Terms of Use
PLEASE BE SURE TO READ OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE ACCESSING OUR WEBSITE
Welcome to our website, owned and operated by Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center (“We”, “Us”). We help connect potential and current clients with mental health and addiction providers for therapy, evaluations, and coaching services. Some of our providers are licensed mental health providers, but we are not considered a healthcare company. We market mental health services, schedule appointments, and collect fees for sessions with our Providers.
This website lists our “Terms of Use” under which you may be able to access this website, an interactive online service that is operated and owned by Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center. This website contains information regarding services and content that is provided by us and other third parties (the “Site”). These Terms of Use include the Site Privacy Policy and form an agreement between yourself and Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center. Your access and/or usage of this website indicates your acceptance and/or consent to these Terms of Use.
In these Terms, “you” and “your” refer to the entity, individual, or organization that uses the website, mobile application, or services. “We”, “our”, or “us” refers to Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center. Words in one gender generalize to all genders and words in the singular also include the plural and vice versa.
Be sure to read our Terms and Privacy Policy, which can be readily accessible on our website and is stated here onto these terms If you do not agree or consent to these terms, you have no right to obtain information form or to continue using the Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center website or application. Failure to use the Website and Application in alignment or accordance with these terms may subject you to civil and criminal penalties.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND CONSENT THAT UBUNTU COUNSELING AND WELLNESS IS NOT A PARTY ANY AGREEMENTS ENTERED IN BETWEEN PROVIDERS AND USERS (AS DEFINED BELOW). UBUNTU COUNSELING AND WELLNESS CENTER HAS NO CONTROL OVER THE BEHAVIOR OR CONDUCT OF PROVIDERS OR OTHER USERS OF THE WEBSITE, APPLICATION AND/OR SERVICES OR ANY DATA IN CONNECTION THERETO, AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY IN THIS REGARD.
Modification
Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center reserves the right, at our discretion, to modify and or change the Site Application or Services or to modify these Terms, at any point in time and without prior notice. If Terms are modified, we will share the individuation on the Site or through the Application. Modifications to these Terms will be automatically effective immediately upon posting. By continuing to access the Site, Application, or Services after we have posted a change, you are consenting and indicating that you agree to be bound by the updated Terms. If the modified Terms are not acceptable to you, your only recourse it to end using the Site, Application, and Services.
Eligibility
The Website, Application, and Services are intended only for people who are 18 and above. Any other access or usage of our Site, Application or Services by anyone under 18 is expressly prohibited. By accessing or using the Website, Application, or Services, you represent and warrant that (1) you consent and agree to be bound by these Terms and (2) that you are older than 18 years old and are able to form legally binding contracts.
Definitions
“Appointments” is defined as a scheduled phone, internet, or in-office visit coordinated via Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center by phone, online scheduling, or email.
“Provider” is defined as a life coach or professional who offers his or her professional helping services to Users via the Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center website and Scheduling Services.
“Scheduling Services” is defined as the services that are provided either online, by phone, or email by Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center whereby Users are able to connect with Providers to enroll in the Provider’s helping services.
“Users” is defined by a person who is using the Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center website, regardless of whether he or she accepts or enrolls in the Providers’ offers for services.
How the Website and Services Work
Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center’s Role: We connect potential clients with providers for helping and coaching services. Some of our providers are licensed mental health providers, but Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center is not a healthcare company. We market and schedule appointments and collect fees on behalf of the Providers. Therefore, we are NOT an entity covered under HIPAA. The services of Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center are not to be confused with any other Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center company, which may be a healthcare company.
Scheduling Services. The Site is a platform for Users to connect and schedule Appointments in order to contract for services with Providers. Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center’s role is solely to facilitate the availability of the Site, Scheduling Services, and to provide services related thereto, such as Appointment scheduling, calling queuing, call cycling, payment integration, and call facilitation. Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center does not provide and is not responsible for Provider Services or any information or advice exchanged between Providers and Users during Appointments or otherwise. You understand and acknowledge that Providers are not employees or agents of Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center but are independent service providers using the Site and Scheduling Services to market their expertise to other Users and the public. You acknowledge that Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information provided by Providers or interaction between you and Provider(s).
PLEASE NOTE THAT, AS STATED ABOVE, THE SITE, APPLICATION, AND SERVICES ARE INTENDED TO BE USED TO FACILITATE USER INTERACTION. UBUNTU COUNSELING AND WELLNESS CENTER CANNOT AND DOES NOT CONTROL OR GUARANTEE THE CONTENT CONTAINED IN ANY LISTING OR THE INFORMATION EXCHANGED BETWEEN USERS AND MEMBERS VIA THE SERVICES. YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT UBUNTU COUNSELING AND WELLNESS CENTER IS NOT REPONSIBLE FOR AND DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY RELATED TO ANY AND ALL LISTINGS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED UNDER THE SERVICES. ACCORDINGLY, ALL USERS USE THE SITE, APPLICATION, AND SERVICES AT THEIR OWN RISK.
Appointments and Financial Terms for Users
Appointment Terms. You, not Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center, are solely responsible for honoring any confirmed Appointments. If you choose to enter into a transaction with a Provider by scheduling an Appointment via the Site or Phone, these Terms and other terms, conditions, rules, and restrictions associated with such Appointment as set out by the Provider may apply. You acknowledge and agree that you, and not Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center, will be responsible for performing the obligations of any such agreements, and Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center is not a party to such agreements and disclaims all liability arising from or related to any such agreements.
Fees
Our fees. We may collect fees for our services as listed on the site.
Providers. Providers offer their services for fees that may be listed in the Site. These fees are due to the Provider at the time of the appointment.
Late Cancellation Fees. If you cancel your appointment within 48 hours of the scheduled appointment, you agree to be charged $100. Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center will process and collect the Late Cancellation Fees payable in accordance with these Terms and the terms of the Listing. Please note that Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center cannot control any fees that may be charged to a User by his or her bank related to Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center’s collection of the Late Cancellation Fees, and Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center disclaims all liability in this regard. You herby authorize the collection of such amounts by charging the credit card provided as part of requesting the Appointment, either directly by Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center or indirectly via a third-party online payment processor or by one of the payment methods described on the Site or Application. If you are directed to Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center’s third-party payment processor, you may be subject to terms and conditions governing the use of that third party’s services and that third party’s personal information collection practices. Please review such terms and conditions and privacy policy before using the services.
Financial Terms. In connection with your appointment, you will be asked to provide customary billing information such as name, billing, address, and credit card information either to Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center or its third-party payment processor. Once your transaction is complete you will receive a confirmation email summarizing your confirmed Appointment. When signing up for therapy at Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center, you give Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center the right to automatically charge outstanding balances up to $100 per visit.
Our Role with Providers
No employment relationship between Providers and Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center. Providers are not employees or independent contractors of Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center. Providers offer their services and conduct their services in nay manner, at any time they see fit.
Provider Listings
No warranty. Provider listing information is furnished to Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center by the Provider and the Provider is responsible for its accuracy. Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center does not warranty the credentials or representations made by Providers.
Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center may use User feedback to screen and rate Providers. However, Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center does not warranty the Providers listed on the Site.
General Use
Acceptable Use. This Site is intended to provide users with general information. We do not recommend or endorse any specific professionals, tests, procedures, or opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Site. Reliance on any information provided by us, our employees, others appearing on the Site at our invitation or other visitors to the Site is solely at your own risk. Your sue of the site is a privilege.
Rules of Conduct. We are the sole interpreter of the Site rules of conduct described in these Terms of Use. Users who violate these rules may have their access and use of the Site suspended or terminated at our discretion. We may at any time take any action with regard to user materials that we deem in our sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate.
Posting Rules
Materials you post to the Site may not contain: (1) URLs or links to website sites that compete with the Site; (2) copyrighted material (unless you own the copyright or have the owner’s permission to post the copyrighted material); (3) trade secrets (unless you own them or have the owner’s permission to post them); (4) material that infringes on or misappropriated any other intellectual property rights, or violates, the privacy or publicity rights of others; (5) anything that is sexually explicit, obscene, libelous, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, or hateful; or (6) anything that is embarrassing or offensive to another person, group or entity.
You may not use your Materials to: (1) impersonate another person, living or dead: (2) post false, inaccurate, or misleading information; (3) except as provided in your directories of your own services, post advertisements or solicitations of business (including, but not limited to, franchises, “club memberships,” distributorships, or anything requiring a monetary investment, including a request for payment to obtain job listing); (4) post chain letters or pyramid schemes; or (5) post opinions or notices, commercial or otherwise.
Materials that encourage our users to “email for more details” are not permitted. Materials from any third party charging a fee are not permitted.
We are under no obligation to monitor the materials posted on the Site by users, but we may monitor materials at random. Any materials we find in our discretion to violate these Terms of Use may be removed. If we are notified by a user that nay user materials on the Site violate these rules, we may investigate and determine in good faith whether we agree with such allegations, in which case we may remove or request the removal of user materials. We are not required to make any such investigation or to remove any user materials, and we will not be liable to any user for taking or not taking such actions.
Conduct Rules:
You may not respond to postings by other users in any manner or for any purpose other than that which is expected. Responses soliciting business are prohibited.
You may not send (or encourage or help others to send) unsolicited commercial emails to our users.
Report inappropriate postings or conduct to infoubuntucounseling@gmail.com
You may not delete or revise any materials posted by any other person or entity.
Any conduct by a user that in our sole discretion restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying the Site is prohibited.
We are under no obligation to monitor the conduct or our users, but we may investigate and respond when violations are reported.
Security Rules: Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Site, including, without limitations: (1) accessing data not intended for such users or logging into a server or account which the user is not authorized to access; (2) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (3) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to the Site, overloading, “flooding”, “mailbombing” or “crashing”; (4) sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services; (5) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting.
ii) Violation of these Security Rules may result in civil or criminal liability. We will investigate occurrences which may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations.
Registration Rules
To post certain material to the Site, such as comments and professional profiles in the directory, we will request information from you, including your name and email. You must provide us with true and accurate registration information. We will not share your registration information with third parties, except as necessary to provide you with services you request or with your permission as provided in the Site Privacy Policy.
We may assign a username and password to you. You may not share your account, username, or password with anyone else, and you will be responsible for the actions of anyone who obtains your user name and/or password and uses them to success the Site. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your username and password.
If at any time during the term of this agreement we come to the understanding that you: (1) misled us as to your business practices and/or services, or (2) purchased services that do not describe your precise business, we reserve the right to terminate your account. We may terminate your account and/or your access to the Site at any time if we deem in our sole discretion such to be necessary or appropriate.
Additional Terms
Rights Reserved
We hereby grant you a limited, terminable, non-exclusive right to access and use the Site only for your personal use. This authorizes you to view and download a single copy of the material on the Site solely for your personal, noncommercial use. You must include the following notice in any downloaded materials: “Copyright Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without the express written permission of Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center.”
Except as expressly stated in these Terms of Use, we reserve all rights to all materials on the Site, including, without limitation, written content, graphical and design elements (including the Site’s “look and feel”), and service marks and trademarks. By submitting material to any area of the Site, you automatically grant or warrant that the owner of such material has expressly granted, to use the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce modify, adapt, publish, translate and distribute such material (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such material. You may not sell, transfer, or assign any products or services or your rights to any products or services provided by us to any third party without our express written authorization. You may not copy, modify, alter, or excerpt (or encourage or help others to copy, modify, alter, or excerpt) the Site materials. You may not use (or encourage or help others to use) the Site for any purpose or in any manner that is prohibited by these Terms of use or by applicable law. You acknowledge and agree that these Terms of Use in no way convey any right, title, or interest to you in any materials on the Site, including, without limitation, any statutory or common law copyright, patent, or other intellectual property right in such materials.
Disclaimer
We make no representations or warranties whatsoever regarding the Site and any materials on the Site. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR ELSEWHERE, THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE HERBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRES SOR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WRRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PRATICULAR PURPOSE, ANY IMPLED WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE SITE. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE’S ERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, THE SITE’S FUNCATIONS SHALL BE ERROR-FREE OR, THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
The Site is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice. Under no circumstances will we be Liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information obtained through the Site. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice, or other content available through the Site. Please seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice, or other content. Never disregard professional advice, including medical advice, or delay in seeking it, because of something you have read on this Site.
You are solely responsible for the content of any posting you make to the Site and any consequences arising from such posting. We assume no responsibility for materials posted by our users or any other actions, conduct, or omissions of our users. We act as a service provider for users to distribute and publish their materials. We do not undertake responsibility for screening or monitoring our user’s materials.
Some of our bloggers who post articles to our Site may not be employed by Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center. Each blogger is solely responsible for the content of his or her articles. Each blogger represents to Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center that the articles he or she submits is original and does not infringe any copyright. We do not undertake responsibility for screening, or monitoring our blogger’s materials. The opinions expressed by the bloggers are their own and not our opinions or endorsed by us.
Further, we explicitly disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy, content, or availability of information on a site that links to or from the Site (a “third-party site”). We may offer links to, or incorporate into the Site, third-party sites that offer various products and /or services. We cannot ensure that users will be satisfied with any products or services that are purchased from such a third-party site since such sites are owned and operated by others. We do not endorse any of such products or services, nor have we taken any steps to confirm the accuracy or reliability of any of the information contained in any third-party sites. We do not make any representations or warranties as to the security of any information (including credit card and other personal information) users might be requested to give a third-party site. We strongly encourage users to make their own investigation of third-party sites before proceeding with any transaction with such third parties.
We do not endorse, and nothing on the Site shall be deemed to be an endorsement, representation, or warranty of, any third party (including our directory members, users, and bloggers), whether in relation to such third party’s products, services, websites, experience or background or otherwise. We do not make any representations or warranties with regard to any materials posted by our users, directory members, or bloggers. The information in our directories is provided exclusively by participating professionals.
The material on this Site is provided by Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center and its affiliates. You accept that Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center disclaims all warranties and limits all liability arising in connection with this Site to the same extent and in the same manner as we do in these Terms of Use. You expressly agree that Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center may rely on your acceptance of such disclaimers and limits.
Your use of the Site, the Internet, any materials you post or access via our Site and your conduct online or offline are at your own risk.
Indemnification. You shall indemnify and defend us, and our officers, employees, consultants, and trainers against any cost, expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees whether arising out of third-party claim or in enforcing this indemnification), claims, judgments, settlements, and damages (including all damages awarded to third parties payable by us, but in all cases only our direct damages) arising out of, or related to, your use of the Site, any materials posted to the Site or provided to other users by you or any violation of these Terms of Use.
Limits of Liability
NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONDEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES (‘NON-DIRECT DAMAGES”), OF ANY CHARACTER WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OF USE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
THE LIABILITY OF US AND ANY OF OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR DIRECT DAMAGES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF $100 USD OR THE FEES PAID FOR OUR SERVICES DURING THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENTS THAT GIVE RISE TO YOUR FIRST CLAIM AGAINST US FOR DAMAGES.
BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMINTATION OF LIABILITY FOR NON-DIRECT DAMAGES, THE LIMITATIONS IN PARAGRAPH (A) ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, BUT IN SUCH CASE, THE LIMITATIONS IN PARAGRAPH (B) SHALL APPLY TO BOTH DIRECT AND NON-DIRECT DAMAGES.
Notices
You shall send notices to us by mail or by email to our contact information listed below and addressed to the attention of LEGAL. Notices to you will be sent by mail or by email to the addresses you provide when registering. Notices shall be deemed given on the day actually received by the recipient if received as provided in this paragraph before 5pm on a business day in the recipient’s location. Notices received after 5pm or on a non-business day shall be deemed received on the next business day.
We may change these Terms of Use, including the Site Privacy Policy, at any time. We will post notification of changes on the Site and e-mail them to registered users. Your continued use of the Site after the posting on the Site of any changes (whether or not you have also received notice by email) indicates your acceptance of such changes.
General
You and we are independent contractors of each other. Neither party shall be deemed in default for failure to comply with any provision hereof if such failure results from acts or events beyond its reasonable control, other than payment of money. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. No waiver of any provision of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision. All provisions of these Terms of Use, except provisions that grant you access to or use of the Site, shall survive the termination of the agreement between you and us. These Terms of Use shall be binding upon the parties, their legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns, but may not be assigned by you. Except as may be expressly stated in any other written agreements signed by you and us, these Terms of Use, including the Site Privacy Policy (as amended from time to time by us as provided in these Terms of Use) contain the entire understanding between you and us and supersede any prior agreement between you and us, whether written or oral.
Website
https://ubuntucounseling.com is owned and operated by and may contain advertisements, sponsored content, paid insertions, affiliate links, or other forms of monetization.
https://ubuntucounseling.com abides by word of mouth marketing standards. We believe in honesty of relationships, opinion, and identity. The compensation received may influence the adverting content, topics, or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising pace, or post will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored content.
Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center is never directly compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites, and various other topics. The views and opinions expressed on this website are purely those of the authors. If we claim or appear to be experts on a certain topic or product or service area, we will only endorse products or services that we believe, based on our expertise, are worthy of such endorsement. Any product claim, statistic, quote, or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider.
This site does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.
Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center makes no representations, warranties, or assurances as to the accuracy, currency, or completeness of the content contain on this website or any sites linked to or from this site.
Reviews
The reviews Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center shares are from clients who decided to leave their thoughts on a variety of websites. Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center never encourages clients to leave reviews. We share the reviews that were left for other clients to see what experience they had.
Contact
If you have any questions regarding this policy or your dealings with our website, please contact us here: infoubuntucounseling@gmail.com.
Privacy Policy
I. Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center (“We”, “Us”) the owner and operator of this site, may collect, use, share, and safeguard information on www.ubuntucounseling.com, mobile websites, microsites, mobile applications, Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center profiles on Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center social media sites and any other digital services and platforms officially operated or used by Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center from time to time (the “Sites” or “Services”).
II . Changes to the Privacy Policy
As Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center, its products, and services change from time to time, this Privacy Policy is expected to change as well. We reserve the right to amend the Privacy Policy at any time, for any reason. The date of these last revision to the Privacy Policy will be indicated by the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of this page.
III. Information Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center Collects
- Personally Identifiable Information: We may collect information (whether online, by phone, or by paper) that identifies you (“Personally Identifiable Information”) when you: provide such information on our Sites, apply or register for Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center services, or otherwise interact with Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center Associates and our affiliates, including, but not limited to, requesting an appointment online, chatting with a Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center representative, or purchasing Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center products or services. The types of Personally Identifiable Information collected may include your name, address, phone number, birth date, billing and delivery information, Email address, credit card, or other financial account information.
- Non-Personal Data: As you interact with our Sites, we may also collect information about your browsing history or certain other information that is not Personally Identifiable Information through your use of and visits to the Sites and our use of a variety of technologies, including, but not limited to , cookies, tags, beacons, Internet Protocol (IP) address, and other tools. “Cookies” are pieces of code/text placed on your computer when you browse our Sites. Cookies may be placed by us or third-party advertisers. “Tags” and web beacons refer to code scripts that are primarily used to track visitors/ activities on our Sites by we analytics software. The types of non-personal data collected on our Sites through the use of these, and other tools as Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center may add from time to time, may include: the search terms you used, new or returning user, browser information, computer type, operating system, internet service providers, website usage, referring/exit pages, platform type, dat/time stamp, number of clicks, ads viewed, etc. Additionally, cookies, tags, and other tools placed by third parties may collect the information about you and your visits to Sites and elsewhere on the Internet including, but not limited to, your industry, company size, job function, seniority level, etc.) (collectively, all of the forgoing data the “Non-Personal Data”).
IV. How We Use and Share Personally Identifiable Information
Our website uses cookies to give you the best and most relevant experience. By accessing the Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center website, you are granting us consent to our use of cookies.
Once collected, we may use your Personally Identifiable Information in a variety of ways including, but not limited to:
Provide service communications such as bill reminders, order confirmations, program registrations, and customer service messages
Respond to your emails or online requests for products, services, or information
Deliver and process surveys
Personalize and improve the usability of the Sites
Fulfill and/or deliver Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center products and services
Sharing with certain other companies to offer you products and services that may be of interest to you as described below
Tailor content, advertising, and marketing to you
Share with third parties as required by law or to protect Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center as described below
Share your email address as permitted under Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center Email Policy as described below
Sharing Your Personally Identifiable Information to Fulfill Service Requests and Perform Business Functions. When fulfilling service requests initiated by you, we may share your Personally Identifiable Information with certain third parties to fulfill the requests. We may also share such information with service providers that perform business functions for us. For example, Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center might occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf including, but not limited to, packaging, mailing and delivering promotional offers, sweepstakes or contests, answering customer questions about products or services, consulting services, data modeling, printing, sending postal mail and processing event registrations. In such cases, we may share your Personally Identifiable Information.
Sharing Your Personally Identifiable Information with Certain Other Companies. We may share Personally Identifiable Information, except for email addresses, with certain other companies in order to provide them an opportunity to offer products or services that may be of interest to you, which may contribute revenue to Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center.
Sharing Your Personally Identifiable Information When Legally Necessary or to Protect Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center’s Interests. We may disclose your Personally Identifiable Information if required to do so by law or in good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal processes served on Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center; (c) protect the personal safety of Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center personnel or members of the public in appropriate circumstances. In addition, if Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center and/or its assets (or a portion of its assets) are sold, assigned, transferred, or merged, or if Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center undergoes some other change including a change to its corporate form as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or otherwise, information may be transferred as part of that transaction or change.
Sharing Your Email Address Pursuant to Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center Policy. Your e-mail address will only be used by us and our affiliates. We do not sell or rent e-mail addresses to anyone outside Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center and our affiliate. We will also not share e-mail addresses to unrelated third-parties. We may also share your Email address with third parties to enable us to take security measures to help protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure, or destruction of data. Finally, we may share Email addresses with third parties as necessary to perform certain services on our behalf, such as packaging, mailing, and delivering products and processing event registrations and to respond to your service requests.
V. How to Manage the Sharing of Your Personally Identifiable Information
You can manage your profile and e-mail preferences, including opting out of e-mail by contacting us at infoubuntucounseling@gmail.com. Additionally, if you prefer to receive mailings only from Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center and have your name and address removed form the list we provide to certain companies, please contact us. For Pennsylvania residents, please consult the “your Pennsylvania Privacy Rights” for additional considerations.
VI. How We May Use and Share Non-Personal Data
Through the use of various technology tools, we may collect Non-Personal Data to improve the usability of our Sites/Services and for other business reasons. We may share the Non-Personal Data we collect with third parties or permit third parties to place tools like cookies, tags, and web beacons, to collect additional Non-Personal Data to provide advertisements and targeted advertisements to you (ads based on the Non-Personal Data). We do not share Personally Identifiable Information with third parties with whom we share your Non-Personal Data. Please note that you may be subject to the privacy policies of other non-Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center companies when you select an advertising link or other link that takes you to sites not operated by Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center.
VII. How You Can Manage the Collection of Non-Personal Data
Third-party advertising companies may collect data about your visit to our Sites and others to provide you more relevant advertising here and elsewhere on the Internet. This type of advertising is known as Online Behavioral Advertising. You can stop this collection and use of data for these purposes by companies participating in the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) by visiting the “Opt-Out From Online Behavioral Advertising” website. By opting out, the ads you see may be less relevant, and you may still continue to see other non-targeted advertisements on our Sites and elsewhere.
VIII. Children
We do not knowingly collect personal data online from or market online to anyone under the age of 13.
IX. Security of Information
We implement reasonable security measures to help protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure, or destruction of data. We restrict access to personal information to certain companies who may need to know that information in order to operate, develop, or improve our services. These individuals or partner organizations are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.
We, unfortunately, cannot guarantee that every data transmission over the internet to be 100% secure. Despite our greatest efforts, we cannot guarantee the security of information you transmit to us, to or from our online services or products. If you have any additional questions regarding our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us.
X. User ID and Password
Certain portions of our website and online scheduling may require the sue of a user ID, email address, or password as an additional security measure in order to help protect your private information. In order to help protect your privacy, our websites have the ability to help you log in and log out once you are done.
XI. Linking to Other Internet Sites
Please notice that other websites that are linked from our website or from a Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center email might contain privacy provisions that are different from the provisions of this Privacy Policy. In order to ensure your protection of privacy, we highly suggest you review the privacy statements of those other linked websites, applications, or other digital platforms.
XII. Access and Modify Information
If you are a registered user on our website or a client of Ubuntu Counseling and Wellness Center products and services, you can review and update your contact information by emailing us at:
infoubuntucounseling@gmail.com
Your Personal Data
Service Providers have access to Your Personal Data only to perform their tasks on Our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
GDPR Privacy
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under GDPR
We may process Personal Data under the following conditions:
Consent: You have given Your consent for processing Personal Data for one or more specific purposes.
Performance of a contract: Provision of Personal Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with You and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof.
Legal obligations: Processing Personal Data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Company is subject.
Vital interests: Processing Personal Data is necessary in order to protect Your vital interests or of another natural person.
Public interests: Processing Personal Data is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Company.
Legitimate interests: Processing Personal Data is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company.
In any case, the Company will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.
Your Rights under the GDPR
The Company undertakes to respect the confidentiality of Your Personal Data and to guarantee You can exercise Your rights.
You have the right under this Privacy Policy, and by law if You within the EU, to:
Request access to Your Personal Data. The right to access, update or delete the information We have on You. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of Your Personal Data directly within Your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact Us to assist You. This also enables You to receive a copy of the Personal Data We hold about You.
Request correction of the Personal Data that We hold about You. You have the right to have any incomplete or inaccurate information We hold about You corrected.
Object to processing of Your Personal Data. This right exists where We are relying on a legitimate interest as the legal basis for Our processing and there is something about Your particular situation, which makes You want to object to our processing of Your Personal Data on this ground. You also have the right to object where We are processing Your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes.
Request erasure of Your Personal Data. You have the right to ask Us to delete or remove Personal Data when there is no good reason for Us to continue processing it.
Request the transfer of Your Personal Data. We will provide to You, or to a third-party You have chosen, Your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Please not that this right only applies to automated information which You initially provided consent for Us to use or where We used the information to perform a contract with You.
Withdraw Your consent. You have the right to withdraw Your consent on using your Personal Data. If You withdraw Your consent, We may not be able to provide You with access to certain specific functionalities of the Service.
Exercising of Your GDPR Data Protection Rights
You may exercise Your rights of access, rectification, cancellation and opposition by contacting Us. Please note that we may ask You to verify Your identity before responding to such requests. If You make a request, We will try our best to respond to You as soon as possible.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about Our collection and use of Your Personal Data. For more information, if You are in the European Economic Area (EEA), please contact Your local data protection authority in the EEA.
CCPA Privacy
Your Rights under the CCPA
Under this Privacy Policy, and by law if You are a resident of California, You have the following rights:
The right to notice. You must be properly notified which categories of Personal Data are being collected and the purposes for which the Personal Data is being used.
The right to access/the right to request. The CCPA permits You to request and obtain from the Company information regarding the disclosure of Your Personal Data that has been collected in the past 12 months by the Company or its subsidiaries to a third-party for the third-party’s direct marketing purposes.
The right to say no to the sale of Personal Data. You also have the right to ask the Company not to sell Your Personal Data to third parties. You can submit such a request by visiting our “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” section or web page.
The right to know about Your Personal Data. You have the right to request and obtain from the Company information regarding the disclosure of the following:
The categories of Personal Data collected
The sources from which the Personal Data was collected
The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling the Personal Data
Categories of third parties with whom We share Personal Data
The specific pieces of Personal Data we collected about You
The right to delete Personal Data. You also have the right to request the deletion of Your Personal Data that have been collected in the past 12 months.
The right not to be discriminated against. You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of Your Consumer’s rights, including by:
Denying goods or services to You
Charging different prices or rates for goods or services, including the use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties
Providing a different level of quality of goods or services to You
Suggesting that You will receive a different price or rate of goods or services or a different level of quality of goods or services.
Exercising Your CCPA Data Protection Rights
In order to exercise any of Your rights under the CCPA, and if you are a California resident, You can email or call us or visit our “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” section or web page.
The Company will disclose and deliver the required information free of charge within 45 days of receiving Your verifiable request. The time period to provide the required information may be extended once by an additional 45 days when reasonable necessary and with prior notice.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
We do not sell personal information. However, the Service Providers we partner with (for example, our advertising partners) may use technology on the Service that “sells” personal information as defined by the CCPA law.
If you wish to opt out of the use of your personal information for interest-based advertising purposes and these potential sales as defined under CCPA law, you may do so by following the instructions below.
Please note that any opt out is specific to the browse You use. You may need to opt out on every browser that you use.
Website
You can opt out of receiving ads that are personalized as served by our Service Providers by following our instructions presented on the Service:
From Our “Cookie Consent” notice banner
Or from Our “CCPA Opt-out” notice banner
Or from Our “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” notice banner
Or from Our “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link
The opt out will place a cookie on Your computer that is unique to the browser You use to opt out. If you change browsers or delete the cookies saved by your browser, you will need to opt out again.
Mobile Devices
Your mobile device may give you the ability to opt out of the use of information about the apps you use in order to serve you ads that are targeted to your interests:
“Opt out of Interest-Based Ads” or “Opt out of Ads Personalization” on Android devices
“Limited Ad Tracking” on iOS devices
You can also stop the collection of location information from Your mobile device by changing the preferences on your mobile device.
“Do Not Track” Policy as Required by California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)
Our Service does not respond to Do Not Track signals.
However, some third party websites do keep track of Your browsing activities. If You are visiting such websites, You can set Your preferences in Your web browser to inform websites that You do not want to be tracked. You can enable or disable DNT by visiting the preferences or setting page of Your web browser.
Your California Privacy Rights (California’s Shine the Light law)
Under California Civil Code Section 1798 (California’s Shine the Light law), California residents with an established business relationship with us can request information once a year about sharing their Personal Data with third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes.
If you’d like to request more information under the California Shine the Light law, and if you are a California resident, You can contact Us using the contact information provided below.
California Privacy Rights for Minors Users (California Business and Professions Code Section 22581)
California Business and Professions Code section 22581 allow California residents under the age of 18 who are registered users of online sites, services or applications to request and obtain removal of content or information they have publicly posted.
To request removal of such data, and if you are a California resident, You can contact Us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with Your account.
Be aware that Your request does not guarantee complete or comprehensive removal of content or information posted online and that the law may not permit or require removal in certain circumstances.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If you click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Last updated 05/27/2022