Terms & Conditions

Last updated: May 25, 2026

Welcome to The Relative Detective

By using this website, you agree to these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use this website.

About This Website

The Relative Detective provides beginner-friendly genealogy guides, family history resources, record clue guidance, research organization help, and practical family tree information.

The goal of this website is to make genealogy feel easier, clearer, and less overwhelming for beginners and everyday family history researchers.

Educational and Informational Content

Content on this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only. Genealogy research often involves incomplete records, spelling variations, changing dates, conflicting sources, and reasonable interpretation.

While care is taken to provide helpful information, The Relative Detective does not guarantee that every record, clue, source, suggestion, or explanation will be complete, accurate, or applicable to every family history situation.

Use of AI Tools

The Relative Detective may use AI tools to help organize notes, draft website content, create images, summarize genealogy topics, brainstorm resources, improve wording, or explain family history information in a clearer way.

AI is used as a helper, not as a final authority. AI-generated or AI-assisted content may contain errors, omissions, unclear wording, or details that need human review.

Visitors should verify important genealogy details, including names, dates, places, relationships, records, and conclusions, using reliable sources whenever possible.

Genealogy Research Has Limits

Genealogy research depends on available records, surviving documents, readable images, accurate indexes, location history, spelling variations, and the information already known.

Some family history questions may have clear answers, while others may remain uncertain, incomplete, or require deeper research beyond the content provided on this website.

No Guaranteed Results

The Relative Detective cannot guarantee that a specific ancestor, record, relationship, document, answer, or conclusion will be found or proven.

Website content, guides, worksheets, examples, and suggestions are meant to help visitors think through genealogy questions and next steps. They are not a guarantee of a specific research outcome.

User Responsibilities

When using this website, you agree to use the information responsibly and to avoid submitting information you do not have permission to share.

You are responsible for how you use any genealogy suggestions, worksheets, guides, examples, downloads, or research notes provided through this website.

Website Content

All original text, guides, worksheets, downloads, images, branding, and other materials created for The Relative Detective are protected by copyright unless otherwise stated.

You may use free resources for your personal genealogy research. You may not copy, resell, redistribute, upload, republish, or claim website content as your own without written permission.

Downloads and Resources

Free downloads, worksheets, organizers, clue sheets, templates, or guides may be provided for personal family history use.

These resources are meant to help organize genealogy research and should not be treated as professional legal, financial, medical, archival, or certification advice.

Third-Party Links

This website may link to third-party websites, genealogy databases, archives, books, products, services, tools, or software. These links are provided for convenience and reference.

The Relative Detective is not responsible for third-party websites, their content, privacy policies, prices, availability, record accuracy, subscription requirements, or business practices.

Affiliate Links

Some links on this website may be affiliate links. This means The Relative Detective may earn a small commission if you click a link and make a purchase, at no extra cost to you.

Affiliate relationships do not guarantee that a product, tool, website, book, database, or service will be right for every person’s research needs. Please review the Affiliate Disclosure for more information.

Limitation of Liability

The Relative Detective is not responsible for losses, errors, missed records, incorrect assumptions, third-party website issues, unavailable resources, or decisions made based on information found through this website.

Use of this website and its resources is at your own discretion.

Changes to These Terms

These Terms & Conditions may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

Contact

If you have questions about these Terms & Conditions, please contact The Relative Detective through the Contact page.