Privacy Practices Notice

PRIVACY PRACTICES NOTICE

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Purpose

This Privacy Practices Notice describes how the Organization collects, uses, discloses, safeguards, and retains personal information and, where applicable, protected health information (PHI). It also explains the rights of individuals with respect to their information and the procedures for exercising those rights. The Organization is committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of personal information and to complying with applicable privacy laws.

Permitted Uses and Disclosures

The Organization may use and disclose personal information for the following purposes without additional authorization: to provide and coordinate services; to process payments and invoices; to communicate about appointments, updates, or service changes; to comply with legal obligations and public safety requirements; and to perform business operations including quality assurance, auditing, and risk management.

Uses Requiring Authorization

Uses or disclosures not described above will be made only with your explicit written authorization. Such uses include disclosures for marketing, sale of information, and most uses of psychotherapy notes. You may revoke an authorization at any time in writing, except to the extent the Organization has already relied on the authorization.

Individual Rights

You have the following rights with respect to your personal information:

- Right of access: Request a copy of records maintained about you and request an accounting of disclosures.
- Right of amendment: Request correction of information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete. The Organization will respond in writing and provide reasons if the request is denied.
- Right to restrict: Request limits on certain uses and disclosures; the Organization will consider, and when required by law or contract will honor, reasonable restrictions.
- Right to confidential communications: Request that communications be made by alternative means or at alternative locations.
- Right to revoke authorizations: Revoke prior authorizations except where action has already been taken in reliance on that authorization.

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of the rights described above, submit a written request to the Organization's privacy officer or designated contact. Provide sufficient detail to enable the Organization to identify your records and to respond to your request.

Choices and Consents

You may indicate preferences and provide or withhold consents for certain uses below. Where a specific consent is required by law, the Organization will seek your signed authorization prior to such use.

I consent to receiving communications for marketing and promotional purposes.

I consent to appointment reminders and service notifications by telephone, text message, or email.

I do not agree to the sale or transfer of my personal information to third parties for monetary gain.

Security Safeguards

The Organization maintains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. No security measure is perfect; in the event of a material breach the Organization will follow applicable law with respect to notification and mitigation.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Organization's privacy officer. The Organization will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Changes to This Notice

The Organization reserves the right to amend this Notice. Any material changes will be effective for all personal information the Organization maintains and will be made available upon request and as required by law.

Governing Law

This Notice and any disputes arising from or related to it shall be governed by the substantive laws of the state in which the Organization maintains its principal business location, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Entire Agreement

This Notice constitutes the entire statement of the Organization's privacy practices with respect to the matters addressed herein. Any prior statements or notices concerning the same subjects are superseded to the extent inconsistent with this Notice.

Acknowledgment of Receipt

By signing below, I acknowledge that I have received and had the opportunity to review a copy of this Privacy Practices Notice. My signature does not necessarily constitute consent to all uses described in this Notice; where consent or authorization is required for specific uses, separate forms will be provided.

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