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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 01/01/2026

MyLegacySpace.ai ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclosure, and safeguard your information when you use our genealogy and social media platform.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information You Provide


* Account Information: Name, email address, password, date of birth, and gender when you register.
* Profile Information: Profile photos, bio, location, and other details you choose to display on your social profile.
* Genealogy Data: Names, dates (birth, marriage, death), locations, relationships, stories, and photos of family members (living and deceased) that you add to your family tree.
* User Content: Posts, comments, messages, and other content you share on the social feed.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information


* Device and Usage Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, and data regarding your interaction with our Service (e.g., pages visited, clicks).
* Cookies: We use cookies to store your preferences and session information. See our [Cookies Policy](./cookies_policy.md).

1.3 Sensitive Information (Special Categories)


* DNA Data: If you choose to use our DNA features, we collect and process genetic data. This requires your Explicit Consent.
* Health Information: You may inferentially provide health information when adding causes of death or family history.

2. How We Use Your Information

* To Provide the Service: hosting your family tree, facilitating social interactions, and enabling search features.
* To Improve Our Platform: analyzing usage trends to enhance user experience.
* To Personalize Experience: Suggesting potential relatives (Smart Matches) or relevant content.
* AI Processing: We use AI algorithms to process your photos (e.g., for colorization or similarity grouping) and text (e.g., to parse obituaries). This processing is automated and done to enhance your user experience.
* Communication: Sending you updates, security alerts, and support messages.

3. Sharing of Information

3.1 Social Visibility


* Public Profiles: Information you set to "Public" may be visible to all users and potentially indexed by search engines.
* Friends/Family Only: You can restrict visibility of your profile and posts to specific groups.

3.2 Genealogy Visibility


* Living Persons: By default, information about living persons in your tree is usually hidden or marked as "Private" to other users, unless you invite them to view it.
* Deceased Persons: Information about deceased persons typically becomes publicly searchable to aid others in genealogical research, unless you change your privacy settings.

3.3 Third Parties


* Service Providers: We share data with trusted vendors (e.g., cloud hosting, payment processors) acting on our behalf.
* Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law.
* *Law Enforcement Note:* For DNA and genetic data, we actively resist law enforcement requests (including subpoenas and warrants) unless compelled by a binding court order from a court of competent jurisdiction. We will attempt to notify you of such requests unless prohibited by law.
* No Sale of Data: We do NOT sell your personal data to third parties for their independent marketing purposes.

4. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
* Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
* Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.
* Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request deletion of your account and data. *Note: Some archival genealogy data contributed to public trees may be retained if it is of public interest or part of a collaborative tree, subject to legal limits.*
* Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
* Objection: Object to the processing of your data for specific purposes.

To exercise these rights, contact us at [Privacy Email].

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to provide the Service and for legitimate business purposes.
* Family Trees: Retained as long as your account is active.
* Deceased Records: May be retained indefinitely for historical and genealogical research purposes, consistent with industry standards.
* DNA Data: Retained only as long as you account is active or until you delete it.

6. Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for children under 13 (or the relevant age of digital consent in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children without parental consent.

8. International Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
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