PRIVACY POLICY

LocalHealthConnect.com Privacy Statement

MBS Therapy, LLC, and LocalHealthConnect.com, its subsidiaries and affiliates (MBS) values and protects your privacy. We thank you for the trust that you place in us and we want you to know that the information you share with us will be treated with care.

The objective of this Online Privacy Statement is to disclose and explain what Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and other information we collect, use, and share and to explain the privacy choices that you can make.

We encourage you to read this Online Privacy Statement, as well as those of all websites that you visit.

This Online Privacy Statement applies solely to: (1) information collected by MBS or our Vendors via: (a) LocalHealthConnect.com.com and all services and web pages available under those MBS websites that display, link to, or incorporate by reference this Online Privacy Statement (Website), or (b) e-mail, as described in this Online Privacy Statement; and (2) United States visitors to this Website. MBS may provide links to third-party websites.

This Online Privacy Statement does not apply to any information you may provide while on such sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies on those sites before providing any of your information on such sites.

WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT

The Information We Collect When you visit this Website, we or our Vendors collect information, that you provide, such as during your registration as a user or your application for a product or service. When browsing this Website, you may choose not to provide us with any information by not registering.

We automatically collect your IP Address used to connect your computer to the Internet, browser type and version, operating system, and computer platform. We or our Vendors also use Cookies or similar technologies, sometimes in combination with Web Beacons, to collect some statistical data when you receive our emails or browse this Website, such as e-mail response rates, average time spent on this Website, pages viewed, information searched for, access times, Clickstream Data, and other relevant information about your online experience.

Cookies are widely used, and most web browsers are configured initially to accept Cookies automatically. If you prefer not to accept Cookies, you may adjust your browser settings to notify you when a Cookie is about to be sent, or you may configure your browser to refuse Cookies automatically.

However, if you turn off Cookies, or refuse to accept a request to place a Cookie, some features and services on this Website may not function properly and the advertising you receive when you visit this Website may not be as relevant to you or tailored to your interests.

How We Use and Share The Information We Collect

We may use the information we or our Vendors collect about and from you, your computers IP Address, and information collected and/or stored in a Cookie or similar technology, to personalize our communications with you and provide you with a more effective user experience (e.g., to recognize you when you return to this Website, save your password in password-protected areas, and enable you to use shopping carts); process your applications; complete your transactions; respond to your requests; deliver the products and services in which you enroll, request, or for which you apply; and notify you of account or product/service updates.

We or our Vendors may also use Cookies, Web Beacons, or similar technologies to present you with tailored offers on this Website or other websites on which MBS advertises, or in our emails, and to analyze the effectiveness of such offers. MBS may also use the information that we or our Vendors collect from or about you online to market to you through alternative channels, including offline means.

To assist us with the uses described in this Online Privacy Statement, if you choose to furnish us with personal information or if we have personal or other information about you from publicly available or other sources, this information may be linked to the information that we or our Vendors have collected online, including information stored in a Cookie.

However, if you have deleted and disabled Cookies, we will not be able to link Cookie information with the account(s) you may have. MBS may share your information within our family of companies as required or permitted by law.

To provide products and services to you, we may also share your information with carefully selected Vendors and Business Partners with whom we work. This includes companies that manage accounts; offer affinity, frequent-user, and reward programs; companies that perform marketing services and other business operations for us; and companies whose products or services are provided as a benefit of your account with us.

If you apply for products and services online, we may share information we collect from or about you with credit bureaus and similar organizations if we have your consent or when required or permitted by law. We may also use or disclose your information, to comply with the law or in response to a subpoena, court order, government request, or other legal process, or as otherwise permitted by law; to perform charge verifications; to report or collect debts owed; to reduce fraud or criminal activity; to protect the legal rights of MBS, our customers, this Website, or the users of this Website, or as a whole, to continue using your information to serve you; or as otherwise permitted by this Online Privacy Statement. Advertisements On This Website and Other Websites MBS may hire Vendors to place advertisements on this Website and other websites, and to perform tracking and reporting functions for this Website and other websites. This Online Privacy Statement does not cover the collection methods or use of the information collected by these Vendors. These Vendors have their own privacy policies and may be members of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI). To remove yourself from some or all NAI member advertising programs, please visit the NAI Opt-Out Page and follow the relevant instructions.

Using Your Email Address We may use your e-mail address to send the following types of e-mail messages to you: Updates and Valuable Offers.We may send you email account updates, offers for our products and services, requests for enrollment, as well as valuable offers from our Business Partners. Regularly Scheduled Email Newsletters related to MBS services in which you are enrolled or newsletters that you have elected to receive.

Account Service Information.

We may send you e-mail service notifications that are related to your account(s) or products and services in which you are enrolled. These include emails that provide account information, answer your questions about a product or service, facilitate or confirm a sale, or fulfill a legal or regulatory disclosure requirement.

Transfers of Information to Other Countries

Some of the uses and disclosures mentioned in this Online Privacy Statement may involve the transfer to various countries around the world.

Children's Privacy

This Website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly solicit data online from, or market online to, children under the age of 13. If we knowingly obtain information in error on a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information from our systems.

YOUR COMMUNICATION AND PRIVACY CHOICES

MBS respects the choices that you make regarding your privacy. You may request that we no longer send you direct marketing emails and/or offline offers or promotions. Please note that it may take some time, consistent with applicable law, for us to process your request.

SECURING YOUR INFORMATION

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access and use. However, we are not responsible for some third party using unauthorized means to access your data.

CHANGES TO THIS ONLINE PRIVACY STATEMENT

MBS reserves the right to change this Online Privacy Statement at any time by posting revisions on this Website. Such changes will be effective upon posting.

USER & PROVIDER AGREEMENT

terms:

1. USER(s): 

1. Any internet visitor of THE SITE. Usage of SITE by any USER indicates agreement to terms of this agreement.
2. USERS can search for PROVIDERS and contact them via supplied web form.
3. USERS may visit RESOURCE webpages and visit the off-site links provided with each RESOURCE.
   

2. SITE: 

1. LocalHealthConnect.com is a website provided by the MBS THERAPY, LLC which consists of webpages that showcase PROVIDER provided RESOURCES for the educational and informational enjoyment of its USERS.
2. SITE showcases PROVIDER PROFILES, provides a search function to find PROVIDERS & gives ability for USERS to interact with PROVIDERS via a web form.
   

3. MBS THERAPY, LLC: 

1. MBS THERAPY, LLC, a Washington state Limited Liability Company, is owner and operator of LocalHealthConnect.com. MBS THERAPY, LLC maintains & upgrades the SITE and provides VERIFICATION of all PROVIDERS.
2. MBS THERAPY, LLC makes no copyright claim to any RESOURCE or IMAGE (other than its logo) and showcases RESOURCES for teaching, scholarship and research purposes only.
   

4. PROVIDER(s):

1. Any USER who has received VERIFICATION by the MBS THERAPY, LLC and has paid the annual VERIFICATION fee. All PROVIDERS have been verified before placement on the SITE.
2. PROVIDERS provide therapy services for USERS seeking help for issues concerning the mind, body and spirit. PROVIDERS maintain a Professional PROVIDER PROFILE on the SITE and supply information and educational RESOURCES for the enjoyment of all USERS.
   

5. PROVIDER PROFILE(s):

1. A password protected representation of the PROVIDER’S PUBLIC PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS on the SITE that includes contact information, textual biographies, service and specialization categories, insurances and payment accepted, social media links and links to the PROVIDER’s website.
2. PROVIDERS maintain their own PROVIDER PROFILES.
3. LINKING. PROVIDER may not include links that cause the download of executable code, virus, or any material or website considered “adult”, “objectionable” or unlawful. MBS THERAPY, LLC reserves the right to reject any link for any reason or no reason.
4. RIGHT TO REJECT. MBS THERAPY, LLC reserves the right to reject PROVIDER PROFILE information and RESOURCES for any or no reason at all.
5. RIGHT TO CANCEL.  Either MBS THERAPY, LLC or PROVIDER may elect to cancel remove their PROVIDER PROFILE or RESOURCES at any time without refund. In the event of cancellation, PROVIDER PROFILE or RESOURCES will be removed from the SITE as soon as possible.
6. ERRORS & OMISSIONS. MBS THERAPY, LLC is neither responsible nor will be held liable (financially or otherwise) for errors and/or omissions of any information, function, feature, layout or code on its websites either due to computer error, equipment failure, software failure or coding error, virus, human error or any act of God.
7. NO PROMISE OF PERFORMANCE. PROVIDER agrees that MBS THERAPY, LLC makes no statement of warranty, guarantee or promise as to the performance, or lack of performance of any PROVIDER PROFILE or RESOURCE on any MBS THERAPY, LLC website. Performance may be defined as the measurements of traffic, impressions, hits, leads, quotes, clicks, conversions, offers, sales, jobs, services, gigs or any other performance measurement metric.
8. RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNERSHIP or CURRENT LICENSE.  PROVIDER is solely responsible for the entire substance and content (including text, logos and images) of RESOURCES and PROVIDER PROFILE including obtaining rights to use images, graphics or text from the copyright holder as determined by US copyright and trademark laws. PROVIDER accepts ALL copyright claims against its RESOURCES.
   

6. RESOURCE(S):

1. A relevant link (relevant to the PROVIDER’s area of practice) to an outside website that is added and maintained by a PROVIDER for the educational & informational purposes and the enjoyment of all USERS.
2. Each Resource includes:

1. a direct link to the off-site RESOURCE
2. a headline
3. a quick description
4. author attribution
5. a public domain image that represents the RESOURCE.

3. Relevant PROVIDER PROFILE thumbnail representations can be viewed on RESOURCE PAGES.
4. INFORMATIONAL and EDUCATIONAL purposes ONLY. Please do not attempt to sell a 3rd party product or service on the SITE. Using your RESOURCES as an advertising platform is an abuse of the RESOURCE purpose. Linking to books (even your own) on Amazon (etc), blogs, how-to videos and informational websites is acceptable. Linking to your own material is encouraged and appreciated by our community.
5. MBS THERAPY, LLC monitors all RESOURCES and reserves the right to remove any RESOURCE for any reason.
   

7. VERIFICATION(s):

1. Available for USERS wishing to become PROVIDERS. MBS THERAPY, LLC provides VERIFICATION for potential PROVIDERS for a yearly fee.
2. VERIFICATION can include;

1. review of public state business licenses and professional credentials
2. education review and lookup
3. business location/contact lookup
4. professional and peer reputation review including participation in professional groups or guilds
5. limited internet/social media reviews

3. USERS who receive a less than favorable VERIFICATION will not be charged.
4. PROVIDERS with a favorable VERIFICATION can pay the VERIFICATION fee and receive a PROVIDER PROFILE account.
   

8. VERIFICATION FEE:

1. The yearly fee paid by the PROVIDER to the MBS THERAPY, LLC for VERIFICATION, maintaining a PROVIDER PROFILE and curating RESOURCES for USERS.
2. REFUNDS. Refunds are not available.
3. CANCELLATION.  A cancelled VERIFICATION is not refundable.
   

9. PROVIDER & USER INDEMNIFICATION: 

1. PROVIDER & USER hereby agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless MBS THERAPY, LLC; its employees, owners, agents, and/or any other persons acting on their behalf, from and against any and all claims, demands, damages, losses, liens, liabilities, litigations, copyrights, penalties, fines, lawsuits, orders, and other proceedings and costs and expenses (including expert, consultant, and attorney fees and costs), out-of-pocket expenses, and other costs ("Claims") arising out of or in any way associated with MBS THERAPY, LLC. This indemnification includes any Claims against MBS THERAPY, LLC related to any RESOURCE or PROVIDER PROFILE displayed by MBS THERAPY, LLC on its websites, including errors, offers, prices, omissions, mistakes, promises or success/failure of performance.