Legal
Our legal terms, conditions and privacy policy are important for you to be aware of when using this site or applying for awards.
By using this Site you signify your consent to these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to the Terms, please do not use the Site. The Site is owned and operated by Merlin's Magic Wand.
You may download material displayed on the Site for non-commercial, home personal use only, provided you keep intact all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices. You may not, however, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute in any way the contents of this Site including the text, images, audio and video for public or commercial purposes, without written permission from Merlin's Magic Wand.
Terms and Conditions
1. You should assume that everything you see or read on this Site is protected by copyright unless otherwise stated and may only be used according to these Terms and Conditions. Merlin's Magic Wand do not warrant or represent that your use of materials displayed on this Site will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with Merlin's Magic Wand. Images are either the property of, or used with permission by, Merlin's Magic Wand or Merlin Entertainments Group. The use of these images by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms and Conditions. Any unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.
2. Merlin's Magic Wand use reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on the Site. However, Merlin's Magic Wand make no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the information. Merlin's Magic Wand assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the contents of this Site.
3. Furthermore, your use of and browsing in this Site is at your risk. Neither Merlin's Magic Wand nor any other party involved in creating, producing or delivering the Site is liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, the Site. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the Site is provided to you "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties. Merlin's Magic Wand also assume no responsibility and shall not be liable for any damages to, or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in the Site or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from the Site.
Privacy Policy
Merlin's Magic Wand recognises that your privacy is important and is committed to preserving it. This policy sets out our policy in relation to any personal information which you supply to us through the use of this website.
How we collect data about you and your use of this web site
You are in control of what information we collect about you. By submitting your information you consent to the use of that information as set out in this policy. However, if you choose not to share your information some areas of the web site may not be accessible or useable. We may ask you for information about yourself when you apply for charitable awards, donate money or contact us in any other way. We may also invite you to complete surveys or provide us with feedback. We and our appointed advertising company may also collect anonymous information about your use of the web site from cookies and by the use of pixel tags. We may match information gathered from these sources with any information you have given us about yourself for the purposes explained in this policy.
Administration, other non-marketing use and Disclosure
We will use the information you enter on the site for administration purposes and any other purposes made clear in the data entry forms themselves, in any relevant terms or conditions and on any pages or emails which link to such forms. We may conduct analysis of user traffic.
We may disclose your personal information to third parties in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms and conditions of use and other agreements, or to protect the rights, property or safety of Merlin's Magic Wand, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purpose of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Links to other websites
We use links to improve your experience of our web site. We will always seek to make these links clear, so that you know you have left our web site. However, please be aware that these web sites are owned and run by other companies and organisations and we cannot accept responsibility for any information you choose to divulge to a linked web site. Such websites have their own privacy policies and please check these policies before you submit personal data to them.
Statistical Data
We try to ensure that our web site offers visitors exactly what they are looking for - to help us achieve this goal we may analyse anonymous data collected about how visitors use the web site. We may also collect Internet Protocol addresses to help diagnose problems with our servers and for system administration, but we don't link these addresses to any person's name or identity.
Security and Data Retention
We employ security measures to protect your information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. We will retain your information for a reasonable period or as long as the law requires.
Accessing and updating
You are entitled to see a copy of any personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998) held about you and you may ask us to make any necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date. If you wish to do this, please contact us. We are entitled by law to charge a small fee to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.
Contact
Any comments, queries and requests relating to our use of your data are welcomed. Please contact us here or write to:
Hilary Birkinshaw
Manager
Merlin's Magic Wand Charity
Silverglade Business Park
Leatherhead Road
Chessington
Surrey
KT9 2QL
Changes to this policy
Because we are constantly improving our sites there may be developments in how we use your data - all such developments will be promptly notified to you in this policy and, where appropriate, through e-mail notification.
Merlin's Magic Wand Trustees Limited is a company incorporated in England and Wales with Registered Number 06511344. The registered office is located at 3 Market Close, Poole, Dorset BH15 1NQ.