Please be polite and respectful in your chats and other posts. The following is not permitted and could result in suspension of your account:
- Offensive or abusive language or content
- Information that might harm or embarrass living relatives
- Links to external web pages with inappropriate content
- Solicitations for business or research services
What you can do
- If you experience abuse on the website, please report it. For instructions on how to do this, please see the Related articles section below.
- If you receive an unwanted or offensive chat, you can hide the message from your inbox. Doing so does not prevent the person from sending you additional chats, however.
- If you receive an unwanted or offensive chat, you can block the person who sent it to you. After that, the person's messages will no longer be visible.
Related articles
How do I report abuse, spam, inappropriate memories, and other content?
How do I delete a chat in FamilySearch Chat?
How do I mute, hide, or block someone from chatting with me?