Terms of Use

Last Updated: January 1, 2024

Christina Ralph, Ph.D., the owner of Lifespan Psychological Services, welcomes you to https://www.lifespanpsyc.com (“the Website”). The Website provides information regarding Lifespan Psychological Services, such as services, contact information, patient portal link, etc. Lifespan Psychological Services offers this website, including all available information, tools, and services, to all visitors subject to the acceptance of the following terms of service, conditions, policies, and notices (the “TOS”) stated here.

Please read these Terms of Service carefully before using this Website. By accessing and using any part of the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, comprehended, and agreed to be bound by these Terms of Service, which constitute a license governing the use of the Website and any transactions that take place through the Website.

Lifespan Psychological Services reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify the terms of service (TOS), content, availability, or any other attribute of its website offering from time to time without prior notice to you. You can review the most current version of the TOS at any time at by returning to this page. You agree that Lifespan Psychological Services shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Service. Your continued use of the Website after the posting of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

Electronic Communications

Visiting the Website or sending emails to Lifespan Psychological Services constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Website, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

Children Under Thirteen

Lifespan Psychological Services does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of thirteen. If you are under 18, you may use this Website only with permission of a parent or guardian.

Links to Third Party Sites/Third Party Services

This website may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Lifespan Psychological Services, and Lifespan Psychological Services is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Lifespan Psychological Services is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Lifespan Psychological Services of the site or any association with its operators. These external websites have their own privacy and terms of service policies. Visitors who click on such links assume all risk associated with the material or services available on these external sites.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use/Intellectual Property

This website is provided for patients of Lifespan Psychological Services and those interested in learning about what Lifespan Psychological Services provides. It is expected that the site will be treated as an informational source and means to communicate between Lifespan Psychological Services and clients. Any malicious use of these facilities is prohibited by law and policy. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site. Lifespan Psychological Services will take any measures it deems necessary to protect the integrity of its website to include furnishing log information and other data to third parties such as law enforcement agencies, ISP providers, internet back-bone providers and others.

All content included as part of the Service, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Site, is the property of Lifespan Psychological Services or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto.

You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of Lifespan Psychological Services. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of Lifespan Psychological Services or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.

International Users

The website is controlled, operated and administered by Lifespan Psychological Services from our offices within the USA. If you access the website from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the Lifespan Psychological Services Content accessed through the website in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions, or regulations.

INDEMNITY

The website is provided for the convenience of patients and potential patients. Lifespan Psychological Services specifically states that no information found on this site should be construed as medical advice. In addition, information is collected from sources deemed reliable at the time the information was collected. It is possible, however, that an error or omission may have occurred. Before using any information from this site, the site user should consult with their licensed healthcare provider. You agree to indemnify and hold Lifespan Psychological Services, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, therapists or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of any action you perform, post, transmit or make available through the Service, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the TOS,  your violation of any rights of another, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules, or regulations.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

The Content on the Website is provided for general information only and should not be the primary basis for health care decision-making. Your use of the service is at your sole risk. All content on the website is accessible for user “as is” and “as available.” Lifespan Psychological Services expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the website will be error-free, secure, or uninterrupted. You expressly understand and agree that Lifespan Psychological Services shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if Lifespan Psychological Services has been advised of the possibility of such damages), arising out of or relating to: (i) the use or the inability to use the service; (ii) the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from any goods, data, information or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through or from the service; (iii) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (iv) statements or conduct of any third party on the service; or (v) any other matter relating to the service.

​Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. In the event the parties are not able to resolve any dispute between them arising out of or concerning these Terms and Conditions, or any provisions hereof, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise at law or in equity for damages or any other relief, then such dispute shall be resolved only by final and binding arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, conducted by a single neutral arbitrator and administered by the American Arbitration Association, or a similar arbitration service selected by the parties, in a location mutually agreed upon by the parties.

If you have any questions about these terms, please contact us at:

Lifespan Psychological Services

5250 Cherokee Avenue, Suite 411

Alexandria, VA, 22312

Email: info@lifespanpsyc.com

Phone: (703) 596-9476