Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 08/15/2025

Welcome to the website of Sarah T. Eckfeldt, LCSW-R (“we,” “us,” or “our”). Your privacy and confidentiality are the cornerstones of our practice. This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you about how we collect, use, and protect any information you provide to us through our website, https://www.saraheckfeldt.com.

This policy applies specifically to this marketing and informational website. It does not describe the policies and procedures related to patient privacy and confidentiality once a therapeutic relationship is established, which will be provided to you separately as part of our intake process in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other applicable laws.

1. Important Notice Regarding Health Information

This website is for informational purposes only. Please do not submit sensitive personal health information (PHI), detailed descriptions of your medical or psychological conditions, or any other confidential data through our general contact forms or email links on this site. This website is not a secure platform for the transmission of PHI. A secure method of communication will be established once you become a client of our practice.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information in the following ways:

  • Information You Voluntarily Provide: This includes personal information you provide when you fill out a contact form, request a consultation, or subscribe to a newsletter. This information may include:

    • Your name

    • Your email address

    • Your phone number

    • Any message or comments you choose to provide.

  • Information Collected Automatically: Like most websites, we may automatically collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit our site. This information helps us understand how visitors use our site and improve our services. This may include:

    • Your IP address

    • Your browser type and operating system

    • The date and time of your visit

    • The pages you visited on our site

    • The referring website (if you came to our site from another link)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To Respond to Your Inquiries: To contact you in response to your questions or to schedule an initial consultation.

  • To Improve Our Website: To analyze usage trends and improve the website’s design, content, and user experience.

  • For Marketing and Communications: If you opt-in to our newsletter or mailing list, we may send you occasional emails with practice updates, blog posts, or other relevant information. You may opt-out of these communications at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in the email.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website may use "cookies" to enhance your experience. Cookies are small files placed on your computer's hard drive that help us analyze web traffic. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website. We may use this information for analytics purposes through third-party services like Google Analytics.

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We are committed to your confidentiality. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties.

This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website or conducting our business (such as a website host or an email marketing service), so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.

We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.

6. Data Security

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. Our website is secured with Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to encrypt information you submit via our contact forms.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to:

  • Opt-out of any marketing communications from us.

  • Request access to the personal information we hold about you.

  • Request correction or deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal and ethical obligations.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.

8. Third-Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include links to third-party websites (e.g., resources, articles). These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information from our records.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or change this Privacy Policy at any time. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below:

Sarah Eckfeldt
928 Broadway, Suite 900
New York, NY 10010
(646) 470-1796