GENOSTORY · PRIVACY
How your enquiry is handled
This notice describes the information used when you contact the International Institute of Genealogical Research through this website.
Who handles your information
The International Institute of Genealogical Research (GenoStory) is responsible for responding to enquiries. Contact: research@genostory.com.
What you send and why
The form asks for your name, email address, ancestral place or region, historical period, research question and consent. We use these details to review your enquiry, discuss possible sources and reply. The required consent checkbox records your agreement to this use and to being contacted about your request. You may withdraw consent by emailing us; this does not affect processing already carried out.
Form and email providers
FormSubmit processes the form and forwards it to research@genostory.com. Its documentation says form submissions are retained in its submissions archive for 30 days. FormSubmit also describes anti-spam checks that may use Google reCAPTCHA. See FormSubmit’s privacy terms and Google’s privacy policy for their processing. Email copies may remain in our mailbox as needed to handle the correspondence.
International processing and your choices
FormSubmit and its anti-spam providers determine where their services process data; consult their current notices for location and transfer details. You can ask us to access, correct or delete enquiry information by writing to the email above. Please do not submit identity documents or sensitive details about living relatives.
External websites
The Russian-language institute website and other linked services have their own privacy practices.