Privacy Policy

Data Sharing and Disclosure

• We share your relevant academic and identity verification data with connected colleges and universities. It ensures a smooth enrollment process and confirms fast admission without compliance issues.
• We share the information of those users with embassies and visa authorities who applied for a visa. Our data sharing ensures compliance with immigration and legal requirements.
• In applicable cases, we share your financial record with banks to set up a local account, helping in a smooth adjustment in South Korea and Japan.
• We use trusted hosting servers and third-party providers to deliver our services and manage communication with students. All our partners are contractually obligated to follow the security protocols.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Hikari Education uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve platform performance and give a satisfactory user experience. We use session cookies for single-time visitors, which expire as you leave our platform.

Hikari Education uses analytical and preference cookies to improve services and understand its users’ needs. We do not force you to accept all cookies; you can adjust according to your personal preferences at Hikari Education. However, limited acceptance can block your access to certain features.

Data Retention

• Hikari Education stores your personal data for only the necessary time period, as long as the services are delivered successfully.
• After fulfilling the legal purposes as mentioned in our Privacy Policy, we accurately delete personal information to keep it away from unauthorized access.
• The actual duration of storage depends on the services we provide, the legal requirements for your admissions, and security compliance needs.

Your Rights

• All our users can get access to their stored data at Hikari Education. We provide smooth access to update and delete the stored data with a single written request.
• You have the freedom to withdraw the provided consent for data collection. It will not affect your prior processing activities.
• You can ask for a portable version of your stored data at Hikari Education, or request that it be transferred directly to a third-party organization.
• You are entirely free to file a complaint if we process your data in violation of your privacy rights or share it without your consent.

Data Security

• We store your data with encrypted technology, use secure hosting servers, and continuously monitor our security system to detect risks.
• We allow access to your data for only authorized staff who have years of experience and current training to handle sensitive information.

We take every possible precaution for your data safety, but no online transmission is entirely secure. We never guarantee for external or internet breaches as these sudden risks are beyond our control.

International Data Transfers

Hikari Education’s primary purpose is to facilitate Bangladeshi students. We collaborate with global institutions and scholarship organizations to transfer and process your data for them. We perform this sharing through secure platforms to confirm your enrollment, visa availability, and scholarship enrollment.

We share all data with international institutions under a security protocol and a structured official agreement to maintain confidentiality. All these sharings occur only at your request for specific services and after your satisfactory consent.

Children’s Privacy

We do not design Hikari Education for users under 18. If they use our services, we avoid storing their personal information. If a child mistakenly gets access to our platform and accepts cookies, we take immediate action to delete them.

Underage users who want to get Hikari Education services can confirm their consent under parental supervision or a legal guardian. We suggest parents monitor their children’s online activities to ensure secure access to our platform.

Changes to This Policy

Hikari Education has the authority to update its Privacy Policy according to legal requirements and platform compliance demands. We announce every significant change on our website or inform users directly at their contact resources.

Our revised or updated Privacy Policy will be uploaded on the same page with the “last updated” date. We recommend that you frequently visit our Privacy Policy page to stay current with the latest changes about services and legal requirements.

Contact Information

We don’t change the privacy policy frequently until we get some legal updates. However, we recommend that you review our privacy policy page before taking any legal action or discussing your concerns about it.

Hikari Edu will be held responsible for all actions taken under the old privacy policy. If you have any questions or queries, email us at privacypolicy@hikari.edu (Please check if the email is applicable; otherwise, add live chat support or phone call option here).

Our team will review your concern and will revert to you within 5-7 business days.