Website Terms of Service
Last Updated: May 30, 2026
Welcome to the Family History Foundation
Welcome to the Family History Foundation (familyhistoryfoundation.com). By accessing our website, reading our blog, watching our embedded YouTube videos, or subscribing to our newsletter, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following standard website terms and conditions of use.
If you disagree with any part of these terms, please simply navigate away from our website.
(Note: If you are an active client engaging our premium consulting services, such as the Couture Ancestry Audit, those specific services are governed by a separate Master Services Agreement provided to you upon booking.)
Intellectual Property and Copyright
All content published on this website—including but not limited to our historical research blog posts, methodological guides, images, graphics, and video content—is the exclusive intellectual property of the Family History Foundation unless otherwise noted.
You are welcome to share links to our articles or quote small excerpts of our text for educational purposes, provided you give clear and direct credit and a hyperlink back to familyhistoryfoundation.com. You may not reproduce, republish, or distribute our full articles, videos, or proprietary research frameworks on your own website or commercial platforms without our express written permission.
Affiliate Disclosures and Third-Party Links
To support the ongoing free educational content provided by the Family History Foundation, this website utilizes affiliate marketing links.
When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase (such as Ancestry.com, hosting platforms, or related genealogy tools), this can result in this site earning a commission. This comes at absolutely no additional cost to you. We only recommend platforms and tools that we actively use and trust for our own genealogical research and digital infrastructure.
Our website also contains links to third-party websites. We have no control over the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services and assume no responsibility for them.
Newsletter and Communications
By subscribing to our email newsletter, you consent to receive periodic educational emails, historical insights, and promotional updates regarding our services.
We respect your inbox. We will never sell, rent, or trade your email address to third parties. Every email we send includes a clear, one-click “unsubscribe” link at the bottom. If you choose to unsubscribe, you will be immediately and permanently removed from our mailing list.
Educational Disclaimer
The free content provided on the Family History Foundation blog and our public platforms is for educational and informational purposes only. While we strive to provide accurate, thoroughly researched historical methodologies and insights, family history research is a highly fluid and dynamic field. We make no guarantees that applying our free, publicly shared methodologies will result in the definitive discovery of specific ancestors or the breaking of your personal genealogical “brick walls.”
Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms of Service at any time without prior notice. Any changes will be posted immediately on this page, and your continued use of the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please reach out via the contact form on our website.