Privacy policy

This policy is effective as of January 1, 2026

 I. Introduction

This Washington Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy ("Policy") addendum (the “Washington Privacy Addendum”) supplements the information contained in Talkiatry Management Services, LLC’s (“Talkiatry,” “Company” or “We”) Privacy Policy, and our collection and use of Washington residents' consumer health data, as defined by the Washington My Health My Data Act. We adopt this notice to comply with the Washington My Health My Data Act, and any terms defined in the Washington My Health My Data Act have the same meaning when used in this notice. Other privacy policies may apply to your personal information that is not consumer health data, and if you are not a Washington resident. For additional information relating to our general privacy practices in connection with our websites and applications (“Site”) and additional rights that you may have, please visit our Privacy Policy. In the event of a conflict between our Privacy Policy and this Washington Privacy Addendum, this Washington Privacy Addendum will control.

This Washington Privacy Addendum applies to the sites, products, applications, platforms, or other services operated by the Company and does not apply to any third-party websites, content, products, applications, platforms, or other services not owned or controlled by the Company.

This Washington Privacy Addendum does not apply to information that meets the definition of Protected Health Information (“PHI”) for purposes of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and related regulations. For information on how we and our affiliates treat PHI, please see the Notice of Privacy Practices.

Please read this Washington Privacy Addendum carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your consumer health data and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, you should not use the sites, products, applications, platforms, or other services linking to this Washington Privacy Addendum. By using the sites, products, applications, platforms, or other services linking to this Washington Privacy Addendum, you are agreeing to the terms of the Washington Privacy Addendum. 

II. Consumer Health Data Information We May Collect About You

We may collect and use different types of consumer health data from and about you, that identifies your past, present, or future physical or mental health status including:

·   Information about any of the following:

·   individual health conditions, treatment, diseases, or diagnoses;

·   diagnostic testing, treatment, or medication;

·   social, psychological, behavioral, or medical interventions;

·   health-related surgeries and procedures;

·   use or purchase of prescribed medication; or

·   bodily functions, vital signs, symptoms, or measurements of physical or mental health status.

·   Gender-affirming care information, which is personal information relating to seeking or obtaining past, present, or future gender-affirming care services, including:

·   location information that could reasonably indicate a consumer's attempt to acquire or receive gender-affirming care services;

·   efforts to research or obtain gender-affirming care services; or

·   any gender-affirming care information that is derived, extrapolated, or inferred, including from non-health information, such as proxy, derivative, inferred, emergent, or algorithmic data.

·   Reproductive or sexual health information, which is personal information related to seeking or obtaining past, present, or future reproductive or sexual health services, including:

·   individual health conditions, status, diseases, or diagnoses;

·   social, psychological, behavioral, and medical interventions;

·   health-related surgeries or procedures, including abortions;

·   use or purchase of medication, including abortion medications;

·   bodily functions, vital signs, symptoms, or measurements of the information described in this subsection;

·   diagnoses or diagnostic testing, treatment, or medication; or

·   medical or nonmedical services related to and provided in conjunction with an abortion, such as associated diagnostics, counseling, supplies, and follow-up services.

·   Biometric data, meaning data that is generated from the measurement or technological processing of an individual's physiological, biological, or behavioral characteristics and that identifies a consumer, whether individually or in combination with other data. Biometric data includes, but is not limited to:

·   voice recordings, from which an identifier template can be extracted; or

·   Data identifying a consumer seeking health care services. Health care services means any service provided to a person to assess, measure, improve, or learn about a person's mental or physical health, including but not limited to:

·   individual health conditions, status, diseases, or diagnoses;

·   social, psychological, behavioral, and medical interventions;

·   health-related surgeries or procedures;

·   use or purchase of medication;

·   bodily functions, vital signs, symptoms, or measurements of the information described in this subsection;

·   diagnoses or diagnostic testing, treatment, or medication;

·   reproductive health care services; or

·   gender-affirming care services.

·   Precise location information that reasonably indicates a consumer's attempt to receive or acquire health services or supplies.

·   Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application or advertisement.

·   Any inferences of the above categories derived, extrapolated, or inferred from non-health information.

We use these categories of consumer health data for the following purposes:

·   Fulfilling the purposes for which you provided the data or that were described when it was collected.

·   Performing the services or providing the goods that you request from us and responding to your questions or requests for information.

·   Notifying you about changes to our sites, applications, products, or services.

·   Facilitating services and operations performance, security, and integrity, including:

·   undertaking activities to prevent, detect, and investigate security incidents that compromise the availability, authenticity, integrity, or confidentiality of stored or transmitted consumer health data or that otherwise threaten to compromise the performance, security, or integrity of our business; and

·   performance analytics, identity verification and authorization, site and application optimization, and quality control.

·   Recordkeeping and auditing.

·   Complying with our legal obligations and risk management, audit, investigations and reporting, and other legal and compliance reasons.

·   Administering customer accounts and preferences.

·   Measuring or understanding the effectiveness of non-personalized advertising and delivering non-personalized advertising served as part of your current interaction with you.

·  Our internal research and product or service design and development.

III. Consumer Health Data Sources

We may collect consumer health data from you from the sources described in our Privacy Policy under “How do we collect your Personal Information.” and from the following sources:

·   You, including when you request certain health-related products and services, and sign up for email lists or programs.  

·   Your device when you visit or interact with our sites, applications, or services, including through cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies that automatically send us information when you browse, use, visit, or otherwise interact with our sites, applications, or services.

·   Authorized/legal representatives, family members, and caregivers.

·   Health care providers.

·   Health insurance companies and other payors.

·   Payment processors and other financial institutions.

·   Our business and marketing partners, who provide us with information about consumers who are viewing our content across other websites or applications, purchasing our products, or interacting with our promotions, benefits, or programs.

·   Other third-party sources, such as data brokers who provide us with information about consumers that may be interested in our products or services.

IV. Consumer Health Data Disclosures 

We do not sell your consumer health data.

We may disclose any of the consumer health data categories listed above to processors, service providers, and contractors that help us provide products and services to you and to our affiliates, including your medical provider who is employed or contracted with MCCD Psychiatry Services, PLLC, and/or its affiliates (the “Practice”) We may also disclose your consumer health data to other third parties, including other third party medical providers and their medical institutions or practices. 

We instruct these affiliates, and processors, service providers, and contractors, and third parties to only use consumer health data as permitted by our contracts with them and consistent with applicable law.

We may also disclose consumer health data as permitted by applicable law, including:

·   With your consent.

·   To prevent, detect, protect from, or respond to security incidents, identity theft, fraud, harassment, or malicious or deceptive activities.

·   To a third party acquiring our assets if Company sells its business or otherwise is part of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or other transaction involving a third party taking control of our assets or business.

·   To investigate, report, or take legal action to protect our rights, property, and safety and the rights, property, and safety of others.

·   To protect your or others' vital interests, including health and safety.

V. Your Privacy Rights 

You have specific rights with respect to your consumer health data. You have the right to:

·   Request confirmation that we collect, share, or sell your consumer health data.

·   Request access to your consumer health data that we have collected or control, including:

·   a list of all third parties and affiliates that we have shared or sold your consumer health data to; and

·   the email addresses or other online method to contact those third parties and affiliates.

·   Withdraw your consent for our collection and sharing of your consumer health data.

·   Request that we delete your consumer health data.

To exercise any of your rights under Washington consumer health privacy law, please visit our Document Center, and follow the link to “Make a data request” underneath “How we protect your data”. If you have any questions about this Policy or our privacy practices, contact us at Privacy@Talkiatry.com