Michael O'Brien, CADC II, NCAC I
Private Addiction Counselor in California and Oregon.
Substance Abuse Coaching Nationwide and Internationally.
Privacy Policy
ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY
I keep your information private. You don't have to tell me who you are or give me any personal information in order to use this website. If you choose to give me your personal information, you can choose how much you want to provide. This Privacy Policy talks about how obrienrecovery.com collects and uses information.
By accessing or using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. You further agree to release, indemnify, and hold harmless Michael O’Brien, CADC II, NCAC I, and any affiliated parties from any and all liability, claims, demands, actions, or causes of action arising out of or related to your use of this website. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please discontinue use of the site immediately.
This Privacy Policy tells you how personal information about people who use obrienrecovery.com is gathered, used, and shared. I don't sell, trade, or share our mailing list at obrienrecovery.com. Some of the sites that obrienrecovery.com links to may have their own privacy policies.
INFORMATION ABOUT YOU THAT IS COLLECTED
I ask for your name, address, phone number, email address, and other details when you contact me through obrienrecovery.com. I use the information you give me to keep you up to date on me services and send you news.
HOW YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL BE USED
Obrienrecovery.com gets your personal information and uses it to run obrienrecovery.com and give you the services you've asked for. As part of these services, obrienrecovery.com may show customized material based on the information it has gathered.
I sometimes hire other companies to do certain things for me, like handle transactions, or do data analysis of my website traffic and services. I'll only give these businesses the sensitive information they need to do their jobs. They are required under law to keep your information secret and can't use it for anything else.
I do everything I can to protect the privacy of my users, but I may need to share personal information if the law requires it or if I have a good-faith belief that it is needed to comply with a law enforcement investigation, a court order, or a legal process.
YOU CONTROL YOUR PERSONAL DATA
If at any time, you would like me to delete your information on my website, please use the contact form on the home page of the website to contact me and let me know.
YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO ME
Because I understand that medical information about you and your family members is personal, I am committed to protecting your medical information.
This notice will tell you about the ways in which I may use and disclose medical information about you. This notice also describes your rights and certain obligations I have regarding the use and disclosure of your medical information.
I am Required by Federal Law called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to:
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Make sure that medical information that identifies you is protected from inappropriate use and disclosure.
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Notify all affected individuals of a breach of unsecured protected health information.
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Give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to medical information about you; and
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Follow the terms of the notice that is currently in effect.
Changes to My Privacy Practices
I reserve the right to change my privacy practices. I reserve the right to apply the revised practices to the medical information I already have about you as well as any information I receive after the revisions are made. A copy of the most current notice is posted is posted on the obrienrecovery.com website.
Uses and Disclosures of Medical Information
I use and disclose medical information in a manner that complies with federal and state laws and regulations. For example, federal laws require an authorization to disclose medical information related to drug or alcohol abuse. State laws require an authorization to disclose medical information related to mental health records, HIV services, genetic testing information and medical information related to substance abuse. Disclosure of this information can only be with your written authorization.
If you authorize the use and disclosure of your medical information, you may revoke that authorization, in writing, at any time. If you revoke your authorization, all uses or disclosures of your medical information for the purposes covered by your written authorization will cease unless I have already acted in reliance on your authorization. I am unable to take back any disclosures I have already made prior to revoking your authorization.
Messaging Terms & Conditions
General
When you opt-in to the service, I will send you a message to confirm your signup.
By opting into messages, you agree to receive recurring automated marketing and informational text messages from me. Automated messages may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system to the mobile telephone number you provided when signing up or any other number that you designate.
Message frequency varies, and additional mobile messages may be sent periodically based on your interaction with me. I reserve the right to alter the frequency of messages sent at any time to increase or decrease the total number of sent messages. I also reserve the right to change the short code or phone number or alphanumeric sender where messages are sent
Your usual message and data rates may apply. If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, it is best to contact your mobile provider. Your mobile provider is not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
Your consent to receive marketing messages is not a condition of using my services.
Carriers
Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
Cancellation
Messages will provide instructions to unsubscribe either by texting STOP or through an included link. After you unsubscribe, I will send you a message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed and no more messages will be sent. If you would like to receive messages from me again, just sign up as you did the first time and I will start sending messages to you again.
Messaging Terms Changes
I reserve the right to change or terminate my messaging program at any time. I also reserve the right to update these Messaging Terms at any time. Such changes will be effective immediately upon posting. If you do not agree to a change to these Messaging Terms, you should cancel your enrolment with my messaging program. Your continued enrollment following such changes shall constitute your acceptance of such changes.
HOW DO I KEEP YOUR DATA SAFE?
Several security steps are in place on my website to protect the information I control from being lost, misused, or changed. My computer systems are set up so that only the people and groups who are necessary for obrienrecovery.com to work properly can use them. All electronic and physical protection measures can be accessed with this key. Encryption, like the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol, is also used to protect very private information, like credit card information.
HOW TO USE COOKIES
I use cookies to make sure that your experience on our site is based on your choices. When you go to obrienrecovery.com, your browser saves a small piece of information on your computer. This information makes your online experience more unique and better. obrienrecovery.com can only see information that it has put there. I don't try to get information from other websites because it is not possible. The cookies don't have any information that could be used to find out who they belong to. Most users accept cookies by default, but you can manually change your browser settings to turn them off if you'd rather. If you choose not to accept cookies, you might not be able to use the obrienrecovery.com site to its fullest.
IP ADDRESSES AND LOG FILE DATA
I keep track of IP numbers, which tell me where your computer or network is on the Internet, so that I can manage systems and fix problems. I also use page hits as a whole to keep track of which pages people read most often so I can make the site better. In my log files, there is no information that can be used to find out who you are.
ENFORCEMENT OF THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT
If you have any questions about this statement, you should first send an email to me using the contact form on the home page of this website.