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Lab Partners May Use Samples for Calibration

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Allow certain of our laboratory partners to use a portion of registered or unregistered samples to calibrate or validate instruments, equipment, or laboratory methods used in providing DNA Services

Excerpt from Ancestry's Terms and Conditions

Provision details

Document information
Document
Ancestry Terms and Conditions
Entity
Ancestry
Date stated by the document
May 12, 2026
As printed in Ancestry’s text (version CA-V-006688), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006688, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-031201
Document ID
CA-D-000223
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006688)
b680c81763ed7e205721e598994b8e0cf7180f68f73092d8740bbc28e50569cf
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:19 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006688, captured Sept. 11, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Ancestry
Document: Ancestry Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-031201
Version: CA-V-006688
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:35:19 UTC
SHA-256: b680c81763ed7e20…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/ancestry/ancestry-terms-and-conditions/provision/CA-P-031201/lab-partners-may-use-samples-for-calibration/
Accessed: Nov. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Ancestry's Lab Partners May Use Samples for Calibration clause do?

The clause states: “Allow certain of our laboratory partners to use a portion of registered or unregistered samples to calibrate or validate instruments, equipment, or laboratory methods used in providing DNA Services”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 273 platforms. See the full comparison.

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