Genealogy Chat

Please could someone advise me how I keep the details of my Family Tree on GR private?
Thank you.

It is private unless you open it to someone. However the names on it will still show up in if someone searches trees. For instance my late father would show if you searched his name, but you'd have to ask me to open my tree to see any more than name and year of birth.

No-one can actually see your complete tree without asking you to open it for them to look at.

Under the "My account/Personal details" heading you can choose to hide the details of living relatives, but I'm not sure if the basics still show up under the Search even if hidden in the opened tree.

Anyone's details that you enter onto your tree will appear under the Search all Members trees feature as a name, year of birth and place of birth and tree owners name. This is where the option then comes to contact anyone with a name in common to ask for further access.

You can't see people in your own tree under the Search facility.

Actually this is what comes up if you go to "Site Links" and then the "Terms and Conditions" heading right at the bottom of any page and scroll through those T's & C's-

Registration and Family Tree Information. The details you provide on Registration, and the details of those you enter into your family tree are only available to you, except that names, year of birth and place of birth for you and those in your tree are searchable by other Members. Details in your family tree can be shared with other members at your discretion. If you would like to hide details of all living relatives in your family tree, you can do so by visiting the 'My Account' page and choosing Yes in the 'Hide Living Relations' drop down. Search results from your tree will only be associated with you by your first name (which will be displayed together with the search results), your email address is never revealed.

Thank you to both of you!
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