Welcome to visafrog's Privacy Policy (the Policy).
This version of the Policy was last updated on February 15, 2023.
visafrog respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our websites or use any of our services (regardless of where you visit our websites from or where you access and use our services) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
This Policy is provided in a layered format so you can navigate to the specific areas set out below. The Glossary has been provided to help you understand the meaning of some of the terms used which are not defined in the body of this Policy.
PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY
This Policy aims to give you information on how visafrog collects and processes your personal data through your use of our website, including any data you provide through our websites when you purchase or use any services that we provide. For the purposes of this Policy, references to our “websites” also includes our plug-ins and applications which are used or accessed on third-party websites to receive our services.
It is important that you read this Policy together with any other privacy policy we provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This Policy supplements other notices and privacy policies and is not intended to override them.
YOU MUST BE A LEGAL ADULT TO PURCHASE OUR SERVICES
Our websites and our services are not intended for use by children or those under the legal age of consent in the location where you access the websites or use any of our services (each, a Minor). We will only knowingly collect data relating to Minors if that data is provided to us by a legal adult making a purchase, and only if that data is required for us to facilitate an application for a visa or travel authorization in the name of that Minor submitted by you.
You must only provide us with personal data about any individual other than yourself if you have obtained permission from that individual to provide us with that information (and in the case of a Minor, are the parent, legal guardian, or authorized representative of that Minor).
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PRIVACY POLICY
CodeCrafters Inc. (operating as visafrog), a Delaware corporation with a business address at 2041 East St PMB 45, Concord, CA 94520, is the controller under applicable privacy laws and is responsible for your personal data (referred to as “visafrog”, “we”, “us” or “our” in this Policy).
We have appointed an authorized representative who is responsible for addressing questions in relation to this Policy. If you have any questions about this Policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact us using the details set out below.
CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY AND YOUR DUTY TO INFORM US OF CHANGES
We keep our Policy under regular review. If we make changes to this Policy, those changes will not take effect until an updated version of this Policy is published on our websites. This version was last updated on the date noted at the beginning of this Policy. It is important that you review and understand the terms of the most current version of this Policy whenever you visit our websites or purchase any of our services.
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. To the extent that we have retained any personal data in a manner which can be used to identify you in accordance with this Policy, please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.
THIRD-PARTY LINKS
From time to time our websites will include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications, and our services will be provided on third-party websites, or be made available to you on those websites through plug-ins and applications. Selecting those links, enabling those connections, or using our service through a third-party website or a plug-in or application on that website, may allow third parties to collect or share data about you and that data may include your personal data. We do not control those third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our websites or use our services through a third-party website, we encourage you to read the applicable privacy policy of each of those relevant websites as the third parties are the controllers and are responsible for the processing of your data under those policies.
THE DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU
Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).
We collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you in relation to visiting our websites or using our services which we have grouped together as follows:
To the extent required in relation to your use of certain services that we provide to facilitate your visa or travel authorization applications (and/or as required by Government Organizations in relation to those applications), you will need to provide us with Transaction Data which contains certain personal data, including:
To the extent required in relation to your use of certain services that we provide to facilitate your visa or travel authorization applications (and/or as required by Government Organizations in relation to those applications), you will need to provide us with us with Transaction Data which contains certain Special and Sensitive Categories of Personal Data, including:
We also collect, use and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated Data could be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data in law as this data will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we aggregate your Usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website or service feature. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this Policy.
To the extent you are required to make a payment to us before using any of our services, we will use an independent third-party payment processor that complies with current Payment Card Industry Security Standards (PCI DSS) to accept and manage your Cardholder Data and facilitate your payment. We will never receive your full Cardholder Data, although we will receive limited information about your transaction and/or the payment method used (including some redacted Cardholder Data and/or a payment confirmation reference number) from the third-party payment processor for the purposes of allowing us to process and deliver the services that you requested.
IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE PERSONAL DATA
Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we will not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with services). In that case, we will cancel an order you have placed for a service with us but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.
We use different methods to collect data from and about you from time to time including through:
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
Generally, we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data, however:
COOKIES
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies on our websites or on any third-party website where you use our services, please note that some parts of our websites and/or our services are likely to become inaccessible or not function properly. For more information about the cookies we use, please see our Cookies Policy.
CHANGE OF PURPOSE
We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.
If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
Please note that we will process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with this Policy, where this is required or permitted by law.
We will share your personal data with the external parties set out below to the extent necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy.
To the extent we are able to do so, we require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
Due to the nature of the services we provide, we will be required from time to time to transfer your personal data outside of the country where it is received by us to certain Government Organizations for the purpose of facilitating your visa or travel authorization applications. We will ask for your consent before we provide your personal data to those Government Organizations. In using our services, please be aware that:
Further information about the privacy policies and safeguards associated with each Government Organization can be found on their respective websites, or by contacting the relevant Government Organization directly.
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal data transmitted to our websites or as a result of your use of our services. Any transmission of personal data is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on our websites or any part of our services.
For further information about the security measures we use, please contact us.
HOW LONG WILL YOU USE MY PERSONAL DATA?
We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. We will retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements.
In some circumstances you can ask us to delete your data—see below for further information about your legal rights.
In some circumstances we will anonymize your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we will use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data which we have in our possession (if it has not been aggregated and anonymized). You have the right to:
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us.
NO FEE USUALLY REQUIRED
You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we can elect to charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive, or otherwise as permitted by applicable data protection laws. Alternatively, we could refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
We will from time to time need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We can also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.
TIME LIMIT TO RESPOND
We will respond to requests in accordance with applicable data protection law. Occasionally it could take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.
The provisions in this section are supplemental terms which apply in addition to the remainder of this Policy if you are located in the United Kingdom or Europe.
We will comply with applicable data protection law. This says that the personal data we hold about you must be:
For the purposes of applicable data protection law, visafrog is the controller of your personal information. This means that we are responsible for deciding how we hold and use personal information about you. We are required under applicable data protection law to notify you of the information contained in this Policy.
We have appointed an authorized representative who is responsible for addressing questions in relation to this Policy. If you have any questions about this Policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact us using the details set out below.
You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the relevant data protection authority, as set out below:
We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the data protection authority, so please contact us in the first instance.
PURPOSES FOR WHICH WE WILL USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
We have set out below, in a table format, a description of all the ways we plan to use your personal data, and which of the legal bases we rely on to do so. We have also identified what our legitimate interests are where appropriate.
Note that we can process your personal data for more than one lawful ground depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data. Please contact us if you need details about the specific legal ground we are relying on to process your personal data where more than one ground has been set out in the table below.
Purpose/Activity
Purpose/Activity | Type of data | Lawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest |
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To register you as a new customer | (a) Identity (b) Contact | Performance of a contract with you (to provide you with the requested service) |
To facilitate your application for a visa or travel authorization, including without limitation providing your personal data to the relevant Government Organization | (a) Identity (b) Contact (c) Financial (d) Transaction (e) Technical | (a) Performance of a contract with you (to provide you with the requested service) (b) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to ensure that we have the appropriate information needed to provide you with the requested service) |
To provide our services, including to process and deliver your order including: (a) Manage payments, fees and charges (b) Collect and recover money owed to us | (a) Identity (b) Contact (c) Financial (d) Transaction (e) Technical (f) Profile (g) Usage | (a) Performance of a contract with you (to provide you with the requested service) (b) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to receive payment for our services and recover debts due to us) |
To manage our relationship with you which will include: (a) Notifying you about changes to our terms or Policy (b) Asking you to leave a review, take a survey, or provide feedback | (a) Identity (b) Contact (c) Profile | (a) Performance of a contract with you (to provide you with the requested service) (b) Necessary to comply with a legal obligation (c) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to keep our records updated and to study how customers use our products/services) |
To administer and protect our business and our websites (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data) | (a) Identity (b) Contact (c) Technical (d) Profile | (a) Necessary for our legitimate interests (for running our business, provision of administration and IT services, network security, to prevent fraud and in the context of a business reorganization exercise) (b) Necessary to comply with a legal obligation |
To use data analytics to improve our websites, products/services, customer relationships, and experiences | (a) Technical (b) Usage | Necessary for our legitimate interests (to define types of customers for our products and services, to keep our websites updated and relevant, to develop our business and to inform our business strategy) |
To make suggestions and recommendations to you about goods or services that are likely to be of interest to you | (a) Identity (b) Contact (c) Technical (d) Usage (e) Profile | Necessary for our legitimate interests (to develop our products/services and grow our business) |
TRANSFERS OUT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EUROPE
Whenever we transfer your personal data out of the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom we use various methods to protect that personal data by implementing at least one of the following safeguards:
Where these options are not available in relation to a particular Government Organization and/or country, and a transfer of your personal data to that Government Organization or country is required as a part of the services you requested from us, we will send your personal data to that Government Organization or country at your request and for the purpose of performing our contractual obligations to you. We will not send your personal data to that Government Organization or country unless you have provided us with your consent to do so.
Please contact us if you want further information on the specific mechanism used by us when transferring your personal data out of the UK and EEA.
The provisions in this section are supplemental terms which apply in addition to the remainder of this Policy if you are located in Canada.
We will only use your personal information in accordance with this Policy unless otherwise required by applicable law. We take steps to ensure that the personal information that we collect about you is adequate, relevant, not excessive, and used for limited purposes.
Privacy laws in Canada generally define “personal information” as any information about an identifiable individual, which includes information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person. For the purposes of this Policy, the terms “personal information” and “personal data” are used interchangeably.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this Policy. We may also disclose your personal information:
TRANSFERRING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
ACCESSING AND CORRECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
By law you have the right to request access to and to correct the personal information that we have in our possession, provided that:
If you are concerned about our response or would like to correct the information provided, you may contact us for assistance.
CONTACT INFORMATION
To discuss our compliance with this policy, or if you have any questions, comments, or requests regarding this policy and our privacy practices, please contact us.
Cardholder Data is a subset of personal data and means bank account or credit/debit card account numbers that identifies the issuer and the particular cardholder account plus any of the following: Account and sorting/routing numbers, cardholder name, expiration date and/or service code and sensitive authentication data including security-related information used to authenticate cardholders and/or authorize payment card transactions. The definition of Cardholder Data shall be consistent with the definition of Cardholder Data defined by the current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS).
Lawful Basis
Government Organization means the third-party consultants or companies, government organizations, or their authorized agents which your personal data is submitted to for the purpose of facilitating your application for a visa or travel authorization application through our services.
You collectively refers to all of the following individuals in relation to whom we process personal data:
If you have any questions or comments about this Policy or our privacy practices, please email us at hello@visafrog.com.