BBS Medical Wellness LLC, doing business as BBS Peptides ("Company", "we", "us", or "our"), operates this website (bbspeptides.store), including all related information, content, features, tools, products and services (collectively, the "Services"). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit, use, or make a purchase using the Services or otherwise communicate with us.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using and accessing any of the Services, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Personal Information We Collect or Process

When we use the term "personal information," we are referring to information that identifies or can reasonably be linked to you or another person. Personal information does not include information that is collected anonymously or that has been de-identified. We may collect or process the following categories of personal information, depending on how you interact with the Services and as permitted by applicable law:

• Contact and Identity Information: Name, address, billing address, shipping address, phone number, email address, date of birth, and professional credentials (for research qualification verification).
• Account Information: Username, password, security questions, account preferences, and settings.
• Professional Information: Laboratory affiliation, research institution, professional qualifications, and attestations regarding intended research use of products.
• Financial and Payment Information: Credit card, debit card, financial account numbers, payment card information, transaction details, payment method, and payment confirmation. Note: We do not store complete credit card information; payment processing is handled securely by third-party payment processors.
• Transaction and Purchase Information: Items viewed, added to cart, added to wishlist, purchased products, order history, purchase dates, quantities, and research application preferences.
• Communications: Content of communications with us, including customer support inquiries, product questions, research consultation requests, and feedback.
• Device and Technical Information: IP address, browser type, device identifiers, operating system, referring URLs, access times, and unique identifiers.
• Usage and Behavioral Information: Pages visited, products viewed, time spent on pages, click patterns, search queries, cart activity, and navigation patterns on our Services.
• Compliance and Legal Information: Consent form signatures, attestations regarding research use, age verification, and regulatory compliance documentation.

Personal Information Sources

We may collect personal information from the following sources:

• Directly from you including when you create an account, visit or use the Services, communicate with us, or otherwise provide us with your personal information;
• Automatically through the Services including from your device when you use our products or services or visit our websites, and through the use of cookies and similar technologies;
• From our service providers including when we engage them to enable certain technology and when they collect or process your personal information on our behalf;
• From our partners or other third parties.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We use your personal information for the following business and legal purposes:

• Order Processing and Fulfillment: To process your orders, verify payment, arrange shipping, provide order confirmations, send shipping notifications, and deliver products to you. This includes verifying that you meet the qualifications to purchase research-grade chemical compounds.
• Account Management: To create and maintain your account, authenticate your identity, manage preferences, process returns or exchanges (where applicable), and provide access to order history and account features.
• Research Qualification Verification: To verify that purchasers are qualified researchers, scientists, or laboratory professionals with appropriate facilities and expertise to handle research chemicals safely and legally. This includes reviewing professional credentials and attestations.
• Compliance and Regulatory Requirements: To maintain records required by law, verify compliance with applicable regulations governing the sale of research chemicals, enforce our Terms of Service (including restrictions on personal use and consumption), and respond to legal obligations.
• Customer Support and Communication: To respond to inquiries, provide technical support, answer product questions, provide research application guidance (for informational purposes only), and communicate important account or order information.
• Product Development and Service Improvement: To understand customer research needs, improve product offerings, develop new research products, analyze usage patterns, and enhance the functionality and user experience of our Services.
• Marketing and Promotions (With Consent): To send newsletters, promotional offers, new product announcements, and research application information to customers who have opted in to marketing communications. You may opt out at any time.
• Fraud Prevention and Security: To detect and prevent fraudulent transactions, unauthorized access, misuse of products, violations of our Terms of Service (including personal consumption or resale), and other illegal or harmful activities.
• Analytics and Research: To analyze website usage, customer behavior, product preferences, and research trends to better serve the scientific research community. This data is typically aggregated and anonymized.
• Legal Compliance and Protection: To comply with applicable laws and regulations, respond to subpoenas and legal process, enforce our Terms of Service and policies, protect our legal rights, and defend against legal claims.

How We Disclose Personal Information

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal information to third parties for legitimate purposes subject to this Privacy Policy. Such circumstances may include:

• With vendors and other third parties who perform services on our behalf (e.g. IT management, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, cloud storage, fulfillment and shipping).
• With business and marketing partners to provide marketing services and advertise to you. Our business and marketing partners will use your information in accordance with their own privacy notices.
• When you direct, request us or otherwise consent to our disclosure of certain information to third parties, such as to ship you products or through your use of social media widgets or login integrations.
• With our affiliates or otherwise within our corporate group.
• In connection with a business transaction such as a merger or bankruptcy, to comply with any applicable legal obligations (including to respond to subpoenas, search warrants and similar requests), to enforce any applicable terms of service or policies, and to protect or defend the Services, our rights, and the rights of our users or others.

Third Party Websites and Links

The Services may provide links to websites or other online platforms operated by third parties. If you follow links to sites not affiliated or controlled by us, you should review their privacy and security policies and other terms and conditions. We do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy or security of such sites, including the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of information found on these sites. Information you provide on public or semi-public venues, including information you share on third-party social networking platforms may also be viewable by other users of the Services and/or users of those third-party platforms without limitation as to its use by us or by a third party. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators, except as disclosed on the Services.

Children's Data

The Services are not intended to be used by children, and we do not knowingly collect any personal information about children under the age of majority in your jurisdiction. If you are the parent or guardian of a child who has provided us with their personal information, you may contact us using the contact details set out below to request that it be deleted. As of the Effective Date of this Privacy Policy, we do not have actual knowledge that we "share" or "sell" (as those terms are defined in applicable law) personal information of individuals under 16 years of age.

Security and Retention of Your Information

Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee "perfect security." In addition, any information you send to us may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use unsecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us.

How long we retain your personal information depends on different factors, such as whether we need the information to maintain your account, to provide you with Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes or enforce other applicable contracts and policies.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the rights listed below in relation to your personal information. However, these rights are not absolute, may apply only in certain circumstances and, in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law.

• Right to Access / Know. You may have a right to request access to personal information that we hold about you.
• Right to Delete. You may have a right to request that we delete personal information we maintain about you.
• Right to Correct. You may have a right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.
• Right of Portability. You may have a right to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to request that we transfer it to a third party, in certain circumstances and with certain exceptions.
• Right to Opt out of Sale or Sharing for Targeted Advertising. Depending on where you reside, you may have a right to opt out of the "sale" or "share" of your personal information or to opt out of the processing of your personal information for purposes considered to be "targeted advertising", as defined in applicable privacy laws.
• Managing Communication Preferences. We may send you promotional emails, and you may opt out of receiving these at any time by using the unsubscribe option displayed in our emails to you. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or orders that you have made.

You may exercise any of these rights where indicated on the Services or by contacting us using the contact details provided below.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. We may need to verify your identity before we can process your requests, as permitted or required under applicable law. In accordance with applicable laws, you may designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf to exercise your rights. Before accepting such a request from an agent, we will require that the agent provide proof you have authorized them to act on your behalf, and we may need you to verify your identity directly with us. We will respond to your request in a timely manner as required under applicable law.

Complaints

If you have complaints about how we process your personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided below. Depending on where you live, you may have the right to appeal our decision by contacting us using the contact details set out below, or lodge your complaint with your local data protection authority.

International Transfers

Please note that we may transfer, store and process your personal information outside the country you live in. If we transfer your personal information out of the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we will rely on recognized transfer mechanisms like the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, or any equivalent contracts issued by the relevant competent authority of the UK, as relevant, unless the data transfer is to a country that has been determined to provide an adequate level of protection.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the revised Privacy Policy on this website, update the "Last updated" date and provide notice as required by applicable law.

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Retention periods vary based on:

• Active Accounts: We retain information for active accounts until you request deletion or your account is closed.
• Transaction Records: We retain purchase records, order history, and compliance documentation for at least 7 years to comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Consent Forms: Signed consent forms and attestations are retained indefinitely to demonstrate regulatory compliance.
• Marketing Communications: Marketing preferences and opt-out requests are retained permanently to honor your choices.
• Legal Holds: Information subject to legal proceedings or investigations is retained until the matter is resolved.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

California residents have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including:

• Right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell
• Right to request deletion of personal information
• Right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising these rights

Note: We do not "sell" personal information as defined by the CCPA. We do not share personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes without your consent.

Contact Information for Privacy Matters

If you have any questions about our privacy practices, this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise any of your privacy rights, please contact us: