Website Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 2026
Last Updated: September 2026
Miriam Rubino, M.A., LMFT #126411 (“I,” “me,” or “my”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you may provide while visiting this website.
This Website Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, and protected when you visit this website or contact my psychotherapy practice through it.
This policy applies to this website and is separate from my Notice of Privacy Practices, which describes how protected health information may be used and disclosed in connection with psychotherapy services.
Information You Provide
You may voluntarily provide personal information when you contact me or request a consultation. Depending on the method you use, this information may include your:
Name
Email address
Telephone number
State of residence
Date of birth
Information you choose to include in an inquiry
Please provide only information that is reasonably necessary for your inquiry.
Submitting an inquiry through this website does not establish a therapist-client relationship.
Secure Consultation and Contact Requests
Prospective-client inquiries submitted through the secure inquiry form on this website are processed through SimplePractice, the practice-management system I use for my psychotherapy practice.
SimplePractice provides tools designed for healthcare practices and maintains safeguards for information submitted through its platform.
Existing clients should use the SimplePractice Client Portal and secure messaging features for communications involving clinical or other sensitive information.
The website contact system is not intended for emergencies.
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, call 911 or 988, or go to your nearest emergency room.
Email Communications
My practice uses a secure Proton Business email account for professional communications.
Although safeguards are used to protect information, ordinary email communications may involve privacy and security risks, particularly when messages are sent between different email providers.
Please avoid sending highly sensitive clinical information by ordinary email unless an appropriate secure communication method has been arranged.
Information Collected When You Visit This Website
This website is hosted by Squarespace.
Like most website platforms, Squarespace may process certain technical information necessary to operate, secure, and deliver the website. This may include information such as browser or device information, pages viewed, and cookie-related information.
I have configured the website to restrict non-essential cookies unless a visitor provides consent and have disabled visitor Activity Log collection.
Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies necessary for the website to function properly. Optional cookies may also be used for analytics or website performance purposes depending on your cookie preferences.
When you visit the website, you may choose to:
Accept optional cookies
Decline optional cookies
Manage your cookie preferences
You can change your cookie preferences through the cookie-management feature available on the website.
Declining optional cookies should not prevent you from accessing the primary informational content of this website.
Analytics and Tracking
I do not intentionally use this website to create advertising profiles based on visitors' interest in psychotherapy, mental health conditions, trauma, EMDR, psychedelic-assisted therapy, or other healthcare-related services.
I do not intentionally sell personal information collected through this website.
I do not intentionally use information submitted through psychotherapy inquiries for targeted advertising.
Website hosting and necessary technical service providers may process limited information as required to provide, secure, and maintain their services.
Third-Party Services
This website may use or link to third-party services necessary to provide website and practice functions, including:
Squarespace — website hosting and website functionality.
SimplePractice — secure prospective-client inquiries, practice management, scheduling, client portal functions, and related healthcare-practice services.
Proton — secure professional email services.
When you interact directly with a third-party service, that provider may process information according to its own privacy and security practices.
Links to external websites are provided for convenience and informational purposes. I am not responsible for the privacy practices or content of websites that I do not operate.
Protected Health Information
Information relating to established psychotherapy services may be protected under federal and California health privacy laws.
The handling of protected health information in connection with psychotherapy services is addressed separately in my Notice of Privacy Practices.
This Website Privacy Policy is intended to describe website privacy practices and does not replace the Notice of Privacy Practices.
How Information Is Used
Information collected through this website may be used to:
Respond to inquiries
Determine whether to schedule a consultation
Provide requested information about services
Operate and maintain the website
Protect the security and integrity of the website
Meet applicable professional, ethical, or legal obligations
I do not use information submitted through psychotherapy inquiries for unrelated marketing purposes.
Disclosure of Information
Personal information may be disclosed to service providers when reasonably necessary to operate the website or psychotherapy practice, subject to applicable privacy and confidentiality requirements.
Information may also be disclosed when required by law or when otherwise permitted or required under applicable legal or professional obligations.
I do not sell prospective-client or client information.
Data Security
Reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards are used to protect personal information.
However, no internet transmission, electronic communication, or information-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
For sensitive clinical communications, established clients should use the secure communication methods provided through the practice.
Your Privacy Choices
You may choose not to provide personal information through this website.
You may also decline optional cookies or adjust your cookie preferences using the cookie controls provided on the website.
If you believe information you provided through the website is inaccurate or would like to ask about personal information associated with a website inquiry, you may contact me using the information below.
Certain records may need to be retained as required by applicable healthcare, professional, contractual, or legal requirements.
Do Not Track and Browser Privacy Signals
Web browsers and devices may provide privacy signals or “Do Not Track” preferences.
Because standards for these signals continue to vary, this website may not respond to every browser-based Do Not Track signal. Visitors can control optional website cookies through the cookie-management controls provided on this website.
Children's Privacy
This website is intended primarily to provide information about professional services and is not designed for children to submit personal information independently.
Parents or legal guardians seeking information about services for a child should submit inquiries themselves.
Changes to This Policy
This Website Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in website functionality, privacy practices, service providers, or applicable requirements.
The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently updated.
Contact
If you have questions about this Website Privacy Policy or the privacy practices of this website, please contact:
Miriam Rubino, M.A., LMFT #126411
Email: therapy@miriamrubinopsychotherapy.com
California, United States