Privacy Policy

The Center for Peptide Education and Literacy ("the Center," "we," "us") respects the privacy of everyone who visits PeptideLiteracyCenter.org or interacts with our standards-development, certification, accreditation and correspondence processes. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it and the choices available to you.

We collect information you voluntarily provide through our forms, including:

• Contact details such as name, email address and organization.
• Professional background and area of peptide interest, submitted through the Founding Community form.
• Comments and feedback submitted through the public-comment process on proposed standards.
• Messages and inquiries submitted through our contact form.

We do not knowingly collect medical, veterinary or health information about you or any third party through these forms.

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to inquiries and correspondence.
• Evaluate interest in certification, program accreditation and subject-matter-expert participation.
• Consider public comments during standards development.
• Maintain internal records related to our governance and standards processes.

We do not sell personal information to third parties.

This site uses a limited set of cookies to support basic site functionality. Details on the categories of cookies used and how to manage them are set out in our Cookie Notice.

We may share information with governance committees, councils and advisory bodies of the Center as necessary to evaluate certification, accreditation, continuing-education or standards-related submissions. We may also disclose information where required to comply with applicable law or to protect the rights, property or safety of the Center or others.

We retain submitted information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy or to meet legal, governance and record-keeping obligations. We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect information from unauthorized access, alteration or disclosure; no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you have submitted to us by contacting us using the details below. We will respond to reasonable requests within a reasonable time.

This site is intended for professionals, educators and adults interested in peptide education standards and certification. It is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our standards, certification and accreditation programs develop. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be directed to info@peptideliteracycenter.org or through our Contact page.