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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.
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MyHeritage is a family history and genealogy website that allows users to create their own family tree, research their ancestors, and connect with distant relatives.
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Were you aware that MyHeritage takes info from Private Trees and offers it to other tree owners on the site?
MyHeritage have what they call their Discovery Hub, this is where they offer your private info. Does MyHeritage own my tree or do I? I am told if I do not want private info taken in secret from my tree I cannot have the Smart Match facility (by which I have a choice with who I share).
Apart from this abuse of privacy I have enjoyed the site but I am now paying a premium subscription (£152.64)which has almost another year to run just to keep my tree there. Unlike it's rival this doesn't include any access to records (census/. Bmd etc). This access would cost almost another £100.
Instuctions sent to re-loan MyHeritage was done quickly and the process to uninstall and re-install was seemless. And doing this did not impact my data. Love it!
Before deciding on an ancestry software, I checked, what I thought was all of them. I found out after I selected My Heritage as my software of choice, that I did choose the right one! Boy was I fortunate enough to have selected the right one.
This was so easy to begin with. The more I added family members, the more I enjoyed what My Heritage has to offer. I did not have to pay for it - which was a bonus. I selected to go above and beyond my searches, and after a while, decided to purchase the Premium package. Now, I have access to so many more tools to find my family members. I love how I can print charts and books. I have printed out books for specific family members, mailed it to them, and asked them for their input. I am surprised at how quickly they answered, as they too want to know more. I love that I can put in the pictures of my ancestors and know that everyone else can also view their faces. It is comforting to know that when I am gone, my grandchildren's children will be able to find me easier, and follow the path to my ancestors. What a great tool! Thank you My Heritage for offering such a unique and handy access to my peers!
I started my site a few years ago and all the customer service agents have been helping from day one. It's a fantastic website that has connected me to many family members that I would not have found on my own.
Dreadful Experience of this Organisation!
Sept 2015
I am getting the run around from the support team at MyHheritage. I upgraded my subscription to 'Premium Plus' which was advertised as a monthly fee but paid annually! After using it, with difficulty for a few days, I realized that there is very little Irish data available! Since my ancesters were Irish, I decided to ask to have my account and subscription cancelled and money credited to my credit card.
After a number of emails with the support team, dealing with issues I was having and finally asking to have my account closed, I received an email this morning, indicating that they cannot delete my account since I have an active subscription. Even though I asked to have my subscription cancelled! Where is the customer service?
I feel, at this stage that I have been scammed and my money is gone!
I found a contact phone number and they agreed to cancel my account and they have provided me with a full refund!
I cannot even make it through my trial, this website is so poor. First you pay a monthly fee just to store your family tree and info, then there are additional charges to search for records. What a ripoff. The directions for dropping my trial subscription are impossibly small and two hours of trying have gotten me no closer to getting rid of this scam.
Dear Luanne,
Thank you for your review here on SiteJabber.
When you upgrade one of your family sites to a MyHeritage Premium Plus family site subscription you get:
* Unlimited number of people to grow your family tree.
* Unlimited storage for family photos, videos, and documents.
* Priority email support to get answers quickly.
* Family Tree Builder Premium – Smart Match Merge, All-in-one chart and interactive maps.
* Special features like Timeline and Timebook.
* Enhanced Smart Matching – confirm and reject matches, contact Site Manager, automatic merge.
* Premium Record Matching to find exciting historical discoveries.
* Access to the MyHeritage collections in SuperSearch to boost your research.
The collections available to you as a PremiumPlus family site subscriber are as follows.
1. MyHeritage Family sites
2. MyHeritage members
3. MyHeritage family tree individuals
4. MyHeritage photos
Through the SuperSearch we also provide access to external records however to view these records requires payment and therefore you are being asked to pay for an extra subscription.
The subscription that will allow you access to these external records is a Data subscription.
A data subscription is an annual subscription that allows you full access SuperSearch and Record Matches.
SuperSearch is MyHeritage’s research tool that allows you to search in approximately 5 billion records records from around the world. SuperSearch includes exclusive records from all over the world that, in most cases, are only available on MyHeritage.
Record Matches automatically matches the people in your family tree to the billions of records in SuperSearch and notifies you of matches. A data subscription allows you to confirm or reject matches, view records and download them.
Data subscriptions is offered on a yearly basis.
Should you require any further assistance then you are invited to contact us from your registered MyHeritage email address at [email protected] and we will be more than happy to assist you.
Kind Regards,
Dean,
MyHeritage Team.
Je suis un retraite peu a l'aise avec l'informatique qui nous cause parfois pas mal de soucis. J'ai finalement telecharge le programme my heritage tree buider des qu'il a été disponible pour mac. J'ai ete surpris de la facilite avec laquelle j'ai pu avancer dans mon arbre généalogique, beaucoup plus a l'aise que sur geneanet. J'ai encore d'enormes progrès a faire pour utiliser efficacement cet outil.
J'ai ete heureusement surpris de la rapidite de l'aide une fois que je l'ai sollicitee.
Merci
I like MyHeritage because it is free, easy to use, and collects all my family data in one place. It has only taken a couple weeks to build my family tree and now all my members can help add pictures, dates, and edit any errors.
I would highly recommend this program to everyone who is interested in tracing their roots and keeping tract of their decendants.
I really had a messy job that need help and assistence to get 3 trees on one site. This wonderful lady called Melody did what i needed with me over a weeks time.
What a great job she does.
Dont ever let her walk away fra My Heritage - she is so brilliant, sweet and a great teacher in this program.
I am new to My Heritage and made an error entering data so that I was unable to enter other data. Shimon could not have been more help. He was patient and caring and it was a pleasure speaking with him. He also solved my problems. Then he called me back to let me know exactly how I could access both branches. I would have panicked if I had seen all I entered missing, which it is not. Thank you so much for such wonderful service. Beyond my expectations and makes me glad I chose My Heritage. Karen Karlsen
Thank you Yehuda and Shimon for the brilliant service you guys gave me yesterday and this morning. Nothing was too much trouble. Issues sorted - thanks again.
Overall this is a very powerful tool for visualising one's family history. Smart matches from other people's trees constantly lead to more details and interesting new branches. This is a complex suite of programs including many options, such as adding photos, biographical facts, but also tools for checking the validity of the data.
On the negative side, I find the navigation inconsistent and far too complicated. The totally different views available through local apps and the website add to the difficulty in finding one's way around. Also, correcting errors, such as merging inadvertent duplicates, is not easy.
For some reason, I had created three trees in my account on My Heritage and this situation was creating a lot of confusion. Tzlil from the Support team replied with all of the information I needed. I was very grateful for the quick response and detailed information that I was given. My Heritage provides a great resource to research and construct your family lineage as well as provides terrific customer service to make your task that much easier.
Brenda
Thanks Dean and My Heritage for the GREAT PROMPT service. Nothing was too much trouble. Issue sorted quickly and professionally.
We are often forgotten & neglected 'down under"
Terri
AUSTRALIA
Powerful program and tool to make and search genealogy tree family. I recommended for everyone. Easy to start, to search online, helpful and great support.
Love It.
I have been a member of My Heritage for a few years and I have enjoyed it. It is easy to use and the support is always helpful. The smart matches have helped me add info to my family tree. The family charts are really great. I would recommend My Heritage to family and friends.
I have been very pleased with the assistance provided by the Support staff at MyHeritage. They are quick to respond and offer any details and screen shots needed to enable you to understand and resolve your issues … a pleasure to work with Shimon especially.
Our website has members in serveral parts of the world who may make updates using Windows, Apple, android devices, iPads and phones or desktop computers. After encoutering a problem, MyHeritage tech department was happy to assist in correcting the errors en reloading the program. Great support!
I have been using MyHeritage to compile my family tree and recently ran into a few problems when upgrading my subscription. I sent a message to Dean who contacted me the next day to explain in full what had happened and even offered me a years subscription free! Now that's what you call service and I am delighted I can carry on researching. Well done Dean!
I had a reason to contact My Heritage with a problem. I received an email almost instantly from Shimmon in the Support team. He gave me instructions on what I would need to do. I still had complications, so Shimmon rang me and talked me through the issues that I was experiencing. His patience and guidance were top class. Thank you a million times.
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Dear Polly,
Thank you for your review here on SiteJabber.
Your family tree is owned by you and is your responsibility as a MyHeritage user. Along with this so are all of the privacy settings that you have at your disposal.
If your data is included in SuperSearch it is automatically protected by settings that keep sensitive information private. You can feel confident that your data is secure, while enjoying the benefits of being a part of SuperSearch, such as Record Matching.
First names, birth dates and other important information about living individuals from the family tree are always hidden, even when viewing records with a full access subscription.
You can always privatize your data in the ‘My Privacy’ menu:
1. Click on your name in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
2. Select ‘My Privacy’.
3. In ‘My Privacy’ page click on ‘Content’ on the left side of the screen.
4. Change the setting called ‘Include family tree in MyHeritage historical search engines (recommended)’ and review check boxes next to the photo albums in the end of that page.
If the setting ‘Include family tree in MyHeritage historical search engines (recommended)’ is enabled, the individuals in your family tree who are marked as deceased will be searchable and viewable in MyHeritage SuperSearch and the other genealogical websites in the ‘MyHeritage Website’ Group.
This allows users who are looking for ancestors to find your data and consequently to find you. The details of living people cannot be searched or viewed except for last names only.
Keep this setting enabled if you believe that your family tree may be valuable for other genealogy researchers. Turn it off if you do not want others to find and view any part of your family tree, including deceased people.
If you do not want your photos to be included in Super Search, remove the check boxes next to the photo albums.
An Instant Discovery™ is a "package" of family history information that you can apply to your family tree just in one click.
Every Instant Discovery™ is based on a match found by our Smart Matching™ technology in other family trees on MyHeritage, and we filter out incorrect matches automatically.
If an individual in your family tree connects to a branch in another family tree, you'll be alerted about this and can then choose to add everyone in that branch to your tree, who is not already there (up to 40-50 people), rather than manually add people one by one, and amend the data piece by piece.
Instant Discoveries™ complement Smart Matches™ in how the information is applied to the user's tree. With Smart Matches™, information is added to the tree one fact at a time, one person at a time, manually. With Instant Discoveries™ an entire branch can be copied in a single click, along with all facts, events and photos, and source citations are automatically created in the target tree to document exactly where the data came from.
To protect the privacy of other users, Instant Discoveries™ never bring information on living people.
A Premium site subscription gives you the following benefits:
* 2500 individuals to grow your family tree.
* 1000 MB storage for family photos, videos, and documents.
* Priority email support to get answers quickly.
* Family Tree Builder Premium – Smart Match Merge, All-in-one chart and interactive maps.
* Special features like Timeline and Timebook.
* Enhanced Smart Matching – confirm and reject matches, contact Site Manager, automatic merge.
* Access to the MyHeritage collections in SuperSearch to boost your research. Historical content and records are often owned by external agencies that require a fee to view them. However, we do offer Premium subscribers access to specific data collections with more data being added on a daily basis.
The Super Search is made up of many "Collections". There are four MyHeritage collections. These are comprised of data from MyHeritage and are not available anywhere else on the internet. The four MyHeritage collections are:
1. MyHeritage family sites
2. MyHeritage members
3. MyHeritage family tree individuals
4. MyHeritage photos
Collections 1 & 2 are available to MyHeritage members with a Premium family site subscription.
Collections 1, 2, 3 & 4 are available to MyHeritage members with a Premium Plus family site subscription.
A Data subscription gives you full access to our Super Search genealogy search engine which contains millions of records from thousands collections. With this Data subscription you will be able to use not only the SuperSearch but, the Record matches, the Record Detective. We are constantly adding new data to SuperSearch, with at least one million historical records plus one million family tree profiles added each day. This means that even if you don’t find what you’re looking for on SuperSearch, chances are we’ll have it for you very soon.
These two subscriptions can be purchased and used either separately or together. With both products you can enjoy the full research package that MyHeritage offers - enabling you to build, manage and share your family tree in addition to doing historical research and finding documents related to your family.
If you would like to access all the collections on the Super Search, you would need a separate Data subscription.
For more information about privacy settings, Instant Discoveries or subscriptions you may log into your online family site and scroll to the bottom of your page and click on the "Help" option under Support. Here you will find not only the above mentioned you will also find a wide range of topics covered in our FAQ section.
Trusting this has proven useful to you.
Kind Regards,
Dean,
MyHeritage Team.