Last updated: 09.06.2026

CEPTI – European Council for Integrative Professionals and Therapies respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable data protection rules.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we may collect, how we use it, why we process it, how long we keep it, and what rights you have in relation to your personal data.

CEPTI – European Council for Integrative Professionals and Therapies is a European professional organisation dedicated to accreditation, professional protection, ethical standards, institutional cooperation and development in the field of integrative and complementary therapies.

Registered address:
Square de Meeûs 35, Brussels, 1000, European Union

Contact: contact@cepti.eu

WhatsApp:  +32 465 75 84 84 

Website: cepti.eu

For any privacy-related request, you may contact us at:
contact@cepti.eu

Depending on how you interact with CEPTI, we may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

• identification data, such as name and surname;
• contact data, such as email address, phone number, WhatsApp number or postal address;
• professional information, such as occupation, field of activity, organisation, qualifications, accreditation status or professional background;
• information submitted through contact forms, membership forms, accreditation applications, event registrations or direct communications;
• payment and administrative information, where applicable;
• website usage information, such as technical data, browser type, device information, IP address and cookies, where such tools are active on the website.

CEPTI only requests personal data that is relevant and necessary for the purpose for which it is collected.

CEPTI may process personal data for the following purposes:

• to respond to enquiries received through the website, email, WhatsApp or other communication channels;
• to manage membership requests and member relations;
• to analyse and process accreditation applications;
• to organise events, courses, meetings, professional activities and institutional initiatives;
• to communicate with members, applicants, partners and interested professionals;
• to issue certificates, confirmations, accreditations or professional documents, where applicable;
• to manage payments, invoices, contributions, donations or administrative records;
• to protect the integrity, reputation and lawful operation of CEPTI;
• to comply with legal, accounting, administrative or regulatory obligations;
• to improve the website and communication activities.

CEPTI processes personal data on one or more of the following legal bases:

• your consent, when you voluntarily submit information or agree to receive communications;
• the performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps, when processing is necessary for membership, accreditation, event registration or professional services;
• compliance with legal obligations, including accounting, administrative or regulatory duties;
• legitimate interest, when processing is necessary for the proper functioning, communication, protection and institutional development of CEPTI, provided that your fundamental rights and freedoms are respected.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.

If CEPTI provides a WhatsApp number or other direct communication channel, such channel is intended for quick contact, preliminary questions and initial orientation.

For official requests, accreditation files, institutional correspondence, formal documents or privacy-related requests, CEPTI may ask you to use the official email address.

Please avoid sending sensitive personal data through WhatsApp or informal communication channels unless specifically requested and necessary.

Your personal data may be accessed only by persons or entities that need such access for legitimate CEPTI purposes, including:

• authorised members of CEPTI leadership or administration;
• persons responsible for membership, accreditation, education, communication, integrity or financial administration;
• external service providers, such as website hosting providers, email platforms, payment processors, accounting services, IT providers or professional advisers;
• public authorities, where required by law.

CEPTI does not sell your personal data.

Where CEPTI uses digital tools, hosting services, email providers, payment processors or other service providers located outside the European Economic Area, personal data may be transferred outside the EEA.

In such cases, CEPTI will seek to rely on appropriate safeguards required under applicable data protection law, such as adequacy decisions, contractual safeguards or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

CEPTI keeps personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including membership management, accreditation records, administrative evidence, accounting obligations, legal obligations and institutional continuity.

The retention period may vary depending on the type of data and the purpose of processing.

When personal data is no longer necessary, CEPTI will delete it, anonymise it or securely archive it, where appropriate.

The CEPTI website may use cookies or similar technologies to ensure the proper functioning of the website, improve user experience, analyse website traffic or support communication activities.

Where required, visitors may be asked to accept or manage non-essential cookies.

You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings.

If CEPTI uses analytics, advertising, tracking or third-party embedded tools, additional cookie information may be provided in a separate Cookie Policy or cookie banner.

Under applicable data protection law, you may have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

• the right to be informed about how your data is processed;
• the right to access your personal data;
• the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
• the right to request deletion of your data, where legally applicable;
• the right to request restriction of processing;
• the right to object to certain processing activities;
• the right to data portability, where applicable;
• the right to withdraw consent, where processing is based on consent;
• the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority.

To exercise your rights, you may contact CEPTI at:
contact@cepti.eu

CEPTI will respond to data protection requests in accordance with applicable legal deadlines.

If you believe that your personal data has not been processed in accordance with applicable data protection law, you may contact CEPTI first so that we can review and respond to your request.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For Belgium, the competent authority is the Belgian Data Protection Authority.

CEPTI takes reasonable organisational and technical measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no online communication or digital system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors and members are encouraged to use official communication channels and avoid sending unnecessary sensitive data.

CEPTI may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in its activities, legal obligations, website functionality or data protection practices.

The updated version will be published on this website with the date of the latest update.