LEBED – EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING CENTRE (SWAN RUSSIA)

1. General Provisions
This Privacy Policy governs the procedures for processing and protecting personal data provided by users of the website lebed-consulting.ru (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”), which is administered by LEBED – Educational Consulting Centre, located at: Zelenograd, General Alexeyev Avenue, 16.

We respect your right to privacy and are committed to protecting personal data in accordance with applicable legislation of the Russian Federation, including Federal Law No. 152-FZ “On Personal Data”.

2. What Data We Collect
We may collect the following personal data voluntarily provided by users:

■ Full name
■ Contact information (email address, telephone number)
■ City and country of residence
■ Educational background (institution, level)
■ English language proficiency
■ Information regarding preferred programme or university
■ Information submitted via enquiry forms, applications, or questionnaires

Additionally, we automatically collect technical information, including:

■ IP address
■ Device type and browser information
■ Cookies data
■ Time of visit and user behaviour on the Website

3. Purposes of Data Processing
Personal data is collected and processed solely for the following purposes:

■ Provision of educational consultancy services
■ Responding to enquiries, applications, and feedback forms
■ Tailored selection of academic programmes
■ Support with international university admissions
■ Distribution of informational communications (subject to consent)
■ Statistical analysis and service improvement

4. Disclosure to Third Parties
We do not disclose personal data to third parties except in the following cases:

■ With the user’s written consent
■ When data transfer is necessary for submission to partner universities
■ As required by law (e.g. upon request by governmental authorities)

Data is transferred securely and strictly for the aforementioned purposes.

5. Personal Data Protection
We implement all necessary organisational and technical measures to safeguard personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

The Website employs the following security tools:

■ SSL certificate encryption
■ Database protection against external interference
■ Restricted staff access to personal data

6. User Consent
By submitting forms, applications, or making contact via the Website, the user confirms their consent to the processing of their personal data in accordance with this Policy.

Users have the right to withdraw their consent at any time by submitting written notice to: lebedcok@gmail.com

7. Data Retention
Personal data is retained until the purposes of collection have been fulfilled or until consent is withdrawn. Following this, data is subject to deletion or anonymisation.

8. Use of Cookies
The Website uses cookies for the following purposes:

■ Analysing user behaviour
■ Ensuring correct website functionality
■ Enhancing user experience

You may disable cookies in your browser settings; however, this may affect site functionality.

9. External Links
The Website may contain links to third-party resources (e.g. university websites). We are not responsible for their privacy practices. We recommend reviewing their individual privacy policies.

10. Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact us at:

📧 Email: lebedcok@gmail.com
📍 Address: Zelenograd, General Alexeyev Avenue, 16

LEBED – Educational Consulting Centre reserves the right to update this Policy. The current version is always available on this page.