Terms of Service

The Hippie Scientist publishes educational information about supplements, herbs, compounds, research methods, and safety questions. You may browse the public pages for personal learning and research.

Content is provided for general information, not for diagnosing, preventing, or treating an individual medical condition. The site does not establish a professional–patient relationship or replace advice from a qualified health professional.

Research findings may be incomplete, conflicting, outdated, or relevant only to particular study populations, preparations, or outcomes. Citations, evidence grades, and research-only records have different levels of review; an indexed paper is not an endorsement or a proven health claim.

Do not treat experimental substances, study doses, mechanisms, or general safety information as personalized directions. Consult an appropriate professional about individual medical decisions, medication interactions, or urgent symptoms.

You may read and share links to public pages. Do not use the site to misrepresent research evidence, impersonate the site, disrupt its services, or attempt unauthorized access.

Original site materials, illustrations, and compilations may be protected by applicable rights; third-party studies and images retain their own rights. For quoting, citing, or reusing site research materials, consult the content licensing and attribution policy. A public data endpoint does not grant rights to third-party publications.

The site may link to research databases, publishers, retailers, social platforms, and other third parties. Those services have their own terms, policies, availability, and accuracy practices. A link is not a guarantee or endorsement.

Some retailer links may be affiliate links. Applicable disclosures explain how these links are identified and why commercial relationships do not determine scientific conclusions or rankings.

Reading the public website does not require an account. Optional contact messages, newsletter signups, technical logging, cookies, and analytics are described in the Privacy Policy.

If you send a correction, question, or other message, please avoid including private medical details unless necessary. Submission does not create an individualized advice relationship.

We work to keep resources accessible, evidence-aware, and correctable, but pages, features, external destinations, and source records may change or become unavailable. Information is presented with its stated limitations rather than as a guarantee of uninterrupted availability or any particular result.

These Terms may be revised as the site evolves. The current version and its effective date will appear on this page. Material content corrections are documented separately.