Terms of use

1. Who we are and what this is

The Peptide Progress is an independently operated, non-commercial educational website about peptide research literacy and analytical verification. It is an information resource only. It is not a seller of goods, a pharmacy, a clinic, a laboratory, a medical service or a professional adviser, and no practitioner-client, doctor-patient or consultancy relationship is created by your use of it.

2. No professional advice

Content on this site is general educational information. It is not medical, veterinary, legal, regulatory, scientific-consultancy or other professional advice, and must not be relied on as a substitute for advice from a qualified professional who knows your circumstances. Nothing here is an instruction, encouragement or recommendation to acquire, handle, administer or use any substance. Our medical and research disclaimer forms part of these terms.

3. Permitted use

You may read, print and quote from this site for personal, educational or internal professional purposes, provided that any quotation is attributed to The Peptide Progress with a link to the page quoted. You may not:

• republish substantial parts of the site, or reproduce it in bulk, without written permission;
• present our content as your own, or as endorsing any product, supplier or service;
• use the content to imply that any material has been tested, verified or approved by us;
• scrape, mirror or systematically extract the site in a way that burdens its operation;
• use the site for anything unlawful, or to facilitate the unlawful supply or use of any substance.

4. Intellectual property

The text, diagrams, layout and code of this site are our own original work and remain our property except where third-party material is identified. Diagrams are schematic illustrations created by us. Cited works remain the property of their authors and publishers; we link to sources rather than reproducing them. Third-party names and marks referred to on this site belong to their respective owners and are used descriptively.

5. External links

We link to external websites where they are useful, including standards bodies, publishers and a small number of external educational pages. Those links are editorial references. They are not endorsements of the linked organisation, its products or its claims, and we do not control or monitor external content. See our ownership disclosure for the connection we declare in relation to some of those references.

6. Accuracy and availability

We take care to be accurate and to cite our sources, and we correct errors when they are pointed out — see our corrections policy. Even so, content is provided “as is” and may become out of date; analytical practice and standards change. We give no warranty that the site will be available uninterrupted or error-free.

7. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we exclude liability for any loss or damage arising from use of, or reliance on, this site or its content, including indirect or consequential loss. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.

8. Your responsibility

You are responsible for how you use information from this site, and for complying with the laws, regulations and institutional requirements that apply where you are. Legal status, licensing and permissible use of research chemicals differ substantially between jurisdictions.

9. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. The current version is always the one published here, with its last reviewed date shown at the top of the page.

10. Governing law

These terms and any dispute arising from them are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction, without affecting any mandatory consumer rights you may have under the law of your own country of residence.

11. Contact

Questions about these terms can be sent through the contact page.