Website policies

Like all responsible websites, the Reffell Family History & Simplifying British Family History websites operate to a set of policies as listed below, which are in line with the National Genealogical Society's guidelines.

• The main purpose of these websites is to provide both online resources and a contact place for anyone interested in the Reffell family in particular and genealogy in general.
• No reference will be found on these websites to any living person, except where that person has given explicit consent.
• All information submitted to the websites shall be considered confidential and will not be published without the explicit consent of the owner of that information.
• If there is an objection to any information being displayed on these websites, please get in touch by using the contact facility.
• Much of the information contained on these websites has been generously provided from private collections for the benefit of the genealogical community in general. Copyright of others is respected and where appropriate credit is given to the provider/copyright owner. Similarly, it is requested that the copyright of images and text on these sites is respected by all users.
• The photographs used on these websites are compressed to reduce bandwidth and speed page loading. If there is any photograph that you would like, please get in contact and (copyright allowing) a higher resolution image can be provided.
• As far as possible, all information shown on these sites is believed to be factual, except where it is stated to be speculation. Obviously mistakes and errors can occur, so if any are found it would be appreciated if they could be notified using the contact facility - thanks!
• A number of generous people have made valuable contributions to the creation of these websites by providing coding for the design, and due acknowledgment of this is made.
• Any mention of commercial a organisation on the websites is for information only, no endorsement or otherwise is given.
• The cost of running these websites, together with the years of research behind it, is all privately funded by the website owner. If you would like to assist with the cost of keeping them on the Internet, then please visit the donate page.