Privacy Policy

Last Updated: Janurary 8, 2020

Michelle Dick, Dip.C.S., Psychological Associate, Whole Life Psychology is committed to providing visitors with a website that respects their privacy. This page informs you of the privacy policy and practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information received from users of my website. Your use of my website constitutes your agreement to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Michelle Dick, Whole Life Psychology (“I”, “my”) operates wholelifepsychology.ca and michelledick.ca. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that I do not own or control or to people who I do not employ or manage.

Personal Information Collection and Use

My website does not automatically gather any specific Personally Identifiable Information from you such as your name, telephone number or email address. I would only obtain this type of information if you supply it by sending me an email, submitting an inquiry using the contact form, or registering in a secure portion of the site.

Visitors’ Personal Information received via email is used to respond to inquiries and fulfill requests for certain services, information and/or materials. I do not use this information for any other purpose.

Communications

Visitors should be aware of the inherent risks of interception when communicating with others on-line using email. Email can be an efficient form of communication for purposes such as scheduling appointments, cancelling appointments, simple queries, and sending e-transfer payments. However, it is important to emphasize that email is not a secure form of communication, and thus confidentiality cannot be assured. Please do not send any sensitive information through email or via a contact form on my website.

Cookies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s hard drive.

Like many sites, my website may use cookies to collect non-personal information about you. This information is used to improve the quality of your visit to my website. This type of information may include type of browser used, type of operating system, and the domain name of your Internet Service Provider. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of the website. Whole Life Psychology does not rent or sell any information gathered using cookies.

Usage Data

When you access the Internet, the computers that host websites you visit (“web servers”) automatically receive some anonymous information. My website’s servers receive usage data when users visit my website and possibly when users visit other sites as well. This usage data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of my site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.

External Links

My website may contain links to other websites. Although I strive to only link to websites that have high standards and respect for privacy, please be aware that I am not responsible for the content or privacy practices employed by other websites or parties. When you leave my website via a link, I encourage you to check the applicable privacy policies before you provide Personal Information to them.

Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to me but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While I strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, I cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Access, Updating and Removal of Personal Information

You may access, verify and update your Personally Identifiable Information collected and maintained by me through your use of my website. You may modify or remove any of your Personally Identifiable Information at any time by contacting me by telephone or mail using the contact information provided below. To protect customer privacy and security, please be aware that I reserve the right to take reasonable steps to verify a person’s identity prior to granting access to or processing changes or corrections to such information. Be aware too, that there are circumstances in which I will retain Personally Identifiable Information as necessary to comply with legal and ethical obligations in the provision of psychological services.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

Whole Life Psychology may update this Privacy Policy from time to time by updating this page. I encourage you to check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of my website affirms your agreement to such changes.

Contact Information

Questions or comments regarding this policy may be directed to Michelle Dick, by email to michelle@michelledick.ca, by calling 289-799-4451, or writing to:

Michelle Dick, Dip.C.S., C.Psych.Assoc.
80 Lakeshore Road West
Oakville, Ontario L6K 1E1
Canada