Clan Buchanan Genealogy Privacy Statement

We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information.  Since the Clan Buchanan genealogical tree is handled by Ancestry.com, their Privacy Statement  (“Ancestry Privacy Statement”), supplements our Privacy Statement and provides additional information about the personal data and information we may collect, process, use, retain and share.  This Privacy Statement covers our website and other services, that link to this Privacy Statement.

Any personal data or other, that you voluntarily share directly with us or via Ancestry.com for Clan Buchanan genealogy purposes—and particularly clan affiliation and genealogical details such as, family trees, names, personal, financial and contact data, dates, places, family connections in general, memories (such as photos, audio/video recordings, and events or stories), record annotations, comments, messages, and input to interactive tools, or feedback provided to us or through Ancestry, or similar service or research genealogical providers, will be used and shared, at Clan Buchanan genealogy´s sole discretion, mainly for compiling, administrating and preserving the Clan’s historical and genealogical records and archives; to administer memberships and clan records; for building new, improving, expanding or marketing Clan Buchanan genealogy´s services; and, for any legal purpose within the scope of our business or activities.   

Clan Buchanan genealogy`s shall not be responsible in any manner for data or other information that may be provided for inclusion in its historical and genealogical records and archives, and its sole responsibility and liability shall be limited to delete or rectify if it is inaccurate or incomplete.

If you do not object to your data being used, transferred and processed for the aforementioned purpose, it will be understood that you have given your broadest consent for it.

Personal Data may be collected in different ways: (i) when you provide it to Clan Buchanan genealogy directly; (ii) when you visit our website or use our online services; and (iii) when we obtain information through other sources that are permitted by law.  At any time you have the right to access your personal data that we hold and the details of its processing, as well as to delete or rectify if it is inaccurate or incomplete; to cancel it when you consider that it is not used for any of the purposes indicated, or to oppose its processing for specific purposes or revoke the consent that you may have given us.

We maintain a clear chain of custody for all genealogical data collected. This means that your information is only accessed, stored, and processed by authorized Clan genealogy volunteers or administrators. All data transfers are documented to ensure accountability and traceability.

We take reasonable steps to protect your data from unauthorized access or disclosure.  However, please note that no system or online service can guarantee complete security.  Clan Buchanan genealogy cannot be held responsible for any data loss, theft, or breaches that occur through third-party platforms or service providers beyond our direct and absolute control, nor for the unauthorised or illegal use of our web site, genealogical tree or data protection system.