Privacy Policy
Effective Date: February 16, 2026
1. Introduction Welcome to Abide Psychiatry ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a safe online experience. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our website (www.abidepsychiatry.com).
2. Protected Health Information (PHI) and HIPAA Compliance Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to your use of this website. It does not dictate how we handle your Protected Health Information (PHI) as a patient of the practice.
Your actual medical records, clinical communication, and treatment notes are never stored on this website or by our website host (Squarespace). All medical data is housed securely within our separate, strictly HIPAA-compliant Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Patient Portal system. Before your first clinical appointment, you will receive our official HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices, which details exactly how your medical information is protected and shared.
3. Information We Collect Through the Website When you visit our website, we may collect two types of information:
Voluntarily Provided Information: If you fill out any form on our website (including intake, clinical, or general inquiry forms), you are providing personal or health information. All forms on this website are hosted through a secure, HIPAA-compliant Google Workspace environment under a signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA). This ensures your data is encrypted and routed directly to our clinic. No form data is ever stored or processed by our website host (Squarespace).
Automatically Collected Data (Cookies): Like most websites, our site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to ensure the site functions properly. This includes data such as your IP address, browser type, and how you interact with our pages.
4. How We Use Your Information We use the information collected through the website to:
Respond to your requests for appointments, medication refills, or general inquiries.
Analyze website traffic to improve our layout and user experience.
Protect the security and integrity of our website.
5. Third-Party Service Providers We utilize trusted third-party platforms to run our website and practice. These include:
Squarespace: Our website host. Squarespace collects standard analytics data to help us understand site traffic, but it does not process, host, or store any of our form submissions.
Google Workspace: We use a secure, HIPAA-compliant Google Workspace environment (protected by a BAA) to host and process every form submission on this website.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal website data to any outside organizations or marketing agencies.
6. Data Security We take reasonable precautions to protect your information, including the use of SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption on our website. However, please be aware that no method of transmitting data over the internet or via standard email is 100% secure. Please do not use standard email to communicate sensitive medical information, acute psychiatric symptoms, or emergencies. Current patients should always use the Secure Patient Portal for clinical communication. For referring providers or the transmission of medical records, please use our secure eFax: 1-609-418-4045.
7. Links to Other Websites Our website may contain links to third-party resources (such as emergency hotlines or informational articles). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our practice grows or legal requirements change. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Effective Date."
9. Contact Us If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us via our General Inquiries Form. For all clinical correspondence, referrals, or the secure transmission of medical records, please use our HIPAA-compliant eFax at 1-609-418-4045.