Privacy Policy
Who we are
Teach Explore Asia (XploreAsia)
11/11 Phetkasem 43, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand, 77110
Managing Director – Michael Volpe, PhD.
Contact Information:
Email – m.volpe@xploreasia.org
Our website address is: https://xploreasia.org.
Phone: 09 425020813
Contact Information:
Email – m.volpe@xploreasia.org
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
In order to provide our services, secure employment for you, and for us to prepare you for your trip. We will collect some, if not all of the following:
- Your full names;
- Your nationality and/or citizenship;
- Your date of birth;
- Your contact details, including your telephone number and e-mail address;
- Your academic background and level of education
- Information about your health;
- A copy of your passport and/or visa;
- A photograph of yourself;
- A voice recording and/or video recording;
- A copy of a criminal background check;
- A copy of your travel insurance details;
- Any relevant medical information;
- The contact details of an emergency contact.
- We may also record for your IP address for purposes of Google Analytics tracking.
We do not sell your information to any third-parties. The information you provide to us is used by XploreAsia for the following purposes only:
- To determine your suitability and eligibility for the programs offered by XploreAsia
- For purposes of placing you in paid employment via the programs offered by XploreAsia
- To facilitate applications for visas and permits in relation to the programs offered by XploreAsia
- To assist you in booking flights, accommodation and obtaining travel insurance;
- To send you information via e-mail about our programs, new programs that we launch and promotional offers – subject always to your right to unsubscribe from receiving such e-mail communications.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We may record for your IP address for purposes of Google Analytics tracking.
Who we share your data with
Data is shared with employers, as well as employees at XploreAsia in order to facilitate your experience. There may be times where you will be referred to a third-party partner of XploreAsia in order to continue your application, however we will always discuss this with you beforehand.
How long we retain your data
We retain customer records indefinitely for those that signup for our program, and wish to continue to use our placement services. However, if you would like to removed from our database, please contact our web admin – jon@xploreasia.org
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How we protect your data
The information that you provide to XploreAsia is stored on behalf of XporeAsia on web servers hosted by WPEngine, Salesforce, AWeber, Survey Monkey and PayPal, all of which specialize in secure data management and protection, and which to the best of our knowledge are compliant with the GDPR. The information that we provide on your behalf to third-parties with your consent is done so via secure e-mail, and is then processed subject to their terms and conditions.