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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Covered in fine print, once you get DNA results, Living DNA doesn't want you to get a copy, $60, more including PDF, then PFF with your own data is copy protected to prevent sharing with family. To... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The service is excellent. They are fast, forthcoming, and the answers are very satisfactory. The expected time was as promised and they delivered. We are very pleased and would definetely recommend... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer support. Have purchased 4 kits over last 5 years and give them as gifts and never been disappointed by the service or the recipients reaction. Had to contact them this year as we... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A Fabulous Customer Service Representative named Clare has helped me several times. I'm 80 years old, not very computer literate, and Clare has been kind enough to patiently assist me through the 3 c... See more

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Living DNA brings you an ancestry DNA test that tells you the story of your past like never before. Order online today.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE THIS company if your ancestry is anything but British

Do not use this company if you're interested in anything other than British ancestry.

AS OF 7/12/2024 I AM YET TO RECEIVE MY CORRECT RESULTS..5 MONTHS AND COUNTING!!!

I had a test done by livingdna in July of this year and the results were wrong by a long stretch, making me 61% British and 39% European ( I am
half British half Greek). I wrote to them pointing this out and asked for correct results. They responded saying that indeed the results were wrong and they would have their "population geneticist" look into it. Weeks later they inform me that the correct ratio should have been 52% European and 48% British but with scant information on the Europen side. And I have been waiting now for around 3 months for the correct results.

Their customer service is atrocious and the telephone number they list on their website does not work. Neither on the website or in their emails they do not show the address of their business. This leaves one to suspect that they are avoiding contact with their customers at all costs.

Firstly I have not received a response to my last email and secondly it's the quality of your responses that is below par. Giving scant information about what is being done to provide me with the correct ( and detailled) results and absolutely no indication as to when I should get them. No telephone or address in your email correspondence and the last time I looked no physical address on your website. Unless you have finally corrected this after I pointed it out to one of your colleagues.

Please provide me with a link to your website showing your business address...I have had another look and not surprisingly I can't find it anywhere on your website.
Also provide me with a working telephone number for your company.

15 July 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Anna,

Thank you for your review.

I have checked our records and can see that we have responded to all your emails within 48 hours of receiving them. We have updated you each time. The last email we received from you was replied to on 8th October. I have sent you a copy of this.

You have asked us to run your DNA against only part of our panel, this is something that we do not usually offer and requires a change to our technical process which will take some time.

Our postal address and contact details are on our website and you have our email address as you have been corresponding with us regularly. If you require any details we would have been more than happy to provide them.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Two tests done and they have seemed to…

Two tests done and they have seemed to have lost both, funny how the first one was in the same parcel as my partners,hers was fine but mine was lost in the mail. Second time we tracked it all the way to them but again lost in the mail. Pretty much a big waste of time and blame everyone else for there own mistakes

15 October 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi,

I'm sorry to hear that your samples have not arrived. Please contact our Customer service team who will be happy to send you a replacement kit. help@livingdna.com

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Even though the DNA kit could not be delivered in my country, I received great assistance and was quickly reimbursed.

1 October 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Aline,

Thank you for your review, we are happy to help.

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good service and DNA like the part…

Very good service and DNA like the part with my Viking DNA is there any more about Vikings.

24 September 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Kevin,

Thank you for your review, we are delighted to hear that you are happy with your results and have enjoyed the Viking Upgrade.

The information that we have about the Viking groups is shown in the Portal, however if you wish to do additional research on Vikings there is a lot of information online.

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to do

Easy to do, and very informative.

17 June 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Shauna,

Thank you so much for your review. We are pleased to hear that you found the process simple and that you are pleased with your results.

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Clear visibility of my origin

Thanks to the Living DNA, I had opportunity to gain litera
lly full visibility of my origin by purchasing DNA test not only for myself, but also for my parents. Living DNA helped me a lot and gave me very important impulses in the research of my origin.

I also would like to share my positive feedback about the Support Team of Living DNA and most accurately about Clare, because I could rely on Her in every moment.

Thank you very much for all of your help and I wish you all the best in your business!

5 January 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Tamas,

Thank you so much for your wonderful review. We are glad to hear about your experience with Living DNA.

I am always happy to help.

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great

My first kit was lost în the mail but they were very understadble and sent me a new one with no extra cost! Wonderful! I can't wait now the results of my test and I know that will be great as their service! Good for them and I wormly recommend!

24 August 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Gagiu,

Thank you for your lovely review, we are always happy to help.

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

MT DNA result display issue

Had an issue today with the Mother line result for my DNA analysis, submitted a ticket at 2.20pm and Clare from LivingDNA.com had responded by 2.25pm indicating that she had fixed it and it would show up within 48 hours. At 4pm it was already there. A great response and a Fantastic service.

Many thanks to Clare for a professional service with clear correspondence that solved my user issues.

21 August 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Andy,

Thank you so much for your wonderful review. We are always happy to help.

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very informative

Very informative. Very well presented plus seeing my DNA relatives is a lovely bonus

22 July 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Phillip,

Thank you for your lovely review. We are delighted to hear how happy you are with your Living DNA experience.

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Review

I planned a trip abroad to do genealogical testing
Living DNA helped me organize this trip, providing me with the right information
THANKS

8 August 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Alexandre,

Thank you for your lovely review. You're welcome, we are pleased that we could help.

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Living Dna, Living satisfation

Living DNA left a great sense of professionalism and and competence on me. Also, the customer support is very helpful, fast and efficient. I Would recommend for anyone looking to take a dna test.

1 August 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Bony,

Thank you so much for your fantastic review. We are very happy to hear about your positive experience with us.

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Submitted DNA never received a…

Submitted DNA never received a confirmation email that it was received. Another email was sent inquiring a few weeks back never heard back and never got the results. No communication like 23 and me much better they communicated regularly.

2 August 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Shannon,

I can see that we corresponded with you about some kits that had not arrived with you and we sent you replacements. I cannot see any emails regarding the samples not arriving. We respond to most emails within 24 hours. I have sent you an email regarding your kits, please check for this and note that one of the kits was activated under a different email address so correspondence regarding the sample arriving and results completing would have been sent to the email address used to activate this kit.

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer experience

They have helped me very quickly and solved my request without any issue. The customer representative was very pleasant and explained things to me thoroughly and with patience.

14 June 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Mariana,

Thank you so much for your lovely review. We are always happy to help.

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great personal Customer Service

I had an issue with original package (due to post, not the company) and my case was personally managed by Customer Service rep Clare. She promptly responded to all emails, helped getting new package, followed up until ALL my questions have been answered. A+ service

20 June 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hello,

Thank you for such a lovely review, i will be sure to pass this onto Clare when she is back from her holiday!

Have an amazing day.

Emma

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Replacement kits. Having been gifted dna kits just prior…

Having been gifted dna kits just prior to covid hitting the world, we had unfortunately neglected to use them within the allotted time, not having spotted the expiry date, and assuming that testing would be a non starter due to labs being overrun with covid testing, then kind of forgot about them. Anyway, Clare was most helpful when i contacted the company wondering what to do, and she talked me through everything, and offered reduced cost replacement kits which arrived promptly. All now done and currently awaiting results.

13 June 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hello Eileen,

Thank you so much for a lovely review, i will past these comments onto Clare.

Have a lovely day.

Emma

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Help is readily available. Email response time is very efficient.

I am not very IT literate. I found it hard tracing back emails and information. When Clare received my email after a delay of some months between my initial DNA results, she asked the pertinent questions to find my details and add on the service I required.

21 May 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Kath,

Thank you for your lovely review, I am always happy to help.

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful customer service

Wonderful customer service! Very prompt and friendly reply and solved all my problems when my kit was lost in transit.

18 June 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Tadzio,

Thank you so much for your lovely review, we are always happy to help.

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Customer service is great

Customer service is great! I locked myself out of my account and an agent helped me gain access via a secure, yet fast manor.

1 May 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Ally,

Thank you so much for your lovely review, I have shared this with the whole team.

Kind regards,

Clare

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor service and extortionate policy on refunds

I bought my son Living DNA test and it was interesting and so decided to buy myself one and build up a community. The initial test failed for some reason and the following one failed and my choice was half my money back or a further test. I chose to have my money back as I lost trust in the company. I think that refunding half is extortionate, since they were unable to provide the service I contracted to have. This should have been a full refund. The admin was terrible and I wasn't informed that the test had failed and was left to find out myself. I was told that the information had gone into my spam folder, which it had not. I will try another company and wouldn't recommend at all.

14 June 2024
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Reply from Living DNA

Hi Alison,

I have looked into this and can see that a failed test email was sent to the email address used to activate your kit on 7th May. This is not the same email address you have been using to correspond with us. If the email was not received it is possible that it was blocked by your internet security systems as spam. Failed emails are always sent out automatically.

I can see that you have two failed tests due to low quality samples which is highly unusual, however our terms are in place due to the fact that each sample tested is charged to us by the lab regardless of whether it is successful or fails.

Upon purchasing the kit you agreed to the terms of service which offers three attempts at testing or a partial refund. By purchasing the kit you agreed to our terms of service at the point of sale.

I have emailed you to confirm this.

You have also been refunded 50% of your kit cost as requested as per our terms.

This was all actioned as soon as you answered the security questions, due to the fact you emailed us from a different email address than the one the kit was activated with we could not action any requests until you answered these. This is following GDPR regulations.

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