Privacy Policy

StudyDestinationUSA.com (or “Study Destination USA,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “Website”) respects the privacy of its users. How much? The Study Destination USA team consists of a group of friendly individuals and, just like you, we are online daily. When we use other websites, we are equally concerned about our privacy and its protection. So it is only natural that we would care about your privacy when you visit our Website. By visiting or using the Website, you agree to our privacy policy.

We want you to know:

WE DO NOT SELL YOUR INFORMATION TO ANY THIRD PARTIES

WE DO NOT ENGAGE IN THE AGGRESSIVE USE OF COOKIES THAT CAN IDENTIFY YOU, NOR DO WE HAVE ANY INTEREST IN DOING SO.

As a general user you browse our Website anonymously

You browse ANONYMOUSLY if you visit our Website just reading the content. With other words, if you enter our site and click around reading the content, NO PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION can or will be collected.

The only statistics gathered is of an aggregate nature and is related to how visitors use our Website. This information cannot identify you, but are simply statistical data on page usage, landing pages, unique visitor data etc. This is all basic website statistics that helps us design and develop our website so that you as a user can get the most out of it. We may also use this statistical data (non-personally identifiable data) for devising internal marketing strategies and for research & analysis purposes.

Users may voluntarily give us information

This happens when you, for instance, register for our Student Consulting. You then voluntarily provide general information such as email address, name, and location. We will never sell this information. This also includes credit card details. Study Destination USA does not store credit card details internally. For credit card processing we use PayPal which encrypts the data and store it in a remote location.

When providing information to us, you are responsible and solely liable for warranting that the information is accurate, not confidential, and that you are entitle to submit the information. This includes but is not limited to, agreeing that you are of legal age and has legal guardian permission and consent to use our website and/or our services. Study Destination USA is not liable for any misrepresented information submitted to us, or for any damages whatsoever (including but not limited to, consequential, incidental, direct, or indirect) resulting from us acting upon the misrepresented information.

Third party links

As we provide links to many external websites (e.g. US universities and colleges), we want to remind you that these are separate organizations from Study Destination USA and as such have their own separate privacy policy and standard. Other websites are not governed by this privacy policy and may have a different approach to information collection and privacy. Just as we have no control over these websites, we are not responsible or liable for the privacy policies or content of these sites.

Inclusion of an external link on this site does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement and should not be interpreted as such.

Our communication

We will not and have no interest in sending commercial emails, newsletters, or other material to users that have not given us prior permission. We want our users to feel comfortable visiting and using our Website without being concerned about receiving unwanted communication from Study Destination USA.

We will only communicate with you if you have taken an action expressing interest in receiving communication from Study Destination USA (e.g. ticking the box for receiving our newsletter or requesting information via our Student Consulting). If you receive communications from Study Destination USA that you have not given prior permission for us to send, please contact us immediately using this email (marketing@studydestinationusa.com) and we will ensure you will be taken of any potential email list. If you change your mind and do not want to continue receiving communications from Study Destination USA that you have previously given us permission to send you, then simply opt-out by contacting us via the above email.

We strongly encourage you to contact us if you have been contacted by a company or organization claiming association with Study Destination USA, other than potential third parties that you have given permission to contact you – such a universities, colleges, scholarship funds etc.

Legal requirements

We have to adhere to and abide the law. We may disclose users’ personal information if requested and enforced by a court of law or other legal process, or as otherwise permitted or required by law.

Privacy Policy Changes

Since we may update this Privacy Policy at any time, we encourage you to regularly review this page for any changes. You express agreement to this privacy policy by visiting and continuing to use our Website.

We have purposely written this privacy policy in a simple and clear way, but should you still have any questions regarding this policy, please contact our legal department by email (legal@studydestinationusa.com).

Disclaimer

While we take privacy and privacy protection seriously and take reasonable actions to prevent unauthorized access, due to the nature of operating an online-based business we cannot be responsible for events beyond our control. This includes but is not limited to errors in transmission or the unauthorized acts of other parties or individuals. As a user of our Website you assume all risk, and Study Destination USA is not liable for loss or disclosure of data and/or personal information resulting from errors in transmission, unauthorized access including but not limited to hacking or unauthorized acts of third parties.