Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy: Spurwink Services Websites
Spurwink Services has a 50 year history of providing behavioral health services to children and adults. Confidentiality and respect for individual privacy rights is a hallmark in our field of practice. This privacy statement for Spurwink Services’ websites explains what personal information is collected, how it is used, and to whom the information may be disclosed. By providing personal information to Spurwink you agree on your own behalf and on behalf of your child, adolescent or adult family member to the terms of this Private Policy.
The information collected by Spurwink Services includes the following:
v General information about you and your family;
v contact information;
v medical and behavioral health information about you or your family member for whom services are being sought.
The information you provide to us may be used by Spurwink Services to:
v Understand your needs and develop and recommend programs and services;
v Develop, improve, and manage operations, including personnel and employment matters;
v Operate and offer programs in a safe and professional manner; and
v Meet licensing, regulatory and other legal requirements.
As with most other Websites, we collect and use data contained in the log files. The information in the log files includes your IP address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit our site, the time you visited our site and which pages you visited through- out our site. This information is used to gather broad demographic information, audit, and research and analyze the data to improve our services and develop new ones.
Our website is developed, hosted and maintained by a third party who has access to all information on this site. Our partners are responsible for maintaining the privacy described in this statement. The third party retains no rights or privileges associated with the information. (They cannot distribute, sell, exchange the information collected.)
Your Privacy Rights:
v Personal information will not be used for purposes other than those listed above without your consent.
v Consent to collect, use or disclose your personal information for the above purposes is voluntary. The provision of personal information to Spurwink via this website, constitutes consent on behalf of yourself and your child, adolescent or adult family member to use the personal information for the above-described purposes. If you choose not to disclose personal information, Spurwink Services’ ability to provide services to you or your family member may be limited or eliminated.
v Consent may be revoked at any time by submitting a written request to the Spurwink Services’ Privacy Officer.
If you have questions or concerns about the personal information Spurwink Services has about you or your family, or about this Privacy Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer, Martin Donlon LCSW at 207-582-7686 or via email at mdonlon@spurwink.org; or by writing to Spurwink Services, 899 Riverside Street, Portland, ME 04103.