Hi, I have sent my entire tree to four people at their request. One accepted it and I`ve never heard from her since, not even thanks. One published photographs that I`d donated but had the manners to state that it was `by courtesy of` me, but two of the cheeky beggars have published it as their own work. One of them even published my former email address for people to contact if they wanted further information, without so much as a by your leave !! I later discovered a couple of errors in my tree, but for their cheek, I decided to say nothing. As regards Ancestry, I`m not 100% sure, but I think you`ll find that it`s in their terms and conditions that once you have uploaded the information, it belongs to them. A safe way to save your information is to burn it onto a CD. The key thing, is to remember to update it regularly. Regards Val