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PRIVACY POLICY/COUNSELING AGREEMENT
The following are the terms of the counseling agreement and privacy policy for using the services on this site. By subscribing to this site you understand and fully agree to the terms below.
The use of personal online counseling for help with personal issues and/or problems, entails important characteristics and restrictions that subscribers must understand. If subscribers do not provide all the necessary information concerning the issues at hand, Sevas World Personal Online Counseling is limited in its ability to assess and/or evaluate the subscribers' questions, thus inhibiting Sevas World Personal Online Counseling from providing subscribers with the maximum level of service value.
Subscribers agree that using this service is completely at you own risk. Counseling advise on this site does not purport to be legal or professional advise and is all offered merely as a matter of the authors' opinion based on personal experience. Sevas World Personal Online Counseling is not liable for any misuse of this service. This service does not provide any warranty, neither expressed nor implied. Services are provided without warranty of any kind, including without limitation any warranty for information services, counseling, uninterrupted access, or products and services provided through or in connection with the Service. Although the Counselors at Sevas World do not possess psychology degrees, each counselor has many years of life experiences, which supersedes a "paper" degree.
Sevas World Personal Online Counseling is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Please read the following policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as you make full use of our offerings. This policy may change from time to time, so please check back periodically.
Sevas World Personal Online Counseling collects information in a variety of ways from different parts of the Service.
Information is gathered when you visit our website. While registering personal information will be necessary in order to better serve our clients. This information includes gender, date of birth, e-mail address, country, profession. Once contacting Sevas World Personal Online Counseling, a record of the correspondence may be kept.
Sevas World Personal Online Counseling may use cookies to store and sometimes track information about subscribers of the site, estimate our number of subscribers; determine what subscribers view and how much time they spend using the Service; and measure traffic patterns and the use of individual services.
When subscribers are asked for personal information by Sevas World that information is only used by Sevas World unless stated others wise. Please note that advertisers that have links on our website may collect personally identifiable information about you. This privacy statement does not cover the information practices of those web sites.
One of Sevas World's principal goals in collecting any personal information is to provide you, the subscriber, with a better service.
Sevas World will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it. Sevas World may preserve Content and may disclose Content to any third party if required to do so by law or in good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is necessary to: comply with legal process, enforce the Terms of Service, respond to claims that any Content violated the rights of third parties, protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Sevas World, its subscribers and the public
Please note that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online, including in your correspondence, that information can be collected and used by a third party and others. If you disclose personal information online that is accessible to others, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.
Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords and any information about yourself. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are using any site online.
You agree that you are at least 18 years of age.
You agree that you have not been diagnosed with any emotional or mental disorder or with any severe clinical depression.
If the subscriber is currently in counseling it is not recommended to start a second counseling relationship, which might create confusion and misunderstandings.
You agree that you are not currently under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
You agree that you have no intention or thoughts of harming yourself or others in any way.
You further agree that all the information you're providing about yourself and your problem is true.
You agree that you have read and understood how Sevas World Online Personal Counseling works.
Sevas World will do everything to protect your privacy. Sevas World will not publish any correspondences, and will not use your E-mail other than to communicate with you, and we will not give away any of your personal information to anyone.
But there are exceptions to this rule of confidentiality, which are: violence or threats towards others or self, in the case of child abuse, spousal abuse, or any other criminal act. The courts can also subpoena information from Sevas World Personal Online Counseling when concerning legal situation.
It is not recommended to use a computer in your working office. Make certain that your E-mails are not left open on your computer at any location. Although it is highly unlikely, E-mails can be monitored, and there are other ways to get to personal information, so the Internet is not 100% safe. Make certain that you protect access to all personal E-mails and files by means such as using a security code for access.
Online counseling does not provide formal diagnosis and treatment.
Sevas World Personal Online Counseling should not take the place of professional assistance. The counselors at Sevas World do not possess psychology degrees and users of the site with severe mental issues or disturbance should contact a professional.
Sevas World Personal Online Counseling is intended to assist subscribers in successfully navigating through certain minor difficulties and some of life's other challenges. This service does not provide any warranty, either expressed or implied. Services are provided without warranty of any kind, including without limitation any warranty for information services, or counseling.
Counseling on the Internet is not intended to replace in person counseling. Not everyone is comfortable expressing themselves in writing, or find it difficult to do so effectively. If this describes you please consider finding a face-to-face counselor in your local area.
Neither online, nor face-to-face counseling can guarantee 100% privacy or confidentiality.
There is a slight risk that E-mails can get lost, feel free to inquire about messages that you believe are late.
Although online counseling is less expensive than traditional counseling, insurance companies will not cover the cost of online counseling.
Online counseling is not for individuals who have thoughts of harming themselves or others nor is it recommended for individuals who suffer from severe emotional or mental disorders.
For emergencies please contact 1-800-SUICIDE or go to your local emergency room, doctor, friend, family member or church.
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