Website Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

Therapeutic Health Services and its affiliates (“THS”, we, or us) values the privacy and proper use of information. This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website https://ths-wa.org/ (our “Website”), our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information, and provides helpful information regarding individuals’ rights regarding their personal data.

This policy also includes terms of use related to our Website as well as related services and communications between us (the privacy policy and terms of use may be collectively referred to as “policy” or “terms”). If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is to not use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy and terms. This policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing

Information That You Provide

You may provide us with your information directly through this Website or related correspondence. This information includes name, date of birth, address, contact information, medical and occupational information, health and insurance information, protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and any other information that you choose to provide.
If you are donating through our Website or otherwise making a payment related to services, we will collect payment information. This information includes your financial account or payment card information, and it is used to facilitate payments and transactions.
You may also provide us with personal information through third-party websites that is used for correlated purposes. For example, job applicant or fundraising information through newsletters or third-party websites.
This information is used to provide services to you, help improve our services, and to support our business functions. Certain data may also be necessary to comply with applicable law.
Information regarding medical services that we are providing may be shared with third parties as fully outlined in our notice of privacy practices.

Website Data

This Website collects “cookies” and other digital activity information from you and your device. A cookie is a line of text that is generated based on web and system activity and then sent to your device. Cookies can vary in their duration, with temporary “session” cookies expiring once you close your browser or otherwise terminate connection, and conversely “persistent” cookies that remain on your device longer with varying expiration dates. Generally, cookies can be: necessary for website functionality and performance; marketing or advertising for use in general or targeting advertising; or analytical for understanding website user data to enhance the website and services.
In addition to web activity, we may also collect internet protocol (IP) address, device identifiers and details, and general geolocation data.
Pages of our Website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit THS, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
Certain website data and cookies are necessary for our Website’s functionality.
We also use Google Analytics to enhance your experience and improve our offerings. This information is used to evaluate visitors’ use of the Website and to compile statistical reports on Website activity. We share Google Analytics website analytics data to enhance user experience – most of this data is anonymized. Additional information regarding Google Analytics can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
Web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings.

Other Information Sharing

In addition to the above, we may also share certain personal information with:

Third-party vendors, partners, and affiliates to provide our services.
Third parties approved by you.
Law enforcement, regulatory bodies, or similar parties to comply with applicable law.
We may also need to share or transfer information, including your personal information, in connection with a change of ownership or control by or of us or any affiliated entity (in each case whether in whole or in part).

Sale of Information

We do not sell, or process for targeted advertising, your personal information.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by applicable laws or regulation.

Children’s Data

Our Website is not directed towards or designed to attract the attention of children, and our Website does not knowingly collect or maintain Website personal information from any person under the age of thirteen (13).

No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.

If you are a parent or guardian and you believe we have collected information from your child in a manner not permitted by law, contact us at privacy@ths-wa.org. We will remove the data to the extent required by applicable laws.

We do not knowingly “sell,” as that term is defined under applicable law, the personal information of minors.

Do Not Track

Our Website does not currently take any action when it receives a Do Not Track request. Do Not Track is a privacy preference that you can set in your web browser to indicate that you do not want certain information about your webpage visits collected across websites when you have not interacted with that service on the page. For details, including how to turn on Do Not Track, visit www.donottrack.us.

Links to and Processing by Third Parties

This Website may contain links to third-party websites, and we may share personal data with third parties. Any access to and use of third-party websites, and any processing data processing by third parties, is not governed by this policy, but is instead governed by the privacy policies of those third parties. We are not responsible for the information practices of third-party websites.

Data Security

We maintain safeguards designed to secure your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. Unfortunately, the transmission and storage of information via the internet or digital means is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information. Any transmission or sharing of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.

Your Data Rights

Specific rights with regarding to personal data vary based on residency. Subject to certain limitations, you have the right to:

Access your data.
Confirm our processing of your personal data, including details regarding the sharing of your data.
Both provide or withdraw consent for certain or all processing of your data, including if applicable the sharing of data as well as targeted advertising or profiling.
Deletion of your data.
Correct inaccuracies in your data.
Non-discrimination or retaliation for exercising any of these rights.

If you would like to exercise any of your rights or have any related requests, please email us at privacy@ths-wa.org. Please note that: certain data requests are limited to applicable law; we may need additional personal information to verify your identity; and any personal information we collect from you to verify your identity in connection with you request will be used solely for the purposes of verification.

We may send you communications related to donations or fundraising for our services. You can opt-out of receiving communications from us at any time by following the instructions provided in those communications, including to clicking on the unsubscribe link. There may be limits to opt-outs for communications regarding to medical services provided.

Website Terms of Use

a. Ownership

All content included on this Website is and shall continue to be the property of THS and is protected under applicable copyright, patent, trademark, and other proprietary rights. Any copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any such content or any part of the Website is prohibited, except as expressly permitted by THS. Under no circumstances will you acquire any ownership rights or other interest in any content by or through your use of this Website.

b. Acceptable Use

We grant you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive license to use this Website solely for your own personal use and not for republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works, or other use. You agree not to copy materials on the Website, process website content or details for commercial or unauthorized use, reverse engineer or attempt to compromise the Website, or use any Website content or THS services in violation of any applicable law.

You agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding your use of the Website. You further agree that information provided by you is truthful and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

The use of this Website is at our discretion and we may terminate your use of this Website at any time. We reserve the right, and you authorize us, to use and assign all information provided in any manner consistent with this policy.

c. Indemnity, Disclaimer, and Limitation of Liability

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold THS and our partners, employees, and affiliates, harmless from any liability, loss, claim and expense, including reasonable attorney’s fees, related to your violation of these terms or use of the website.

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THS NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THs MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE OR OUR RELATED INTERACTIONS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THs NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THs REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, CURRENT, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

Under no circumstances will THS be LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING DAMAGES FROM LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOST PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THE WEBSITE, YOUR WEBSITE USE, OR THE CONTENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS PROVIDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW OR THIS POLICY. ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

your sole remedy is discontinuing use of the website. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

d. General Terms

Governing Law. You agree that the laws of the state of Washington without regard to conflicts of laws provisions will govern these terms and any dispute that may arise between you and THS.

Relationship of the Parties. Nothing contained in these terms or your use of the Website shall be construed to constitute either party as a partner, employee or agent of the other party, and neither party shall hold itself out as such.

Waiver. The failure of THS to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these terms or applicable law shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of THS.

Severability. If any provision of these terms shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these terms will otherwise remain in full force and effect.

Termination or Amendments. THS may terminate or amend these terms at any time, with or without notice, for any reason.

Entire Agreement. These terms and policy constitute the entire agreement between you and THS and governs your use of the Website as well as related data processing and services. Except for our notice of privacy practices and other documentation for THS patients, these terms supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications or agreements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may also be subject to additional terms and conditions, posted policies, guidelines, or rules that may apply when you use the website. THS may revise these terms at any time and for any reason by posting it on the Website. Accordingly, you should visit the Website and review the terms periodically. Your continued use of this Website after any changes have been made to the terms confirms your acceptance of any such changes or amendments.