Our Commitment​

Icelandic Roots will:

• Maintain the Icelandic Roots Database (IRDB) and provide access only to users who agree to these Terms. Icelandic Roots access policies are based on applicable laws, internal policies, and the needs of the organization.

• Protect personal information provided by users in accordance with the Icelandic Roots Privacy and Data Protection Policy.

• Monitor database activity for unusual use, possible account sharing, unauthorized copying, or other activity that may violate these Terms.

• End a user’s access to the database at the user’s request at any time.

• Suspend or restrict access to the database if these Terms are violated, including unauthorized copying, sharing, publication, distribution of database information, account sharing, or other misuse.

• Temporarily suspend access when usage suggests a possible violation of these Terms while clarification is obtained from the user.

• Restore access, when appropriate, after a satisfactory explanation has been received and the user confirms that future use will comply with these Terms.

• Permanently terminate access when a violation is serious, repeated, or when a user declines to comply with these Terms.

• Notify users of material changes to these Terms so they may decide whether they wish to continue using the service.

Your Commitment

You, the subscriber, and where applicable members of your immediate family living in the same household:

• Agree not to share your username, password, or Icelandic Roots database access with others, except household members who are permitted to use the account under these Terms.

• May use your account on more than one device, such as a computer, tablet, or phone, as long as the account is used only by you or an authorized member of your household.

• Agree to direct others to Icelandic Roots to obtain their own access if they wish to use the database or obtain information from it.

• Use the database only for your own personal genealogical research, research for authorized members of your household, or educational use specifically approved by Icelandic Roots.

• May not use your account to look up, research, compile, or provide information from IRDB for friends, relatives outside your household, guests, clients, or other individuals, whether paid or unpaid.

• May not provide database information to others as a substitute for their obtaining their own access. Anyone wishing to research their own family or obtain information from IRDB must have their own authorized Icelandic Roots access.

• May not use the database commercially or for financial gain without prior written permission from Icelandic Roots.

• Agree not to share, sell, distribute, or transfer data from the Icelandic Roots Database to any individual, company, organization, institution, or other party, except under the limited exceptions specifically permitted below.

• May not transfer IRDB data into another database or website accessible to people who do not have Icelandic Roots access, including Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Íslendingabók, or similar services.

Limited Exception for Personal Family Research
 

Information from the Icelandic Roots Database may be transferred into a private family file or genealogy for your own personal family research to the extent that the information concerns:

• your own ancestors starting with you but no further back than your emigrant ancestors, and

• descendants of your own great-grandparents.

This group generally corresponds to the individuals shown under My Cousins / My Relatives on the subscriber’s home page.

Information about individuals outside these permitted family groups may not be copied, compiled, or transferred from the database without specific permission from Icelandic Roots.

Permission may be requested here:

Icelandic Roots Terms of Service Exception Request

Copyright and Content

You agree to:

• Respect the copyright and ownership rights of all documents, records, photographs, data, and other material made available through IRDB.

• Understand that material found in the database may be:

  • owned by Icelandic Roots,

  • used by Icelandic Roots with permission,

  • or in the public domain.

• Respect the copyright of photographs, documents, videos, maps, and other materials you submit to Icelandic Roots.

• Make sure that material you submit does not violate copyright.

• Tell Icelandic Roots if submitted material should include a specific owner, creator, source, or rights attribution.

• Understand that information and materials submitted to Icelandic Roots may be visible to other authorized database users.

• Understand that no financial compensation is provided for information, corrections, photographs, documents, or other materials submitted to Icelandic Roots unless otherwise specifically agreed.

Corrections and Additions

Genealogy is an ongoing process of research, and the Icelandic Roots Database is constantly developing.

We encourage users to submit corrections, additional information, sources, photographs, documents, and other material that can improve the database.
 

Users who notice errors, inconsistencies, or missing information are encouraged to use the database suggestion feature or contact Icelandic Roots.

Heavy database use is not automatically a problem. We understand that serious genealogists may spend many hours researching and may view a large number of records. This also will lead you to send in more corrections or additions as you see them. 

However, Icelandic Roots may contact a subscriber when usage is significantly higher than normal or when the pattern of use raises questions about compliance with these Terms. This will especially trigger when we do not see any correspondence with you such as questions, updates, and corrections.

Use of the Database

We encourage subscribers to use the live database itself to search, research, and verify information.

Icelandic Roots volunteers continually add new information, improve existing records, and correct earlier information.

Because the database is constantly changing, users are encouraged to rely on the live database rather than create large private copies that may quickly become outdated.

There are no fixed limits on ordinary logins or page views.

However, Icelandic Roots reserves the right to:

• contact a user regarding unusually high activity,

• request clarification regarding a pattern of use,

• temporarily reduce response speed or technical access in cases of extremely high usage when necessary to maintain reliable service for all users,

• and restrict or suspend access when use violates these Terms.

User Information and Communications

You agree to:

• Provide accurate and sufficient contact information, including mailing address, phone number, email address, or other information needed for Icelandic Roots to contact you when necessary.

• Permit Icelandic Roots to send email or other electronic communications regarding your access, account security, changes to services, changes to these Terms, or other matters connected with your membership or use of the database.

Accuracy of Information

You understand and agree that:

• Errors, inconsistencies, and missing information are common in genealogical research.

• Although Icelandic Roots volunteers work diligently to improve accuracy, document sources, and correct errors, Icelandic Roots cannot guarantee that every item in the database is complete or correct.

• Information in IRDB is provided “as is”, without express or implied warranty.

• External links and sources referenced from the Icelandic Roots Database are not controlled by Icelandic Roots and are not the responsibility of Icelandic Roots.
   

Citations

Genealogical information obtained from the Icelandic Roots Database should be cited as:

Icelandic Roots Genealogy Database, www.icelandicroots.com
 

Whenever possible, users are encouraged to cite the original source referenced within the database as well.

Privacy and Data Protection

All information is handled and protected in accordance with the Icelandic Roots Privacy and Data Protection Policy.
 

Agreement to Service, Use, Terms, and Governing Law

By using the Icelandic Roots Database (IRDB), www.icelandancestry.com, the user agrees to the terms and conditions set out in this document.
 

If a user does not agree with any portion of these Terms, the user should not use the database.

These Terms may be revised from time to time. Material changes will be communicated to users. Continued use of the database after revised Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of those revisions.

A user who no longer wishes to accept these Terms should discontinue use of the database and may request that access be closed.

The most current version of these Terms is available at:

www.icelandicroots.com/terms-of-service

This website, dedicated to Icelandic culture, history, and genealogy, is owned and operated by Icelandic Roots, a nonprofit organization.
 

Icelandic Roots has its public-facing home in:

Icelandic Roots / Rootshús
277 Main Ave
PO Box 222
Mountain, ND 58262
United States

Questions

Questions regarding these Terms, privacy, or data protection may be directed to:

Privacy@IcelandicRoots.com

For assistance or additional information regarding the database or website, please contact:

Support@IcelandicRoots.com

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