Privacy Policy
Our organization VR Education Services Ltd., is a Study-Abroad Consultancy which recruits potential students for the universities across UK & Canada.
VR Education Services has its registered office in the United Kingdom, with branch offices present in India, Canada & Dubai.
This privacy policy will explain how our organization uses the personal data which is collected from an individual (the data subject) when the website is being used or the data being provided in person.
What data do we collect?
Personal identification information is collected which contains the following data :
- Name
- Email Address
- Phone number
- Address
- Educational Documents
- Professional Documents
- Bank statements
How do we collect data?
The Data Subject directly provides VR Education with their data, when they register online or when they visit our office in person and fill our application form. Post the completion of the formalities, the data is collected and processed at our end.
Our company may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources :
- A third-party agent or;
- Reference provided by family or friends.
How will we use your acquired data?
VR Education collects your data so that we can:
- Prepare an application and process it for the university/school admission.
- Prepare the visa application and during the process we might ask for additional documents.
- Email you with special offers on services we think you might like.
- Under certain circumstances, share your data, within the organisation in different locations outside the UK office. (India, Dubai and Canada).
How do we store your data?
The users that provide data over the website are secure as our official website is encrypted, and domain functions on a secure server and the security certificate is in date.
If the data is provided to us in person, we make sure that it is locked inside a cupboard/drawer and the same is under CCTV surveillance. The CCTV is labelled as per the GDPR guidelines.
VR Education securely stores your data for one year. Once this time period has expired, we will delete your data by deleting the data from our server or by destroying hard copies, whichever is applicable.
What are your data protection rights?
VR Education would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access / Subject access request (SAR) – you have the right to request VR education for copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification – you have the right to request that VR education correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request our company to complete information you believe is incomplete. However, you should do it while we are processing your application as after that it will be of no value.
The right to erasure – you have the right to request that VR education erase your personal data, under certain circumstances while processing the application. You can also request to delete your data once we’re done with the application.
The right to restrict and object processing – You have the right to request that VR education restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that VR education transfer the data that we have collected directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have 30 days to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: [email protected] or contact our Data Protection Officer at [email protected]
Why do we process your information (on a lawful basis) and the purpose for using your information ?
Being a data subject, you provide the data to VR education in order to make your application process smooth. This is the reason why we collect, process and store your data.
How do we use website cookies?
VR education uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
- Keeping you signed in
- Understanding how you use your website
- How to manage cookies
In order to remove or stop using cookies from your browser, you can use google guide depending upon the browser you are using.
However, in a few cases, some of the website features may not function as a result of browser settings.
How do we bring about changes in a privacy policy?
VR education keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this website page. The full privacy policy was last updated on 27th April 2021.
How to contact us ?
If you have any questions about VR education privacy policy, the data we hold on you or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights please do not hesitate to contact our data protection officer (DPO).
Who we are!
VR Education is the data controller of your personal data and our registered address is: 205 Ley Street, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4BL.
Our Data ProtectionOfficer (DPO), Ajay Chhettri can be contacted at [email protected].
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
VR Education Services Complies with its obligation under relevant legislation by keeping personal data up to date till the time it’s necessary; by secure storage and destruction; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data;by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal and sensitive data.