How Gestalt Therapy International handles personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information Gestlt International collects, how it is used, how it is held, and the rights you have in relation to that information.

1 · Scope

This policy applies to all personal information collected by Gestalt Therapy International through this website, by email correspondence, and through the engagement of Gestalt Therapy International programs and services. Gestalt Therapy International is the data controller for the personal information described in this policy.

For the purposes of data protection law (including the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the Australian Privacy Principles), the data controller is Gestalt Therapy International, ABN 22 161 049 734, 10 Gardenia Ct, Mullumbimby NSW 2482, Australia. Contact: admin@gestaltinternational.com.

2 · Information collected

Website visitors

Server logs, anonymised analytics (only with consent), and any details you provide through contact or application forms.

Training applicants

Identity, contact, motivation, references, qualification history, and any other personal information you provide in your application.

Clients and supervisees

Information collected as part of the service — intake data, session notes (where appropriate), supervision materials, and consent records.

3 · Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Gestalt International uses:

Essential cookies — necessary to operate the site (e.g. remembering your cookie choice). These are always active.
Analytics cookies — optional; only activated after you choose "Accept all" on the cookie banner.

You can change your choice at any time by clearing your browser's site data for this domain, which will cause the banner to reappear. For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit aboutcookies.org.

4 · How we use your information

To respond to enquiries and applications
To deliver the training, supervision, and consultation services you have engaged
To maintain accurate records of consent, attendance, and qualification
To meet the legal and accreditation obligations of NASW, NBCC, and HIPAA-relevant practice
To improve the website and services through anonymised analytics
To send you program announcements and updates you have consented to receive
To comply with applicable law

5 · Legal basis

When you submit information through a form on the site, or engage a service, Gestalt International relies on the following legal bases for processing personal information:

Consent — for analytics cookies, program announcements, and any non-essential processing.
Contract — for the delivery of services you have engaged.
Legal obligation — for record-keeping required by professional accreditation and tax law.
Legitimate interest — for the safe and lawful running of the practice and the protection of clients and staff.

6 · Your rights

Access

Request a copy of the personal information held about you.

Correction

Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.

Erasure

Request deletion where the information is no longer needed and there is no overriding legal basis to retain it.

Restrict processing

Request limitation of processing in defined circumstances.

Object

Object to processing based on legitimate interest, including direct marketing.

Portable

Receive your information in a structured, commonly used electronic format where applicable.

Withdraw consent

Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting prior processing.

Complain

Complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (oaic.gov.au) or the relevant supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, write to admin@gestaltinternational.com with your request and adequate proof of identity.

7 · Retention & security

Personal information is retained only as long as needed for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law (e.g. six-year retention for accreditation records). Information is held under reasonable safeguards — encrypted at rest where supported, access-controlled, and processed only by staff with a need to know.

8 · International transfers

Gestalt Therapy International operates across Australia and China. Where personal information is transferred between regions, it is done under appropriate contractual protections, including the EU Standard Contractual Clauses where required by GDPR.

9 · Changes

Any material changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted here with an updated revision date. Where the changes affect your rights, Gestalt Therapy International will provide reasonable notice prior to the change taking effect.

10 · Contact

Questions, access requests, or complaints can be sent to admin@gestaltinternational.com or by post to Gestalt Therapy International, 10 Gardenia Ct, Mullumbimby NSW 2482, Australia.