by Judy G. Russell | Sep 18, 2023 | Terms of use |
Neither sturm nor drang Yes, it’s that time again. Time for Ancestry to update rules of the road — the terms of use that govern its interaction with its customers and its privacy statement that goes both ways: what users are supposed to do and what...
by Judy G. Russell | Jan 30, 2023 | Terms of use |
January 2023 update is routine Yes, Ancestry has once again updated its privacy rules. No, it’s nothing to be concerned about. With that — except for the worrywarts out there — The Legal Genealogist could conclude this blog post. If you’re not...
by Judy G. Russell | Aug 16, 2022 | Terms of use |
Finally, less law-geek-speak… So it’s August, which means Ancestry can be expected to come out with its annual updates to its privacy policy and terms of service. Which is why it was no surprise when the email landed in The Legal Genealogist’s inbox:...
by Judy G. Russell | Jan 20, 2022 | Ethics, Terms of use |
Genealogically speaking… The Legal Genealogist can usually get through 18 months to two years before the issue heats up to boiling again. But it’s boiling over in some online discussion groups so … once more into the breach… You know what the...
by Judy G. Russell | Aug 6, 2021 | Terms of use |
License term change The date on the newly-updated terms and conditions at Ancestry.com still reads 3 August 2021. But there was a change made after that date. According to Ancestry now, users who upload content to Ancestry still give Ancestry a perpetual and...
by Judy G. Russell | Aug 4, 2021 | Terms of use |
A shift in the terms of service UPDATE [6 Aug 2021]: Ancestry has amended its terms, again, to say it didn’t exactly mean it… See here. Ancestry has just updated its terms of service and privacy statement — again — and this time there is a...
by Judy G. Russell | Jul 15, 2021 | DNA, General, Terms of use |
Privacy update: data won’t be sold It wasn’t a big change in the language of the privacy policy at MyHeritage that just took effect last week. But it’s an important change. In plain, unequivocal language, MyHeritage now states, in capital letters:...
by Judy G. Russell | Jun 15, 2021 | General, Terms of use |
Ancestry’s complex terms of service There’s a great deal of research that’s been done in the past few years about terms of service not being readily understandable by the average adult reader. The view in general is that terms of use, or terms of...
by Judy G. Russell | Apr 30, 2021 | Terms of use |
No, we can’t use it like that. Really. There was yet another of Those Conversations on Facebook yesterday. An individual had tried to upload a photograph to FamilySearch, and it had been bounced. The information in the lower right corner — enlarged and...
by Judy G. Russell | Feb 16, 2021 | Copyright, Terms of use |
Different laws, different rules If there’s any question that has readers more confused than the “why can’t I use this item from that website” question, The Legal Genealogist doesn’t know what it might be. It’s a question that comes in here...