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[[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.

==Cancellation policy==

== 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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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>

== ~~The data leak incident~~ ==

== Incidents ==

=== Ancestry Data Breach (2024) ===

https://www.twingate.com/blog/tips/ancestry-data-breach

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[[Category:~~Genetic genealogy companies]]~~

[[Category:Blackstone]]

~~[[Category:Online companies]]~~

~~[[Category:Software companies~~]]

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 [[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.
-==Cancellation policy==
+== 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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 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>
-== The data leak incident ==
+== Incidents ==
+=== Ancestry Data Breach (2024) ===
 https://www.twingate.com/blog/tips/ancestry-data-breach
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 <references />
-[[Category:Genetic genealogy companies]]
+[[Category:Blackstone]]
-[[Category:Online companies]]
-[[Category:Software companies]]