Global Pathways Consultants

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Global Pathways Consultants collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our online platform and services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in a transparent and secure manner, in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant regulations.

Who We Are

Global Pathways Consultants is an international recruitment and manpower consulting company located at:

Ground Floor,
#12, 80 Feet Road,
Koramangala 4th Block,
Bangalore, Karnataka, 560034,
India.

We provide services including overseas job search and placement, visa processing assistance, career counseling, resume building and cover letter writing, interview coaching, skill training and assessment, pre-departure briefing, and document attestation support.

Information We Collect

We collect various types of personal information necessary to provide our services and operate our site. This information may be provided directly by you or collected automatically as you use our service.

Information you provide directly:

Identification data: Your name, date of birth, gender, nationality, passport details, and government-issued identification numbers.
Contact information: Address, telephone number, email address (though we will not use email for privacy contact as per policy constraints).
Professional and educational information: Your resume/CV, cover letter, educational qualifications, employment history, skills, training records, professional licenses, and certifications.
Financial information: Payment details for service fees (processed securely).
Immigration and visa information: Details about your visa status, immigration history, and documents required for visa applications.
Health information: Medical records or health information required for visa applications or specific job requirements, where applicable and with your explicit consent.
Information from communications: Content of communications with us regarding your application or our services.

Information collected automatically:

Usage data: Information about how you access and use our site, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, pages viewed, and duration of visits.
Cookie data: Information collected through cookies and similar technologies about your browsing behavior on our site.

How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

To provide and manage our services: Processing your applications for overseas jobs, assisting with visa applications, providing career counseling, resume writing, interview coaching, and pre-departure services.
To communicate with you: Responding to your inquiries and providing updates regarding your application status or services.
To improve our services: Analyzing usage data to understand how our service is used and identify areas for improvement.
To comply with legal obligations: Fulfilling legal requirements, including those related to immigration, employment, and data protection.
To protect our interests: Preventing fraud, enforcing our terms of service, and protecting the security of our site and data.
With your consent: For specific purposes for which we obtain your explicit consent, such as sharing sensitive health information for a visa application. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:

Performance of a contract: Processing is necessary to provide the services you have requested, such as job placement or visa assistance.
Legal obligations: Processing is necessary to comply with laws and regulations applicable to our business, including immigration and employment laws.
Legitimate interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services, preventing fraud, and ensuring the security of our site, provided these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
Consent: We rely on your explicit consent for processing certain types of sensitive data, such as health information, or for specific activities like sending marketing communications (where applicable and requested). You have the right to withdraw consent at any time.

Sharing Your Information

We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:

Employers and Recruiters: We share relevant professional and personal information with potential employers and recruitment partners overseas as part of job placement services, with your knowledge and consent.
Visa and Immigration Authorities: We share necessary personal and sensitive information with embassies, consulates, and immigration departments as required for visa processing.
Service Providers: We engage third-party service providers to perform functions on our behalf, such as payment processing, data storage, and analytics. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes for which it was disclosed.
Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or government regulation, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

Data Security

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These measures include encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When your information is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

Your Rights

Under applicable data protection laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include:

The right to access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
The right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
The right to erasure (Right to be forgotten): Request the deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances.
The right to restrict processing: Request limitations on how we process your data.
The right to object to processing: Object to the processing of your data based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
The right to data portability: Receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and transmit it to another controller.
The right to withdraw consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the physical address provided below.

International Data Transfers

As an international recruitment and consulting company, we may transfer your personal information to countries outside of your own jurisdiction, including to countries where prospective employers or visa authorities are located. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from those in your country. When we transfer your information internationally, we implement appropriate safeguards to ensure that your personal information remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.

Third-Party Links

Our site may contain links to third-party websites or services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on our site. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us by mail at:

Global Pathways Consultants
Ground Floor,
#12, 80 Feet Road,
Koramangala 4th Block,
Bangalore, Karnataka, 560034,
India.