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How do I create an account for someone under 18?Updated a month ago

Important Note:  It is absolutely essential that each person requires a unique account/email when registering labs. Sharing emails will prevent EquiLife from ensuring the correct results are presenting to the correct individual. If you accidentally start a registration using a previously used email for someone else, stop and email [email protected] for assistance.

1. To easily create a new account for someone under 18, there are 2 options.

Option One - Gmail allows the following "trick" to link accounts without creating a new email.

Example: Main email account is [email protected]

Register a new account at equi.life using this designation: Mom+child@gmail.com

  • The wording after the + sign can be anything you want it to be. It will act as the same gmail account, but is treated like a new account in our system

Option Two - If you do not have a gmail account or another email that has not been used by someone else to register a lab:

You will need to sign up for a new email account for the child. Some free options include:

2. Create the new EquiLife account here once you have either the new email or the gmail trick ready: https://equi.life/account/register

3. To proceed with lab registration after the EquiLife account has been created, see this FAQ:

https://faq.equi.life/en-US/how-do-i-register-a-lab-for-someone-else-1037180


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