Privacy Policy

Stroude Research ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") operates this website as a platform for the sale of research-grade peptides and compounds exclusively to qualified researchers, scientific professionals, and authorized institutional purchasers. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, create an account, or place an order.

By accessing or using this website in any manner, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and consent to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this Policy, you must immediately discontinue use of the website. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes to this Policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

This Policy applies solely to information collected through our website and does not govern information collected offline or through any other channels.

We collect information necessary to process your orders, maintain your account, comply with applicable law, and improve our services. The categories of information we collect include:

A. Information You Provide Directly

B. Information Collected Automatically

C. Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third-party sources, including payment processors, identity verification services, fraud prevention providers, and shipping carriers, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes, each of which constitutes a legitimate business interest or legal obligation:

We do not use personal information to make automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects without human review, except as required for fraud prevention.

We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties for their independent marketing or commercial purposes. We share information only in the following limited circumstances:

A. Service Providers

We engage carefully selected third-party service providers who process data on our behalf under written agreements that restrict their use of your information to the services they provide to us. These providers include:

B. Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information when required by law, subpoena, court order, or other governmental authority; when necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety; or when necessary to prevent, investigate, or address fraud, security, or technical issues.

C. Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity. We will notify you via email or prominent notice on our website before your information becomes subject to a materially different privacy policy.

D. With Your Consent

We may share your information for any other purpose with your explicit prior consent.

We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website, analyze usage, and support security functions. The categories of cookies we use include:

Managing Cookies

You may control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Disabling cookies may impair certain features of our website, including account authentication and cart functionality. For more information about managing cookies, refer to your browser's help documentation.

We honor Do Not Track ("DNT") signals from browsers where technically feasible. When a DNT signal is detected, we limit data collection to strictly necessary functions.

We implement industry-standard technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our security measures include, without limitation:

Despite these measures, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your information. In the event of a data breach affecting your personal information, we will notify you as required by applicable law.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials. Please notify us immediately at privacy@strouderesearch.com if you suspect unauthorized access to your account.

Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights with respect to your personal information:

To exercise any of these rights, please submit a written request to privacy@strouderesearch.com. We will respond within thirty (30) days. We may require verification of your identity before processing your request. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

California residents may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Please contact us for more information.

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. Our specific retention practices include:

Upon expiration of applicable retention periods, we will securely delete or anonymize your personal information in accordance with our data retention procedures.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, tools, and services not operated by Stroude Research. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party services, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices or content. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you access through our website.

Third-party services we integrate include:

We do not endorse and are not responsible for the practices of these third parties. The inclusion of links on our website does not imply endorsement or responsibility.

Our website is intended exclusively for use by individuals who are 21 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect, solicit, or process personal information from individuals under the age of 21. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a person under 21, we will promptly delete that information from our records.

Access to our website requires affirmative acknowledgment of the age requirement through our verification modal. If you believe we have mistakenly collected information from a minor, please contact us immediately at privacy@strouderesearch.com so that we may take corrective action.

Our products are not intended for use by minors under any circumstances and are not marketed, advertised, or sold to individuals under 21 years of age.

Nothing on this website constitutes medical advice, scientific advice, health guidance, or any form of professional recommendation. All content, product descriptions, and technical information are provided for informational and reference purposes only in the context of legitimate laboratory research.

We are not responsible for any decisions made based on information presented on this website. Qualified researchers are solely responsible for independently evaluating the suitability of any compound for their specific research applications, for complying with all applicable institutional, regulatory, and legal requirements, and for the safe handling, storage, and disposal of research compounds in accordance with applicable guidelines.

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this Policy and provide notice via email or a prominent notice on our website prior to the change becoming effective. Your continued use of the website following the posting of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Policy.

We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information. If you do not agree with a modified Policy, you must discontinue use of the website and may request deletion of your account and personal information as described in Section 7.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact our privacy team using the following information:

For account-specific support, you may also contact our general support team through the Contact page on our website.

We are committed to working with you to resolve any concerns about your privacy. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with the applicable supervisory or data protection authority in your jurisdiction.