Privacy Policy

Last updated: [Date]

Legacy Bound History, [Business address/state], respects your privacy. This policy explains what we collect and how we use it.

Information we collect

• Contact details you provide (name, email, phone).
• Family information, documents, and photos you share for your project.
• Basic website usage data (e.g., browser type, pages visited) via [analytics provider, if any].

DNA and sensitive data

We do not collect DNA, health, or other sensitive data unless you choose to provide it. If you share DNA results or sensitive information, we use it only for your project, do not sell it, and delete it on request or at project close per our retention schedule.

Living persons

Information about living people is hidden or redacted by default in your PDF. We collect only what is needed for your research, do not publish living persons' data publicly, and will honor reasonable requests from living individuals to correct or remove their information where legally required.

How we use information

To perform research, produce your family history, communicate with you, and process payments. We may use AI tools and service providers (e.g., file storage, payment processors) bound by confidentiality. We do not sell personal information.

Sharing

Your family history PDF is delivered only to you; you decide who receives a copy. We share data with service providers as needed or when required by law.

Retention & security

We keep project data for [retention period] and use reasonable safeguards. No system is perfectly secure.

Your rights

You may request access, correction, or deletion of your data. Residents of certain states (e.g., California) may have additional rights. Contact [Business email].

Children

Our services are not directed to children under 13.

Contact

[Business email] · [Business address/state]