PRIVACY POLICY

1. Privacy Laws

Peptide Junkie operates in British Columbia, Canada.

Our handling of personal information is intended to comply with applicable privacy laws, including the British Columbia Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and, where applicable, the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

B.C. PIPA governs how private-sector organisations in British Columbia collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information.

2. Information We May Collect

3. Pep Junkie Monkey AI Assistant

Peptide Junkie provides an AI-powered research assistant called Pep Junkie Monkey.

When you interact with Pep Junkie Monkey, the messages you submit and related technical information may be processed by third-party technology providers used to operate the chatbot, CRM, website, or AI services.

AI-generated responses may contain errors, omissions, outdated information, or incorrect interpretations.

Pep Junkie Monkey is not a doctor, pharmacist, healthcare provider, or emergency service, and its responses are not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or prescribing guidance.

Information submitted through the chatbot may be used for purposes such as:

• generating responses;
• maintaining conversation history;
• improving chatbot performance;
• quality assurance;
• troubleshooting;
• security and abuse prevention;
• understanding how visitors use the service.

Do not submit information through the chatbot that you would not want processed through an online technology service.

4. How We Use Information

We may use collected information to:

• operate and maintain peptidejunkie.ca;
• provide website functionality;
• operate Pep Junkie Monkey;
• respond to inquiries;
• improve website content and user experience;
• analyse website activity;
• troubleshoot technical problems;
• protect against fraud, misuse, security threats, or abuse;
• maintain business and operational records;
• comply with applicable legal obligations;
• provide communications requested or consented to by visitors.

We do not use information submitted through the website to provide individual medical diagnosis or treatment.

5. Consent and Collection

Where required by applicable law, Peptide Junkie will collect, use, or disclose personal information with appropriate consent and for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate.

B.C. PIPA requires organisations to notify individuals about the purposes for collecting personal information and limits collection to appropriate purposes.

You may withdraw consent where legally permitted, subject to legal, contractual, or operational limitations.

6. Cookies and Analytics

Peptide Junkie may use cookies, analytics tools, local storage, pixels, or similar technologies to operate the website and understand how visitors interact with it.

These tools may collect information such as:

• pages visited;
• session activity;
• browser and device information;
• referral source;
• general usage patterns.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, although doing so may affect certain website features.

7. Technology and Service Providers

Peptide Junkie may use third-party service providers for:

• website hosting;
• CRM and website functionality;
• AI and chatbot services;
• analytics;
• security;
• communications;
• technical infrastructure.

These providers may process personal information on our behalf when necessary to provide their services.

We do not authorise service providers to use personal information for unrelated purposes beyond what is permitted by their agreements and applicable law.

8. Processing Outside British Columbia

Some service providers may process or store information outside British Columbia or Canada.

Where information is processed in another jurisdiction, it may be subject to the laws and lawful access requirements of that jurisdiction.

PIPEDA may also apply to personal information that crosses provincial or national borders.

9. External Links

Peptide Junkie may link to independent third-party websites, including:

• research publications;
• databases;
• social media;
• educational resources;
• scientific organisations;
• other external websites.

External links are provided for reference or convenience.

Peptide Junkie does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, accuracy, products, or services of independent third-party websites.

10. Communications

Where visitors choose to receive electronic communications from Peptide Junkie, we will aim to comply with applicable Canadian electronic-messaging requirements.

Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation generally requires appropriate consent for commercial electronic messages and requires certain sender-identification and unsubscribe information.

Visitors may unsubscribe from marketing communications using the method provided in the communication.

11. Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including operational, legal, security, dispute-resolution, and record-keeping requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the information and service involved.

12. Security

Peptide Junkie uses reasonable administrative, organisational, and technical measures intended to protect personal information against unauthorised access, use, loss, alteration, or disclosure.

No website, online transmission, AI platform, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to request:

• access to personal information held about you;
• correction of inaccurate personal information;
• information about how your personal information has been used;
• information about certain disclosures of your personal information;
• withdrawal of consent where applicable.

B.C. PIPA provides individuals with access and correction rights concerning personal information held by private-sector organisations.

Requests may require reasonable identity verification and may be subject to legal exceptions.

14. Privacy Accountability

Peptide Junkie is responsible for personal information under its control.

A privacy contact is designated to receive questions, access requests, correction requests, and privacy concerns.

B.C. PIPA requires organisations to designate one or more individuals responsible for privacy compliance and make the position title and contact information available to the public.

15. Children

Peptide Junkie is intended for an adult audience interested in peptide science, research, performance, and related educational topics.

The website is not directed toward children, and we do not knowingly seek personal information from children.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our website, technology, services, or legal obligations change.

The latest version will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.