Website visitors

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal information when you visit this website, including:

• Information about your browser, network and device

• Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

• Web pages you view while on this website

• Your IP address

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. You can read more about how Squarespace uses your data (site usage information of end users) for its own purposes in their Privacy Policy.

Data we collect and how we use it

PURPOSE: Responding to enquiries (contact form or email)

DATA COLLECTED: Name, email, message content

LAWFUL BASIS: Our legitimate interests in responding to your request

PURPOSE: Newsletter (if opted in)

DATA COLLECTED: Name, email

LAWFUL BASIS: Consent (you may withdraw at any time

PURPOSE: Analytics / improving the site

DATA COLLECTED: IP address, browser type, device info

LAWFUL BASIS: Legitimate interest in enhancing our services

Form submission

When you submit information to this website via the Contact form, we collect the data requested in the form in order to track and respond to your message. We provide this information to Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us and help us manage our relationship with you. We also provide this information to Gmail and to Google Drive for storage.

Analytics

This website collects personal information to power our site analytics, including:

• Information about your browser, network, and device

• Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

• Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

• Clicks

• Internal links

• Pages visited

• Scrolling

• Searches

• Timestamps

We provide this information to Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

Sharing Your Data

We may share data with trusted third parties to support our operations (e.g. website hosts, providers like Google). You can find Google’s Privacy Policy here. These partners act as processors and are bound by contract to safeguard your data. We do not sell your personal data.

International Transfers

If data is transferred outside the UK (for example, to Google servers in the USA), we ensure it is protected through appropriate safeguards, such as the UK International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) or other legally recognised mechanisms.

Data Retention

• User Data is retained until user unsubscribes or after 3 years of inactivity

• Analytics Data is typically retained for 14 months for site performance tracking after which it is automatically deleted or anonymised

• Security Data: IP addresses are generally anonymised or deleted within 30 days

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data

• Request correction or deletion

• Restrict or object to processing (including analytics and marketing)

  Request data portability

• Withdraw consent (where applicable)

• Lodge a complaint with the ICO

To exercise these rights, contact us at: meritcharity25@gmail.com.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this notice. Any changes will be posted here with a revised “Last updated” date.

Contact Us

For privacy-related enquiries, please contact:

meritcharity25@gmail.com