​Your Obligations

You, the subscriber, (including immediate family members residing in the same household) shall:
 

• Agree the login and password information is only for you and immediate family members residing in the same household. Please refer other family and friends to contact us about subscriptions, so we can verify access eligibility.

• Use the IRDB, including viewing, downloading and printing content, only for personal, non-commercial, or educational purposes.

• Agree not to share, sell or transfer information to any other person or organization.  No information from the IRDB may be posted to any database or website accessible to non-members, such as Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Íslendingabók etc.  with the following limited exception:

  • Limited information may be copied into your personal records or personal genealogy program (Not Online) for a specific set of individuals listed in your "My Cousins" Menu item:

    • Great-grandparents and their descendants.

    • Your ancestors up to your emigrating ancestor(s)

  • If you need additional information for a book or research project, please contact us: Icelandic Roots Terms of Service Exception Request Form.

• Honor the copyright of all documents, files, photos, records and other materials which are made available for viewing in the IRDB.

• When providing us with genealogical data, photographs, maps or other media:

  • Certify that you are authorized to share such media or that it is in the public domain.

  • Advise us if you would like attribution - we love giving credit to our members! No compensation is given for submissions as this is a volunteer organization.

  • Understand that the information will reside in our database where it may be viewed by our genealogists and other IRDB members. We do have privacy capabilities to make individuals, photos, stories, and notes private on individual pages.

• Consent to receiving electronic communications and provide accurate contact information so that we may provide system access and notice of Agreement changes.

• Accept that errors and omissions occur and we strive to be as accurate as possible. Please email us with any questions or updates.

• Agree that links to external websites are not controlled by us, and we are not responsible for their content.

• Terminate use of the IRDB and contact Icelandic Roots if unable or unwilling to fulfill the requirements of this agreement.

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Our Obligations

Icelandic Roots (“we” or “us”) shall:​
 

• Maintain the Icelandic Roots Database (IRDB) and provide online access only to eligible subscribers who accept the terms of this Agreement. We shall determine eligibility rules based on law, internal policy and the needs of the organization.

• Protect any personal information collected from subscribers in accordance with our Privacy and Data Protection Policy.

• Monitor database access to identify potential usage issues.

• Terminate service and IRDB system access when requested by you at any time for any reason.

• Terminate (or suspend) service and IRDB system access when the terms of the Agreement are violated, including copying, transferring or publishing IRDB information, or when otherwise determined necessary by us.

• Inform subscribers of any changes to this Agreement, allowing them to cancel or continue as desired.  IRDB system access will be terminated when requested by a subscriber.

 

Database Usage
 

We encourage exploration and use of the IRDB WITHIN the database itself. Those who are viewing many pages and people will find missing information or data that needs updating.
 

IR Volunteers continue to collect information from many diverse sources and are extending and enhancing the IRDB. Please help us by submitting media and information about your families. As we improve the database by adding about 2,500 new people per month and updating about 9,000 people per month, it is impossible for individual members to make personal copies. We kindly encourage you to enjoy and explore the database and all the new information because the database is improved and changes so much in a short amount of time.
 

We want members to use the database itself! We do not restrict the number of transactions per month nor the number of people that are viewed. However, as part of our security and privacy, we are continually monitoring usage and we will contact members whose access is high or has another parameter that looks suspicious such as IP addresses. Members with consistently high usage may have their transaction response reduced in order to give better service to all. Members who are viewing many pages but also are sending in photos, stories, obituaries, headstones, and updates are so appreciated!

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Attribution
 

Genealogy records obtained from the IRDB shall, at a minimum, contain the following attribution statement in the Reference field for that record. Users are also encouraged to include original reference information, if available, to the greatest extent possible.

Icelandic Roots Genealogy Database, www.icelandicroots.com

 

Privacy and Data Protection
 

All data will be processed and protected in accordance with our Privacy and Data Protection Policy.

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Agreement to Terms of Service, Conditions and Jurisdiction
 

By using the Icelandic Roots Genealogy Database (IRDB) site, IcelandAncestry.com, you agree to all of the terms and conditions listed in this document. (“Agreement”). If you disagree with any of the terms or conditions, please do not use the IRDB site. We may change this Agreement at any time and will notify subscribers by email if we do. Your continued use of the site following any changes to this Agreement means that you accept those changes. You can view the most current Agreement at www.icelandicroots.com/terms-of-service.
 

This site, which is dedicated to Icelandic culture, history and genealogy, is operated by Icelandic Roots, a nonprofit 501C3 organization incorporated in the State of North Dakota, USA.
 

Questions
 

For further assistance regarding this policy or privacy matters you may contact us at:  Privacy@IcelandicRoots.com
 

For further assistance or information regarding our site, you may contact Icelandic Roots at the following email address: Support@IcelandicRoots.com

Revision History

04 June 2018 – Original

06 August 2018 – Revision 1

15 July 2020 – Revision 2

01 Mar 2022 - Revision 3

23 Jan 2024 - Revision 4