Is a personal-use test the right choice?
A personal-knowledge path can help answer a private question, but it should not be presented as equivalent to a legal-use collection. Decide how the sample will be collected, who receives results, and whether a future legal or administrative use is possible. If that use is likely, ask the collection team about the appropriate path before ordering. Sensitive identities and results belong in the testing provider’s system.
Bring to the conversation: Bring your intended use, participant questions, preferred location, and any deadline that affects collection.
Personal knowledge only
Choose this journey when results are for your own information. If you may later need them for a court or agency, discuss the legal-use path before collecting samples.
Plan your test
- Discuss who will participate
- Ask about personal and at-home collection options
- Confirm the collection process
- Discuss results and delivery with the team