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Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us.  To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.

The Information We Collect From You:

This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on the USA Family Tree website.  The types of personal information collected may include:

(user) Name
Email address
Home Page (optional)
Random information that you provide (optional)

The Way We Use Information:

We use the information you provide about yourself to verify that you have requested access to our site. We do not share this information with outside parties - EVER. 

E-mail Address In Forum and Comment Posts:

To protect your privacy, use discretion when posting your e-mail address in comments for forum posts.

Cookies, 'Web Beacons' and Visitor Data Tracking

We may place a 'cookie' on your computer or create a unique "session id" for purposes of remembering your preferences, pages viewed, etc. USA Family Tree does not use cookies or session ID's for 'tracking' purposes or for gathering any personally identifiable information about you. If you choose, you may disable cookies in your web-browser to prevent use of such cookies.

USA Family Tree uses a combination of web-server logs and third-party analytical data gathering tools for the purposes of aggregate visitor traffic information which may set a cookie on your computer. The data collected by these third-party services may include information such as your IP address, type of web-browser, and computer operating system.

Currently USA Family Tree uses the following third-party visitor tracking tools:

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Google Analytics:  http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy.html

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Report Magic:  http://www.reportmagic.org/privacy.html

USA Family Tree does not use "web beacons" of any kind with the exception of third-party links or advertisers (see next section).
 

Third-party Advertisers, Links to Other Sites

We allow other companies, called third-party ad servers or ad networks, to serve advertisements within our Site. These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to send, directly to your browser, the advertisements and links that appear on USA Family Tree. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. They may also use other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalize the advertising content you see.

USA Family Tree does not provide any personally identifiable information to these third-party ad servers or ad networks. The advertiser(s) may also use information regarding your use of USA Family Tree, such as the number of times you viewed an ad (but not any personally identifiable information), to determine which ads to deliver to you.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers or ad networks (see links below) for more information on their practices and for instructions on how to opt-out of certain practices. USA Family Tree's privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.

Currently, USA Family Tree has relationships with the following third-party ad servers or ad networks:

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Google, Inc.:  http:/www.google.com/privacypolicy.html

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Commission Junction:  http://www.cj.com/privacy.html

Our Commitment To Data Security

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Cancellation

Please note that all posts, comments, or replies made by you on our website become the property of USA Family Tree and will not be removed. Upon removal from our system all posts, comments or replies made by you will be re-attributed to the user "Anonymous".

To request cancellation or removal from our system, you may email your request to: info@usafamilytree.com or send your request via postal mail. See below for our postal mail address.

How To Contact Us

Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies you may contact us via email at: info@usafamilytree.com.

Or by postal mail at the following address:

Find Great Help, LLC
PO BOX 830
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-0830

 

Our Content Policy

USA Family Tree is family website and as such, all posts made in our "open" forums must remain family friendly.

In all areas of the website, the following is not permitted:

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Posts regarding illegal activity, or requests for information pertaining to anything illegal

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Posts requesting to "hack" anyone in any way

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Posts that violate the privacy or well-being of others

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Posts regarding illegal password cracking or illegally accessing any system

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Posts or content including images or video that are hateful, overly distasteful, lewd, X-rated, obscene, offensive, or pornographic

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Posts that contain any copyrighted material, including software code, Javascript code, or anything else that you do not own the right to re-distribute.

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Posting or embedding any "trackers", or any other form of tracking system or method to collect information without the knowledge of whom it is being collected from.  

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Solicitation of services in any form or "spamming"

Users who violate these policies may be permanently banned from our website.