Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Amino Acids Guide ("we," "our," or "us"), accessible at aminoacidsguide.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you visit our website. By using our site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

• Automatically collected data: When you visit our site, web servers may log information including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and date/time of visits.
• Cookies and similar technologies: We use cookies — small text files stored in your browser — to improve your experience. This includes remembering your cookie consent preference (stored locally in your browser).
• Third-party advertising data: We display advertisements through Google AdSense. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to serve personalized ads based on your visits to this and other websites.

3. Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Necessary cookies: We store your cookie consent preference in your browser's localStorage (key: aag_cookie_consent). This is strictly necessary for the cookie banner to function correctly.
• Advertising cookies: Google AdSense sets cookies to serve relevant advertisements. These may include DoubleClick cookies used by Google to serve ads and track ad-related activity.
• Analytics cookies: We may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This involves cookies that track page views and user behavior anonymously.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality or the relevance of ads you see.

4. Google AdSense and Advertising

Amino Acids Guide uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or by visiting aboutads.info.

For more information about how Google uses data when you visit websites that use Google services, see Google's Privacy & Terms.

5. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate and improve the website
• Understand how visitors use our content
• Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• Remember your cookie preferences
• Diagnose technical problems

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

6. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your data under the following legal bases:

• Consent: For advertising cookies, when you click "Accept All" on our cookie banner.
• Legitimate interests: For site operation and security purposes.

7. Your Rights (GDPR / CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to access the personal data we hold about you
• Right to correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restrict processing
• Right to object to processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to withdraw consent at any time (for California residents under CCPA: right to opt out of the "sale" of personal information)

To exercise these rights, please contact us via the Contact page.

8. Data Retention

Server logs are typically retained for 30–90 days for security and diagnostic purposes. Cookie preference data stored in your browser persists until you clear your browser's localStorage. Google AdSense cookies follow Google's own retention policies.

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external sites (such as academic references or further reading). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to remove it.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please visit our Contact page.