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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.
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0Full Terms of Service Terms of Service Last Updated: November 14, 2025 THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CONTAIN A MANDATORY ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS.0Full Terms of Service Terms of Service Last Updated: November 14, 2025 Welcome to 23andMe Terms of Service Like the As, Ts, Cs, and Gs that make up your DNA, our Terms of Service (what we call the “Terms”) make up the agreement between 23andMe Research Institute (“23andMe”) and you.
1VIEW THESE TERMS HERE .1These Terms govern your use and access to 23andMe's products, software, services, and website (including but not limited to text, graphics, images, and other material and information) as accessed from time to time by you, regardless if the use is in connection with an account or not (collectively, the “Services”).
2Welcome to 23andMe Terms of Service Like the As, Ts, Cs, and Gs that make up your DNA, our Terms of Service (what we call the “Terms”) make up the agreement between 23andMe Research Institute (“23andMe”) and you.2Please read the Terms carefully, and any policies, guidelines or rules applicable to such Services, as they constitute a legal agreement between 23andMe and you.
3These Terms govern your use and access to 23andMe’s products, software, services, and website (including but not limited to text, graphics, images, and other material and information) as accessed from time to time by you, regardless if the use is in connection with an account or not (collectively, the “Services”).Removed
4Please read the Terms carefully, and any policies, guidelines, or rules applicable to such Services, as they constitute a legal agreement between 23andMe and you.Removed
8These Terms apply to you if you live in the United States or if you access our Services in the United States.6These Terms apply to you if you live outside of the United States, Canada, European Economic Area (“EEA”), United Kingdom (“UK”) or Switzerland or if you access our Services outside of the United States, Canada, EEA, UK or Switzerland.
9If you live outside the United States, please review the Terms available in the respective region specific to the 23andMe Services you access. 1.7Please review the Terms available in the respective region specific to the 23andMe Services you access. 1.
14Other Terms and Conditions If you choose to use or purchase additional Services for a business or commercial purpose, or any purpose other than personal use, they may have their own terms and conditions.12Other Terms and Conditions If you choose to use or purchase additional Services, they may have their own terms and conditions.
17In the event those additional terms may conflict with or be inconsistent with these Terms, including any arbitration provision or dispute resolution provision, these Terms will control.15If there is a conflict between these Terms and the additional terms for a specific portion of the Services, the additional terms will govern your use or purchase of the additional Services. 23andMe’s obligations, if any, with regard to Services are governed solely by the agreements according to which they are provided, and nothing presented through the Services should be construed to alter such agreements.
18The following terms also govern and apply to your use of the Services, and they are incorporated herein by this reference: Membership Terms Telehealth Terms Important Test Info Each of these terms and conditions may be changed from time to time. 23andMe may make changes to the Terms at any time.16Each of these terms and conditions may be changed from time to time.
19If we make a material change to the Terms, we will notify you, such as by posting a notice on our website or sending a message to the email address associated with your account.17Once we post changes on the Services, they are effective immediately. 23andMe may make changes to the Terms in the future.
18If we make a material change to the Terms, we will notify you, such as posting a notice on our website or sending a message to the email address associated with your account.
33Note: If the user breaches this policy agreement and resubmits another sample through a future purchase of the Service and processing is not successful, 23andMe will not offer to reprocess the sample.32Note: If the user breaches this policy agreement and resubmits another sample through a future purchase of the Service and processing is not successful, 23andMe will not offer to reprocess the sample or provide the user a refund.
34Even for processing that meets our high standards, a small, unknown fraction of the data generated during the laboratory process may be un-interpretable or incorrect (referred to as “Errors”).33Even for processing that meets our high standards, a small, unknown fraction of the data generated during the laboratory process may be un-interpretable or incorrect (referred to as "Errors").
35No Refunds.34As this possibility is known in advance, users are not entitled to refunds where these Errors occur.
36Except as may be required by applicable law, payments are non-refundable and there are no refunds or credits for partially used services.Removed
37Please refer to 23andMe’s Return and Refund Policy .Removed
40Your ethnicity, environmental factors, and lifestyle choices are far more important predictors and may affect the relevance of each report and how your results may be interpreted.37Your ethnicity, environmental factors, lifestyle choices are far more important predictors and may affect the relevance of each report and how your results may be interpreted.
45Please note, the Genetic Information provided by 23andMe is for research, informational, and educational use only.42Please note:the Genetic Information provided by 23andMe is for research, informational, and educational use only.
46This means two things: Many of the genetic discoveries that we report have not been clinically validated, and the technology we use, which is the same technology used by the research community, to date has not been widely used for clinical testing.43This means two things.
44Many of the genetic discoveries that we report have not been clinically validated, and the technology we use, which is the same technology used by the research community, to date has not been widely used for clinical testing.
55When we use the term “Product Development,” it means research performed for the purpose of new product development and new product development activities performed by 23andMe on De-identified Information.53When we use the term “Product Development", it means research performed for the purpose of new product development and new product development activities performed by 23andMe on De-identified Information.
56These activities may include, among other things, improving our Services and/or offering new products or services to you; performing quality control activities; or conducting data analysis that may lead to and/or include commercialization with a third party.54These activities may include, among other things, improving our Services and/or offering new products or services to you; performing quality control activities; conducting data analysis that may lead to and/or include commercialization with a third party.
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