Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Simcha Mirvis Psychotherapy ("I," "me," or "my practice") collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects personal information submitted through this website or through related contact channels.

This website provides general information about my psychotherapy practice and allows visitors to contact me regarding possible therapy sessions. It is not intended for emergency communication or urgent mental health support.

1. Contact Information

Simcha Mirvis Psychotherapy
Private practice in Tsfat, Israel
Phone / WhatsApp: +972-58-412-7178
Email: simcha.mirvis@gmail.com

For questions about this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, you may contact me using the details above.

2. What Information Is Collected

I may collect personal information that you choose to provide, including:

- Name
- Phone number
- Email address
- Preferred method of contact
- Any message you submit through the contact form
- Information you choose to share by phone, WhatsApp, email, or during an initial consultation

If therapy begins, additional information may be collected as part of the intake and therapy process. This may include contact details, relevant personal history, emergency contact information, session notes, payment-related information, and other information needed to provide professional psychotherapy services.

Please do not include highly sensitive personal details in the website contact form. A brief note is enough.

The website may also collect basic technical information automatically, such as IP address, browser type, device information, approximate location, pages visited, time spent on the site, and similar website usage data. This may be collected through Wix or other standard website tools.

3. How Information Is Collected

Information may be collected in the following ways:

- When you submit a contact form on the website
- When you contact me by phone, WhatsApp, email, or another communication channel
- When you arrange or attend an initial consultation
- When you begin therapy and provide intake or administrative information
- Automatically through website hosting, cookies, analytics, security tools, or similar technologies

4. Why Information Is Collected

Personal information may be collected and used for the following purposes:

- To respond to your inquiry
- To arrange an initial consultation
- To communicate with you about possible therapy sessions
- To provide psychotherapy services if we decide to work together
- To manage scheduling, communication, billing, and practice administration
- To maintain records required for professional, ethical, administrative, or legal reasons
- To protect the security and proper functioning of the website
- To comply with legal or professional obligations
- To improve the clarity and usability of the website

I do not sell your personal information.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable, personal information is processed on the basis of one or more of the following:

- Your consent, when you choose to contact me or provide information
- The need to respond to your request or provide services
- Legitimate professional and administrative interests
- Legal, ethical, or professional obligations
- Safety concerns, where relevant

6. Confidentiality and Therapy Information

Information shared in the context of psychotherapy is treated with professional confidentiality.

At the same time, confidentiality is not absolute. There may be situations where disclosure is required or permitted by law, professional ethics, or safety concerns, including serious risk of harm to yourself or others, abuse or neglect, court orders, or other legal obligations.

More detailed confidentiality terms may be provided separately as part of the therapy intake and consent process.

The website contact form is not a secure clinical record system and should not be used to submit detailed personal, medical, psychiatric, or emergency information.

7. How Information Is Stored and Protected

I take reasonable steps to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, or disclosure.

These steps may include password-protected systems, secure digital storage practices, limited access to records, and careful handling of personal information.

Information submitted through the website may be stored by Wix and may also be delivered to my email or other communication systems. Information shared through email, WhatsApp, Zoom, or similar third-party services may also be processed by those platforms according to their own privacy policies and security practices.

No website, email system, messaging service, or online platform can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Please use discretion when sending personal or sensitive information electronically.

8. How Information Is Shared or Disclosed

I do not share personal information except when necessary and appropriate, such as:

- With service providers used for website hosting, email, communication, scheduling, video sessions, record storage, or administration
- When required by law, court order, regulatory obligation, or professional duty
- When necessary to address serious safety concerns
- With professional consultation or supervision, where appropriate, while protecting confidentiality as much as possible
- With your consent, when relevant

Service providers may include platforms such as Wix, Google/Gmail, WhatsApp, Zoom, or other tools used for communication, hosting, administration, or secure record management.

9. Communication With Visitors and Clients

If you contact me through this website or another channel, I may respond by email, phone, WhatsApp, or another method you provide or request.

Communication may be used for:

- Responding to inquiries
- Arranging an initial consultation
- Scheduling or administrative coordination
- Follow-up related to therapy services
- Practical updates related to appointments or the practice

I do not use your contact information for mass marketing campaigns unless you separately and clearly choose to receive such communications.

You may ask me to stop contacting you through a particular channel, subject to any legal, safety, or professional obligations.

10. Cookies and Tracking Tools

This website is hosted on Wix. Wix and related service providers may use cookies and similar technologies for security, functionality, analytics, performance, and user experience.

Cookies may collect technical information such as browser type, device information, IP address, pages visited, session activity, and similar usage data.

Third-party services, such as Wix apps, Google tools, analytics services, embedded forms, or other website features, may also use cookies or tracking technologies according to their own policies.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some website functions may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

If a cookie banner appears on the site, you may use it to manage your cookie preferences where available.

11. International Visitors and Data Transfers

Although my practice is based in Israel, visitors from other countries may access this website or contact me. If you contact me from outside Israel, your information may be processed in Israel and may also be processed by third-party service providers in other countries, depending on the tools used for website hosting, email, communication, scheduling, video sessions, or administration.

Where applicable, I aim to handle personal information in a manner consistent with relevant privacy principles, including transparency, limited use, confidentiality, reasonable security, and respect for individual privacy rights.

12. Data Retention

Personal information is kept only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including communication, service provision, professional recordkeeping, legal obligations, safety needs, and legitimate practice administration.

If therapy begins, clinical or administrative records may be retained in accordance with professional, ethical, and legal requirements.

If you make an inquiry but do not begin therapy, your contact information may be retained for a limited period for administrative follow-up, unless you ask that it be deleted and there is no legal, professional, safety, or administrative reason to retain it.

13. Your Rights and Choices

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

- Request access to personal information held about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of information, where legally possible
- Object to certain uses of your information
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Ask how your information is collected, used, stored, or shared
- Request that communication through a particular channel stop

To make a request, contact me at: simcha.mirvis@gmail.com

I may need to verify your identity before responding to a request. Some information may need to be retained because of legal, professional, ethical, safety, or recordkeeping obligations.

14. Contact Form Notice

The contact form on this website is intended only for brief initial inquiries.

Please do not use the contact form to send emergency messages, urgent clinical information, or highly sensitive personal details.

If you are in immediate danger or crisis, contact local emergency services or a crisis hotline.

15. Children and Minors

This website is intended primarily for adults seeking information about psychotherapy services.

I do not knowingly collect personal information from minors through this website without appropriate parental or guardian involvement where required.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe that a minor has submitted personal information through this website, you may contact me and request that the information be reviewed or deleted, subject to applicable legal, ethical, safety, and professional obligations.

16. Payment Information

At this stage, this website does not process online payments directly.

If payment tools are added in the future, payment information may be processed by third-party payment providers according to their own privacy policies and security practices.

17. Updates to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

Material changes may be noted on the website where appropriate.

18. Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, contact:

Simcha Mirvis
Email: simcha.mirvis@gmail.com
Phone / WhatsApp: +972-58-412-7178