tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post9042642463010715879..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Geni Limits Lifetime MembershipsRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-68107731334477387712012-12-28T10:05:03.209-08:002012-12-28T10:05:03.209-08:00Legally, Geni (or MyHeritage that purchased Geni) ...Legally, Geni (or MyHeritage that purchased Geni) cannot alter the contract terms unanimously without acceptance from its subscribers. I contacted them and are trying to refund the money so that they can get rid of the legal issues surrounding it. It is not an acceptable option to me. <br /><br />Geni is a registered business with state of California. You may not be a resident of California but please file complaints against Geni with state of <a href="http://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company" rel="nofollow">California’s Attorney General Office</a>. It’s within their jurisdiction to take legal actions against them even though they sold it to an Israel based company. CA AG’s office will track them and initiate legal proceedings against them at the right time. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-38366633195164425912012-12-13T16:02:23.123-08:002012-12-13T16:02:23.123-08:00Lifetime sometime in Aug, 2011 was double from t...Lifetime sometime in Aug, 2011 was double from the roiginal price almost it was finally dropped down to $417 whic is now their 5 year option whihc they instituted sometime in June 2012Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903546178656685505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-19839415970851045032012-12-13T15:44:05.797-08:002012-12-13T15:44:05.797-08:00Yes, "lifetime" means both the life of t...Yes, "lifetime" means both the life of the person and the company, but unilaterally changing the terms of service for what were obviously Geni's most loyal members is penny-wise and pound-foolish. MyHeritage admitted that it terminated the lifetime memberships for revenue reasons, but even if it's not illegal (which remains to be seen), it's unethical and just bad judgment. Geni has a history of treating their members poorly. If people perform their due diligence before joining, they will certainly think twice!Keith Rigglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211666785587732418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-42209796958389718042012-12-13T14:12:23.865-08:002012-12-13T14:12:23.865-08:00And, "lifetime" means as long as the ser...And, "lifetime" means as long as the service exists - "the other alternative" was likely "going out of business" where "lifetime" would have really ended, now. Every story has at least two sides, usually many more... I dropped my Geni FREE memberships some time back... I just didn't like what I saw, for me. Life will go on... Thanks for another useful post! ;-)Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com