Terms and Conditions

Ancestry · agreement dated 12 May 2026 · Official agreement

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Sharing & Disclosure · Permission or license

Ancestry may disclose test results to you and people you authorize, and store your DNA Data

You agree that Ancestry may disclose the test results to you and to others that you authorize, and may store your DNA Data.

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You agree that in order to facilitate your use of DNA Services, we may directly or through other companies who help us provide DNA Services:
Disclose to you, and others that you authorize, the results of the tests performed
Store your DNA Data

Not stated here

  • This item does not say how long DNA Data is stored.

Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice

Others may use Your Content you share publicly, and Ancestry need not remove it once public

If you share Your Content publicly, other users may access and use it as part of, or in conjunction with, the Services. Ancestry states it is not required to remove any of Your Content once it has been publicly shared.

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By contributing or accessing Your Content you agree:
If you share Your Content publicly, other users may access and use Your Content as part of, or in conjunction with, the Services. We are not required to remove any of Your Content once it has been publicly shared.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Other provisions allow Ancestry to remove content that is illegal or violates the Terms, and require removal under a valid court order or applicable law (see the review and removal card).

Sharing & Disclosure · Permission or license

Ancestry may assign its rights; if Ancestry is acquired it may share your Personal Information and Your Content

Ancestry reserves the right to assign or transfer its rights and obligations under the agreement. If Ancestry or any Service provider is acquired or transferred to another entity, in whole or in part and including in bankruptcy or similar proceedings, you agree that Ancestry may share your Personal Information and Your Content with that entity. You may not assign or transfer your rights and obligations without Ancestry’s written consent, and the Terms say there are no third-party beneficiaries.

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11.3 Transfer of Rights and Obligations
We reserve the right to assign or transfer our rights and obligations under this Agreement. If Ancestry or any Service provider is acquired or transferred to another entity (in whole or part, and including in connection with bankruptcy or similar proceedings), you agree that Ancestry may share your [Personal Information](https://www.ancestry.com/c/legal/privacystatement#intro) and Your Content with that entity.
You may not assign or transfer any of your rights and obligations under these Terms without Ancestry’s written consent. There are no third-party beneficiaries to these Terms.