Privacy Policy
AAP Privacy Policy
The Association for the Advancement of Psychosynthesis (AAP), incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1995 as a 501-3C non-profit organization, has an educational purpose and is a member-run organization. As a non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation, the AAP is exempt from paying Federal Income tax.
We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and have written the following privacy notice to explain what information we collect and what we do with it.
This policy may change from time to time, so please check it periodically. It was last updated on 6 June 2026.
Who are we?
We are a diverse, worldwide community – of psychosynthesis therapists, coaches and educators; systems thinkers; and transpersonal practitioners – united in the vision and practice of what founder, Roberto Assagioli called “an integral vision” for humanity.
The websites within the scope of this policy are:
If you have questions about how we process personal data or would like to exercise your data subject rights, please email us at info@aap-psychosynthesis.org
Who is the data controller and processor?
For the purposes of the personal data covered in this privacy notice, AAP could be a 'Data Controller' or a 'Data Processor'.
How do we obtain your personal information?
We have listed the ways we are likely to collect your personal information according to the relationship you have with us. We may obtain your personal information in a variety of ways, including:
Clients, suppliers, and other business contacts:
From data you supply whilst working together during commissioned services or during new business activities and the act of commissioning new w
From inbound inquiries to info@aap-psychosynthesis.org and other email inboxes such as individual email accounts of AAP Steering Committee members and those employed or contracted by AAP.
From inbound phone calls where we see the incoming phone number, and you pass us information verbally.
From networking activities and events, for example, exchanging business cards or connecting on LinkedIn.
From recommendations or references about you from others.
From you signing up to our mailing list, webinars or other events via our website or Facebook page.
From contact and conversations with our international partners including but not limited to universities, other non-profit organizations, conferences,
Website visitors:
From visits to our websites and when resources are accessed on our websites and other platforms and technologies made available by us. We may automatically collect technical data and usage data. We may collect this data via cookies, including, where available, your IP address, operating system, and browser type, for system administration.
From website data capture forms, for example, event applications and booking forms or pdf downloads.
Participants in our events, network and community:
From you being a participant in one of our events, webinars, workshops, meditation circles, and other offerings made available either directly on our website or through our internal community. Data is initially collected from your associated organization. Data may also be collected from you before, during, or after a solution related to providing the contracted solution or collecting evaluation data about the solution.
Membership:
From you signing up to be a member at AAP. We have several membership categories, some of which are for external display in the Practitioner Directory. You have the ability to choose if you would like to display your profile online on the AAP Practitioner Directory. It is also your responsibility to ensure that all data and information you provide are accurate and up to date.
Any information you give us should be accurate, and if you are supplying anyone else’s data, you must ensure that you have the authority and legal basis to do so.
What personal information is processed?
We have listed the types of personal information we may process according to the relationship you have with us. We may process different types of information about you, which may include:
Clients, suppliers, and other business contacts:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Business name and address
Website visitors:
When you first visit our website, you are asked to set your cookie preferences. If you reject all cookies, you can visit the website without any information being collected. This may hinder your website experience, including denied access to certain sections of the website.
If you choose to allow us to use cookies, AAP or our partners may collect the following information:
Technical data, including your IP address, browser type and version, and operating system.
Information about how you use the website.
Information about how you have responded to our marketing activity, including marketing emails and advertising.
Any information you supply to us through forms on the website, which may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Country
We partner with Google Analytics to capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replay to improve and market our products/services. Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies to determine the popularity of products/services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimization, fraud/security purposes, and advertising.
Participants in our events and workshops:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Country
Responses and results of polls, surveys and feedback on the event or workshop
We may also collect the following special category data if you are a participant in our conference or summit
- Dietary requirements
- Medical information, including medication, injuries, and conditions
- Any other special needs that we may need to be aware of for the purpose of providing our services to you
How is your personal information used?
Category: Clients, suppliers
Purpose:
Communicating with you as a member or potential member of AAP about new events, workshops, webinars and ongoing updates on AAP activities.
Performing financial tasks, such as raising and sending invoices.
Communicating with you whilst we provide services to you as a AAP member.
Communicating with you with regards to an event you have applied to attend or have attended (e.g. sending you logistical information about the event or sending you related follow-up content). This includes pre and post-event follow-ups and any commitments we may have made during the event.
Responding to enquiries about our services that you have sent to us.
Registering you and managing our relationship.
Contacting you to ascertain interest in our services.
Sending you newsletters and other relevant content regarding our services via email if you have signed up for our mailing list.
Communicating with you on LinkedIn, for example, sharing relevant content or inviting you to Psychosynthesis events.
Communicating with you regarding any previously agreed research activity, such as the commission of a new coaching or supervision cohort.
Enabling you to participate in surveys.
Communicating with you with regard to an enquiry you submitted through the website.
Sending you marketing or financial or MoU communications and proposals for working together.
Growing our business and informing our membership of value-added services and educational content such as the quarterly publications.
Conducting research and product development to improve our services for the benefit of our clients and others.
Keeping our records updated.
For good governance, accounting, and managing and auditing our business operations in accordance with our non-profit status.
Ensuring the security and functionality of our website.
Keeping our website updated and relevant to develop our business and to inform our marketing strategy.
Providing employment, contract and volunteer opportunities.
Third-party service providers
From time to time, we may employ or engage third parties to help us deliver part of our services, to deliver activities that are related to our services, or to help us analyse how our services are being used and accessed. Where our requirements are such that we need to disclose personal data to these third-party service providers so that they can carry out their tasks in accordance with their agreement, we will make sure that we comply with the provisions of the GDPR as regards data security.
Unsubscribing from newsletters
To unsubscribe from our mailing list or specific aspects of the mailing list, please use the unsubscribe link at the bottom of one of our emails. Alternatively, you can unsubscribe from this page:
Changes to this privacy statement
We may update this privacy statement from time to time to reflect changes in law or changes in our data protection regime. Any changes will usually be effective immediately that an updated version of this privacy statement is issued.
Contact us
If you have questions please email us at info@aap-psychosynthesis.org