On March 23, 2026, 23andMe revised its Terms of Service to narrow the geographic scope of applicability and clarify how conflicting terms are resolved. The updated terms now apply only to users outside the United States, Canada, EEA, UK, and Switzerland, rather than to US-based users. When additional service terms conflict with these Terms, the additional terms now govern that specific service, whereas previously these Terms would control all conflicts.
Consumers: Users in the US and major markets are no longer covered by these general Terms and must review region-specific versions instead.
Consumers: If you use an additional service with its own terms, those service terms control how that service operates, not the general Terms.
Consumers: The general Terms no longer override service-specific terms in cases of conflict.
The updated terms now apply only to users who live outside or access services outside the United States, Canada, EEA, UK, and Switzerland. Previously, the terms applied to US-based users. The terms also clarify that when service-specific terms conflict with the general Terms of Service, the service-specific terms will govern that particular service rather than the general terms controlling all conflicts. This means users of additional services may operate under different dispute resolution and governance procedures depending on which service they are using.
→ If you live in or access services from the United States, Canada, EEA, UK, or Switzerland, review the region-specific Terms of Service applicable to your location, as the general Terms no longer apply to you.
→ If you use additional 23andMe services beyond the base product, review the service-specific terms, as they now override the general Terms in case of conflict.
ConductAtlas has recorded 2 material changes to this document (since March 2026).
Terms now apply only to users outside the US, Canada, EEA, UK, and Switzerland, excluding 23andMe's largest markets from coverage under this general agreement.
Service-specific terms now govern in case of conflict with the general Terms, replacing the previous rule that the general Terms would control all conflicts.
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