Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to Intervisa Ltd., its subsidiaries and all of the brands within the INTERVISA Portfolio of Brands (collectively, ‘INTERVISA’, ‘we’, “our”, or ‘us’). INTERVISA is committed to providing our customers with excellent service. As part of this commitment, we take the trust our customers and site visitors place in us very seriously. We recognise that it is our responsibility to protect your privacy and to inform you of our information collection practices through our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy outlines:

The Information that we Collect
How the Information we Collect is Used
INTERVISA’s EU GDPR Compliance Statements
How We Collect Information
How INTERVISA Protects Your Information
How to Opt out of Further Communication
How to Contact INTERVISA
Links to Other Websites
INTERVISA’s stance on Collecting Personal Information from Children

disclaimer

INTERVISA reserves the right, at any time, to modify this Privacy Policy. If we make revisions that change the way we collect, use, or share personal information, we will post those changes in this Privacy Policy. You should review this Privacy Policy periodically so that you keep up to date on our most current policies and practices. We will note the effective date of the latest version of our Privacy Policy at the end of this Privacy Policy.

the INFORMATION we collect

By using our websites and/or our services we may collect and request information from you that includes: your name, title, company, address, telephone number, date of birth, e-mail address and service payment details.

If INTERVISA is handling your visa or immigration matter, the application forms of destination country may require additional information. These additional items can include items such as your personal and family information, educational background, employment history, travel history, and financial records. As required by relevant visa or governmental authorities such additional sensitive information can include ethnicity, race, religion, trade union membership, health related information, biometrics and information about criminal history.

Other information we collect may include marketing information and web interaction information, such as data from marketing opt-in lists, consumer surveys, or publicly available information.

Information about a device such as information contained in HTTP headers or other internet transfer protocol signals, browser or device type and version, operating system, user-agent strings and information about or from the presence or use of ‘apps’ on mobile devices.

The web search term(s) a consumer used to locate and navigate to a website.

how information is used

We do not sell your personal information to any third parties. Additionally, INTERVISA will not share the information with any third party, except as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy.

INTERVISA may share the personal information with third parties for the following purposes:

To complete your visa or document legalisation request as necessary to provide visa and immigration services to you and your family, including disclosure to government agencies in the form of applications, photographs, and petitions for visa requests and/or immigration benefits. This may include providing sensitive data required for immigration process request to Visa Application Centres, Logistics Companies, Invitation Providers and/or Translators/Solicitors.

Share data with companies that provide services to assist us with our business activities in visa and immigration request fulfilment. Any sharing of data is subject to EU GDPR requirements outlined below.

To improve our products and services, provide superior customer service, and identify market opportunities.

As required by law in response to requests by public authorities, including meeting national security or law enforcement requirements.

INTERVISA may also use the information to communicate with you directly via survey, e-mail or direct mail, such as to inform you about newsworthy topics and upcoming events that may be of interest to you, or to confer with you regarding your visa application case. We may also use your email address to send you reminders of expiring visas. If you would like to discontinue receiving this information see the How to Opt-out of Further Communication section below.

eu global data protection regulation (gdpr) compliance statements

Lawful Basis for Collecting Personal Information: INTERVISA collects and processes personal information in order to fulfil your visa, passport, document legalisation, or immigration process request and our contract with you. This information is collected and processed in accordance with local laws including GDPR regulations in the European Union. For those individuals to whom the GDPR applies, general personal information is collected and processed on the basis of the contract formed or to be formed between us but the additional sensitive personal information is collected and processed under the lawful basis of consent. By placing the order and giving your consent, you are giving INTERVISA the following rights:

The right to collect your personal information
The right to process your personal information
The right to share your personal information with third party providers and government entities as needed, such as Government Authorities, Visa Application Centres, Logistics Companies, Invitation Providers and/or Translators/Solicitors relevant to your request for services.

You maintain the right to revoke consent at any time

The Right to Have Your Personal Information Erased: At any time, you have the right to request that INTERVISA erases the personal information you have provided to us. INTERVISA will erase any data as long as it is legally allowed to according the laws and regulations in the countries in which we operate. You may make this request by clicking here.The following will then occur:

INTERVISA will acknowledge your request.
INTERVISA will review your specific request and the country of its origin, and determine if we are lawfully allowed to oblige the request.

INTERVISA will then either:

inform you that your data has been removed from our systems

inform you as to the date that INTERVISA is legally allowed to remove said data from our systems give the nature of said data and the country of its origin.

the right to access your personal information

At any time, you have the right to access your personal information held by INTERVISA. To make a request for access to your data, a personal appearance is required at Intervisa Headquarters in Edinburgh with a government issued ID. After validating the identity of the requestor, INTERVISA will provide your personal information in accordance with our policies.

International Transfer of Your Personal Information: Your information may need to be transferred outside the EU region to Government Authorities and Logistics Companies in the countries for which you have requested travel documentation in order to successfully process your service request. Such countries may not have data protection laws equivalent to countries in the EU. We will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that your personal information remains confidential when transferred to such countries. You may withdraw your consent at any time but if the consent is withdrawn prior to the provisioning of the service, we will then be unable to complete the provision of the services.

Complaint to Supervisory Authority: If you consider that we have breached your rights under GDPR you may complain to the data protection authority in the country in which you reside or to the lead supervisory authority at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ or by phone at +44 303 123 1113

Recource, enforcement and liability

INTERVISA has mechanisms in place designed to help assure compliance with the Privacy Shield Principles. INTERVISA conducts an annual self-assessment of its consumer personal data practices to verify that the attestations and assertions the company makes about its Privacy Shield privacy practices are true and that the company’s privacy practices have been implemented as represented and in accordance with the Privacy Shield Principles.

Consumers may file a complaint concerning INTERVISA’s processing of their Personal Data. INTERVISA will take steps to remedy issues arising out of its alleged failure to comply with the Privacy Shield Principles. Consumers may contact INTERVISA as specified below about complaints regarding the company’s Consumer Personal Data practices.

How We Collect Information

We may collect information from you in the following ways:

By Asking: We may collect personal information from you by asking that you provide it to us. INTERVISA will only collect information that is needed to help us provide the service you request.

Protecting Your Information

Protecting personal information we receive from you is of crucial importance to INTERVISA. While there is always some risk involved with transmitting information over the internet, we strive to protect against the misuse of any personal information that we receive from you via our website. INTERVISA data is protected by Industry endorsed Transport Layer Security (TLS) technology. TLS is the most widely deployed security protocol used today, and is used for Web browsers and other applications that require data to be securely exchanged over a network. This technology ensures the safe transmission of all data, including personal and credit card information. By taking such measures, INTERVISA customers can feel secure in the knowledge that their data is protected when using our website.

Deleting Your Information

Personal visa application data is kept for a maximum of 24-month period. We retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, government auditing requirements, and in order to resolve disputes, enforce our agreements and assist with your future applications. At the end of such period, we may, at our discretion, destroy such personal data without notice to you. Any data not used towards Visa Application or any other use of our services is removed after a period of 14 days.

How to Opt-Out of Further Communication

We provide users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving further communications from us at their request. To opt-out of further communications contact us by email at info@intelvisa.co.uk or call 0203 582 8008

How to Contact INTERVISA

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy contact INTERVISA by email at info@intelvisa.co.uk or call 01316672303

Links to Other Websites

This site may contain links to other sites. INTERVISA is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these websites before transmitting any personal identifiable information to third parties. This Privacy Policy does not govern information collected by the third party. Any link to a website owned by a third party does not constitute an endorsement, approval, association, sponsorship or affiliation with the linked site unless specifically stated.

The website may include social media features, such as the Facebook Like button and widgets, such as the “Share this” button or interactive mini-programs that run on the website. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on the website, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly.

Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on the website. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.

Personal Information from Children

We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18 years of age. As a parent or legal guardian, please do not to allow your children to submit personal information without your permission.

Disclaimer

While every effort is made to provide accurate information, travel visa and passport requirements are constantly changing and there may be a delay before we are advised of such changes. Therefore, we are unable to guarantee complete accuracy at all times. Processing times and charges given are solely for guidance purposes and cannot be guaranteed. INTERVISA recommends that travel visas be obtained ahead of travel. Where information for travel visas upon arrival are given, we always recommend confirmation of this information with the airline and embassy or high commission prior to travel. Travel arrangements should not be confirmed prior to the visa or passport being issued, unless they are a specifically required for that consulate. In such cases, refundable arrangements should be made.

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