Privacy policy
Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, respects and is committed to protecting your privacy through compliance with this “Privacy Policy.” Throughout this Privacy Policy, any person accessing or using this website will be referred to as “You.” This Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures of Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You access and use this website and outlines how Your information is protected. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by this website. By accessing and using this website, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this website after any potential changes are made is deemed to be Your acceptance of those changes, so please check this Privacy Policy periodically for updates.
Collection of Information
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected by Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, on or through this website, in email, text, and other electronic messages between You and Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, and when You interact with advertising and profiles on third-party websites and services, if those profiles or advertising include links to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by Dr. Ashley Ebbert offline or through any other means, including on any other website or social media platform profile operated by Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, or any third party, including affiliates and subsidiaries or Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from, or on, this website, such as social media profiles. Please be aware that Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, has no control over the content and policies of third parties and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices.
Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, will not sell your personal data to any nonaffiliated third parties. Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, does not share your personal data with nonaffiliated third parties that would use it to contact You about their own products and services, unless You have provided approval and as permitted pursuant to a joint marketing agreement. Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, requires any and all employees to protect your personal data and keep it confidential. Any persons or organizations that represent or assist Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, in serving You are required to keep your information confidential.
User Restrictions
This Website is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older and reside in the United States or any of its territories or possessions. By using this website, You represent and warrant that You are of legal age to form a binding contract with Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If You do not meet all of these requirements, You must not access or use this website.
Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, is based in the state of California, in the United States of America. Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, provides this website for use only by persons located in the United States, unless otherwise specifically indicated. No claims are made that this website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to this website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If You access this website from outside the United States, You do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
The services of Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, are not targeted at or offered to any persons located within the European Union or any other location outside of the United States as professional licensures only allow practices where licensed. As such, You understand that GDPR, PIPEDA, and other similar data privacy laws do not apply to this Privacy Policy.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, collects several types of information from and about users of this website, including Personal Data and Usage Data.
PERSONAL DATA
While utilizing the services of Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, You may be asked to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
● First Name and Last Name
● Email Address
● Mailing Address
● Phone Number
USAGE DATA
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the services of Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation. Usage Data may include information such as your device's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of this website that You visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. Data about the device You are using to access this website may also be automatically collected. This data may include device type, operating system, unique device identifiers, device settings, and location data. What is collected depends on the individual settings of your device and software. Information may also be collected that your browser sends whenever you visit or access this website through a mobile device.
Information Collected Automatically
As You navigate through and interact with this website, automatic data collection technologies may be used to collect certain information about Your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, as described above. The technologies used for this automatic data collection may include cookies, flash cookies, or web beacons. For more information on these technologies, see the TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES AND COOKIE POLICY below. Any information collected automatically is statistical data and does not include personal data, but it may be maintained for any of the reasons listed in USE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA below.
Information Provided Directly by You
The information collected on or through this website may include information that You provide by filling in forms (such as contact forms) on this website, records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if You contact Dr. Ashley Ebbert, and / or your search queries on this website, if applicable. You may also be asked for information if You report a problem with this website.
Information Provided Directly by Third Parties
If Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, receives personal information about You from a third party (for example, as a referral or through SimplePractice), it will be protected as set out in this Privacy Policy. If You are a third party providing personal information about somebody else, You represent and warrant that You have such person’s consent to provide the Personal Information to Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation.
TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES AND COOKIE POLICY
Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on this website and store certain information are used. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze this website. The technologies used may include:
Cookies or Browser Cookies: A cookie is a small file placed on Your device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of this website. Unless You have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, this website may use Cookies.
Flash Cookies: Certain features of this website may use local stored objects (or Flash Cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences or your activity on this website. Flash Cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as those used for Browser Cookies. For more information on how You can delete Flash Cookies, please read "Where can I change the settings for disabling, or deleting local shared objects?" available at Adobe.
Web Beacons: Certain sections of this website and emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).
Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies, both of which may be used. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close your web browser.
USE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Personal Data may be used for the following purposes:
To enable You to access and use this website
To enable You to customize or personalize your experience of this website
To contact and communicate with You
To prevent fraud
For internal record-keeping and administrative purposes
For analytics, market research, and business development, including operating and improving this website
To offer additional benefits to You, including but not limited to sending promotional information about services
To provide You with information about third parties that may be of interest to You
To fulfill any other purpose for which You provide your information and consent
To comply with the legal obligations of Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, and resolve any disputes that may arise.
Sharing of Personal Information
Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, may share your personal information in the following situations:
With Service Providers: Your personal information may be shared with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of this website. Your information may also be transmitted through the Virtual Private Network (“VPN”) of Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, which means this VPN provider may have access to your information. However, most Service Providers that have access to your personal information are required to sign a Business Associate Agreement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 prior to being provided with any information. For more information on Business Associates, please visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
For Business Transfers: Your personal information may be shared or transferred in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of this company’s assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of this business to another company.
With Affiliates: Your information may be shared with affiliates of Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, in which case those affiliates will be required to honor this Privacy Policy.
With Business Partners: Your information may be shared with business partners to offer You certain products, services, or promotions.
With Other Users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
With Your Consent: Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.
WE MAY ALSO DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING, EXERCISING, OR DEFENDING OUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
Debt collectors
Legal counsel and/or prospective legal counsel
Courts, tribunals, regulatory authorities, and law enforcement officers, as required by law.
Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, may disclose aggregated, anonymized, statistical data and / or non-identifying information about users without restriction.
Digital Communication and HIPAA
Dr. Ashley Ebbert may use Google Workspace for email communications. When booking an appointment / requesting contact from Dr. Ashley Ebbert through this website, you may be booking / requesting through either SimplePractice or a Squarespace Contact Form. Both modes may then send a notification email to ashley@drashleyebbert.com. SimplePractice is HIPAA-compliant. However, Squarespace contact forms are not HIPAA compliant at this time. Please do not share any health-related information while making a booking / contact request. Dr. Ashley Ebbert may follow up with you using Google Workspace, including but not limited to Google Mail or Google Voice, or through a HIPAA-secure method. Please know that Dr. Ashley Ebbert has no control over the security of the email after it arrives to You or the recipient. Dr. Ashley Ebbert may also email or text You via SMS to confirm basic information, such as the date and time of your next appointment. These emails and / or texts may be auto-generated (i.e., not sent by an individual person). As such, please do not respond to these messages in any other manner other than what may be prompted in the message.
Third Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
Some content or applications on this website may be served by third parties, including content providers and application providers. These third parties may use cookies (alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies) to collect information about You when You use this website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information, or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide You with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content. Dr. Ashley Ebbert does not control these third parties tracking technologies or how they may be used. If You have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, You should contact the responsible provider directly.
Retention of Your Personal Data
Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Your personal data will be retained and used to the extent necessary to comply with Dr. Ashley Ebbert’s legal obligations (for example, if Dr. Ashley Ebbert is required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce legal agreements and policies.
Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, 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 this website or services, or Dr. Ashley Ebbert is legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data Generally
Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, will disclose personal information collected or that You provide, as described in this Privacy Policy, in the following circumstances:
To fulfill the purpose for which You provide it
For any other purpose disclosed by Dr. Ashley Ebbert when You provide the information
With your consent.
Service Providers
Contractors, service providers, and other third parties used to support this business are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which it is disclosed to them (e.g., legal counsel).
Business Transactions
If Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred. You will be provided notice before your personal data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, may be required to disclose your personal data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
Other Legal Requirements
Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, may disclose your personal data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of this business
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with services
Protect the personal safety of service users or the public
Protect against legal liability.
Security Of Your Personal Data
Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, has implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information You provide to Dr. Ashley Ebbert through this website is secured by TLS technology and is stored on secure, password-protected servers behind firewalls, which may be offered through Squarespace, SimplePractice, Google Workspace, or other third-party servers. Restricted employee access has been implemented for all servers containing personally identifiable information. Any payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL technology through SimplePractice, which is a separate, third-party platform. SimplePractice will also be used to schedule appointments with You.
The safety and security of your information also depend on You. Where You have been given (or where You have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of this website, if applicable, You are responsible for keeping this password confidential and are asked not to share your password with anyone.
The security of your personal data is important to Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, strives to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, its absolute security cannot be guaranteed. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, is not responsible for the circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on this website.
Choices About How Your Personal Data is Used / Disclosed
Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, strives to provide You with choices regarding the personal information You provide. The following mechanisms should help to provide You with control over your information:
Tracking Technologies and Advertising: You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert You when cookies are being sent. To learn how You can manage your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe. If You disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may be inaccessible or not function properly.
Contact from Dr. Ashley Ebbert: If You do not wish to have your email address or contact information used by Dr. Ashley Ebbert to send you paperwork, resources, and / or appointment confirmations and reminders, please contact Dr. Ashley Ebbert via E-Mail at ashley@drashleyebbert.com.
Children's Privacy
This website is only intended for users ages 18 or older. Please do not use this website if you are under the age of 18.
Links To Other Websites
Dr. Ashley Ebbert, A Psychological Corporation, does not operate any third-party links to other websites contained within this website and has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time and any updates to this Privacy Policy will be reflected on this page.
If material changes are made to this website, a notice will be posted on this website’s home page, prior to the change becoming effective. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Dr. Ashley Ebbert
If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy or you’d like to express a concern or feedback, You can contact Dr. Ashley Ebbert via E-Mail at ashley@drashleyebbert.com.