SOMOS is creating the largest collaborative Pan-American Biobank, this is why we care a lot about your data governance, management and ownership. We are very proud to have partnered with one of the most exciting Mexican Startups founded by Daniel Uribe: Genobank.io

Your physical biosample is sent to SOMOS in order to extract DNA data and SOMOS or its authorized party shall destroy the remaining of physical sample, only if you do not agree to participate in the SOMOS Biobank, after successful extraction after 30 days or you can instruct us to ship the remaining of your Biosample back to you. (shipping cost may apply).

The extracted data is used to generate your ancestry (genetic) report and/or any other services you will order. This data is made for your exclusive benefit. If you shall additionally elect to participate in any research studies or additionally authorize any other use of your data, your data will be used only as per such authorization.

You are granting SOMOS access to your data to generate your reports and for research purposes, all your permissions for data usage are recorded on the GenoBank.io platform. GenoBank.io is responsible to police participating laboratories and researchers against usage or retention of any physical bio sample or data.

You are able to revoke your permission any time directly with SOMOS, GenoBank.io or directly using your blockchain identity (your "ID card"). In all cases, your revocation will be recorded publicly and permanently on the GenoBank.io blockchain. Your revocation would be applicable to SOMOS and any service providers, authorized parties that SOMOS may have used your data with. In other words, after you revoke your permission, if any human or computer would still have your data, unless that would be from a separate authorization of yours, then they would be subject to GenoBank.io's policing, fines and any other remedies available at law. Such revocation shall be effective in no longer than 60 calendar days.

Because your consent is managed through this consent form, and because only you know the secret words on your "ID card", and because the GenoBank.io blockchain operates on a public blockchain network, and because of the contracts GenoBank.io executes with each laboratory, it is possible for you revoke authorization even without the cooperation of other parties.

In other words, you own your data, and no system outage, acquisition, or third party agreement can take that away from you.

*Disclaimer
This new integration by SOMOS-Genobank may not apply to users that acquired any service or products through the SOMOS website before the implementation, but regardless of this situation, SOMOS-Genobank will work in offering the same experience to previous users.
Last update: Dec-03-2020