SADLY, This company doesn’t really understand how useless 17 ydna markers really is and that five years is NOTHING for genealogists. Again, these new companies are driving by providing a CHEAP product price to lure people who hear a bit about genetic genealogy and jump on that one-horse cart. I’ve had so many complaints about DNA Ancestry and regrets that genealogists used them because they were cheaper than some. The general public does not understand all this and these upstart companies are using that fact, giving them a product that is totally a waste. Genetic Genealogy will be given a bad name and it will be TOTALLY the fault of such companies!

Pricing: Familybuilder DNA’s $59.95 price point for a 17 marker YDNA test or a mtDNA test is clearly the best value on the market. Compare our test with FamilytreeDNA’s $149 for a 12 marker DNA test or $129 for their mtDNA test.

Laboratory: Familybuilder uses a state-of-the-art laboratory facility with ISO/IEC and ASCLD Lab Accreditation. We guarantee security, reliability and PRIVACY of all results.

Privacy: Customer privacy is of the utmost importance to Familybuilder. We will not use or disclose information collected or received in connection with DNA Test Kits except as described below:

Familybuilder will use the information you provide to build a public surname database library. The Public Surname Library will list all surnames of consumers who have purchased Test Kits and submitted samples for DNA analysis. Other than posting your surname, the Public Surname Library will not publicly disclose other Personal Information or the results of your DNA analysis.

We will retain the results of your DNA analysis, together with your personal information. We will compare your genetic markers with others who have submitted Test Kits for DNA analysis. If your genetic markers match with other individuals who have submitted Test Kits for DNA analysis and you have signed a release form, we will notify you.
If you sign a release form, your Personal Information will be released to the person with whom you have a match, but only if that person also agrees to disclose his or her Personal Information with you. We will not disclose your Personal Information to any other person or entity unless you first sign a release form and describe the information we may reveal about you.
We may also use your DNA analysis results to perform studies. For those studies, your DNA analysis results will be anonymized, meaning that your Personal Information will be stripped from the record of your DNA analysis before any study is performed. We may also sell, rent or otherwise disclose the anonymized DNA analyses of our customers and any related anonymized studies to third parties.

Storage: Familybuilder will store DNA samples for 5 years by default. If any customer would like his/her sample to be destroyed, simply notify us in writing (via email or regular mail) and we will immediately expedite the request.

This article was about the launch of a new genetic genealogy offering. If you look back over the article and my comments, you’ll see that aside from highlighting the launch I commented on the low price of the testing (I often comment on the dropping price of genome sequencing in my posts – the crashing cost of sequencing is going to be the biggest thing to hit genetic genealogy in the very near future). I decided not to continue because somehow the conversation made it look as if I were a cheerleader for Familybuilder, which I don’t think is my job or a position I want to take.

Some of my posts are simply about an interesting article in the news, or the launch of a new company. While I wish I had the time to write a review of every new product, I cannot do so. Instead, I choose those products or companies that I find the most interesting and write in detail about those. If you or anyone else is interested in writing a guest post that analyzes the offerings of various genetic genealogy companies, please let me know; I’ll be happy to publish quality articles here at TGG.