Effective Date: December 15, 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how the International Association For Resilience & Trauma Counseling (IARTC), an organization committed to advancing trauma-informed counseling practices (“IARTC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), collects, uses, shares, and protects information in connection with your use of our website, located at https://iartc.org/ (the “Site”), and any related services, conferences, or publications.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with a particular consumer or device (“Personal Information”).
A. Information You Provide Directly to Us
We collect Personal Information you voluntarily provide when you:
- Sign up for the IARTC newsletter: Your email address.
- Become a Member or Renew Membership: We collect information required for professional membership, including your full name, email address, postal address, phone number, professional title, credentials, and employer.
- Register for Conferences, Webinars, or Events: We collect registration information and payment details.
- Contact Us: Your name, email address, and the content of your message.
B. Financial Information
All financial transactions, including payments for membership, conferences, or webinars, are processed through Stripe, a third-party payment processor. IARTC does not store or directly process your credit card numbers or sensitive financial data. This information is encrypted and handled securely by Stripe.
C. Information Collected Automatically (Usage Data)
When you access the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity. This Usage Data may include:
- Your Internet Protocol (IP) address.
- Browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
- The pages you view, the time spent on those pages, and the dates/times of access.
D. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to track activity on our Site. You are presented with a consent banner allowing you to manage or deny the use of cookies for:
- Functional Cookies: Necessary for the Site to function (e.g., managing consent).
- Preferences Cookies: Used to remember your settings.
- Statistics/Analytics Cookies: Used to understand how you use the Site (e.g., Google Analytics).
- Marketing Cookies: Used for targeted advertising purposes.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected Personal Information for the following purposes:
- Service Fulfillment: To process your membership, deliver the newsletter, and manage event registrations.
- Membership Management: To communicate with you regarding your membership status, benefits, and renewals.
- Communication: To send you updates on IARTC activities, publications, and advocacy efforts.
- Site Improvement: To maintain and analyze Site usage to improve our resources and services.
- Security: To detect and prevent fraudulent or unauthorized activity.
3. Sharing and Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose your Personal Information in the following circumstances:
- Membership Administration: We share necessary membership information (Name, Contact Details, Credentials) with the American Counseling Association (ACA) to facilitate membership applications and administration, as IARTC is an organizational division of the ACA.
- Service Providers: We share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf (e.g., Stripe for payments, email service providers, website hosting). These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect the rights or property of IARTC, or protect the safety of users or the public.
- No Sale of Personal Information: IARTC does not sell your Personal Information to third parties.
4. Your Privacy Rights
You have rights regarding your Personal Information. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 9.
A. Rights for All Users
- Right to Opt-out of Marketing: You can unsubscribe from our newsletter and marketing emails at any time using the “unsubscribe” link provided in the email.
- Managing Cookies: You can adjust your cookie preferences directly on the Site via the “Manage Consent” link in the footer.
B. California Residents’ Rights (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including:
- Right to Know: The right to request that we disclose what Personal Information we collect, use, disclose, and/or sell.
- Right to Delete: The right to request the deletion of your Personal Information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sharing/Selling: While IARTC does not sell your data, you have the right to opt-out of the sharing of your data for cross-context behavioral advertising (which we only perform if you accept Marketing cookies).
To exercise your CCPA rights, please submit a verifiable consumer request to the contact information below.
5. Third-Party Links
Our Site contains links to external websites, including the ACA, social media platforms, and resources. IARTC is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party site you visit.
6. Security of Your Information
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to secure your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no data transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 13.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or your rights, please contact us: president@iartc.org