Legal and Privacy Policy

Last updated: 10/25/2025

1) Terms of Use

1.1. Acceptance; Contract Formation

These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) constitute a binding agreement between Harth Psychiatry PLLC (“Harth Psychiatry PLLC,”, “Harth”, “Harth Psychiatry”, “Company”, “we,” “our,” “us”) and each user (“you”) who accesses the website at [https://harthpsychiatry.com] (the “Site”, “Website”). Our secondary domain [https://harthpsych.com] redirects to this primary Website. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

This Disclaimer, along with the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, governs your access to and use of www.harthpsychiatry.com including any content, functionality and services offered on or through www.harthpsychiatry.com, whether as a guest or a registered user.

Please read the Disclaimer carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Site or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by the Disclaimer. If you do not want to agree to the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Site. 

 

1.2. Educational and Informational Purposes Only

The content provided on this Site is offered solely for educational and informational purposes. While our clinicians are licensed professionals, the Site’s materials are general in nature and not a substitute for professional medical, psychiatric, or therapeutic advice. Do not rely on the Site for diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare provider for questions about any medical or mental-health condition.

1.3. No Therapist–Patient Relationship via Website

Your use of this Site, including messages, forms, or downloading materials, does not create a therapist–patient or professional-client relationship between you and Harth Psychiatry PLLC. A professional relationship is established only after mutual agreement, completion of intake forms, and scheduling of an appointment.

1.4. User’s Personal Responsibility

By using this Site, you accept full personal responsibility for the results of your actions. You agree to take responsibility for any harm or damages arising from the use or non-use of information on this Site or the resources available through it. You agree to exercise judgment and conduct due diligence before acting on any content, recommendations, or materials referenced here.

1.5. Emergency & Crisis

Do not use the Site, email, or text for emergencies. If you or someone else may be in danger, call 911. For mental-health crises, call/text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or go to the nearest emergency department.

1.6. Telehealth; Licensing; Location of Care

Care may be delivered via telehealth only where permitted by law and where our clinician is licensed. You must be physically located in a state where our clinician is licensed at the time of service and consent to location verification.

1.7. Permitted Use; Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to: (a) interfere with or attempt unauthorized access; (b) upload malware; (c) scrape content; (d) post unlawful, harassing, defamatory, or infringing content; or (e) misrepresent your identity.

1.8. Intellectual Property; DMCA

All Site content, trademarks, and graphics are owned by Harth Psychiatry PLLC or its licensors. If you believe content infringes your copyright, email harthpsych@gmail.com.

1.9. Errors and Omissions

This Site is a public resource intended, but not guaranteed, to be current or accurate. You agree that information may contain errors or omissions and that you will verify any facts independently before relying on them.

1.10. Disclaimers

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” HARTH PSYCHIATRY PLLC MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

1.11. No Warranties

WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OR OPERATION OF THIS WEBSITE. WE FURTHER MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE INFORMATION, CONTENTS, MATERIALS, DOCUMENTS, PROGRAMS, PRODUCTS, BOOKS, OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE LAW, HARTH PSYCHIATRY PLLC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 

1.12. Limitation of Liability

YOU AGREE TO ABSOLVE HARTH PSYCHIATRY PLLC AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS OF ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR LOSS THAT YOU OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY ASSOCIATED WITH YOU MAY SUFFER OR INCUR AS A RESULT OF USE OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE AND/OR THE RESOURCES YOU MAY DOWNLOAD FROM THIS WEBSITE.  YOU AGREE THAT THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY TYPE OF DAMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EQUITABLE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER FOR USE OF THIS WEBSITE.

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. THE COMPANY AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE WEBSITE AT ANY TIME.

THE COMPANY AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. THE COMPANY AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
 

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE WEBSITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE WEBSITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE.

 

1.13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Harth Psychiatry PLLC and its affiliates against any losses, damages, liabilities, or expenses arising out of your violation of these Terms.

1.14. Governing Law & Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois. Exclusive venue lies in the state and federal courts of Cook County, Illinois.

1.15. Changes; Termination

We may update these Terms by posting revisions on this page. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

2) Privacy Policy

2.1. Scope

This Privacy Policy explains how Harth Psychiatry PLLC collects, uses, and safeguards information obtained through [https://harthpsychiatry.com]. When accessing the Website, the Company will learn certain information about you, both automatically and through voluntary actions you may take, during your visit. This policy applies to information we collect on the Website and in email, text, or other electronic messages between you and the Website.

Please read the Privacy Policy carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by the Privacy Policy. If you do not want to agree to the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.

 

2.2. Information We Collect

  • Information you provide: name, contact details, messages, forms, uploads.
  • Automatically collected: IP address, device type, browser, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and time spent.
  • Device & Location Data: We may collect device identifiers and approximate geolocation (from IP or device settings) to secure and optimize Site performance.
  • Cookies & Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, pixels, and web beacons to understand usage and improve functionality. Cookies are small data files stored on your device; you can manage or disable them via your browser.

2.3. Third-Party Use of Cookies and Web Beacons

Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Site are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our Website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content. 

We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

 

 

2.4. Email Information and Policies

If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received online, mail, and telephone. This also applies when you register for our Website, sign up through any of our forms using your email address or make a purchase on this Site. For further information see the email policies below.

We are committed to keeping your e-mail address confidential. We do not sell, rent, or lease our subscription lists to third parties, and will not disclose your email address to any third parties except as allowed in the section titled Disclosure of Your Information.

We will maintain the information you send via email in accordance with applicable federal law.

In compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act, all emails sent from our organization will clearly state who the email is from and provide clear information on how to contact the sender. In addition, all email messages will also contain concise information on how to remove yourself from our mailing list so that you receive no further email communication from us.

Our emails provide users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us and our partners by reading the unsubscribe instructions located at the bottom of any email they receive from us at any time.

Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials may opt-out of receiving these communications by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the email.

Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication; please avoid sending private or clinical information by email. While Harth Psychiatry PLLC uses SSL where possible, some information may travel unencrypted. By emailing us (harthpsych@gmail.com), you accept these risks. Credit-card and sensitive data are never transmitted via email. We may email you to confirm appointments, respond to inquiries, or send legally required notices. We will not use email addresses for marketing without consent.

 

2.5. How We Use Information

We use personal information for purposes of presenting our Website and its contents to you, providing you with information, providing you with offers for products and services, providing you with information about your subscriptions and products, carrying out any contract between you and the Company, administering our business activities, providing customer service, and making available other items and services to our customers and prospective customers.

From time-to-time, we may use the information you provide to us to make you offers to purchase products and services provided by third parties in exchange for a commission to be paid to us by such third parties. Should you opt to take part in such promotions, the third parties will receive your information.

From time-to-time, we may use the information you provide to us to display advertisements to you that are tailored to your personal characteristics, interests, and activities.

2.6. Disclosure Of Your Information

As a general rule, we do not sell, rent, lease or otherwise transfer any information collected whether automatically or through your voluntary action.

We may disclose your personal information to our subsidiaries, affiliates, and service providers for the purpose of providing our services to you. 

We may disclose your personal information to a third party, including a lawyer or collection agency, when necessary to enforce our terms of service or any other agreement between you and the Company.

We may provide your information to any successor in interest in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Company’s assets and/or business.

We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights or when compelled by a court or other governmental entity to do so.

 

2.7. Security

Users are encouraged to use strong passwords, secure browsers, and log out after portal use.

We employ commercially reasonable methods to ensure the security of the information you provide to us and the information we collect automatically. This includes using standard security protocols and working only with reputable third-party vendors.

Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication. For this reason, we request that you do not send private information to us by email. However, doing so is allowed, but at your own risk. Some of the information you may enter on our Website may be transmitted securely via a secure medium known as Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL. Credit Card information and other sensitive information is never transmitted via email.

The Company may use software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing the number of visitors to the different sections of our Site, what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

For Site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, the Company uses software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

2.8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. Data collected through our Site is securely stored and deleted when no longer needed for business or legal reasons.

 

3) Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information by contacting harthpsych@gmail.com. Depending on applicable laws, you may also have rights to restrict certain processing, request data portability, or withdraw consent for non-essential data use. Requests related to Protected Health Information (PHI) are governed by our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices.

 

4) Children

4.1. Minor Consent Note (Illinois)

Patients under 18 generally require the consent of a parent or legal guardian for treatment, except where permitted by Illinois law. Illinois permits minors aged 12 and older to consent to certain mental-health services, including psychotherapy, under the Illinois Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. In such cases, parental access to records may be limited by statute.

 

4.2. Children under 13

Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features/register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use. 

If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at harthpsych@gmail.com

 

5) Policy Changes

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will notify you by email to the email address specified in your account and/or through a notice on the Website home page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the bottom of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.

 

6) HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (Summary)

See full PDF for details. The HIPAA NPP governs PHI use for treatment, payment, and operations, and outlines your rights to access, amend, and restrict disclosures.

7) Mobile SMS Messaging Privacy Policy:

7.1. Information collected

We may collect information, such as name, phone number, and email address.

 

7.2. Use of information collected

We may use the information we collect to perform the services requested including billing, customer service, appointment reminders and other administrative requests.

 

7.3. Sharing of information collected

We may share information we collect with payment processors, legal authorities, partners so that these service providers can perform their normal duties. We do not share, sell, rent, or trade any information provided with third parties for promotional purposes.

As a current or prospective customer, you understand that you can text us STOP at any time to opt out of receiving SMS text messages from us. You can text us HELP at any time to receive help.

You understand that the messaging frequency may vary. Messaging & data rates may apply.

Your mobile information will not be shared with any third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All policies are followed as per CTIA guidelines 5.2.1. At any time if you want your information to be removed, you can contact us via our email address or regular mail."

 

7.4. Messaging Terms & Conditions

You agree to receive informational messages (appointment reminders, account notifications, etc.) from Harth Psychiatry PLLC. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. For help, reply HELP or email us at harthpsych@gmail.com. You can opt out at any time by replying STOP.

 

 

8) Contact

Harth Psychiatry PLLC
Address: 661 W. Lake Street, Suite 2S, Chicago, IL 60661
Phone: 312-620-4072
Email: harthpsych@gmail.com

 

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