Privacy Policy

MERIT (NW) Limited is committed to protecting your privacy, and takes its responsibilities regarding the security of user information very seriously. This policy explains how we use any member and non-member information and how we protect your privacy.

Use of user information

Information required to process your membership/enquiry
We require certain information to allow us to process your membership application or membership enquiry. This includes your name, address, telephone number, and email address, as well as relevant company information.

This information allows us to process your application or enquiry and to send you confirmation of your application or enquiry by email or post. We ask for your telephone number so that we can contact you urgently if there is a problem with your application or enquiry.

MERIT (NW) Limited email service
By joining the MERIT (NW) Limited email service, you will receive latest news updates and information regarding forthcoming events, activities and special offers that may be of interest to you. You will need to provide us with your name and email address if you wish to subscribe to this service. You can opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link on the e-mail newsletter.

Campaigns
Occasionally we ask you to email us with your opinion on a particular subject, and may publish a selection of these comments on our web site. However, if you advise us that you do not wish to have your comment and name published, we will not do so.

Site tracking
In the future, we may use tracking software to monitor customer traffic patterns and site usage to help us develop the design and layout of the site to better meet the needs of visitors. This software does not enable us to capture any personally identifying information.

Security facts
As required by the UK Data Protection Acts of 1984 and 1998, we follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information that you have given us, to prevent unauthorised access. Our security procedures mean that we may occasionally request proof of identity before we are able to disclose information to you.

Disclosure to third parties
MERIT (NW) Limited does not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. MERIT (NW) Limited may provide aggregate statistics about our members, traffic patterns and related site information to reputable third-party vendors, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information.

We never disclose information about a member to any other person or organisation without your consent unless there is an emergency situation that requires it or we are legally required to do so.

Your consent

In using the MERIT (NW) Limited web site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by MERIT (NW) Limited. in the ways described above.

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and in what circumstances we disclose it.

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