1. General Information
This Privacy Policy explains how NextPep collects, stores, protects, and shares your information. We suggest you read this in conjunction with our Terms and Conditions of Use. While you’re enjoying our services, including the NextPep application and websites, we collect information about you to provide a more personalized and precise research experience.
2. Data Controller
NextPep is the controller and responsible for this application and the related website(s). If you have any questions or need clarifications about this policy, please contact our data privacy manager at [email protected].
3. Personal Data We Collect
When you create an account or use our services, we may collect:
- Identity data (Name, Username, Login information)
- Contact information (Email, Mobile number)
- User-generated content and research preferences
- Device and usage data (IP address, browser type, feature interactions)
- Geolocation data (if enabled in your device settings)
4. How We Use Your Data
NextPep uses your data for the following lawful bases:
- Legitimate Interests: Improving our algorithms, marketing services, and protecting users.
- Contractual Necessity: Managing your account and providing customer support.
- Legal Obligations: Compliance with record-keeping and security incident responses.
5. Use of Data for AI Development
We may use the information we collect to train, develop, and improve our artificial intelligence systems and algorithms. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in improving our peptide recommendation engines and content clarity. The AI training process involves analyzing patterns in research behavior to provide more personalized and effective services.
6. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the site, measure how it performs, and (with your consent) show you relevant updates on platforms like Meta and Google.
Necessary cookies — required for the site to function (session, login, language preference, security). Cannot be turned off. Examples: nextpep_consent (your cookie choice).
Analytics cookies — help us understand which pages and peptides people view. Examples: Google Analytics 4 (_ga, _ga_*), our own session/attribution cookies (nextpep_session_id, nextpep_attribution). Fired only after you accept.
Marketing cookies — let us measure ad performance and reach you with our content on platforms you already use. Examples: Meta Pixel (_fbp, _fbc), Google Ads. Fired only after you accept.
Anonymous session telemetry — we capture some first-party, anonymous data (device class, browser, country, viewport size) on every visit without setting cookies on your device. This is used to operate the service (debugging the responsive layout, geo-routing, security) under the legitimate-interest legal basis and does not require consent. No raw IP address or user identifier is stored.
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7. Your Rights
Under data protection laws, you have the right to:
- Request access to or correction of your personal data.
- Request erasure or restriction of processing.
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Withdraw consent at any time.
NextPep Systems — Tasou Mitsopolou ave 24, 6028 Larnaca, Cyprus
Contact: [email protected]