Privacy
In short: your raw DNA file is read in memory and discarded the moment your report is built. We never store it, never sell it, never share it.
Want the mechanics rather than the legalese? See what actually happens to your file — the step-by-step, with ways to check it yourself.
Last updated June 14, 2026
What we process, and what we keep
When you upload a 23andMe/Ancestry raw file, it is parsed entirely in memory to build your report and then discarded within the same request. We do not write your raw file or your genotypes to any disk, database, or log.
We keep something only if you explicitly ask us to. If you submit the "Watch my genome" form, we store only two things: your email address and the specific marker list (rsID → genotype) shown in your report, so we can notify you of relevant new research. Nothing else.
We do not sell or share your data
We do not and will not sell or share your personal information or your genetic information, to anyone, for any purpose — this includes the CCPA definitions of "sell" and "share." Your genetic data is treated as sensitive personal information.
Retention & your control
If you subscribed, we keep your email + marker list until you delete it. You can delete everything we hold, at any time, with no questions, at /unsubscribe. Deletion is immediate and permanent.
You may request access to, or deletion of, your data (CCPA/GDPR rights) using the same page or by contacting us below.
Cookies, tracking & affiliate links
Curaen runs no third-party advertising and no cross-site analytics — we don't follow you around the web, and nothing that touches your genetic data leaves our service.
Our report links to retailers (Amazon, iHerb) and DNA-test partners (e.g., AncestryDNA, via the Rakuten Advertising network) using affiliate links. Only if you choose to click one, that retailer or network may set its own cookie to credit Curaen for the referral so we earn a commission. These are standard affiliate-tracking cookies set by the retailer/network (not by us), and they carry no genetic data — following a link sends nothing about your DNA to anyone. Citations link to PubMed.
Your choices & Global Privacy Control
Because we don't sell or share your data and run no cross-site ad tracking, there is nothing to opt out of on that front — but we still honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) and Do-Not-Track signals: a browser sending one is treated as a request to opt out of any data sharing. You can also avoid affiliate cookies entirely by simply not following a Buy or "Get tested" link. To access or delete the data we hold, see Retention & your control above.
Contact
Questions about your data: [email protected].
Curaen is an educational tool, not a medical or genetic-testing service. See our Terms.