No, you will not receive any free medical treatment or health advice from participating in this study. Any lab results or information that you receive should not be used by you to make medical decisions. You should consult your doctor if you have any questions about personal medical decisions during the course of the study.

No, you can continue with any medications or treatments you are already taking. You will not be asked to take new ones, as this is an observational study.

We ask that you wear the Study Watch during the day, like you would a normal watch or bracelet. It is not waterproof, so you should take it off to bathe or swim and as needed for special occasions.

We will not share any information with your insurance without your consent. You and your doctor will continue to make decisions about your care.

The information you provide will be stored in a secure, encrypted database with restricted access. Members of the Project Baseline team who need to contact you, such as staff at the study site, will have access to directly identifying information (your name, street address, phone number, and email). Please see our Privacy Policy for full details.

We believe that it's important to return as much of your information as possible in an ethical, responsible manner and in a format that is interesting and understandable. This may include laboratory tests (such as glucose metabolism), clinical assessments (such as blood pressure), imaging (such as a chest x-ray), and survey data (such as mood or diet). Please note that it may take months or years to return some or all of your information, while we build out the infrastructure and framework to do so. You can read more about this topic in this publication by Project Baseline researchers and this blog post by the co-chair of our Return of Results Committee. In the future, we may also share with you summarized research outcomes from across the study population. However, please also note that research is not the same as medical care. You should not expect to get medical care or advice. If you have questions regarding your data, we encourage you to share it with your primary care or other doctor.

We will use it to expand the Project Baseline database and develop advanced tools for collecting, organizing, and analyzing health information. As well, in partnership with qualified researchers and organizations, we will use the data to uncover new medical insights or develop new health products.

While Google provides the computing, storage, analytics, and data handling power, Google will not sell your information for advertising. All your information will be stored in a secure, encrypted database with restricted access.

We hope that the Project Baseline Health Study is not only a successful scientific and medical endeavor, but also a rewarding experience for you in a variety of ways, for example, you will have access to certain health data and test results that you can share with your doctor, as well as regular updates. You will be part of the dedicated group of people working on our mission, with opportunities to shape the Project Baseline community over time. Above all, you will help steer the direction of healthcare. Your involvement matters, and we hope you are as excited as we are to take action and tackle the challenge of preventing disease for future generations.