Fairfax Cryobank is committed to protecting the identities of our clients and donors. We have and will continue to honor the contracts we have agreed to with our donors. If they are anonymous donors, we will keep their identity private from all parties who wish access to that information. Our ID Options donors have agreed to a limited release of information which will not occur until a child registered with us as his offspring reaches the age of 18.

Anonymous Donors

Anonymous donors will always remain anonymous. They will never become ID Options donors (see below).

Fairfax Cryobank's Privacy Policy protects the confidentiality of all parties involved and specifies that the anonymous donor program at the current time is "closed," which dictates that the donor's and recipient's identities remain anonymous.  All donor and recipient records will be maintained indefinitely and we will not compromise the anonymity between the donor and the recipient. We do not facilitate contact between anonymous donors and their offspring.

In certain medically necessary circumstances, we will, upon physician request, attempt to obtain specific additional donor medical or genetic information and testing. Donor identity in these circumstances will remain anonymous.

Identity (ID) Options Donors

Certain new donors have consented to be ID Options donors. These donors agree to a limited release of identifying information when registered offspring from their donated sperm reach 18 years of age. Children must be registered with Fairfax Cryobank by their parents as offspring of an ID Options donor.  Parents can also opt not to register at birth and wait to see what their family situtation dictates. Regardless of the intent to register a child or not, the ID Options consent must be signed and returned before units will be released.

ID Options donors can therefore be used as an anonymous donor if the parent has decided not to register their child for the program.