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Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to www.steppingstonesindy.com Stepping Stones Behavioral Solutions, LLC and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Stepping Stones Behavioral Solutions, LLC www.steppingstonesindy.com, and Stepping Stones. Stepping Stones website is a child health service and information site. By using the Stepping Stones website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

In order to better provide you with the services offered on our Site, Stepping Stones may collect personally identifiable information, such as you or your child’s: First and Last Name, Mailing Address, E-mail Address, Phone Number, and other health-related information.

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain services available on the Site. These may include: (a) scheduling a tour on our Site; (b) enrolling your child into our programs; (c) sending us an email message or contacting us through our contact form. We will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to the services you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Use of your Personal Information & Personal Health Information

Stepping Stones collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested. Stepping Stones may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Stepping Stones and its affiliates. We typically use or share your health information in the following ways:

  • Treat you: We can use your health information and share it with other professionals who are
    treating you. Example: A doctor treating you for an injury asks another doctor about your overall health condition.
  • Run our organization: We can use and share your health information to run our practice, improve your care, and contact you when necessary. Example: We use health information
    about you to manage your treatment and services.
  • Bill for your services: We can use and share your health information to bill and get payment from health plans or other entities. Example: We give information about you to your health insurance plan so it will pay for your services.
Sharing Information with Third Parties

Stepping Stones does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Stepping Stones may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, or provide customer support. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Stepping Stones, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. Stepping Stones may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Stepping Stones or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Stepping Stones; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Stepping Stones, or the public

Tracking User Behavior

Stepping Stones may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Stepping Stones, in order to determine what Stepping Stones services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Stepping Stones to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Automatically Collected Information

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Stepping Stones. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Stepping Stones website.

Use of Cookies

Stepping Stones website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time.

The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Stepping Stones pages, or register with Stepping Stones site or services, a cookie helps Stepping Stones to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Stepping Stones website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Stepping Stones features that you customized.

You have the ability 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. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Stepping Stones services or websites you visit.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Your Rights in Relation to Your Personal Health Information

When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights. This section explains your rights and some of our responsibilities to help you.

  • Get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record: You can ask to see or get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record and other health information we have about you. Ask us how to do this. We will provide a copy or a summary of your health information, usually within 30 days of your request. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee.
  • Ask us to correct your medical record: You can ask us to correct health information about you that you think is incorrect or incomplete. Ask us how to do this. We may say “no” to your request, but we’ll tell you why in writing within 60 days.
  • Request confidential communications: You can ask us to contact you in a specific way (for example, home or office phone) or to send mail to a different address. We will say “yes” to all reasonable requests.
  • Ask us to limit what we use or share: You can ask us not to use or share certain health information for treatment, payment, or our operations. We are not required to agree to your request, and we may say “no” if it would affect your care. If you pay for a service or health care item out-of-pocket in full, you can ask us not to share that information for the purpose of payment or our operations with your health insurer. We will say “yes” unless a law requires us to share that information.
  • Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared information: You can ask for a list (accounting) of the times we’ve shared your health information for six years prior to the date you ask, who we shared it with, and why. We will include all the disclosures except for those about treatment, payment, and health care operations, and certain other disclosures (such as any you asked us to make). We’ll provide one accounting a year for free but will charge a reasonable, cost-based fee if you ask for another one within 12 months.
  • Get a copy of this privacy notice: You can ask for a paper copy of this notice at any time, even if you have agreed to receive the notice electronically. We will provide you with a paper copy promptly.
  • Choose someone to act for you: If you have given someone medical power of attorney or if someone is your legal guardian, that person can exercise your rights and make choices about your health information. We will make sure the person has this authority and can act for you before we take any action.
  • File a complaint if you feel your rights are violated: You can complain if you feel we have violated your rights by contacting us using the information on page 1. You can file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights by sending a letter to 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, calling 1-877-696-6775, or visiting www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
Security of your Personal Information and Personal Health Information

Stepping Stones secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We are allowed or required to share your information in other ways – usually in ways that contribute to the public good, such as public health and research. We have to meet many conditions in the law before we can share your information for these purposes. For more information see: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/index.html.

  • Help with public health and safety issues: We can share health information about you for certain situations such as: Preventing disease, Helping with product recalls, Reporting adverse reactions to medications, Reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence Preventing or reducing a serious threat to anyone’s health or safety
  • Do research: We can use or share your information for health research.
  • Comply with the law: We will share information about you if the state or federal laws require it, including with the Department of Health and Human Services if it wants to see that we’re complying with federal privacy law.
  • Respond to organ and tissue donation requests: We can share health information about you with organ procurement organizations.
  • Work with a medical examiner or funeral director: We can share health information with a coroner, medical examiner, or funeral director when an individual dies.
  • Address workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests: We can use or share health information about you: for workers’ compensation claims, for law enforcement purposes or with a law enforcement official, with health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law, for special government functions such as military, national security, and presidential protective services
  • Respond to lawsuits and legal actions: We can share health information about you in response to a court or administrative order, or in response to a subpoena.

For certain health information, you can tell us your choices about what we share. If you have a clear preference for how we share your information in the situations described below, talk to us. Tell us what you want us to do, and we will follow your instructions.

In these cases, you have both the right and choice to tell us to:

  • Share information with your family, close friends, or others involved in your care
  • Share information in a disaster relief situation
  • Include your information in a hospital directory

If you are not able to tell us your preference, for example, if you are unconscious, we may go ahead and share your information if we believe it is in your best interest. We may also share your information when needed to lessen a serious and imminent threat to health or safety.

In these cases we never share your information unless you give us written permission:

  • Marketing purposes
  • Sale of your information
  • Most sharing of psychotherapy notes

In the case of fundraising: We may contact you for fundraising efforts, but you can tell us not to contact you again.

Our Responsibilities
  • We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.
  • We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.
  • We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice and give you a copy of it.
  • We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you tell us we can in writing. If you tell us we can, you may change your mind at any time. Let us know in writing if you change your mind. For more information see: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/noticepp.html.
SSL Protocol

When personal information or personal health information is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.

Children Under Thirteen

Stepping Stones does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

E-mail Communications

From time to time, Stepping Stones may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Stepping Stones, you may opt-out of such communications by giving verbal, written or electronic notice that they no longer wish to receive emails.

External Data Storage Sites

We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.

Changes to this Statement

Stepping Stones reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact Information

Stepping Stones welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Stepping Stones has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones Behavioral Solutions, LLC

7405 Westfield Boulevard, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240

Email Address: info@ssbehavioralsolutions.com

Telephone number:(317) 918-2689

Effective as of October 19, 2018

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