Privacy Policy

Effective September 2, 2026

Patrick Markert Hypnotherapy respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how Patrick Markert Hypnotherapy (“we,” “us,” or “our”) may collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit www.patrickmarkert.com (the “Site”), contact us, book or purchase services, complete forms, participate in remote sessions, or receive digital materials.

By using the Site or providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of information:

Contact and Identifying Information

This may include your name, preferred name, date of birth, email address, telephone number, mailing address, and emergency-contact information.

Appointment and Transaction Information

This may include appointment dates and times, scheduling preferences, services requested or purchased, payment status, transaction details, and related communications.

Payments are processed by third-party payment providers such as Stripe. We generally do not receive or store your complete payment-card number.

Intake and Consent Information

When you request or receive hypnotherapy services, we may collect information you voluntarily provide through intake and informed-consent forms. This may include your goals, relevant physical or mental health information, medications, previous experiences with counseling or hypnotherapy, substance-use information, safety information, religious or spiritual background or orientation, session preferences, and electronic signature.

For services involving a minor, we may collect information about the minor and the minor’s parent or legal guardian, including information necessary to document parental or legal-guardian authorization.

Communications

We may retain information you provide by email, contact form, telephone, Zoom, or other communication methods, together with information necessary to respond to your inquiry or provide services.

Session Recordings and Digital Materials

The audio portion of a hypnotherapy session is recorded only with the client’s permission. If you authorize a recording, we may create, edit, store, and deliver that recording to you. Personalized recordings and other digital materials may also contain information based on goals or preferences you voluntarily provide.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit the Site, Squarespace and other service providers may automatically collect technical and usage information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, referring pages, pages visited, and approximate location derived from your IP address.

How We Use Information

We may use information to:

  • Operate, maintain, and improve the Site;

  • Respond to inquiries and communicate with you;

  • Schedule and administer Discovery Calls and hypnotherapy sessions;

  • Process purchases and payments;

  • Review intake information and determine whether requested services are appropriate;

  • Prepare hypnotherapy sessions or personalized recordings around your stated goals and preferences;

  • Document informed consent and parental or legal-guardian authorization;

  • Provide session recordings or other digital materials when requested and authorized;

  • Send confirmations, reminders, forms, service updates, and other transactional communications;

  • Send marketing communications when permitted, with an option to unsubscribe;

  • Protect the security and integrity of the Site and our services;

  • Maintain business and legal records; and

  • Comply with applicable laws, legal processes, and professional obligations.

How We Share Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

We may disclose information in the following circumstances:

Service Providers

We use third-party providers to operate the Site and deliver requested services. Depending on your interaction with us, these providers may include:

  • Squarespace, for website hosting and related website functions;

  • Squarespace Scheduling, for appointment scheduling and related communications;

  • Jotform, for intake forms, informed consent, electronic signatures, and form delivery;

  • Stripe, for payment processing;

  • Zoom, for remote calls and sessions;

  • Google Workspace and Google Drive, for email, business communications, document storage, and delivery of recordings or other materials; and

  • Other technology, storage, analytics, or professional-service providers reasonably necessary to operate the practice.

These providers process information according to their own terms, privacy policies, and security practices.

Legal and Safety Reasons

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, a valid court order, or legal process; respond to suspected abuse or neglect or a risk of harm when disclosure is required or permitted by law; protect the rights, safety, and property of Patrick Markert Hypnotherapy or another person; or investigate suspected fraud or unlawful activity.

Business Changes

If Patrick Markert Hypnotherapy is involved in a reorganization, transfer, merger, sale, or similar business transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

With Your Direction or Consent

We may disclose information to another person or organization when you request or authorize us to do so.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Site may use cookies and similar technologies for essential website functions, security, performance, preferences, and analytics. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help websites function and provide information about how they are used.

You may be able to control cookies through the Site’s cookie settings or your browser. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some Site features function.

Links and Social Media

The Site may contain links to third-party websites or social-media services, including Facebook and Instagram. We do not control the privacy, content, or security practices of those services. Information you provide directly to a third party is governed by that third party’s privacy policy.

Information Concerning Minors

The Site is not directed to children for independent use. Hypnotherapy services may be provided to a minor only with the authorization and informed consent of a parent or legal guardian and at the discretion of Patrick Markert Hypnotherapy.

When information about a minor is submitted, the parent or legal guardian represents that they have the authority to provide it. If we learn that information about a child was submitted without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we can evaluate and address the information appropriately.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect personal information. However, no website, email service, online form, videoconferencing platform, storage system, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Please do not use ordinary email or a general website contact form for emergencies or information that requires immediate attention.

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, administer the client relationship, maintain appropriate business and consent records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and comply with applicable legal obligations. Retention periods may vary according to the type of information and the reason it was collected.

When information is no longer reasonably needed, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it, subject to technical limitations and applicable recordkeeping obligations.

Your Choices and Requests

You may contact us to:

  • Request access to personal information we maintain about you;

  • Ask us to correct inaccurate information;

  • Request deletion of information, subject to legal, contractual, safety, recordkeeping, and technical limitations;

  • Withdraw consent for future optional communications or uses; or

  • Ask questions about our privacy practices.

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request. We may retain information when necessary to complete a transaction, provide requested services, preserve signed consent and business records, comply with law, establish or defend legal claims, protect safety, or prevent fraud.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link provided in the message. Even if you opt out of marketing, we may continue sending communications necessary to administer an appointment, purchase, form, or existing client relationship.

International Users

Patrick Markert Hypnotherapy operates from Oregon, United States. If you access the Site or provide information from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate. Privacy laws in those locations may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Your continued use of the Site after an update constitutes acknowledgment of the revised Privacy Policy to the extent permitted by law.

Contact Us

Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be sent to:

Patrick Markert Hypnotherapy
hypnotherapy@patrickmarkert.com