Privacy policy
What we hold
Your name, your email address, the professional title you choose to display, the text you wrote when requesting membership, and the posts and replies you publish. Nothing else.
What is public
Your display name, your professional title, and anything you publish. Your email address is never shown to other members, and the text of your membership request is seen only by the community team.
How you sign in
Your first sign-in is a single-use link sent to your email address, valid for 24 hours; from there you may choose a password, which is stored only as an irreversible hash. A session cookie then keeps you signed in for 30 days; it is technical only and is not used for tracking or advertising.
Emails we send
Only what follows from your own activity: confirmation of your request, your sign-in link, and the notifications you chose in settings. No marketing, and your address is never shared with anyone.
Clinical material
This community is not a clinical record system, and no client information should ever be stored here. See our terms of use.
Removing your data
Reply to any email you receive from us and ask. We will remove your account and, if you wish, your posts.
Before a post appears
Posts written here are reviewed by a CAOA editor before they become visible. Until then, only you and the editors can see what you wrote.
Who is responsible
CAOA Connect is published by the Consultative Assembly of Organisational Affiliates (CAOA) of IAGP, the International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes. The site is run on CAOA's behalf by its technical partner, under CAOA's direction. Questions about your data can go to the CAOA Chair at CaoaChair@IAGP.com.