Effective Date: June 16, 2026
This privacy notice applies to Discovery Texas Interventional Psychiatry (the "Company"), and any Website, service, or portal (collectively "Services") where this privacy notice is referenced, regardless of how you access or use them. This policy, along with the Terms of Service, governs your use of the Company's Website. This Notice is provided to you under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and applies to all records received and created about your physical and mental condition and treatment (together "PHI").
This Privacy Policy sets forth our policy with respect to information that can be associated with or which relates to a person and/or could be used to identify a person ("Personal Data") that is collected from Users on or through the Services.
Discovery Texas Interventional Psychiatry is a specialized psychiatric practice and a sister entity to Discovery Point Retreat, operating under Discovery MSO.
Changes. We may amend this privacy notice at any time by posting the amended version on this site, including the effective date of the amended version.
SMS Data Privacy and Protection
Discovery Texas Interventional Psychiatry, operating under Discovery MSO, is committed to protecting your mobile information and SMS consent data.
- Mobile phone numbers and SMS consent data are not shared, sold, rented, or disclosed to third parties for marketing or promotional purposes.
- SMS consent is not shared with affiliates or third parties for marketing purposes.
- SMS consent and phone numbers are used solely for the purpose of providing communications related to services, admissions, care coordination, and operational support.
- Any sharing of information with service providers is strictly limited to business purposes necessary to deliver SMS communications, and such providers are contractually required to safeguard your data.
We maintain appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect SMS data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Information We Collect
"Non-Personal Data" as used in this Privacy Policy is any information that does not relate to a person and/or cannot be used to identify a person. When you interact with the Services, we may collect Non-Personal Data. The limitations and requirements in this Privacy Policy on our collection, use, disclosure, transfer, and storage/retention of Personal Data do not apply to Non-Personal Data.
When you use or interact with us through the Services, we may collect Personal Data, including information that may be deemed Personal Health Information. Personal Information is information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. You may provide identifying information such as your name, address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, and insurance information when you contact us or request a benefits check or screening. Additional information we are required or authorized by applicable local, state, and national laws to collect and process may be gathered in order to authenticate or identify you or to verify the information we have collected.
Treatment. The Company may receive PHI from you and share PHI with health care providers involved in your treatment before, during, and after your care with the Company.
Take note that we will not share your information unless you give us written authorization for: (1) marketing purposes; (2) sale of your information; or (3) most sharing of psychotherapy notes.
HIPAA Compliance. The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes standards to protect individuals' medical records and other personal health information. The Service has appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of personal health information and sets limits and conditions on the uses and disclosures that may be made of such information without patient authorization. However, we may use your Personal Information, Demographic Information, or Usage Information at the Company's sole discretion for various purposes, including but not limited to: processing of transactions; enabling users to participate in the Service's features; providing customer support; contacting users regarding any updates or changes to this policy or Terms and Conditions; and for other purposes disclosed at the time you provide your information or as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy.
Cookies. We use cookies, web beacons, unique identifiers, and similar technologies to collect information about the pages you view, the links you click, and other actions you take when using our Services. You have the ability to enable or disable cookies in your browser. If enabled, cookies allow the Company's website to recognize your browser and remember certain information. We may use cookies to compile and store certain data about website traffic and behavior in order to offer our visitors a better experience. We do not allow other parties to collect personal information about your online activities when you visit our website or use our Services.
Information We Use or Disclose
We are not in the business of selling your Personal Data. We will not sell your Personal Data to third parties, including third-party advertisers. There are certain circumstances in which we may disclose, transfer, or share your Personal Data with certain third parties without further notice to you, as set forth in this Privacy Policy.
The Company may make certain disclosures of your PHI as and when required or otherwise authorized by law, and will limit the use or disclosure to the amount of PHI necessary to comply with and/or serve the purposes of the relevant federal, state, or local laws or ordinances, or the legitimate needs of responsible, authorized agencies in fulfilling their purposes.
Emergency. In the event of your incapacity or an emergency, the Company may also disclose your medical information based on our professional judgment of whether the disclosure would be in your best interests.
Health Care Operations. The Company may use or disclose PHI in connection with managing and operating the organization. We may also disclose your health information to business associates with whom we contract to provide services, where such business associates agree to appropriately safeguard your PHI.
Service Providers. We may share your Personal Data with service providers who process Personal Data on the Company's behalf to perform certain business-related functions. It is important that you review the applicable policies of these service providers before providing Personal Data in connection with that service.
Legal Requirements. We may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law in order to (for example) respond to a subpoena or request from law enforcement, a court, or a government agency, or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) comply with a legal obligation, (b) protect or defend our rights, interests, or property or that of third parties, (c) prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Services, (d) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Users of the Services or the public, or (e) protect against legal liability.
How We Store Your Personal Data. We take all commercially reasonable steps to protect the Personal Data collected via the Services from loss, misuse, unauthorized use, access, inadvertent disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no network, server, database, or Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error free. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any Personal Data.
Your Rights
You can request access to some of your Personal Data being stored by us. You can also ask us to correct, update, or delete any inaccurate Personal Data that we process about you.
Access, correction, and deletion of your personal information. Upon your request, we will remove your personal information from view as soon as reasonably possible, based on your activity and in accordance with applicable national laws.
Accounting of Disclosures. You have the right to request an "accounting of disclosures." This is a list of disclosures that we have made of your PHI. We are not required to list certain disclosures, including (1) disclosures made for treatment, payment, and health care operations purposes, (2) disclosures made with your authorization, (3) disclosures made to create a limited data set, (4) disclosures made directly to you, and (5) disclosures permitted or required by the Federal HIPAA Privacy Rule.
How Long We Retain Your Personal Data. We may retain your Personal Data for as long as needed to provide you with the Services and as permitted or required under applicable laws. Even if we delete your Personal Data, it may persist on backup or archival media for an additional period of time for legal, tax, or regulatory reasons or for legitimate and lawful business purposes.
Do Not Track. We currently do not participate in any "Do Not Track" frameworks that would allow us to respond to signals from you regarding the collection of your Personal Data.
Third Party Links. This Privacy Policy applies only to the Services. The Services may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by us ("Third Party Sites"). The policies and procedures described here do not apply to the Third Party Sites. We suggest contacting those sites directly for information on their privacy policies.
Children – Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of eighteen (18). If you are under the age of eighteen (18), please do not submit any Personal Data through the Services. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 18 has provided Personal Data to us through the Services, please contact us and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.
Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
International Privacy Laws. This Service is only provided to U.S. citizens. If you are visiting the Services from outside the United States, please be aware that you are sending information (including Personal Data) to the United States, where our servers are located.
Change of Ownership. If we are subject to a merger or acquisition with/by another company, we may share information with them in accordance with our privacy standards. Should such an event occur, we will require that the new combined entity follow this privacy notice with respect to your personal information.
Please review this policy periodically, and especially before you provide any Personal Data. Your continued use of the Services following the effectiveness of any modifications to this Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of those modifications.
Dispute Resolution
At any time, if you feel that your rights have been violated or that you have been mistreated by Discovery Texas Interventional Psychiatry, you have the right to file a grievance or a complaint. A grievance can be made by filing a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, by sending a letter to 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, calling toll free 1-877-696-6775, or visiting https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint/index.html and following the instructions to submit an online complaint. There will be no retaliation for a complaint filed, and you reserve this right not only during your treatment, but for any duration after the time in which you received services.
SMS Terms & Conditions
Discovery Texas Interventional Psychiatry (the "Company") uses automatic text message and automatic dialing programs (the "Programs") to facilitate communications with clients and potential clients. Clients and potential clients may consent to being enrolled in the Programs by entering their name and phone number on any of the Company's websites and clicking the "Submit," "Contact Me," or similar button to consent to being contacted by the Company; may consent by email by consenting to the terms and conditions of this agreement and the Privacy Policy; or may consent via text message following a conversation with a representative. By replying YES to a message received from the Company, you are confirming your consent to the Company's use of the Programs to contact you. You can expect to receive 2 to 4 messages per month regarding treatment information, scheduling, and follow-up communication. Message frequency may increase based on your direct interaction with our admissions or clinical teams.
The Company does not charge for this service; however, message and data rates may apply from your mobile carrier. Participation in the Programs is standard rated (no premium content). If you have any questions or need help, reply HELP to any text message received from the Company.
To stop receiving text messages, reply STOP, STOP ALL, END, QUIT, CANCEL, or UNSUBSCRIBE to any text message received from the Company. Following such a request to unsubscribe, you will receive one (1) final message from the Company confirming that you have been inactivated in our system. Following that confirmation message, no additional text messages or automatically dialed phone calls will be sent unless you re-submit your consent.
By consenting to the use of the Programs, you consent to the Company using an automatic dialing system to make telephone calls or deliver text messages to the telephone or cell phone number to which you have directed the Company to transmit these messages.