Last Updated: 7 December 2025
Welcome to merge-remote.com (referred to as “we”, “us”, or “our”). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and safeguard information when you use our website and services.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at support@merge-remote.com.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily
When you interact with our website or services — e.g., register for an account or profile, fill out forms, submit applications or documents, sign up for newsletters, or contact us — you may provide personal information such as:
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Company or organization (if applicable)
- Job title or professional role (if relevant)
- Resume, CV, portfolio, or other submitted documents (if applicable)
- Any other information you choose to provide
1.2 Automatically Collected Information
Whenever you visit or use our website, we may automatically collect certain information, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type, operating system, and settings
- Pages visited, navigation paths, and how you interact with the site
- Date, time, and duration of your visits
- Referring and exit URLs
- Usage analytics and behavioral data
1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies, web beacons, or similar tracking technologies to:
- Enable essential website functionality (e.g., sessions, preferences)
- Remember your preferences
- Analyze how users use our website
- Improve and personalize your user experience
You may control or disable cookies via your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may limit some features or functionality of the site.
1.4 Information from Third-Party Sources
We may also obtain information about you from third-party services or providers such as analytics tools, advertising or marketing partners, external integrations, or social-login platforms (if implemented).
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To operate, maintain, and improve our website and services
- To process applications, submissions, profiles or registrations
- To respond to your inquiries, support requests, or communications
- To send newsletters, updates or promotional communications (if you opted in)
- To personalize and enhance your user experience
- To analyze website usage, performance, and user behavior for improvement
- To detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, or security issues
- To comply with legal, regulatory, or contractual obligations
3. Sharing & Disclosure of Personal Data
We do not sell your personal data to third parties for their own marketing purposes without your explicit consent. We may share your data under these circumstances:
- Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors (e.g., hosting providers, email services, analytics platforms) who help us deliver and maintain our services.
- Business Partners: When necessary — for example, for recruitment matching, job placement, collaborations, or providing services — with appropriate safeguards.
- Legal Requirements: When required by law, legal process, or regulation; or to protect our rights, the safety of users or others, or property.
- Business Transfers: In the event of merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, user data may be transferred to a third party under confidentiality and data-protection obligations.
4. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, such as:
- Secure data transmission (e.g., SSL/TLS encryption)
- Secure storage and encryption where appropriate
- Access controls limiting data access to authorized personnel only
- Regular security monitoring and internal reviews
Despite these efforts, no method of internet communication or data storage can be guaranteed completely secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
5. Data Retention
We keep your personal data only as long as necessary to:
- Provide you with our services
- Fulfill the purposes for which the data was collected
- Comply with legal or regulatory obligations
- Maintain records needed for dispute resolution or business administration
If you would like your personal data deleted or anonymized, you can contact us (see Section 9).
6. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights related to your personal data, including:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Correction: Ask us to correct or update inaccurate or incomplete data
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data, where legally permitted
- Restriction: Ask us to restrict or limit processing of your data
- Data Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Objection: Object to certain types of processing (e.g., direct marketing or profiling)
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@merge-remote.com.
7. International Data Transfers
Your personal data may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in countries other than your country of residence. When this happens, we will ensure appropriate safeguards — such as data-protection agreements or contractual mechanisms — are in place to protect your data.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or legal obligations. When changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we handle and protect your data.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data — including access, correction, deletion, or restriction requests — please contact us at:
Email: support@merge-remote.com