{"id":3764,"date":"2019-07-09T18:39:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T22:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&amp;p=3764"},"modified":"2019-07-09T18:39:05","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T22:39:05","slug":"how-to-remove-yourself-from-rootsweb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-yourself-from-rootsweb\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove Yourself from Rootsweb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block uk-card-default uk-padding\" style=\"font-size:16px\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h4>Table of Contents<\/h4><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#delete-mes-rootsweb-review\">DeleteMe&#8217;s Rootsweb Review<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-to-remove-yourself-from-rootsweb\">How to Remove Yourself from Rootsweb<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"delete-mes-rootsweb-review\">DeleteMe&#8217;s Rootsweb Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a aria-label=\"Rootsweb.com (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/rootsweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rootsweb.com<\/a><\/strong> is a genealogy site, owned by Ancestry, that provides a people search service. To remove yourself from Rootsweb, you must email Ancestry customer support directly. After this, your information will be removed within 2 business days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <table style=\"width:100%; text-align:center;\">\r\n      <tr style=\"background-color:#d9edf7;\">\r\n        <th style=\"padding: 10px 0; font-size: 1.375rem; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; color: #000;\">Speed: 3<\/th>\r\n        <th style=\"padding: 10px 0; font-size: 1.375rem; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; color: #000;\">Difficulty: 5<\/th>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n      <tr>\r\n        <td style=\"padding-top: 5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/level3difficulty.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/td>\r\n        <td style=\"padding-top: 5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/level5difficulty.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n    <\/table>\r\n    \n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-remove-yourself-from-rootsweb\">How to Remove Yourself from Rootsweb<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Send an email to Ancestry&#8217;s customer service, <strong><a href=\"mailto: customersolutions@ancestry.com\">customersolutions@ancestry.com<\/a><\/strong>. Include the link to your listing, your email address, and specify what information you want to have removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> They may ask you to provide a government-issued ID to verify your identification. Be sure to block out your picture, signature, and ID number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Your information will be removed within 2 business days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/dna-testing-kits-does-privacy-matter-to-ancestry-dna-and-23andme\/\">Rootsweb&#8217;s data breach<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/dna-test-ancestry-dna-23andme-gift\/\"><strong>Ancestry&#8217;s data privacy practices<\/strong><\/a>,  and <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"how to delete your Ancestry account (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/ancestry-dna-protect-your-privacy-and-delete-your-account\/\" target=\"_blank\">how to delete your Ancestry account<\/a><\/strong> on our blog. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeleteMe&#8217;s Rootsweb Review Rootsweb.com is a genealogy site, owned by Ancestry, that provides a people search service. To remove yourself from Rootsweb, you must email Ancestry customer support directly. After this, your information will be removed within 2 business days. How to Remove Yourself from Rootsweb 1. Send an email to Ancestry&#8217;s customer service, customersolutions@ancestry.com. 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