Users must be at least 18 to create an account and agree to these terms. Parents or legal guardians may submit samples on behalf of minors, and legally authorized representatives may submit on behalf of other individuals.
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Minors cannot independently consent to genetic testing under these terms; parental or guardian consent is required. This is a significant protection given the lifelong and familial implications of genetic data, though the adequacy of parental consent mechanisms for minors' genetic data varies by jurisdiction.
Interpretive note: The adequacy of parental consent for minor sample submission under the data protection laws of each served jurisdiction is uncertain, particularly where national law imposes additional requirements for processing children's sensitive genetic data.
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If you are a parent submitting a genetic sample for a minor child, you are personally agreeing to all terms on that child's behalf, including any data use and research participation provisions. The child's genetic data may be used under the same terms as adult user data, subject to applicable law.
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"You are at least 18 years old; Any sample you provide to 23andMe is either your own, or the sample of a minor for whom you are a parent or legal guardian, or the sample of a person for whom you are a legally authorized representative.— Excerpt from 23andMe's 23andMe Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages COPPA in the US (though the US has a separate version), and equivalent child and minor data protection frameworks in served jurisdictions, including Australia's Privacy Act provisions on children, Singapore's PDPA advisory guidelines on minors, and national implementations of child protection frameworks across served countries. Parental consent for genetic testing of minors is a particularly sensitive area because the data reveals information about the entire biological family, not just the minor. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The terms permit parental submission of minor samples but do not specify age ranges for minors or any differentiated data handling for children's genetic data. In some jurisdictions, additional protections or consent mechanisms are required for processing children's sensitive personal data, including genetic information. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: Australia, New Zealand, and many European-adjacent jurisdictions have heightened standards for processing children's personal data. The terms do not specify a minimum age for minors whose samples may be submitted, which may create ambiguity about the intended scope of this permission and its compliance with national child data protection requirements. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Any downstream commercialization of de-identified genetic data that includes data from minors submitted by parents may require additional legal basis or consent mechanisms under national child protection frameworks in served jurisdictions. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should assess whether the parental consent mechanism for minor sample submission is adequate under the child data protection frameworks of each jurisdiction served by this international version, and whether any additional safeguards or disclosures are required for genetic data derived from minors.
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Minors cannot independently consent to genetic testing under these terms; parental or guardian consent is required. This is a significant protection given the lifelong and familial implications of genetic data, though the adequacy of parental consent mechanisms for minors' genetic data varies by jurisdiction.
If you are a parent submitting a genetic sample for a minor child, you are personally agreeing to all terms on that child's behalf, including any data use and research participation provisions. The child's genetic data may be used under the same terms as adult user data, subject to applicable law.
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