AFGS strives to abide by the privacy policies of the United States and other countries, individual States, Municipalities and/or Institutions.

Privacy policies vary from place to place, as well as for the type of data being presented, so there may be limits to what AFGS can present on these pages.

"Open access" to records that contain personal data is generally controlled for privacy reasons, so access is not allowed for a specified period of time.

For example, U.S. Census records are not accessible by the public until they are 72 years old.

Rhode Island does not allow online access to death records until 50 years after the event and 100 years for births and marriages.

The complete AFGS Privacy Policy may be viewed here.

By using the AFGS Online Library for members-only, you acknowledge that you agree with, and will abide by, all of the terms specified in the Copyright, Privacy and Disclaimer policies detailed in the Welcome menu options. If you do not agree with any of the policies, then do not use this website.