Privacy Policy

t ORIGIN, we hold your privacy in the highest regard and respect it at all times. We will only use your information for purposes directly related to our genealogical services. This Statement of Privacy applies to KnowYourOrigin.com and governs the collection and use of your data. For the purposes of this Statement of Privacy, the terms "we", "us", and "our" refer to ORIGIN and KnowYourOrigin.com. By using our website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of Your Personal Information

To provide you with better services on our site, ORIGIN may collect personally identifiable information. Any information we collect from you during your visit is used solely for personalizing your experience, responding to your inquiries, and efficiently processing your requests for services. Your personal information will not be sold, exchanged, or otherwise disclosed to anyone, for any reason.

Children Under Eighteen: ORIGIN does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of eighteen. You must be 18 or older to use this service.

Website Hosting: Wix.com hosts our website and may collect personal data when you visit it, in order to run, protect, and improve its platform and services. The information collected may include:

Information about your browser, network, and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Web pages you view while on this website
Your IP address

Font Services: Our website may serve font files from Google Fonts or similar services. To properly display this site to you, these third parties may receive information about your browser, network, device, and IP address.

Web Forms: When you submit information via web forms on our site, we collect the data requested in order to track and respond to your submissions. We may collect information such as your:

First and Last Name
Email Address
Phone Number

Purchases & Payments: When you purchase services through our website, we collect personal information to fulfill your order. We may collect information such as your:

Name
Email address
Phone number
Billing address
Details related to your purchase
Payment information

Payments are processed securely through Square. You can review Square's privacy and security policies on their website.

Use of Your Personal Information

Any information we collect is used solely for the purpose of operating our website and delivering the services you have requested. ORIGIN may use anonymized case studies or research examples from client projects for blog posts, marketing materials, or educational purposes. Identifying details such as names and specific family information will only be included with your explicit written permission. If you prefer your research to never be discussed publicly in any way, you may request to opt out by contacting us at KnowYourOrigin.com. ORIGIN does not sell, rent, or lease its customer information to third parties.

This website uses cookies and similar technologies — small files that download to your device when you visit a website. You can accept or decline cookies. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience all interactive features of our website or services.

Analytics: Our website collects data to power site analytics, which may include:

Information about your browser, network, and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Your IP address
Clicks, internal links, pages visited, scrolling, searches, and timestamps

Newsletters & Marketing Emails

We may send you a newsletter or marketing emails, which you can unsubscribe from at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email.

Disclosure of Personal Information

ORIGIN may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with legal processes or government requests served on ORIGIN
Protect and defend the rights or property of ORIGIN
Act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of our users or the public

External Links

Our website may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites. We encourage users to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Security of Your Personal Information

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet that are beyond our control; and (b) the security, integrity, and privacy of any information exchanged between you and us through this site cannot be guaranteed.

Right to Deletion

Subject to certain exceptions, upon receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will delete your personal information from our records and direct any service providers to do the same. Please note that we may not be able to comply with deletion requests where retention is necessary to:

Complete a transaction for which the information was collected
Provide a service requested by you or perform a contract between you and us
Detect security incidents or protect against fraudulent or illegal activity
Comply with an existing legal obligation
Engage in lawful historical or genealogical research in the public interest, consistent with applicable ethics and privacy laws

Legal Disclosure of Personal Information

Clients acknowledge and agree that ORIGIN may disclose their information only if required by law to: (a) comply with legal processes or government requests; (b) enforce this or any client agreement; (c) respond to claims about third-party rights violations; or (d) protect the rights, property, or safety of ORIGIN, our clients, or the public.

Opt-Out of Disclosure of Personal Information

You have the right under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and other applicable privacy laws to opt out of the disclosure of your personal information. If you exercise this right, we will refrain from disclosing your personal information unless you subsequently provide express authorization. To opt out, please contact us directly through KnowYourOrigin.com.

Opt-Out from ORIGIN Communications

You may opt out of any communications, marketing uses, or public sharing of your research by contacting us at:

Website: KnowYourOrigin.com Email: (your contact email here)

We respect your choices and will confirm receipt of your opt-out request.

Modification of Privacy Policy

We reserve the right at any time and at our sole discretion to modify this Privacy Policy. Modifications will be posted online at KnowYourOrigin.com or communicated to you via email. Your continued use of the website and/or services after such modifications constitutes your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact Information: ORIGIN welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that ORIGIN has not adhered to this statement, please contact us at KnowYourOrigin.com.

Effective as of June 18, 2026