Ancestry's NEW Changes To Terms & Conditions

If you haven’t heard already, Ancestry has made some changes to its Terms and Conditions. Essentially, the changes say that Ancestry has a license to use the media that we upload to our family trees for marketing, advertisements, and other uses. Please read Judy Russell's blog posts entitled Ancestry Retreats and One big Change at Ancestry.

Here is my view on the situation:

1. I have multiple trees on Ancestry. Some are for cousins' matches, one with photos, and another without photos. The photos that I have uploaded to Ancestry are on my private tree.

2. I am still on the fence about whether or not I should delete my photos. I stopped uploading media because I found out that once you "delete" it from your tree, those who attached it to their tree, it is still there.

3. I think the main issue for me is that they can use photos of living people. Though I don't think Ancestry would use the photo if they knew the person(s) in the photo were living, but who really knows?

If any of the above information is incorrect, let me know.

To learn more about the changes, be sure to watch Amy Johnson Crow's video about the changes.

What do you think of the changes to the terms and conditions? Leave a comment below.

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