Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2026

1. Introduction

Peptide South Africa ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our peptide research and tracking application.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

  • Email address (when creating an account)
  • Display name and profile information
  • Body composition data (weight, measurements)
  • Dose logs and protocol tracking data
  • Stack configurations and preferences
  • Private research-journal entries and confessions you submit
  • Questions you choose to send to the evidence companion

Information Collected Automatically

  • Page views and navigation patterns
  • Browser type and device information
  • General geographic location (country/region level)

3. How We Use Your Information

  • To provide and maintain your personal tracking dashboard
  • To sync your data securely across devices
  • To send you important account notifications
  • To improve our application and content based on usage patterns
  • To answer source-grounded research questions you explicitly submit

4. Data Security & Privacy

We implement strict security measures to protect your personal data:

  • Row-Level Security: Your data is completely isolated from other users
  • Encryption: All data is encrypted in transit using HTTPS
  • Secure Authentication: Industry-standard authentication protocols
  • No Data Sharing: We never sell or share your personal health data
  • Ask PepSA minimisation: Our database stores the selected compound and request time for rate limiting, not the raw question. Calculator values are sent only when your question asks to explain that measurement.
  • Community control: Confessions remain private to you and moderators until approved. Approved posts display the alias/anonymity choice and content you submitted.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

  • Supabase: Secure database and authentication infrastructure
  • Ask PepSA: Questions are processed inside our authenticated Supabase function from the selected source packet. Raw questions and calculator values are not sent to an external AI provider.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access and export your personal data
  • Request deletion of your account and data
  • Update or correct your information at any time
  • Cancel your membership subscription
  • Object to processing of your personal data

7. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, all associated personal data will be permanently removed within 30 days. Anonymized analytics data may be retained for statistical purposes.

8. Children's Privacy

This application is not intended for use by individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify users of any material changes via email or in-app notification. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when this policy was last revised.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at privacy@peptide-south-africa.com