Terms and Conditions

Please read these terms and conditions carefully. They contain important information about your rights and obligations.

1. Definitions

1.1) The “Company” shall mean DNA Tells All.com.

1.2) “Conditions” shall mean these conditions of sale.

1.3) The “Contract” shall mean any legally binding contract for the supply of the Services by the Company to you.

1.4) The "Client" is a private client ordering the Company's DNA profiling services, who neither enters into the Contract with the Company in the course of a business, trade, profession or public service etc, nor holds themselves out as doing so.

1.4.1) The "Sampler" is the person who takes the samples.

1.5) The “Service” shall mean human identity testing and, without limitation, related services including the results thereof.

1.5.1) The "Standard Service" refers to the time-scale involved in the process of receiving, analyzing and reporting DNA test results.

1.5.3) The "chain of custody" is the process by which from the moment the sample is taken (by for example a General Practitioner, at the same time as ID documentation is submitted) to the time the Company receives the sample for testing, the sample remains in the custody of responsible or professional persons who can account for the integrity of the sample received by the Company.

1.5.4) The “At-Home” (or "Self-Sampling Test"/“Private Test”/ Personal Knowledge Test") is any Standard Service which is not a Legal Test Service. The Self-Sampling test is for cases where the results are not required for court or other legal purposes and the sampling is to be carried out by the client himself.

1.6) The "Order for Services" is the placing of an order for the Company's Services, whether the order is made in person, by telephone, letter, electronic mail, completion of an order form or any other method.

1.7) The "Price" is the price as set out in the current price list for the Company's Services.

1.8) The "Kits" are the sampling kits provided by the Company to the Client.

1.9) All agreements on the part of the Client which comprise more than one person or entity shall be joint and several.

1.10) The headings contained in these terms and conditions are for reference purposes only and should not be incorporated into these terms and conditions and shall not be deemed to be any indication of the meaning of the clauses to which they relate.

1.11) The neuter singular gender throughout these terms and conditions shall include all genders and the plural and the successor in title to the parties.

1.6) The “Site” shall mean http://www.dnatellsall.com

1.7) “You” shall mean the person ordering the Service subject to these terms and conditions.

2. Application of these terms and conditions of Sale

2.1) These terms and conditions shall apply to the exclusion of all other terms and conditions including any which the Client may purport to apply under any agreement, purchase order, confirmation of order or similar document. No conduct by the Company shall be deemed to constitute acceptance of any terms put forward by the Client. If any terms are provided by the Client then the Company's terms and conditions shall be deemed to be prior or subsequent to such Client terms to the benefit of the Company.

2.2) All Orders for Services shall be deemed to be an offer by the Client to purchase the Services pursuant to these terms and conditions.

2.3) The Company shall not be deemed to have accepted any offer until the Client has paid for the Service ordered.

2.4) Acceptance of the Service shall be confirmed once the Client has paid for the Service. The payment shall be deemed conclusive evidence of the Client's acceptance of these terms and conditions. An email will be dispatched confirming the Order and that the kit has been dispatched.

2.5) All sales made by the Company are made on these Conditions. No variation of these Conditions will be binding on the Company unless confirmed in writing by a director of the Company. The Company may, from time to time, alter these Conditions at its discretion. Any changes will be posted on the Site. Your use of the Site following any such change constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the terms as changed.

2.6) You are responsible for deciding on the suitability of the Service offered for any particular purpose and for the consequences arising.

2.7) The subject matter of the Contract shall remain confidential and shall not be disclosed nor used for any unauthorised purpose. Subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act, the existence of the Contract may be divulged by the Company for bona fide marketing purposes unless otherwise agreed with you. The Company will not disclose to third parties other than as required by a court of law or other competent authority any proprietary data and other information concerning the samples to be processed or results obtained under the Service without your prior written consent.

2.7.1) These terms and conditions do not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.

2.8) Nothing in these terms and conditions shall have the effect of excluding or limiting the Company's liability for:

2.8.1) death or personal injury caused by the Company's negligence, or the negligence of the Company's employees acting in the course of their employment;

2.8.2) any fraudulent misrepresentations made by the Company upon which the Client can be shown to have relied when entering into contract with the Company;

2.8.3) or any other liability that the Company cannot exclude by law.

2.9) If any part of these terms and conditions are deemed unreasonable, void or otherwise unenforceable in any legal, arbitration or similar proceedings, it is the intention of the parties that the enforceability of the remaining parts of these terms and conditions will not be affected.

2.10) Subject to clause 3.1 above, each party acknowledges that these terms and conditions contain the whole agreement between the parties and the Client has not relied upon any oral or written representation made to them by the Company or its employees or agents.

4. Company's Responsibilities

3.1) The Company will only provide tests that have been performed by a laboratory that is accredited to AABB, ISO,CAP, CLIA standard. The Company guarantees that laboratories not accredited to this level will not be utilized for testing.

3.2) The Company will endeavour to make the results of the tests available to the Nominated Person within the times specified for its Standard Services. The turnaround times stated by the company commence from the receipt of the samples at the laboratory and not from the receipt of the samples at the administration office.

3.3) The Company will send all kits to the Client through courier, unless otherwise requested by the client. The cost of sending the kit is included in the Price. The Company cannot be held responsible for any delays caused by the courier/postal system. It is up to the Client to notify the Company in the event that the kit is not received and this within a reasonable time expected from the courier/postal system.

3.4) If through no fault of the Client, the sampling Kits delivered to them or to their Sampler by the Company are damaged on arrival or the sterile packs have been compromised, new ones will be supplied by the Company free of charge. The defective Kits should be returned by the Client with the return carriage at his expense and clearly marked as faulty, for disposal by the Company.

3.5) The Company will only issue one Kit per client order. Additional kits requested will incur an administrative charge of Rs.1000.00 per kit for kits sent.

3.6) If through no fault of the Company, the samples provided by the Client fail to generate a DNA profile due to insufficient DNA or a contaminated sample, then a re-sampling fee will be applied of Rs.3500.00 per sample for the submission of the standard oral swab provided by the Company. In, case of a non-standard sample the normal retail prices apply in addition to the Rs.2000.00.

3.7) The Client understands that whilst the particular testing that the Company undertakes is highly accurate, as with any testing there is a possibility of error or omission. The Client therefore acknowledges and accepts that in the event of the Client being able to establish a claim for damages resulting from any act of the Company whether negligent or otherwise, the Company's liability shall not exceed the cost paid for the test and agrees to keep the Company and its agents, officers and employees harmless from all further claims or damages. The Client's rights hereunder shall be subject to the Client notifying the Company of any error or omission within thirty days of the test report being posted to the Nominated Person (or within thirty days of the results being issued if the report was not posted).

3.8) The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the Client or any other person as a consequence of reporting the test results to the Nominated Person or other authorised persons, unless the Company has been negligent.

3.8.1) Any liability arising under this clause (3.5) will be limited to the cost of the Service contracted for.

3.9) The Company shall not be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its testing Services through causes beyond its control, including but not limited to an act of God, flood, drought, storm, war, industrial action, strike, lockout, breakdown of systems or network access, fire, explosion, terrorism, sabotage or other event beyond the Company's control.

3.10) In the unlikely event that the result of analysis is found to be in error, the Company shall perform a further analysis for you free of charge or return your payment at our sole discretion.

3.11) The Company will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the result of the analysis of biological samples provided to us by you is correct but subject to a margin of error of 0.01%. No further representation, warranty, or undertaking is given or made in relation to the result of analysis. This does not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.

3.12) If you wish to use the result of our analysis in any court proceedings, we recommend that you obtain independent legal advice.

3.13) You warrant that you are legally entitled to possession of the samples you have provided to the Company. You agree to indemnify the Company against all costs, claims, expenses, and any loss or damage that the Company may suffer as a result of you providing the Company with samples that have not been legally obtained. The Company strongly advises that you obtain independent legal advice about your legal entitlement to take or obtain samples of biological material from persons other than yourself. You warrant that you are not a person suffering from mental disorder (within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1983) and are therefore incapable of understanding the nature and purpose of the test. The Company makes no representation that you are legally entitled to perform any particular act in order to obtain biological samples for analysis.

3.14) The sample DNA derived from the donor’s sample or any data derived therefore will not be released to any third party other than in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. The Company will retain the DNA sample for three (3) months.

4. The Company reserves the right to refuse its Services if it has reasonable grounds for believing

4.1.1) that the biological samples were or will be obtained illegally, or

4.1.2) that the results will be used for an illegal, immoral, improper or unethical purpose.

The Company also reserves the right to refuse its Services if:

4.1.3) there is a conflict of interest with an existing Client, or

4.1.4) the quality of the Company's Services might otherwise be compromised, for example if the volume of work requires that no new cases could be taken for a specified period except in an emergency, or

4.1.5) it has other reasonable grounds for doing so.

4.2) The test reports provided by the Company will be given to the Nominated Person. Any people tested will have the right to a copy of the report.

4.3) Written reports will be sent by email to the Nominated Person unless otherwise stipulated. If requested the Company will also send a hard copy of the results by courier.

4.4) The Company reserves the right to issue results to and /or to discuss results with:(a) all persons tested; or (b) where the person tested is a child, the mother or other person with Parental Responsibility for the child where the Nominated Person or other authorised person has failed without reasonable excuse to pass on the results to those tested.

4.16) The Company will endeavour to look into any complaint carefully and promptly and to explain the position to the Client. If the Client feels that the Company has given a less than satisfactory service, the Company will endeavour to address the Client's concerns.

5. Client's responsibilities

5.1) The Client is responsible for ensuring the return of all required documents, including consent forms and statements (where applicable). Where these documents are not returned duly completed, the Company will be unable to comply with its obligations under these terms and conditions and in this event the Company shall have no further liability to the Client until or unless the documents are submitted.

5.2) If as a result of a failure on the part of the Client (or their chosen Sampler) to return the required documents, the Company is obliged to cancel the Order for Services, the Company reserves the right to deduct an administrative charge of Rs.5000.00 from any sums paid by the Client before refunding any such sums.

5.3) On request, the Company will endeavour to give as much information to the Client about the Services it provides and the fullest picture of what the results do and do not show, but the Client must decide whether or not the Service offered by the Company is suitable for any particular purpose and is advised by the Company to take legal or other advice if necessary.

5.4) The Client is responsible for ensuring that they (or their Sampler) are legally entitled to possess and obtain the biological samples passed to the Company for analysis. It is an offence under section 1 of the human tissue act 1998 to have any bodily material with intent to analyse the DNA in it without qualifying consent, subject to certain exceptions.

5.5) The Client agrees to indemnify the Company against all claims, expenses and any loss or damage suffered by the Company as a result of the Client (or their Sampler) passing to the Company any samples which were not legally obtained.

5.6) The Company strongly advises that the Client obtains independent legal advice about their entitlement to take or obtain samples of biological material from persons other than themselves.

5.7) The Company makes no representation that the Client is legally entitled to perform any particular act in order to obtain biological samples for analysis.

5.8) The Client undertakes that all information provided to the Company for the purpose of ordering the Service is correct and that any credit/debit card, online deposit or bank fund transfer, used to pay for the Service is owned by them (or that they have the owner's authority to use it to pay for the Service) and that there is sufficient credit or funds to cover the cost of the Service. The Company reserves the right to obtain validation of such cards before accepting the Order for Services.

5.9) The Client warrants that they are entitled to provide the Company with all information and data and shall indemnify the Company against any claims for infringement of the information or data, breaches of confidentiality or failure to comply with any data protection laws brought by any third parties.

5.10) It is the Client's responsibility to provide or ensure that the persons tested provide all necessary identification (if requested), materials or samples to the Company and to complete fully any forms or documents supplied or requested by the Company. Failure to do so may result in a delay in providing, or inaccuracies in, test results which may affect the evidential value of the test results and in such circumstances the Company shall not be liable for any such delay or inaccuracy. The Company shall not be liable for any failure to provide accurate, complete or other form of test results due to insufficient, incomplete or poor quality of specimen. Any further testing may incur additional fees.

5.11) The Client is responsible for ensuring that the Nominated Person is aware of the need for confidentiality and that they should not disclose the contents of the report to anyone other than those authorised by the persons tested.

5.12) The Client should only enter into contract with the Company if they are willing to be bound by these terms and conditions.

5.13) All notices shall be given to the Company via email at notice@dnatellsall.com.

6. Fees / Payment

6.1) The charges payable by you to the Company for the Service are those set out in the current relevant price list(s) supplied by the Company to you as published on the Site or as quoted in writing by the Company to you.

6.2) The Company reserves the right to vary the prices for the Service between the date of the Contract and the performance of the Service in the event of and to the extent of any increase in the cost of labour or materials or any delay howsoever caused by any other variation in the costs to the Company of providing the Service. The Company shall notify you of any changes to the advertised price, and you will have a right to proceed with or cancel the order within seven (7) days of the notification.

6.3) The Company will not accept an Order for Services from the Client until full payment has been received.

6.4) Payment can be made via direct bank transfer, online bank deposit. For these and all other payment methods, the Client is responsible for any charges incurred in the payment transaction. All funds received by the Company must be the full price quoted in the Price List and net of any charges, before the Company will process the Service.

7. Cancellation/Termination and Charges Arising

7.2) If a Client wishes to cancel the Order for Services BEFORE the samples have been returned for analysis, or before the testing process starts.

7.2.1) they should contact the Company in writing (email) to cancel the order and return the unused Kit(s) with the return carriage at the expense of the Client; and

7.2.2) the Company will refund to the Client the full sum paid, after detection the Administrative charges of Rs. 5000.

7.3) If a Client wishes to cancel the Order for Services AFTER the testing process starts, No refund will be given to the Client.

7.4) If a Client wishes to cancel the Order for Services BEFORE sending the Samples Collection Kits to Client,

7.4.1) Company will refund to the Client the full sum paid, after detection the Administrative charges of Rs. 2000.

7.5) The Client has Three months to send his samples back to the Company from the Order of Service. If the Client fails to send the samples within this time frame, the account will be closed. The Company will charge a reactivation fee of Rs.3000.00 to re-open the account and process any samples sent.

7.6) If you cancel the Contract under this provision, the purchase price will be returned to you after detection the applicable charges, as soon as practicably possible, and in any event within thirty (30) days of the Company’s receipt of your notice of cancellation.

7.7) In order to get the refund Client should contact the Company in writing from same email, which he/she used to inform us about the Bank's Fund deposit/transfer, Company needs Depositor's Bank Name/ address/Account Title/Number and other details.

8. Time and the Express Service

8.1) The dates given by the Company for the completion of analysis and reporting of results are for guidance only and are not of the essence of the contract, and the Company shall not be liable to the Client for any loss or damage direct or indirect caused by a delay.

9. Risk

9.1) Risk in and to any samples or specimens provided by the Client (or their chosen Sampler) shall remain with the Client. Any title in and to any test results or similar shall rest with the Company until all payments have been received by the Company from the Client.

10. Delivery

10.1) Any delivery times provided to the Client shall be approximate as the Services specified may alter or third parties may delay delivery or products or services. The Company shall not be liable for any delay in the delivery of the Services and time shall not be of the essence.

11. Storage and disposal of samples

11.1) The Company shall be entitled to destroy all other DNA samples (including extracted samples) received from the persons tested three months after reporting to the Nominated Person.

12. Third Party Rights

12.1) A person who is not a party to this agreement has no rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any terms of this agreement.

13. Copyright and Intellectual Property

13.1) Ownership of copyright in all literature, documentation, and reports etc, prepared by the Company, remain the property of the Company.

13.2) The Company is not responsible for the availability, content, or accuracy of any pages or other sites linked to from this Site.

13.3) All product and company names, images and logos mentioned in the Site are the trademarks, service marks, or trading names of their respective owners, including the Company.

14. Jurisdiction

14.1) The contract between the Company and the Client as evidenced by these terms and conditions is subject to Karachi, Pakistan jurisdiction only for any claim or dispute arising from the contract.

15. Age and Consent

Anyone wishing to initiate a DNA test must be at least 18 years old.

          Consent for individuals 18 years of age and older:

• Please be aware that we require consent from all adults involved in the test (unless the person is no longer living or a court has ruled that a sample is required)
  
  Consent for individuals younger than 18 years of age:

  • Only a person with parental responsibility for a person under 18 years can give consent for that child to be tested. The only time this requirement can be waived is when DNA testing has been court directed.

16. Best Interest of the Child

A test will not be carried out if "DNA Tells All.com" believes that it is not in the best interest of the child.

17. "DNA Tells All.com" Code of Practice for Relationship Testing

"DNA Tells All.com" has developed a code of practice to reflect the sensitive and ethical issues involved with DNA paternity and other family relationship tests. This code endeavours to protect the interests of all parties involved in DNA testing and to ensure that all parties have fully considered the likely impact of the results on their family relationships.

NEW
Although 16 (loci) DNA test is Industry standard for Paternity Testing.
Our Lab is quite capable to check 20 as well as 25 (loci) in all our Testing.