Privacy Policy
Mer-IT Digital CIC (company number 12744736) runs this website. This page explains what information the website collects and how to control it. We never sell personal information.
What the website collects
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Messages you send us through our forms or by email. We use them only to reply to you, and delete them 12 months after our last contact unless you go on to work with us.
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Technical information. Our website platform, Wix, automatically records information such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you visit, to keep the site secure and working.
Cookies
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Essential cookies. Wix and our cookie consent tool (Usercentrics) use essential cookies to keep the site secure and working, and to remember your cookie choices. These cannot be switched off.
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Optional cookies. We only use other cookies if you accept them in our cookie banner. If you accept marketing cookies, we use the Meta Pixel to measure our occasional Facebook and Instagram adverts, and Meta receives information about your visit.
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Content from other providers. Fonts and the live e-waste counter from The World Counts load from other companies' servers. They receive your IP address but do not set cookies.
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Changing your choice. Click the round fingerprint icon in the bottom-left corner of any page, or use your browser settings.
Your Rights
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You can ask to see, correct or delete the information we hold about you, or object to how we use it. Email info@mer-it.org and we will reply within one month.
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If you are unhappy with how we have used your information, please tell us first so we can put it right. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.
Donors, Students, Families and Partners
If you donate devices, train with us, receive a laptop or work with us as a partner, our full privacy notice explains what we hold and how long we keep it: Download our full privacy notice (PDF).