Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 1, 2026

1. Who We Are

FamilyTreeFreeMaker.com is a free online family tree builder. Our website address is: https://www.familytreefreemaker.com

2. What Data We Collect

Family tree data: None. All family tree data you enter — names, dates, photos, notes — is processed entirely in your browser and is never transmitted to our servers. When you click "Save tree", the file is saved directly to your device. We have no access to it at any time.

Website analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website (pages visited, time on site, general geographic location). This data is anonymized and used solely to improve the site. No personal identifiers are collected.

Advertising: We display advertisements through Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

3. Cookies

We use the following cookies:

• Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gid, _gat) — used to distinguish users and throttle request rate. These cookies expire after 2 years, 24 hours, and 1 minute respectively.
• Google AdSense cookies — used to serve relevant advertisements. Controlled by Google's privacy policy.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies will not affect your ability to use the family tree tool.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics — policies.google.com/privacy
• Google AdSense — policies.google.com/privacy
• Google Fonts — fonts are loaded from Google's servers; see Google's privacy policy for details

5. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights regarding any personal data we hold:

• The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you
• The right to object to our processing of your personal data
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent

Since we do not collect personal data from the family tree tool, these rights primarily apply to analytics and advertising data. To exercise your rights, please contact us at the address below.

6. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify users of any significant changes by updating the date at the top of this page.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us through our contact page.