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This provision structures the procedural framework governing how legal disputes between 23andMe and users are adjudicated. It designates arbitration as the exclusive forum and establishes that disputes proceed on an individual rather than collective basis.
The updated Terms now apply only to users who live outside the United States, Canada, EEA, UK, and Switzerland, or who access the Services from outside those regions. US, Canadian, EEA, UK, and Swiss users are directed to region-specific Terms instead. Additionally, when terms for a specific Service conflict with the main Terms, the specific Service terms now govern that portion of your use rather than the main Terms controlling. The mandatory arbitration provision remains in the document but is no longer prominently featured at the very beginning of the Terms.
View change record →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.
View change record →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.
View change record →Users agree that claims against 23andMe must be brought through individual arbitration proceedings rather than pursued in court or as part of class or collective actions. This mechanism applies to disputes arising from or relating to the service and these terms.
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"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.— Excerpt from 23andMe's 23andMe Terms of Service
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This provision structures the procedural framework governing how legal disputes between 23andMe and users are adjudicated. It designates arbitration as the exclusive forum and establishes that disputes proceed on an individual rather than collective basis.
Users agree that claims against 23andMe must be brought through individual arbitration proceedings rather than pursued in court or as part of class or collective actions. This mechanism applies to disputes arising from or relating to the service and these terms.
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