Privacy & Cookie Policy
Last Updated: August 2026
Online Therapy Institute respects the privacy of visitors to this website. Online Therapy Institute is owned and operated by DeeAnna Merz Nagel, LLC.
This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how information may be collected and used when you visit the Online Therapy Institute website, subscribe to communications, or otherwise interact with the site.
Information You Provide
You may voluntarily provide personal information, such as your name and email address, when you subscribe to receive communications from Online Therapy Institute or contact us through the website.
Please do not submit confidential, clinical, or sensitive personal information through general website forms or email.
Email Communications
If you subscribe to receive news, updates, or other communications from Online Therapy Institute, your name, email address, and related subscription information may be stored and processed through ActiveCampaign, a third-party email marketing and communications platform.
You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in an email.
Online Therapy Institute does not sell or rent subscriber information to third parties for their independent marketing purposes.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, certain technical information may be collected when you visit the site. Depending upon your cookie choices and the technologies in use, this may include information such as:
- browser and device type;
- pages visited;
- approximate geographic region;
- referring website or source;
- date and time of visits; and
- interactions with pages or features.
Some of this information may be collected through cookies or similar technologies.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies for purposes that may include basic website operation, remembering privacy preferences, security, and understanding general website usage.
A cookie is a small piece of information stored by a website or related service on your browser or device.
Necessary Cookies
Some cookies and technologies may be necessary for the website to function properly or to provide features requested by visitors. These may support functions such as website security, navigation, or remembering privacy preferences.
Necessary cookies may operate without optional cookie consent where permitted by applicable law.
Analytics and Optional Cookies
Online Therapy Institute uses Google Analytics to better understand general website traffic and how visitors interact with the site.
Analytics information may help us understand matters such as which pages are visited, how visitors arrive at the website, and how the website performs.
Where consent is required, optional analytics or similar technologies are managed through the website’s cookie-consent system.
Your Cookie Choices
When applicable, the website displays a cookie-consent notice that allows you to accept optional cookies, reject optional cookies, or manage your preferences.
Your cookie preferences may also be revisited through the cookie-settings control available on the website.
Rejecting optional cookies should not prevent access to the basic website, although certain optional features may function differently depending upon your choices.
You may also manage cookies through your browser settings. Browser controls are separate from the consent choices provided directly on this website.
The specific cookies and services detected on the website may change as website features, plugins, and third-party services change. Current cookie information and available controls are provided through the site’s cookie-consent system.
Google Analytics
Online Therapy Institute uses Google Analytics to obtain general information about website usage and performance.
Where consent is required, Google Analytics technologies are subject to the cookie preferences selected through the website’s consent-management system.
Google processes information according to its own privacy practices and policies.
Third-Party Services
Online Therapy Institute uses third-party technology providers to support website operations and communications, including Google Analytics for website analytics and ActiveCampaign for email communications.
These providers operate under their own privacy policies and may process information in accordance with their own legal obligations and practices.
Online Therapy Institute is not responsible for the privacy or security practices of independent third-party websites and services.
External Links
The Online Therapy Institute website contains links to external websites, publications, organizations, resources, and other third-party content.
Following a link to another website takes you outside the Online Therapy Institute website. Third-party websites maintain their own privacy policies and practices, and Online Therapy Institute and DeeAnna Merz Nagel, LLC are not responsible for their content, privacy, security, or data practices.
The presence of an external link does not necessarily constitute endorsement.
How Information Is Used
Information collected through the website may be used to:
- provide communications you have requested;
- manage email subscriptions;
- respond to inquiries;
- understand general website usage and performance;
- maintain and improve the website;
- protect website security and integrity; and
- comply with applicable legal obligations.
Personal information is not sold to third parties for their independent marketing purposes.
Data Retention
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and as required for legitimate administrative, legal, or regulatory purposes.
Email subscribers remain on the Online Therapy Institute mailing list until they unsubscribe or their information is otherwise removed.
Information maintained by third-party providers may also be subject to the retention practices of those providers.
Data Security
Reasonable administrative and technical measures are used to protect personal information under the control of Online Therapy Institute and DeeAnna Merz Nagel, LLC.
However, no website, internet transmission, email system, cloud platform, or electronic storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending upon where you live and the privacy laws applicable to you, you may have rights concerning your personal information.
These may include rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information; to object to or restrict certain processing; or to withdraw consent where processing is based upon consent.
These rights may be subject to applicable legal exceptions and requirements.
Privacy requests may be submitted using the contact information below. Additional information may be requested when reasonably necessary to verify your identity.
International Visitors
Online Therapy Institute is owned and operated in the United States by DeeAnna Merz Nagel, LLC.
If you access the website from another country, information may be processed or stored in the United States or in other locations where third-party service providers operate.
Where applicable, personal information will be handled in accordance with privacy obligations applicable to the processing concerned.
Children’s Privacy
The Online Therapy Institute website is intended primarily for adults and professionals and is not designed for the intentional collection of personal information from young children.
If you believe a child has inappropriately provided personal information through the website, please contact DeeAnna Merz Nagel, LLC so the matter can be reviewed.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy & Cookie Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in website technology, services, vendors, privacy practices, or applicable requirements.
The most recent revision date will appear at the top of this page.
Contact
Questions, privacy requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy & Cookie Policy may be directed to:
Online Therapy Institute
Owned and operated by DeeAnna Merz Nagel, LLC
Contact information is available through the website’s Contact page.
