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https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-delete-your-23andme-dataUsers who want their personal information removed from 23andMe can opt out in the "23andMe Data" section in Account Settings. But 23andMe says it is legally required to retain some information.
"While we will delete the majority of your Personal Information, we are required to retain some information to comply with our legal obligation," the company's website says.
"23andMe and/or our contracted genotyping laboratory will retain your Genetic Information, date of birth, and sex as required for compliance with applicable legal obligations... even if you chose to delete your account," the company's privacy statement says.
The privacy statement says 23andMe will also retain some information associated with user accounts, like email addresses.
For users who participated in 23andMe Research, their genetic data and self-reported information won't be used in future research projects.
"Customers always have the option to delete their account at any time, and once the request is confirmed, we will immediately and automatically begin the deletion process," the spokesperson said. "Deleting an account and associated data will permanently delete the data associated with all profiles within the account. If a customer asks us to store their genetic samples, they will be discarded."
