Midland Ancestors

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Terms & Conditions

Data Protection

The Society is registered under the Data Protection Act and information regarding your membership will be stored on computer. Any individual may have access to his or her information so stored on application to the General Secretary (subject to an access fee).

Methods of Payment

All payments to the Society should be made by sterling cheque, money order or by one of our online payment methods.

Online payments may by made using our e-Shop, either by credit/debit card or by PayPal.

It is regretted that the disproportionate exchange rates for small amounts of other currencies make it impractical to accept payments in those currencies.

Payments from overseas – use Online Payment Methods.

Payment By Credit or Debit Card

Cards accepted include Mastercard, Maestro, Visa, Visa Electron, Eurocard and Solo. Our e-Shop can also accept American Express cards.

If you wish to pay by card for any Midland Ancestors goods or services such as publications, membership fees or search service fees using a secure online card payment system, this is available via our e-Shop.

Whilst we can still accept card payments for the above-mentioned goods and services, by telephone, e‑mail or in writing we must make you aware that these methods involve manual handling of your card information, which by its nature has inherent security risks.

Further details about our Secure Online Card Payment system and our Privacy Policy can be found on the e-Shop at  www.midland-ancestors.shop – (External Link) Refer to the “Information” panel on the e-Shop home page.

Payment By PayPal

Paypal payment services is our preferred method of taking payments in our online shop. Paying by PayPal is secure, converts the currency automatically, and makes a local or international payment in seconds, Midland Ancestors will never see any of your bank/credit/debit card details.

If you already have a Paypal account, you can login to make a payment. However, UK customers do not need to have a Paypal account to make a payment, when you go through checkout and arrive at the Paypal screen, ignore the Paypal login/password fields and just below is an option to pay using any debit or credit card. Unfortunately, Paypal do not allow this option for International payments.

If you do not have a PayPal account, it is not difficult to set one up.  For speed and simplicity, ideally you should have a cheque/checking account, or a credit card account, to which you have online access. This will speed up the verification process during set-up. Visit www.paypal.com for further details, and to apply online for an account.  Midland Ancestors can receive payments via PayPal for the following services, all via the eShop:-

For more information, click one of the links above.

Please note that we can only accept payment in Pounds Sterling (GBP – British Pounds). PayPal will debit your account in your local currency, and the conversion to Pounds Sterling will be automatic.