Effective Date
This Privacy Policy is effective as of June 07, 2024.
Welcome to Best Fit Counseling & Psychiatry (“we,” “our,” “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the confidentiality of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information, including how we comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Scope
I. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services to you. This includes:
- Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, and other contact details.
- Health Information: Medical history, mental health status, treatment records, and other health-related information.
- Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our website, including IP address, browser type, pages visited, and other usage data.
II. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To provide, operate, and maintain our services.
- To improve, personalize, and expand our services.
- To communicate with you, including customer service and support.
- To send you updates, newsletters, and other information related to our services.
- To comply with legal obligations, including those related to HIPAA.
III. HIPAA Compliance
We are committed to ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and security of your health information. As required by HIPAA, we will:
- Implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect your health information.
- Limit the use and disclosure of your health information to the minimum necessary to achieve the intended purpose.
- Ensure that our business associates who have access to your health information also comply with HIPAA regulations.
- Provide you with access to your health information upon request and allow you to request corrections to your health information.
- Maintain records of disclosures of your health information and provide you with an accounting of such disclosures upon request.
IV. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as data storage and processing, and who are obligated to protect your information.
- Legal Obligations: Government authorities or other third parties when required by law, including HIPAA regulations.
- Professional Advisors: Legal, financial, and other advisors who need access to your information to provide their services to us.
V. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access and Correction: You can request access to your personal information and request corrections if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Deletion: You can request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal restrictions.
- Restriction: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
- Portability: You can request that we provide your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Objection: You can object to the processing of your personal information in certain situations.
VI. Data Security
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
VII. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
VIII. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at info@bestfitcounseling.org.