Privacy Policy

Effective Date: [25/08/2019]
Last updated: [02/10/2025]

1. Introduction

At Tethys Overseas, we are committed to building global career pathways and enabling international mobility—for the candidates we serve, the employers we partner with, and the communities we connect. Respecting your personal information is part of how we deliver trust-based, high-quality service. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use and safeguard it, and how you can exercise your rights.

2. Who We Are

Tethys Overseas Visa & Immigration LLC (“Tethys”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is a recruitment and immigration services provider. We provide job-posting, talent-matching, visa & immigration support, and related services internationally. This policy applies when you interact with us via our website, emails, event forms, or other channels.

3. Information We Collect

We collect information that helps us serve your career or hiring goals, as well as operate our business responsibly. The categories of information include:

  • Personal Identifiers: name, date of birth, passport or identity number (when required), contact details (email, phone, address).

  • Professional Data: employment history, qualifications, languages spoken, CV/resume, references.

  • Usage & Device Data: IP address, device type, browser, pages visited on our website, cookies and similar tracking technologies.

  • Interaction Data: communications with us, submitted forms, job applications, employer postings, fees paid.

  • Sensitive data (in limited cases): immigration/visa status or legal eligibility, when required to provide our services.

We collect this information either directly (e.g., when you fill a form), automatically (e.g., via cookies), or from third-party sources (e.g., verification agencies or public records) as necessary to deliver our services.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following key purposes:

  • To provide the services you request (job-match, talent acquisition, visa assistance).

  • To connect candidates and employers, verify credentials, process applications and placements.

  • To manage our business operations — including accounting, audits, compliance, improvement of our website, analytics and marketing.

  • To send you service updates, job alerts, newsletters (with your consent where required).

  • To comply with legal and regulatory obligations (immigration laws, anti-money-laundering, overseas placement regulations).

We rely on legal bases such as your consent, performance of contract, legitimate business interest, or compliance with law.

5. Sharing & Disclosure

We treat your data as confidential and only share it when necessary:

  • With employers and recruitment partners when you apply for jobs through us.

  • With service providers who help us operate (e.g., verification, travel/visa vendors, IT hosting).

  • When required by law or regulation, or to protect our rights or safety of others.

  • We do not sell your personal data to third parties for commercial gains.

If data is transferred internationally (e.g., from Georgia to another country), we implement safeguards so your information remains protected.

6. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar tools to improve your experience, analyse traffic, personalise content and remember preferences. You can manage or disable cookies via your browser settings—but note that this may affect functionality of our website.

OTHERS

A. Data Retention

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described above, or as required by law. When data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymise it.

B. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights including:

  • Accessing a copy of your personal data held by us.

  • Correcting or updating inaccurate information.

  • Requesting deletion or restriction of processing (where permitted).

  • Withdrawing consent (where processing is based on consent).

  • Objecting to or opting out of certain processing (such as marketing).

  • Requesting data portability in machine-readable format.

To exercise your rights, please contact us (see Section 10). We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.

C. Data Security

We maintain organisational, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect your information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or alteration. We review our security measures regularly and ensure our teams apply high standards of data protection.

D. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns or requests regarding your privacy, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) / privacy team at:
Email: support@tethys.ge
Address: Office no – 15, Kuserbi Street, Tbilisi, Georgia – 0101
Phone: +995 591116732 / +995 5911 28974

E. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, when our services change or we update the law). When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of the policy and publish the new version on our website. We encourage you to revisit this page periodically.

Thank you for trusting Tethys Overseas.
Your data is important to us, and we are committed to handling it with the integrity, care and transparency you deserve.