Drawing a blank: Contract terms in direct-to-consumer genetic testing for family tracing after adoption or out-of-home care

Purpose Increasingly, people separated from biological family through adoption or out-of-home care (OOHC) are using direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing and genetic genealogy websites to find family. This is the first study to examine the clickwrap contracts applying to this population. Methods We i...

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Published in:	Adoption & fostering Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 421 - 440
Main Authors:	Prictor, Megan, Kowalishin, Olivia, Conrick, Jeanette (Jenny)
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2025 British Association for Adoption & Fostering
Subjects:	Adoption Business Companies Contracts Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA Families & family life Family roles Genealogy Genetic testing Home health care Information Personal information Privacy Relatives Rights Services Support services Third party Warnings Websites DNA test search angels genetic genealogy adoption out-of-home care contract family
ISSN:	0308-5759, 1740-469X
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