Privacy Policy

Personal Information You Provide to Us. We receive information about you from our interactions with you, including when you apply for membership, apply to become a Registered Play Therapist or Supervisor, an Approved Provider of continuing education, and purchase products from our online Bookstore. Depending upon what information you provide to us and whether you purchase products, the information we receive may include your name, education, and other credentials, billing and/or shipping address, telephone number, driver's license number, birth date, form of payment, email address and product(s) purchased. If you pay by check or use a credit or debit card, information received will include your account number.

Membership. When you apply to become a member, we collect your "membership information," i.e. name, education and other credentials, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, Social Security number, and email address.

RPT/S. When you apply to become or remain a Registered Play Therapist or Supervisor (RPT/S), we collect your "RPT/S information," i.e. name, education and other credentials, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, Social Security number, and email address.

Approved Provider. When you apply to become an Approved Provider (AP) of continuing education, we collect your "AP information," i.e. name, education, licensure and other credentialing information, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address.

Bookstore Purchases. When you purchase products from the online Bookstore, we collect your "customer information," i.e. name, billing and/or shipping address, telephone number, driver's license number, birth date, form of payment, email address, and product(s) purchased. If you pay by check or use a credit or debit card, information collected will include your account number and expiration date.

Website Usage and Traffic Patterns. We keep track of purchases, related traffic patterns, and usage within our website to help us provide superior service and improve member satisfaction. We also keep track of your participation in APT activities and member services so we can understand our users' interests and evaluate the effectiveness of our offerings.

Policies and Procedures. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that information you share with us is handled in a safe, secure, and responsible manner. We maintain and monitor our physical, electronic, and procedural systems to achieve this goal and to comply with any applicable laws and regulations.

Credit Card Protection. We never display your full credit card information.

Social Security Number Protection. We never display or share your Social Security number which is confidentially maintained and utilized almost solely to identify you when changes regarding your name, address, etc. occur.

Membership Information. We make Membership information available to the public and our members through our printed and online membership directories. If you do not want your Membership Information displayed, please see Choice and Opt Out, below.

RPT/S and AP Information. We make RPT/S and AP information available to the public and our members through printed materials and our website. If you do not want your AP Information displayed, please see Choice and Opt Out, below.

Third Parties. We may make available to third parties some of the information we collect, such as your name, mailing address and email address. The third parties may use such information to solicit you for various service and product offerings, such as available conferences and workshops, volunteer service, and credit cards. If you do not want to have your information shared with third parties, please see Choice and Opt Out, below.

Aggregate Statistics. From time to time, we provide aggregate statistics about our members, website traffic, product sales, and other user-related information to providers to identify trends.

Legal Requirements. On rare occasions, we may be required to disclose your information pursuant to lawful requests, such as subpoenas or court orders, or in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Non-Personal Information. When you visit our website, we may collect information about you that is not personally identifiable such as the type of internet browser or operating system you have or the domain name of the website from which you linked to our website.

Cookies. Cookies are small pieces of information stored on your computer when you view our website and/or advertisements. A cookie lets us recognize you and provide a more meaningful and personalized experience when you visit our website again.

Changing Your Cookie Setting. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies automatically, but you can change this setting. See your browser's "help topics" to learn how to change the setting.

Hyperlinks. If you link to third party websites from our website, you may be asked to give information to the owner of that website. Please be aware that, once you have left our website, we are no longer your host and are not responsible for the policies or practices of the third party and its website. We encourage you to check each website's privacy policy. This Privacy Policy solely applies to the APT website.

Children's Privacy. APT's website is directed to the general public. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

Acceptance and Consent. By providing us with your personal information, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Modifications. We may update or modify our Privacy Policy from time to time in our sole discretion. We encourage you to check back with us occasionally. You will always find the latest version of the Privacy Policy posted here.

Comments. If you have any questions or comments about our Privacy Policy, please send us an email at info@a4pt.org.

Legal Terms. We also recommend that you review our Terms of Use which describe the terms and conditions for the use of our website, discuss the content in our website, and provide information about your responsibilities when using our website.