Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 4, 2026

Who we are

The Center for Therapeutic Advancement (the "Center") is an Illinois 501(c)(3) public charity. Our website is https://centerfortherapeuticadvancement.org/. We provide education, professional community, and open inquiry related to psychotherapy. We do not provide therapy, clinical treatment, referrals, or other direct patient services. We do not collect health or clinical treatment data.

Contact: info@centerfortherapeuticadvancement.org

What we collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:

Contact and profile information you submit through forms on our site (for example, the waitlist), membership sign-up, donation forms, or email to us. This typically includes name, email address, and any other details you choose to provide (such as professional role or organization).
Event and training registrations, including your name, contact details, and your license type or training program, so we can confirm the event fits you and send you access details. We don't ask for license numbers unless a training offers continuing-education credit.
Donation and membership records processed through our payment platform, Zeffy (and Stripe, which processes payments for Zeffy). This can include your name, email, billing-related contact details, contribution or membership amount, and transaction history shared with us so we can acknowledge gifts, manage memberships, and keep nonprofit records. The Center never stores full payment card numbers. Card details are handled by Zeffy and Stripe. Per Zeffy's public documentation, Zeffy does not store or process credit card information; Stripe processes payments.
Communications you send us (for example, emails to info@centerfortherapeuticadvancement.org).
Newsletter subscriptions if you subscribe through our newsletter or Substack presence (handled under that provider's terms and your subscription choices).
Minimal technical data needed to operate the site (for example, standard server or hosting logs such as IP address, browser type, and pages requested). We do not currently run third-party advertising or analytics pixels on our site for marketing measurement. If we add analytics tools later, we will update this policy.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive health information, therapy records, or other clinical data about patients. Our programs are for educational and professional community purposes.

How we use information

We use personal information to:

Respond to inquiries and manage the waitlist
Administer memberships, events, workshops, and related communications
Process and acknowledge donations and memberships, and maintain nonprofit financial and donor records
Send updates you requested (for example, waitlist or membership notices, or a newsletter if you subscribe)
Operate, secure, and improve our website and services
Comply with legal, tax, and accounting obligations

We do not sell your data

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information for money. We do not share it for cross-context advertising.

Third parties

We use trusted service providers to operate our programs. These may include:

Zeffy, our fundraising and membership platform, which collects donation and membership information on our behalf and uses Stripe to process payments
Our email and membership management provider, which helps us run forms (including the waitlist), email, and related membership or community communications
Newsletter or publishing tools (such as Substack), if you subscribe there
Hosting and infrastructure providers that keep the website online

These providers process information only as needed to provide their services to us, under their own privacy practices. Payment card data is processed by Zeffy/Stripe as described above; the Center does not receive or store full card numbers.

We may also disclose information if required by law, legal process, or to protect the rights, safety, or integrity of the Center, our community, or others.

Email and opt-out

You can unsubscribe from marketing or non-essential email using the link in those messages, or by emailing info@centerfortherapeuticadvancement.org. We may still send transactional or administrative messages when needed (for example, donation receipts, membership confirmations, or responses to your requests).

Data retention

We keep personal information only as long as we need it:

Waitlist sign-ups: until you ask us to remove you, or 24 months after your last contact with us, whichever comes first.
Members, including free-trial members: for as long as you're a member. If you cancel or your membership lapses, we delete your details within 90 days, unless you've opted in to our emails.
Event and training registrations: for as long as needed to run the event and keep accurate records, then deleted or de-identified.
Donation and payment records: as long as tax and accounting rules require, usually 7 years.
Records of your consent (for example, when you opted in to our emails): for as long as we hold your information, plus 2 years.

When information is no longer needed, we delete or de-identify it.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures appropriate to the nature of the information we hold. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. Payment card details are processed by Stripe via Zeffy and are not stored by the Center.

Children

Our website and programs are for adults 18 and older, primarily mental health professionals and those in training. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe someone under 18 has provided information to us, contact info@centerfortherapeuticadvancement.org and we will delete it.

U.S. and Illinois

We are based in the United States (Illinois). If you access our site from outside the United States, your information may be processed in the United States.

Your choices and requests

Subject to applicable law, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we hold about you, or ask questions about this policy, by emailing info@centerfortherapeuticadvancement.org. We may need to verify your request before responding. Some records (for example, donation receipts) may need to be retained for legal or accounting reasons.

If you live outside the United States

If you're in the United Kingdom or the European Union, the UK GDPR or the EU GDPR gives you these rights over your personal information:

Access: ask for a copy of the information we hold about you.
Rectification: ask us to correct information that is wrong or incomplete.
Erasure: ask us to delete your information.
Restriction: ask us to limit how we use your information.
Objection: object to our using your information, including for direct marketing.
Portability: ask for your information in a commonly used, machine-readable format, or ask us to send it to another organization.

You can also withdraw your consent at any time, for example by unsubscribing from our emails. Withdrawing consent doesn't affect anything we did before you withdrew it.

We use your information because we need it to provide your membership or registration, because you gave consent (for example, to receive our emails), or because we have a legitimate interest in running our programs and keeping accurate records.

To use any of these rights, email info@centerfortherapeuticadvancement.org. We'll reply within one month.

Your information is stored in the United States by our service providers. We protect it through their contractual and security commitments.

You have the right to complain to a data protection authority. In the UK, that's the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, United Kingdom. Helpline 0303 123 1113. Website https://ico.org.uk. In the EU, you can contact the data protection authority in the country where you live.

Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date above will change when we do. Continued use of the site after an update means you acknowledge the revised policy.

Contact

Center for Therapeutic Advancement Email: info@centerfortherapeuticadvancement.org Website: https://centerfortherapeuticadvancement.org/