The terms bar insurance companies and employers from using the services, and prohibit all users from using the services for investigative forensic genealogy purposes. These are representations and warranties users make upon account creation or service use.
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These eligibility restrictions operationalize legal boundaries established by GINA, which prohibits the use of genetic information by employers and health insurers in certain contexts, and address law enforcement and forensic investigative use cases that present distinct legal and ethical considerations for a consumer genetic testing platform.
Under these terms, users warrant upon account creation that they are not insurance companies or employers and will not use 23andMe services for forensic genealogy investigations. Breach of these warranties may constitute a violation of the terms and could affect account standing or legal liability.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GINA prohibits health insurers and employers from using genetic information for underwriting or employment decisions.
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These eligibility restrictions operationalize legal boundaries established by GINA, which prohibits the use of genetic information by employers and health insurers in certain contexts, and address law enforcement and forensic investigative use cases that present distinct legal and ethical considerations for a consumer genetic testing platform.
Under these terms, users warrant upon account creation that they are not insurance companies or employers and will not use 23andMe services for forensic genealogy investigations. Breach of these warranties may constitute a violation of the terms and could affect account standing or legal liability.
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