1. Overview & Operational Scope

Pepguides ("we," "our," or "us") operates digital scientific directories (pepguides.ca), interactive dosing calculators, laboratory tools, and our official Telegram assistant bot (@pepguides_bot). Under this peptide privacy policy, we are dedicated to respecting user privacy and managing technical data with high standards of security and transparency.

Key Operational Boundaries

• Age Threshold Requirement: All visitors and bot users must be 19 years of age or older to access our research documentation, interactive tools, and automated assistance features. Age verification is strictly enforced upon initial bot entry.
• Informational Purpose: All published resources serve informational, scientific, and educational research purposes across academic and laboratory settings.

2. Research-Only & Peptide Disclaimer

Important Legal Notice: All chemical profiles, compound information, safety protocols, and laboratory calculations provided across Pepguides and our Telegram bot are intended strictly for laboratory research, in vitro testing, and academic study only.

• No Clinical Advice: Content on this site does not constitute medical advice, medical diagnosis, or treatment guidance. Users assume full legal and operational responsibility for adhering to local, national, and international research compliance laws.

3. Information We Collect

We restrict data collection strictly to information required to deliver functional interactive tools, save personalized protocol configurations, and ensure system performance.

Collected Data Types

• Calculated Protocols & Email Submissions: When utilizing our web-based "Save your numbers" Dose Calculator feature, we collect your email address alongside chosen parameters (compound selection, vial mass in mg, BAC water volume in mL, target dose, and syringe unit scale) to email your protocol breakdown.
• Telegram Interaction Data: When interacting with @pepguides_bot, system logs store your Telegram user ID, display name, public username, and active menu interaction state to persist your session navigation smoothly.
• Technical System Logs: Standard web server logs capture IP addresses, user-agent browser identifiers, timestamp records, and navigation events to protect infrastructure against automated abuse and server overload.

4. AI Assistant Data & Query Processing

Our Telegram assistant incorporates high-speed Groq language models to respond to scientific research inquiries, compound profiles, reconstitution guidelines, and lab safety questions.

AI Query Handling Protocols

• In-Memory Conversation Buffer: To provide contextually relevant answers during chat sessions, the assistant temporarily retains a short rolling window of recent messages within session memory. This context automatically resets upon session termination or manual command reset.
• Query Caching & Debouncing: Rapidly transmitted user messages undergo automated debouncing before evaluation. Frequently asked questions are cached in temporary memory to reduce external API requests and maintain system responsiveness.
• Research Intent Enforcement: Queries are evaluated against strict systemic boundaries. Prompt inputs requesting human consumption advice or illegal activity are automatically denied.

5. Interactive Tools & Schedule Profiles

Pepguides provides interactive tools including 28-day vial expiration estimators, syringe scale converters, hygiene prep checklists, and customized weekly protocol tracking profiles ("Your Week").

Profile Data Retention

• Personal Weekly Schedules: Custom schedule assignments, compound selections, active/rest toggles, and protocol notes entered into the Telegram bot are saved to encrypted local user profile files assigned exclusively to your Telegram user ID.
• Checklist States: Interactive hygiene and workspace prep checklist states are stored transiently within your active session and can be reset at any time with a single click.

6. How We Use Collected Data

Data processing activities are conducted solely to fulfill user requests, support platform navigation, and continuously refine our technical tools.

Primary Processing Purposes

• Protocol Delivery: Transmitting requested dosage calculator breakdowns and schedule bookmarks directly to your designated email or messaging channel.
• Analytics & Conversion Reporting: Anonymized interaction event logs are processed into daily statistical summaries (tracking active daily users, feature utilization, and popular compound lookups) to optimize calculator design and server capacity.
• Security Monitoring: Analyzing connection patterns to detect and mitigate malicious bot traffic, brute-force attempts, or unauthorized access.

7. Third-Party Integrations & Storefronts

Pepguides integrates with external communication networks and affiliated laboratory supplier storefronts to provide a seamless research experience.

Connected Platforms

• Telegram Platform: Interacting with @pepguides_bot operates over Telegram's messaging infrastructure and is subject to Telegram's general Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
• Quantum Helix Storefront: Links directed to our affiliated e-commerce platform (quantumhelix.ca) for research materials are managed under secure e-commerce protocols. We never sell, rent, or trade user contact details to third-party commercial brokers.

8. Data Security & Storage Standards

We enforce strict technical safeguards to secure stored digital records, user schedule profiles, and transmission channels against unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration.

Security Protections

• TLS/HTTPS Encryption: All web communication between your browser or messaging client and our server infrastructure is fully encrypted using modern Transport Layer Security (TLS/HTTPS).
• Server Isolation: User schedule profile data files and backend database environments are hosted on secure, isolated cloud server instances with strict administrative access boundaries.

9. Policy Updates & Revision Tracking

We reserve the right to revise or update this privacy policy periodically to reflect additions to our toolset, legal compliance requirements, or security adjustments.

Revision Notifications

• Effective Date Notice: Whenever modifications are published, the revised effective date at the top of this policy will be updated accordingly. Continued interaction with our web tools or Telegram bot signifies acceptance of updated terms.

10. Contact Information & Support

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, wish to request the deletion of your saved Telegram user profile, or have compliance inquiries, please reach out via our official support channels.