- 07-Feb-2024
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Privacy Policy
Safeguarding your privacy is our utmost
priority. We are committed to ensuring the security of your personal
information, handling it responsibly, and adhering to data protection laws.
Our approach to your privacy is guided by
three key principles:
Simplicity: We
use easy to understand language as to how your personal information is used.
Our privacy policy and processes are explained in clear, straightforward
language to allow you to make well-informed choices and decisions.
Transparency: We are dedicated to being transparent about
the personal information we gather, the reasons behind its collection, and the
methods we employ for processing it.
Control: You
have control over the personal information you share with us. You have the
choice and authority to determine how and when your information is utilised,
shared, retained, or deleted.
This privacy statement, applicable to Treequest (conducting business as Familyrelatives) ('we',
'us', or 'our'), outlines the processes by which we may collect, store, utilise,
and/or share ('process') your information when you engage with our services
('Services'). This includes instances such as:
·
Visiting our website at https://www.familyrelatives.com or any of our websites linking to this Privacy
notice.
·
Participating in other associated activities, including
sales, marketing, or events.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully as it should answer any
questions or concerns you may have. If after the reading of this Privacy Policy
you still have questions or concerns then please feel free to contact us
through the website “Contact Us” form.
If you do not agree with our policies and practices, we kindly request that you refrain from using our Services.
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
This summary explains the essential
aspects from our privacy notice. For more comprehensive details on each topic
please navigate to your specific area of interest.
Personal Information Processing:
When you engage with our
Services, your personal information may be processed based on your
interactions, choices, and use of our products and features.
Sensitive Personal
Information:
We do not process sensitive
personal information.
How we process your Information?
Your information is
processed to provide, enhance, and manage the way we provide our Services and how
we communicate with you, ensure security and fraud prevention, and comply with
legal requirements. Discover more about the processes we use.
Information Sharing:
We may share information in
specific situations and with particular third parties. Please see details below
about when and with whom we share your personal information.
Information Security:
While we have organisational and technical measures in place to
safeguard your information, no electronic transmission or storage can guarantee
100% security. Learn more about our efforts to keep your information safe. We cannot promise or guarantee that hackers,
cybercriminals, or other unauthorised third parties will not be able
to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your
information. Learn more
about how
we keep your information safe
What are
your rights?
Depending on your
geographical location, applicable privacy laws may grant you specific rights
regarding your personal information.
Exercising Your Rights:
Exercise your rights by
contacting us. We will handle and respond to your requests in accordance with
relevant data protection laws.
To better understand our
data practices and how we handle collected information, please review the
complete privacy notice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. What information do we
collect?
3. What
information does Familyrelatives collect through your use of the services?
4. How
does Familyrelatives process your information?
5. What
legal bases do we rely on to process your information?
6. When
and with whom do we share your personal information?
7. We
use cookies and other tracking technologies
8. How long do we keep your
information?
9. How
do we keep your information safe?
10. We do not collect
information from minors (A minor is defined as an individual who is under the age of 18)
11. What are your privacy rights?
12. Controls for do-not-track features
13. Do United
States residents have specific privacy rights?
14. Do
other regions have specific privacy rights?
15. Changes
to this privacy policy
16. How can you contact us about this notice?
17. How can you review, update, or delete the
data we collect from you?
1. INTRODUCTION
To enhance and optimise our website(s), mobile
applications, and services (referred to collectively as the
"Services"), we collect, store, and process "Personal
Information." This term encompasses data that can directly or indirectly
identify you, as elaborated in Section 2. Personal Information encompasses
details such as your name, address, email, and any information that can reasonably
link you to that information. Information relating to deceased individuals does
not fall under the purview of Personal Information in this Privacy Statement.
This Privacy Statement outlines our procedures for
acquiring, storing, and processing your Personal Information, along with the
mechanisms we provide to allow you to manage it within our Services.
This includes the right to object to specific types
of processing. Additionally, our Cookie Policy (which should be read in
conjunction to our Privacy Policy) explains our utilisation of browser cookies
and similar tracking technologies.
2. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE
COLLECT?
Synopsis: Personal information you disclose to us - We collect personal information that you provide to us.
When you register or place an order on our website, we collect
personal information. This allows us to process your registration, fulfil your
order and send you important messages. In addition, we will also collect
information when you indicate your interest in acquiring information about us
or our products and services, or when engaging in activities on the Services,
or through direct contact with us.
Personal
Information Provided by You.
The type of personal information we collect varies and is
dependent on the nature of your interactions with us and the Services, the
choices you make, and the products and features you utilise.
All personal information that you provide to us
must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to
such personal information.
The personal information we may collect may include but is not
limited to the following:
Account Information
·
Your Name (required)
·
An email address (required)
·
A password created by you (required)
·
Telephone numbers
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Mailing addresses (required)
·
Contact preferences (required)
·
Contact or authentication data (required)
Credit Card
Payment Information
If you
purchase a Service from us - payment and billing information will be collected including
·
Debit or credit card numbers
·
billing addresses
We use a trusted and secure third-party payment
provider to process payments - you may find their privacy notice link(s) here:
xxxxx .
Profile Information
We collect information you
provide when you create a user profile. This may include your name or username,
a profile image, education, genealogical experience, whether you will perform
searches for others, biography, age, general location, hobbies, websites you
like and either your name or a linked username. It is important to note that
your user profile information is visible to other users on Familyrelatives if
you choose to share it. However in order to safeguard your privacy, you may
want to consider restricting the amount of information shared and or making
your profile private, as well using a username which is different from your
real name.
Your Content
When you voluntarily contribute
and or upload to the Services we collect information. This can include (1) Profile
Information, (2) Announcements, (3) Photos, (4) Family Tree, (5) Family
memories, including photos, audio, videos and any other content contributed by
you.
Your Communications with us
and others
We collect information when you make comments,
and/ or communicate with other users through various features on the
website(s). We also collect your information when you communicate with Support
teams (for our website) and or other services provided by us.
Promotions and Newsletters
We collect Personal Information
when you voluntarily participate in special promotions and or choose to receive
newsletters.
Sensitive Information.
We neither collect nor process sensitive
information unless it is provided by you voluntarily and specifically on the
website.
User-Submitted Content
If you choose to
contribute content to the Website for example on Profiles, Announcements,
Family Tree, Photographs we may request additional information to give the
content context and meaning – for example if it’s a photo – a person's(s) name
in the photo, the time and location and any relevant contextual details. While
the extent of information you provide is at your discretion, a more detailed
submission enhances the experience for others discovering the content.
The details that may
include:
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Description of the photograph
·
Names of individuals in the photo
·
Date and location of the event
·
Your name and email address
We collect this
information based on the lawful basis of consent.
Utilisation of User Content:
Upon submitting content
to the Website, you acknowledge that your full name or username will be visible
and your name and or username will be shown as the copyright holder.
Furthermore, your name or username and all contextual information associated
with the photograph will appear.
In addition you
acknowledge that registered and unregistered Familyrelatives members will have
access to the content (as well as all provided contextual information) if you
have chosen to share it with others. They will be able view, download, print
and save the information to their device and copy the information found related
to the content. The content is intended for individual research purposes,
although Familyrelatives is not obliged to ensure its specific use.
Additionally, the
submitted content and accompanying details may be used to:
·
share with other website users
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Make it available on other websites owned or operated by Familyrelatives
·
Allow users to download, print, and save copies for private and
non-commercial use
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Promotional purposes, including marketing and advertising
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Help improve our product and service offerings
·
Give it context to records – including linking to records for others to
view as part of records and datasets.
·
Make it available to internet search engines
·
Make it available for other services provided by Familyrelatives
companies
Removal of User Content
Should you decide at any
point that you no longer want your content and/or contextual information made
available on Familyrelatives you can delete it from the website. It is
important to note that if other users have downloaded or saved the content,
they may still possess a copy, and we cannot identify or contact them. For
further information on your individual privacy rights, please refer to section 11.
Please note we retain the
right to remove content if a complaint is received or if a challenge to the
ownership of the photograph is raised or at our entire discretion.
3. WHAT INFORMATION DOES FAMILYRELATIVES COLLECT THROUGH YOUR USE
OF THE SERVICES?
Synopsis: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol
(IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected
automatically when you visit our Services.
Computer and Mobile Device Information
We collect certain technical information when you access
or navigate the Services. Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect
such information as device type, your device’s operating system, your web
browser, IP address, language preferences, referring urls, information about
your activity in the Services (the date/time stamps associated with your usage,
pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which
features you use). In addition, we collect geolocation information from your
device with your permission as well as information about how and when you use
our Services.
This information is primarily needed to maintain
the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and
reporting purposes.
Information from Cookies and Similar Technologies
Like many businesses, we also collect information
through cookies and similar technologies as well as technical integrations. See
Cookie Policy Section found in this Privacy Policy, you may also refer to our
Cookie Policy.
4. HOW DOES FAMILYRELATIVES PROCESS YOUR
INFORMATION?
Synopsis: We process your information to provide, improve,
and administer our Services, the way we communicate with you, for security and
fraud prevention, and to comply with legal
requirements and the law. We may
also process your information for other purposes with your explicit consent.
We process your personal information for a variety
of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:
·
To
facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user
accounts. We may
process your information so you can create and log in to your account, as well
as keep your account in working order.
·
To deliver
and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your information to provide you with
the requested service.
·
To respond
to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may process your information to respond to your
inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the requested
service.
·
To send
administrative information to you. We may process your information to send you details
about our products and services, changes to our terms and policies, and other
similar information.
·
To fulfil and
manage your orders. We
may process your information to fulfil and manage your orders,
payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Services.
·
To enable
user-to-user communications. We may process your information if you choose to
use any of our offerings that allow for communication with another user.
·
To request
feedback. We may
process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you
about your use of our Services.
·
To send you
marketing and promotional communications. We may process the personal information you send to
us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing
preferences. You can opt out of our marketing emails at any time. For more
information, see the section 11 'WHAT ARE
YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?' below.
·
To deliver
targeted advertising to you. We may process your information to develop
and display personalised content and advertising tailored to your
interests, location, and more.
·
To protect
our Services. We
may process your information as part of our efforts to keep our Services safe
and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.
·
To identify
usage trends. We
may process information about how you use our Services to better understand how
they are being used so we can improve them.
·
To
determine the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns. We may process your information to better
understand how to provide marketing and promotional campaigns that are most
relevant to you.
·
To save or
protect an individual's vital interest. We may process your information when
necessary to save or protect an individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent
harm.
5. WHAT
LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
Synopsis: We only process your personal information when deemed
necessary and supported by a valid legal basis. We are only able to do this
with your consent and in compliance with the law. We process your personal information in order
to provide the Service and in fulfillment of contractual obligations,
protection of rights, or pursuit of legitimate business interests.
This section
applies to you if are located in the EU or UK.
The General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Europe) and UK Data Protection Act set out (that
we must explain) the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your
personal information. As a result, please see the legal bases below on which we
may rely for processing your personal information:
§ Consent.
We may process your information if you have given
us permission to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can
withdraw your consent at any time. Learn more in the Section 11 – Right to
Withdraw consent Section.
§ Performance of a Contract.
We may process your personal information when it is
necessary to fulfil our contractual obligations to you, including providing our
Services or at your request prior to entering into a contract with you.
§ Legitimate Interests.
We may process your information when we believe it
is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests provided
that those interests do not override your fundamental rights, interests and
freedoms. For example, we may process your personal information for some of the
purposes described in order to:
·
To
understand and improve our services to you, we may send users information about
special offers and discounts on our products and services
·
Analyse how
our Services are used so we can improve them to engage and retain users
·
Support our
marketing activities
·
Diagnose
problems and/or prevent fraudulent activities
·
Understand
how our users use our products and services so we can improve user experience
- Legal Obligations.
We may process your information where it is necessary
to comply with our legal obligations, including co-operation with a law
enforcement body or regulatory agency. This may include exercising or defending
our legal rights, or disclosing your information as evidence in litigation in
which we are involved.
- Vital Interests.
We may process your information where we believe it
is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party,
such as situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.
In legal terms, we typically act as the 'data controller'
under European data protection laws for the personal information outlined in
this privacy notice. This is because we determine the means and/or purposes of
the data processing activities.
However, it is important to note that this privacy notice
does not cover the personal information we handle as a 'data processor' on
behalf of our customers.
In such instances, the customer to whom we provide
services and with whom we have a data processing agreement assumes the role of
'data controller' responsible for your personal information.
We simply process your information on their behalf,
adhering to your instructions. If you wish to learn more about our customers'
privacy practices, kindly refer to their privacy policies and direct any
inquiries you may have to them
If you are located in
Canada, please refer to the Canadian Section.
United States of America, please refer to the USA
Section.
Australia or New Zealand, please refer to the
Australia or New Zealand Section.
6. WHEN
AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Synopsis: We may share information in specific
situations described in this section and/or with the following third
parties.
From time to time,
we may share your personal information with third parties to enhance the
provision of our services, understand your usage patterns, and improve overall
service quality. These third-party entities may include payment processors,
card validation service providers, credit referencing agencies, website
analytics providers, and subscriber referral programs.
We share this information
based on a legitimate interest or to fulfill contractual obligations with you. It
is important to note that we do not retain records of your credit or debit card
details within our systems. Our payment processors act solely on our behalf
and do not determine the use of your data. While some of these third parties
may be situated outside the European Economic Area, we exclusively engage with
providers offering sufficient safeguards for the continual protection of your
personal information.
We may need to share your personal information
in the following situations:
Business Transfers:
Your information
may be shared or transferred in connection with, or during discussions of, any
merger, sale of company, or company assets, financing, or the acquisition of
all or a portion of our business by another company , bankruptcy or other
transaction in which that third party assumes control of the business (in whole
or in part). Should one of these events occur, we will make all reasonable
efforts to notify you before your information becomes subject to different
privacy and security policies and practices.
Other Users:
When you share
personal information through the website and Services i.e. Announcements,
Family Tree, Photographs, through contributions, posting of comments or any
other content that originates directly or indirectly from you or engage in
interactions within public areas of the Services, this personal information may
be visible to all users and could be publicly accessible beyond the Services
indefinitely.
Similarly, other
users will have the ability to review descriptions of your activity,
communicate with you within our Services, and view your profile.
Use of third party
APIs:
We may disclose
your information to specific third parties with your consent. For example
Google Maps Platform APIs, Payment gateway.
7. WE USE
COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
Synopsis: We use cookies and other tracking
technologies to collect and store your information.
This website
employs cookies. To learn more about the nature and purpose of cookies, and to
find out how to delete them, please refer to our Cookie Policy.
We collect certain
information through the use of cookies and similar software to better
understand how you arrived at our websites and how you interact and navigate
within them. This data is instrumental in enhancing and improving our website.
Information is derived from sources such as Google Analytics.
8. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
Synopsis: We keep your information for as long as
necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy notice
unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as
long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless
a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax,
accounting, or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will
require us keeping your personal information for longer than the period of time
in which a registered user has an account with us.
Familyrelatives Services are rooted in the premise that
the personal journey of self-discovery and tracing your family’s past and
history is not a one-time event and is an enduring process, extending over
significant period of time. Consequently, our retention practices align with
this sustained commitment.
Certain information you provide to us is essential for
conducting recurring tasks, for example verifying your identity during account
sign-in or payment details delivering our services, or when engaging in online
checkout.
We will retain this information for the duration of your
status as a registered user on any of our sites and for as long as reasonably
necessary. Beyond this period, there may be a need to retain your personal data
to fulfill financial obligations or address and resolve issues or legal
matters.
We maintain user accounts on our system until registered users
explicitly ask us to delete their data or close their accounts. However in the
event that your account remains inactive for six years we reserve the right to
delete any information provided by you, including all details in your family
tree.
9. HOW DO
WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
Synopsis: We aim to
protect your personal information through organisational and technical security
measures.
Familyrelatives maintains a comprehensive information
security policy designed to protect our customer’s Personal Information.
We have implemented strict security measures to safeguard
the personal information we process and to protect against inappropriate
access, loss, misuse or alternation of Personal Information under our control.
However despite our best efforts to ensure the security
of your information, it's important to note that no electronic transmission
over the Internet or storage technology can be assured to be 100% secure.
Consequently, we cannot guarantee immunity against potential threats from
hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties who may attempt to
circumvent our security measures to collect, access, steal, or modify your
information. While we strive to provide the utmost protection for your personal
information, the transmission of such information to and from our Services is
undertaken at your own risk. It is advisable to access the Services only within
a secure environment.
Therefore it is
also important that you do not disclose your access details. You are
responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of any passwords, login
credentials, or access details you choose or are assigned by us. While we
implement measures to safeguard your information, there exists a risk that data
transmitted over the Internet and stored on a computer could be intercepted or
accessed by unauthorized parties.
If you suspect
unauthorized access to your information in our possession or a breach of your
login details, promptly notify us via the website contact form.
Additionally, we
advise that when using a shared or public computer, such as in a library, you
close your browser at the conclusion of your session for added security and
never click on “remember me” facility.
10. WE DO NOT COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS
Synopsis: We do not allow under 18-year-olds to use our
website and it is against our terms and conditions. Therefore, we do not knowingly
collect data from or market to under 18 years of age.
When using the Services, you confirm that you are at
least 18 years old. In the event that we subsequently learn that you are a user
under 18 years of age, we will deactivate the account and implement reasonable
measures to promptly erase such data from our records.
We do not actively collect or engage in marketing
directed at individuals under 18 years of age.
11. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
Synopsis: In
some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom
(UK), Switzerland, and Canada, provide individuals with specific
rights regarding their Personal Information. You may have rights that
allow you greater access and control over your personal information. This may
include the option to review, change, or terminate your account at any time.
Please note that we
are unable to respond or disclose personal information unless we can
authenticate that the request comes from you and is genuine. In order for us to
respond to your request, we will need to verify your identity and you agree to
provide sufficient information to verify your identity to our reasonable
satisfaction.
In some
regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada), you have certain
rights under applicable data protection laws. For example:
Request
access and obtain a copy of your personal information
You may have the right to request access to your Personal
Information and receive a copy of specific details, such as the categories of
Personal Information we collect and disclose.
Right
to request rectification or correction
You may have the right to request that we rectify or
correct inaccurate Personal Information about you that we have on you.
Right
of Deletion or Erasure
In specific situations, you may have the right to request
the restriction (or that we cease any active processing) or deletion of your
Personal Information, given valid grounds and in accordance with applicable
law.
On receipt of your deletion request, we will delete your personal
information from our records, unless certain exceptions apply.
We may decline your deletion request if retaining the information is
necessary for us to:
§
Fulfill the transaction for
which the personal information was collected e.g., responding to inquiries or
resolving complaints, or fulfill any obligations outlined in our contract with
you.
§
Address security incidents
e.g. malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activities, or pursue legal
actions against those responsible for such activities.
§
Exercise free speech, protect
another consumer's right to exercise their free speech as provided by law.
§
Comply with the California
Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 et. seq.).
§
Fulfill a legal obligation.
§
Internally use the information
for lawful purposes that you would reasonably expect when providing the
information (e.g., quality control).
Right
to object
You may have the right to object to processing activities
carried out in our legitimate interests, particularly when such activities
affect your individual rights and freedoms. In addition, if you have given
consent for the processing of your Personal Information for a specific purpose,
you can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of
processing conducted based on the initial consent.
In such cases, we will cease any further processing of
your data for that specific purpose.
Right to Restriction
You may have the right to request a limitation on our processing
of your Personal Information, in particular if you believe that the processing
relies on inaccurate data or is not conducted in accordance with lawful
procedures.
Right
to, if applicable, to data portability
You may have the right to receive certain aspects of
your Personal Information in a format that is easily accessible and can be
transmitted to another data controller.
Right not
to be subject to automated decision-making.
In
certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing
of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us
We will
consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection
laws.
Right to complain
If you are
located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your
personal information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State data protection
authority or UK data protection authority.
If you are
located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.
We will not charge you a fee for
making a request unless your request(s) is excessive in nature or repetitive or
manifestly unfounded.
Right to
withdraw your consent
If
we rely on your consent to process your personal information, whether express
or implied based on applicable law, you have the right to withdraw it at any
time.
To
do so, you can contact us via the website or update your preferences through
your account.
It's
important to note that withdrawing consent will not impact the legality of
processing before the withdrawal, and where permitted by law, it won't affect
processing based on lawful grounds other than consent.
Opting Out of Marketing and Promotional Communications
You
can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time
by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails or by logging into your account
and changing your preferences.
While
this will remove you from marketing lists, we may still contact you for
non-marketing purposes, such as service-related messages.
Account Information
If
you wish to review or modify the information in your account or terminate it,
you can:
Log
in to your account settings and update your user account.
Upon
account termination request, we will deactivate or delete your account and
information from our active databases. However, some information may be
retained in our electronic files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot issues, aid
investigations, enforce legal terms, and comply with applicable legal
requirements.
Cookies and Similar Technologies:
Most
web browsers are configured to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you
can typically choose to remove or reject cookies. Keep in mind that doing so
may impact certain features or services on our platform.
12. CONTROLS
FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems
and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ('DNT') feature or setting you
can activate to indicate your privacy preference not to have data about your
online browsing activities monitored and collected.
We use Technology which automates
GDPR and Data Protection compliance for the website for cookie and tracker
consent requirements. This technology enables you to give your consent or deny
permission and to monitor and document cookies and other tracking technologies
in use on the website, display the relevant information to website visitors,
and automatically obtain and securely log all user consents.
Therefore unless you give your
consent to certain Cookies we will not enable them. However there are a number
of cookies which are necessary in order to use the website. Please view the
Cookie Policy for additional information.
13. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC
PRIVACY RIGHTS?
Synopsis: If you are a resident of California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Utah or Virginia, you are granted specific rights regarding
access to your personal information.
Please see Section United States of America.
14. DO OTHER REGIONS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY
RIGHTS?
Synopsis: You may have additional rights based on the
country in which you reside.
These are set out in a separate section - If you
are located in
Xxxx Canada, please refer to the Canadian Section.
United States of America, please refer to the USA Section.
Australia or New Zealand, please refer to the
Australia or New Zealand Section.
Historical Records
Familyrelatives
collaborate with a range of trusted partners who are third parties. These
partners provide in some cases access to millions of historical records which
assist in your family history research.
These historical
records are either reproduced under third-party agreements with licensors or
are records within the public domain. We are committed to hosting these records
as long as our agreement remain valid or as long as they remain in the public
domain.
Some of our records
contain information about living individuals which can include birth and
marriage indexes and similar data. These records are publicly accessible and
are often supplied by Governmental Institutions, National Archives, Libraries,
or similar bodies and or institutions and are part of the public domain. We
provide the data based on our legitimate interest.
Records featuring
living individuals enable users to build their family tree and explore their
family history and for purposes of historical research.
15. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Synopsis: We will update this notice as necessary and from
time to time to stay compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this privacy policy at any time. We
will provide a prominent notice of changes on the website and wherever possible
in advance, so that you may choose whether to continue using the Services. The
updated version will be indicated by an updated 'Revised' date and
the updated version will be effective as soon as it is made available on the
website. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be
informed of how we are protecting your information.
If you object to any changes, you may delete your account
16. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
If you have
questions or comments about this notice, you may contact our Data Protection
Officer (DPO) by using the contact us form online or or contact us by post at:
Data Protection Officer
Treequest
Limited
Ground
Floor
15
David Place
St
Helier
Jersey
JE2
4TD
17. HOW CAN
YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
You have
the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you,
change that information, or delete it. To request to review, update, or delete
your personal information, please login to your account and under account
setting review what data we have collected. https://www.familyrelatives.com/myaccount#personal-detail.