Privacy Policy

ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY AGREEMENT
September 20, 2022

Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC values its users’ privacy. This Privacy Policy 
(“Policy”) will help you understand how we collect and use personal information from those who 
visit our website or make use of our online facilities and services, and what we will and will not 
do with the information we collect. Our Policy has been designed and created to assure those 
affiliated with Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC of our commitment and realization of 
our obligation not only to meet, but to exceed, most existing privacy standards.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Policy at any given time. If you have not registered 
with us and want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to 
frequently visit this page. If you are a registered user, we will notify you via email of any 
changes or updates made to this Policy. If at any point in time Tea For The Soul Mental Health 
Counseling PLLC decides to make use of any personally identifiable information on file, in a manner 
vastly different from that which was stated when this information was initially collected, the user 
or users shall be promptly notified by email. Users at that time shall have the option as to 
whether to permit the use of their information in this separate manner.

This Policy applies to Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC, and it governs any and all 
data collection and usage by us. Through the use of http://www.teaforsoulmhc.com, you are therefore 
consenting to the data collection procedures expressed in this Policy.

Please note that this Policy does not govern the collection and use of information by companies 
that Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC does not control, nor by individuals not 
employed or managed by us. If you visit a website that we mention or link to, be sure to review its 
privacy policy before providing the site with information. It is highly recommended and suggested 
that you review the privacy policies and conditions of any website you choose to use or frequent to 
better understand the way in which websites garner, make use of and share the information 
collected.

Specifically, this Policy will inform you of the following
1. What personally identifiable information is collected from you through our website;
2. Why we collect personally identifiable information and the legal basis for such collection;
3. How we use the collected information and with whom it may be shared;
4. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data; and
5. The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.

Information We Collect
It is always up to you whether to disclose personally identifiable information to us, although if 
you elect not to do so, we reserve the right not to register you as a user or provide you with any 
products or services. This website collects various types of information, such as:
●  Voluntarily provided information which may include your name, address, email address, billing 
and/or credit card information etc. which may be used when you purchase products and/or services 
and to deliver the services you have requested.
●  Information automatically collected when visiting our website, which may include cookies, third 
party tracking technologies and server logs.

In addition, Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC may have the occasion to collect 
non-personal anonymous demographic information, such as age, gender, household income, political 
affiliation, race and religion, as well as the type of browser you are using, IP address, or type 
of operating system, which will assist us in providing and maintaining superior quality service.

Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC may also deem it necessary, from time to time, to 
follow websites that our users may frequent to gleam what types of services and products may be the 
most popular to customers or the general
lic.

Please rest assured that this site will only collect personal information that you knowingly and 
willingly provide to us by way of surveys, completed membership forms, and emails. It is the intent 
of this site to use personal information only for the purpose for which it was requested, and any 
additional uses specifically provided for in this Policy.

Why We Collect Information and For How Long

We are collecting your data for several reasons:
●  To better understand your needs and provide you with the services you have requested;
● To fulfill our legitimate interest in improving our services and products;
●  To send you promotional emails containing information we think you may like when we have your 
consent to do so;
●  To contact you to fill out surveys or participate in other types of market research, when we 
have your consent to do so;
● To customize our website according to your online behavior and personal preferences.

The data we collect from you will be stored for no longer than necessary. The length of time we 
retain said information will be determined based upon the following criteria: the length of time 
your personal information remains relevant; the length of time it is reasonable to keep records to 
demonstrate that we have fulfilled our duties and obligations; any limitation periods within which 
claims might be made; any retention periods prescribed by law or recommended by regulators, 
professional bodies or associations; the type of contract we have with you, the existence of your 
consent, and our legitimate interest in keeping such information as stated in this Policy.

Use of Information Collected

Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC does not now, nor will it in the future, sell, rent 
or lease any of its customer lists and/or names to any third parties.

Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC may collect and may make use of personal information 
to assist in the operation of our website and to ensure delivery of the services you need and 
request. At times, we may find it necessary to use personally identifiable information as a means 
to keep you informed of other possible products and/or services that may be available to you from 
http://www.teaforsoulmhc.com

Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC may also be in contact with you with regards to 
completing surveys and/or research questionnaires related to your opinion of current, potential, or 
future services that may be offered.

Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC uses various third-party social media features 
including but not limited to Instagram and other interactive programs. These may collect your IP 
address and require cookies to work properly. These services are governed by the privacy policies 
of the providers and are not within Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC’s control.

Disclosure of Information

Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC may not use or disclose the information provided by 
you except under the following circumstances:
●  as necessary to provide services or products you have ordered;
●  in other ways described in this Policy or to which you have otherwise consented;
●  in the aggregate with other information in such a way so that your identity cannot reasonably be 
determined;
● as required by law, or in response to a subpoena or search warrant;
● to outside auditors who have agreed to keep the information confidential;
● as necessary to enforce the Terms of Service on our website;
●  as necessary to maintain, safeguard and preserve all the rights and property of Tea For The Soul 
Mental Health Counseling PLLC.

Non-Marketing Purposes

Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC greatly respects your privacy. We do maintain and 
reserve the right to contact you if needed for non-marketing purposes (such as bug alerts, security 
breaches, account issues, and/or changes in Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC products 
and services, or changes to this Policy). In certain circumstances, we may use our website, 
newspapers, or other public means to post a notice.

Children under the age of 13

Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC’s website is not directed to, and does not knowingly 
collect personal identifiable information from, children under the age of thirteen (13). If it is 
determined that such information has been inadvertently collected on anyone under the age of 
thirteen (13), we shall immediately take the necessary steps to ensure that such information is 
deleted from our system’s database, or in the alternative, that verifiable parental consent is 
obtained for the use and storage of such information. Anyone under the age of thirteen (13) must 
seek and obtain parent or guardian permission to use this website.

Unsubscribe or Opt-Out

All users and visitors to our website have the option to discontinue receiving communications from 
us by way of email or newsletters. To discontinue or unsubscribe from our website please send an 
email that you wish to unsubscribe to taryn@teaforthesoulmhc.com. If you wish to unsubscribe or 
opt-out from any third-party websites, you must go to that specific website to unsubscribe or 
opt-out. Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC will continue to adhere to this Policy with 
respect to any personal information previously collected.

Links to Other Websites

Our website does contain links to affiliate and other websites. Tea For The Soul Mental Health 
Counseling PLLC does not claim nor accept responsibility for any privacy policies, practices and/or 
procedures of other websites. Therefore, we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they 
leave our website and to read the privacy statements of every website that collects personally 
identifiable information. This Policy applies only and solely to the information collected by our 
website.

Notice to European Union Users

Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC’s operations are located primarily in the United 
States. If you provide information to us, the information will be transferred out of the European 
Union (EU) and sent to the United States. (The adequacy decision on the EU-US Privacy became 
operational on August 1, 2016. This framework protects the fundamental rights of anyone in the EU 
whose personal data is transferred to the United States for commercial purposes. It allows the free 
transfer of data to companies that are certified in the US under the Privacy Shield.) By providing 
personal information to us, you are consenting to its storage and use as described in this Policy.

Security

Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC takes precautions to protect your information. When 
you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and 
offline. Wherever we collect sensitive information (e.g. credit card information), that information 
is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon 
in the address bar and looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the webpage.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your 
information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for 
example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. 
The computers and servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a 
secure environment. This is all done to prevent any loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure 
or modification of the user’s personal information under our control.

The Company also uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for authentication and private communications to 
build users’ trust and confidence in the internet and website use by providing simple and secure 
access and communication of credit card and personal information.

Acceptance of Terms
By using this website, you are hereby accepting the terms and conditions stipulated within this 
Privacy Policy Agreement. If you are not in agreement with our terms and conditions, then you 
should refrain from further use of our sites. In addition, your continued use of our website 
following proper notification or the posting of any updates or changes to our terms and conditions, 
shall mean that you agree and accept such changes.

How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy as it relates to our website, 
please feel free to contact us at the following email, telephone number or mailing address:

Email: taryn@teaforthesoulmhc.com
Telephone Number: 6467622524
Mailing Address:
Tea For The Soul Mental Health Counseling PLLC 1451 West Ave Ste 7070
Bronx, New York
10462