Privacy Policy
Effective Date: May 11, 2026
Site overview
Katherine A. Jong, MD, PLLC ('we,' 'us,' or 'our') operates katjongmd.com (the 'Site'). The Site is a professional and marketing website for a psychiatric practice based in Washington State. The Site provides information about our services, links to external writing (Substack), and allows for general inquiries via a contact form.
Information you provide to us
When you use our contact form (which is powered by Google Forms), we collect the information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, and the content of your inquiry. We explicitly ask that you do not include protected health information (PHI) or sensitive clinical details in this form.
Information collected automatically
When you visit our Site, certain information is collected automatically by our hosting provider, Cloudflare. This includes analytics data via Cloudflare Web Analytics (a cookieless, IP-anonymized analytics service that does not track you across other websites), and standard server logs used for security purposes and to ensure the Site functions correctly.
What we do not collect
We do not use tracking cookies. We do not use advertising networks or third-party marketing trackers. We do not have embedded content (like social media feeds or video players) that loads tracking scripts from other domains. We do not manage a newsletter or email list directly through this Site.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect to respond to your inquiries submitted through our contact form, to monitor and analyze trends and usage of our Site to improve visitor experience, to protect the security and integrity of our Site, and to comply with legal obligations.
Data retention
We retain inquiry form data for as long as necessary to address your request. Cloudflare Web Analytics data is stored by Cloudflare in an anonymized format per their retention policies.
Third-party services
Our Site uses Cloudflare Pages (hosting), Cloudflare Web Analytics (anonymized usage data), Google Forms (contact form), and Substack (writing). Once you click a link to Substack, you are subject to their privacy policy.
Cookies and tracking technologies
We do not use cookies or similar tracking technologies to track your activity on our Site or across the web.
Data security
We use standard security measures, including SSL encryption provided by Cloudflare, to protect the data transmitted to and from our Site. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
California residents (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect and how we use it, request the deletion of your personal information, request the correction of inaccurate personal information, and non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights. We do not sell your personal information.
EU/EEA visitors (GDPR)
If you are located in the EU or EEA, our legal basis for processing your information is typically our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiries and maintaining our Site. You have the right to access, rectify, or erase your personal information, restrict or object to the processing of your data, data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time.
Other United States state rights
Residents of states such as Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah have similar rights regarding the access, deletion, and correction of their personal data. We honor these rights for all visitors to our Site regardless of their location within the U.S.
Children's privacy
Our Site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
International users
The Site is operated from the United States. If you are visiting from outside the U.S., please be aware that your information will be transferred to and processed in the U.S.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of the policy will indicate when it was last updated.