1. Terms of Service
By accessing this web site, you signify your consent to www.Considering U.com website and Blog's Privacy Policy; you are agreeing to be bound by these web site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trade mark law.
2. Use License
Permission is granted to download one copy of the materials (information or software) on www.Considering U.com website and Blog website and Blog for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:modify or copy the materials;use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on www.Considering U.com website and Blog website and Blog site;remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by www.Considering U.com website and Blog website and Blog at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.
3. Disclaimer
The materials on www.Considering U.com website and Blog website and Blogs are provided "as is". www.Considering U.com website and Blog website and Blog makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, www.Considering U.com website and Blog website and Blog does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site and Blog or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
Disclaimer
www.Considering U.com website and Blog attempts to list only qualified psychotherapists among its membership. However, www.Considering U.com website and Blog cannot guarantee that every therapist will work effectively with every client. The www.Considering U.com website and Blog and its authorized representatives verifies licensure for every listed therapist. www.Considering U.com website and Blog though does not verify the other information provided by the therapists.
4. Limitations and Indemnity
In no event shall www.Considering U.com website and Blog or its authorized representatives be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data, profit or business interruption) arising out of the use or the inability to use the materials on the www.Considering U.com website and Blog Internet site; even if www.Considering U.com or an authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing about the possibility for such damage, including liability for alleged or claimed malpractice committed to whom we may refer users to. Notice to California Residents. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 WHICH PROVIDES: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS/HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM/HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS/HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR."
Indemnification:
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless www.Considering U.com website and Blog, its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and third parties (all to the fullest extent permitted by law), for any damages, losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including all reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and all reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the investigation of, preparation for and defense of any pending or threatened claim and any litigation or other proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation in which www.www.Considering U.com website and Blog any other indemnified person is a party) relating to or arising out of (a) your use of or inability to use the Site or Services, (b) any user postings made by you, (c) your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or (d) your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. Moreover, in no event shall www.Considering U.com website and Blog or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data, profit or business interruption) arising out of the use or the inability to use the materials on the Considering U Internet site; even if www. Considering U.com website and Blog or an authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing about the possibility for such damage, including liability for alleged or claimed malpractice committed to whom we may refer users to
Arbitration.
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the alleged breach thereof, or relating to www.Considering U.com website and Blog's activities or operations under this Agreement, shall be settled by binding arbitration in Placer County, California, in accordance with the applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding on the parties and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction as provided by Paragraph 12.a herein. The provisions of Title 9 of Part 3 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, including section 1283.05 and successor statutes, permitting expanded discovery proceedings shall be applicable to all disputes that are arbitrated under this paragraph. You and www.www.Considering U.com website and Blog shall bear equally the costs of any such arbitration. Miscellaneous. This Agreement and the Privacy Statement located on the Site comprise the entire agreement between you and www.Considering U.com website and Blog regarding the use of the Site and Services, superseding any prior agreements between you and www.Considering U.com website and Blog website and Blog related to your use of the Site or Services (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of this Agreement). Unless otherwise explicitly stated, the Agreement will survive termination of your usage and/or registration to the Service or Site. The failure of www.Considering U.com website and Blog to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, then such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect. Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the use of the Site or this Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. No False Information. You will not provide inaccurate, misleading or false information to www.Considering U.com website and Blog or to any other user. If information provided to www.Considering U.com website and Blog or another user subsequently becomes inaccurate, misleading or false, you will promptly notify www.Considering U.com website and Blog of such change.
5. Revisions:
The materials appearing on www.Considering U.com website and Blog site could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. www.Considering U.com website and Blog do not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. www.Considering U.com website and Blog may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time. www.Considering U.com website and Blog may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time. Your continued use of www.Considering U.com website and Blog's site or services following the posting of changes to these terms will be deemed an acceptance of any revised Policy. Revised 9/4/16
6. Links
Links to other site and posts to blog by readers: Please be aware that the www.Considering U.com website and Blog may contain links to other sites and posts from readers. These websites are covered by their own privacy policies. www.Considering U.com website and Blog is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites and we encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site. www.Considering U.com website and Blog has not reviewed all of the sites and reader posts linked to its Internet web site and Blog and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site and reader posts.The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by www.Considering U.com website and Blog of the site or guest commentator or reader. Use of any such linked web site is at the user's own risk
INFORMATION POSTED ON COMMUNITY AREAS
If you post any content to the public areas of the www.Considering U.com website and Blog (e.g., discussion forums, chat rooms, guestbook), it will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary to you. By posting any content on these areas, you authorize us to use and allow others to use, distribute, and reproduce the content. Please exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information in these areas.
. 7. Site Terms of Use Modifications
www.Considering U.com website and Blog may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice. By using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use. Governing Law, any claim relating to www.Considering U.com website and Blog shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. General Terms and Conditions applicable to Use of a Web Site.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you have any questions about this policy or concerns about personal information you have supplied to www.Considering U.com website and Blog, please contact us by e-mailing ConsideringU@mail.com.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) as we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our Site and Services are all explicitly directed to people who are at least 18 years of age or older.
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information. Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act.? Not sure can offer this
The following outlines our privacy policy:
Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected. We will collect and use of personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law. We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes. We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned. Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date. We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification. Security of Personal Information
We take reasonable steps to safeguard your Personal Information and endeavor to keep it secure using security measures that are appropriate for a company and website of our scope and size in our industry. Specifically, we offer the use of a secure server and all supplied sensitive information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology encryption (for example, all supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via SSL technology and then encrypted into our payment gateway providers database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems and who are required to keep the information confidential). If you provide us with financial information, after completion of the applicable transaction, your financial information (credit cards, social security numbers, financials, etc.) will not be stored on our servers. All e-mails sent and received from www.Considering U.com website and Blog are encrypted to insure privacy. Despite the precautions above, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to Personal Information and we expressly disclaim any liability thereof to the maximum extent permitted by law.
IP ADDRESSES
An IP address is a number that's automatically assigned to your computer whenever you're using the World Wide Web. Web servers (computers that "host" or "serve" Web pages) automatically identify your computer by its IP address.
www.Considering U.com website and Blog collects IP addresses for purposes of system administration, to collect aggregate usage data, and to audit the use of our site. When visitors visit pages from www.Considering U.com website and Blog, our servers log the guests' IP address. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This means that a visitor's session will be logged, but the visitor remains anonymous to us. We can and will use IP addresses to identify a visitor when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our rules or terms of service or to protect our service, site, customers or others.
COOKIES
Websites and computers do automatically load "Cookies" onto a computer. Our website is encrypted to insure privacy and may contain "session cookies" also called a transient cookie, a cookie that is erased when you close the Web browser. The session cookie is stored in temporary memory and is not retained after the browser is closed. Session cookies do not collect information from your computer. They typically will store information in the form of a session identification that does not personally identify the user.
E-MAIL
Our e-mail system and website are encrypted to protect the confidentiality of your personal information. www.Considering U.com website and Blog does not rent, sell or exchange e-mail lists. Your consent is voluntary and when provided allows us to search and match you with a qualified psychotherapist. If you do not agree with any of these terms, however, you may choose to not utilize this service or access this site.
HIPPA Notice of Privacy Practices
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW PROTECTED INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GAIN ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.
This notice covers all information in our written or electronic records which concerns you, your care and payments for services. It also covers information we may have shared with other organizations to help us provide your care, or manage some of our administrative operations. www.www.Considering U.com website and Blog authorized personnel may use and disclose medical information (protected health information or PHI) about an individual when this is requested by a client in order to allow for a prospective client to be matched with a psychotherapist. a. Mental Health Referral- i.e.; sending your secured client intake form to a matched therapist and coordination of these services. b. Health Care Operations - i.e.; internal business planning activities and quality of service evaluation(s). www.Considering U.com website and Blog is permitted or required, under specific circumstances, to use or disclose protected health information without the individual's written authorization, including, but not limited to: a. Disclosures required by law, such as when a person is a danger to themselves, another or gravely disabled. b. When requested by a judge or his or her authorized representatives. Other uses and disclosures will be made only with the individual's written authorization, and the individual may revoke such authorization by following the opt- out procedures listed below.
www.www.Considering U.com website and Blog may contact individuals through secured e-mail to provide referrals to psychotherapists, appointment or information about treatment or other health-related benefits and services that may be of interest to the individual or client. www.Considering U.com website and Blog or an authorized representative will routinely contact clients via telephone or secured e-mail at home and/orwork and, unless otherwise requested, may leave messages on the appropriate voice mail or answering service regarding their matched therapist (s), etc.
Our clients have the following rights regarding their protected health information: a. The right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of protected health information; however if www.Considering U.com website and Blog does not have your name and contact information we will be unable to have a matched therapist contact you. b. The right to receive confidential communications of protected health information, as applicable. c. The right to inspect and copy provided protected health information, as provided in the Privacy Regulation. d. The right to amend provided protected health information, as provided in the Privacy Regulation. e. The right to receive an accounting of disclosures of protected health information, (ie, we will send you a secured e-mail consisting of the name and contact information of a matched psychotherapist.) www.Considering U.com website and Blog is required to abide by the terms of this Notice currently in effect www.Considering U.com website and Blog reserves the right to change the terms of this Notice. When new Notice provisions will be effective for all protected health information that it maintains, www.www.Considering U.com website and Blog will provide clients with a revised Notice by posting new regulations on this website. Individuals may complain regarding www.www.Considering U.com website and Blog to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, with out fear of retaliation by the organization, if they believe their privacy rights have been violated. www.Considering U.com website and Blog's contact person for matters relating to complaints is:
Laura Bloom, Clinical Consultant Consideringu@mail.com. (916) 251-9301 www.Considering U.com website and Blog.
CORRECTING AND UPDATING YOUR INFORMATION
If you do provide us with personal and or contact information, you can help www.Considering U.com website and Blog maintain the accuracy of your personal information by notifying us of any changes by e-mailing consideringU@mail.com.
OPT-OUT
When you register to become a member of www.Considering U.com website and Blog, you may choose to receive e-mail notifications about special benefits, promotions, or offers from www.Considering U.com website and Blog. If you no longer wish to receive these notifications or you would like to cancel your request to be matched with a psychotherapist or a client you may e-mail your request to consideringU@mail.com.
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By accessing this web site, you signify your consent to www.Considering U.com website and Blog's Privacy Policy; you are agreeing to be bound by these web site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trade mark law.
2. Use License
Permission is granted to download one copy of the materials (information or software) on www.Considering U.com website and Blog website and Blog for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:modify or copy the materials;use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on www.Considering U.com website and Blog website and Blog site;remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by www.Considering U.com website and Blog website and Blog at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.
3. Disclaimer
The materials on www.Considering U.com website and Blog website and Blogs are provided "as is". www.Considering U.com website and Blog website and Blog makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, www.Considering U.com website and Blog website and Blog does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site and Blog or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
Disclaimer
www.Considering U.com website and Blog attempts to list only qualified psychotherapists among its membership. However, www.Considering U.com website and Blog cannot guarantee that every therapist will work effectively with every client. The www.Considering U.com website and Blog and its authorized representatives verifies licensure for every listed therapist. www.Considering U.com website and Blog though does not verify the other information provided by the therapists.
4. Limitations and Indemnity
In no event shall www.Considering U.com website and Blog or its authorized representatives be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data, profit or business interruption) arising out of the use or the inability to use the materials on the www.Considering U.com website and Blog Internet site; even if www.Considering U.com or an authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing about the possibility for such damage, including liability for alleged or claimed malpractice committed to whom we may refer users to. Notice to California Residents. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 WHICH PROVIDES: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS/HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM/HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS/HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR."
Indemnification:
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless www.Considering U.com website and Blog, its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and third parties (all to the fullest extent permitted by law), for any damages, losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including all reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and all reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the investigation of, preparation for and defense of any pending or threatened claim and any litigation or other proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation in which www.www.Considering U.com website and Blog any other indemnified person is a party) relating to or arising out of (a) your use of or inability to use the Site or Services, (b) any user postings made by you, (c) your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or (d) your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. Moreover, in no event shall www.Considering U.com website and Blog or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data, profit or business interruption) arising out of the use or the inability to use the materials on the Considering U Internet site; even if www. Considering U.com website and Blog or an authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing about the possibility for such damage, including liability for alleged or claimed malpractice committed to whom we may refer users to
Arbitration.
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the alleged breach thereof, or relating to www.Considering U.com website and Blog's activities or operations under this Agreement, shall be settled by binding arbitration in Placer County, California, in accordance with the applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding on the parties and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction as provided by Paragraph 12.a herein. The provisions of Title 9 of Part 3 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, including section 1283.05 and successor statutes, permitting expanded discovery proceedings shall be applicable to all disputes that are arbitrated under this paragraph. You and www.www.Considering U.com website and Blog shall bear equally the costs of any such arbitration. Miscellaneous. This Agreement and the Privacy Statement located on the Site comprise the entire agreement between you and www.Considering U.com website and Blog regarding the use of the Site and Services, superseding any prior agreements between you and www.Considering U.com website and Blog website and Blog related to your use of the Site or Services (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of this Agreement). Unless otherwise explicitly stated, the Agreement will survive termination of your usage and/or registration to the Service or Site. The failure of www.Considering U.com website and Blog to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, then such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect. Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the use of the Site or this Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. No False Information. You will not provide inaccurate, misleading or false information to www.Considering U.com website and Blog or to any other user. If information provided to www.Considering U.com website and Blog or another user subsequently becomes inaccurate, misleading or false, you will promptly notify www.Considering U.com website and Blog of such change.
5. Revisions:
The materials appearing on www.Considering U.com website and Blog site could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. www.Considering U.com website and Blog do not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. www.Considering U.com website and Blog may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time. www.Considering U.com website and Blog may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time. Your continued use of www.Considering U.com website and Blog's site or services following the posting of changes to these terms will be deemed an acceptance of any revised Policy. Revised 9/4/16
6. Links
Links to other site and posts to blog by readers: Please be aware that the www.Considering U.com website and Blog may contain links to other sites and posts from readers. These websites are covered by their own privacy policies. www.Considering U.com website and Blog is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites and we encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site. www.Considering U.com website and Blog has not reviewed all of the sites and reader posts linked to its Internet web site and Blog and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site and reader posts.The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by www.Considering U.com website and Blog of the site or guest commentator or reader. Use of any such linked web site is at the user's own risk
INFORMATION POSTED ON COMMUNITY AREAS
If you post any content to the public areas of the www.Considering U.com website and Blog (e.g., discussion forums, chat rooms, guestbook), it will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary to you. By posting any content on these areas, you authorize us to use and allow others to use, distribute, and reproduce the content. Please exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information in these areas.
. 7. Site Terms of Use Modifications
www.Considering U.com website and Blog may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice. By using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use. Governing Law, any claim relating to www.Considering U.com website and Blog shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. General Terms and Conditions applicable to Use of a Web Site.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you have any questions about this policy or concerns about personal information you have supplied to www.Considering U.com website and Blog, please contact us by e-mailing ConsideringU@mail.com.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) as we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our Site and Services are all explicitly directed to people who are at least 18 years of age or older.
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information. Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act.? Not sure can offer this
The following outlines our privacy policy:
Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected. We will collect and use of personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law. We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes. We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned. Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date. We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification. Security of Personal Information
We take reasonable steps to safeguard your Personal Information and endeavor to keep it secure using security measures that are appropriate for a company and website of our scope and size in our industry. Specifically, we offer the use of a secure server and all supplied sensitive information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology encryption (for example, all supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via SSL technology and then encrypted into our payment gateway providers database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems and who are required to keep the information confidential). If you provide us with financial information, after completion of the applicable transaction, your financial information (credit cards, social security numbers, financials, etc.) will not be stored on our servers. All e-mails sent and received from www.Considering U.com website and Blog are encrypted to insure privacy. Despite the precautions above, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to Personal Information and we expressly disclaim any liability thereof to the maximum extent permitted by law.
IP ADDRESSES
An IP address is a number that's automatically assigned to your computer whenever you're using the World Wide Web. Web servers (computers that "host" or "serve" Web pages) automatically identify your computer by its IP address.
www.Considering U.com website and Blog collects IP addresses for purposes of system administration, to collect aggregate usage data, and to audit the use of our site. When visitors visit pages from www.Considering U.com website and Blog, our servers log the guests' IP address. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This means that a visitor's session will be logged, but the visitor remains anonymous to us. We can and will use IP addresses to identify a visitor when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our rules or terms of service or to protect our service, site, customers or others.
COOKIES
Websites and computers do automatically load "Cookies" onto a computer. Our website is encrypted to insure privacy and may contain "session cookies" also called a transient cookie, a cookie that is erased when you close the Web browser. The session cookie is stored in temporary memory and is not retained after the browser is closed. Session cookies do not collect information from your computer. They typically will store information in the form of a session identification that does not personally identify the user.
Our e-mail system and website are encrypted to protect the confidentiality of your personal information. www.Considering U.com website and Blog does not rent, sell or exchange e-mail lists. Your consent is voluntary and when provided allows us to search and match you with a qualified psychotherapist. If you do not agree with any of these terms, however, you may choose to not utilize this service or access this site.
HIPPA Notice of Privacy Practices
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW PROTECTED INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GAIN ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.
This notice covers all information in our written or electronic records which concerns you, your care and payments for services. It also covers information we may have shared with other organizations to help us provide your care, or manage some of our administrative operations. www.www.Considering U.com website and Blog authorized personnel may use and disclose medical information (protected health information or PHI) about an individual when this is requested by a client in order to allow for a prospective client to be matched with a psychotherapist. a. Mental Health Referral- i.e.; sending your secured client intake form to a matched therapist and coordination of these services. b. Health Care Operations - i.e.; internal business planning activities and quality of service evaluation(s). www.Considering U.com website and Blog is permitted or required, under specific circumstances, to use or disclose protected health information without the individual's written authorization, including, but not limited to: a. Disclosures required by law, such as when a person is a danger to themselves, another or gravely disabled. b. When requested by a judge or his or her authorized representatives. Other uses and disclosures will be made only with the individual's written authorization, and the individual may revoke such authorization by following the opt- out procedures listed below.
www.www.Considering U.com website and Blog may contact individuals through secured e-mail to provide referrals to psychotherapists, appointment or information about treatment or other health-related benefits and services that may be of interest to the individual or client. www.Considering U.com website and Blog or an authorized representative will routinely contact clients via telephone or secured e-mail at home and/orwork and, unless otherwise requested, may leave messages on the appropriate voice mail or answering service regarding their matched therapist (s), etc.
Our clients have the following rights regarding their protected health information: a. The right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of protected health information; however if www.Considering U.com website and Blog does not have your name and contact information we will be unable to have a matched therapist contact you. b. The right to receive confidential communications of protected health information, as applicable. c. The right to inspect and copy provided protected health information, as provided in the Privacy Regulation. d. The right to amend provided protected health information, as provided in the Privacy Regulation. e. The right to receive an accounting of disclosures of protected health information, (ie, we will send you a secured e-mail consisting of the name and contact information of a matched psychotherapist.) www.Considering U.com website and Blog is required to abide by the terms of this Notice currently in effect www.Considering U.com website and Blog reserves the right to change the terms of this Notice. When new Notice provisions will be effective for all protected health information that it maintains, www.www.Considering U.com website and Blog will provide clients with a revised Notice by posting new regulations on this website. Individuals may complain regarding www.www.Considering U.com website and Blog to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, with out fear of retaliation by the organization, if they believe their privacy rights have been violated. www.Considering U.com website and Blog's contact person for matters relating to complaints is:
Laura Bloom, Clinical Consultant Consideringu@mail.com. (916) 251-9301 www.Considering U.com website and Blog.
CORRECTING AND UPDATING YOUR INFORMATION
If you do provide us with personal and or contact information, you can help www.Considering U.com website and Blog maintain the accuracy of your personal information by notifying us of any changes by e-mailing consideringU@mail.com.
OPT-OUT
When you register to become a member of www.Considering U.com website and Blog, you may choose to receive e-mail notifications about special benefits, promotions, or offers from www.Considering U.com website and Blog. If you no longer wish to receive these notifications or you would like to cancel your request to be matched with a psychotherapist or a client you may e-mail your request to consideringU@mail.com.
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