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Privacy & Cookie Policy

📅 Last updated: January 1, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how PeptideLore ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you visit peptidesguide.com (the "Site"). By using the Site you agree to the practices described in this policy.

PeptideLore is an educational and scientific reference resource about peptides. We do not sell products, provide medical advice, or process payments.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information collected automatically

When you visit the Site, certain information is collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including:

  • IP address (anonymized where required by law)
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Referring URL
  • Date and time of your visit

1.2 Information you provide

If you contact us via the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry.

1.3 Local storage

Our interactive tools (MW calculator, notation converter, etc.) store your language preference and cookie consent choice in your browser's localStorage. This data never leaves your device and is not sent to our servers.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • To deliver and improve the Site's content and features
  • To analyze usage patterns and optimize user experience
  • To serve relevant advertising through Google AdSense
  • To respond to contact form submissions
  • To comply with legal obligations

3. Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. We use the following categories of cookies:

Category Name / Provider Purpose Duration
Essential pl_cookie_consent, pl_lang (localStorage) Stores your cookie consent decision and language preference. Required for the site to function correctly. Persistent (local)
Analytics Google Analytics (_ga, _gid) Collects anonymized data about page views and user behavior to help us improve the site. Up to 2 years
Advertising Google AdSense (IDE, DSID, __gads) Used by Google to serve personalized advertisements based on your browsing activity across the web. Up to 13 months

Managing your cookie preferences

You can withdraw or change your consent at any time by clicking the button below. Analytics and advertising cookies will only be loaded if you have given your consent.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of some site features. For more information about managing cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.

4. Google AdSense & Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this Site. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting aboutads.info.

Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

5. Third-Party Services

Our Site may use the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

  • Google Analytics — website traffic analysis (privacy policy)
  • Google AdSense — advertising (privacy policy)
  • Google Fonts — typography (fonts are loaded from Google's CDN)

6. Data Retention

We retain server log data for up to 90 days. Contact form submissions are kept for up to 12 months. Cookie data is retained for the durations listed in the cookie table above.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access — the right to request a copy of the data we hold about you
  • Rectification — the right to correct inaccurate data
  • Erasure — the right to request deletion of your data
  • Restriction — the right to limit how we process your data
  • Objection — the right to object to processing for direct marketing
  • Portability — the right to receive your data in a machine-readable format

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the address below.

8. Children's Privacy

PeptideLore is an educational resource intended for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us: