Q. When I submit a family tree to WorldConnect am I giving up ownership of my data? What are the terms of use and where are they posted?

A. When you submit a family tree to WorldConnect you retain ownership of the compiled data. While factual information itself, such as names, dates, and places, cannot be copyrighted, you retain whatever copyright you have to any original work therein. Your data is yours to do with as you wish. You may submit it to as many places as you like. When you submit your file to WorldConnect, you are simply granting RootsWeb permission to house and display it publicly on the Internet, unless or until you choose to amend, update, or remove it.

Submissions, updates, and removals of files are processed instantly at WorldConnect, although there is a delay of up to 24 hours in updating the Global Search function. Submissions to WorldConnect are governed by the RootsWeb Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) posted at http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html




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