Privacy Practices

privacy policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to the www.bhchap.com and Black Hills Center for Healing and the Advancement of Psychotherapy, PLC’s website content policies governing data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Black Hills Center for Healing and the Advancement of Psychotherapy include www.bhchap.com and BHCHAP. The BHCHAP website is a content and commerce site. By using the BHCHAP website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

TRUSTe Privacy Program

BHCHAP is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an independent organization whose mission is to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, we have agreed to disclose our information practices and have our privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe. If you have questions or concerns regarding this policy, you should first contact us at elizabeth@bhchap.com. If you do not receive acknowledgement of your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should contact TRUSTe at http://watchdog.truste.com/pvr.php?page=complaint. TRUSTe may serve as a liaison with us to resolve your concerns.

Collection of your Personal Information

BHCHAP may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name. If you purchase BHCHAP's products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction. If we change our practices to include gathering additional personal or non-personal information in the future, this privacy practice document will be amended. Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by BHCHAP. 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 quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the BHCHAP website. Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through BHCHAP's public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. BHCHAP encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from BHCHAP so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. BHCHAP is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the BHCHAP website. 

Use of your Personal Information

BHCHAP collects and uses your personal information only for the sake of operating our website (s) and delivering the services you request or express interest in. BHCHAP may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from us. BHCHAP may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered. BHCHAP does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Ever. BHCHAP may share limited data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to BHCHAP, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. BHCHAP may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within BHCHAP, in order to determine what BHCHAP services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content within BHCHAP to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

BHCHAP will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law, if required to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on BHCHAP or the site; (b) to protect and defend the rights or property of BHCHAP; and, (c) to act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of BHCHAP, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The BHCHAP 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 BHCHAP pages, or register with BHCHAP site or services, a cookie helps BHCHAP 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 BHCHAP website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the BHCHAP 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 BHCHAP services or websites you visit. 

Security of your Personal Information

To secure your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure, BHCHAP uses the following: Verisign GeoTrust, Squarespace stack When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. Verisign is an independent, third-party company engaged in the development of digital trust. Verisign provides authentication of Internet services, digital identity and intellectual property. By clicking on the Verisign logo, the Verisign website will serve up a web page that confirms that BHCHAP is "Verisign Authenticated."

Children Under Thirteen BHCHAP 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.

Opt-Out & Unsubscribe We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from BHCHAP by contacting us here: -

Web page: www.bhchap.com

Email: elizabeth@bhchap.com -

Changes to this Statement

BHCHAP will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. BHCHAP encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how BHCHAP is protecting your information. Contact Information BHCHAP welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy.

If you believe that BHCHAP has not adhered to this Statement, please contact BHCHAP at:

Black Hills Center for Healing and the Advancement of Psychotherapy, PLC

2525 W. Main St., Suite 303A6, Rapid City, South Dakota 57702

Email Address: elizabeth@bhchap.com

Telephone number: 6054402287

Effective as of Dec 1, 2021