PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: March 22, 2026
1. Introduction
Dancestors Genealogy, LLC (“Dancestors Genealogy,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit dancestorsgenealogy.com (the “Website”), contact us, schedule an appointment, or otherwise interact with our Website.
By using the Website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information you provide directly to us and certain information automatically when you use the Website.
Information You Provide
We may collect the following information when you submit a contact form, request information, book an appointment, subscribe to communications, or otherwise communicate with us:
- First name
- Last name
- Email address
- Comment, message, or inquiry details
- Appointment-related information you choose to provide
- Any other information you voluntarily submit
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the Website, certain information may be collected automatically by our website platform, hosting environment, analytics tools, security tools, and integrated third-party services, such as:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Referral URLs
- Pages viewed
- Dates and times of visits
- General usage and interaction information
- Security and spam-prevention data
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your messages, questions, and inquiries
- Provide requested information or services
- Schedule appointments
- Send newsletters, updates, or other communications to individuals who contact us through the Website
- Operate, maintain, and improve the Website
- Monitor Website usage and performance
- Protect the Website, prevent spam, detect malicious activity, and maintain security
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our rights
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The Website uses cookies and similar technologies for essential site functions, security, spam prevention, consent management, embedded content, and analytics.
These may include:
- Essential cookies used for Website functionality and cookie preference settings
- Security-related cookies used by tools such as Google reCAPTCHA and security services
- Analytics cookies used by Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use the Website
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect Website functionality.
The Website also uses a cookie consent tool and may provide a separate Cookie Policy or cookie settings page for more detailed cookie information.
5. Third-Party Tools and Services
The Website uses third-party tools and embedded content that may collect information according to their own privacy practices. These may include:
- WPForms for contact form submissions
- Google Analytics for Website traffic and usage analytics
- Google reCAPTCHA to reduce spam and abuse
- Akismet for spam detection
- Wordfence Security for Website security, firewall protection, and geolocation-based blocking
- YouTube for embedded video content
- Trustindex, Widgets for Google Reviews, and Reviews and Rating – Google Reviews for displaying reviews
- Qode Instagram Widget for social media content display
- Buzzsprout Podcasting for podcast content
- Simply Schedule Appointments for appointment booking
- WPConsent for cookie consent management
These third parties may use cookies, scripts, or similar technologies in connection with the services they provide.
6. How We Share Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
We may share information in the following limited circumstances:
- Service providers and vendors: with vendors that help us operate the Website, provide security, process contact submissions, manage appointments, analyze traffic, deliver communications, or display embedded content
- Legal compliance and protection: when required by law, legal process, or to protect our rights, users, or Website
- Business transfers: in connection with a merger, sale, transfer, or reorganization involving all or part of our business, if applicable
7. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to respond to inquiries, maintain business records, provide services, support communications, support security functions, and comply with legal obligations.
In general, contact form submissions, related emails, and similar inquiry records are retained for approximately six (6) months, unless a longer retention period is needed for business, legal, security, or client-service reasons.
8. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to help protect information collected through the Website. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
For Website security, we use Wordfence and related protective measures, including geolocation-based blocking intended to limit access from outside the United States.
9. U.S.-Only Intended Use
This Website is intended only for individuals located in the United States. We use geolocation-based security controls to help restrict access from countries outside the United States. However, no geolocation system is perfect, and we cannot guarantee that all non-U.S. access will be prevented.
If you access the Website from outside the United States, you do so at your own initiative and understand that your information may be processed and stored in the United States.
10. Children’s Privacy
This Website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the Website. If we learn that we have collected personal information directly from a child under 13 without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.
If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information through the Website, please contact us at the email address below.
11. Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live and subject to applicable law, you may have certain privacy rights regarding personal information we hold about you, such as the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your information.
Because Dancestors Genealogy, LLC is a small informational and service-based Website, not all state privacy laws may apply in the same way to our business. However, we will review and respond to reasonable privacy-related requests as required by applicable law. California’s posted-privacy-policy rules and CCPA are distinct, and CCPA obligations depend on whether a business meets the statute’s scope thresholds.
To make a privacy-related request, please email us at:
We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
12. Email Communications
If you submit a contact form through the Website, we may use your email address to respond to your inquiry and to send follow-up communications, newsletters, updates, or related business communications from Dancestors Genealogy, LLC.
You may unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter-style emails at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in the email or by contacting us at . We may still send non-promotional communications where necessary to respond to your inquiry or provide requested services.
13. Do Not Sell or Share
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms are used in certain privacy laws.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to submit a privacy-related request, please contact:
