Privacy Policy

This policy tells you what personal information Achieverslink Visa Consultancy Incorporated collects, why we collect it, who we share it with, and what you can ask us to do with it. It covers people who inquire about studying abroad, people who submit a resume or assessment form, clients whose applications we are processing, and people who apply for a job with us.

We process personal information under the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173) and its implementing rules.

Who we are

Achieverslink Visa Consultancy Incorporated, SEC Registration No. CS202003081, an ICEF accredited agency (IAS certificate 6578), with offices in Manila, Bacolod, Cebu, Davao, General Santos and San Fernando. For anything in this policy you can write to [email protected].

What we collect

When you inquire or book a free assessment: your name, email address, mobile number, the country or program you are interested in, how you heard about us, and anything you choose to tell us about your situation.

When you submit a resume or assessment form: your resume or CV, your educational background, work history, language test results, certifications, and your preferred destination and intake.

When you become a client: your passport and identification documents, academic transcripts and diplomas, proof of funds and financial documents, medical results where a destination requires them, and the correspondence we exchange while we prepare and lodge your application.

When you apply for a job with us: your resume, contact details, the branch you applied for, and the notes from your interviews. Please do not send government numbers, bank details or medical records with a job application. We do not ask for them and we do not need them at that stage.

When you use this website: see the cookies section below.

Why we collect it

To assess whether a program and destination are realistic for you, to match you to schools and programs, to prepare and submit applications, to assemble and lodge visa requirements, to keep you informed about your file, to meet the documentary requirements of schools, embassies and consulates, to keep the records we are required to keep, and, where you applied for a job, to assess your application and contact you about it.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use your documents to market other services to you.

Who we share it with

Only where it is needed for the purpose you gave it to us:

• Schools, universities and partner institutions you are applying to.
• Embassies, consulates and visa application centres handling your application.
• Translators, notaries, medical clinics and insurers when a destination or a school requires their output.
• Service providers who run our systems, such as our email, hosting, document and client management providers. They process data on our instructions and for no other purpose.
• Government agencies where the law requires us to report or disclose.

Where a school or an embassy requires a document, we send only what that requirement calls for.

Cookies, analytics and advertising

This website uses Google Analytics and the Meta pixel, including Meta's Conversions API, to measure how the site is used and to measure and improve our advertising. These tools set cookies and may receive your IP address, the pages you visited, the device and browser you used, and, if you are signed in to Facebook, an identifier that links the visit to your Facebook account. They do not receive your resume, your documents or the details you write in a form on this site.

We use what these tools report to decide which advertisements to run and which to stop. We do not use them to build a profile of you for any other purpose.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, and you can limit how Meta uses your data for advertising in your Facebook ad settings. If you block them, the site still works.

How long we keep it

We keep active client files for as long as we are working on them. Afterwards we keep them for the period our accreditation, our contracts with schools and Philippine record keeping rules require, and then we dispose of them securely. Job applications we keep on file while a position is open and for a reasonable period after it closes, so that we can consider you for the next opening. You can ask us to delete a job application at any time.

How we protect it

Access to client files is limited to the staff working on your case. Our systems are password protected, and documents are stored in controlled locations rather than on personal devices. We do not send your documents to personal email addresses or messaging accounts that are not ours.

Your rights

Under the Data Privacy Act you have the right to be informed about how your data is used, to object to processing, to access what we hold about you, to have errors corrected, to have data erased or blocked where the law allows, to claim damages for a violation, and to data portability. You also have the right to complain to the National Privacy Commission at privacy.gov.ph.

To exercise any of these rights, write to [email protected] with enough detail for us to find your file. We will respond within the period the law allows. We may need to confirm your identity before we release anything, and we may have to keep certain records even after a deletion request where the law or a school requires it.

If you are under 18

If you are a minor, we process your information with the consent of a parent or guardian, and we deal with them on the file.

Changes to this policy

If we change how we handle personal information, we will update this page and change the effective date above. The version on this page is the one that applies.

Contact

Achieverslink Visa Consultancy Incorporated
Email: [email protected]
Offices: Manila, Bacolod, Cebu, Davao, General Santos, San Fernando