Using this Site FAQs

Using this Site FAQs

Questions about how to use the Phillips DNA Project Site.

Terms of Use

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Created: Saturday, 14 November 2009 22:23
Last Updated: Monday, 21 May 2018 17:46
Written by Phillips DNA Project

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY.

Use of This Website

You understand and acknowledge that the administrator(s) and webmaster(s) of this web site and of the Phillips DNA Project (is a/are) volunteer(s) and do not profit in any way from the administration of this web site and/or the Phillips DNA Project. The sole purpose is to promote Genetic Genealogy and its uses and to help genealogists advance their family research.

If you are a resident (and/or) citizen of the EU, you are using a GDPR non-compliant website. You acknowledge this and by your continued use will not hold any person or entity liable of non-persistent anonymous tracking (Google Analytics) (and/or) logging (error and access) of your IP address. 

User Registration

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE - DO NOT REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT ON THIS WEBSITE.

By registering on this website you are agreeing to these Terms of Use:

(1) YOU AFFIRM and ATTEST YOU ARE NOT A CITIZEN OF THE EU or (are not/will not be) under the umbrella of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).

(2) If you register for an account on this website, you are giving your CONSENT to store minimal personal data on our web server. This personal data consists of 1) a name 2) a username 3) an email address 4) password.

  • Name - this is required but does not have to be your full name. This personal data item is not processed by this website and only held as an extra identifier in locating your account for assistance.
  • Username - this is required to log in and not processed for any reason other than to allow you to log in. If you post in the website forum, your username will become public on your forum post. This is required to attribute the post to you.
  • Email address - this is required and only used to process requests for password resets and initially to verify you are a real person. You must click a link to complete registration by verifying you have access and control of the email used for registration.
  • Password - your password is stored encrypted and only known to you (the user).

(3) To follow the Rules set forth in the Forum as registration is required to post messages to the Forum. Violation of the Forum Rules will result in your user account being canceled.

(4) Posts made in the forum are free of copyright, in the public domain or are licensed under a similar license releasing copyright and allowing for fair use. Additionally, you release your ownership of the posts to the Phillips DNA Project which displays the content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

(5) You also agree that this website is for informational purposes and will not hold this DNA Project or its administrator(s) liable for any incorrect information listed on this website. You can at any time contact the Project's Administrator(s) and point out incorrect information and request changes to that information.

(6) You also agree that the information contributed (newletters and articles not in the forum) by the members of this website and/or members of this DNA Project is the property of the original author, copyrighted and may not be reproduced or used without the written approval of the original author.

(7) You understand that your email address is protected at all times as well as your identity. It will not be sold nor transferred to any other entity or person. Also, you agree that on occasions this website may send out emails to notify you of important news pertaining to the website. You may opt out of receiving future emails by clicking on the unsubscribe link in these emails at any time. You also understand that this website takes all necessary security precautions to protect your email address at all times; however, you acknowledge that nothing is fool proof in regards to Internet security.

(8) You also understand that you have the right to request this website to cancel your registration and may do so at anytime. Upon doing so, your name, user ID, and email address will be purged from the system. At that point, you will no longer be able to post on the forum; however, posts that were made prior to your request will continue to be shown.

Bookmark Us!

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Category: Using this Site FAQs
Created: Saturday, 02 May 2009 17:35
Last Updated: Tuesday, 01 July 2014 17:39
Written by Phillips DNA Project

Find us Faster by Bookmarking

By clicking on any of the following links, you will automatically add those pages listed to your Bookmarks (Favorites).

Of course, you can also add them manually on the individual page of what you desire to Bookmark.

If these links do not work, then your browser does not support this feature and you must manually add an individual page to your Bookmarks (Favorites).

Click here to add the homepage to your favorites!

Click here to add the yLineage Groups page to your favorites!

Click here to add the yResults Chart to your favorites!

Click here to add the Phillips DNA Forum to your favorites! 

Thanks for Bookmarking us!

To stay on top of all the Project's Current News, sign up for email alerts.

Please Help Us!

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Everyone Hates SPAM !!!

It fills your inbox, making it harder to read the mail that you really want to read. Most Internet Service Providers (ISPs) now filter spam for you automatically. This is especially true of the larger ISPs, such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL. Without getting into the dynamics of how everything works and individual email programs and thereby boring everyone, here is a short explanation.

If you are a registered user or even if you are not, but have requested that the Phillips DNA Project keep you up-to-date on project news and newsletter announcements, we need YOUR HELP! 

It is extremely important that you add the email addresses below to your email contacts or email address book.

Our project's email addresses

Instead of manually adding the above email address, you can use the links below to download VCards.  Once downloaded open them and your email address book should add them to your contacts.

Download Administrator email address VCard

Download Siteadmin email address VCard

Please help us keep what happens to many websites. Many have had to battle with larger email providers  (Yahoo, Microsoft, etc.) to correct their status as a non SPAMMER.  Sometimes people subscribe to emails from websites and then fail to add those email addresses to their contact list. Sometimes emails are diverted into SPAM Folders because they have a keyword or link.  As emails in the SPAM Folders expire and are automatically removed, they are reported to SPAM monitoring companies to which some ISPs subscribe. It can end up making our website appear on the dreaded "blacklist" of known SPAMMERS.  This will make it more difficult for the Phillips DNA Project to communicate with those of you that desire to receive project updates via email.

PLEASE HELP US avoid this by adding the above email addresses to your email's contact list or address book.

If you do not want to receive emails from the project, just send a message to us and we will remove your email address with no questions asked.

Thanks for staying involved!

Not getting emails?

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If you are not getting emails, the first thing to do is check your SPAM, Junk and Bulk email folders.

This, of course, depends on your Internet Service Provider or email Provider's folder designation for Spam and Junk email. They vary from Yahoo, AOL, Microsoft and Google; or if you are using an email program on your computer, check and see where Spam email goes.  In 99% of the time, email that you want to get is sorted into your Spam Folder. With the recent push to stop Spam email, many filters are now comparing incoming emails against your email contact list, safe sender's lists, and using formulas to distinguish what emails might be Spam.

If you are don't see the emails in your Spam Folder, they may have already expired and been deleted.

Since you are already in your email program, now is the perfect time to add the below addresses to your list of email contacts. That way you will insure that you get all emails from the project. 

Email

In rare instances, your Internet Service Provider(ISP) might be blocking banks of IP addresses and our Mail Server's IP address is caught in the middle.  We do maintain our own IP address and monitor its blacklisting status.

Please use the Contact Us Form.  Use the drop down section where it says Project Administrator, change it to Webmaster, and send a request for help. Make sure that you check the box marked "Send copy to own email address," using your email address that you are experiencing problems with as the contact email. You should receive a copy of your request for help. Even if you do not receive the copy, rest assured your problem will be looked into immediately.

How to Create an Account

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Instructions for how to join the Phillips DNA Project Website.

PLEASE READ entire article first. The most important thing to do is add the listed email addresses to your contact list, otherwise you might not get the registration confirmation email.

When you create an account, you are automatically enrolled to receive the Current Project News emails. 

1. A new page will appear that will guide you through registration. Name (must be First and Last, or if you don't want to use your Last Name, put the Initial of your Last Name, no period), username, password, confirm password, click small box to put a check mark in accept terms and then enter the code to verify that an actual person is registering and not a Spam Bot. You may use the arrows in a circle to refresh this image until it is something readable for you.

2. Click 'Register' at the very bottom.

3. Await an email. Do not forget to check your spam or junk mail folder. This is an excellent time to add phillipsdnaproject.com to your list of acceptable domains that may email you. If your email program does not have that capability, you should add the following contact emails to your list of contacts. This will insure that you will always be able to get important emails from the project. They are:  

Project email addresses

Please Note:
*Each one must be entered individually as one of your contacts.
*Yahoo mail can delay your incoming emails from some sites for up to 6 hours as they are processed through spam filters.

4. You must click on the link in the email to confirm your registration.   Until that is done you will not be able to log on. When you click on the confirmation link, your browser will open, and you will get a message that confirms you have now been registered.

5. Click on 'Home' from the top menu bar. From there you may click "Log In" in the top right corner.  A panel will appear on the page again and you may Log In.  You may also check the "Remember Me" and when visiting the site, you will always be logged in.

6. You will now have posting privileges in the Phillips DNA Project's forum and can manage your subscription to Phillips DNA Project's Current News.

Go to the Create Account Page

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