Last Updated: December 14, 2022

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Below you can choose whether you want our websites to use Functionality and Advertising Cookies, including cross-context behavioral or targeted advertising cookies.

What will happen if I opt-out of certain cookies?

23andMe will use reasonable, technical methods to communicate your opt-out request to all relevant third parties, including for cross-context behavioral or targeted advertising purposes.

Note that if you clear your cache or use a different device to access our services you may need to resubmit your opt-out request.

How do I opt-out of certain cookies?

We respond to Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) signals in a frictionless manner. A GPC is a signal from your browser that notifies us of your privacy preferences, such as whether or not you want us to drop certain cookies on your device. To check your GPC preferences, please review the settings or extensions in your browser or mobile device. Learn more about GPC.

Otherwise, toggle the switch below to “Opt-out” and click the submit preferences button. In order to learn more about removing cookies from your browser, please visit our Cookie Policy. Please note, some third-party Functionality and Advertising cookies cannot be disabled by 23andMe once they have been enabled.