Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is set forth to help you understand how Grant Visa collects, uses, and seeks to safeguard the Personal Information (as defined below) you provide to us on our websites, via email, and through our host company partners.
For purposes of this policy and supporting documentation, the Privacy Policy does not extend to websites that are not directly owned and operated by Grant Visa. The processing of your Personal Information in the third party’s Sites is subject to their respective Data Privacy Policy.
Policy Acceptance
By using this website, you signify your acceptance of Grant Visa’s Privacy Policy. You may revoke your consent and Grant Visa will erase your personal information, subject to any legal requirement for Grant Visa to retain certain information.
Should you have any concerns regarding any of the terms stipulated, please contact us via
email: director@grant-visa.com
Attn: Board of Directors
610B 6/F Oakridge IT Center
Oakridge Business Park
AS Fortuna Street, 6014 Mandaue City
Philippines
Personal Information We Collect
Personal Information” is information that identifies you as an individual which could also be considered “sensitive personal information”, such as but not limited to the following:
Name
Postal address
Telephone number
Email address
Gender
Date of Birth
Geographic location
Program and location of interest
User ID
Credit card or other payment details
Content, blog/social media posts and/or other content you post on a Grant Visa website or social media page
Health-related information
Information necessary to check your background
Cookies
When you visit www.grant-visa.com, our web server automatically recognizes and collects your IP address, which is assigned by your Internet Service Provider and does not identify you personally. We also use cookies to collect information about the performance and usability of our websites.
Cookie Use
A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is transferred from a website to the hard drive of your computer. This unique number identifies your web browser to Grant Visa computers whenever you visit www.grant-visa.com.
The use of cookies is an industry standard, and cookies are currently used on most major websites. Most web browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can reset your browser to notify you when you have received a cookie. You can also set your browser to refuse to accept cookies altogether.
While Grant Visa does not require you to use cookies, keep in mind that certain services will not function properly if you set your browser to refuse all cookies.
How We Use Your Information
We use information which you provide to us strictly for Grant Visa business purposes and related communications. We will not sell or otherwise commercially share your information with third parties without first requesting your explicit consent to such sharing.
We may use your personal information to:
• send you information that you have requested
• respond to your questions or comments
• evaluate how you use and navigate the Grant Visa website
• assess how you respond to various website program and service descriptions
• analyze the effectiveness of our advertisements and promotions
• personalize your website experience, as well as evaluate (anonymously and in the aggregate) statistics on website activity, such as what time you visited it, whether you have visited it before and what site referred you to www.grant-visa.com
• make www.grant-visa.com easier to use and navigate
•collect information about the device you are using to view www.grant-visa.com, such as your IP address or the type of Internet browser you are using, to help us deliver an optimized browsing experience to you and other website visitors
• contact you regarding programs in which you have expressed interest or that we believe you may be interested in given your past browsing behavior
• offer you the opportunity to take part in competitions and/or promotions
• request your participation in post-program events and other marketing activities
Where we collect personal information for a specific purpose, we will not keep it any longer than is necessary to respond to your request, unless we are required to retain access to the information for business, legal, or government compliance reasons.
If you connect to Grant Visa’s social media pages, we may show you reviews, photos, and testimonials that your friends have posted, shared, or saved from Grant Visa. Note that, if you have social media friends who are using Grant Visa’s website and online pages, they may also share information about you with us. If you wish to prevent that sharing, please review the respective privacy settings of your social media platforms.
Please consider who you choose to share your information with, as people who can see your online activity/activities can choose to share it with others. When you share a post or send a message to specific friends or accounts, they can download, screenshot, or reshare such content to others. When you comment on someone else’s post or react to their content, your comment or reaction will likewise be visible to anyone who can see the other person’s content, and that person can later change their audience.
Information Sharing
We may disclose your personal information to Grant Visa directors, employees, contractors and/or our agents who are tasked with the responsibility to respond to the specific type of request you have made. In some cases, we may share your information with 3rd parties who act as our agent or partner. In all instances these agents or partners have agreed to provide the equivalent protection of your personal information as Grant Visa.
We may also use or disclose Personal Information as we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public or government authorities, including public or government authorities outside your country of residence; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations or those of any of our partners; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, or that of our partners, you or others; or (g) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
Security and Storage Measures
We have established appropriate physical, technical, and organizational security measures to protect the Personal Information provided to us. Personal Information is encrypted as it travels over the internet because we use a Security Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. These safeguards are regularly reviewed to protect against unauthorized access, disclosure, and improper use of your information, and to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the data. We will adapt and implement the necessary changes for security measures to ensure the continuous security of your Personal Information.
Cookie Declaration
Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user’s experience more efficient.
www.grant-visa.com uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages.
Below are cookie types that may be used in the site:
(1) Strictly necessary cookies
These are cookies that are essential to basic operation of the company site. Necessary cookies do not explicitly identify you as an individual, but they may link your browser session to a user identity. Without these cookies, major website functionality will be unavailable to you.
(2) Performance cookies
Help us understand how you interact with our web pages and what we can do to improve that experience.
(3) Analytical cookies
Allow our websites to remember choices you make and therefore provide you with a more personalized experience or enable rich content features like video, blog posting.
(4) Advertising cookies
Used to deliver content that is more relevant to you and your interests. They benefit you when we are able to provide offers that are more in tune with your interests. They benefit us by allowing us to communicate more meaningfully with you. Targeting cookies frequently utilize IP address schemes and therefore may associate you with personal information you have explicitly or implicitly provided. Without these cookies, our ability to respond to your personal interests may be reduced.
www.grant-visa.com uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features, and to analyze our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you have provided to them or that they have collected from your use of their services. You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website.
All modern browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. You do not have to accept cookies and consent can be withdrawn at any time, although you may not be able to use certain features on www.grant-visa.com. You can do this by activating the settings on your browser that allows you to refuse all or some cookies.
Changes to Privacy Policy
In the Company’s discretion, we may amend, interpret, modify or withdraw any portion of this Data Privacy Policy at any time by posting updated content. Your continued use of our website, social media sites and services constitutes your consent to those changes.
We encourage you to check www.grant-visa.com frequently to see the current Privacy Policy so that you understand how Grant Visa is committed to protecting your information and providing you with improved content to enhance your experience.