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Privacy Policy

 Effective Date: August 24, 2026
Last Updated: August 24, 2026


Psychoices respects your privacy and is committed to being transparent about how information may be collected, used, disclosed, and protected when you visit www.psychoices.com, communicate with Psychoices, subscribe to updates, interact with Psychoices content, or use products and services that may be offered through the website.


This Privacy Policy explains the types of information that may be collected, how that information may be used, the circumstances in which information may be shared, and the privacy choices that may be available to you.


INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US

Psychoices may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with the website.


This may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Contact information
  • Information submitted through contact forms
  • Newsletter or email subscription information
  • Questions, comments, or other communications
  • Registration information for courses, programs, or events
  • Billing, shipping, and transaction information when products or services become available for purchase
  • Information you voluntarily provide when communicating with Psychoices


Psychoices does not request medical records, diagnoses, treatment records, psychotherapy information, or other sensitive health information through general website forms or email.

Please do not submit confidential medical, psychological, mental-health, or other sensitive health information through the website, email, social media, or general contact forms.


INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY

When you visit Psychoices.com, certain information may be collected automatically through the website platform, cookies, analytics technologies, advertising pixels, and similar technologies.


This information may include:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • General geographic location
  • Date and time of visits
  • Pages viewed
  • Links or buttons clicked
  • Referring website or traffic source
  • Time spent on pages
  • Website navigation and interaction information
  • Advertising or campaign information
  • Cookie identifiers and similar online identifiers


Because Psychoices contains content about psychological health and wellness, information about pages viewed may also indicate an interest in particular health or wellness topics.


Psychoices does not intend to use website analytics or advertising technologies to diagnose visitors or create individualized medical or mental-health profiles.


ANALYTICS

Psychoices uses analytics technologies to better understand how visitors use the website.


Analytics may help Psychoices understand information such as:

  • Number of website visitors
  • Pages visitors view
  • How visitors find the website
  • General website engagement
  • Devices and browsers used
  • General geographic information
  • Which content is most useful or popular
  • Website performance and traffic trends


This information may be used to improve the website, educational content, user experience, and Psychoices programs and resources.


Analytics providers may use cookies or similar technologies and process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.


ADVERTISING PIXELS AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

Psychoices uses or may use advertising pixels and similar tracking technologies to measure the effectiveness of advertising and understand how visitors interact with Psychoices.com after viewing or clicking an advertisement.


Advertising technologies may collect or receive information such as:

  • Pages visited
  • Website interactions
  • Advertising or referral source
  • Browser and device information
  • IP address
  • Cookie or online identifiers
  • Conversion activity
  • Engagement with advertising campaigns


Psychoices may use advertising platforms, including platforms associated with social media or online advertising services, to measure advertising performance, campaign effectiveness, and conversions.


Depending on the advertising platform and your privacy choices, these services may also use information for advertising, measurement, attribution, or personalization according to their own privacy policies.


Psychoices does not intentionally provide medical records, diagnoses, treatment information, or information submitted through private communications to advertising platforms for targeted advertising.


COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Psychoices.com may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:

  • Operating and securing the website
  • Remembering visitor preferences
  • Measuring website traffic
  • Understanding website usage
  • Analyzing website performance
  • Measuring advertising campaigns
  • Supporting advertising and marketing activities


Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function properly. Other cookies, analytics tools, and advertising technologies may be considered nonessential.


Where required or supported, visitors may be provided with choices regarding nonessential cookies and tracking technologies.


You may also be able to control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect the availability or functionality of some website features.


COOKIE AND TRACKING CONSENT

Psychoices may display a cookie or tracking notification that allows visitors to accept or decline certain tracking technologies.


When tracking consent is required, nonessential analytics or advertising technologies should operate according to the visitor's selected preferences and the functionality provided by the website platform.


Visitors may also be able to modify their browser or device privacy settings.


HOW PSYCHOICES MAY USE INFORMATION

Information may be used to:

  • Operate and maintain Psychoices.com
  • Respond to inquiries and communications
  • Provide requested information or resources
  • Send newsletters and updates to subscribers
  • Communicate about Psychoices content
  • Announce new blog articles or educational resources
  • Provide information about the upcoming Psychoices course and workbook
  • Manage future course registrations
  • Process future purchases and transactions
  • Provide customer support
  • Improve the website and visitor experience
  • Analyze website traffic and engagement
  • Measure advertising effectiveness
  • Understand how visitors discover Psychoices
  • Detect fraud, misuse, or security threats
  • Maintain business and transaction records
  • Comply with applicable laws and legal requirements
  • Protect the rights, safety, security, and property of Psychoices and others


Psychoices will not intentionally use personal information for materially different purposes without providing appropriate notice when required.


EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

If you voluntarily subscribe to Psychoices communications, you may receive:

  • Psychological health and wellness educational content
  • Blog updates
  • Psychoices news
  • Course and workbook announcements
  • New resource announcements
  • Program or presentation information
  • Other Psychoices-related communications


You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe option provided in the email or by contacting Psychoices.


Unsubscribing from marketing messages may not prevent administrative or transactional messages that are necessary to respond to a request, complete a purchase, provide course access, or manage another transaction.


FUTURE COURSE AND WORKBOOK PURCHASES

Psychoices plans to offer educational courses, workbooks, and related resources.


When these products become available, information may be collected as necessary to:

  • Process orders
  • Register course participants
  • Provide course access
  • Deliver digital materials
  • Ship physical products
  • Process payments
  • Communicate about purchases
  • Provide customer support
  • Maintain transaction records


Additional privacy notices or terms may be provided when these services become available.


PAYMENT INFORMATION

When paid products or services become available, payments may be processed through a third-party payment processor.


The payment processor may collect information such as:

  • Name
  • Billing address
  • Payment-card information
  • Transaction information
  • Other information required to process payment


Psychoices may receive transaction information necessary to manage an order but may not directly receive or store complete payment-card information when payment information is handled by a third-party payment processor.

Payment processors operate according to their own privacy policies and terms.


THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS

Psychoices may use third-party companies and platforms to operate, support, analyze, market, and improve the website and its services.


These may include providers that assist with:

  • Website hosting
  • Website analytics
  • Advertising and advertising pixels
  • Email marketing
  • Forms
  • Payment processing
  • Course delivery
  • Online purchasing
  • Shipping or fulfillment
  • Website security
  • Social media
  • Blog hosting
  • Technical services


These providers may receive or process information when necessary to perform services for Psychoices or according to their own terms and privacy practices.


Psychoices does not control the independent privacy practices of third-party companies.


ADVERTISING AND TARGETED ADVERTISING

Psychoices may use advertising platforms to promote its educational content, website, future courses, workbooks, presentations, or other offerings.


Information collected through advertising pixels, cookies, or similar technologies may be used to:

  • Measure whether an advertisement resulted in a website visit
  • Measure conversions
  • Understand advertising effectiveness
  • Improve advertising campaigns
  • Create or measure audiences
  • Support relevant or interest-based advertising where permitted


Depending on applicable law, some advertising-related disclosures of information may be considered targeted advertising, sharing, or a sale of personal information, even when Psychoices does not receive money in exchange for the information.


SALE OR SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Psychoices does not intentionally sell personal information to third parties in exchange for money.


However, Psychoices uses analytics and advertising technologies. Under some state privacy laws, certain transfers of online identifiers or internet activity to advertising or analytics providers may be legally defined as a sale, sharing, or use for targeted advertising.


Where required by applicable law, visitors may have the right to opt out of these activities.


Psychoices will provide appropriate privacy choices when required and supported by applicable law and website technology.


SOCIAL MEDIA

Psychoices maintains a presence on social media platforms.


When you follow, comment on, message, share, like, or otherwise interact with Psychoices through a social media platform, that platform may collect and process information about you according to its own privacy policy.


Information you choose to post publicly on social media may be visible to other users.


Psychoices is not responsible for the privacy practices of independent social media platforms.


EXTERNAL LINKS

Psychoices.com may contain links to:

  • Research organizations
  • Government agencies
  • Educational resources
  • Health and wellness organizations
  • Social media platforms
  • Blog content
  • Third-party products or services
  • Other external websites


When you follow an external link, the privacy practices of that website or service apply.


The inclusion of a link does not necessarily constitute endorsement of the third party, and Psychoices is not responsible for the privacy, security, availability, accuracy, or content of external websites.


SENSITIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS INFORMATION

Psychoices is an educational psychological health and wellness website and is not a healthcare provider, therapist, counselor, medical practice, or emergency service.


Visitors should not submit sensitive medical or mental-health information through general website forms, newsletter forms, email, or social media.


Psychoices does not intentionally use private medical, psychological, or mental-health information for advertising purposes.


DATA SECURITY

Psychoices uses reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.


However, no website, internet transmission, email system, electronic storage system, or security measure can be guaranteed to be completely secure.


Visitors should use appropriate care when submitting information electronically.


DATA RETENTION

Psychoices may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Fulfill the purpose for which the information was collected
  • Respond to inquiries
  • Maintain subscriber records
  • Complete transactions
  • Provide course or product access
  • Maintain business records
  • Resolve disputes
  • Protect legal rights
  • Meet tax, accounting, or other legal requirements
  • Maintain website security


Information that is no longer reasonably necessary may be deleted, anonymized, or retained as required by applicable law.


CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Psychoices.com is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed toward children under the age of 13.


Psychoices does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the website.


If Psychoices learns that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected without appropriate authorization, reasonable steps will be taken to delete that information.


YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS AND CHOICES

Depending on where you live and the laws that apply, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information.


These rights may include the ability to:

  • Request access to certain personal information
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of certain personal information
  • Obtain information concerning certain data practices
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • Opt out of marketing communications
  • Opt out of certain targeted advertising
  • Opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information
  • Exercise other rights provided by applicable privacy laws


Not every right applies in every location or circumstance.


Psychoices may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain privacy requests.


Psychoices will not discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights provided by applicable law.


HOW TO SUBMIT A PRIVACY REQUEST


Privacy questions or requests may be submitted to:

Email: melissa@psychoices.com


Please include enough information to allow Psychoices to understand and respond to your request.


Additional information may be requested when reasonably necessary to verify your identity.


DO NOT TRACK AND BROWSER PRIVACY CONTROLS

Some browsers and devices provide privacy controls, including cookie controls, tracking-prevention settings, or other mechanisms.


The ability of Psychoices.com to recognize and respond to particular browser-based privacy signals may depend on the technologies and website platform being used.


Visitors may also use the Psychoices cookie and tracking choices, when available, to manage nonessential tracking.


INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

Psychoices is based in the United States.

If you access Psychoices.com from outside the United States, information may be processed or stored in the United States or other locations where Psychoices service providers operate.


Privacy protections and laws may differ between jurisdictions.


Where applicable law provides additional privacy rights, Psychoices will address valid requests as required.


CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Psychoices may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in:

  • Website features
  • Technology
  • Analytics or advertising practices
  • Products or services
  • Third-party providers
  • Privacy laws or regulations
  • Business operations


When material changes are made, the updated Privacy Policy will be posted on this page with a revised Last Updated date.


Visitors are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically.


CONTACT INFORMATION

For questions regarding this Privacy Policy, privacy practices, or your personal information, contact:


Psychoices
Website: www.psychoices.com
Email: melissa@psychoices.com


Effective Date: August 24, 2026
Last Updated: August 24, 2026

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