Website Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 28, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how The Interrelate Project, LLC, operated by Sarah W. Hale (“the Practice,” “I,” “me,” or “my”), collects, uses, and protects information obtained through https://sarahwhale.com.

This Website Privacy Policy applies to information collected through the website. It is separate from the Practice’s Notice of Privacy Practices, which governs protected health information created or maintained in connection with therapy services.

Information You Provide

You may voluntarily provide information when you:

Submit a consultation or contact form
Subscribe to the newsletter
Send an email
Communicate with the Practice through a linked service
Request information about therapy or other services

The information provided may include your name, email address, telephone number, state of residence, reason for contacting the Practice, and any other information you choose to include.

Please do not submit highly sensitive clinical, medical, financial, or emergency information through the website’s general contact forms or by ordinary email.

Submitting a form or contacting the Practice does not establish a therapist-client relationship. A therapist-client relationship begins only after the appropriate consent documents have been completed and services have formally commenced.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

Internet Protocol address
Browser and device type
Operating system
Referring website
Pages viewed
Approximate location
Date and time of access
Cookie and analytics information
Information used to prevent spam, fraud, or misuse

This information may be collected by Squarespace and other service providers that support website hosting, analytics, security, forms, and email delivery.

How Information Is Used

Information collected through the website may be used to:

Respond to inquiries
Arrange consultations
Provide requested information
Determine whether services may be an appropriate fit
Administer newsletter subscriptions
Send articles, resources, and practice updates when you have subscribed
Maintain and improve the website
Monitor website performance and usage
Protect the website against spam, fraud, and security threats
Comply with legal and professional obligations

Contact and Consultation Forms

Information submitted through a contact or consultation form is used to respond to your inquiry and communicate with you about possible services.

Although reasonable safeguards are used, no website form or ordinary email system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Please limit the information you submit to what is reasonably necessary for an initial inquiry.

Do not use the website, contact form, email, or newsletter reply function for emergencies. If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911, go to the nearest emergency room, or contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.

If you subscribe to the newsletter, your email address will be used to send relationship insights, articles, resources, and occasional practice updates.

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in each newsletter. Unsubscribing from the newsletter will not affect communications related to therapy services, appointments, or other transactions you have requested.

Newsletter content is educational and does not constitute therapy, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Subscribing does not establish a therapist-client relationship.

Cookies and Analytics

The website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate properly, understand visitor activity, remember preferences, prevent spam, and evaluate website performance.

You can limit or disable cookies through your browser settings. Doing so may affect how certain website features function.

Squarespace may collect and process information according to its own privacy practices. More information is available at:

https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

The website may also use security services such as Google reCAPTCHA to reduce spam and automated submissions. Those services may collect technical information according to their own terms and privacy policies.

How Information May Be Shared

Personal information may be shared with service providers that perform functions on behalf of the Practice, such as:

Website hosting
Form processing
Email and newsletter delivery
Analytics
Spam prevention and website security
Professional technology support
Scheduling or practice-management services

These providers receive information only as reasonably necessary to perform their services and are subject to their own contractual and legal obligations.

Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to:

Comply with applicable law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or legal process
Protect the rights, safety, or property of the Practice or another person
Investigate suspected fraud, misuse, or security incidents
Enforce website policies
Complete a business reorganization, transfer, or succession, subject to applicable privacy requirements

The Practice does not sell personal information obtained through this website.

Clinical and Health Information

Information obtained after you become a client may be protected by HIPAA, applicable state confidentiality laws, and professional ethical requirements. The collection, use, and disclosure of that information are addressed in the Practice’s Notice of Privacy Practices and informed-consent documents.

This Website Privacy Policy does not replace those documents.

Third-Party Websites

The website contains links to third-party websites and services, including social media platforms, professional directories, publications, and other resources.

The Practice does not control the privacy, security, accessibility, or content practices of those third parties. Review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.

Data Retention

Information will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, provide requested services, maintain business and legal records, comply with applicable obligations, and resolve disputes.

Clinical records are retained according to the requirements described in the Practice’s professional policies and applicable law.

Data Security

Reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards are used to protect information under the Practice’s control.

However, no website, email transmission, internet connection, or electronic-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You submit information through the website at your own discretion.

Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for adults and is not directed toward children under 13. The Practice does not knowingly collect personal information through the website from children under 13 without appropriate authorization.

If you believe a child has submitted information through the website, contact the Practice so that the information can be reviewed and, where appropriate, deleted.

Your Choices

You may:

Unsubscribe from newsletter communications
Disable cookies through your browser
Request access to or correction of personal information submitted through the website
Request deletion of nonclinical information, subject to applicable legal and record-retention obligations

To make a request, email sarah@sarahwhale.com.

Requests concerning clinical records are governed by the Notice of Privacy Practices and applicable health-information laws.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes to the website, services, technology, or legal requirements.

The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of the website after a revision means that the updated policy applies to future website activity.

Contact

Questions about this Website Privacy Policy may be directed to:

Sarah W. Hale
The Interrelate Project, LLC
267 West 89th St., #3A, New York, NY 10024
917-853-6813
sarah@sarahwhale.com