Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how go2abroad.co (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, discloses, transfers, and protects the personal data of all users, visitors, students, parents, partners, and others (collectively “you”, “your”) who access or use our website, services, or provide us information.

By accessing or using our services, or by otherwise providing information to us, you agree to the terms of this Policy as well as to the collection, use, disclosure, and retention of your personal data as described below. If you do not agree, please do not use our services or provide your data.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following categories:

A. Information You Provide Directly
  1. Identity and Demographic Details: Name, date of birth, nationality, place of birth, identification numbers (passport, national ID, etc.), gender.
  2. Contact Information: Email address, telephone number, postal/physical
  3. Academic Records & Credentials: Transcripts, diplomas, test scores (e.g. IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, etc.).
  4. Application Materials: Statement of Purpose (SOP), Curriculum Vitae (CV), letters of recommendation or references.
  5. Health and Legal Documents: As required for admissions, visa, immigration, or other regulatory or institutional compliance.
B. Information Collected Automatically
  1. Technical Data: IP address, device identifiers, browser type, operating system, device
  2. Usage Data: Pages visited, content viewed, search terms, time spent on pages, other clickstream data.
  3. Cookies & Tracking Technologies: Cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, or similar technologies to recognize your browser or device, to keep track of preferences, and to help with security, analytics, and marketing.
C. Information from Third Parties
  1. Educational institutions, testing agencies, referees, or partners providing credentials or supporting materials.
  2. Government or immigration authorities, where
  3. Analytics or email service providers, cloud storage / hosting providers, etc.

2. Lawful Bases for Processing

We process your personal data only under at least one of the following legal bases:

  1. With your explicit consent when required (e.g., to collect sensitive data, marketing, or third-party sharing not implied by our service).
  2. To perform or take steps in connection with a contract or pre-contractual process (for example, assisting you with university applications).
  3. To comply with legal, regulatory, immigration, or governmental
  4. For our legitimate interests (e.g. improving our services, detecting fraud, ensuring security), provided these interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.

3. Purposes of Processing​

We use your data for the following purposes:

  1. To provide and administer our services (e.g. advising, application assistance, visa processing).To evaluate eligibility, verify credentials, assess
  2. To communicate with you (information, alerts, application status, support).
  3. To improve our website, services, content, and user experience (analytics, feedback).
  4. For security, fraud detection/prevention, enforcing our
  5. To meet legal, regulatory, or contractual obligations (e.g. visa requirements, audit).
  6. When permitted, for marketing, promotion, or outreach (only with your consent where required).

4. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We disclose personal data only in the following ways:

  1. To educational institutions or bodies involved in your application
  2. To government, immigration, or regulatory authorities when required by law or official
  3. To third-party service providers who enable us to provide our services (e.g. cloud hosting, email, analytics), under strict contractual obligations to protect your data.
  4. To our partners, affiliates, or agents as necessary for service delivery (with safeguard measures).
  5. In connection with legal proceedings, to protect our rights, comply with a legal requirement, or in response to lawful requests.

We do not sell, lease, or trade your personal data to marketers or unaffiliated third parties for their own purposes.

5. International Data Transfers

Because of the international nature of university admissions, visa processing, and use of cloud/third-party services, your data may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in jurisdictions outside your country of residence.

  1. We will ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection
  2. We may use standard contractual clauses, binding corporate rules, or other lawful transfer mechanisms where necessary.
  3. In some cases, data may be processed in countries with different data protection regimes; we will take reasonable steps to ensure adequate protection.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or to comply with legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements, or to protect legitimate interests (e.g. dispute resolution, fraud prevention).

After that period:

  1. Data is either deleted or anonymized in such a way that you are no longer
  2. Some data may be retained longer if required by law or for legitimate archival purposes, but only under appropriate safeguards.

7. Security

We use technical, organizational, and administrative measures designed to protect your personal data from:

  1. Unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
  2. Data breach, loss, accidental or unlawful destruction.

Examples of protections include encryption in transit and at rest, access controls, secure hosting, regular security audits, staff training .In case of a data breach, we will notify affected individuals and relevant supervisory authorities as required by law in a timely manner.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction and applicable law, you have certain rights regarding your personal data. These typically include:

  1. The right to access your personal
  2. The right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete
  3. The right to erase data (“right to be forgotten”), where
  4. The right to restrict or object to processing under certain
  5. The right to withdraw consent, where consent was the basis for
  6. The right to data portability, if applicable (receiving your data in a structured, commonly used form and/or transmitting it to another controller).

To exercise these rights, contact our Data Protection Officer (see Section 11). We will respond as required by law within applicable timeframes.

9. Children & Minors

If we collect data about minors (persons under the age of majority in your jurisdiction):

  1. We will obtain verifiable consent from the minor’s parent or legal
  2. Additional protections will apply (such as parental rights to access or delete data).
  3. We will comply with applicable laws or regulations governing children’s data (such as COPPA in the U.S., or similar in other regions).

10. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:

  1. Enable core site
  2. Remember preferences and
  3. Understand how the site is used (analytics).
  4. For security, fraud
  5. For marketing, only with your consent if required.

You can control or reject cookies through your browser settings or via cookie-consent mechanisms on our site. [Include link to cookie policy or separate cookie settings page.]

11. Transparency and Accountability

  1. We assign a Data Protection Officer (DPO) or equivalent responsible for privacy
  2. We may maintain records of processing
  3. We may conduct privacy impact assessments for higher risk
  4. We will provide you with information about how your data is being processed (access to policy, notices).

12. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time (e.g. for legal, regulatory, or business changes). When we do:

  1. We will update the “Last Updated”
  2. We will post the updated Policy on our
  3. Where required, we will notify you (by email, site notification, ) of material changes.
  4. Continued use of services after changes constitutes acceptance.

13. Contact & Complaints

If you have any questions, concerns, complaints, or requests regarding your data, or this Policy, please contact:

Data Protection Officer:

Mr. Chakrapalit

Go2abroad.co

Email: info@go2abroad.co