Privacy Policy

Stoney Brook Counseling & Therapy is committed to protecting your health information. As a licensed therapist, your information is handled in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and applicable state laws.This notice explains how your Protected Health Information (PHI) may be used and disclosed.

1. Information Collected

A. Information You Provide

When you use this website, you may voluntarily provide:

• Name 
• Email address 
• Phone number 
• Information submitted through contact or inquiry forms 

Please do not include sensitive or clinical information in website forms.

B. Automatically Collected Information

When visiting this website, certain data may be collected automatically, including:

• IP address 
• Browser type 
• Device information 
• Pages visited and time spent on the site 

This information is used for general analytics and website performance.

2. How Information Is Used

Information collected through this website may be used to:

• Respond to inquiries 
• Provide information about services 
• Improve website functionality and user experience 
• Maintain security and prevent misuse 

Information will not be sold, rented, or shared for marketing purposes.

3. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

This website may use cookies or similar technologies to:

• Enhance user experience 
• Analyze website traffic 

You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies if preferred.

4. Third-Party Services

This website may use third-party services such as:

• Website hosting (e.g., GoDaddy) 
• Analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) 
• Scheduling or client platforms (e.g., SimplePractice) 

These services may collect limited data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

5. Email & Communication

Communication through this website (including contact forms and email) is not guaranteed to be secure.

Sensitive or confidential information should not be shared through these channels.

6. Links to Other Websites

This website may contain links to external websites.
Stoney Brook Counseling & Therapy is not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

7. Data Security

Reasonable measures are taken to protect information submitted through the website.
However, no method of internet transmission is fully secure.

8. Children’s Privacy

This website is not intended for children under 13.
Information is not knowingly collected from minors without parental consent.

9. Your Choices

You may:

• Choose not to provide personal information 
• Contact the practice to request removal of submitted information (where applicable) 

10. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically.
Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.