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Privacy Policy

EmpowerMentalHealth.ca Website Privacy Policy

 

This privacy policy explains my commitment to keeping your personal information confidential and private. This policy does not extend to third-party websites, including those accessed through links on this website. 

 

Your “personal information” refers to information about you as an individual that makes it possible, either directly or indirectly, to identify you. This information may include personal email addresses, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, date of birth, name, age, and financial and health information, as well as IP address. 

 

When you complete the contact form or any form directly through this website, any personal information included in that form, including required information such as your email address, and information that you provide voluntarily, such as your reason for completing the form is kept confidential and not shared with any third parties unless your explicit consent is given. For example, in order to put you in contact with another resource at your request. 

 

The following personal information may be collected when you submit a request for more information or to receive services: 

  • Personal details such as name, email, address, phone number, date of birth

  • Information about your request for services, such as health and mental health information

  • Information you provide about a third party on their behalf

 

The above information is only collected when you choose to provide such information when you complete a request for more information or complete an Informed Consent Form to receive services. 

 

By voluntarily completing a form and providing your personal information and browsing this website, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Policy. If you provide us with the personal information of a third party, you are taking responsibility for ensuring that you have the necessary consent or authority to allow us to collect, use and disclose this information in accordance with this Policy.

 

Subject to certain legal or contractual restrictions, you may withdraw your consent at any time and can do this by contacting me through the contact form. 

 

Who do I share your personal information with?

Your personal information is only accessible to professionals working directly with Varainja Stock in order to provide direct services. You will be informed directly before your information is shared and with whom it will be shared so that you may choose to consent or withdraw consent. 

 

Exceptions to the need for consent to share information: 

  • Minors under 14 require parental consent - if you are a minor, you will be required to obtain the consent of a legal guardian in order to receive services

  • Threats of serious harm to self or others

  • Abuse of a child or another vulnerable person

  • Ordered by a judge as part of a criminal proceeding

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Your right to informed consent, privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance.

 

Storage of personal information

The personal information collected through this website is hosted on secure servers that may be located outside Quebec. This information is limited to any forms you complete directly on EmpowerMentalHealth.ca and the “cookies” used by Wix (the website host) to maintain the website and your experience of it. 

Any information you share directly while receiving services (workshops, individual counselling) are stored on a password protected hard drive and are subject to the confidentiality policy as outlined in your informed consent and available HERE. Any other information transmitted electronically in writing through email or text messaging is stored on those servers which are password protected and subject to the privacy policies explicit to those providers. All measures are taken to ensure your information is kept confidential and private. 

 

How long is your personal information kept? 

This depends on whether you engage in workshops or individual counselling or just submit a request for information. If you submit a request for information but decide not to receive services, you can request that your information be deleted at any time. If you engage in services - either workshops or individual counselling, your information may be kept for up to 10 years following your discontinuation of services, length of time is determined by the applicable regulatory bodies (professional orders) regarding the storage of health records. After that time, your information will be securely destroyed. 

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The collection of personal information is limited to what is necessary to provide safe and competent services. 

 

Protecting the confidentiality of your personal information

Your personal information is kept confidential in accordance with applicable legislation. In addition, if you choose to send personal information by e-mail or through a form available on this website, only the information required to respond to your message and follow up on it will be stored, ensuring that it is kept confidential.

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Reasonable organizational, technical and physical security measures are taken to protect your personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized access, use and disclosure. For example, restricted access to computer equipment.

 

You have the following rights with respect to your personal information:

  • Access and obtain a copy of your personal information;

  • Correct your personal information;

  • Withdraw your consent to the use or disclosure of your personal information, to the extent applicable;

  • File a complaint regarding the processing of your personal information.

 

To exercise any of these rights, please use the contact form to submit a request.

 

Use of “Cookies”

Cookies are small pieces of data stored on a site visitor's browser. They are typically used to keep track of the settings users have selected and actions they have taken on a site. EmpowerMentalHealth.ca is hosted by Wix which uses cookies to: 

  • To provide a great experience for site visitors and customers.

  • To identify registered members (users who registered to your site).

  • To monitor and analyze the performance, operation and effectiveness of Wix's platform.

  • To ensure the Wix platform is secure and safe to use. 

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Wix collects and uses the following Essential Cookies: 

  • TypeXSRF-TOKEN Cookie for fraud detection of calls 

  • hsSecurity Cookie for Hive (legacy)

  • svSession Cookie for security, stability, and core site function

  • SSR-caching Performance cookie for rendering

  • TS* Cookies for attack detection

  • bSession Used for system effectiveness measurement

  • fedops.logger.sessionId Tracking session errors and issues (resilience)

  • _wixAB3|*Cookie for site experiments

  • server-session-bindCookie for API protection

  • client-session-bindCookie for API protection

  • oAuthStateSession cookie for identification

  • wixSessionCookie for security, stability, and core site function

  • sec-fetch-unsupportedUsed to indicate browser limitations preventing the enabling of site security features

 

If you want to learn more about “cookies” in general, you can visit this website: https://allaboutcookies.org/ 

 

This Policy was last updated on 02/09/2026

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