Do Not Share My Personal Information

Affirm Neuropsychiatry respects your privacy. We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral (targeted) advertising.

Some state privacy laws, including the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA), grant residents specific rights to control their personal data. This page explains those rights and how you can exercise them.

Your Health Information

Information you provide as a active patient—such as your clinical intake forms, medical records, treatment information, and psychiatric billing details—is considered Protected Health Information (PHI) under HIPAA. PHI is strictly governed by our Notice of Privacy Practices [Link to NPP], not this page.

This page applies strictly to general information collected through our public website, such as contact form inquiries, newsletter sign-ups, and basic website interaction data.

Your Rights & Sensitive Data

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

  • Confirm whether we process your personal data and access that data.

  • Correct inaccuracies in your personal data.

  • Delete personal data provided by or obtained about you.

  • Opt out of the processing of personal data for purposes of targeted advertising or profiling.

  • Strict Protection of Sensitive Data: Under Maryland law, data revealing a mental or physical health condition is classified as sensitive data. Affirm Neuropsychiatry does not sell, share, or process sensitive personal data for targeted advertising under any circumstances. We will never discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

  • How We Handle & Share Website Data

  • We share general website data only under limited circumstances:

    • Service Providers: Trusted vendors who help us host our website or manage communications, bound by strict confidentiality agreements.

    • Legal Obligations: When required by law, subpoena, or regulatory authority.

    • Your Consent: With your explicit permission for a specific request.

    How to Exercise Your Privacy Rights

  • 1. Browser-Based Opt-Outs (Global Privacy Control)
    Our website is designed to recognize and honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals. If your browser or browser extension transmits a opt-out preference signal, our system will automatically treat that as a request to opt out of website tracking and cookie-based sharing.

    2. Direct Requests
    Although we do not sell your data, you may formally submit an access, correction, or deletion request by contacting us directly:

    Please include your full name and the email address you previously used on our site so we can verify your identity. We will verify and respond to your request within 45 days of receipt, as required by law.

  • Updates

    If our data practices change, we will update this page and provide prominent notice before making any changes to how your data is treated.

    Last updated: August 2026