1. About Us

This website www.findmypast.com is owned and operated by Findmypast Limited (FMP), a company registered in England and Wales no. 04369607, registered at 185 Fleet Street, London, England, EC4A 2HS. We are also registered with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office and our registration number is Z6639808.

Findmypast is committed to protecting your privacy and maintaining the security of any personal information you provide to us. You can contact our Data Protection Officer with any queries or requests regarding the data we hold about you. They can be contacted at [email protected] or by post to Data Protection Officer, 185 Fleet Street, London, England, EC4A 2HS.

In the United Kingdom, Personal information is information or an opinion about an identified, or reasonably identifiable, individual. We strictly adhere to the requirements of the Data Protection laws and regulations that apply to our business, including but not limited to:

• The UK Data Protection Act, 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
• The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act), including the Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act
• The New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 (NZ Privacy Act), including the New Zealand Privacy Principles in the NZ Privacy Act
• Federal and state privacy laws in the USA

The scope of this policy

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and process information about you in our capacity as a controller when you:

• visit our websites
• use our products, services, or applications
• contact our customer support team
• participate in surveys

This Privacy Policy does not apply to personal data we collect in other contexts, such as where you are a shareholder, employee, or job applicant. If you are applying for a role with DC Thomson, please refer to our separate Job Applicant Privacy Notice. If you are participating in FMP survey and research activities, please refer to our separate Research Privacy Statement.  

Relationship with Other Notices

You should read this Privacy Policy alongside any other privacy statements or notices we may provide at the point we collect or process your personal data. This ensures you are fully informed about how and why we use your data. This Privacy Policy supplements such notices and does not override them.

Processing on Behalf of Partners

This Privacy Policy does not apply where we process personal data as a processor on behalf of our customers (for example, our partners). In those circumstances, the processing of personal data is governed by the relevant partner agreements relating to access to and use of our products and services. If you are an end user of an FMP partner, you should refer to their privacy notices and policies to understand how they collect and use your personal data.

Non-Personal Data

This Privacy Policy does not apply to our use of non-personal data, including data that has been aggregated, de-identified, or anonymised.