Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 5, 2026

Malta Ancestry respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal and family information you provide.

Information We Collect

When you contact Malta Ancestry or submit a research inquiry, we may collect information such as:

• Your name and email address

• Information about your ancestors and family members

• Dates, places, relationships, and family-history details

• Documents, photographs, records, or other materials you voluntarily provide

• Information about the genealogy research you are requesting

How Your Information Is Used

Information you provide is used only as reasonably necessary to:

• Respond to your inquiry

• Assess and conduct genealogy research

• Communicate with you about your research project

• Prepare research reports or other requested services

• Maintain appropriate business and research records

Malta Ancestry does not sell your personal information.

Family and Genealogical Information

Genealogy research may involve information concerning both deceased and living individuals. Information concerning living individuals will be handled carefully and will not be published or shared publicly without appropriate permission, except where required by law.

Sharing of Information

Personal information will not be shared with third parties except where necessary to provide a requested service, where you have authorized the disclosure, or where required by law.

Research may involve publicly accessible archives, databases, repositories, and genealogical services.

Google Services

MaltaAncestry.com is hosted using Google Sites and may use services such as Google Forms to receive inquiries. Information submitted through these services may be processed and stored by Google in accordance with Google’s applicable privacy policies and terms.

Protecting Your Information

Reasonable steps are taken to protect personal and genealogical information from unauthorized access, disclosure, loss, or misuse.

Retention

Personal information and research materials are retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which they were collected, for legitimate business or research-record purposes, or as required by law.

You may request that information you have provided be deleted, subject to any information Malta Ancestry is required or reasonably permitted to retain.

Your Choices

You may contact Malta Ancestry to:

• Ask what personal information is held about you.

• Request corrections to your information.

• Withdraw consent where applicable.

• Request deletion of information you have provided.

• Ask questions about how your information is handled.

Contact

Questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information can be submitted through the Contact page at:

MaltaAncestry.com

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically as Malta Ancestry’s services and privacy practices evolve. The most current version will be published on this website.