Last update: December 2020
Who we are
Our website address are:
https://appliedbehavioralhappiness.teachable.com/
https://appliedbehavioralhappiness.ck.page/
Useful Terms
“us/we/our” – the company Applied Behavioral Happiness LLC, DBA Clove Hitch Behavior
“the site/our site” – any of the website addresses above
“you” – individual interacting with our site
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Contact, referral, and appointment forms
If you choose to contact us via any form, we collect the data shown in the contact form. This data is used to contact you and is not given or sold to anyone else.
Purchasing information
If you choose to make a purchase on our site, we collect the data needed to complete the sale. This data is used to complete the sale and is not given or sold to anyone else.
Cookies
This site uses cookies for affiliate links. If you click to schedule a consultation, send a message, or link to another site, cookies may be used for tracking affiliate link data.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles, posts, and pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, affiliated links etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Affiliated links are serviced through Amazon Partners and are covered by the AWIN Fair Processing Notice in the Publisher Fair Processing Notice.
Link to AWIN Fair Processing Notice:
https://www.awin.com/us/legal/privacy-policy
Affiliate link to Amazon website: NA
Analytics
We collect anonymous data on our site using Google Analytics. When you click the site, the anonymous data collected includes what country the IP address is linked to, what pages were visited, and what buttons were pushed. This data tracks how the site is used and is not given away or sold to anyone else.
Who we share your data with
We do not share you data with outside parties.
Articles, posts, and pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, affiliated links etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
We retain the data you provide for 7 years in order to remain within HIPPA regulations.
What rights you have over your data
Per HIPPA regulation, any and all data on you collected by us can be requested at any time and will be provided to you in a timely manner.
Where we send your data
If you use a form, widget, or embedded function, the data will be stored as the function intends (For example: a Google form will hold data on a Google data base, a Simple Practice widget will hold data on a Simple Practice data base, etc.)
Additional information
How we protect your data
If you contact us, your data is sent to an encrypted email: info@appliedbehavioralhappiness.com.
What data breach procedures we have in place
Any data breach will be reported within the company, to you (via post to the site and/or by email), and (if necessary) to HIPPA.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
Please note that this company abides by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) Professional and Ethical Compliance Code in regard to data collection and disclosure. The following parts of the Code relate specifically:
2.05 Rights and Prerogatives of Clients.
(c) Permission for electronic recording of interviews and service delivery sessions is secured from clients and relevant staff in all relevant settings. Consent for different uses must be obtained specifically and separately.
(e) Behavior analysts comply with any requirements for criminal background checks.
2.06 Maintaining Confidentiality.
(a) Behavior analysts have a primary obligation and take reasonable precautions to protect the
confidentiality of those with whom they work or consult, recognizing that confidentiality may be
established by law, organizational rules, or professional or scientific relationships.
(b) Behavior analysts discuss confidentiality at the outset of the relationship and thereafter as new circumstances may warrant.
(c) In order to minimize intrusions on privacy, behavior analysts include only information germane to the purpose for which the communication is made in written, oral, and electronic reports, consultations, and other avenues.
(d) Behavior analysts discuss confidential information obtained in clinical or consulting relationships, or evaluative data concerning clients, students, research participants, supervisees, and employees, only for appropriate scientific or professional purposes and only with persons clearly concerned with such matters.
(e) Behavior analysts must not share or create situations likely to result in the sharing of any identifying information (written, photographic, or video) about current clients and supervisees within social media contexts.
2.07 Maintaining Records.
(a) Behavior analysts maintain appropriate confidentiality in creating, storing, accessing, transferring, and disposing of records under their control, whether these are written, automated, electronic, or in any other medium.
(b) Behavior analysts maintain and dispose of records in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, corporate policies, and organizational policies, and in a manner that permits compliance with the requirements of this Code.
2.08 Disclosures.
Behavior analysts never disclose confidential information without the consent of the client, except as mandated by law, or where permitted by law for a valid purpose, such as (1) to provide needed professional services to the client, (2) to obtain appropriate professional consultations, (3) to protect the client or others from harm, or (4) to obtain payment for services, in which instance disclosure is limited to the minimum that is necessary to achieve the purpose. Behavior analysts recognize that parameters of consent for disclosure should be acquired at the outset of any defined relationship and is an ongoing procedure throughout the duration of the professional relationship.
2.11 Records and Data.
(a) Behavior analysts create, maintain, disseminate, store, retain, and dispose of records and data relating to their research, practice, and other work in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies; in a manner that permits compliance with the requirements of this Code; and in a manner that allows for appropriate transition of service oversight at any moment in time.
(b) Behavior analysts must retain records and data for at least seven (7) years and as otherwise required by law.
9.09 Accuracy and Use of Data.
(d) After research results are published, behavior analysts do not withhold the data on which their conclusions are based from other competent professionals who seek to verify the substantive claims through reanalysis and who intend to use such data only for that purpose, provided that the confidentiality of the participants can be protected and unless legal rights concerning proprietary data preclude their release.
You can access the entire Code at https://www.bacb.com/wp-content/uploads/Professional-Ethical-Compliance-Code.pdf