At Govera International Consult, we are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data with care and transparency. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights under UK data protection law.
1. Who We Are
Govera International Consult ("we", "us", "our") is an international student recruitment and education consultancy. We help prospective students navigate UK university admissions, visa applications, and scholarship opportunities.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, Govera International Consult is the data controller responsible for your personal information.
You can contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 788 481 8307
2. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
Contact and identity information — your full name, email address, phone number, and any other details you provide when you complete our contact form or get in touch with us directly.
Enquiry details — information about the service you are interested in, your intended course or institution, and any messages or questions you send us.
Usage data — technical information about how you interact with our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This data is collected through cookies and analytics tools.
We do not collect sensitive personal data (such as health information, financial records, or passport details) through our website. If such information is required as part of a formal application process, it will be collected separately and handled under a specific data processing agreement.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
- To respond to your enquiries — when you submit our contact form or reach out to us, we use your details to reply and provide the information or assistance you requested.
- To provide our consultancy services — if you engage us to support your university application, visa process, or scholarship search, we use your information to deliver those services.
- To send relevant communications — with your consent, we may send you updates, guides, or information about UK study opportunities that may be of interest to you.
- To improve our website — we use anonymised analytics data to understand how visitors use our site and to make improvements.
- To comply with legal obligations — we may process your data where required by law or to protect our legal rights.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data on the following legal grounds under UK GDPR:
- Legitimate interests — to respond to enquiries and provide information about our services, where our interests do not override your rights.
- Contract performance — where you have engaged us to provide consultancy services, processing is necessary to fulfil that agreement.
- Consent — where you have given us explicit permission to contact you for marketing or informational purposes. You may withdraw consent at any time.
- Legal obligation — where we are required to process data to comply with applicable law.
5. Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties.
We may share your information with:
- UK universities and institutions — only where you have specifically asked us to submit an application or enquiry on your behalf.
- Service providers — trusted third-party tools we use to operate our website and communications (such as email platforms and analytics providers). These providers are contractually bound to handle your data securely and only for the purposes we specify.
- Regulatory or legal authorities — where we are required to do so by law or court order.
Where we transfer data outside the UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK GDPR requirements.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.
Enquiry data submitted through our contact form is typically retained for up to 2 years. If you become a client, we may retain relevant records for up to 6 years in line with standard business and legal requirements.
You may request deletion of your data at any time (see Your Rights below).
7. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access — you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification — you may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure — you may request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
- Right to restrict processing — you may ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
- Right to data portability — you may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to object — you may object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
- Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one month of receiving your request.
If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
9. Security
We take the security of your personal data seriously. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure.
However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to external websites, including university portals and government resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The date at the top of this page will be updated accordingly. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us:
Govera International Consult
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 788 481 8307 / +234 906 977 5745
WhatsApp: wa.me/2349069775745