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This provision sets the operational boundaries for how the platform may be utilized. It establishes the primary use cases under which the service is offered and frames the intended application of genetic data and analysis tools.
Interpretive note: The research-use-only framing in the Terms may not fully align with the regulatory status of FDA-cleared health reports offered by 23andMe, creating some interpretive tension regarding the practical scope of this characterization.
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 accessing 23andMe's services operate under the terms that these services are provided specifically for research, informational, and educational applications. This provision establishes the permitted use cases and defines the scope within which genetic data and analytical features may be accessed.
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This provision sets the operational boundaries for how the platform may be utilized. It establishes the primary use cases under which the service is offered and frames the intended application of genetic data and analysis tools.
Users accessing 23andMe's services operate under the terms that these services are provided specifically for research, informational, and educational applications. This provision establishes the permitted use cases and defines the scope within which genetic data and analytical features may be accessed.
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