Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 2025

Last Updated: October 2025

The Mean Therapist respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information about visitors to our website, [themeantherapist.com], and applies to all information collected through the Site.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

A. Information You Provide Voluntarily

When you use our Site, contact us, or request services, you may provide personal information such as:

  • - Name

  • - Email address

  • - Phone number

  • - Any other information you choose to share in a contact form or inquiry

B. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, certain data may be collected automatically through cookies or analytics tools, including:

  • - IP address

  • - Browser type and device information

  • - Pages visited and time spent on the Site

  • - Referring and exit pages

We use this information to improve the Site’s performance and user experience.

2. Use of Information

We may use your information to:

  • - Respond to inquiries or requests

  • - Schedule or manage appointments

  • - Communicate about our services

  • - Maintain and improve the Site

  • - Comply with legal obligations

  • We do not sell personal information.

3. Health and Therapy Information (HIPAA Notice)

If you become a therapy client, any information shared in the course of treatment is protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and by California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA).

  • - Client health information is not collected through this website, except through secure, HIPAA-compliant forms or portals explicitly labeled as such.

  • - Do not share sensitive health information via unencrypted email or general website contact forms.

    For more details about how your health information is used and protected, please refer to our Notice of Privacy Practices (HIPAA Notice), available upon request.

4. Cookies and Analytics

Our Site may use cookies or similar technologies to:

  • - Understand how visitors interact with the Site

  • - Improve performance and usability

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features of the Site may not function properly.

We may use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to understand site traffic. These providers may collect and use data according to their own privacy policies.

5. Sharing of Information

We do not share, sell, or rent your personal information to third parties.

We may share information only in the following circumstances:

  • - With service providers who assist with website hosting or communications (bound by confidentiality agreements)

  • - When required by law or court order

  • - To prevent or respond to security issues, fraud, or misuse of our Site

6. Your Privacy Rights (California Residents)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have the right to:

  • - Know what personal information we collect and how we use it

  • - Request access to or deletion of your personal information

  • - Correct inaccurate personal information

  • - Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (we do not sell data)

  • - Limit the use of sensitive personal information

To exercise these rights, please contact us at the form on this site.

We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

7. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your data transmitted via the internet.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law and professional regulations.

9. Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external sites. Please review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not directed toward children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that a child under 13 has provided information, we will delete it promptly.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us on the form on this site.