I was going through Ancestry's profile etc today. I found this and thought other Admins might want to save it in case posters complain about info on "living persons" being included in posts. Note the word *may*. And, it does NOT say that Admins must remove it. >From http://www.ancestry.com/legal/privacy.aspx Privacy Statement This Privacy Statement was last updated on July 15, 2009. If you have not reviewed it since that date, please do so. You will not receive any other notice of changes to this statement. (sub-title) When do you distribute or publish information on the living on your Websites? Posts contributed by our members to message boards and other community areas may include information on the living. (end of Ancestry) So, if someone cpmplains about a post containing "living persons" information, send them to the link above. Especially for those posts that are "fine line" between "do I keep or do I delete?" Judy

No, I don't think that's correct. Ancestry's privacy statement is for all subscribers to and users of Ancestry's web pages, but is not a guide for board admins and is not mentioned in the Board Administration Guidelines. If an objection is about a living person's information included in a post, Board Administration Guidelines should be followed, which state: > Read and enforce the Community Guidelines as they apply to boards and > delete any posts that are found to be in violation. and Community Guidelines state: > Don't include identifiable information about living people without > their direct consent, or, in the case of minors, the consent of their > parent or guardian. This includes (but is not limited to) a person's > full name, location or contact information. If a board admin isn't confident that a post should be removed or not, asking fellow board admins for advice or asking staff is the way to go. I would not refer an objector to Ancestry's privacy statement. Happy New Year to all! Lynne J.A. Florian wrote: >I was going through Ancestry's profile etc today. I found this and thought >other Admins might want to save it in case posters complain about info on >"living persons" being included in posts. Note the word *may*. And, it >does NOT say that Admins must remove it. > >>From http://www.ancestry.com/legal/privacy.aspx > >Privacy Statement >This Privacy Statement was last updated on July 15, 2009. >If you have not reviewed it since that date, please do so. >You will not receive any other notice of changes to this statement. > >(sub-title) When do you distribute or publish information on the living on >your Websites? >Posts contributed by our members to message boards and other community areas >may include information on the living. >(end of Ancestry) > > >So, if someone cpmplains about a post containing "living persons" >information, send them to the link above. Especially for those posts that >are "fine line" between "do I keep or do I delete?" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >