Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 5 July 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to the UK Counselling & Psychotherapy Professionals Abroad community website. This website is a resource hub and a gateway to our professional community. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we handle your information. This policy outlines what data we collect, why we collect it, and what your rights are.
For the purpose of this policy, "we", "us", and "our" refers to UK Counselling & Psychotherapy Professionals Abroad.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
- Information you provide directly: When you subscribe to our newsletter, you voluntarily provide us with your email address. If you contact us via our email address, you provide us with your email address and any other information contained in your message.
- Information collected automatically: Like most websites, this site may collect anonymous technical data about your visit. This can include your IP address, browser type, and which pages you visited. This information is used for analytical purposes to help us improve the website and is not used to personally identify you.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To send our newsletter: If you subscribe, we will use your email address to send you occasional updates, resources, and community news. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email.
- To respond to your inquiries: If you contact us directly, we will use your information to reply to your message.
- To improve our website: We use anonymous analytics to understand how visitors use our site, which helps us improve its content and functionality.
4. Third-Party Services
We do not sell your personal information. We only share it with trusted third-party services that help us operate our community and website.
- Kit: Our newsletter is managed through a third-party service. When you subscribe, your email address is stored and processed by this service, subject to their own privacy policy.
- Facebook: This website links to our private Facebook group. When you click to join the group, you are leaving our website and are then subject to Facebook's own Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
- Website Hosting: This website is hosted on Cloudflare Pages, which may collect anonymous analytics data as described in their privacy policy.
5. Your Data Rights
You have rights over your personal information. Under GDPR and other data protection laws, these include:
- The right to access: You can ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- The right to rectification: You can ask us to correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
- The right to erasure (the "right to be forgotten"): You can ask us to delete your personal information.
The easiest way to exercise these rights is to contact us at the email address below. To be removed from our newsletter, simply click the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any newsletter email.
6. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites function. Our site may use essential cookies for its basic operation and for anonymous analytics. We do not use cookies for advertising or tracking purposes.
7. Links to Other Websites
Our website contains links to other websites (such as Facebook and therapyhub.eu). This privacy policy only applies to our website. When you click on a link to another site, you should read their privacy policy.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will always indicate the latest version. We encourage you to review it periodically.
9. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
[email protected]