Last Updated September 17, 2024
Notice Version: 1.1
Contact Information: Curious Space Therapy and Counseling LLC
4085 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 402
Fairfax, VA 22030
info@curiousspacetherapy.com
(571) 496-8954
We are so happy that you found your way to our Website. Thank you for your interest in the online community at Curious Space Therapy and Counseling LLC (“Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”). As you browse our Website, please know that we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy (“Policy”). This Policy lays out how we may collect, store, use, and share any information that we gather from you when you access and use our Website www.curiousspacetherapy.com (“Website”). This includes what personal data and nonpersonal data we collect, how often the data is collected, how we protect data, and how you can access and change data.
Please review this Privacy Policy very carefully. By accessing our website, you are agreeing to this and are expressing that you have been given reasonable access to review this Policy prior to your continued use of our Website. This Agreement is binding as of the date you access our Website.
DEFINITIONS
“NONPERSONAL DATA (NPD)” is information that is not personally identifiable and cannot be associated with you.
“PERSONAL DATA (PD)” is any information that relates to an identified person and can be associated with you. The person can be identified directly or indirectly by referencing an identifier such as: a name, identification number, location data, online identifier, or factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of the person. Personal Data may be the same as Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or Protected Health Information (PHI), but Personal Data is broader in scope and covers more data.
PRIVACY POLICY PURPOSE
We want to be open and transparent in communicating how your data and information may be collected. This is the best way to ensure you are informed when browsing our Website or interacting with our Company on other related platforms. This summary will give you a clear understanding of where our Privacy Policy applies, where it does not apply, and how it is updated over time.
Our policy governs any information we may gather:
Through our Website.
Through any chat, user submission, and electronic messaging features on the Website.
Through email or newsletter opt-ins, text, or other marketing features you interact with on the Website.
Through any downloadable products or features on this Website.
Through your interaction with any of our advertisements including those on third-party websites, applications, and services.
Through form submissions, questionnaires, or contact pages on this Website.
Through any other sources from where we collect user data on this Website not specified above.
Our policy does not govern any data or information we collect that is gathered offline. Curious Space Therapy and Counseling LLC has no control over data or information gathered by any third-party websites or partners we may link to, including affiliates.
Should you not agree to any provision of our Company’s policy you will no longer use, navigate, access, or browse our Website. By continuing to use our Website you are agreeing to the practices we lay out in this policy.
LEGAL BASIS FOR DATA USE
Our legal basis for collecting and using your Personal Data when you buy our products or services is based on entering or carrying out a contract. Our legal basis for collecting and using your Personal Data when you sign up for our newsletter, download files, access audio and video through our Website, and information you enter into an online form is based on consent.
YOUR RIGHTS
When using our Website and submitting Personal Data to us, you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) if you reside in any countries of the European Union (EU). Depending on the legal basis for processing your Personal Data you may have some or all of the following rights:
The Right to be Informed: You have the right to be informed about the Personal Data we collect from you and how we use such data.
The Right of Access: You have the right to confirm your Personal Data are being used and you can access your Personal Data.
The Right to Rectification: You have the right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
The Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request the removal or deletion of your Personal Data if there is no compelling reason for us to continue storing or using them.
The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to “block” or restrict the use of your Personal Data. When data are restricted, we are permitted to store your Personal Data but are not permitted to use them further.
The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request your Personal Data that you provided to us and use them for your own purposes. We will provide your data to you within 30 days of your request.
The Right to Object: You have the right to object to us using your Personal Data for the following reasons:
o Use was based on legitimate interests or the performance of a task in the public interest/exercise of official authority, including profiling
o Direct marketing, including profiling
o Use for purposes of scientific/historical research and statistics
o Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling
Automated Individual Decision-Making and Profiling: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects regarding you or similarly affects you.
Filing a Complaint with Authorities: You have the right to file a complaint with supervisory authorities if your information has not been used in compliance with the GDPR. If the supervisory authorities fail to address your complaint properly, you may have the right to a judicial remedy.
AGE REQUIREMENTS
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16 years of age for any reason or in any circumstance. No one under the age of 16 may access, use, create an account, make any purchases, or provide any information through our Website without verified parental consent. We do not verify the age of our users nor have any liability to do so. In the event that we are made aware that we unknowingly gathered personal information or data from an individual under the age of 16, we will promptly delete any related data. We may ask for proof of identification before deleting data to prevent malicious removal of account information. Should you have cause to believe we gathered such data, please email info@curiousspacetherapy.com. Thank you in advance for helping us stay proactive in the data collection process.
COLLECTED INFORMATION
As you browse and navigate our Website, some of your personal information will be automatically collected. Generally, you control the amount and type of information you provide to us when navigating our website.
We want you to understand what types of personal information we collect and how it is typically collected.
We hope this clarity eliminates any confusion around our data collection processes so you can have full confidence in browsing our Website and interacting with our Company.
Information we collect includes the following categories and kinds of personal information:
Contact information including full name, address, email address and phone numbers;
Financial Information including credit and debit card and bank account information;
Geolocation information including GPS, IP tracking, and wi-fi access points;
Demographic information including gender, age, employment information;
Internet and website usage data;
Other identifying information such as IP address, social media usernames, passwords and other information used for authentication and access;
Your videos and photos;
Your consumer profile data.
This information and data are collected when you provide it to us or automatically as you browse our Website. Your information may also be collected from third parties such as our business partners.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
By engaging with our Website, you have an opportunity to provide us with personal information about you through forms, surveys, etc.
Before you give us information, it is important to pay attention to what information is required and what is optional. By providing us with your information, you agree that it is correct, personal to you (and no one else whose permission has not been given), and complete.
Your information may come from the following sources:
Directly from you - for example, when you create an account, sign up for a newsletter, contact our Company, submit correspondence or inquiries to our Company through the Website or purchase a product.
From third parties - for example such as data vaults, data shares, and/or social media sites.
Passive data collection processes that use such tools like cookies.
Information submitted directly to us through a Website contact form may include your name, email address, location, and any other information you willingly share with us. Please limit the information you share with us to only what is necessary to answer your questions.
Website users may also post or submit content (“Submissions”) on the Website including, but not limited to reviews, comments, testimonials, and discussions. Use caution when posting your information on these platforms, as this information is not protected by our Privacy Notice, nor are we liable if you share your Personal Data on these platforms.
We appreciate when our community and Website users give us an opportunity to use their posted submissions and information to promote our Company, enhance our user’s experience, and reach a new audience. We could not effectively reach and serve new audiences without their public support and brand advocacy.
However, please keep in mind that your submissions are transmitted to our Website and disseminated to others at your own risk. The Company has no control over how other third-parties and users interact with your submissions. Please remember this before posting your submissions on our Website.
AUTOMATED COLLECTION PROCESS
We use automated data collection technologies — including but not limited to browser cookies, flash cookies, bots and web beacons — to get a better understanding of your online activity and behavior over time and across third-party websites and applications.
Information is received from your web browser and/or mobile device and may include the name of the website from which you entered our website (such as a search engine), as well as the name of the website you visit upon leaving our website. This may also include the IP address of your computer/the proxy server you use to access the Internet, your Internet service provider’s name, your web browser type, the type of mobile device you use, your computer operating system, and data about your browsing activity when using our website.
This data is used for research purposes, allowing us to uncover the browsing patterns, behavior habits, expedite search inquiries, and characteristics of our users. We can also monitor trends and identify new strategies for improving our Website. This analytic-based information influences our messaging, marketing, user experience, and more — all so we can deliver more value to our users and customers.
For more information on how you can opt-out of certain tracking and internet-based advertising procedures, click here.
We may use any of the following technologies for data collection:
Our system automatically issues cookies when you visit our website. A cookie is a small data file that is put on the hard drive of your computer when you visit a website. If you would like to opt-out of tracking cookies you can set your browser to not accept the same. Also, we will ask if you would like to accept or refuse cookies through a pop-up message which you can select based on your preference when you visit our Website. However, if you opt out of or refuse cookies, certain features of our website may not function properly or be available to you. The following types of cookies
o Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of our Website, such as displaying content, logging in, or responding to requests. Most web browsers can be set to disable the use of cookies, which may impact your ability to access basic features of the Website.
o Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about the use of the Website, such as pages visited, traffic sources, and content management.
o Functional Cookies: These cookies enable the Website to remember users’ choices such as language while using the Website and to deliver services such as watching videos or listening to audio.
o Media Cookies: These cookies can be used to improve a website’s performance. They can be placed by us or third parties who provide services to us.
o Advertising or Targeting Cookies: These cookies can be placed by advertising companies to develop a profile of your browsing interests and tailor advertising to your specific interests.
o Session Cookies: These cookies allow websites to link the actions of a user during a browser session. They may be used for purposes like tracking items left in an online shopping cart. Session cookies expire after a browser session and are not stored long term.
o Persistent Cookies: These cookies are stored on a user’s device between browser sessions and allow the user’s preferences across websites to be remembered.
We may also use cookies for identifying areas of the Website you have visited, personalizing content you see on our Website, our Website analytics, marketing our products or services to you, remembering your settings and login details, targeted advertising, affiliate marketing, posting comments, and allowing you to share content with social networks.
Our Website, electronic messaging, and emails may serve files known as web beacons or pixels that allow us, for example, to track users and devices that have accessed our Website or opened our emails. This automated tracking technology allows us to target and personalize marketing messages.
THIRD-PARTY TRACKING PROCESSES
By continuing to browse our Website, you agree to allow cookies and other tracking technologies from third parties unless your browser refuses them. These cookies may collect personal information or behavior information. This data is frequently used to provide you with targeted internet advertising.
We have no control over the third-party privacy policies or their data collection, use, and sharing practices. For more information about how you can opt-out of receiving targeted advertising from many providers, click here.
Some web browser settings allow users to request that movement within our Website not be tracked. Our Website does not obey these settings when detected by our Website. You can turn off tracking features and update security settings in your browser by referring to the browser’s features.
GOOGLE AD CONTENT AND ANALYTICS
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on user’s online behavior and preferences. You may opt out of Google’s interest-based advertising at this link. For European users click here.
Our Website uses analytics to collect information about the use of our Website. The information collected can include users’ age, gender, interests, demographics, and information about how they use our Website. We use this data to analyze Website traffic and improve marketing strategies. Google Analytics does not collect your name or any other identifying information when you visit our Website. For more information on how Google collects and processes your data click here. You can prevent Google Analytics from using your information by opting out here.
Third parties, including Facebook, may use technologies like cookies or web beacons to collect data and use the information to provide measurement services and target ads. You may see ads for our services on Facebook after you have visited our Website or used our services. Facebook lookalike audience targeting allows us to show ads on Facebook to people who are similar to those who have already visited our Website or purchased products or services from us. To opt out of Facebook’s collection and use of data for ad targeting click here.
DATA USE
If you have ever wondered about how we use your information once it is collected, we want to give you peace of mind by explaining what our process looks like. No matter if you provide us with your information directly or we automatically collect it, below is how we may use your data:
In enhancing your user experience on our Website in a personalized, individualized way whenever possible.
In shortening your website search inquiries and providing more relevant results.
In completing any purpose for which you specifically give the information.
In communication or contact with you directly.
In advertising to you and our general audience.
In resolving problems and disputes.
In any other manner set out in our Website’s Terms of Use and Terms of Purchase (if applicable).
In executing any necessary disclosure under the law or required legal process.
In any additional way we specified at the time of information disclosure.
DATA DISCLOSURE
We only share your information pursuant to this policy and are dedicated to protecting your privacy.
There may be times when automatically collected information or information you directly provided to us may be shared with third parties and in other instances. Please continue reading so you have a full understanding of how we approach the disclosure of your information.
Please note, the Company may disclose non-personally identifiable and aggregate information concerning our users at any time without restriction. We do not sell or rent your information to third parties for marketing purposes.
However, we can disclose personal data to any of the following:
Our affiliates, brand partners, subsidiaries, or other selected partners.
Our service providers, contracted companies or persons (i.e., credit card processing, shipping, analytics companies) as necessary for them to effectuate their services.
Our parties to a corporate transaction involving the company such as a sale of the company or merger and/or acquisition. We aim to be transparent in this process if/when it arises.
As directed by you or to meet the purpose for which you provided the data.
Also, we can disclose your personal data in the following circumstances:
When the law or legal process requires it.
In assisting law enforcement officials or governmental enforcement agencies.
In enforcing our Terms of Use and Terms of Purchase (if applicable).
When enforcing or protecting our rights or the rights of third parties.
When enforcing or protecting the legal rights, personal property, or personal safety of the Company, its users, employees, and affiliates.
If our business is sold or merges with another business that becomes responsible for website operations, we retain the right to transfer your Personal Data to the new business. The new business would retain the right to use your Personal Data according to the terms of this Privacy Notice as well as any changes to the Policy made by the new business. We also retain the right to transfer your information if our Company files for bankruptcy and some or all of our assets are sold to another individual or business.
COMMUNICATIONS
We will use the email address you provided to us when you registered as a user or customer to communicate with you directly about our website. We may also send emails with promotional information, offers from us, or offers from affiliates unless you have opted out of such communication. You may change your contact preferences at any time through your account or by contacting us directly.
You may opt out of receiving email messages from us or our affiliates. We will not sell, rent, or trade your email address to any unaffiliated third party without your permission except in the sale or transfer of our business, or if our company files for bankruptcy.
If you provide a mobile phone number to us, you consent to receiving text messages and push notifications from Curious Space Therapy LLC or a third party. You are not required to give us your consent for text messages and push notifications. Withholding consent may prevent us from providing services to you. You may stop receiving notifications at any time.
OPTING OUT
We only want to communicate with you if you want to hear from us. The same goes for our use of your data - we will only use, disclose, or otherwise share your data with your permission. Please review the following options for opting out of our data collection, use and communication processes:
You are generally able to disable or refuse to accept cookies on your browser.
If you do not want us to share your data with third parties, you can unselect that box from any data sharing options when that process is presented to you. You may also email us at info@curiousspacetherapy.com with the request.
If you do not want to receive marketing and advertising emails including other forms of communication from the Company, you can unselect that box from any data sharing options when that process is presented to you. If you have received an email from us with an unsubscribe option, you may also follow the link and unsubscribe from the marketing material through that process.
For more information from the Network Advertising Initiative on opting-out of targeted advertisements, click here.
NEVADA RESIDENT PRIVACY RIGHTS
For Nevada residents who desire to exercise their right to opt-out of the sale of their data, please send the request to info@curiousspacetherapy.com.
CALIFORNIA RESIDENT PRIVACY RIGHTS
If you are a California resident the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) affords consumers more control over how we may collect and use your data. For more information review the CCPA here.
California residents have the following rights:
Right to know information collected;
Right to delete information (with exceptions);
Right to opt-out of the sale of their data; and,
Right to non-discrimination for exercising these rights.
If you are a California resident and have questions about or wish to exercise one of these rights, please send the request to info@curiousspacetherapy.com.
DATA SECURITY
We take data security very seriously. However, with fast-evolving technologies, we cannot guarantee the complete safety and security of your data, but we do put safeguards in place and follow the latest data security strategies.
Please bear in mind that your data security is also your responsibility. You are not allowed to share your password or account information with anyone, especially those you do not know.
Any submission or transmission, whether direct or automated, of your personal data to us is done so at your own risk. The Company is not liable to you for any circumvention of our privacy protections or security systems on our Website.
We use third-party billing services to process credit card transactions made through our Website and have no control over the services. We use reasonable efforts to ensure that your credit card number is kept strictly confidential by using only third-party billing services that use industry-standard encryption technology to protect your credit card from unauthorized use. You understand and agree that we are not responsible for misuse of your credit card.
We retain information that we collect from you only for as long as we need it for legal, business, or tax purposes. Your information may be stored in electronic and/or paper forms. We will destroy, delete, or erase your data when it is no longer needed.
CORRECTING YOUR INFORMATION
If your information has changed or you would simply like to review it, you may access and review your personal information by logging into our Website and visiting your account profile page. Please note the Company has the right to refuse to update or delete your personal data if the Company believes such change would violate any law or legal process or if we have reason to believe the requested change is incorrect.
REVOKING CONSENT FOR USE OF DATA
You may revoke your consent for us to use your data at any time. Opting out of this consent will not affect disclosures otherwise permitted by law which may include disclosures to affiliates and business partners, disclosures to third-party service providers we use for business operations, disclosures to third parties as necessary to fulfill your requests, disclosures to governmental agencies or law enforcement, or other uses required by law, or previously completed disclosures to third parties. If you wish to revoke your consent for us to use your data, please contact us directly.
TRANSFERRING PERSONAL DATA FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION
Personal Data that we collect from you may be stored, used, and transferred among any countries in which we operate. The European Union has not found the United States and some other countries to have an adequate level of protection of Personal Data under Article 45 of the GDPR. We rely on exemptions for specific situations as defined in Article 49 of the GDPR. If you are a European Union user, your Personal Data may be transferred, with your consent, to the United States or other countries outside the European Union when you request information from us. When you purchase goods or services from us, we will use your data to enter and carry out a contract. We will take reasonable steps to protect your Personal Data and use the information we collect from you in agreement with our Privacy Notice. By using our Website, services, or products you consent to the transfer of your Personal Data described in this section.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
Changes to our Company’s Privacy Policy are necessary as circumstances and the law change over time. Updated Privacy notices will be posted to the website so that our users and customers are aware of what information we collect, use, and disclose. When we update our Privacy Policy we will clearly post the Last Updated Date at the top of this page. If any material changes are made and we have your valid email address on file, we will send you an email notifying you of the change.
If at any time we decide to use or disclose your personal data in a method other than that stated at the time it was collected, we will provide notice to the email on file in our system. Otherwise we will use and disclose our user and customer data in agreement with the privacy notice in effect when the information was collected.
Your continued use of the Website means you agree that your data and information will be governed by the most recent updated version of our policy, and that you accept any changes to the Privacy Policy.
CONTACT US
Thank you for your time in reviewing our Privacy Policy. We hope the information answered all of your questions regarding how we collect, use, and disclose your data and information.
If you have any questions, feedback, or comments, please email us at info@curiousspacetherapy.com.
This Privacy Policy was created using a template from The Boutique Lawyer and can be found at https://shop.theboutiquelawyer.com/.