Effective Date: 8/20/2025
Last Updated: 10/7/2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Secure Roots Parent Consultation, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Inc. (“Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website https://securerootsparentconsultation.com (“Site”).
By continuing to use our Site, you agree to the use of cookies as described in this policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites:
- Remember your preferences
- Improve user experience
- Track site performance and usage
- Enable certain services (like payment processing or analytics)
Cookies do not allow us to access your personal files or sensitive information
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies and technologies:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our Site, such as enabling secure logins and payment processing through Square, Google Workspace login or form submission. Without them, certain features of the Site will not function properly. - Analytics and Performance Cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our Site, including which pages are visited and how users navigate through the Site. This helps us improve performance and user experience. You can opt-out here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout - Functional Cookies
These cookies allow us to provide enhanced features and services, such as appointment scheduling tools and video consultation integrations. - Third Party Cookies
Square for payment processing (no personal payment data is stored by us) and social sharing buttons (optional). - Email Sign-Up Cookies
Our email updates are sent manually and do not use tracking cookies or pixels. Your email address is stored securely and used only for sending blog notifications. - Advertising Cookies:
- We use Facebook and Instagram Ads (Meta), which may use cookies or pixels to collect information about your browsing activity on our Site and other websites.
- This allows us to deliver targeted advertisements, measure ad effectiveness, and provide retargeting (showing ads to users who have visited our Site before).
- We use Facebook and Instagram Ads (Meta), which may use cookies or pixels to collect information about your browsing activity on our Site and other websites.
3. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Provide and secure our services (including payments and consultations).
- Improve website performance and functionality.
- Analyze website traffic and usage patterns.
- Remember user preferences when available.
4. Managing Cookies
You can control or disable cookies by adjusting your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies, but doing so may affect how our Site functions. You can also adjust your ad preferences for Facebook and Instagram through your Meta account settings.
For guidance on managing cookies in popular browsers:
5. Your Rights Under California Law
If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
- Request deletion of your personal information, subject to exceptions.
- Opt out of the “sale” of personal information.
We do not sell your personal information. For more details, please review our Privacy Policy.
6. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. Continued use of the Site constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
7. Cookies and Gumroad
Gumroad Integration
This website uses a Gumroad widget to offer digital products and subscriptions directly from the site. When you interact with a Gumroad button or embedded product, Gumroad may place its own cookies or similar tracking technologies on your device. These cookies are used to:
- Enable secure checkout and payment processing
- Remember items in your cart
- Help track sales and product performance
- Prevent fraud and maintain platform security
Gumroad’s cookies operate independently of this website and are governed by Gumroad’s own Cookie Policy. I do not have access to or control over these cookies.
Analytics and Marketing Cookies
In addition to Gumroad cookies, this site also uses Google Analytics and Meta Pixel to understand website traffic, measure engagement, and improve your experience. These tools may use cookies that collect information such as your IP address, browser type, and how you interact with the site and Gumroad embeds.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings or through the cookie consent banner on this site. Please note that disabling Gumroad cookies may prevent checkout or digital downloads from working properly.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us at:
Cookie Policy Addendum: Mental Health & Therapy Services
Because Secure Roots Parent Consultation, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Inc. now offers mental health services alongside parent consultation, the following additional privacy and tracking disclosures apply:
1. No Cookies or Tracking Technologies Are Used on Any HIPAA-Protected Pages
All mental health treatment services—including intake, assessment, scheduling, messaging, and clinical documentation—occur exclusively through SimplePractice, a HIPAA-compliant platform.
No cookies, pixels, analytics tools, or tracking technologies from our main website (including Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or Square) operate within SimplePractice.
SimplePractice has its own HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices, separate from this website.
2. Cookies on This Website Do Not Collect or Store Protected Health Information (PHI)
Cookies used on this website (e.g., analytics tools, advertising pixels, functional cookies) collect only general browsing data and do not gather, store, or transmit:
- Mental health information
- Information about diagnosis, treatment, symptoms, or concerns
- Information submitted through HIPAA-protected forms
- Any data that would identify you as a therapy client
We do not use cookies to infer mental health treatment, treatment-seeking behavior, or sensitive characteristics.
3. Links From the Blog or Website to Therapy Services Do Not Trigger Tracking of PHI
Our blog articles, emails, and website pages may include links to book therapy services or learn more about mental health offerings.
Clicking these links may be counted as general site traffic (e.g., click-through analytics), but no PHI is collected, stored, or tied to a unique user profile.
4. No Tracking Tools Are Used on Contact Forms Where Personal Health Information May Be Disclosed
Our general contact form collects only basic information (name, email, and optional text fields).
We strongly encourage users not to submit clinical or sensitive information in the contact form.
To avoid accidental collection of PHI:
- No Meta Pixel event tracking is activated on the contact form
- No Google Analytics event tracking is used on form submission
- No third-party advertising tools are tied to form interactions
If you provide clinical or sensitive details in a contact form, that information is handled confidentially and is not used for analytics, marketing, or tracking.
5. Advertising and Retargeting Are Limited to Non-Therapy Services
We may use cookies and pixels for marketing parent consultation services, blog content, or educational resources.
However, we do not use advertising pixels to target, track, or remarket therapy services.
We do not use retargeting that could reasonably identify someone as seeking mental health services.
6. Website Cookies Do Not Create or Establish a Therapeutic Relationship
Engaging with this website—including browsing, accepting cookies, clicking links, or completing forms—does not establish:
- A therapist–client relationship
- A mental health service agreement
- A duty of care
A formal therapeutic relationship begins only after completing the intake process on SimplePractice and signing required clinical consent forms.
7. Third-Party Tools May Collect Standard Analytics Only
Embedded or linked third-party services on the general website (such as Square, Instagram, or newsletter sign-up forms) may collect typical device and usage information.
These tools do not collect PHI, and we do not share any clinical information with third parties.
8. Optional: Opting Out of Non-Essential Cookies
You may adjust your browser settings or use opt-out tools to limit or disable non-essential cookies.
This will not affect your access to therapy services.