Privacy Policy
Effective November 12, 2026
This policy explains how Tracy De Soto, LMFT, LPCC (“I,” “me”) handles information collected through desotomft.com.
This website is not part of your clinical record
This policy covers the website only. If you become a client, your health information is protected under HIPAA and state law. I’ll give you a separate Notice of Privacy Practices that explains those protections.
Information I collect
What you send me. When you use the contact form, I receive your name, email address, phone number (if you give it), and your message.
Information collected automatically. My website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace uses cookies and similar tools to keep the site working and to give me basic, aggregated visitor statistics, such as which pages are viewed. This can include your IP address, browser type, and device type.
Please don’t include private health details in the contact form. The form is not designed for sensitive clinical information. A few sentences about what you’re looking for is plenty, and we can talk about the rest privately.
How I use your information
I use what you send through the form only to respond to you, schedule a consultation, and talk about whether working together is a good fit. Website statistics help me understand how the site is used.
What I don’t do
I don’t sell, rent, or trade your personal information. I don’t use it for advertising, and I don’t share it with anyone except the service providers that run this website, such as Squarespace for hosting and form delivery, or where the law requires it.
Links to other sites
This site links to other websites, such as Psychology Today, Alma, and Headway. Those sites have their own privacy policies, and I’m not responsible for how they handle your information.
Cookies and “Do Not Track”
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though some parts of the site may not work properly. This site doesn’t currently respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals.
How long I keep information
I keep contact-form messages only as long as I need them to respond and for reasonable record-keeping. If you’d like me to delete a message you sent, just ask.
Your choices
You can ask me what personal information I have from the website, ask me to correct it, or ask me to delete it. California residents may have additional rights under state law.
Children
This site is intended for adults. I don’t knowingly collect information from anyone under 18.
Changes to this policy
If I update this policy, I’ll post the new version here with a new effective date.
Contact
Tracy De Soto, LMFT, LPCC
1300 Huntington Avenue #292, San Bruno, CA 94066-1599
tracydesotomft@gmail.com · (650) 279-2330