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About Us

Who is behind Vivelong, and how is our content produced?

What Is Vivelong?

Vivelong is an independent content platform that follows research published in the longevity science field and tries to summarize it clearly, in both Turkish and English, always linked back to its source. We write about Blue Zones, cellular aging biomarkers (telomeres, epigenetics, autophagy, NAD+/sirtuin genes, inflammaging), our biological age calculator, and current scientific developments.

Vivelong is not a hospital, clinic, or healthcare provider; it does not offer medical diagnosis, treatment, or one-on-one health advice. All content on the site, including the biological age estimate, is for general informational purposes only.

How We Choose Our Sources

In every article, we try to link directly to the study behind each claim โ€” whether it comes from a university/institution, a peer-reviewed journal, or a preprint server (PubMed/NCBI, medRxiv, the Nature family, JAMA, NEJM, Harvard's own publications, WHO, and similar). When a study hasn't yet been peer-reviewed and is still a preprint (as with the UCL-Stanford study behind our organ age article), we state that explicitly in the text.

When there's genuine scientific debate, we'd rather show it than hide it. For example, in our Power 9 / Blue Zones article, we present both the serious academic critique of some Blue Zone statistics (UCL demographer Saul Newman's record-error hypothesis) and the official rebuttal to it โ€” aiming for a balanced summary rather than one-sided marketing copy.

Who Runs This?

Vivelong is run by a small, independent team that follows longevity science and tries to bring it to a Turkish-speaking audience as well as an English-speaking one. We are not a healthcare institution, an academic body, or a pharmaceutical/supplement company, and we don't earn commission from any product sold. Our goal is to bring the scattered, mostly English-language longevity literature together in one place, with sources that are clear and traceable.

Our Limitations

  • Our content is not medical advice; always make decisions about medication, supplements, or treatment together with a physician.
  • Our biological age calculator is an estimate based on general trends in the research literature โ€” it is not a clinical laboratory test.
  • Some of our articles are based on preprints that have not yet been peer-reviewed; we note this explicitly whenever it applies.
  • If you spot an error or outdated information, please reach out at the address below โ€” we'll correct it.

Contact

For questions, correction requests, or collaboration proposals: salihzekipehlivan@gmail.com

All content on Vivelong is for informational purposes only and does not replace medical advice or treatment. Always consult a physician for decisions about your health. Vivelong does not provide medical diagnosis or treatment services.

๐Ÿ”’ Privacy Notice

This notice is prepared by Vivelong under the framework of applicable data protection rules (in Turkey, Law No. 6698 / KVKK; treated as a GDPR-equivalent notice for other visitors).

1. Data Controller

Vivelong (vivelong.com) acts as the data controller.

2. Personal Data Processed

3. Purposes of Processing

4. Data Transfers

Your personal data may be shared, only to the extent necessary to provide the service, with infrastructure providers (Supabase โ€” EU/US servers) and our email service (Brevo โ€” EU servers).

5. Retention Period

Your data is retained for the duration of your membership and any applicable legal retention period. It is deleted upon request to close your account.

6. Your Rights

7. Contact

For requests: salihzekipehlivan@gmail.com