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Policy tracker

Which platforms allow peptide brands?

This tracker records, word for word, what 13 public policies say about peptides, drugs and research chemicals. It covers email platforms, storefronts, payments, ad platforms and the FDA. Every row links to its source and shows the date the policy prints and the date we last read it.

We check every source once a month and log each change below. To cite it, write: Amino Engine Platform Policy Tracker, 24 September 2026, with a link to this page.

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Last checked 24 September 2026 · 13 policies · data under CC BY 4.0

The short answer

As of 24 September 2026, 1 of the 13 policies names peptides outright. 11 restrict pharmaceutical products or drugs without using the word peptide, which leaves the platform to decide at review time whether your products count. 1 does not mention the category at all. None of the mainstream platforms says yes in writing.

The quotes are exact. Where we shortened one, three dots show where. Follow the source link to read each clause in context. This is general information, not legal advice.

Email platforms

The acceptable use policies of six mainstream email platforms. This is where most peptide brands lose a list.

Klaviyo“You may not use the Services to offer products or services related to: ... Prescription medications, pharmaceutical products or services, medical therapies, telehealth, and other related technologies, products, or services.”Acceptable use policyUpdated: April 9, 2026Restricts pharma or drugs
Brevo“D.2 Content, products, or services not accepted regardless of legality: ... Peptide-based products for injectable or oral human therapeutic, weight-loss, or performance use (e.g. GLP-1 analogues, growth hormone peptides), including those labeled "research use only", whether or not sold under prescription or legal in the recipient's jurisdiction.”Anti-spam policyNot printedNames peptides
Mailchimp“Some industries have higher-than-average abuse complaints, which can jeopardize deliverability. In order to maintain the reliability of our platform, we may not allow businesses that offer these types of services, products, or content: ... Pharmaceutical products”Acceptable use policyUpdated September 26, 2025Restricts pharma or drugs
Omnisend“3.2.1. Unauthorized, counterfeit, or illegally distributed pharmaceutical products, and prescription medications (including but not limited to drugs for research purposes);”Acceptable use policyLast Updated: April 30, 2026Restricts pharma or drugs
ActiveCampaign“Send Marketing Content or any other messages regarding: ... drugs, whether available only by prescription or over- the-counter, or any other product that claims to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent a disease; dietary supplements except (a) to Contacts located in the United States and (b) in compliance with all applicable laws...”Acceptable use policyEffective: March 1, 2022Restricts pharma or drugs
Sendlane“businesses offering the following types of services, products, or content cannot utilize our Services: (a) escort and dating services; (b) pharmaceutical products;”Terms of serviceUpdated on: 2/22/2024Restricts pharma or drugs

Storefronts

The policy that decides whether your store can stay up.

Shopify“You can't use Shopify to do anything that's illegal where you do business. ... We don't like to see people try to "game" systems to avoid constraints they don't agree with.”Acceptable use policyNot printedNot mentioned

Payments

The list that decides whether you can take card payments.

Stripe“Incorrectly labeled research chemicals”Restricted businesses listLast updated: 2026-09-22Restricts pharma or drugs

Ad platforms

The ad policies for pharmaceuticals and drugs on the three biggest ad networks.

Meta“Advertisers can’t run ads that promote the sale or use of illicit or recreational drugs, or other unsafe substances, products or supplements, as determined by Meta at its sole discretion.”Ad Standards: Drugs and pharmaceuticalsNot printedRestricts pharma or drugs
TikTok Ads“Some healthcare-related content cannot be advertised at all, while others can be advertised with restrictions in place.”Healthcare and pharmaceuticals policyLast updated: August 2026Restricts pharma or drugs

Regulators

Two public FDA documents that show how the regulator reads research use only labels. They are not platform policies, but they show where the regulator draws the line.

FDA warning letter“Despite statements on your product labeling marketing your products 'for research use only' and 'not for human or veterinary use,' evidence obtained from your website establishes that your products are intended to be drugs for human use.”Warning letter, 24 August 2026Letter dated 2026-08-24Restricts pharma or drugs
FDA bulk substances list“Bulk drug substances used in compounding may present significant safety risks.”Bulk drug substances listContent current as of 04/22/2026Restricts pharma or drugs

Changes

Every change we find is logged here with its date, newest first.

  • 24 September 2026: tracker published, 13 policies recorded.

How we check

  1. Fetch. Once a month we open every source link in a real browser and save the text of the page.
  2. Diff. We compare each stored clause and policy date with the live page. A changed word, a new date or a dead link counts as a change.
  3. Date. We update the row, set its last checked date and add a line to the change log. A row we could not load keeps its old date, so you can see how fresh it is.

We only quote pages we can open. The Shopify Payments eligibility page did not load for us, so it is not in the table. If a policy you rely on is missing, email support@aminoengine.com with the link.

Use the data

The full table is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Download it as CSV or JSON, and credit "Amino Engine Platform Policy Tracker, 24 September 2026" with a link to this page.

Where Amino Engine fits

Amino Engine is an email platform for peptide brands. Our acceptable use policy says: "We built this platform for peptide and research compound brands, because the mainstream providers throw them off." Mail leaves from your own domain, on servers and IP addresses we run. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial and no card.

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Common questions

  • None of the six mainstream email platforms in this tracker says yes in writing. As of 24 September 2026, Brevo names peptide-based products, including those labeled research use only, among content it does not accept. Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Omnisend, ActiveCampaign and Sendlane restrict pharmaceutical products or drugs without naming peptides. Amino Engine's own policy says it was built for peptide and research compound brands.
  • Shopify's acceptable use policy, as checked on 24 September 2026, does not mention peptides or research chemicals. It is written as principles, such as not doing anything illegal where you do business. We could not load the Shopify Payments eligibility page, so it is not in the tracker yet.
  • Stripe's restricted businesses list, marked last updated 2026-09-22, includes "Incorrectly labeled research chemicals". Read the full list on Stripe's site before you apply, because the same page also covers pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals.
  • Names peptides means the clause uses the word peptide. Restricts pharma or drugs means the clause limits pharmaceutical products, prescription drugs or drugs in general without naming peptides, so the platform decides at review time whether your products count. Not mentioned means the policy says nothing about peptides, drugs or research chemicals.
  • Every month. We open every source link, compare the clause and the policy date with what we stored, and add a dated line to the change log for anything that moved. The last checked date on each row tells you when we last saw that exact wording.
  • Cite it as "Amino Engine Platform Policy Tracker, 24 September 2026" and link to https://aminoengine.com/peptide-platform-policies. The data is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 as a CSV or JSON file from this page.

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