Overview
Hykin Overseas is a trusted overseas education, visa, tours & travel, and trading consultancy based in Hyderabad, India. Our website serves as an informational and business portal to help students, travellers, and businesses explore our services.
We may display advertisements and use analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with our site. This policy applies to all information collected through https://hykinoverseas.co.in/ and any related services, events, or communications.
Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
You Provide Directly
Name, email, phone, course interest, and messages submitted via our sign-up or contact forms.
Automatically Collected
IP address, browser type, device info, pages visited, time on site, and referral source when you visit us.
Cookies & Tracking
Cookies, web beacons, and pixels placed by us or third-party ad networks to personalise and measure ads.
Ad Interaction Data
Ad clicks, impressions, conversion events, and interactions with sponsored content on our site.
Advertising & Cookies
We use advertising to support our website. Advertisements may be served by us directly or via third-party ad networks. These use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Show you relevant ads based on your browsing behaviour (interest-based advertising).
- Limit the number of times you see the same ad.
- Measure the effectiveness and reach of ad campaigns.
- Understand how ad interactions relate to site visits and conversions.
You can control or delete cookies via your browser settings at any time. Opting out of personalised cookies means you will see less targeted (but not zero) ads.
Cookie categories used on this site:
Google Ads & Analytics
Our website uses Google AdSense and Google Analytics, services by Google LLC. These may use cookies and tracking technologies to collect data about your interactions with our site.
Google AdSense — Serves personalised or contextual ads. Google may use the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on your past visits to our site and other internet sites.
Google Analytics — Collects anonymised data such as session duration, pages visited, and geographic location to help us improve user experience.
Remarketing — We may use Google's remarketing features to show ads to previous visitors across the Google Display Network and YouTube.
Opt out of Google's cookie use at adssettings.google.com, or opt out of Google Analytics using the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on.
Third-Party Services
We work with third-party partners who may collect information when you interact with our site:
- Google LLC — AdSense, Analytics, Tag Manager
- Meta Platforms (Facebook) — Facebook Pixel for conversion tracking
- LinkedIn Corporation — LinkedIn Insight Tag for B2B ad measurement
- Other Ad Networks — We may engage additional advertising partners; each governed by their own privacy policies.
We do not control the data collection or privacy practices of third-party partners. We encourage you to review their individual privacy policies before interacting with third-party content on our site.
How We Use Your Data
Information collected is used for the following purposes:
- To respond to enquiries and provide service information (education, visa, travel, trading).
- To display relevant and personalised advertisements.
- To measure the performance of advertising campaigns.
- To analyse website traffic and improve user experience.
- To send newsletters or updates (only with your consent).
- To comply with legal obligations.
- To detect, prevent, and address fraud or security incidents.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. Personal data is not shared with advertisers except in anonymised or aggregated form.
Your Rights & Choices
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
- Access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction — Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Deletion — Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
- Opt-Out of Ads — Use tools like NAI Opt-Out or YourAdChoices.
- Cookie Preferences — Manage cookies through your browser settings or any consent banner on our site.
- Data Portability — Request your data in a portable format where applicable under law.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details in Section 12.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction — including HTTPS encryption, access controls, and regular security reviews.
No internet transmission is completely secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes in this policy or as required by law. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 3 years. Analytics and advertising data is retained per the respective third-party provider policies (typically 26 months for Google Analytics).
Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, please contact us immediately and we will promptly remove it.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
Contact Us
For questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please reach out to us: