VFS is a service provided by VFS Global Services Pvt. Ltd.
VFS acts as a Logistics Agent with responsibility to receive from an applicant
applying for a Danish Short term Visa, the applicant's passport, completed visa
form, supporting documentation and the applicable fees. VFS is also responsible
for submitting the application to the Embassy of Denmark on behalf of the
applicant, collect the passport and supporting documents from the Embassy of
Denmark and return the passport back to the applicant by hand delivery/courier
to an address noted by the applicant on the visa form.
The Embassy of Denmark reserves the right to ask for further documentation and
to refuse the visa application.
Note: There are circumstances where in, the Embassy of Denmark will handover
the passport & the supporting documents to the Applicants directly.
VFS is not liable for any delay in processing or rejection of the visa
application. Whilst every precaution is taken while handling the passport of
Applicants and important documents submitted in support there of, due to
unforeseen events and circumstances, the passport and documents may be lost in
transit by accident, theft, natural calamities (act of god) or any other
reason, VFS will not be liable or responsible in any manner to the Applicant
for the same.
The Applicant accepts that the courier acceptance and delivery service is
operated by a third-party, and VFS does not assume any responsibility or
liability for any deficiency in service on part of the courier company. In case
a Passport is lost or damaged in transit, the liability of VFS is restricted to
reimbursement of fees charged by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government
of India, for replacement of lost / damaged passport through normal application
procedure. VFS shall not be responsible or liable for any consequential loss or
damage caused to the Applicant due to loss of his/her Passport and supporting
documents.
It is expressly understood that when the applicant or representative of the
applicant submits the passport, the visa form and the supporting documentation
along with the applicable fees, the applicant has understood the terms,
conditions and details here in. Application fees & related charges once
paid by the applicant are not refundable under any circumstances.
Demand Drafts are subject to realization.
Advertising material may accompany along the passport and supporting documents
back to the applicant. If the applicant does not wish to receive any
advertising material along with the passport and supporting documents, the
applicant must intimate the VFS in advance. Please note that no advertising
material sent back with the passport and supporting documents has the
endorsement of the Danish Government.
No employee of VFS may change / amend / amplify the conditions mentioned
herein.
For all claims, disputes of whatsoever nature, the courts in Mumbai shall alone
have jurisdiction.
Head Office:
VFS Global Services (P) Ltd,
9
th Floor , Tower A, Urmi Estate, 95, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower
Parel (W) Mumbai - 400013.
Short Messaging Services Disclaimer and Terms and Conditions
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The Short Messaging Service (‘SMS’) provided to
Visa Applicants is to update on current status to the applicant with regards to
Visa Application Process. The information provided by SMS is based on the
information provided by the Denmark Embassy New Delhi .While VFS ensures that
information is made available to the visa applicant promptly and accurately,
the Visa Applicant shall at all times be responsible for providing and
maintaining an SMS text compatible mobile phone number where VFS can send text
messages regarding the status of the Visa Application to the Visa Applicant.
The Visa Applicant is responsible for ensuring connection to a mobile network
capable of receiving the SMS Services. The Visa Applicant understands that if
The Visa Applicant ‘s mobile phone is switched off, disconnected for any
reasons or is out of coverage for a period of 24 hours or more, The Visa
Applicant’s mobile network provider may delete any SMS messages to be received
by The Visa applicant
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The time to deliver the SMS is dependent on several factors such as upon the
traffic on the mobile network and whether The Visa Applicant mobile phone is
within reach and switched on and cannot therefore be guaranteed by VFS. VFS is
not a mobile network operator and does not guarantee the delivery of SMS text
messages.
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The Visa Applicant confirms that the Visa Applicant has provided the accurate
mobile number for receiving SMS and that the Visa Applicant is the owner or its
legitimate user, or that the Visa Applicant has the consent of the owner or
legitimate user, of the mobile phone using for the Services. The Visa Applicant
acknowledges that using another person's mobile phone/providing inaccurate
mobile phone number/unauthorized use of mobile phone number for receiving the
SMS may entail disclosure of Visa Applicant ‘s confidential information which
disclosure shall be at the sole risk of the Visa Applicant
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The Services, once purchased, will be available to the Visa Applicant from the
time of application till complete processing of the application or such other
period as VFS may advise via our website located at
http://dk.vfsglobal.co.in VFS reserves the right to withdraw this
service at any time and without notice.
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The Visa Applicant must not use (or permit any third party to use) the SMS
Service to send any message or communication which is Spam, illegal, offensive,
abusive, indecent, obscene or menacing or causes annoyance, inconvenience or
needless anxiety or infringes the rights of third parties. VFS reserves the
right to withdraw the SMS service to such Visa Applicant if The Visa Applicant
is in breach of this paragraph. VFS may also withdraw the Services if VFS in
its sole discretion apprehends that the SMS service is being used for such
purposes.
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For operational reasons VFS may vary the technical specification of the
Services with or with out notice. In the event of any change to the Service
these Terms and Conditions is to be treated as varied accordingly.
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The Visa Applicant acknowledges that the SMS Services may, at any time, be
adversely affected by problems with The Visa Applicant mobile phone network,
force majeure events including, without limitation, interference to the network
coverage. VFS is not responsible or liable to The Visa Applicant for any loss,
damage or expenses incurred directly or indirectly by The Visa Applicant as a
result of any difficulties experienced by the Visa Applicant‘s mobile phone
service provider. Subject to the constraints described within this paragraph 7,
VFS shall carry out the services with reasonable care and skill
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If The Visa Applicant does not receive SMS relating to these Services. The Visa
Applicant should inform VFS through email or Helpline numbers.
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The SMS service delivers the Visa Application Status based on the information
received by VFS from Denmark Embassy in New Delhi.
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To use the Services, The Visa Applicant should refer to the instructions
available on the http://dk.vfsglobal.co.in website. The Visa Applicant agrees
to comply with all instructions we may give concerning the Services, including
any security instructions. We will be entitled to treat any failure by Visa
Applicant themselves to comply with these instructions as a breach of these
Terms and Conditions, which will entitle us to deny Visa Applicant access to
the Services.
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The Visa Applicant is responsible for paying charges for the message
origination. Charges once paid for SMS service will not be refunded under any
circumstances.
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The Visa Applicant shall at its sole risk be responsible for taking all
reasonable steps to prevent unauthorized persons gaining access to the
Services.
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While VFS takes every precaution transmission of information to transmit
information. VFS shall not be responsible or liable for any unforeseen events
and circumstances beyond the reasonable control of VFS.
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VFS may in its sole discretion temporarily suspend the provision of the
Services if such provision could materially affect the quality of any
telecommunications service, including the Services, provided by VFS.
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VFS specifically excludes all liability of any kind (including negligence) in
respect of any third party information or other material made available on, or
which can be accessed using SMS text services.
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This Terms and Conditions are governed by the law of India and both parties
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in West/South, India.
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Data Protection Notice
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Collection of data
The privacy and protection of personal data is very important to VFS, including
all its other brands and affiliates (hereinafter). VFS complies with any
mandatory data protection legislation when collecting and processing personal
data. Whenever you are in the process of applying for SMS Service through a
visa application centre we may collect and store (subject to Embassy
guidelines), as the case may be, the following information: Your Full Name,
Your Mobile Number & Email id, Your Language Preference of SMS, and the
country for which you have applied for a VISA for the purposes of processing
your visa application.
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Disclosure to third parties
In accordance with all mandatory data protection legislation your data may be
disclosed to third parties processing data on behalf of VFS. In this context
your data may also be transferred abroad. Your data may be disclosed within VFS
to other than the collecting entity. Data may be used by these other VFS
entities to the same extent as the collecting VFS entity is entitled to use it.
Your data is treated as confidential and will not be disclosed to third
parties, save for the purpose of VFS fulfilling its contractual obligations
vis-à-vis you, or if required under mandatory law, particularly if requested by
the competent authorities or for the purpose of enforcing VFS’s rights.
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Use of data
Collected data will be processed in good faith and will be used in order to
transmit your Visa Application status via SMS & Email. We do not intend to
use your information for any other purpose.
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