Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Daily Presence ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who visit our website and submit inquiries for psychotherapy, mindfulness, or consultation services. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we store it, and your rights regarding your personal information.

By using this website or submitting a form, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

When you submit the Consultation Inquiry Form, we collect the following:

Personal Information

• First Name
• Last Name
• Email Address
• Phone Number

Sensitive Information

• Information you choose to share about your background, concerns, or therapy needs ("therapy history" or "clinical background").

Automatically Collected Data (Website Analytics — if enabled)

• IP Address
• Browser type
• Pages visited
• Basic traffic analytics (if you have Google Analytics enabled)

We do not knowingly collect information from individuals under 18 years old through this form.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information you provide for the following purposes:

• To contact you about scheduling a consultation
• To understand what services you may be seeking
• To determine fit for psychotherapy services
• To respond to your questions or messages
• To maintain internal records of inquiries
• To comply with any legal or ethical requirements

We do not use your information for advertising or marketing without your consent.

4. How Your Information Is Stored

Your form submission may be stored in one or more of the following:

• Formspree (our form processing provider), which transmits your submission to our email inbox
• Email (e.g., Gmail inbox)
• Scheduling or practice management systems (e.g., SimplePractice), once you become a client

Form submissions are processed through Formspree (formspree.io). By submitting the form, your data passes through Formspree's servers. Formspree maintains commercially reasonable security practices. You can review their privacy policy at formspree.io.

We take reasonable measures to protect your information, including encryption where supported. However, online communication — including forms and email — cannot be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Please do not submit crisis information or highly sensitive medical/psychiatric history through this form.

5. Sharing of Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. Your information may be shared only in the following cases:

5.1 With Your Consent

If you authorize the release of information to another provider or service.

5.2 For Professional or Legal Obligations

Information may be disclosed:

• If required by law
• To prevent harm to you or others
• To comply with professional ethical standards
• If responding to valid court orders

5.3 With Service Providers

Only as needed to operate the website or respond to your inquiry (e.g., Formspree for form processing, email hosting provider). All vendors used for transmission or storage of data are required to maintain commercially reasonable security practices.

6. Not a HIPAA-Compliant Portal

This website form is not a HIPAA-compliant communication portal. By choosing to submit information through this form, you acknowledge that:

• Email communication may not be encrypted end-to-end
• Website forms, while secured, may not meet full HIPAA standards

Once you become a client, communication may move to a HIPAA-compliant platform.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Request a copy of the information you submitted
• Request corrections
• Request deletion of your inquiry data
• Withdraw consent for future communication

You may contact us at any time to exercise these rights: xiulingliu0223@gmail.com

8. Data Retention

We retain form submissions for as long as necessary to:

• Respond to your inquiry
• Maintain records consistent with professional practice standards
• Meet any legal obligations

You may request deletion at any time.

9. Crisis and Emergency Situations

This website and consultation form are not monitored 24/7 and should not be used for emergencies or crisis situations.

If you are in crisis, please call or text 988, or go to your nearest emergency room.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.