Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement was last updated on August 3, 2009.
If you have not reviewed it since that date, please do so.
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Privacy Information for Ancestry.com

Sandarsanam.com, (and referred to as 'Sandarsanam.com' 'Sandarsanam' 'we' 'us' 'our'), operator of this Website, recognizes the confidentiality of information that may be disclosed by members in registering or making purchases from our Website and we are committed to protecting your privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this Website.

The specifics of our use of personal information are best described in the answers to the following Frequently Asked Questions:

Do you ask for personal information from your members?
Yes. We ask for your name, e-mail address, and other limited personal information when you sign up as a member, when you use our features. We may ask for similar information at other times.

How do you use my personal information?
The primary use of your personal information is to efficiently provide you with personalized, relevant information.

We will also use registration information to let you know about new features or other offers of interest from us and to address customer service needs and requests.

Will you disclose any of my personal information to third parties?
We will not disclose your personal information provided in connection with membership registration, except as described in this Privacy Statement or as may be required by law, or to protect our rights or property.

Will you use my information for direct mailings?
We will send electronic mail or other mail to you, for the purpose of informing you of changes or additions to Sandarsanam.com, or of any Sandarsanam.com or Sandarsanam related products and services. If you do not want to receive such mailings, you may opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe link listed in the e-mail.

May I refuse to provide personal information to you or to accept advertising?
Visitors may access Ancestry.com�s free services by providing a first name, last name, and e-mail address or other information that we may deem appropriate to that purpose. To gain full access to the members-only areas, a username and e-mail address are required. .

Do you use "IP Addresses" and cookies?
IP Addresses:
We do use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Website. Your IP address is also used to gather broad demographic information such as geographic distribution of our members and may be used to �geolocate� our members to allow us to provide services appropriate to your place of residence.

Cookies:
Contrary to popular myth, cookies do not extract private or Contrary to popular myth, cookies do not extract private or personal information from your computer�s memory, but rather, record only information you volunteer to us upon registering or visiting the Website. Cookies are tiny files placed onto the hard drive of your computer when you register at our Website that enable our server to recognize or "remember" who you are each time you return. We may make limited use of cookies to deliver content specific to your interests.

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. While we advise our members to be sensitive to privacy issues, we have no control over the content of these posts. If such a post violates our Terms and Conditions, you may notify us at "report abuse" and we will help work toward resolving the issue.

We do republish databases that contain published information on the living, such as white pages, people finder directories and some birth, death and marriage records. The information in these databases has been gathered from public records released by governmental and other agencies, and is available elsewhere, often on the Internet.

What else should I know about privacy?
The following details a few key issues mentioned in context above:

Member Profiles
When you sign up as a member, you are provided with a public member profile pre-populated with your chosen user name and, as you use the site, with other information. Your user name and location will be displayed on the site when you post, comment, or interact with the Ancestry community. If you want additional privacy, you can edit your user name within your public profile to one that does not include any personally identifiable information. You can also enhance your public profile to provide additional information about yourself. Any information including sensitive information disclosed in this area becomes public and you should therefore exercise caution when deciding what you chose to disclose.

Additional Services
Additional policies may apply regarding how we maintain and use that information and your rights to control that information.

Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, the practices of or your dealings with this Website, you may contact us at the following address:

Sandarsanam.com
Kuala Lumpur