Privacy Policy

1. The Information We Collect

Unless you are registered for online services from MMS, you remain anonymous whenyou browse this Website. We do not collect personal information if you are only browsing this Website. In order to access our services, or process a transaction between you and a third party, we may request personal information such as your name, phone number, and email address, and other information that renders you identifiable.

2. How We Collect Data

MMS collects personal information from you only when you choose to register for and/or use our services, for example in the process of using a digital product/service on our Website. This personal information encompasses information communicated to us when you voluntarily complete an application form presented on our Website that makes it possible to identify you. By volunteering personal information, you undertake to communicate accurate information that does not prejudice the interest of any third parties.

It is not obligatory for you to provide your personal information, and all personal information is provided by you on a voluntary basis. Please note however that if you choose not to provide the required personal information stipulated in the application form, we may not be able to process your application or provide any further services to you.

3. Use of Information

We may collect and process your personal information and data for the following purposes:

• Refer you to our newsletter service, and latest products.

• To enable you to access and use MMS’s services.

• To personalize and improve aspects of our overall service to you and our other users, as well as carrying out research such as analyzing market trends and customer demographics.

• To communicate with you, in order to verify the personal information provided, or to request any additional information that is vital to fulfilling the service you have applied for.

• To facilitate your participation in, and our administration of, any of our activities including contests, promotions, campaigns, polls or surveys.

• To send you information about products and services which we think may be of interest to you.

• To detect, investigate and prevent any fraudulent, prohibited or illegal activities or misuse of the service.

4. Passing on Information About You

MMS may disclose and transfer personal data to authorized representatives and/or partners of MMS involved in providing you the services on the MMS Website. These transactions will only be made with third parties that were consented by you, the user. At no point will we sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission, or are required to do so under the law.

5. Retaining Your Information

Collected information is retained to carry out the data uses stated in section 4 (Use Of Information) above only. During this period, MMS is committed to all reasonable efforts and practical steps to ensure that collected data is protected against any loss, misuse, modification, unauthorized or accidental access or disclosure, alteration or destruction. We undertake this to protect the confidentiality of your data to the purposes set out in section 4 (Use Of Information) only, and therefore to ensure your data privacy. We will ensure that your personal data is permanently deleted once it is no longer required to fulfil its original purpose, or as is required by the law.

6. Accessing Data and Ensuring Accuracy

MMS takes all reasonable steps to ensure that your information is accurate, complete, not misleading and kept up-to-date, consistent with the purpose for which the information was collected. Please write to us at privacy@mmsstudyabroad.com if you would like to access or correct personal information that is inaccurate, incomplete, misleading or not up-to-date, or if you have any inquiries or complaints in respect of the use of your personal information or data. We will use reasonable efforts to correct any misinformation and limit the use of your personal data for purposes of which you may inform us.

7. Keep You Informed

You agree that we shall be entitled to advise you via email, post, telephone or by text of products, services and other offers we think may interest you. Whenever you provide us with personal information, we will give you an opportunity to tell us you do not consent to us and others using and sharing your information for marketing purposes. Unless you tell us otherwise, you are consenting to such uses.

Any electronic marketing communications we send you will include clear and concise instructions to follow should you wish to unsubscribe at any time. Should you no longer wish to be contacted by us, you can advise us at any time by sending an email to privacy@mmsstudyabroad.com. You can also ask us at any time to stop passing your information to third parties for marketing purposes, which we will do.

8. Improving Our Service to You

In order to ensure the services we provide you continue to meet your needs, we may ask you for feedback on your experience of using the Website. Any feedback you provide will only be used as part of our program of continuous improvement and will not be published on the Website.

9. Third Party Providers and Data Privacy

If you decide to enter into a contract with a third party provider through this Website, the information you have provided to us together with any further information requested by, and supplied by you or us to the third party provider will be held by the provider for the purposes set out in that provider’s privacy policy. Therefore, you are strongly advised to read your chosen provider’s privacy policy and satisfy yourself as to the purposes for which the provider will use your personal information before entering into the contract. We have no responsibility for the uses to which a provider puts your personal information.

10. Website Browsing and Cookies

A cookie is a very small text file placed on your computer. Cookies help us to:

• Understand browsing habits on this Website.

• Understand the number of visitors to this Website and the pages visited.

• Remember you when you return to this Website so we can provide you with a better browsing experience.

• Most cookies are deleted as soon as you close your browser, these are known as session cookies. Others, known as persistent cookies, are stored on your computer either until you delete them or they expire. By using this service, you consent to us using cookies.

This Website uses the following cookies:

• Analytics cookie allows us to see information on user Website activity including, but not limited to page views, referral and average time spent on the Website. The information is de-personalised and is displayed as numbers, meaning it will not be tracked back to individuals, which helps to protect your privacy. Using analytics we can see what content is popular on our Website, and strive to ensure you have the best user experience possible.

• We use Analytics remarketing codes to log when users view specific pages or take specific actions on the Website. This allows us to provide targeted advertising in the future.

You can choose to block or delete cookies through your browser settings. If you decide to block or delete our cookies, you will not be able to benefit from the full range of our services and this may affect the performance of our Website on your system.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make a change to this policy that, in sole discretion, is material, we will notify you via email notification. By continuing to access or use the services after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy.

Terms of Use

Please read this Terms of Use (TOU) carefully. This page sets out the terms and conditions on which you may make use of MMS (or referred to as “Website”), whether as a guest or a registered user.

You are advised to read these TOU carefully before you start to use the Website. By browsing, accessing or using the Website or any services available through it, you hereby indicate that you agree and accept to these TOU and that you agree to abide by them. Your use of any part of the Website constitutes your acceptance of these TOU which takes effect on the date on which you first use the Website. If you do not agree with these TOU, you should cease using the Website immediately.

We reserve the right to amend these TOU at any time without notice to you by posting changes online. You are responsible to regularly review information posted in the Website to obtain timely notice of such changes. If you do not wish to be bound by these amended TOU, you have the right to delete all of your accounts on our Website and/or to remove our mobile applications. However, your continue use of our Website after changes are posted will be deemed to constitute acceptance of the amended TOU.

1. Registration

Although portions of our Website may be visited by any visitor, you will need to register an account to be able to use our full services.

If you create an account on the Website, you are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the account. You must immediately notify MMS of any unauthorized uses of your account or any other breaches of security. MMS will not be liable for any acts or omissions by you, including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.

When you register to use our Website, you will be asked to create a username and password. You agree not to divulge your password to any other person. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, and will be fully responsible for all liabilities arising in connection with your password’s use (or misuse), whether such use or misuse is with or without your knowledge or approval. If you suspect that someone else knows of or is using your password, you must notify us immediately by emailing us. We have the absolute discretion to cancel your username/password at any time if we suspect it is being used by an unauthorised person.

2. Your Use of the Website

You agree that you will not use our Website and products/services provided:

• for commercial purposes or to obtain financial gain without our prior written consent;

• to send chain letters, junk mail, ‘spam’, business or bulk communications of any kind;

• to advertise a company, product or service of any educational establishment except under the terms of a written advertiser agreement that we have entered into with you;

• in a way, that might reasonably be expected to cause another person’s computer systems and/or their communications network to be interrupted, damaged or rendered less efficient;

• to obtain passwords or personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other users;

• to attempt to impersonate another user; or

• to harass, threaten or intimidate any user.

3. Advertising

MMS reserves the right to display advertisements on the Website or through the products/services provided for free.

4. Privacy

You agree that MMS may collect and use technical data and related information, including but not limited to technical information about your device, system and application software and peripherals, that is gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of service to you, and related services. MMS may use this information, as long as it is in a form that does not personally identify you, to improve its products or to provide services to you, and without liability to you, disclose any information about you to law enforcement authorities, government officials, a third party or any of them, as MMS believes is reasonably necessary or appropriate to enforce or verify compliance with the TOU.

5. Intellectual Property

All right, title and interest in this Website will remain solely with MMS and its respective authorised partners, the logos, and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with MMS or the Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of MMS or its partners. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Website may be the trademarks of other third parties. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any third-party trademarks.

6. Warranties and Limitations of Liability

Our Website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We expressly disclaim all warranties or representations of any kind, express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law. You understand and agree that we do not guarantee the accuracy, relevancy or completeness of any information in or provided on or from our Website. We are not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information. Your use and participation in our Website and services are solely at your own risk. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from our Website shall create any warranty not expressly made in these terms or imposed by law. We make no warranty that our Website will meet your requirements, or that access to our Website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free; nor do we make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of our Website. In no event will MMS, or authorised partners be liable with respect to any subject matter under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of providing the content and service on the Website; or (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data. MMS shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond our reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.

7. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Malaysia and any dispute shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Malaysian courts.