website. If an inquirer enters into a contract, in writing, for compensated research services and becomes a client, Find My Family Genealogy will retain the client's submitted genealogical data indefinitely at their discretion as a convenience or the client unless told otherwise by said client in writing. If an inquirer does not enter into a contract, in writing, for compensated research services, all data will be handled per the inquirer's expressed preferences in writing.

As a client, genealogical-related information submitted to Find My Family Genealogy will not be published online beyond the express terms stated by the client in writing. Suppose the client does not provide conditions in writing for Find My Family Genealogy. In that case, we will assume the client does not want any genealogical information shared outside of making inquiries to genealogical societies, contract researchers, and other parties that have specific relevance to rendering the contracted services made by the client with Find My Family Genealogy. Find My Family Genealogy will do its due diligence in communicating the client's expectation of privacy. However, it shall not be held responsible for said parties' maleficence and torts performed contrary to the expressed privacy expectation provided by Find My Family Genealogy.

DNA data will be shared at the privacy level specified by the client in writing. Find My Family Genealogy will not render services involving DNA data testing and analysis unless express consent is given for each third party required by the nature of the authorized service contracted by the client with Find My Family Genealogy. Informed consent will be requested from the client before DNA-related services are rendered. In the interests of practicality, Find My Family Genealogy, the client would agree to allow its contracted research service providers to set up online Genealogical accounts on the client's behalf as they are relevant to the contracted research service at hand. Unless the user agreements provided by the third party requiring online accounts are desired to forbid the use of a proxy in the process of entering into contracts in the means specified by said third party. Find My Family Genealogy's privacy policies are not inclusive of third parties' privacy policies. Informed consent will be sought whenever a third-party privacy policy does not allow or provide for terms of privacy sent by the client to Find My Family Genealogy in writing. If a client does not agree to the conditions needed to enable the rendering of the services they contracted with Find My Family Genealogy, the service contract shall be rendered void; an immediate refund shall be issued.

Consent

By using our website or services of Find My Family LLC, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its Terms and Conditions, and agree to hold harmless said Find My Family LLC for any unauthorized third-party data breaches or other happenings of such nature which is outside the reasonable control of the said company.

Updated 6/22/2024