PRIVACY NOTICE
Last updated October 07, 2025
This Privacy Notice for Bearing Forward, LLC, doing business as PepDraw ("PepDraw," "we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your information when you use our services ("Services"), such as when you visit our website at https://pepdraw.com or use our peptide visualization application.
Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at support@pepdraw.com.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us, and information automatically collected when you use our Services.
Personal information you disclose to us
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.
Peptide-Specific Information We Collect:
In addition to standard account information, PepDraw collects:
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Peptide sequences you enter for visualization
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Visualization parameters (pH settings, theme preferences)
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Property calculation requests
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Export format preferences
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Saved peptide names and metadata (if you choose to save)
We DO NOT collect:
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Research project details or context
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Proprietary drug candidate information beyond the sequence itself
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Integration with external lab systems (unless explicitly enabled)
Information automatically collected:
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information.
This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with our Services. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the Services, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to the Services. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
2. PEPTIDE SEQUENCE DATA AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
In Short: You retain all rights to your peptide sequences. We do not claim ownership, analyze, or share your proprietary data with third parties.
Data Ownership. All peptide sequences, modifications, and related data you enter into PepDraw remain your intellectual property. PepDraw does not claim any ownership rights to your sequences or generated structures.
Data Usage. We use your peptide data solely to provide the visualization service you requested. We do not:
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Share specific sequences with third parties or competitors
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Analyze individual sequences for our own research without consent
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Create databases of proprietary peptide sequences
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Use sequences to train AI/ML models without explicit consent (see Section 13)
Academic Use. PepDraw is designed for research and educational purposes. While we employ industry-standard accuracy for chemical structure rendering, users are responsible for validating all structures before publication, submission, or critical use.
Citation. If you use PepDraw-generated structures in publications, we appreciate (but do not require) appropriate citation of the tool.
Competitive Intelligence Protection. We implement strict internal controls to ensure your proprietary sequences are never accessible to competitors or used for competitive analysis.
3. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:
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To facilitate account creation and authentication
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To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user
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To respond to user inquiries and offer support
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To send administrative information to you
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To save or protect an individual's vital interest
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To evaluate and improve our Services, products, and your experience
4. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason to do so under applicable law.
If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you. We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in situations where we can reasonably rely on legitimate interests. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
We rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:
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Consent: We may process your information if you have given us permission to use your personal information for a specific purpose
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Legitimate Interests: We may process your information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests
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Performance of a Contract: We may process your personal information when we believe it is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you
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Legal Obligations: We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations
5. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties.
We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
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Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company
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Analytics Services: We share information with Google Analytics to understand usage patterns and improve our Services
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Service Providers: We may share your information with service providers who perform services on our behalf (e.g., hosting, email delivery, customer support)
IMPORTANT: We never share your specific peptide sequences with third parties for marketing, competitive analysis, or any purpose other than providing the visualization service.
6. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. We use both session and persistent cookies for security and functionality purposes.
We also permit third parties and service providers to use online tracking technologies on our Services for analytics and advertising purposes.
7. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.
Our Services offer you the ability to register and log in using your third-party social media account details (like your Facebook or Google logins). Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information about you from your social media provider. The profile information we receive may vary depending on the social media provider concerned, but will often include your name, email address, profile picture, and other information you choose to make public.
We will use the information we receive only for the purposes that are described in this Privacy Notice or that are otherwise made clear to you on the relevant Services. Please note that we do not control, and are not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by your third-party social media provider.
8. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
Specific Retention Periods:
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Account Information: Retained as long as you have an active account
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Usage Analytics: Retained for 1 year
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Peptide Sequences: See Section 12 for deletion details
9. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
10. SECURITY BREACH NOTIFICATION
In Short: We will notify you promptly if a security breach affects your data.
In the event of a security breach that compromises user data, we will:
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Investigate and contain the breach within 24 hours of detection
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Notify affected users via email within 72 hours of confirming the breach
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Provide detailed information about what data was accessed or compromised
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Offer guidance on protective measures you can take
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Report the breach to relevant regulatory authorities as required by applicable law
We maintain incident response procedures and will work diligently to minimize any potential harm from security incidents.
11. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), and certain U.S. states, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information.
In some regions (like the EEA, UK, and certain U.S. states including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right to:
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Request access and obtain a copy of your personal information
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Request rectification or erasure of your personal information
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Restrict the processing of your personal information
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Data portability (if applicable)
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Object to processing of your personal information
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Opt-out of targeted advertising
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Opt-out of the "sale" of personal information
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Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights
To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@pepdraw.com. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Withdrawing Consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us using the contact details provided in Section 16.
Account Information
If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:
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Log in to your account settings and update your user account
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Contact us using the contact information provided
12. ACCOUNT DELETION AND DATA REMOVAL
In Short: You can delete your account at any time, and we will remove your data according to the schedule below.
You may delete your account at any time from your account dashboard or by emailing support@pepdraw.com. Upon account deletion:
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Account information: Removed from active systems within 30 days
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Saved peptide data: Deleted immediately from active databases
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Backup archives: Purged within 90 days
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Usage analytics: Anonymized and retained only for service improvement
Legal Retention: Some information may be retained as required by law, such as payment records for tax purposes or records necessary to comply with legal obligations.
Confirmation: You will receive an email confirmation once your account deletion is complete. If you have questions about the deletion process, please contact us at support@pepdraw.com.
13. AI AND MACHINE LEARNING DATA USAGE
In Short: Currently, we do not use your sequences to train AI models. If we introduce AI features, we will notify you and provide opt-out options.
Current Status: PepDraw does not currently use user-submitted peptide sequences to train artificial intelligence or machine learning models.
Future AI Features: If we introduce AI-powered features in the future (such as peptide design assistants or property prediction models), we will implement the following policies:
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Free Tier Users: Sequences may be used for aggregate model training unless you opt out in your account settings
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Pro Tier Users: Sequences will never be used for training without explicit consent
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Enterprise Users: Complete data isolation with private model training options available
Advance Notice: We will notify all users via email at least 30 days before implementing any AI features that process user-submitted peptide data. Users will have the opportunity to opt out or delete their data before any AI training occurs.
Data Protection: Any AI training will use only anonymized, aggregated data patterns and will never expose individual proprietary sequences.
14. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected.
At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online.
If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Notice.
15. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
16. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at:
California Residents: If you are a California resident and would like to make a request regarding your personal information, please see the California Privacy Rights section of this notice or contact us directly at the email above.
This Privacy Notice was last updated on October 07, 2025
7. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?