Generation Lab Research Consent

Version: GL-Primary — Last Revised: April 2026

Part of Generation Lab’s mission is to help improve health and wellbeing through a better understanding of epigenetic biomarkers and other molecular markers of aging. Research into how these markers affect health and disease is central to that mission.

Here are some highlights of our Research Consent Document. Please read the entire consent document below before making your decision to participate.

Summary

The purpose of this research is to make new discoveries about epigenetic biomarkers and their relationship to aging, disease, and health outcomes.
If you agree to this consent, you allow Generation Lab researchers to use certain information (including your test results and your responses to research surveys) to study a wide variety of research topics.
To protect your privacy, Generation Lab conducts research with information that has been stripped of your name and contact information and combined with similar information from many research participants.
Some Generation Lab research is conducted in collaboration with third parties, such as non-profit organizations, pharmaceutical companies, or academic institutions. We may share summaries of research results, which do not identify any particular individual, with qualified research collaborators and in scientific publications.
It is unlikely that you will directly benefit from your participation, though you and others may benefit in the future from discoveries that lead to healthcare advances or improvements to our products or services. There is a very small risk that someone could get access to your Personal Information without your permission in the event of a privacy breach.
Taking part in this research is completely voluntary, and you can change your consent choice at any time without affecting your access to our products or services.

Purpose: Why is Generation Lab doing research?

Generation Lab aims to make and support scientific discoveries about epigenetic biomarkers behind aging, disease, and health. To do this, we conduct our own research and support the work of other researchers around the world by collaborating and publishing our findings in scientific journals. Results of our research may be used to help develop new ways to diagnose and treat disease, or new reports and features for our products or services.

What does it mean to take part in Generation Lab Research?

If you choose to take part in Generation Lab Research, you may be asked to take surveys or provide additional information about yourself. You choose which surveys to take, which information to provide, and which questions to answer.

Generation Lab Research is open-ended: we may inform you of new surveys and research opportunities as they are added. We may also invite you to participate in specific studies based on the information you’ve previously provided. We use routine communication methods to inform you of research opportunities, including email and notifications in your account or on your mobile device.
When Generation Lab conducts studies on sensitive research topics, you will be provided additional information to help you decide whether you want to take part.
Depending on the research activity, we may or may not provide you with compensation for your time. For some longer or more involved research activities, cash equivalents or charitable donations may be provided as compensation. There is no cost to take part in this research.
Some Generation Lab Research may be sponsored by or conducted in collaboration with third parties, such as non-profit organizations, pharmaceutical companies, or academic institutions, whose additional expertise and/or resources can help us make important discoveries.
Sometimes research discoveries lead to products or inventions that have value if they are made or sold. In situations where your information contributed to an invention or product that profited Generation Lab or any of its research collaborators, you will not receive any financial benefits.

How is my privacy protected?

Generation Lab uses a range of physical, technical, and administrative measures to protect your information. We regularly review and improve our privacy and security practices. These practices include, but are not limited to, the following:

Generation Lab research analyses are conducted with information that has been stripped of your identifying registration information. Your contact information may be used to communicate with you about research opportunities.
When we publish research results or share results with collaborators, we only publish or share summary information that does not identify any particular individual.
All Generation Lab employees are trained on how to work with human research participants, and Generation Lab researchers receive additional training on how to conduct research responsibly.

Who will have access to my information?

Outside of Generation Lab:

We may share summaries of research results, which do not identify any particular individual, with qualified research collaborators and in scientific publications. We will not ask you for separate permission every time we share summary information with qualified research collaborators or publish in scientific journals.

We may share information with our ethics review board (also called an Institutional Review Board or “IRB”) and other agencies to maintain our compliance, or as otherwise required by law.

Within Generation Lab:

Generation Lab researchers who conduct analyses will have access to your test results and your responses to research surveys but not to your identifying information.

What are the benefits and risks of taking part in Generation Lab Research?

Benefits:

You will not receive any direct benefits by taking part in Generation Lab Research. You may, however, receive indirect benefits:

In the future, you or others may benefit indirectly from Generation Lab Research discoveries, such as those that improve our product or service offerings or contribute to ways to prevent and treat disease.
By taking surveys you may learn about Generation Lab’s Research findings. We may also let you know which publications you’ve contributed to and provide you with periodic updates on the research.

Risks:

Discomfort: Some survey questions or data comparisons may make you uncomfortable.
Privacy: Although Generation Lab has strict policies and practices in place to minimize the risk of a breach, there is a very small risk that a breach of your Personal Information can happen.
There may be additional risks to participation that are currently unforeseeable.

Can I change my mind?

Your participation in Generation Lab Research is completely voluntary. If you change your mind about participating, you can withdraw your consent by emailing support@generationlab.com at any time. If you withdraw your consent, Generation Lab will prevent your test results and your responses to research surveys from being used in new research initiated after 30 days from when we receive your request.

There is no penalty for choosing not to give consent or for withdrawing from Generation Lab Research. You will not lose any benefits you receive by being a Generation Lab customer.

If you choose not to give consent for Generation Lab Research, your test results and your responses to research surveys may still be used for other purposes, such as to improve our products and services.

Your participation in Generation Lab Research could be terminated without your consent in the case of a transfer of ownership of Generation Lab, or the termination of Generation Lab products or services.

Who do I contact if I have questions?

If you have any questions or concerns about Generation Lab Research, or if you have a question about subjects’ rights, please contact support@generationlab.com.

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