Privacy Policy

   
  Last updated February 20, 2026

This Privacy Notice for Merton Plus ( ' we', ' us', or ' our' ), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ( ' process' ) your personal information when you use our services ( ' Services' ), including when you (i) Visit our website at https://merton.lgbt or any website of ours that links to this Privacy Notice or (ii) Sign up for our newsletter.

  Questions or concerns?  Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is processed. We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.

What personal information do we process?   The personal information we collect is your email address, name (optional) and the part of Merton you live in (optional, so we understand how our membership is distributed across the borough). Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.

  Do we process any sensitive personal information?   No.

  Do we collect any information from third parties?  No.

  How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, and to communicate with you (with your consent). We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so.

  In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information?  Google Analytics automatically collects data about visits to our website. You can opt out at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. We do not share personal data with any other third parties.

How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate organisational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorised third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. 

Data retention: We keep your details for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter. If you unsubscribe, your details will be retained by our newsletter software but marked as unsubscribed, meaning we will no longer contact you. If you wish to have your details permanently deleted from our database, please contact us via the contact form and we will manually delete your details.

  What are your rights?  You may withdraw your consent to receive our newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send you. You can also contact us via the contact form to request that we delete your details from our database.

  How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by contacting us via the contact form on the website. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

 
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may contact us via the Contact form on this website. 


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