Privacy Policy for the Mergon Group Website
Thank you for visiting the Mergon Group website and reviewing our Privacy Policy. As a company we do not collect personal information about visitors to our website unless you choose to provide that information to us. Mergon Group does not sell, exchange or release your personal information to any other party without your consent. Once we obtain your consent, we consider it valid until revoked by you.
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
If you visit our website, we automatically gather and store the following information about your visit so that we can track the use of our website in order to make improvements:
The IP address from which you access our website
The name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are connecting from an America Online account)
The type of browser and operating system used to access our website
The date and time you access our site
The pages, files, documents and links that you visit
The Internet address of the website from which you linked to this website
Cookies
In addition to information collected automatically, we may also collect cookies, which are small pieces of information sent to your browser by a website that you visit. Cookies are used to track usage patterns, traffic trends and customer behaviour, as well as to record other information from the website. Cookies also allow us to save information so that you will not have to re-enter it the next time you visit certain section of the site. Many content adjustments and customer service improvements are made based on the data derived from cookies. Information that we collect from cookies will not be used to create profiles of users and only will be used in aggregate form.
You may set your browser to refuse cookies from any website that you visit. If you so choose, you may still gain access to the Mergon Group website, but you may not be able to take advantage of some of the interactive elements offered.
If You Send Us Personal Information
The Mergon Group website will only collect personal information which you knowingly and voluntarily provide by, for example, sending emails, completing membership forms, responding to surveys or becoming a client.
If you provide us with personal information, we will normally respond to your enquiry or request. We may also contact you to provide information about Mergon Group activities, programs and development opportunities, products and special events and industry news that may interest you. We will never share your name or information outside of the company unless you affirmatively authorise us to do so by opting-in.
When we send you such information by email, you will always have an immediate opportunity to decline further communication. Please use the contact specified in the email so that we can remove you from the list that contains your name. If you are uncertain about whom to contact, you may contact our webmaster at privacy@mergon.com.
There may be services within the Mergon Group website where you can opt-in to receive information from non Mergon Group entities. If you opt-in you may receive correspondence from these organisations on programs, products or services that might interest you. If you decide to opt-out of receiving any further correspondence from a non-Mergon Group entity, please correspond directly with that business or organisation to be removed from their mailing list.
Privacy Policy for Minors
Mergon Group does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children and will endeavour to ensure that none is provided by those under the age of 18.
Security
We take every reasonable precaution necessary to ensure that all information given on the website is secure. Once we have received the data we continue this process.
Unfortunately the Internet is not totally secure and therefore we cannot be held liable for any breach of privacy that might have incurred whilst transmitting that information to us.
Linking
Within the Mergon Group website there are links to non Mergon Group websites. When you link to third party websites, you leave our website and no longer will be subject to our Privacy Policy. Mergon Group is not responsible for the privacy practices nor the content of other websites. Any such link is not intended to be an endorsement of the non Mergon Group website or its content.
The Company
Mergon Group holds the database of information at Wales 1 Business Park, Magor, Monmouthshire, NP26 3DG. Should you at anytime wish to know what information is held by ourselves please feel free to contact us at privacy@mergon.com whereupon we shall endeavour to provide you with that information as soon as is possible. At this point you will have the opportunity of amending any inaccuracies. If you would like to remove yourself from the database at anytime please contact us at privacy@mergon.com.
Use of and Acceptance of these Terms
By providing us with information on yourself and using our site(s) you are agreeing to this Privacy Policy. Mergon Group reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at anytime and therefore should you deem it necessary you should regularly check for new updates as continued use of the site indicates acceptance of the amended Privacy Policy.
