These specific Terms of Service only apply to users in the United States — if you live outside the US, different regional terms govern your use of 23andMe services.
U.S. users are exclusively governed by these Terms, which are subject to California law and JAMS arbitration, while international users face different terms that may vary significantly in their data rights, dispute resolution mechanisms, and consumer protections.
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Compare across platforms →The US-only scope of these Terms means that international users are subject to different contractual frameworks, which may provide stronger or weaker protections, and creates complexity for users who travel or relocate internationally.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision establishes California law as the governing jurisdiction, engaging California consumer protection statutes including CCPA/CPRA (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.100 et seq.), the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act (Cal. Civ. Code §1750 et seq.), and California contract law. Federal law including FTC Act Section 5 applies concurrently. The choice-of-law clause may be challenged in states whose consumer protection laws cannot be contractually waived.
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