Privacy Policy.

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Alternative Pharm Press (“we”, “us”, “our”) publishes editorial coverage and a brand directory for kratom, cannabis, CBD, hemp, THC, nootropics, and research peptides. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect from visitors in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Economic Area, and Canada, how we use it, and the rights you have over it. It is written to be compatible with GDPR (EU/UK), CCPA/CPRA (California), and PIPEDA (Canada).

What we collect.

We collect three categories of data:

1. Analytics data. Routine technical information — IP address, device and browser type, referring URL, pages viewed, time on page, approximate location derived from IP. We use Google Analytics 4. Analytics cookies load only after you consent via the cookie banner.
2. Form submissions. If you contact us, pitch a guest post, or submit a brand for directory consideration, we collect what you provide — typically your name, email, organisation, and the body of your message.
3. Newsletter sign-ups. Your email and the date you opted in. Confirmed by double opt-in. Unsubscribe link in every email.

We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18, and our content is intended for adults aged 21 and over.

How we use it.

To publish and improve our editorial work, respond to your messages, send the newsletter you asked for, detect abuse, and comply with law. Our GDPR legal bases: consent (analytics, newsletter), legitimate interests (site security, aggregate audience understanding), contractual necessity (responding to your enquiry).

Third parties.

We share limited data with the processors that run our infrastructure: Google (Analytics), our newsletter provider [NEED MAILING LIST PROVIDER], our hosting provider MilesWeb, and embedded third-party media platforms. We do not sell personal information, and have not sold or shared personal information in the preceding twelve months as those terms are defined under the CCPA/CPRA.

Your rights.

You may request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a copy of the personal data we hold about you. EU/UK readers may object to processing or restrict it. California readers may opt out of “sharing” for cross-context behavioural advertising. Canadian readers may withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise any right, email privacy@alternativepharmpress.com. We respond within 30 days. You may also complain to your local supervisory authority — the ICO (UK), your national DPA (EU), the OPC (Canada), or the California Privacy Protection Agency.

Retention & security.

Enquiry data: 24 months after our last contact. Newsletter data: until you unsubscribe. Analytics data: per Google’s defaults. We use TLS in transit and restrict internal access to data on a need-to-know basis.