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MyHeritage

4.4

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MyHeritage is the leading global platform for family history discovery. It enriches the lives of people worldwide by enabling them to uncover more about themselves and where they belong.

With a suite of intuitive features and innovative products, MyHeritage creates a meaningful discovery experience that is deeply rewarding. Users build family trees and discover new information and relatives through advanced matching technologies and billions of historical records from across the globe. MyHeritage also offers an affordable at-home DNA test revealing an ethnicity breakdown across 79 ethnicities and 2,114 geographic regions, and AI-powered features to repair, colorize, and animate old photos.

The MyHeritage platform is enjoyed by tens of millions of people around the world who treasure and celebrate their heritage. MyHeritage offers full privacy controls and is available in 42 languages.


myheritage.com
Founded in 2005
Lehi, UT, Israel
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MyHeritage Reviews Summary

MyHeritage is generally well-regarded for its user-friendly platform and extensive database, which many customers find invaluable for tracing their ancestry and connecting with relatives. Users appreciate the regular updates and the powerful search capabilities that facilitate discoveries. However, concerns arise regarding customer service, particularly related to billing issues and the difficulty of reaching support. Some users have reported feeling overwhelmed by the volume of information and have encountered challenges in verifying data. Overall, while the service is praised for its features, improvements in customer support and communication are necessary to enhance user satisfaction.

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Florida
1 review
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It was great
June 12, 2018

The Lady who helped me today was great. The only problem I have had is first trying to get through on the phone. I also left phone messages but nobody called me back.

Date of experience: June 12, 2018
NL
1 review
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He was very helpful
June 12, 2018

He helped me and was very friendly on the phone. He took the time and answered all my questions. Thanks you

Date of experience: June 12, 2018
NL
1 review
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Great service!
June 12, 2018

Being a member of MyHeritage and using the site often I almost panic when the I received the information that quite some email/passwords could experience difficulties. Very kind and supportive executive in every moment the conversation. My compliments! Beyond my expectations waiting on the service line.

Date of experience: June 12, 2018
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Got an email my password was compromised a few days back. I'm so glad MyHeritage informs there customers sooner than later. Customer services was on top of it, gave me a temp password and stuck around while I changed to my new password.
Thanks Gang.

Date of experience: June 12, 2018
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Payment Issue
June 12, 2018

I had an issue regarding payment ans subscription.
My problem has been sorted out quickly and professionally.
Thank you for all your help!

Date of experience: June 12, 2018
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Helpful and patient
June 12, 2018

AaronB was most helpful when I called about my password change, my email address was refused and I was quite worried. No need, he reset my password and sorted my email problem. He was very patient with me being an old lady of 68.!

Date of experience: June 12, 2018
California
1 review
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Samuel does a great job. He fixed my problems and he explained how the process works. He made me feel important and treated me respectfully and with kindness.

Date of experience: June 12, 2018
New Zealand
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Not happy
June 12, 2018

A family member of mine subscribed to a free trial of $14.95 and got a email before the 14 day trial finished saying that it was going to cost him $172
For a one year subscription that he didn't agree to. He tried logging into his my heritage account to opt out and it kept on saying password incorrect these people are total rip off's.

Date of experience: June 12, 2018
MyHeritage Support T. MyHeritage Rep
over a year old

Dear Reiwana,

I'm sorry to read your low star review and will do all I can to help.

I understand that your family member is unable to log in to cancel their trial.

Please note that your refund is guaranteed because our terms and conditions that read that If you are not satisfied with your purchase you may request a full refund by contacting Customer Support within thirty (30) days of the initial purchase date of the subscription.

I would like to assist you with the login issue and ensure you receive a refund if you were charged already. In order to do so, I must locate and verify your registered MyHeritage account. Therefore, please e-mail me directly at [email protected] so I may assist you with high priority.

Kind Regards
Rafael
MyHeritage

Germany
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ich stellte einen Stammbaum für meinen Sohn der demnächst heiratet fertig,
Dank der unzähligen Sammlungen von MyHeritage konnte ich auf Vorfahren zurückgreifen von denen ich bisher überhaupt nichts wußte. Ich freue mich schon jetzt den Stammbaum an der Hochzeit überreichen zu dürfen. Fragen wurden wenn nicht übers Internet lösbar, ausführlich am Telefon beantwortet. Ich kann MyHeritage nur weiterempfehlen.

Date of experience: June 11, 2018
Arizona
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I recently had an issue with My Heritage and the need to change the password and deal with the email breach in Oct. 2017. The staff that comes to the phone comes ready to help no matter what transpires and answer all my questions. I have even gotten a hands on lesson in how to better use the MyHeritage software to do my research. People speak clearly and slowing an with a happy voice. All seem to be more than welling to help me no matter how long it takes.

Date of experience: June 11, 2018
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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David M. Helpful.
June 12, 2018

David M. Resolved my problem right away, was professional, courteous and helpful. I was extremely pleased with how I was helped. Thank you so much for everything.

Date of experience: June 11, 2018
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Melody was very helpful and pleasant. Your customer service is great but wait time too long. I don't feel like I should have to write a 100 word review when a few simple sentence is sufficient.

Date of experience: June 11, 2018
Arizona
1 review
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It was not easy to get to a live person, but when I did the service was impeccable. JackO was polite, quick to resolve the issue, and was very patient in allowing me to apply the answers, so that I didn't have to call back. That's always a plus!

Date of experience: June 11, 2018
New York
1 review
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Very helpful
June 11, 2018

Very good and they were available when I need some assistance and support. This experience in general was unique and special to me and my family. Thanks.

Date of experience: June 11, 2018
Belgium
1 review
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I wanted to delete my membership to another site wich I never agreed on. I had it once before (a few years ago) and by accident I was being reminded that de account was nearly expired (not my accouny, but the other one, what I didn't see at that moment). So I did pay for one year. After that, I saw that it wasn't my account and you guys did fix it by putting that money on my own dite. So, to avoid again that mistake, you helped me to delete that account what showed up on my account.

Date of experience: June 11, 2018
New York
1 review
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My friend, who got the kit of DNA test as a gift I gave him for birthday, forgot to register it online and then lost a box. 6 months passed by since then and I e-mailed customer service. They were so helpful and friendly!
They even offered me to send another kit for free! Lost box was found and they sent my friend results of DNA. I am impressed! Best wishes to their business!

Date of experience: June 11, 2018
Australia
1 review
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Thank you to the staff at MyHeritage! So professional and eager to help at those few moments when assistance is required. I am so impressed. Moreover, the site is excellent and easy to navigate. Once again, a big thank you.

Date of experience: June 10, 2018
New Zealand
1 review
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Thank you PaulineG!
June 11, 2018

Even though you had to escalate my issue, it was "delightful" service that I received from you today. I had to wait for 75 minutes, but it was worth it to hear that wonderful Irish accent.

Date of experience: June 10, 2018
Florida
1 review
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I have been using MyHeritage Genealogy website for almost a year now, and I like it very much. Since Im learning as I go, I needed a little help from MyHeritage and called their customer support services and they graciously helped me with my questions and explained the answers so I understood them. I am very pleased with the results of my MyHeritage Family Tree and plan on staying.

Date of experience: June 10, 2018
GB
1 review
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Easy to contact
June 11, 2018

I had a problem with viewing chromosome data. I was able to get through very quickly and get an initial response easily that confirmed I was right to raise my query and my problem was referred to their technical team. It took four days to get a reply but this was to the point and it turned out to be due to the way I had set my privacy settings. A pleasure to find a company that makes raising a problem easy and resolves it. JA

Date of experience: June 10, 2018