Your Privacy Matters to Us

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Linardi Therapy Services
www.linarditherapyservices.com

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Effective Date: October 26, 2026

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1. Our Commitment to Privacy

At Linardi Therapy Services, we respect your privacy and recognize the importance of protecting personal information.

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This Website Privacy Policy describes how information may be collected, used, and shared when you visit our website, submit an inquiry, or interact with website features.

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Information relating to mental health treatment may also be protected under applicable healthcare privacy laws and our Notice of Privacy Practices.

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2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use our website, we may collect the following categories of information.

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Information You Provide Voluntarily

When you contact us through our website, you may provide:

• Your name

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Information included in your message

• Appointment or service inquiries

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Please avoid submitting sensitive clinical or medical information through general website contact forms.

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Information Collected Through Website Technology

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Our website and its service providers may process technical information, such as:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address

• Browser and device information

• Pages visited

• Approximate geographic location derived from technical information

• Cookie identifiers and website interaction data

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The specific information collected depends on the website tools and settings in use.

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3. How We Use Information

We may use website information to:

• Respond to inquiries and consultation requests

• Provide information about available services

• Maintain website functionality

• Address technical problems

• Protect against unauthorized or fraudulent activity

• Improve website accessibility and performance

• Comply with applicable legal obligations

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We do not use general website inquiries as authorization to disclose confidential treatment information.

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4. Website Hosting and Wix

Our website is built using Wix.

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Wix may process information necessary to host, operate, secure, and support website functionality.

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The information processed through Wix depends on the features and settings enabled for this website.

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Where required by applicable law, Linardi Therapy Services will evaluate appropriate safeguards and contractual protections for information processed by website service providers.

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5. SimplePractice and Appointment Scheduling

Linardi Therapy Services uses SimplePractice for practice management, scheduling, electronic records, and telehealth services.

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When you follow a link to SimplePractice, information you provide through that platform is subject to the applicable privacy and security practices governing that service and our clinical operations.

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Protected health information is also governed by our Notice of Privacy Practices and applicable confidentiality laws.

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6. Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to support essential functionality, website security, preferences, and other enabled features.

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Additional analytics or marketing technologies may be used only as described in the version of this policy that reflects our actual website configuration.

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Where required by law, visitors will be provided with appropriate information and choices regarding nonessential cookies.

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You may also manage certain cookies through your browser settings.

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7. Google Maps and External Services

Our website may include an embedded Google Map to help visitors locate our Plantation office.

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When you interact with an embedded map, Google may process technical information according to its applicable privacy policies.

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Visitors can review Google's privacy information at:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

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Our website may also link to third-party educational resources or social media services.

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These external websites maintain their own privacy practices.

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8. Sharing of Information

We may share information with service providers that support legitimate website or practice operations, subject to applicable legal requirements.

Examples may include website hosting, secure scheduling, technology support, and practice administration.

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We may also disclose information when required or permitted by applicable law.

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Protected health information is subject to additional restrictions described in our Notice of Privacy Practices.

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We do not sell protected health information.

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9. Data Security

We take reasonable measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or misuse.

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However, no internet-based communication or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

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Visitors should avoid including sensitive clinical information in general website messages or unsecured email.

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10. Information Retention

We retain personal information for periods appropriate to the purpose for which it was collected, subject to applicable legal, regulatory, professional, and operational requirements.

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Clinical records are governed by applicable record-retention laws and practice policies.

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Website inquiry information may be subject to different retention requirements depending on its nature and whether it becomes part of a clinical record.

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11. Information Concerning Minors

Linardi Therapy Services provides mental health services to eligible minors in accordance with applicable consent and confidentiality laws.

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This website is intended to provide general information about the practice and is not designed to solicit personal information directly from children.

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Parents or legal guardians should contact the practice regarding services for minors.

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Information relating to a minor's treatment is handled according to applicable confidentiality and record-access requirements.

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12. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on the nature of the information and applicable law, you may have rights to request access, correction, or other action regarding personal information.

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For requests involving protected health information, please refer to our Notice of Privacy Practices.

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For website-related privacy inquiries, contact the practice using the information below.

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13. Changes to This Policy

Linardi Therapy Services may update this Website Privacy Policy to reflect changes in website functionality, technology, applicable laws, or practice operations.

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The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

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14. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Website Privacy Policy, please contact:

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Dr. Nicole Linardi, LMHC, DMFT
Owner & HIPAA Privacy Officer

Linardi Therapy Services

1830 N Pine Island Road
Plantation, FL 33322

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Phone: (754) 300-8075
Email: nicole@linarditherapyservices.com

Website: www.linarditherapyservices.com

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