Our archive principles.

Living people are private by default

Living descendants, children, exact birth dates and unapproved contributions are not included in public pages, search, tree data or exports. Adebayo is named publicly as the founding custodian and storyteller.

Sources do not all say the same thing

Family notes, spoken accounts, structured tree records, public primary records and secondary histories are labelled separately. Conflicting assertions remain separate. Missing names stay missing. A surname match does not establish a family relationship.

Review before publication

Contributions, profile claims and identifications enter a private queue. A claim does not grant access. Stewards check evidence and permission before publishing an edited account. Submitted legal, financial, medical or address information must not be published.

Uploads and contact information

Contact details are used only to follow up on a contribution. Original uploads remain in private storage until reviewed; public derivatives must have unnecessary personal information and metadata removed. You can request a correction or removal using the contribution form.