No automated or excessive access, and no using Services data to train AI or machine learning
You agree not to access, acquire, copy or monitor any part of the Services by manual, automated or programmatic means that goes beyond the intended standard human use of the Services. You also agree not to use any data or content from the Services to train, develop or fine-tune any machine learning model, algorithm or artificial intelligence system.
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Not to access, acquire, copy, or monitor any portion of the Services by any manual, automated, or programmatic method that exceeds the intended standard human use of the Services
to use any data or content from the Services to train, develop, or fine-tune any machine learning model, algorithm, or artificial intelligence system
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
You acquire no rights in, or compensation from, research or products Ancestry and partners develop
You agree that you acquire no rights in any research or commercial products developed by Ancestry or its collaborators or partners, and that you will receive no compensation related to any such research or product development.
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You acquire no rights in any research or commercial products developed by us or our collaborators/partners and will receive no compensation related to any such research or product development
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This item does not say what data or samples any research uses; other sections and the linked Privacy Statement address data use.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Ancestry Content may be used only under these Terms; Web Records follow their hosts’ terms
“Ancestry Content” means the photos, videos, documents, records, indexes of content and other content Ancestry provides to you, which may vary depending on your subscription and location. Except for Web Records, which are governed by the terms of the third parties that host them, all Ancestry Content may be used only in accordance with the Terms, including Ancestry Content that may also be in the public domain (“Public Domain Content”).
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2. Ancestry Content
The Services contain photos, videos, documents, records, indexes of content, and other content provided to you by Ancestry (“Ancestry Content”) that may vary depending on your subscription and location.
Except for Web Records, which are governed by the terms of the third-parties that host the records, all Ancestry Content may be used only in accordance with these Terms, including Ancestry Content that may also be in the public domain (“Public Domain Content”).
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The terms of third parties that host Web Records are not supplied.
Content & IP Rights · Company practice
Ancestry and its licensors keep ownership of the Services and their component parts
Elements of the Services created by or for Ancestry, or whose copyright has been assigned or licensed to it, are protected by copyright around the world. The Services also include Ancestry-owned trademarks, and all use of those trademarks and resulting goodwill benefits Ancestry; the Services and associated products are also protected by patents in the US and other countries. Ancestry and its licensors retain ownership and all rights in exploiting the Services and their component parts.
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2.1 Intellectual Property Rights to Ancestry Content
All elements of the Services that are created by us or under our direction, or where the copyright has been assigned or licensed to us, are subject to country-specific copyright protections around the world and international conventions.
All uses of our trademarks and any goodwill resulting therefrom will inure to our benefit.
We and our licensors retain ownership and all rights in the exploitation of the Services and its component parts.
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The linked Copyright Policy, trademark and patent pages are not supplied.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Ancestry Content is for personal or professional family history research, and downloads are limited
When accessing Ancestry Content you agree to use it only in connection with your personal use of the Services or professional family history research, and to download it only in connection with your family or professional family history research or where Ancestry expressly permits.
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2.2 Your Use of Ancestry Content
When accessing Ancestry Content you agree:
To use Ancestry Content only in connection with your personal use of the Services or professional family history research
To download Ancestry Content only in connection with your family or your professional family history research or where expressly permitted by Ancestry
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Do not remove proprietary notices or use significant portions of Ancestry Content outside the Services
You agree not to remove any copyright or other proprietary notices from Ancestry Content, and not to use significant portions of Ancestry Content outside the Services or in a manner inconsistent with your subscription.
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When accessing Ancestry Content you agree:
Not to remove any copyright or other proprietary notices on any Ancestry Content
Not to use significant portions of Ancestry Content outside the Services, or in a manner inconsistent with your subscription
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Using more than a small number of Public Domain photos or documents needs Ancestry’s written permission
You agree to contact Ancestry to obtain written permission before using more than a small number of photos and documents that are Public Domain Content, which the Terms define as Ancestry Content that may also be in the public domain.
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When accessing Ancestry Content you agree:
To contact us to obtain written permission to use more than a small number of photos and documents that are Public Domain Content.
including Ancestry Content that may also be in the public domain (“Public Domain Content”)
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“A small number” is not quantified.
Content & IP Rights · Context
“Your Content” covers trees, memories, annotations, messages and feedback you contribute
Certain Services let you contribute content. “Your Content” includes family trees; family memories such as photos, audio or video recordings and stories; record annotations, comments, messages and input to interactive tools; and feedback you give Ancestry about the Services. Your Content that contains Personal Information is treated in accordance with Ancestry’s Privacy Statement.
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3. Your Content
Certain Services may allow you to contribute content, including but not limited to: (i) family trees; (ii) family memories such as photos, audio/video recordings, and stories; (iii) record annotations, comments, messages, and input to interactive tools; and (iv) feedback provided to Ancestry about the Services (“Your Content”).
Your Content that contains Personal Information will be treated in accordance with our [Privacy Statement](https://www.ancestry.com/c/legal/privacystatement).
Qualifications & exceptions
The list is introduced with “including but not limited to”, so it is not exhaustive.
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The Privacy Statement is linked but not supplied, so how Personal Information in Your Content is handled is not stated here.
Content & IP Rights · User right or choice
Ancestry does not claim ownership of Your Content, and you can delete it or your account
Ancestry says it does not claim any ownership rights to Your Content, does not control how you choose to share it within the Services, and does not limit how you share it outside Ancestry’s Services. You can delete Your Content by following the instructions in the Services or by deleting your account in Account Settings. This ownership statement sits alongside the license you grant Ancestry in Section 3.2 and the feedback rule in the same subsection.
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3.1 You Control Your Content
Ancestry does not claim any ownership rights to Your Content, control how you choose to share Your Content within the Services, or limit how you share Your Content outside of Ancestry’s Services.
You can delete Your Content either by following instructions provided within the Services or by logging into your Account Settings and deleting your Account.
Qualifications & exceptions
Deleting does not end the license to the extent Your Content was shared with others who used it, and Ancestry keeps indexes and compilations (see the license cards).
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
Feedback, record annotations and suggestions are non-confidential and Ancestry may use them freely
If you submit feedback, record annotations or suggestions about Ancestry or the Services, you acknowledge they are deemed non-confidential and non-proprietary, and Ancestry may use them for any purpose without any obligation or compensation to you.
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However, if you submit feedback, record annotations, or suggestions about Ancestry or our Services, you acknowledge that it is deemed to be non-confidential and non-proprietary and we may use your feedback, record annotations, or suggestions for any purpose without any obligation or compensation to you.
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
You grant Ancestry a broad license to Your Content, within your privacy and sharing settings
By submitting Your Content you grant Ancestry a non-exclusive, sub-licensable, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, index, copy, publish, distribute, provide access to, create derivative works of, and otherwise use Your Content to provide, promote or improve the Services, consistent with your privacy and sharing settings. You can end Ancestry’s license by deleting Your Content, except to the extent you shared it with others and they have used it.
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3.2 Use of Your Content
By submitting Your Content, you grant Ancestry a non-exclusive, sub-licensable, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, index, copy, publish, distribute, provide access to, create derivative works of, and otherwise use Your Content to provide, promote, or improve the Services, consistent with your privacy and sharing settings.
You can terminate Ancestry’s license by deleting Your Content, except to the extent you shared Your Content with others and they have used Your Content.
Qualifications & exceptions
The license is limited by the stated purposes (provide, promote or improve the Services) and by your privacy and sharing settings.
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The settings that apply are not described in this source.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Other users’ content may be used only within Ancestry Services and in line with the Terms
You agree to use other users’ content only within Ancestry Services and in compliance with the Terms and the other policies they incorporate by reference.
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By contributing or accessing Your Content you agree:
You will use other Users’ content only within Ancestry Services and in compliance with these Terms and the other policies incorporated by reference
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
Unsolicited ideas or materials you send are treated as non-confidential and Ancestry may use them freely
Ancestry does not accept, review or consider unsolicited ideas or materials, such as new advertising campaigns, promotions, products or technologies, processes, marketing plans or product names, other than those it has specifically requested, and asks you not to send them. If you do, you understand and agree that Ancestry will treat them as non-confidential and non-proprietary and is entitled to unrestricted use without contractual or other obligations or compensation to you.
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11.8 Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy
Ancestry does not accept, review, or consider unsolicited ideas or materials (including, without limitation, new advertising campaigns, new promotions, new products or technologies, processes, materials, marketing plans, or new product names) other than those Ancestry has specifically requested.
If you do send them, you understand and agree that Ancestry will consider the unsolicited ideas and materials you submit non-confidential and non-proprietary, and Ancestry will be entitled to unrestricted use of these ideas and materials, without obligations, contractual or otherwise, and without any compensation to you.