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Privacy Policy

Depression and Trauma Experts in Connecticut

If you think you have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. This website is not designed to facilitate medical emergencies.  

Who we are

Lisa Harding MD LLC and Depression MD hereinafter referred to as “We” and “Us” 

 

Accuracy of Information 

We disclaim any warranty concerning its accuracy, timeliness and completeness of content, and any other warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. We reserve the right to temporarily or permanently discontinue this website, any page or any functionality at any time and without any notice. 

Notice of Healthcare Privacy for Established Patients

We understand the importance of maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of our patients’ personal and medical information. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our patients in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

  1. Collection and Use of Personal Information: We collect personal information, such as name, address, phone number, and medical history, from our patients for the purpose of providing mental health services. This information is used solely for the purpose of providing treatment and will not be shared with any third party without the patient’s written consent, except as required by law.
  2. Confidentiality of Medical Records: All medical records are kept confidential and are only accessible to authorized personnel. We have implemented appropriate safeguards to protect against unauthorized access or disclosure of medical records.
  3. Patient Rights: Patients have the right to access and receive a copy of their medical records, as well as the right to request that their records be amended. Patients also have the right to receive a notice of our privacy practices.
  4. Reporting Suspected Violations: Patients may report any suspected violations of this privacy policy by contacting the clinic’s privacy officer at (insert contact information).
  5. Changes to this Privacy Policy: We may revise this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on our website and will be effective upon posting.

We take our patients’ privacy seriously and are committed to protecting the confidentiality of their personal and medical information. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy, please call or complete the contact form on this website.

Health Content 

This website does not provide medical advice. Some information on the site is written by health care providers affiliated with us, and some content is provided by outside sources. 

The content of this website, such as graphics, images, text and all other materials, is provided for reference and educational purposes only. The content is not meant to be complete or exhaustive or to be applicable to any specific individual’s medical condition. 

We assume no duty to correct or update the website nor to resolve or clarify any inconsistent information that might be a part of the website. This website may contain health or medically related materials that can be considered sexually explicit. If you find these materials offensive, do not use this website. 

This website is not an attempt to practice medicine or provide specific medical advice, and it should not be used to make a diagnosis or to replace or overrule a qualified health care provider’s judgment. Users should not rely upon this website for emergency medical treatment. The content on this website is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always consult with a qualified and licensed physician or other medical care provider, and follow their advice without delay regardless of anything read on this website. 

Use of programs on this website does not establish a doctor–patient relationship. Should you electronically request an appointment through the website, we will use the information you submit to arrange for care where and when appropriate. 

Liability 

You assume full responsibility for using the information on this site, and you understand and agree that we and our affiliates, are not responsible or liable for any claim, loss or damage resulting from its use by you or any user. 

We cannot and do not warrant that access to the site will be error-free or virus-free and do not guarantee against unauthorized users or hackers attempting to obtain access to this website. 

We do not intentionally or knowingly collect personal information from children under age 18. If you are under the age of 18, please consult a parent or guardian for help in using this website. 

Links 

This website provides links to helpful information. These links to external websites are as a convenience to visitors of this website; the existence of a link is not intended to be, and should not be taken as, an endorsement by us of any product or service that may be available through such external websites. We also do not manage and are not affiliated with external organizations’ websites. Please review the terms of use of the external websites.  

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.