Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 8, 2026
Frain Genealogy is a personal, non-commercial family history project. Family history is, by its nature, information about real people — so this page explains what this site publishes, what it deliberately does not, and how to ask us to change or remove something.
Living People
We take the privacy of living relatives seriously and follow the customary genealogical practice of limiting what is published about them.
- Birth dates are masked. For anyone recorded with no date of death who would be under 90 years old, the site displays only the birth year (shown as “January 1” of that year). The exact month and day are never shown on the site, in reports, or in printed family group sheets.
- We do not publish contact details. Street addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and similar personal contact information are not shown for any individual.
- Sensitive personal information is not published. We do not post Social Security numbers, government identification numbers, financial information, or medical records for any individual, living or deceased.
- Names and relationships may appear. A living person’s name, birth year, and family connections (parents, spouses, children) may be shown so the family tree remains connected and understandable.
Removing or Correcting Your Information
If you are a living person listed on this site — or the parent or legal guardian of a listed minor — you may ask us to correct, restrict, or remove your entry. We honor these requests; you do not need to give a reason.
- Contact us using the details below and tell us which individual’s record you are writing about.
- We will suppress or remove the record, or reduce it to a name-only placeholder that keeps the tree connected, whichever you prefer.
- We aim to respond within 30 days.
Please note that once information has been published on the internet, copies may persist in search engine caches, web archives, or on other genealogy sites beyond our control. We can only change what appears on this site.
Deceased Individuals
Records of deceased individuals are published in full, including dates and places of birth, marriage, and death, along with research notes and source citations. If you believe a record about a deceased relative is inaccurate or contains information that should not be public, please let us know.
Photographs and Documents
Photographs, scanned documents, and other images are posted only where we believe we have the right to do so and where publication is appropriate. If you appear in a photo, hold the copyright to an image, or object to an item being posted, contact us and we will remove it.
Information We Collect From Visitors
Browsing this site is anonymous. There are no visitor accounts, no registration, no newsletter sign-up, and no forms that ask you for personal information.
- Page view counts. When an individual’s page is viewed, we increment a simple counter and record the date of the most recent visit for that person. This drives the “Most Visited Individuals” list on the home page. It is a count only — it is not tied to you, your identity, or your browser.
- Server logs. Our web host may keep standard technical logs (IP address, date and time, page requested, browser type) for security and troubleshooting. We do not use these logs to identify or profile visitors.
- No analytics or advertising. This site uses no third-party analytics, no advertising networks, no social media widgets, and no tracking pixels. Nothing on these pages loads from an outside company’s servers.
- Nothing is sold or shared. We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise share information with anyone for marketing purposes.
Cookies
This site sets no cookies for ordinary visitors. A single sign-in cookie is issued to site administrators when they log in to maintain the database; it expires after eight hours and is used solely to keep them signed in. It contains no personal information about visitors and is not used for tracking.
Children
This site is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect information from them. Children who appear in the family tree are covered by the living-person protections described above. A parent or guardian may request removal of a child’s entry at any time.
Accuracy and Sources
Genealogical records are compiled from census returns, vital records, published histories, church and cemetery records, and information contributed by family members. Errors and conflicting accounts are inevitable. Nothing on this site should be treated as a legal or official record, and corrections are always welcome.
Use of Material From This Site
The research here is shared freely for personal and family history use. Please do not republish material about living people, and please do not use this site’s contents for commercial purposes or to compile mailing or marketing lists.
Security
The site is served over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection, and the administrative area that allows changes to the database is password protected. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect the information entrusted to us.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as the site changes. The revision date at the top of this page will always show when it was last modified.
Contact Us
Questions, corrections, and removal requests may be sent to:
Please include the name of the individual whose record you are asking about so we can find the right entry.