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Privacy Policy


The Ancestor Hunt (the “Website”) is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand what information we gather, how we use it, what we do to protect it, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our service. 
 
First of all, let’s disclose what the website does NOT do:
  • Email marketing (did so in the past, but has ceased)
  • Affiliate advertising – (did so in the past, but has ceased)
  • Sponsorships – no entity sponsors the Website
 
The Ancestor Hunt does not share or sell personal information to third parties. 

The Ancestor Hunt does NOT ask for or collect Credit Card information.  Ever

The Ancestor Hunt is NOT responsible for the practices of Third Party Links.
  • The Website publishes numerous links to other websites. The Website is not responsible for their content or their privacy practices. If you click on a link to another website, be sure to read its privacy policies before using that other website.
 
The Ancestor Hunt does have several functions where information about users may be gathered: 

Contact Form - When you contact us via our contact form, we receive an email which includes your email address and message for the sole purpose of responding to your inquiry.

Comments - Comments requests data such as commenter’s name, email address, and site URL. You are not required to enter a URL.
 
Google Ads and Analytics – We do utilize Google Ads to help defray the cost of website maintenance. To better understand how people use this website, we use Google Analytics to view anonymous information about site visitors. Visit the Google Privacy's and Terms page for more information about their 3rd party Ads, Analytics, and your privacy.

Mail Chimp - Mail Chimp is a software package that allows users to subscribe to emails that I may send to those who have subscribed.  Essentially, all that is collected is the name of the subscriber and his/her email address. Visit Mail Chimp's Privacy Policy for more information.
 
Weebly Analytics – Weebly is the host for The Ancestor Hunt.  As such it does collect anonymous statistical data such as type of browser, date/time stamp, entry, referral, and exit pages, number of clicks. etc.  For further details please visit the Weebly Privacy Policy page.
 
Cookies – The Ancestor Hunt does use cookies to store information about visitor preferences, to record user-specific information on pages the user accesses or visits, and to customize webpage content based on the visitor's browser. 

Share Buttons – The Ancestor Hunt uses Share Buttons from Add This. Add This does allow users of The Ancestor Hunt to share information via various Social Media websites, and as such does temporarily collect the data to facilitate that sharing.  Please visit the Add This Privacy Policy page for more information.
 
If you require any more information or have any questions about my privacy policy, please feel free to contact me by using the contact form on this website. 

This Privacy Policy was last updated on May 25, 2018.
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