Who we are
Our website address is: https://puritylabstore.com
The website is operated by Purity Lab LTD, a research chemical supplier serving qualified laboratories, academic institutions, and licensed researchers worldwide.
Research Chemical Notice: As a supplier of research chemicals, we maintain strict data protection and verification procedures to ensure compliance with international research regulations and safety standards.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Research Qualification Verification
For research chemical purchases, we may collect additional information to verify buyer qualifications:
- Research credentials: Academic affiliation, laboratory licenses, or professional certifications
- Institutional information: Laboratory name, research facility details, supervisor contact information
- Research purpose: General description of intended research use (for compliance verification)
- Legal compliance documentation: Permits, licenses, or regulatory approvals as required by jurisdiction
This information is collected to ensure compliance with research chemical regulations and verify legitimate research use only.
While you visit our site, we track:
- Research chemicals viewed: we’ll use this to show you recently viewed research products and ensure appropriate access
- Location, IP address and browser type: we’ll use this for purposes like estimating shipping costs, ensuring security, and verifying geographic compliance with research chemical regulations
- Shipping address: we’ll ask you to enter this so we can estimate shipping costs, ensure proper hazmat handling, and verify delivery to appropriate research facilities
We’ll also use cookies to keep track of cart contents while you’re browsing our site.
When you purchase research chemicals from us, we’ll ask you to provide information including:
- Name and surname
- Billing address
- Shipping address (must be appropriate research facility)
- Email address (preferably institutional email)
- Phone number
- Payment information (via PayPal and other payment systems)
- Optional account information like username and password
- Research verification documents (when required for compliance)
We’ll use this information for purposes, such as, to:
- Send you information about your research chemical orders and account
- Respond to your requests, including refunds and complaints
- Process payments and prevent fraud
- Set up your account for our research chemical store
- Comply with any legal obligations we have, including research chemical regulations, tax calculations, and safety reporting
- Verify research credentials and ensure appropriate use of research chemicals
- Improve our research chemical offerings and services
- Send you research-related updates and product information, if you choose to receive them
- Maintain records for audit and compliance purposes as required by research chemical regulations
If you create an account, we will store your name, address, email, phone number, and research credentials, which will be used to populate the checkout for future orders and maintain compliance records.
Research Chemical Compliance and Record Keeping
As a research chemical supplier, we maintain detailed records to ensure compliance with applicable regulations:
- Purchase records: Complete transaction history including research chemicals purchased, quantities, and dates
- Buyer verification: Documentation of research credentials and facility qualifications
- Compliance documentation: Records demonstrating adherence to research chemical regulations
- Safety information: Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and handling guidance access history
Data retention periods
We generally store information about you for as long as we need the information for the purposes for which we collect and use it, and we are not legally required to continue to keep it. For research chemicals, extended retention periods may apply:
- Research chemical order information: we store for 7 years for regulatory compliance, tax and accounting purposes (including your name, email address, billing and shipping addresses, and products purchased)
- Research verification documents: stored for 5 years or as required by applicable regulations
- Comments and reviews: we store if you choose to leave them (research-related feedback only)
- Cart data: we keep a record of your email and the cart contents for up to 30 days on our server
- Compliance records: maintained as required by research chemical regulations in applicable jurisdictions
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. Comments must comply with research chemical use guidelines and may be moderated for compliance.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website. Please do not upload images of research chemicals in use or laboratory setups for security reasons.
Cookies
- Comments: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These cookies will last for one year.
- Login: When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year.
- Research verification: Cookies may be used to maintain your verified status during browsing sessions for security purposes.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
Who on our team has access
Members of our team have access to the information you provide us. For research chemical orders, access is limited to qualified personnel:
- Research chemical order information like what was purchased, when it was purchased and where it should be sent
- Customer information like your name, email address, billing and shipping information, and research credentials
- Compliance and verification documentation
Our team members have access to this information to help fulfill research chemical orders, process refunds, support you, and maintain regulatory compliance. All team members are trained in confidentiality and research chemical handling protocols.
What we share with others
We share information with third parties who help us provide our research chemical orders and store services to you:
- Specialized hazmat shipping services for research chemicals
- Customs authorities (for international research chemical shipments)
- Payment gateways
- Regulatory authorities (when required by research chemical compliance)
- Verification services (for research credential confirmation)
We do not share research data or proprietary information about your research projects.
International Data Transfers (GDPR Compliance)
For customers in the European Union, your personal data may be transferred to countries outside the EU for processing. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place:
- Standard Contractual Clauses with service providers
- Adequacy decisions by the European Commission
- Additional security measures for research chemical data
Your rights (Enhanced GDPR Compliance)
Right to access
You have the right to request access to personal data we hold about you, including research verification documents and purchase history.
Right to rectification
You can request correction of inaccurate personal data, including updates to research credentials or contact information.
Right to erasure
You may request deletion of personal information, subject to our legal obligations to maintain records for research chemical compliance and regulatory requirements.
Right to data portability
You can request a copy of your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to object
You can object to processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes. However, processing for research chemical compliance may continue as required by law.
Right to restrict processing
You can request restriction of processing in certain circumstances, subject to regulatory compliance requirements.
Non-discrimination
You will not be discriminated against for exercising these rights, though verification requirements for research chemical purchases remain mandatory.
Payments
When processing payments for research chemicals, your data is transferred to external payment systems (PayPal and similar), including information required to process the payment, such as the purchase total and contact details. We do not store your bank card data on our servers. Additional verification may be required for research chemical purchases.
Data security
We take enhanced security measures to protect your personal data, particularly for research chemical purchases:
- Encrypted data transmission and storage
- Access controls and authentication systems
- Regular security audits and updates
- Secure handling of research verification documents
- Compliance with research chemical data protection standards
Legal basis for processing (GDPR)
We process your personal data based on:
- Contract performance: To fulfill research chemical orders and provide services
- Legal obligation: To comply with research chemical regulations and safety requirements
- Legitimate interests: To verify research credentials and ensure appropriate use
- Consent: For marketing communications and optional services
Contact information
If you have questions about our privacy policy, want to exercise your rights, or need to contact our Data Protection Officer, please contact us:
Email: puritylabsup@gmail.com
Phone: +421918023787
Address: Purity Lab LTD, Čajkovského 2, 949 11 Nitra, Slovakia
For GDPR-related requests, please clearly state “GDPR Request” in your email subject line.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and, for significant changes, by email notification.
Last updated: 09/07/2025