Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 18, 2026
Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness (“Rooted,” “Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the information you choose to share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, and protected when you visit the Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness website or contact us through the website.
Information We Collect
At this time, Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness’ website is primarily informational. We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as:
Your name
Email address
Phone number, if provided
Information included in a general inquiry or message
Information you provide when expressing interest in Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness’ workshops, community programming, consulting, or events
We may also receive basic technical information automatically through the operation of the website, such as information necessary for the website to function.
Please do not submit confidential, sensitive, or health-related information through the website's general contact forms or other public-facing website features.
How We Use Information
Information you voluntarily provide may be used to:
Respond to questions and inquiries
Communicate with you about Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness’ services and offerings
Respond to requests regarding workshops, community programming, consulting, or events
Coordinate participation in Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness’ events or programs
Maintain and manage our website and business operations
Protect the security and integrity of our website
Comply with applicable legal obligations
We do not sell your personal information.
Cookies and Website Technologies
The Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness website is hosted through Squarespace. Squarespace may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the website to operate and to provide basic website functionality.
Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness is not currently using Google Analytics or other analytics services to track website visitors for analytical or advertising purposes.
Squarespace and third-party services may change their technology or functionality over time. We may update this Privacy Policy if our use of cookies, analytics, or other website technologies changes.
You may also manage or restrict cookies through your web browser settings.
Information You Choose to Provide
If you voluntarily provide information through a contact form or other website feature, we will use that information for the purpose for which it was provided and for related communication.
Please do not use Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness’ general website contact forms to provide:
Personal Mental health or medical information
Information about a diagnosis or treatment
Highly sensitive personal information
Information about an urgent or emergency situation
Submitting information through this website does not establish a therapist-client relationship or create an agreement for professional services.
Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness is not currently accepting therapy clients through this website.
Third-Party Websites and Services
Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness may provide links to third-party websites or services, including websites used for event registration, community programming, or other resources.
For example, Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness may link to services such as Eventbrite or Google Forms in the future.
When you follow a link to a third-party website, you are leaving the Rooted website and are subject to that third party's privacy practices and policies. Rooted does not control how third-party websites collect, use, or store information.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.
Information Sharing
Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness does not sell your personal information.
We may share information when reasonably necessary to:
Respond to your request
Provide or coordinate an event, workshop, or other requested service
Operate and maintain our website
Use service providers that assist with legitimate business functions
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests
Protect the safety, rights, or property of Rooted or others
When we use third-party services to support Rooted's operations, those services may collect or process information according to their own privacy policies.
Data Retention
Rooted retains information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to maintain appropriate business records, or as required by applicable law.
The length of time information is retained may vary depending on the type of information and how it was collected.
Your Privacy Choices
You may choose not to provide personal information through the website. However, certain information may be necessary for us to respond to an inquiry or coordinate participation in an event or program.
If you have provided personal information to Rooted and would like to ask about the information we maintain about you, request a correction, or request deletion where applicable, you may contact us using the information below.
Children's Privacy
The Rooted website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children through general website forms.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to Rooted through the website without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can address the matter.
Information Security
Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness takes reasonable steps to protect information that is voluntarily provided to us from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Please avoid submitting sensitive or confidential information through general website forms or unsecured electronic communication.
Links to Other Websites
The Rooted website may contain links to external websites, organizations, community resources, or event registration platforms.
Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of external websites. Once you leave the Rooted website, the privacy policy and terms of the external website apply.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Rooted may update this Privacy Policy as our website, services, or information practices change.
If we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the most current information.
Contact Us
Questions about this Privacy Policy or Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness’s privacy practices may be directed to:
Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness
9175 Guilford Rd, Ste 300 #1093
Columbia, MD 21046
Email: Rooted.DrFord@gmail.com
Important Notice
Rooted Psychotherapy and Wellness is not currently accepting therapy clients through this website.
This website and its contact forms are not intended for emergency or crisis communication. Please do not submit urgent mental health concerns or confidential clinical information through this website.