Privacy Policy
We respect your privacy and want you to understand how we collect, use, and share data about you - our visitors, users and customers. This Privacy Policy addresses our data collection practices and describes your rights to access, correct, or restrict our use of your personal information. Unless we state otherwise, this Policy applies when you visit or our Company websites at - kathrynawilliamslpc.com; and related platforms. This policy does NOT cover your rights to privacy as a client or patient of Dr. Kathryn A. Williams. These rights will be covered in the Notice of Privacy Practices & Confidentiality form which you will be given before beginning therapy.
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By using the Platforms, you agree to the terms of this Policy. You should not use our Platforms if you do not agree with the terms and conditions contained in these Agreements.
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True Self Counseling Website Privacy Policy
Personal Information
Personal information is any information about you which can be used to identify you. This includes information about you as a person (such as name, address, and date of birth), your devices, payment details, and even information about how you use a website or online service.
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In the event our site contains links to third-party sites and services, please be aware that those sites and services have their own privacy policies. After following a link to any third-party content, you should read their posted privacy policy information about how they collect and use personal information. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any of your activities after you leave our site.
This policy is effective as of April 2021.
Last updated: April 4, 2021
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Information We Collect
Information we collect falls into one of two categories: “voluntarily provided” information and “automatically collected” information.
“Voluntarily provided” information refers to any information you knowingly and actively provide us when using or participating in any of our services and promotions.
“Automatically collected” information refers to any information automatically sent by your devices in the course of accessing our products and services.
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Log Data
When you visit our website, our servers may automatically log the standard data provided by your web browser. It may include your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, and other details about your visit.
Additionally, if you encounter certain errors while using the site, we may automatically collect data about the error and the circumstances surrounding its occurrence. This data may include technical details about your device, what you were trying to do when the error happened, and other technical information relating to the problem. You may or may not receive notice of such errors, even in the moment they occur, that they have occurred, or what the nature of the error is.
Please be aware that while this information may not be personally identifying by itself, it may be possible to combine it with other data to personally identify individual persons.
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Device Data
When you visit our website or interact with our services, we may automatically collect data about your device, such as:
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Device Type
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Operating System
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Unique device identifiers
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Device settings
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Geo-location data
Data we collect can depend on the individual settings of your device and software. We recommend checking the policies of your device manufacturer or software provider to learn what information they make available to us.
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Personal Information
We may ask for personal information — for example, when you submit content to us or when you contact us. When we do so, we use secure, HIPAA compliant applications (Simple Practice, and Hushmail) to protect your personal information.
Personal information may include include one or more of the following:
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Name
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Email
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Date of birth
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Phone/mobile number
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Sensitive Information
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“Sensitive information” or “special categories of data” is a subset of personal information that is given a higher level of protection. Examples of sensitive information include information relating to your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion, trade union or other professional associations or memberships, philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, sexual practices or sex life, criminal records, health information, or biometric information.
We will not collect sensitive information about you without first obtaining your consent, and we will only use or disclose your sensitive information as permitted, required, or authorized by law.
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Third-Party Service Providers
We use third-party service providers to collect and process personal information from or about you on our behalf. Examples include email and hosting services, processing credit card payments. They have access to the personal information needed to perform their functions.
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Services we use include:
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Our company is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows inform you of our products and services. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.
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Changes to This Policy
At our discretion, we may change our privacy policy to reflect updates to our business processes, current acceptable practices, or legislative or regulatory changes. If we decide to change this privacy policy, we will post the changes here at the same link by which you are accessing this privacy policy.
If the changes are significant, or if required by applicable law, we will contact you (based on your selected preferences for communications from us) and all our registered users with the new details and links to the updated or changed policy.
If required by law, we will get your permission or give you the opportunity to opt in to or opt out of, as applicable, any new uses of your personal information.
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If you wish to have your information deleted, please contact us:
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Owner and Data Controller
Dr. Kathryn A. Morgan
True Self Counseling
email: kate@kathrynawilliamslpc.com
phone: (503)893-4318
OUR POLICY CONCERNING MINORS
Minors should not use the Platforms. If we learn that we’ve collected personal data from a minor, we will take reasonable steps to delete it. Parents who believe that Company may have collected personal information from a minor can submit a request that it be removed by contacting us.
Cookie Policy
We use cookies to help improve your experience of our website at kathrynawilliamslpc.com. This cookie policy is part of True Self Counseling's privacy policy. It covers the use of cookies between your device and our site.
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We also provide basic information on third-party services we may use, who may also use cookies as part of their service. This policy does not cover their cookies.
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If you don’t wish to accept cookies from us, you should instruct your browser to refuse cookies from kathrynawilliamslpc.com. In such a case, we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired content and services.
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What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small piece of data that a website stores on your device when you visit. It typically contains information about the website itself, a unique identifier that allows the site to recognize your web browser when you return, additional data that serves the cookie’s purpose, and the lifespan of the cookie itself.
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Cookies are used to enable certain features (e.g. logging in), track site usage (e.g. analytics), store your user settings (e.g. time zone, notification preferences), and to personalize your content (e.g. advertising, language).
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Cookies set by the website you are visiting are usually referred to as first-party cookies. They typically only track your activity on that particular site.
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Cookies set by other sites and companies (i.e. third parties) are called third-party cookies They can be used to track you on other websites that use the same third-party service.
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Types of cookies and how we use them
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Essential cookies
Essential cookies are crucial to your experience of a website, enabling core features like user logins, account management, shopping carts, and payment processing.
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We use essential cookies to enable certain functions on our website.
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Performance cookies
Performance cookies track how you use a website during your visit. Typically, this information is anonymous and aggregated, with information tracked across all site users. They help companies understand visitor usage patterns, identify and diagnose problems or errors their users may encounter, and make better strategic decisions in improving their audience’s overall website experience. These cookies may be set by the website you’re visiting (first-party) or by third-party services. They do not collect personal information about you.
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We use performance cookies on our site.
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Functionality cookies
Functionality cookies are used to collect information about your device and any settings you may configure on the website you’re visiting (like language and time zone settings). With this information, websites can provide you with customized, enhanced, or optimized content and services. These cookies may be set by the website you’re visiting (first-party) or by third-party services.
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We use functionality cookies for selected features on our site.
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