PRIVACY POLICY

Compass Psychological Services, LLC (the “Company“) respects your personal privacy and is committed to adhering to federal and state privacy laws and industry guidelines for using personal information collected from this website, compasspsychologicalsvcs.com (this “Website”), in order to protect you and your identity. This Privacy Policy describes how we handle the personal information that you provide to us on this Website and is collected by us from this Website. This Privacy Policy applies only to this Website  and not to any other third-party websites that may be accessible from here.

Please be sure to read this Privacy Policy before using this Website or submitting information to us through this Website. This Privacy Policy may change from time to time and your continued use of this Website is acceptance of such changes, so please check this area periodically for updates.

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is a part of this Website’s Terms and Conditions.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to information that would be considered Protected Health Information (PHI) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Information regarding the use and disclosure of PHI is set forth in our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices. 

This Website is not intended for children under the age of 18. We will not knowingly collect information from visitors in this age group. 

Information Collected 

This Website may include pages that permit you the opportunity to provide us with Personal Information about yourself. As used in this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” means any information that may be used, either alone or in combination with other information, to personally identify an individual as defined by applicable state laws as noted below. We collect certain information, including Personal Information, from and about our Website users in three ways:

• Directly from you;

• Directly from our web server logs; or

• Cookies and web beacons.

Active Information Collection. Like many other websites, we actively collect information from our visitors both by asking specific questions on this Website and by permitting you to communicate directly with us via e-mail. 

Passive Information Collection. As you navigate through a website, certain information can be passively collected from the website (that is, gathered without you actively providing the information) using various technologies and means, such as navigational data collection. Like most website operators, this Website tracks IP addresses, use both session and persistent cookies, and assigns Internet tags. Our system also automatically gathers information about the areas you visit on this Website and collects operational information about the technology you use, such as your browser, type of computer, operating systems, and Internet service providers. We passively collect information from this Website to understand what areas of this Website are most popular, which areas may require improvement, and what technologies are being used by our visitors. This information helps us to update and improve this Website. We also use this information for security purposes, to detect and to block security breaches and to provide you with a safe online environment.

Location Information. If you grant us permission via your device’s settings, this Website may collect and process information about your actual location, reported by your device. This information may temporarily be collected in logs for troubleshooting and user support.

Use of Information Collected

The Company uses your Personal Information that is collected from this Website to enhance the operation of this Website and allow you to use all of its features. The Company may contact you about new features or products in which it believes you may be interested. The Company may disclose your Personal Information to the reputable vendors that assist us in processing information or operating this Website. These vendors are restricted from using the information for any purpose other than helping us to provide products and services. The Company may provide aggregate statistics about our customers, sales, online traffic patterns and related information to reputable third parties, but these statistics will not include any personally identifying information. The Company also will disclose any information that it is required to disclose by law or by an appropriate government authority.

Your Rights 

We strive to provide you with as many choices and as much control as possible regarding the Personal Information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:

You may send us an e-mail message addressed to the Web Coordinator at DrLaura@compasspsychologicalsvcs.com or call us at (813) 575-4603, to request access to, correct, or delete any Personal Information that you have provided to us. To protect your privacy, we will only respond to e-mail messages that you send to us by responding to that same e-mail account unless you provide us with an alternative means to communicate with you. Should you elect to have your information deleted, we will also delete your user account.

If you do not wish us to share your personal information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties, please tell the Web Coordinator. You may also opt out of receiving marketing messages from the Company by notifying us at the same address.

If you do not wish us to collect cookies, you may set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you do so, please note that some parts of this Website may then be inaccessible or not function properly.

You should review this Privacy Policy carefully, because if you do not agree with our practices, your ultimate choice is not to use this Website. Remember, by using any part of this Website, you accept and agree to our privacy practices. If we update this Privacy Policy, your continued use of this Website (following the posting of the revised policy) means that you accept and agree to the terms of the revised privacy policy.