by Judy G. Russell | Apr 30, 2017 | DNA, Terms of use |
The rules of the DNA testing road There are periodically new entrants to the DNA testing arena and, when those new entrants appear, the one thing The Legal Genealogist wants to review is their terms and conditions. So with the surge of interest in LivingDNA — a...
by Judy G. Russell | Mar 21, 2017 | DNA, Terms of use |
What you’re agreeing to One of the most important aspects of DNA testing — and one that is given short shrift by way too many people — is the act of saying yes or no to the terms of service and research agreements asked of us. Every single company...
by Judy G. Russell | May 27, 2016 | DNA, Terms of use |
Changes in terms of use announced The genealogical community spoke… and a genealogical company listened. MyHeritage has thoroughly revised its terms of use for its newly-announced DNA Matching service — and the terms that the community may have had qualms...
by Judy G. Russell | May 22, 2016 | DNA, Terms of use |
Read the fine print The genealogy website MyHeritage announced this week that it’s launching a new DNA matching service. Using raw DNA files from testing companies such as Family Tree DNA, AncestryDNA or 23andMe, and family tree files uploaded by its users, the...
by Judy G. Russell | Jul 7, 2015 | Terms of use |
No major changes, just some tweaks Ancestry’s family of companies is in the process of updating its terms of use, applicable to all of its non-DNA-related websites, including Ancestry.com, Fold3.com, Newspapers.com and Ancestry Academy. The update — a...
by Judy G. Russell | Jul 5, 2015 | DNA, Terms of use |
A sale and privacy changes AncestryDNA has two things going on that genealogists need to know about this fine Sunday morning. A sale. And some changes in the privacy terms and conditions that users have to go along with if they want to test with AncestryDNA and/or...
by Judy G. Russell | Jun 24, 2015 | General, Resources, Terms of use |
AAS terms of use The American Antiquarian Society. Sounds like something out of the far distant past, doesn’t it? But it is, instead, an historical library with a forward-thinking view of access to information that makes it — pure and simple — a...
by Judy G. Russell | Apr 29, 2015 | Terms of use |
Let’s review: terms of use Three years ago, The Legal Genealogist began an occasional series on terms of use. And every single time I sit down with anybody and talk about copyright issues and when we can and can’t use materials, the conversation bleeds...
by Judy G. Russell | Dec 25, 2014 | General, Terms of use |
Merry Christmas! From The Legal Genealogist to all those who have so enriched my life in 2014… I wish you the merriest of Christmases! DisclaimerTerms and conditions may apply. Timely delivery of wishes from this server through the Internet is not guaranteed....
by Judy G. Russell | Nov 28, 2014 | General, Terms of use |
And it’s basically no big deal So here we are, once again facing a long email and pop-up notices and more from Facebook with changes to its terms of use that will take effect on 1 January 2015. Terms of use, remember, are “the limits somebody who owns something...