GENERAL DISCLAIMER

UPDATED: June 11, 2006

Before using this website (drlovette.com), you must read and acknowledge your acceptance of this General Disclaimer and the Privacy Statement that follows. Continued use of this website indicates that you agree to the terms and conditions summarized below.

You understand that the professional providing services is licensed and resides in the state of Florida in the United States of America. When receiving services, you agree that as a consumer (client) you are, by way of virtual travel, seeking services from Jon Lovette, Ph.D., a psychologist licensed in the state of Florida. You can check the following website to verify licensure: http://ww2.doh.state.fl.us/irm00praes/praslist.asp

Jon Lovette, Ph.D. is committed to offering professional and quality advice and guidance. This service is not a substitute for traditional face-to-face psychotherapy. Dr. Lovette offers you open-ended therapy with a cognitive-behavioral approach.

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Safety and Harm Prevention

This site is not a crisis center. If you are seriously contemplating suicide or believe that you or others close to you may be in physical danger, please log off the computer immediately and contact your nearest crisis center or dial 911. Jon Lovette, Ph.D. provides hotline links (in the US and Worldwide) on his homepage. He will be glad to be of service to you again once the immediate crisis is over.

Online counseling can unfortunately not be offered to people under the age of 18. If you are in the Central Florida area, you are welcome to have your parents schedule an in-person session. If you are not in the area, please speak to an adult who you trust and ask for a referral to a counselor near your home. By initiating contact with Jon Lovette, Ph.D., you are stating that you are over 18 years of age. Jon Lovette, Ph.D. will make every effort to ensure that minors are not abusing his website; however, Jon Lovette, Ph.D. is not responsible for the activities of minors on the Internet and cannot guarantee that materials on this website (or linked from this website) will be appropriate for minors.

Drlovette.com may also assist its website visitors in accessing mental health services through local referrals. Jon Lovette, Ph.D. cannot ensure the accuracy of the referrals, links, phone numbers, nor the referral follow-up. Nor does he have the ability to verify licenses. This is solely the responsibility of the visitor. Drlovette.com's content, links or referrals do not directly or indirectly provide mental health services, and information found on the site should not be construed as mental health counseling or advice (please always check with your primary care physician, psychiatrist or psychotherapist before making any types of treatment changes). Although websites such as WebMD are helpful, they cannot account for every circumstance and are not the eyes and ears of your own physician. DO NOT STOP OR ALTER ANY TREATMENT YOU ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING BECAUSE OF INFORMATION YOU HAVE READ ON THIS SITE (or linked from this site).  You should always consult with your medical doctor to rule out ay medical issues before proceeding with psychotherapy. Jon Lovette, Ph.D. does not provide medical diagnosis or treatment.

Correspondence with an online therapist cannot be completely secure, although Jon Lovette, Ph.D. will make every effort to ensure the safety and privacy of correspondence (see Privacy Statement) to every extent possible. Using Jon Lovette, Ph.D.'s recommended secure services (chat technology and secure email) increases your ability to keep your information private. Do not share your passwords with anyone with whom you do not want to have free access to your information.

Facial and body language cues on the Internet are absent. However, writing can be more in depth and exploratory (often more so, especially initially) than face-to-face traditional psychotherapy.

Visitors to drlovette.com are encouraged to perform a credential check on any therapist they find online, either through this site or by other means such as the licensing board of their governing state. Doing so is your responsibility, not that of drlovette.com or Jon Lovette, Ph.D.

Jon Lovette, Ph.D. cannot be responsible for technical difficulties that may result while having exchanges with him. Jon Lovette, Ph.D. cannot and does not warrant the stability of exchanging information over the Internet. Computers “crash”, cable or DSL companies have outages, or weather related issues can affect the stability of the Internet. Emails at times do not make it to their destination. If you have not gotten a confirmation email within 24 hours, please send another in case it was not received. Always keep a copy of your exchange to avoid unneeded frustrations. Please make sure that you understand your back-up plan with your individual therapist if such a thing does occur.

Please use your own judgment and discretion when choosing what sites to link to from drlovette.com. The Internet has many inappropriate, sexually explicit materials that are unsuitable for minors or offensive to adults. Jon Lovette, Ph.D. does not make any effort to review the content of the links to the drlovette.com site and cannot take responsibility for such materials.

If you purchase merchandise or services from third parties or websites, Jon Lovette, Ph.D. is not a party to that transaction and has no liability or responsibility with respect to that transaction.

Jon Lovette, Ph.D. does not have the ability to assess downloadable programs or files for your personal computer use. Jon Lovette, Ph.D. cannot guarantee that any downloaded files from its site, or from any sites linked to it, are free from viruses or other destructive attributes. You are taking the sole risk in downloading files from (or linked from) drlovette.com or any sites related to it. You understand that you must take the steps needed to protect your computer with products such as anti-virus software, backing up your information, and having basic computer protections in place (i.e., a power surge protector).

Jon Lovette, Ph.D. and drlovette.com ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY ACTION OR DECISION TAKEN IN RELIANCE UPON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SITE. INFORMATION ACCESSED THROUGH THIS SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT, PATENT, OR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT, SHALL DRLOVETTE.COM, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ITS PARENT COMPANIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR ANY OTHER MONETARY OR OTHER DAMAGES, FEES, FINES, PENALTIES, OR LIABILITIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS SERVICE, OR SITES ACCESSED THROUGH THIS SERVICE, AND/OR CONTENT INFORMATION PROVIDED THEREIN, EVEN IF JON LOVETTE, PH.D. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR EXCLUSIVE AND SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING DRLOVETTE.COM.

If you reside in a jurisdiction that does not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or that does not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability, the total liability of drlovette.com, if any at all, will be limited to the amount paid by you to access or use the site. Jon Lovette, Ph.D. will not be liable under any theory of indemnity.

If you do not agree with the terms of this Disclaimer or a revised Disclaimer, please exit this website immediately. If you continue to access this site, you are agreeing to the terms stated in this disclosure in full.

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PRIVACY STATEMENT

Keeping your information private is the most important priority at drlovette.com. At drlovette.com, Jon Lovette, Ph.D. hopes that you can feel assured that he is taking your confidentiality seriously. This statement about his privacy policies and safety standards will tell you more about our policies in regard to information he collects, his safeguards to protect it, and the options you have when it comes to your privacy regarding online therapy.

Any information that you reveal in a public forum (chat room or the like) cannot be subject to this privacy statement and could possibly be seen by third parties (see above). Jon Lovette, Ph.D. will always take steps to try and prevent third party intrusion. Drlovette.com contains links to independent outside websites (which also post their own links). If you link to a third party site from drlovette.com, any information you provide a third party website that is linked on drlovette.com is not covered by this privacy statement. To be informed of the third party privacy rules, you must read their privacy statement.

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Credit Card/ Paypal

If you use a service that requires use of a credit card, we will use standard information to charge your credit card. The charges will show on your statement as “Jon Lovette, Ph.D.”.

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Information We Collect from You

We may also collect information about you and your use of our site through the use of cookies or IP address lookup (to verify city/state/country). "Cookies" are small computer files that we transfer to your computer's hard drive that provide us with visit information (length of visit, what page was utilized for the longest period of time).

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Disclosing of Your Personal Information

Disclosing of personal information is not tolerated at drlovette.com. Jon Lovette, Ph.D. will never disclose of your identity or information regarding you to outside companies. Jon Lovette, Ph.D. will never intentionally disclose any personal information about you or anything you mention in your interactions without your written permission. All non-charted documentation is destroyed within 15 days by use of a cross-cut shredder.

Remember that it is your sole responsibility to control your personal information such as passwords and codes. It is also your responsibility to inform Jon Lovette, Ph.D. of any breach of security that you have encountered or any need to deactivate a password.

Exception: In certain circumstances mandated by law, we may be required to release personal Information to third parties, such as law enforcement for child or elder abuse, or harm to self or others, search warrant, subpoena or court order.

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Disclosure of Non-Personal Information

Jon Lovette, Ph.D. may at times, provide general information about the use of the website that does not infringe on your privacy (such as number of visitors/traffic and most used pages/pages of interest).

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Internal Security Measures

Jon Lovette, Ph.D. values your privacy and wants you to feel comfortable using the site and receiving online therapy. Internal safeguards are taken to protect your privacy. Only employees and/or independent contractors authorized by Jon Lovette, Ph.D. are permitted to access your personal information. The Privacy Statement applies not only to you, but as well to all employees of Jon Lovette, Ph.D. If this is ever violated by any of these parties, proper reporting and actions will occur (disciplinary to legal as required).

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How to Contact Jon Lovette, Ph.D.

Contact Jon Lovette, Ph.D. by emailing him in order to update your personal information or to have it deleted.

This Privacy Statement may be changed or revised at any time here or elsewhere on this site. Continued usage of this site notes your acceptance of all legal and privacy terms. If you have any questions feel free to contact Jon Lovette, Ph.D..

If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Statement, revised statement or the disclaimer, please Exit the site immediately to terminate your contact and session with Jon Lovette, Ph.D. if you do not agree with the Privacy Statement, terms above or other conditions laid forth on this site.

Clicking below to proceed and agreeing to terms on this page and Jon Lovette, Ph.D. indicates your agreement and understanding of all terms and conditions of receiving online services from Jon Lovette, Ph.D. and drlovette.com.

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