Website Privacy Policy
Who we are
This website is for the offices of Linda Pelton, Psychotherapist. Our website address is: https://lindapelton.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Contact forms
We value your privacy and your personal information will never be shared with any other business. Only Linda Pelton and her direct employees will see your contact information as gathered by this website.
When you get in touch with us via email, your email will be saved in our system until your request has been addressed. Your contact information will then be deleted.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
This website does not gather any analytics data that involves saving your personal name, IP address, or contact information.
Who we share your data with
Your personal information will never be shared with any other business or organization, except under direct order by law. Only Linda Pelton and her direct employees will have access to any contact information you share with us via this website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Our contact information
If you have any questions about privacy and this website, please contact us at linda.pelton@sympatico.ca.
How we protect your data
All data associated with this website is protected with regular backups, site scans, and firewall software.