23andMe restructured its Terms of Service on April 19, 2026, making several material changes to scope and dispute resolution. The updated terms now apply only to users in the United States (previously applied to users outside the US, Canada, EEA, UK, and Switzerland), and they now prominently feature a mandatory arbitration clause that requires individual arbitration rather than jury trials or class action lawsuits. Additionally, the terms now state that if additional service terms conflict with these Terms, these Terms will control, reversing the prior hierarchy where additional terms would govern specific service portions.
Consumers: If you have a dispute with 23andMe, you are required to go through arbitration with a single arbitrator instead of going to court or joining a class action lawsuit.
Consumers: The main Terms of Service now state they apply only to users in the United States; non-US users are directed to region-specific terms instead of being covered by these terms.
Consumers: The arbitration requirement and other main Terms now apply to additional services you buy, even if those additional services have their own conflicting terms.
The updated Terms of Service now apply exclusively to users in the United States, narrowing the geographic scope from the prior version that addressed users in multiple regions. The terms now contain a prominently featured mandatory arbitration provision that requires disputes to be resolved through individual arbitration on an individual basis rather than through jury trials or class action lawsuits. This means that if a user has a dispute with 23andMe, the updated terms require arbitration as the method of resolution instead of traditional litigation. Additionally, if a user purchases additional services, the main Terms of Service (including the arbitration provision) will control any conflicting terms from those additional services. You can review the complete updated Terms of Service through the link provided in the document.
→ Review the complete updated Terms of Service using the link provided
→ If you use additional 23andMe services, understand that disputes related to those services will be subject to the mandatory arbitration clause in the main Terms
This is the 2nd significant Arbitration Expansion change 23andMe has made since ConductAtlas began monitoring.
ConductAtlas has recorded 3 material changes to this document (since March 2026).
Across all monitored documents, 23andMe has made 4 significant changes.
3 of 23andMe's significant changes have been classified as negative for consumers.
Updated terms now require all disputes to be resolved through individual arbitration rather than jury trials or class actions.
Terms of Service now apply only to US users; non-US users are directed to region-specific terms instead.
Primary Terms of Service now control any conflicting additional service terms, reversing the prior structure where service-specific terms governed particular services.
This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
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