Privacy Policy
A legal disclaimer
At First Behavioral, we are committed to protecting the privacy of our clients and visitors. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect personal information in accordance with relevant privacy laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), where applicable.
We collect personal information that you provide to us when using our website or engaging with our virtual behavioral health services. This information may include:
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Personal Identifiable Information (PII): such as your name, email address, phone number, date of birth, and physical address.
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Health Information: such as medical history, psychological evaluations, therapy notes, and any other health-related data provided through virtual consultations.
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Payment Information: such as credit card details or other payment methods when making payments for our services.
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Usage Data: such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and usage patterns of our website and virtual services.
What to include in the Privacy Policy
Generally speaking, a Privacy Policy often addresses these types of issues: the types of information the website is collecting and the manner in which it collects the data; an explanation about why is the website collecting these types of information; what are the website’s practices on sharing the information with third parties; ways in which your visitors and customers can exercise their rights according to the relevant privacy legislation; the specific practices regarding minors’ data collection; and much, much more.
To learn more about this, check out our article “Creating a Privacy Policy”.