Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Halo Peptides LLC ("Halo Peptides Consultancy", "we", "us") collects, uses, and protects information about you when you visit myhalopeptides.com or engage our services.

We comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the United Kingdom GDPR, and applicable US state privacy laws including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

1. Who we are

Halo Peptides LLC is a United States limited liability company providing strategic advisory and consulting services to businesses in the health supplement and peptide research industry.

For privacy questions, contact us at info@myhalopeptides.com.

2. Information we collect

2.1 Information you provide directly

• Contact form submissions: name, company, email address, engagement type, and the message you write.
• Engagement details: when you become a client, we collect the information necessary to deliver our services, including company information, project requirements, and payment details processed by our payment provider.
• Email correspondence: any messages you send to us.

2.2 Information collected automatically

• Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, referrer, and pages visited.
• Usage data: how you interact with our site, which is collected through standard server logs and (with your consent) analytics cookies.

2.3 Information from third parties

• Our hosting provider (Vercel Inc.) records standard request logs.
• Our form-handling provider (Formsubmit) processes contact form submissions on our behalf and applies anti-spam protection.
• If you book a paid call or audit, our payment provider (Stripe Inc.) processes your payment information directly — we do not see or store your card details.

3. How we use your information

We use information about you for the following purposes, and only for these purposes:

• To respond to your enquiry and provide the services you have requested.
• To deliver, maintain, and improve our consulting engagements.
• To process payments and issue invoices.
• To send service-related communications about your engagement.
• To comply with legal, regulatory, and tax obligations.
• To protect the security and integrity of our website and clients' information.

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use it for advertising or profiling.

4. Legal basis for processing (UK / EU users)

Where the UK GDPR or EU GDPR applies, we rely on the following lawful bases:

• Contract: processing necessary to take steps before, or in performance of, a contract with you.
• Legitimate interests: running and improving our business, ensuring website security, and responding to enquiries.
• Consent: for non-essential cookies and for marketing communications (where applicable). You can withdraw consent at any time.
• Legal obligation: meeting tax, accounting, anti-money-laundering, and other regulatory requirements.

5. Sharing your information

We share information only with the following categories of third parties, and only as necessary:

• Vercel Inc. — website hosting and infrastructure (United States).
• Hostinger International Ltd — domain DNS and email (Lithuania / United States).
• Formsubmit — contact-form processing.
• Stripe Inc. — payment processing (United States).
• Google LLC — Google Fonts is loaded from Google's servers; this involves your IP address being processed by Google.
• Professional advisers — accountants, lawyers, and auditors, where strictly necessary and bound by confidentiality.
• Authorities — where required by law, court order, or to protect our rights.

We do not transfer your data to any party for marketing purposes.

6. International transfers

Halo Peptides LLC is established in the United States. If you are located in the United Kingdom or European Economic Area, your information may be transferred to and processed in the US. Where required, we rely on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, the UK International Data Transfer Addendum, or equivalent safeguards offered by our service providers (such as Vercel and Stripe).

7. Data retention

We retain personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy, including any retention period required by law (typically 6 years for tax, accounting, and contractual records).

• Contact-form submissions: up to 24 months unless an engagement begins.
• Client records: for the duration of the engagement plus 6 years.
• Server logs: typically 30 days.

8. Your rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
• Erasure — ask us to delete your data, subject to legal exceptions.
• Restriction — ask us to restrict processing in certain circumstances.
• Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Withdraw consent — at any time, where we rely on consent.
• Complain — to a supervisory authority such as the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk, or your local EU data-protection authority.
• California residents — additional rights under the CCPA, including the right to know, delete, and opt out of "sales" of personal information (we do not sell personal information).

To exercise any of these rights, email info@myhalopeptides.com.

9. Cookies

We use a minimal set of cookies and similar technologies. See our Cookie Policy for full details and to manage your preferences.

10. Security

We use industry-standard administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information, including TLS encryption in transit, encrypted storage with our service providers, and access controls. No internet transmission or storage system is fully secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security but we take reasonable steps to protect your data.

11. Children

Our services are intended for businesses and adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent version. Material changes will be communicated to active clients by email.

13. Contact

Halo Peptides LLC
Email: info@myhalopeptides.com
Website: myhalopeptides.com