Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. It is the policy of the AMERICAN BOARD OF PSYCHOANALYSTS AND NEUROPSYCHOANALYSTS, INC. (ABRAPN)

to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you on the ABRAPN website and other sites we own and operate.

We only request personal information when we truly need it to provide a service to you. We do this by fair and legal means, with your knowledge and consent. We also inform you about why we are collecting it and how it will be used.

We retain the collected information only for as long as necessary to provide the requested service. When we store data, we protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss, theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification.

We do not share personally identifiable information publicly or with third parties, except when required by law.

Our website may contain links to external sites not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites and cannot accept responsibility for their privacy policies.

You are free to refuse our request for personal information, understanding that we may not be able to provide some of the desired services.

Your continued use of our website will be considered as acceptance of our practices regarding privacy and personal information. If you have any questions about how we handle user data and personal information, please contact us.

Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

As is common practice with nearly all professional websites, this site uses cookies. Cookies are small files downloaded to your computer to improve your experience. This page describes what information cookies collect, how we use them, and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We also explain how you can prevent cookies from being stored, though this may downgrade or 'break' certain site functionalities.

How we use cookies

We use cookies for several reasons, detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases, there are no standard industry options to disable cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended to leave all cookies enabled if you are unsure whether you need them or not, in case they are used to provide a service you use.

Disabling cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting your browser settings (consult your browser’s Help for instructions). Please be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites you visit. Disabling cookies generally results in disabling certain features and functionality of this site. Therefore, it is recommended not to disable cookies.

Cookies we set

• Account-related cookies: If you create an account with us, we use cookies for managing the signup process and general administration. These cookies are usually removed when you log out, but in some cases, they may remain afterward to remember your site preferences when you log out.
• Login cookies: We use cookies to remember your login information for future logins. This prevents you from having to log in every time you visit a new page. These cookies are usually removed or cleared when you log out to ensure you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.
• Cookies related to email newsletters: This site offers subscription services for newsletters or emails, and cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications valid only to registered/unregistered users.
• Order processing cookies: This site offers e-commerce or payment facilities, and some cookies are essential to ensure your order is remembered between pages so that we can process it properly.
• Cookies related to surveys: We periodically offer surveys and questionnaires to provide interesting information, useful tools, or to better understand our user base. These surveys may use cookies to remember who has already participated or to provide accurate results after changing pages.
• Cookies related to forms: When you submit data through a form, such as contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your details for future correspondence.
• Site preferences cookies: To provide a great experience on this site, we offer the functionality to set your preferences for how the site operates when you use it. To remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so this information can be recalled whenever you interact with a page affected by your preferences.

Third-party cookies

In some special cases, we use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third-party cookies you might encounter through this site.

• Google Analytics cookies: We use Google Analytics, one of the most widespread and trusted web analytics solutions, to help us understand how you use the site and how we can improve your experience. These cookies may track items such as how long you spend on the site and the pages you visit, allowing us to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
• Third-party analytics: We use third-party analytics to track and measure the use of this site, which helps us produce engaging content. These cookies may track items like time spent on the site or pages visited, helping us improve the site for you.
• Testing cookies: We occasionally test new features and make subtle changes to the site’s appearance. When testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure you receive a consistent experience while on the site, while we understand which optimizations our users appreciate most.
• E-commerce cookies: As we sell products, it’s important to understand statistics about how many visitors make a purchase, and these cookies track such data. This helps us make accurate business forecasts, analyze advertising and product costs to ensure the best price.
• Google AdSense cookies: We use Google AdSense to serve advertisements, and it uses a DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads and limit the number of times you see a specific ad. For more information on Google AdSense, see the official Google AdSense privacy FAQs.
• Behavioral advertising cookies: We use advertising to offset site running costs and fund future development. Behavioral advertising cookies ensure we provide you with the most relevant ads, tracking your interests anonymously and showing similar things that might interest you.
• Affiliate tracking cookies: Several partners advertise on our behalf, and affiliate tracking cookies allow us to see if customers accessed the site through a partner site, so we can credit them and allow our affiliate partners to offer any promotions.

User Commitment

The user agrees to use the content and information provided by [Site Name] on the site appropriately, including but not limited to:

A) Not engaging in activities that are illegal or contrary to good faith and public order; B) Not spreading propaganda or content of a racist, xenophobic, or illegal nature, legal betting houses (e.g., Betway), gambling, any type of illegal pornography, terrorism advocacy, or against human rights; C) Not causing damage to the physical (hardware) and logical (software) systems of [Site Name], its suppliers, or third parties, by introducing or spreading computer viruses or other harmful hardware or software systems.

More Information

We hope this clarifies your concerns. If you are unsure whether you need cookies or not, it is generally safer to keep cookies enabled, in case they interact with features you use on our site.