ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY AGREEMENT

Updated: January 11, 2024

Gerri T Therapy, PLLC (referred to as either "the company", "we", "us" or "our" in this Policy) values its users' privacy. This Privacy Policy ("Policy") will help you understand how we collect and use personal information from those who visit our website (referred to as "Service"), and what we will and will not do with the information we collect. Our Policy has been designed and created to ensure those affiliated with Gerri T Therapy, PLLC of our commitment and realization of our obligation not only to meet, but to exceed, most existing privacy standards.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Policy at any given time. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page. If at any point in time we decide to make use of any personally identifiable information on file, in a manner vastly different from that which was stated when this information was initially collected, you shall be promptly notified by email. You at that time shall have the option whether to permit the use of your information in this separate manner.

This Policy applies to Gerri T Therapy, PLLC, and it governs any and all data collection and usage by us. Through the use of our website accessible at https://gerrittherapy.com, you are therefore consenting to the data collection procedures expressed in this Policy.

Please note that this Policy does not govern the collection and use of information by companies that we do not control, nor by individuals not employed or managed by us. If you visit a website that we mention or link to, be sure to review its privacy policy before providing the site with information. It is highly recommended and suggested that you review the privacy policies and statements of any website you choose to use or frequent to better understand the way in which websites garner, make use of and share the information collected.

You may not use our website for any illegal or unauthorized purpose nor may you, in the use of our website, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to motor vehicle laws).

Specifically, this Policy will inform you of the following:

What personally identifiable information is collected from you through our website;
Why we collect personally identifiable information and the legal basis for such collection;
How we use the collected information and with whom it may be shared;
What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data; and
The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.

Information We Collect

It is always up to you whether to disclose personally identifiable information to us. This website collects various types of information, such as:

Personal Data: refers to personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you and may include, but not limited to your first and last names, telephone number, email address, etc. to deliver the services you have requested.
Usage Data: refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself. Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Why We Collect Information and For How Long

We are collecting your data for several reasons:

To better understand your needs and provide you with the services you have requested;
To fulfill our legitimate interest in improving our services;
To send you promotional emails containing information we think you may like when we have your consent to do so;
To contact you to fill out surveys or participate in other types of market research, when we have your consent to do so;
To customize our website according to your online behavior and personal preferences.

The data we collect from you will be stored for no longer than necessary. The length of time we retain said information will be determined based upon the following criteria: the length of time your personal information remains relevant; the length of time it is reasonable to keep records to demonstrate that we have fulfilled our duties and obligations; any limitation periods within which claims might be made; any retention periods prescribed by law or recommended by regulators, professional bodies or associations; resolve disputes, the type of contract we have with you, the existence of your consent, and our legitimate interest in keeping such information as stated in this Policy.

We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at our operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Use of Information Collected

We do not now, nor will it in the future, sell, rent or lease any of its customer lists and/or names to any third parties.

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of our website without express written permission by us.

We may collect and may make use of personal information to assist in the operation of our website and to ensure delivery of the services you need and request. At times, we may find it necessary to use personally identifiable information as a means to keep you informed of other services that may be available to you from https://gerrittherapy.com.

We may also be in contact with you with regards to completing surveys and/or research questionnaires related to your opinion of current or potential future services that may be offered unless you have opted not to receive such information by informing us in writing.

We use various third-party social media features including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and other interactive programs. These may collect your IP address and require cookies to work properly. These services are governed by the privacy policies of the providers and are not within our control.

Disclosure of Information

We may not use or disclose the information provided by you except under the following circumstances:

as necessary to provide services such as, with other professionals (e.g. your physician) involved in your care;
in other ways described in this Policy or to which you have otherwise consented;
in the aggregate with other information in such a way so that your identity cannot reasonably be determined;
as required by law, or in response to a subpoena or search warrant;
to outside auditors who have agreed to keep the information confidential;
as necessary to enforce the Terms of Service;
prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service;
protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public;
as necessary to maintain, safeguard and preserve all the rights and property of Gerri T Therapy, PLLC.

Non-Marketing Purposes

We greatly respect your privacy. We do maintain and reserve the right to contact you if needed for non-marketing purposes (such as bug alerts, security breaches, account issues, and/or changes in our services). In certain circumstances, we may use our website, or social media to post a notice.

Children under the age of 13

Gerri T Therapy, PLLC's website is not directed to, and does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from, children under the age of thirteen (13). If it is determined that such information has been inadvertently collected on anyone under the age of thirteen (13), we shall immediately take the necessary steps to ensure that such information is deleted from our system's database, or in the alternative, that verifiable parental consent is obtained for the use and storage of such information. Anyone under the age of thirteen (13) must seek and obtain parent or guardian permission to use this website.

Unsubscribe or Opt-Out

All users and visitors to our website have the option to discontinue receiving communications from us by way of email. To discontinue or unsubscribe from our website please send an email that you wish to unsubscribe to gerri@gerrittherapy.com. If you wish to unsubscribe or opt-out from any third-party websites, you must go to that specific website to unsubscribe or opt-out. We will continue to adhere to this Policy with respect to any personal information previously collected.

You agree not to hold us liable for any other matter such as information provided here, which may be related to our service.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to affiliate and other websites. We do not claim nor accept responsibility for any privacy policies, practices and/or procedures of other such websites. The service providers we use may have access to your Personal Data. These third-party vendors collect, store, use, process and transfer information about your activity on our Service in accordance with their privacy policies. Therefore, we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy policies of every website that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy Agreement applies only and solely to the information collected by our website.

Notice to European Union Users

Gerri T Therapy, PLLC's operations are located primarily in the United States. If you provide information to us, the information will be transferred out of the European Union (EU) and sent to the United States. (The adequacy decision on the EU-US Privacy became operational on August 1, 2016. This framework protects the fundamental rights of anyone in the EU whose personal data is transferred to the United States for commercial purposes. It allows the free transfer of data to companies that are certified in the US under the Privacy Shield.) By providing personal information to us, you are consenting to its storage and use as described in this Policy.

Security

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline. Wherever we collect sensitive information (e.g. credit card information), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for "https" at the beginning of the address of the webpage.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our business associates and/or third-party billers) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers and servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment. This is all done to prevent any loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure or modification of the user's personal information under our control.

We also use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for authentication and private communications to build users' trust and confidence in the internet and website use by providing simple and secure access and communication of credit card and personal information.

The security of Your Personal Data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Acceptance of Terms

By using this website, you are hereby accepting the terms and conditions stipulated within the Privacy Policy Agreement. If you are not in agreement with our terms and conditions, then we kindly request that you refrain from further use of our site. In addition, your continued use of our website following the posting of any updates or changes to our terms and conditions shall mean that you agree and acceptance of such changes.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Privacy Policy Agreement related to our website, please feel free to contact us at the following email, telephone number or mailing address.

Email: gerri@gerrittherapy.com
Telephone Number: 206 317 4388
Address:
Gerri T Therapy, PLLC
Bellevue, WA, 98008