How do you protect my data?

We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your data, and we take the following steps to store and transfer your genetic data, risk scores, and results as safely as we can:

• Passwords - We have strict password policies at Genomics to minimize the risk of information security breaches. You can help keep your data secure by choosing a strong password and keeping it private (e.g. by using a password manager). Genomics will never contact you to ask for your password.
• Data security - We follow industry standards for physical, technical and procedural safeguards. We encrypt your genetic data, risk scores, and results using robust security applications.
• Data location - Your genetic data, risk scores, and results are all stored and processed in secure, private locations, accessible only to authorized personnel, and hosted in the cloud by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the US. This region is isolated and independent of other AWS regions. All of the data in AWS can be accessed by us from any location (e.g. UK or US) however your data does not leave the USA. You will be able to download your own personal copies of the laboratory report.
• Data sharing - In addition to encryption, we limit the genetic data, risk scores, and results, we share with our partners to the minimum amount needed to provide Health Insights. See the section on our partners to understand what information is provided and to whom.