Legal Disclaimer

Sips & Steps Inc. is owned and run by Leah M Vitale, a licensed and registered occupational therapist and certified lactation counselor in the state of New York. Sips & Steps provides occupational therapy services and lactation counseling to clients in the state of New York only. Both developmental and lactation consults, while provided by a licensed therapist, DO NOT provide skilled occupational therapy services or certified lactation counseling and CANNOT evaluate, diagnose, or treat a child in this way. 

This page states the Terms and Conditions under which you, the website visitor (hereinafter “you” or “visitor”), may use this site, the content of which is owned by or licensed to Sips & Steps. By using this site, you agree to be bound by all of the Terms and Conditions set forth below. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions, please do not use this site. Sips & Steps may, at its sole discretion, revise these Terms and Conditions at any time; therefore, you should visit this page periodically to review the Terms and Conditions. Sips & Steps shall not be liable for any damages or injury resulting from your access to, inability to access, or use of this site, including, without limitation, any damages or injury arising from any links to other sites contained within or referred to in this site.

All activities presented on this website are meant to be performed under close supervision of a parent or caregiver. Close supervision, for the purposes laid out here, is defined as within arm’s reach. Sips & Steps Inc does not assume liability for injury or accident as a result of participating in any activities presented on this website.

Sips & Steps is committed to preserving your right to privacy. Sips & Steps does not collect identifying information about you (such as your name, address, telephone number, or email address) unless you voluntarily submit that information to us through our Contact Us page, our newsletter subscription pages, or other means.

Please do not provide any confidential information (including health information) to us via electronic communication. Any information you submit will not be sold to any third parties. If we publish any information you provide to us on the website, we will only disclose personally identifiable information agreed upon by you.

The Contact Us page is the primary means of communication with Leah Vitale for a website visitor. Website visitors may use the Contact Us page to send questions or content suggestions to us. Any health information submitted through the Contact Us page is not stored in a way that is personally identifiable. 

The information provided through the Website is for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. It is not meant to replace the advice of the physician who cares for you or your child. All medical advice and information should be considered to be incomplete without a physical exam, which is not possible without a visit to your doctor.

The information on this site is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Sips & Steps makes no representation and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained on or available through this website, and such information is subject to change without notice. All information provided on the website is general information provided for educational purposes. You are encouraged to confirm any information obtained from or through this website with other sources, and review all information regarding any medical condition or treatment with your child’s physician. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay medical treatment because of something you have read on this website.

Sips & Steps reserves the right to expel users and prevent their further access to this site for violating these terms or the law and reserves the right to remove any communications from this site. The violation of any of the terms and conditions set forth on this Terms and Conditions page shall result in the immediate revocation of your right to use the content and obligates you to immediately destroy any copies of the content in your possession.