Effective Date: September 2025

Realign Psychotherapy (“we,” “our,” or “us”) values your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our services, including psychotherapy and yoga offerings, and when you visit our website.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Personal Information: name, email address, phone number, mailing address, date of birth.

• Health Information (for psychotherapy services): mental health history, treatment notes, and other information shared in sessions.

• Yoga Participation Information: fitness level, medical considerations, class attendance.

• Payment Information: billing details, transactions (processed securely by third-party providers).

• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, cookies, and website usage patterns.
  
  

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide psychotherapy and yoga services.

• Maintain treatment records (as required by law for psychotherapy).

• Process payments and manage bookings.

• Communicate with you about services, scheduling, and updates.

• Send newsletters or promotional content (with your consent).

• Improve our website and offerings.
  
  

3. Confidentiality & Psychotherapy Records

Psychotherapy records are kept strictly confidential and are not shared without your written consent, except as required by law (e.g., risk of harm to self/others, court order, mandatory reporting).

4. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We may share information with:

• Service Providers: payment processors, scheduling platforms, secure electronic health record systems.

• Legal Obligations: if required to comply with applicable law or protect safety.
  
  

5. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal and health information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. Electronic records are stored securely, and psychotherapy records are maintained in compliance with professional and legal standards.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access and request a copy of your records.

• Request corrections or updates.

• Withdraw consent for non-essential data uses (like marketing).

• Request deletion of certain personal data (where legally permissible).
  
  

7. Cookies & Website Tracking

Our website may use cookies or analytics tools to improve user experience. You can adjust cookie preferences in your browser settings.

8. Retention of Information

• Psychotherapy records are retained as required by law in the jurisdiction of practice (e.g., typically 7 years in many regions).

• Yoga and website-related information is retained only as long as necessary for business purposes.
  
  

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be posted on our website with the updated effective date.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your information, please contact:

Kirsten Pearse

Realign Psychotherapy
hello@realign-psychotherapy.com
07451 204 573