Cookie Policy Statement

This website (mertonpriory.org) uses cookies to store information on your computer. Cookies help us to provide you with the best experience out of the website.

If you have any questions about the following information please contact info[at] mertonpriory.org, or use the form on our contact page.

Managing cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control the cookies stored on your computer through your browser’s settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been stored and how to manage and delete them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

Removing or disabling cookies

You may choose to remove or block cookies at any time by adjusting your browser settings, but in some cases, this may impact your experience of our website.

Our use of cookies

The information below lets you know what cookies this site uses and what they are.

(Merton Priory) Cookies

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These cookies only become active if you log into our site or add a product to your shopping basket.

Third Party Cookies

Google Analytics

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These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site.

The information collected is anonymous and does not identify a visitor. The data includes the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come from and the pages they visited.

Google also serves as our search engine and indexes our webpages to make searching faster for users.

They are served from these websites:

1. google-analytics.com
   Analytics
2. googleapis.com
3. doubleclick.net
   Advertising
4. google.com
5. google.co.uk
6. youtube.com – livestreams and video archives

Select this link for an overview of privacy at Google.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites.

Facebook Cookies

We embed ‘Like’ buttons from Facebook on this site. Facebook does not use cookies to create a profile of your browsing behaviour on third-party sites or to show you ads, although it may use anonymous or aggregate data to improve ads generally. You can remove or block cookies using the settings in your browser, but in some cases, this may impact your ability to use Facebook.

For more information, visit Facebook’s Cookie Policy.

Twitter Cookies

We embed share buttons from Twitter on this site. Twitter may use cookies to better understand how you interact with their services, to monitor aggregate usage by Twitter users and web traffic routing to their services. You can remove or block cookies using the settings in your browser, but in some cases, this may impact your ability to use Twitter.

They are served from these websites.

1. platform.twitter.com
2. syndication.twitter.com

For more information, visit Twitter’s Privacy Policy.

Other website trackers

We may have some other third-party features embedded on our website as back-ups for analytics, content delivery and website security testing.

They will be served from these domains:

1. http

   Hosting site server tracking – Piwik/Matomo
2. pixel.wp.com
    Wordpress Content Delivery Network and visitor tracking (CDN)
3. api.amplitude.comBack-up website statistics
4.  scorecardresearch.com Soundcloud delivery network – for podcasts and recorded lectures

Use of emails and other personal information

Ticketing Policy Statement

We use Eventbrite for our online ticketing. They require a valid email address – to send you the ticket – and will use your credit or debit card details to process transactions.

Refunds are only given in the instance of cancellation of an event by Merton Priory or a related joint event, sponsored and managed directly by Merton Priory. We cannot offer refunds if the ticket holder cannot make the event for any reason.

Eventbrite do not sell the personal information of our customers to third parties.

Eventbrite may ask to use your Facebook account to show that you are attending an event. Please view their privacy and security page for further details:

http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/security/

If there are any queries about a refund from Eventbrite given from a Merton Priory account, please contact Eventbrite directly via their Contact Us page. They will reply within 24 Hours.

http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/contact-us

When you add yourself to our e-Flyer mailing list we have access to the data you entered along with your email. You do not need to give a real name or postcode to complete the form. To unsubscribe from our mailing list, please use the link provided at the bottom of each email wish to unsubscribe. Please note that googlemail.co.uk is a different address from gmail.com and Google Mail will automatically send emails to the updated account. e.g:- If you previously subscribed as ethicalsoc.conwayhall@googlemail.co.uk it will now send to ethicalsoc.conwayhall@gmail.com

We use mailchimp as our email server. These are the site domains it serves from:

1. mailchimp.com
2. list-manage.com

If you sign up to our mailing list you will have to opt-in via the sign-up form and confirm your email to subscribe to any future mailings. Mailchimp’s Privacy Policy is outlined here: Privacy Policy.