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Product development uses de-identified information

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3398 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Notion Medium

Developing new products and services and improving the Services

MyFitnessPal Medium

If we de-identify information, we will maintain and use the information in de-identified form and not attempt to re-identify the information except as required or permitted by law.

Lyft Medium

Find and prevent fraud; and Block and remove unsafe or fraudulent users from the Lyft Platform.

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โ–ธ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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research performed for the purpose of new product development and new product development activities performed by 23andMe on De-identified Information.

Excerpt from 23andMe's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
HIPAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
23andMe Terms of Service
Entity
23andMe
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 11, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-027199
Document ID
CA-D-00147
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
bddb92bc01773d87e5f6157d525fe0a08abb0e48becacc33725f316880d9f25e
Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 23:34 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: 23andMe
Document: 23andMe Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-027199
Captured: 2026-05-11 23:34:45 UTC
SHA-256: bddb92bc01773d87โ€ฆ
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/23andme/23andme-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-027199/product-development-uses-de-identified-information/
Accessed: July 23, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Medium
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What does 23andMe's Product development uses de-identified information clause do?

The clause states: “research performed for the purpose of new product development and new product development activities performed by 23andMe on De-identified Information.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 284 platforms. See the full comparison.

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