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Acceptance of Terms

By accessing PlainVitamins, you agree to these terms of use. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

Government Data Directory

PlainVitamins is a directory of publicly available dietary supplement label information from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). We display factual data as published by the federal government.

No Medical Advice or Recommendations

PlainVitamins does not recommend supplements, provide medical advice, or make healthcare decisions on your behalf. Supplement data is sourced from product labels and may not reflect current formulations. Always consult a healthcare provider before starting any dietary supplement.

Data Accuracy

Supplement information is sourced from the NIH DSLD, which collects label data from dietary supplement products. While we update our data regularly, information may not reflect the most current product formulations. Always verify supplement details with the manufacturer.

Disclaimer

PlainVitamins is not affiliated with NIH, the FDA, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or any government agency. We are an independent site that transforms publicly available government data into an accessible format.

Intellectual Property

The underlying data is public domain (U.S. government work). The site design, code, and presentation are copyrighted.

Limitation of Liability

PlainVitamins is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We are not liable for any decisions made based on information provided on this site. Do not use this site as a substitute for professional medical advice.

Contact

For questions about these terms, contact us at legal@plainvitamins.com.

Data Accuracy and Verification

PlainVitamins aggregates and reformats information that originates from public government agencies, regulatory filings, and other openly available sources. While we take reasonable steps to ingest, normalize, and refresh this data, upstream records may contain clerical errors, lag behind real-world changes, or omit relevant context. You are solely responsible for verifying any fact that influences a legal, medical, financial, educational, safety, or similarly consequential decision. Cross-reference the official source before acting on anything you read here.

Acceptable Use

You may browse, read, and share PlainVitamins content for personal, journalistic, academic, and non-commercial research use. You may cite specific records with attribution and a link back to the page on plainvitamins.com. You may not (a) systematically scrape, crawl, or download the dataset in bulk without prior written permission; (b) resell, sublicense, or redistribute derived data products that compete with PlainVitamins; (c) use our pages to harass, defame, or misrepresent any individual or organization appearing in the data; (d) remove, obscure, or mislabel source attribution; or (e) attempt to bypass rate limits, security controls, or authentication mechanisms.

Plain-Language Editorial Role

PlainVitamins combines raw public data with plain-language summaries, explainers, and comparisons. Narrative sections are drafted by our editorial team from official source data and reviewed for accuracy before publication. We do not modify the underlying numbers or filings, those are loaded directly from the upstream source. If you spot a summary that misreads the data, please email the correction link on our contact page.

The underlying public records surfaced on PlainVitamins are in the public domain or otherwise freely licensed by the issuing agency, you are free to use those raw facts. However, our site design, layout, navigation structure, original editorial copy, category taxonomies, comparison tables, and curated rankings are the copyrighted work of PlainVitamins. These creative elements may not be reproduced in whole or substantial part without permission.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time to reflect changes in our data sources, product features, legal environment, or advertising relationships. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date above and, when appropriate, surface a brief notice on the homepage. Continued use of the site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms. We encourage you to revisit this page periodically.

Governing Law and Disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the jurisdiction in which PlainVitamins is operated, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising from or relating to your use of PlainVitamins will first be addressed through good-faith informal negotiation. If that fails, both parties agree to resolve the dispute in the courts with jurisdiction over the publisher.s principal place of business. Nothing in these terms limits your statutory consumer-protection rights under applicable local law.

For formal legal notices, DMCA takedown requests, subpoenas, law-enforcement requests, or correspondence regarding these terms, email legal@plainvitamins.com. General questions, data corrections, and feedback should use the contact page so they reach the editorial team promptly.

Every figure on PlainVitamins is rendered directly from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the NIH DSLD, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.