Privacy Policy

When individuals visit the "Is This Your Ancestor" (ITYA) website, we do not collect personally identifiable information unless such information is specifically and knowingly provided by the user. This would apply to instances such as requesting information or purchasing items from our website. The staff at Is This Your Ancestor are committed to upholding your privacy.

We will not sell, trade, or rent personally identifiable information about our users to any external parties without the users' consent.

 

We also reserve the right to disclose user information in exceptional cases, for example, when we have reason to believe that such disclosure is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may otherwise be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally), our title, rights, interests or property, or those of other web site users, or of anyone else who such activities could harm.

 

We also reserve the right to disclose, without notice to you, personal information in response to a subpoena or other judicial order or when we believe in good faith that such disclosure is required by any law, regulation, or listing requirement or by any stock/securities exchange, governmental or regulatory authority. The visitor's IP address is logged when they visit our website.

 

LINKS

Certain services available via our website may direct users to external sites. We disclaim any responsibility for the content found on these linked sites or for any transactions, whether business-related or personal, that may occur between users and the sources of those sites. We may also include affiliate links relevant to the overarching theme of our site. A note will be posted stating that the link is an affiliate link. Affiliate links will be clearly noted next to the link.

 

COOKIES

You may notice that some services available through our website are linked to external sites. We are not responsible for the contents on linked sites or any business or personal transaction that may occur between you and that source. We may include affiliate links that relate to the site's theme.

 

What is a cookie?

A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website can store in a designated file on your computer. It can be used, among other things, to identify you when you log in to a website. When you visit a site, that site can access only the information stored in your cookie, not information put in your cookie by other sites.

 

Why are cookies used?

Cookies allow websites to recognize you as a returning user every time you visit a site. This cookie helps you save time whenever you send an inquiry. Whenever you want to send an inquiry or an offer from anywhere on the site, the inquiry form or offer sheet is automatically filled in with your contact and business details. You can type in your message and send it.

Will I receive an unsolicited e-mail if I accept your cookies?

No. Acceptance of cookies on our website does not result in your receiving any unsolicited e-mail from us.

What do those characters I see in the cookie alert mean?

If you have set up your browser to warn you every time a cookie is set, you can see the contents of a cookie before your computer accepts it.

 

 Why are cookies utilized?

Cookies enable websites to recognize users as returning visitors each time they access the site. This functionality facilitates efficiency by saving time when submitting inquiries. When users submit an inquiry or offer from any location on the site, the inquiry form or offer sheet is automatically populated with their contact and business details. Users only need to input their message and submit it.

 

Will accepting cookies result in receiving unsolicited emails?

No, accepting cookies on our website will not result in the receipt of unsolicited emails from us.

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Updated: May 2026