Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 5/11/2025

Mentel (“Mentel,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information collected through our website, online platform, and related digital services (collectively, the “Site”).

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information obtained through the Site.

Important: This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through the Site and related digital interactions. If you become a patient of a licensed provider or affiliated professional practice, your protected health information may also be governed by a separate Notice of Privacy Practices, patient consent forms, financial policies, and other clinical documents, as applicable.

By using the Site, you acknowledge that you have reviewed this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information through the Site:

A. Information You Provide Directly

We may collect information you provide when you:

  • contact us;
  • request information;
  • create an account;
  • schedule or request an appointment;
  • complete forms;
  • subscribe to updates;
  • communicate with us by email, phone, text, chat, or through the Site.

Depending on your interaction with us, this information may include:

  • name;
  • email address;
  • telephone number;
  • mailing address;
  • date of birth;
  • state of residence;
  • insurance-related information you choose to submit;
  • account credentials;
  • communication preferences; and
  • any other information you submit through forms, messages, or uploads.

B. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit or use the Site, we may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, including:

  • IP address;
  • browser type and version;
  • device type and operating system;
  • referring website;
  • pages viewed;
  • dates and times of access;
  • clickstream data;
  • session activity; and
  • general analytics, diagnostic, and performance information.

C. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, and similar technologies to:

  • operate the Site;
  • remember your preferences;
  • maintain security;
  • understand usage patterns;
  • improve Site functionality; and
  • measure the performance of Site features and communications.

Where required by law, we will obtain consent before using certain non-essential cookies or similar technologies.

2. How We Use Information

We may use information collected through the Site to:

  • operate, maintain, and improve the Site;
  • respond to inquiries and communicate with you;
  • create and manage user accounts;
  • facilitate scheduling, intake, eligibility review, and related administrative functions;
  • personalize your Site experience;
  • send service-related communications;
  • provide customer support;
  • monitor, troubleshoot, and protect the security and integrity of the Site;
  • detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, misuse, unauthorized access, and other harmful activity;
  • comply with legal, regulatory, contractual, and risk-management obligations; and
  • enforce our Terms of Use and other applicable agreements.

We may also use information in aggregated or de-identified form for analytics, quality improvement, operational planning, and similar lawful business purposes.

3. How We Disclose Information

We do not sell your personal information for money.

We may disclose information collected through the Site in the following circumstances:

A. Service Providers

We may share information with vendors and service providers that perform functions on our behalf, such as website hosting, analytics, communications delivery, scheduling support, form processing, payment processing, IT support, cloud storage, and security services.

B. Providers and Practice Operations

If you request services, complete intake materials, or otherwise seek care through the Site, information you submit may be shared with the applicable licensed provider, affiliated professional practice, or authorized administrative personnel as reasonably necessary to review, coordinate, schedule, support, or facilitate the requested services.

C. Legal, Safety, and Compliance Reasons

We may disclose information if we believe in good faith that doing so is necessary to:

  • comply with applicable law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or legal process;
  • protect the rights, safety, or property of Mentel, our users, our personnel, or others;
  • detect, investigate, or address fraud, security incidents, or unlawful activity; or
  • respond to emergencies or urgent situations.

D. Business Transactions

We may disclose information in connection with an actual or proposed merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, bankruptcy, or similar business transaction, subject to applicable confidentiality and legal requirements.

E. With Your Direction or Consent

We may disclose information where you request, authorize, or direct us to do so.

4. Website Privacy and Health Information

This Privacy Policy governs information collected through the Site as a website and digital platform.

If you become a patient of a HIPAA-covered provider or affiliated professional practice, certain information may also be considered protected health information and may be subject to separate privacy rights and disclosures described in the applicable Notice of Privacy Practices and related patient documentation.

Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to replace any separate HIPAA notice, telehealth consent, financial policy, or provider-patient agreement.

5. Your Choices

You may have the following choices regarding your information:

A. Communications

You may opt out of non-essential promotional emails by using the unsubscribe link in those emails or by contacting us directly. Even if you opt out of promotional messages, we may still send important service-related communications.

B. Cookies

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain Site features or functionality.

C. Account Information

If you create an account, you may be able to access, update, or correct certain account information through your account settings or by contacting us.

6. Requests Regarding Your Information

Depending on the nature of your relationship with us and applicable law, you may request access to or correction of certain personal information we maintain through the Site.

If you are a patient of a HIPAA-covered provider or affiliated professional practice, rights relating to protected health information may be addressed through the applicable Notice of Privacy Practices and patient records procedures rather than solely through this Privacy Policy.

To submit a privacy-related request, contact us using the contact information below. We may need to verify your identity before responding.

7. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information collected through the Site against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

However, no website, platform, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your passwords and account credentials and for notifying us promptly if you suspect unauthorized activity related to your account.

8. Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:

  • provide and maintain the Site;
  • fulfill requested services or transactions;
  • comply with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, and recordkeeping obligations;
  • resolve disputes; and
  • enforce our agreements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and whether the information is subject to separate legal, medical, or contractual retention requirements.

9. Third-Party Websites and Services

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, applications, scheduling platforms, payment processors, patient portals, social media platforms, or other services not owned or controlled by Mentel.

We are not responsible for the privacy, security, or information practices of third parties. Your interactions with third-party services are governed by their own terms and privacy policies.

10. Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information through the Site from children under 13 without authorization required by applicable law.

If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information through the Site, please contact us so we can take appropriate steps.

If services for minors are offered through an affiliated provider or practice, collection and use of minor-related information in the course of care may be governed by separate intake, consent, and privacy documents, as applicable.

11. Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. Because there is not currently a universally recognized standard for responding to Do Not Track signals, the Site may not respond to all such signals in a uniform way.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the revised version on the Site and update the “Effective Date” or “Last Updated” date above.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Mentel
Mentel, LLC
Email: info@mentel.health
Phone: (914) 246-0691