Terms of Use

Please take time to read this page before using our services.

When you use this site, you consent to our Terms of Use, as written on this page. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use this site. We may sometimes change these Terms. This site is only for your personal non-commercial use. Don’t use this site for illegal actions or to harm anyone. Don’t use this site in ways that could harm its function, as we need it to remain available for those in need of no or low-cost counselling. Don’t copy any of this website for your own personal or commercial use.

No individual, product or service is endorsed by this website. All content here is intended for informational and psycho-educational use only. If you find a problematic website linked from this website, please tell us (admin@findastudenttherapy.ca) so we can investigate and take action.

Know that this site provides student therapist professional profiles, links and content for informational use. Nothing on this website should be understood as psychotherapeutic or medical advice, diagnoses, or treatment recommendations. Please seek professional consultation with a qualified health care provider if you are concerned about your own physical or mental health.

Find a Student Therapist is a directory built to fill a mental health gap in Canada. This site does not endorse, warrant, approve or recommend the competence of any practitioner and/or their associated practicum site listed here. We do not guarantee the outcome or quality of services obtained through connections to practitioners made on this site. If you use this site to find a mental health provider, you will not hold Find a Student Therapist liable for any damages or negative outcomes you experience as a site user or recipient of psychotherapy.

It is your responsibility to check the qualifications, certification and/or licensing of any mental health professional you connect with, and to ensure that the student therapist and their practicum site are conducting their activities under appropriate malpractice insurance. You are invited to review our recommendations for how to discern a professional is qualified in this field.

This site may have errors, mistakes or inaccuracies. It may function imperfectly or unreliably. We do not guarantee there are no viruses from downloads, or other technological problems associated with use of this site. We don’t guarantee that you will find a good-fit-for-you therapist. Your use of this website is at your own risk.

You agree, based on these terms of service, to indemnify Find a Student Therapist and all associated people and organizations harmless of any liability to yourself or anyone else, that arises from your breach, or misinterpretation of these Terms, violation of any laws or rights of other people, and any other direct or indirect outcome of use of this website or it’s service.

Privacy Policy

Security

We take security seriously, however, remember that no method of information sharing or storage over the internet is 100% secure. We are also lay people building aa website, not security experts. We cannot guarantee absolute security around any aspect of your use of this website.

Service Providers

We may use other services, products, or individuals to help us provide our services to you, directly (eg. WordPress membership/sign-in, a Mailchimp email list) or indirectly (eg. web analytics, browser cookies). You understand that these other service providers may have access to any information you have provided to them on our behalf. We do not control what other service providers do with information they collect.

Changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy is effective as of June 20, 2023. When changes are made, they will come into effect on the day they are posted here. You should check periodically for changes and your continued use of Find a Student Therapist will indicate your acknowledgment and acceptance of these potential changes.

Contact Us:

Questions about our Privacy Agreement and Terms of Use can be emailed to admin@findastudennttherapist.ca

Those seeking therapy:

Use of this site is agreement to the collection and use of your personal information by this site for the purpose of improving this site. Find a Student Therapist will not knowingly disclose any personal information received from users of this site. However, this website does use WordPress, WordPress plugins, and other technological features to operate. While we do not collect the personal information of those seeking therapy, we cannot control how the internet works and what your browser may be providing behind the scenes (eg. IP addresses, cookies, linked websites own privacy policies, browser software, page access statistics, etc.).

Currently, we do not collect user’s personal information, such as email addresses. Nor do we contact users with marketing materials. If you email us, we will not distribute your email or personal information to anyone else without your permission. However, emails are not a secure form of communication, and we recommend you not share personal or sensitive information by email with us.

Student Therapists:

Though you are students, you are expected by this site to act professionally and collegial. Find a Student Therapist reserves the right to modify, delist, or delete any content, for any reason, aat its sole discretion, without explanation. Any inappropriate behaviors, as deemed at our sole discretion, without obligation of explanation, may result in revocation of your subscription. Any fees already paid are non-refundable.

Any information you provide as a part of your registration, payment, profile or private communications, will be held by Find a Student Therapist and the associated software for the operation of this website. We won’t sell or distribute your information. We also don’t guarantee the privacy of the information you provide. However, the information we ask for is generally a part of the public record and/or information you would generally expect to share with the world in your profession as a psychotherapist.

We may use your information to provide informational or marketing materials to you related to your use of this site and/or the profession of psychotherapy. You may opt out of marketing or promotional communications. You may not opt out of informational communications for the operation of this website, except by cancellation of your listing.

By registering to list your profile here, you agree to the public sharing of the information you provide to Find a Student Therapist. We have no control and are not responsible for how the public uses the information you provide to this site. Based on the terms of this agreement you indemnify Find a Student Therapist and all associated people and organizations harmless of any liability to yourself or anyone else, that arises from the information you share through this site, your breach, or misinterpretation of these Terms, violation of any laws or rights of other people, and any other direct or indirect outcome of use of this website or it’s service.

Once your subscription period has ended, and your listing is delisted for a period of one month, your listing data will be deleted.