1. Role and Responsibility
Martha Digby is a Registered Psychotherapist and acts as a Health Information Custodian under Ontario law. This practice is responsible for the protection of personal and personal health information.
2. Legislative Compliance
This website and practice operate in accordance with:
- Personal Health Information Protection Act
- Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
- Standards of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario
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3. Scope (Website Only)
This policy applies to website activity only.
All clinical information is collected and stored separately through secure clinical systems.
4. Information Collected
- a) User-Provided:
- Name: Martha C. Digby
- Email: martha@marthadigby.com
- b) Automatically Collected:
- IP address
- Browser/device
- Pages visited
5. Use of Information
Information is used to:
- Respond to inquiries
- Operate and improve the website
- Maintain security
This website does not collect personal health information.
6. Analytics and Advertising
This website may use:
- Google Analytics
- Google Ads
These tools may use cookies to collect usage data.
If consent is provided:
- Data may be used for analytics and advertising
- Data may be associated with Google signed-in users
Users can manage this via:
- Browser settings
- Cookie preferences
- Google My Activity
7. Consent
Non-essential data collection (analytics/ads) occurs only with user consent.
Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
8. Limits of Confidentiality
Legal disclosure may occur where required:
- Risk of harm
- Child protection
- Court order
9. Security
Reasonable safeguards are used.
No system can guarantee absolute security.
10. Third-Party Services
This site may use:
- Payment processors
- Jane App
- Email services
These providers operate under their own privacy policies.
11. Access and Correction
Users may request access or correction of their information in writing.
12. Record Retention
Clinical records are retained per standards of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario.
13. Website Communication Warning
This website is not secure for clinical information.
Do not submit personal health information through forms or email.
14. Contact
Martha Digby, RP
[Email]: martha@marthadigby.com