PRIVACY POLICY

Confidentiality Notice and HIPPA Regulations:

I comply with HIPPA regulations. Under HIPPA, I am required to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of information about my patient’s health, healthcare, and payment for healthcare services. I only disclose a patient’s information with the following exceptions:

A patient gives written consent/permission.
Suspected child abuse or dependent or elder abuse, for which I am required, by law, to report this to the appropriate authorities immediately.
If a person is threatening serious bodily harm to another person(s), I must notify the police and inform the intended victim(s). If a client intends to harm herself or himself, I will make every effort to enlist their cooperation in ensuring their safety. If there is no cooperation, I will take further measures without their permission that are provided to me by law to ensure their safety.
If the patient is a minor or a patient who cannot make their own health care decisions, I am permitted to share information directly related to care with the caregiver or representative. I always act in the best interest of the patient, and if there is a concern that sharing this information will harm the patient, information will not be shared. Therapeutic notes are never shared.

Patients are provided with the legal right to access their information and medical records when requested. I do not keep their health records on file outside of clinical notes, if a client requests the clinical notes, I will release them upon written request. Clients self-report.

This Privacy Policy explains how Discover2.0 (“Company,” “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects and processes personal information. Each time you use this website (this “Website”), the current version of the Privacy Policy will apply. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.

1. Personal Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information that You Submit to Us

Personal Information that You Submit to Us. We may collect and process the following categories of personal information that you submit directly to us:

account or registration information, which may include your name, mailing address, email address, username, and password;
contact information, which may include your name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number;
appointment request information, which may include your preferred appointment date and time and the nature of your appointment;
payment information, which may include your credit or debit card information and billing address; and
health information, which may include your medical history, present symptoms, and insurance carrier and plan information.

1.2 Information that We Automatically Collect

Like most websites, this Website automatically collects information through cookies and other tracking technologies. To learn more, please read our Cookie Policy.

2. How We Use Personal Information

2.1 Personal Information that You Submit to Us

We may use the personal information that you submit directly to us for the following purposes:

to provide you with products and services;
to send you important notices, such as communications about changes to your account;
to respond to your inquiries and comments;
to schedule your appointment request and to send you reminders and other notices in connection with your appointment;
to provide you with updates and other information regarding our products and services;
to process payments and to send you invoices, receipts, and other notices in connection with processing your payments;
to inform you of new products, services, and promotional offers; and
to provide customer service.

In addition to the uses described above, we may use personal information that we collect for other purposes that are disclosed to you at the time we collect the information or with your consent.

2.2 Information that We Automatically Collect

To learn about how this Website uses information automatically collected through cookies and other tracking technologies, please read our Cookie Policy.

3. How We Share Personal Information

We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:

when we engage third-party contractors to perform services on our behalf;
where necessary to satisfy applicable laws or regulations, your information and the contents of your online communications on or through this Website may be accessed and monitored;
in the event of a merger, acquisition, or a similar corporate transaction, we may need to transfer all your information to the successor company
where you register to or use a co-branded service, we may share your information with third-party companies that we partner with; in which case, both this Privacy Policy and the third-party company’s privacy policy may apply; and
for any other purposes disclosed to you at the time we collect your information or with your consent.

4. Online Communities, Forums, Surveys, Reviews, and Ratings

This Website may contain messaging services, forums, reviews and ratings pages, communities, and other communication channels. Information that you voluntarily disclose in any of these channels is public information that may be read, collected, or used by us and third parties. Be aware that there is no expectation of privacy or confidentiality in these channels, and we are not responsible for any information that you choose to make public or transmit through these channels.

5. Securing and Storing Personal Information

5.1 Security

We have implemented reasonable and appropriate technical and administrative measures to protect the personal information that we have under our control against unauthorized access, disclosure, use, and loss. Unfortunately, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Thus, while we have measures in place to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5.2 Storage

We will retain your information for as long as needed to provide you with services. We may also retain your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

6. Linked Websites and Services

This Website may link to other websites or services operated by third parties and may carry advertisements, content, functionality, promotions, or applications developed and maintained by third parties. We may also provide social media features on this Website that enable you to share personal information with your social network(s). We do not exercise control over, and are not responsible for the privacy practices of, such third-party websites and services. Linking to a third-party website or service, or providing a feature developed and maintain by a third party, is not an endorsement, authorization, or representation of our affiliation with such third party nor is it an
endorsement of such third party’s privacy policies or practices. Use of such third-party websites and services is entirely at your own risk.

7. Children’s Privacy

This Website is not directed to children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, please do not use this Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information of children under the age of 13. If we learn that this Website has collected personal information from someone under 13, we will take appropriate steps to delete such information.

8. International Users

We are headquartered in the United States and this Website is hosted in the United States. If you are located outside the United States, be aware that the information that is provided to or collected through this Website will be transferred to the United States and to our service providers with operations in other countries. The privacy and data protection laws in the United States and other jurisdictions may not be equivalent to the laws of your country of residence. By using this Website or by providing us with your information, you consent to the collection, transfer, storage, and processing of information to and in the United States and elsewhere.

9. California Privacy Rights

9.1 FOR RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA ONLY

Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code requires select businesses to disclose policies relating to the sharing of certain categories of your personal information with third parties. If you reside in California and you have provided us with your personal information, you may request information about our disclosures of certain categories of your personal information to third parties for direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please email us with “California Privacy Rights” in the subject line.

9.2 FOR RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA UNDER THE AGE OF 18

In accordance with Section 22581 of the California Business and Professions Code, you may request and obtain the removal of content or information you have publicly posted. To make such a request, please email us with “California Privacy Rights” in the subject line. Please specify the URLs where the information is posted and the content or information for which you are requesting removal. Please be aware that such a request does not ensure complete removal of the content or information you have posted and that there may be circumstances in which the law does not require or allow removal even if requested.

10. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change or supplement this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you of any such changes via email or by posting the revised Privacy Policy on this Website. Your continued use of this Website constitutes your agreement to the revised Privacy Policy.

11. Contacting Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us using the following address:

Jacqueline Connors, LMFT

433 Soscol Ave. (A-100) Napa, CA 94559

(707) 681-1556