Website: 4PBA.org
Date: 02-24-2026
Last Updated: 04-13-2026
1. Introduction and Acceptance
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These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern access to and use of the website located at https://www.4pba.org (the “Site”), operated by 4PBA.org (“the Operator”, “we”, “us”, “our”).
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By accessing or using the Site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must immediately cease use of the Site.
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These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and any other persons who access the Site, regardless of how or from where they access it.
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The Operator reserves the right to amend these Terms at any time. Continued use of the Site following any amendment constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. Users are encouraged to review these Terms periodically.
2. Nature of the Site
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4PBA.org is an independent, non-commercial informational resource focused on sodium phenylbutyrate (4PBA), also referred to as sodium 4-phenylbutyrate. The Site provides:
(a) educational and research-based information about 4PBA and its documented applications;
(b) summaries of and references to published scientific and clinical literature;
(c) an interactive dosage calculator for general educational reference; and
(d) user-submitted accounts and testimonials relating to 4PBA use.
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The Site is operated for informational and educational purposes only. It is not a medical practice, clinic, pharmacy, or regulated health service.
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The Site is not affiliated with any pharmaceutical manufacturer, healthcare provider, regulatory authority, or research institution unless expressly stated.
3. Medical Disclaimer
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Nothing on this Site constitutes medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All content is provided for informational and educational purposes only.
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Sodium phenylbutyrate is a pharmaceutical compound. Its use outside licensed indications, without professional supervision, or at inappropriate doses may carry significant health risks. Users must not rely on any information on this Site as a substitute for qualified medical advice from a licensed healthcare professional.
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Before starting, stopping, adjusting, or combining any treatment — including 4PBA — users must:
(a) consult a licensed physician, oncologist, or specialist with knowledge of their individual health conditions;
(b) disclose all current medications, supplements, and conditions; and
(c) follow the guidance of their healthcare provider, not information retrieved from this Site.
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The dosage calculator provided on this Site is a general educational reference tool only. Calculated outputs are not personalised clinical recommendations and must not be used as the sole basis for self-dosing. Dosing decisions must be made in consultation with a qualified medical professional.
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The Operator makes no representation that 4PBA is appropriate or safe for any particular individual or condition. Individual responses to pharmaceutical compounds vary substantially and are beyond the scope of any informational website to predict or advise upon.
4. Limitation of Liability
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To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Operator shall not be liable for:
(a) any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from access to or use of the Site;
(b) reliance on any content, calculator output, testimonial, or other information published on the Site;
(c) any health outcomes, adverse reactions, or treatment decisions made by users based on Site content;
(d) errors, inaccuracies, or omissions in any content on the Site;
(e) unauthorised access to or alteration of user data; or
(f) interruption, suspension, or termination of the Site or any of its features.
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The Operator does not warrant that:
(a) the Site will be available continuously, free from errors, or secure at all times;
(b) information on the Site is complete, current, or accurate; or
(c) the Site or its content is free from viruses or harmful components.
5. Accuracy and Currency of Information
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The Operator endeavours to ensure that content is based on reasonably current scientific and clinical literature. However:
(a) medical and scientific knowledge evolves continuously and information on this Site may not reflect the most current research;
(b) published studies referenced or summarised on this Site may have been updated, superseded, retracted, or reinterpreted since the time of publication; and
(c) the Operator cannot guarantee that every factual claim on the Site is accurate, complete, or up to date.
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Users who identify factual errors or outdated information are invited to notify the Operator using the contact details in Section 17.
6. The Dosage Calculator
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The dosage calculator available on the Site is provided as a general educational reference only. It uses publicly available dosing information from scientific literature and is not a clinical prescribing tool.
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Calculator outputs are approximate and do not account for individual patient factors including body composition, renal function, hepatic function, concurrent medications, age-related pharmacokinetics, or specific disease context.
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The Operator accepts no responsibility for any harm, adverse event, or clinical consequence resulting from reliance on calculator outputs.
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Any body weight, dosing, or health-related information entered into the calculator is subject to the Site’s Privacy Policy at https://www.4pba.org/privacy-policy.
7. User-Submitted Content and Testimonials
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The Site may include user-submitted accounts, testimonials, and personal stories relating to 4PBA use. These represent individual experiences only and:
(a) do not constitute clinical evidence or proof of efficacy;
(b) may not be representative of outcomes for other individuals;
(c) have not been verified or endorsed by any medical authority; and
(d) should not be interpreted as medical advice or treatment recommendations.
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Any content submitted by users to the Site must:
(a) be truthful and based on the user’s actual experience;
(b) not contain false medical claims, fabricated outcomes, or misleading information;
(c) not infringe any third-party intellectual property rights; and
(d) not contain any content that is unlawful, abusive, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable.
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The Operator reserves the right to moderate, edit, or remove any user-submitted content at any time and without prior notice.
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By submitting content to the Site, users grant the Operator a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual licence to use, reproduce, and display that content in connection with the Site.
8. Intellectual Property
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All original content on the Site, including but not limited to text, analysis, page design, graphics, calculator functionality, and structural layout, is the property of the Operator or its licensors and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
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Users are permitted to:
(a) access the Site for personal, non-commercial, informational purposes;
(b) share links to Site pages on third-party platforms; and
(c) quote brief excerpts from Site content for educational or informational purposes, provided that the source is clearly attributed.
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Users are not permitted to:
(a) copy, reproduce, republish, distribute, or commercially exploit Site content without prior written consent of the Operator;
(b) modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based on Site content; or
(c) use automated tools or bots to scrape, index, or extract content from the Site at scale.
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Scientific publications and studies referenced or linked on the Site are the property of their respective owners and are subject to the terms of their publishers.
9. Third-Party Links and Resources
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The Site may contain links to third-party websites, publications, databases, and resources, including PubMed abstracts, clinical trial registries, and other external references. Such links are provided for convenience and informational purposes only.
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The Operator does not endorse, control, or take responsibility for:
(a) the content, accuracy, or availability of any linked third-party resource;
(b) the privacy practices of any third-party website; or
(c) any transactions or interactions users engage in on third-party sites.
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Users accessing third-party sites do so at their own risk and are subject to the terms and policies of those sites.
10. Technical Services and Plugins
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The Site is built on WordPress and uses the following technical components to deliver its functionality:
(a) Breeze Cache (Cloudways) — website caching, performance optimisation, and lazy loading;
(b) Calculated Fields Form — powers the interactive dosage calculator;
(c) Spectra / Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg — page layout and content block infrastructure;
(d) Spectra Pro — premium page building and dynamic content features;
(e) Astra Theme and Astra Addon — visual design framework and theme functionality; and
(f) Google Analytics 4 — website traffic measurement and usage analytics.
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The use of Google Analytics involves data collection as described in the Site’s Privacy Policy. By using the Site and accepting analytics cookies, users consent to the collection of aggregated, pseudonymous usage data by Google LLC.
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The Operator is not liable for the availability, security, or performance of third-party plugin or service providers. Service outages or malfunctions by third-party providers are outside the Operator’s control.
11. Privacy and Data Protection
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The Operator’s collection and use of personal data is governed by the Privacy Policy available at https://www.4pba.org/privacy-policy.
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The Privacy Policy is incorporated into and forms part of these Terms by reference.
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By using the Site, users acknowledge and agree to the data practices described in the Privacy Policy, including the use of cookies and Google Analytics.
12. Cookies and Consent
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The Site uses cookies for technical operation, performance, and analytics purposes, as described in the Privacy Policy.
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Where required by law, analytics and non-essential cookies are only activated following consent. Users may withdraw consent at any time via browser settings or the Site’s cookie controls, where provided.
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Refusal or withdrawal of consent for analytics cookies will not affect users’ ability to access the Site’s informational content.
13. Accessibility
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The Operator endeavours to make the Site accessible to as wide an audience as reasonably possible, including users with accessibility needs.
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Users who encounter accessibility barriers are invited to contact the Operator using the details in Section 17 so that reasonable steps can be taken to address the issue.
14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
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These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.
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For users located in the European Union or UK:
(a) nothing in these Terms shall limit any statutory rights that apply under EU or UK law;
(b) disputes may be referred to the competent courts of the user’s jurisdiction of habitual residence; and
(c) EU-based users retain access to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms where available.
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Nothing in these Terms shall constitute a waiver of any statutory consumer rights applicable in the user’s jurisdiction.
15. Severability
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If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be severed from these Terms without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions.
16. Entire Agreement
16.1
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy at https://www.4pba.org/privacy-policy, constitute the entire agreement between the Operator and users with respect to use of the Site.
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No prior oral or written communications, representations, or understandings shall form part of this agreement.
17. Contact Information
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Questions, concerns, or notices relating to these Terms may be directed to:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://www.4pba.org