Who are we and what is this?

This website is operated by Bytewise Software Solutions and whose registered address is 4 Carolina Place, Finchampstead, Berkshire, RG40 4PQ, UK (“We”) are committed to protecting and preserving the privacy of our visitors when visiting our site or communicating electronically with us.

This policy sets out how we process any personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us through our website. We confirm that we will keep your information secure and that we will comply fully with all applicable UK Data Protection legislation and regulations. Please read the following carefully to understand what happens to personal data that you choose to provide to us, or that we collect from you when you visit this site. By visiting Mearcian.Online (our website) you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.

Types of information we may collect from you.

We may collect, store, and use the following kinds of personal information about individuals who visit and use our website:

Information you supply to us. 

You may supply us with information about you by

• filling in forms on our website. This includes information you provide when you submit a contact/enquiry form. The information you give us may include your name, and e-mail address.
• assessment data collected in an anonymised form via health professional / researcher conducted assessments.
• Mobile phone numbers (used only for 2 Factor Authentication when requested)

Information our website automatically collects about you. 

With regard to each of your visits to our website we may automatically collect information including the following:

• technical information, including a truncated and anonymised version of your Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, operating system and platform;
• information about your visit, including what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, page response times, what you click on, documents downloaded and download errors.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies, we use and the purposes for which we use them see our Cookie Policy

How we may use the information we collect.

We use the information in the following ways:

Information you supply to us. 

We will use this information to:

• provide you with information and/or services that you request from us.

 Information we automatically collect about you. 

We will use this information:

• to administer our site including troubleshooting and statistical purposes.
• to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
• security and debugging as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure.

This information is collected anonymously and is not linked to information that identifies you as an individual.

Disclosure of your information

Any information you provide to us as communication will be emailed directly to us.

Any assessment data will only be shared between yourself and the researcher / health professional conducting the assessment. This data may be temporarily stored on a secure server located in the United Kingdom. We use a trusted third-party website and hosting provider (IONOS) to facilitate the running and management of this website. Additional information about IONOS can be found at IONOS Privacy Policy. 

We do not collect, rent, sell or share personal information about you with other people, companies or entities. 

We will use all reasonable efforts to ensure that your personal data is not disclosed to regional/national institutions and authorities, unless required by law or other regulations.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Third party links

Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the third-party websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

Your rights – access to your personal data

You have the right to ensure that your personal data is being processed lawfully (“Subject Access Right”). Your subject access right can be exercised in accordance with data protection laws and regulations. Any subject access request must be made in writing to Bytewise Software Solutions. We will provide your personal data to you within the statutory time frames, however, please note we do not store any assessment data beyond 30 days from last update. To enable us to trace any of your personal data that we may be holding, we may need to request further information from you. If you have a complaint about how we have used your information, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Changes to our privacy policy

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

Contact

Questions, comments, and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and you can contact us via our contact page