This Privacy Policy describes how Love's Peps A-Z Aminos ("Love's Peps," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit or make a purchase from our website. By using our site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect the following categories of information:
- Account information — email address, name, and phone number when you create an account.
- Age confirmation — when you create an account, you must confirm that you are 21 years of age or older. We store a timestamp (
age_confirmed_at) on your account record confirming when that checkbox was checked. This is retained for age-verification compliance. - Shipping address — street, city, state, and ZIP code when you provide a shipping address at checkout or save it in your account profile. Your address is stored in two places: on your customer account record (if you choose "Save info & shipping address to my account" at checkout or enter it in your profile), and always as a snapshot on the order record itself for fulfillment and dispute purposes.
- Order history — products purchased, quantities, order totals, and order status.
- Payment method choice — which payment app you selected (e.g., CashApp, Venmo, PayPal). We never collect, store, or process card numbers, bank account numbers, or any financial credentials. All payments occur directly between you and the payment app you choose. For Cash orders, no payment handle is recorded.
- Device and browser metadata — browser type, operating system, IP address, and referring URL collected automatically when you visit the site.
- Cookies and local storage — see Section 5 below.
2. How We Use Your Information
- Fulfilling and processing your orders.
- Contacting you about your order status, shipping, or questions.
- Saving your preferences (cart contents, age verification, shipping address) to improve your experience on return visits.
- Improving and maintaining the website.
We do not use your information for advertising, profiling, or any purpose unrelated to operating this store.
3. Third Parties We Share Information With
We share limited information only with the following service providers necessary to operate the site:
- Render — cloud hosting provider that stores and serves our website and database. Subject to Render's own privacy policy.
- Payment apps (CashApp, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle, Chime) — when you tap a payment link at checkout, you are transferred to the payment app of your choice. Love's Peps does not transmit your financial information to these services; they receive only what you provide directly in their own apps.
- USPS — your shipping address is used to ship your order via the United States Postal Service when you opt for shipping.
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with advertisers, data brokers, or any third party for marketing purposes. No advertising trackers or analytics platforms are used on this site.
4. Data Security
Your account password is hashed using bcrypt and is never stored in plain text. All data is stored on Render's infrastructure and transmitted over HTTPS. While we take reasonable precautions, no internet transmission is completely secure.
5. Cookies and Local Storage
We do not use tracking cookies or advertising pixels. We use browser storage only for the purposes listed below. We distinguish between localStorage (persists across visits until explicitly cleared) and sessionStorage (cleared when the browser tab is closed).
- Authentication token (localStorage) — a signed JWT stored under
lovespeps.customer.tokenthat keeps you signed in between visits. Cleared automatically when you sign out or delete your account. - Cart contents (localStorage) — your cart items are stored under
lovespeps.cart.v1so they persist across visits and browser restarts until you complete checkout or clear them manually. Signing out does not clear your cart. - Age gate confirmation (sessionStorage, guests only) — a flag stored under
lovespeps.ageGate.sessionrecords that a guest visitor confirmed they are 21 or older in the current browser tab. This is tab-scoped: it is cleared when the tab is closed and does not persist across sessions. Signed-in users bypass the age gate entirely because their confirmation is recorded on their account at registration.
6. Your Rights and Account Deletion
You have the right to:
- Access your data — request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Correct your data — update your name, phone, or shipping address at any time from your account profile.
- Delete your account — you may permanently delete your account at any time from your account profile page (Danger Zone section). Deletion is immediate and irreversible — there is no cooling-off period and the action cannot be undone. When your account is deleted: all personal information on your customer record is removed; order records associated with your account are anonymized (your customer ID is unlinked from them) but the order records themselves are retained for tax and dispute purposes, since they are self-contained snapshots. No email request or waiting period is required.
To request a copy of your data or exercise any other rights, contact us at: a-zaminos@lovespeps.com
7. Age Requirement
This site is intended for visitors 21 years of age or older. You must confirm your age before browsing and again when creating an account (via a required checkbox at registration). We store a timestamp on your account record confirming when that confirmation was made. We do not knowingly collect information from individuals under 21.
8. Research Use Only
All products sold on this site are strictly for research purposes only and are not intended for human or veterinary consumption. By purchasing, you confirm your acknowledgment of this restriction. This disclaimer applies to all information provided on this site.
9. Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. The current effective date is July 18, 2026, reflecting updates to account deletion, storage disclosures, and age-verification practices. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
10. Contact
Love's Peps A-Z Aminos
Casa Grande, AZ
Email: a-zaminos@lovespeps.com