DNA Services provide genetic and genealogical results for informational, recreational and personal research use
Section 1.4 sets additional terms for the DNA Services. Their stated purpose is to provide genetic and genealogical results and related reports for your informational, recreational, educational and personal research use. “DNA Services” means the use and registration of an AncestryDNA test kit, processing and genetic testing of your sample, storing your sample and any extracted DNA (as applicable), and tools giving ethnicity estimates (ancestral regions), traits information and other genetically related results and associated services.
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1.4 Additional Terms Applicable to Use of DNA Services
The purpose of the DNA Services is to provide genetic and genealogical results and related reports for your informational, recreational, educational, and personal research use.
As used in these Terms, “DNA Services” refers to the use and registration of an AncestryDNA test kit, processing and genetic testing of your sample, storing your sample and any extracted DNA (as applicable), and our tools that provide you with ethnicity estimates (ancestral regions), traits information, and other genetically-related results and associated services.
Use & Processing · Permission or license
Ancestry may pass your sample to lab partners, extract DNA and test it, now or with later-developed methods
You agree that to facilitate the DNA Services Ancestry may, directly or through other companies that help provide the DNA Services, provide your sample to other companies that help provide the DNA Services (for example laboratory partners), extract DNA from your sample, and perform genetic tests on the extracted DNA in the United States (or, in the future, other countries) using test methods available now or developed later.
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You agree that in order to facilitate your use of DNA Services, we may directly or through other companies who help us provide DNA Services:
Provide your sample to other companies that help us provide the DNA Services, such as to our laboratory partners
Extract DNA from your sample
Perform genetic tests in the United States (or, in the future, in other countries) on the extracted DNA using test methods available now or later-developed
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The text does not name the laboratory partners or limit what later-developed test methods might reveal.
Use & Processing · Permission or license
Lab partners may use part of registered or unregistered samples to calibrate or validate equipment
You agree that Ancestry may allow certain of its laboratory partners to use a portion of registered or unregistered samples to calibrate or validate instruments, equipment or laboratory methods used in providing the DNA Services.
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You agree that in order to facilitate your use of DNA Services, we may directly or through other companies who help us provide DNA Services:
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
Use & Processing · Permission or license
Genetic and other Personal Information is used as the Terms and linked privacy documents describe
You agree that Ancestry may use your Genetic Information and other Personal Information as described in the Terms, the Privacy Statement and the Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy. The details of that use are in the linked documents.
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You agree that in order to facilitate your use of DNA Services, we may directly or through other companies who help us provide DNA Services:
Use your [Genetic Information](https://www.ancestry.com/c/legal/privacystatement#genetic-information) and other [Personal Information](https://www.ancestry.com/c/legal/privacystatement#intro) as described in these Terms, the [Privacy Statement](https://www.ancestry.com/c/legal/privacystatement), and the [Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy](https://www.ancestry.com/c/legal/wa-health-privacy).
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The Privacy Statement and Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy are linked but not supplied in this source, so the specific uses are not stated here.
Use & Processing · Company practice
If you have had a bone marrow or stem cell transplant, Ancestry recommends not taking the AncestryDNA test
The Terms note that a sample from someone who has had a bone marrow or stem cell transplant may contain both their own and their donor’s DNA, which can lead to a failed test or results based on the donor’s DNA. Ancestry therefore recommends that such people do not take the AncestryDNA test, and asks anyone who already took it to contact Ancestry for further assistance.
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1.4.5 Note to Users who have received a bone marrow or stem cell transplant
the sample you provide may contain cells with your DNA as well as cells with your donor’s DNA
the combination of DNA sources can result in a failed test or results that are based on your donor’s DNA
we recommend that those who have received a bone marrow or stem cell transplant do not take the AncestryDNA test. If you have already taken the test, please contact us for further assistance.
Qualifications & exceptions
This is a recommendation, not a prohibition.
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The text does not say what assistance Ancestry offers after contact.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Personalized advertising applies to some Services only if you have consented
If you have consented, some of the Services provide personalized advertising based on data Ancestry collects, as explained in its Privacy Statement.
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If you have consented, some of our Services provide personalized advertising based on data we collect as explained in our [Privacy Statement](https://www.ancestry.com/c/legal/privacystatement).
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to “some” Services, and the text conditions it on consent.
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Which Services and what data are involved is not stated here; the Privacy Statement is linked but not supplied.
Use & Processing · Company practice
You must tell people in your photos that Ancestry may create temporary face-grouping representations
You agree that you have informed any living individuals in Your Content that Ancestry may create a temporary abstract numerical representation of images to group similar faces within your private gallery, which may be considered biometric processing in certain jurisdictions. The Terms state that Ancestry does not retain or store these representations.
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By contributing or accessing Your Content you agree:
You have informed any living individuals in Your Content that Ancestry may create a temporary abstract numerical representation of images to group similar faces within your private gallery, which may be considered biometric processing in certain jurisdictions. Ancestry does not retain or store these representations.
Qualifications & exceptions
The Terms say this may count as biometric processing only “in certain jurisdictions”.
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The text does not say which jurisdictions or how long “temporary” lasts.
Use & Processing · Permission or license
Ancestry may review and screen Your Content and remove or disable access to illegal or rule-breaking content
Ancestry reserves the right to review Your Content and screen for illegal content or other violations of the Terms, including the Community Guidelines, and to remove or disable access to illegal content or content it believes violates the Terms. It will also remove Your Content in response to a valid court order or as required by applicable law.
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By contributing or accessing Your Content you agree:
Ancestry reserves the right to review Your Content and to screen for illegal content or other violations of these Terms, including the [Community Guidelines](https://www.ancestry.com/c/legal/community-guidelines), and to remove or disable access to illegal content or Your Content that we believe violates these Terms.
We will also remove Your Content in response to a valid court order or as required by applicable law
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The procedure for assessing and removing content is referenced but not included in this source.