Wiseman Counseling & Therapy
Jill Wiseman, MA, LPC-S

At Wiseman Counseling & Therapy, accessible from www.jillwisemanlpcs.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Notice document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Wiseman Counseling & Therapy (“Wiseman Counseling & Therapy,” “Jill Wiseman, MA, LPC-S”, “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses and discloses the Personal Information (as defined below) of our visitors and clients (“Clients,” “Visitors”, “you,” or “your”) when using the Website / Site. 

 

Online Privacy Policy Only.  By visiting our website or communicating with us through the Site, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Notice. This Privacy Notice applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or is collected by Wiseman Counseling & Therapy. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides safeguards to protect your Protected Health Information (PHI). You may view information about Wiseman Counseling & Therapy’s use and disclosure of protected health information under the HIPAA policy link. Additional information is available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at www.hhs.gov.

 

Log Files.  Wiseman Counseling & Therapy follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this as a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.  We collect Personal Information from various sources, including: (1) directly from you when you provide it to us, like when you contact us or fill out forms or other information on our Site; and (2) automatically as you visit and use our Site such as through cookies and other trackers; and from other business associates, for example our website host may send us information about visitors.

 

When you interact directly with our website, you may not be required to provide us with certain data requested; however, some data is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice and if you fail to provide any required data, you may not be able to access some functions of our website, such as but not limited to when you choose to use the Contact Us or Scheduling functions. We may collect Personal Information about you, including information that may directly identify you, certain protected classes of personal information, information that may identify, relate, or could be associated with you, and information relating to your internet and network activity. Where possible, we will allow you to interact with us anonymously, but in some cases we need your information. Personal information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with a particular individual may include name, online identifier, email address, phone number, and social media account URL. Protected classes of Personal Information that may be collected include age and gender. Geolocation data may include rough physical location based on IP address, state/city, local time, and local time zone.

 

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the business associates or advertising partners of Wiseman Counseling & Therapy: Simple Practice, Alma, Wix. Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Wiseman Counseling & Therapy, which are sent directly to the users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit. Note that Wiseman Counseling & Therapy has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

 

Third Party Privacy Policies.  Wiseman Counseling & Therapy's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers, business associates or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.  You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

 

Who may use the Website and Services?  Our Services are available exclusively to users within the United States, specifically in the state of Texas. Wiseman Counseling & Therapy is subject to state and federal laws and regulations, and the website or some of the Services may not be available in your state. You represent that you are not barred from enrolling for or using the website or Services under the laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction(s) in which you may be located. 
 

Children's Information.  Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity. Wiseman Counseling & Therapy does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

 

How do we share your Personal Information?  We do not share, sell, or otherwise disclose your Personal Information for purposes other than those outlined in this Privacy Notice. We may share your Personal Information with certain third parties and for purposes, including:

• To provide the Services. We may share your Personal Information with our affiliates, service providers, and business partners, including our data hosting and data storage partners, analytics and advertising providers, technology services and support, and data security advisors. We may also share your Personal Information with professional advisors, such as auditors, law firms, and accounting firms. In all of the situations where we are sharing data with third parties, measures will be in place so that only data that is needed to perform the services will be shared.

• Compliance with law. We may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable law or any obligations thereunder, including cooperation with law enforcement, judicial orders, and regulatory inquiries. In such cases we will provide the minimum necessary information that is as anonymized as we can make it for what we are required to do.

• To enforce our rights. We may share your Personal Information to enforce any applicable terms and conditions and Terms of Use, and to ensure the safety and security of our Services and our users.

• Third party analytics to understand and evaluate how visitors interact with our Site and the Services. These tools help us improve our website and the services, performance, and your experience. We do not share any protected health information with the website provider.

 

Use At Your Own Risk.  Information can never be fully secure when it is transmitted over the Internet, but we do our best to protect your Personal Information. We do need your help to keep your Personal Information secure, not just with our Site but across all your online presences, and we ask that you make strong, unique passwords, use a multi-factor authentication whenever it’s available, and be cautious about how you’re sharing your information and who you’re sharing it with. We have implemented reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect against the risk of unauthorized access, alteration, destruction, disclosure, or use of your Personal Information. The Internet is not 100% secure and we cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted through the Internet. Any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk.

 

Changes to our Privacy Notice.  We may update our Privacy Notice at any time and at our sole discretion to reflect changes in our privacy practices or procedures, laws, and best practices. We will post any changes to our Privacy Notice here. Please refer to this website for the latest Privacy Notice. Your continued use of our platform following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

 

Consent.  By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy Notice and agree to its Terms and Conditions.

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Updated June 2024 | Wiseman Counseling & Therapy | Jill Wiseman, MA, LPC-S