This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies used on societyforpsychotherapy.org and how you can control them. It supplements our Privacy Policy.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. They let a site remember your actions and preferences between pages and visits. Similar technologies — local storage, session storage, and pixels — serve comparable purposes and are covered by this policy.
Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary
Required for the site to function. These cannot be switched off through our site. They include the session cookies that keep a form submission intact and, for Society editors only, the preview and editing-session cookies used when reviewing unpublished content.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors
find and use the site — which pages are read, how people navigate, and
where technical problems occur. GA4 sets cookies (typically
_ga and _ga_*) that persist for up to two
years and assign your browser a random identifier. We have IP
anonymization enabled, and we do not use GA4 for advertising or
remarketing.
Functional
The Google Translate widget in our footer sets cookies to remember your chosen language. These are only set if you use the translation feature.
Payment
When you pay membership dues, PayPal sets its own cookies to process the transaction and prevent fraud. These are governed by PayPal's own cookie policy.
Third-Party Cookies
Some pages embed content from third parties — for example YouTube videos, or images and documents hosted elsewhere. Those providers may set their own cookies when the embedded content loads. We do not control those cookies.
How to Control Cookies
Every major browser lets you view, block, and delete cookies through its settings. Blocking all cookies may break parts of the site, including form submissions.
- To opt out of Google Analytics across all websites, install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Most browsers also honor the "Do Not Track" and Global Privacy Control signals; we treat a Global Privacy Control signal as an opt-out request under the CCPA.
Changes
We update this policy when the technologies we use change. The effective date above reflects the most recent revision.
Contact Us
Questions about this policy can be sent to editor@societyforpsychotherapy.org, or through our website feedback form.