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Privacy Policy
Last updated: 28 April 2025
Our commitment to your privacy
Mergevue takes data protection seriously. This policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how it is used and stored, and what rights you have in relation to it. We aim to be straightforward and transparent — if something is unclear, please contact us.
This policy applies to all personal data processed through this website and in the course of our professional services. It does not cover third-party websites linked from this site.
1. What data we collect and how
Information you provide directly
When you submit an enquiry through the contact form, we collect the name, email address, and message content you provide. This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the website, basic technical data such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited may be collected through cookies and analytics tools, subject to your consent preferences.
Information shared during engagements
In the course of professional work, you may share financial documents and business information. This is handled under separate engagement terms and subject to strict confidentiality obligations.
2. How we use your data
Personal data collected through this website is used for the following purposes:
- — Responding to enquiries and communications submitted via the contact form.
- — Understanding how visitors use the site in aggregate, in order to improve its structure and content (analytics, with consent).
- — Ensuring the security and proper operation of the website.
- — Complying with legal obligations where applicable.
We do not use personal data for unsolicited marketing, nor do we sell or rent data to third parties.
3. Legal basis for processing
We process personal data on the following legal grounds:
- — Consent — for analytics and non-essential cookies, which you can withdraw at any time via the Cookie Policy page.
- — Legitimate interests — for operating and securing the website, and for handling enquiries in a professional capacity.
- — Legal obligation — where we are required by law to process or retain certain information.
4. How we protect your data
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data from unauthorised access, disclosure, or loss. Data submitted through the contact form is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS).
Access to personal data is restricted to those who need it to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. We do not store enquiry data longer than necessary.
In the event of a data breach that is likely to result in risk to your rights, we will notify you and any relevant regulatory authority as required by applicable law.
5. Third-party data sharing
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data. Where we use third-party services (such as analytics platforms), data is shared only as necessary for that service to function and subject to appropriate data processing agreements.
Where advertising or analytics cookies are enabled, certain aggregated data may be processed by platforms such as Google in accordance with their own privacy policies.
6. Data retention
Enquiry data is retained only as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was provided or as required by legal obligation. Analytics data is retained in accordance with the relevant platform's retention settings. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.
7. Your rights
Subject to applicable data protection law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right of access
Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification
Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to erasure
Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal retention requirements.
Right to data portability
Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
Right to object
Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
Right to withdraw consent
Withdraw consent for processing at any time, without affecting prior processing.
Your Rights and Opt-Out Instructions
You are not required to provide any personal information when using this website. If you prefer not to share your data, you may:
- — Avoid filling out contact forms, account registrations, or any data-submitting features.
- — Disable cookies through your browser settings (see our Cookie Policy for more details).
- — Contact us directly to request the deletion of any previously shared personal data.
We respect your privacy choices. If you would like us to delete your data, please reach out via our Contact page. We will process your request promptly.
8. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be indicated by an updated date at the top of this page. Continued use of the website following changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.