Jacinth Education values your privacy and data security. We want to inform you about the personal information we collect. This policy explains how we collect, use, maintain, and disclose your data. Our operations comply with the GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR). Please email us with any questions.

1. Who we are

We are an international student recruitment agency, with years of professional experience in providing free, comprehensive counselling and visa services to our clients.

Contact Information

Phone: +234-703-501-9268

Email: info@jacinthedu.com

2. What information is collected and how?

Our website is accessible anonymously. When you interact with us (e.g., by sending emails, calls, visits, or making enquiries through the website), you may provide personal information which can include your name and contact details (e.g., your house address, email address, and phone number). When you use our website, we may also collect information regarding your usage (e.g., your browsing activities), through cookies. A portion of this data is necessary for services requested and will either be processed for legal compliance, while the remainder is collected and processed for our legitimate business interests (such as for analytical purposes or business analysis).

3. How the information is used

Jacinth Education provides free, unbiased, and friendly counselling, including visa counselling, pre-departure briefings, and accommodation and flight arrangement services. We place priority on sourcing and using this information well.

• Responding to your questions and maintaining communication with you.
• Providing products and services.
• Developing, modifying, and improving our services. We may use your personal information to contact you (via email, phone, or email) to inform you of services that may be of interest to you and to notify you of significant changes or developments to our services where we have your consent to do so or where we otherwise have a right to do so. Your information may also be used to detect theft which we occasionally have to report breaches properly. You may hear from us via email, phone, or small text; however, this will only occur if you have specifically requested to receive such messages. We may use your personal information to contact you via email, phone, or email to inform you of services that may be of interest to you and to notify you of significant changes or developments to our services where we have your consent to do so or where we otherwise have a right to do so. You consent to the use of your Personal Information as outlined in this Policy is revocable at any time by contacting us using the details provided in this Privacy Statement. In addition, at any time you receive a promotional email from us, you can unsubscribe by following the instructions contained within the email.

4. Legal Basis

According to Article 6(1) of the GDPR, Jacinth Education processes your data based on your freely provided, informed, and unequivocal consent. We recognize that consent is a crucial component of individuals’ understanding and intention of control over how their data is handled and processed. Therefore, you may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us using the information provided in this Privacy Statement.

Our Privacy Statement complies with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR) and the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation).

5. How we store and protect your information

Jacinth Education adopts the following organizational precautions to safeguard your personal information against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized access, unauthorized processing, and all other unlawful forms of processing:

• Personal information is stored electronically within the organization on password-protected computers and is accessible to staff via a secure username and password-access system.
• You have the right to request the deletion of your data as soon as you arrive at your study destination at which point the data will no longer be processed.
• Access to personal information is restricted to authorized personnel only. Our Compliance team retains all information received from students for the purpose of delivering the service. The student’s information is maintained in secure locations and is protected by the assigned Records Manager, and an Audit Team.
• All backup files are maintained in secure locations and protected by staff authorization controls and confidentiality.
• All backup information is located in a secure location accessible only to authorized personnel, as well as being protected by encryption. Security incidents should be escalated to the appropriate person or team within our organization to determine if a breach has occurred. We will always keep you apprised of any changes to data privacy and security procedures, including practices and policies. You may however request at any time for information regarding where and how data is stored, processed, and utilized.

6. Request for modification, restriction, or deletion of the personal data

If any of your personal information is incorrect, you have the right to have it updated without any delay. At any time, you can ask us to put a stop to further use of your personal information. If you’d like your personal information deleted, you can ask us to do so. We will comply with your request for deletion without any delay.

7. Opt-Out Policy

We will never share your contact details without your explicit permission. Therefore, we may reveal your data to third parties for their direct marketing purposes, but only with your consent. If you wish to opt-out of this disclosure, you can contact us using the information provided in Section 1.

8. Marketing Email

If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter or marketing communications, please click the “unsubscribe” included in such messages (like the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the marketing emails) or contact us using the information supplied in this Privacy Statement.

9. Cookies

As with most professional websites, we use cookies to improve your experience. This page explains what they collect, how we use it, and why we store cookies. We’ll also explain how to prevent these cookies from being stored, but doing so may affect the site’s functionality.

How Cookies Are Used

Unfortunately, there is no industry standard option for disabling cookies without disabling the functionality they add to this site. If you’re unsure whether you need cookies, leave them on in case they’re used to provide a service you use.

Deactivating Cookies

Modifying your browser’s settings to stop it from accepting cookies may affect the website’s functionality. Disabling cookies from other websites you use may not work properly. If you turn off cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our website and services. Analytics, site preferences, and third-party cookies are used in certain areas. Unsubscribing from third-party cookies may affect functionality.

Social Media Cookies

Analytics, site preferences, and third-party cookies are used in certain areas. Unsubscribing from third-party cookies may affect functionality. In addition, the site makes use of social media plugins and/or buttons to make it easier for you to share content with people within your social network. The following social media sites, including Facebook, require setting cookies through our site in order to function properly. These cookies can be used to enhance your profile on these sites or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

Revision Rights

The content on this website may be changed or removed at any time without prior notice at the discretion of Jacinth Education.