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How do I make sure all my family site information is kept private?

Please follow these steps to make your site and content completely private:
Start by making your profile on MyHeritage completely private:
Click on My Profile in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
You will see the screen below:

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Click the button labeled Edit my profile.
You will get the following screen:

Make sure that all 5 check boxes are NOT selected.
Next, make your family site private.

Go to your family site and select Settings > General.
Scroll down to the bottom half of the screen:

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Select No under ‘List your Web site in the Site Center’ and click Save.
Now click on the Settings > Privacy tab and select Private Site.

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To ensure the complete privacy of the family tree go to Family Tree > Manage Trees and click EDIT on your family tree.
Uncheck the boxes labeled “Make this family tree public in the Genealogy Center” and “Enable Smart Matching”. Then click Save.

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To make your photo albums private go to Photos > Find. Click on an album to view it.
Click Edit Details and scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Uncheck the box labeled “Make this album public”.

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Topics: Family Site, Getting Started

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Posted on Oct 14, 2008

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