Continuing Your Research

Some advance planning is necessary for your research to continue after your death or disablilty. Below are two suggested options for accomplishing this.

1. Give your FTDNA kit number and password to a friend, relative or fellow participant (presumably one with whom you match).

2. Give your FTDNA kit number and password to the study coordinators, along with instructions that tell them whom to turn it over to. You can use the contact page to do this.

Here are some important notes regarding both options:

• You won't have your FTDNA kit number and password until after you order your test kit in the next step.

• No participant is required to follow either of these options. This is strictly voluntary. The reason for listing them here is only to guide those who are interested in seeing that their research continues after their death or disability.

• Important: Giving your FTDNA kit number and password to anyone will give that person access to your FTDNA account, including the personal information contained within. You should consider this fact and set clear limitations with anyone with whom you share these items.

• Consider designating ahead of time someone to let the study coordinators know of your death or disability. This will allow the coordinators to make the appropriate changes in a timely manner and, if necessary, have new liability and release forms signed.

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