Privacy Practices
Website Privacy Practice
Effective Date: March 9, 2026
1. Information We Collect We collect information you provide directly to us through our contact forms, such as your name, email address, and phone number. We also collect certain technical information automatically, such as your IP address and browsing behavior via cookies, to improve website functionality.
2. How We Use Your Information We use the information collected to respond to your inquiries, schedule appointments, and maintain the security of our website. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
3. Disclosure to Third Parties We may share your information with service providers who assist us in operating our website (e.g., hosting providers) or as required by law.
4. Your California Privacy Rights
Review & Changes: You may request to review or change your personal information by contacting us at contact@sallyhuangmd.com.
Do Not Track: Our website does not currently respond to 'Do Not Track' (DNT) browser signals. However, you can manage your privacy preferences by adjusting your browser settings to reject cookies or by using our on-site cookie consent banner.
5. Changes to This Policy We will notify you of any material changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the new policy on this page with a updated "Effective Date."
HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
Our Commitment to Your Privacy As a board-certified psychiatrist, I am dedicated to maintaining the confidentiality of your Protected Health Information (PHI).
How We May Use and Disclose Your PHI
Treatment: We may use your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your mental health care.
Payment: We may use your PHI to bill you or your insurance for services rendered.
Health Care Operations: We may use PHI for practice management and quality assessment.
Special Circumstances: We may disclose PHI without authorization in cases of suspected child/elder abuse, serious threat to health or safety (Tarasoff), or by court order.
Psychotherapy Notes Notes documenting the contents of our conversations during a private or group counseling session are kept separate from the rest of your medical record and require a specific separate authorization for release, except as required by law.
Your Rights You have the right to inspect and copy your medical record, request an amendment to your record, and receive an accounting of certain disclosures of your PHI.
Complaints If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our office or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.