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Ancestry.com, owned by The Blackstone Group, is a genealogy company based in the US known for its DNA testing and family trees.
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| Title = Ancestry.com
| Release Year = 1996
| Product Type = Genealogy
| In Production = Yes
| Official Website = https://ancestry.com/
| Logo = Ancestry.svg
}}


== Cancellation policy ==
[[wikipedia:Ancestry.com|'''Ancestry.com''']], owned by [[wikipedia:Blackstone_Inc.|The Blackstone Group]], is a genealogy company based in the US, known for its DNA testing and family trees.
Ancestry.com may charge a cancellation fee for "Subscriptions Longer than a Month, Billed Monthly" if users do not cancel within the first 14 days<ref>https://www.ancestry.com/c/legal/renewal-cancellation-terms</ref>.
 
== Consumer impact summary ==
{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):
* User Freedom
* User Privacy
* Business Model
* Market Control}}
 
== Anti-consumer practices ==
 
=== Cancellation policy ===
Ancestry.com may charge a cancellation fee for "Subscriptions Longer than a Month, Billed Monthly" if users do not cancel within the first 14 days.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ancestry Renewal and Cancellation Terms |url=https://www.ancestry.com/c/legal/renewal-cancellation-terms |website=Ancestry.com |access-date=2025-02-05}}</ref>


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(1) cancel immediately for a full refund of the first month’s fee and immediate loss of access, or (2) cancel effective at the end of the first month, subject to a cancellation fee. If you change from this type of subscription to a different type of subscription before the end of your subscription term, you will receive a prorated refund for the remainder of the current paid month, and you may be charged a cancellation fee. For subscriptions purchased on www.ancestry.com, cancellation fees are the lesser of (i) $25 USD for 6-month subscriptions or $50 USD for 12-month subscriptions (plus any applicable taxes) or (ii) the remaining cost of your subscription
(1) cancel immediately for a full refund of the first month’s fee and immediate loss of access, or (2) cancel effective at the end of the first month, subject to a cancellation fee. If you change from this type of subscription to a different type of subscription before the end of your subscription term, you will receive a prorated refund for the remainder of the current paid month, and you may be charged a cancellation fee. For subscriptions purchased on www.ancestry.com, cancellation fees are the lesser of (i) $25 USD for 6-month subscriptions or $50 USD for 12-month subscriptions (plus any applicable taxes) or (ii) the remaining cost of your subscription
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20240824032751/https://www.ancestry.com/offers/subscribe Ancestry's older price pages] showed an offer which followed these cancellation terms, along with a citation showing the commitment, but this offer has since been removed from the page.
Ancestry's older price pages showed an offer which followed these cancellation terms, along with a citation showing the commitment, but this offer has since been removed from the page.<ref>{{cite web |title=Become a member |url=https://www.ancestry.com/offers/subscribe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824032751/https://www.ancestry.com/offers/subscribe |archive-date=2024-08-24 |website=Ancestry.com}}</ref>
 
== Incidents ==
 
=== Ancestry Data Breach (2024) ===
https://www.twingate.com/blog/tips/ancestry-data-breach


== References ==
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