Privacy policy

Last updated: 13 November 2026

This policy explains what personal information Mersey Wave collects through this website, why we collect it, and your rights. We keep it as simple as we can: we only collect information when you choose to send it to us.

Who we are

Mersey Wave C.I.C. is a community interest company based in South Liverpool/Halton. We run the Mersey Wave Choir, organise live music events and offer music tuition. We are responsible for the personal information collected through this website. To contact us about your information, use the contact form.

What we collect

We only collect personal information when you submit the contact form. That is:

• your name
• your email address
• the message you write, including anything you choose to tell us in it

This website has no user accounts and no advertising or tracking tools. We do not use analytics, and we do not collect information about you simply for visiting.

Why we use it

• To reply to your message, for example about the choir, concerts or tuition.
• For membership. If you join the choir, or ask us about joining, we keep your contact information so that we can manage membership and keep in touch with you about it.

Our lawful basis is legitimate interests: it is reasonable for us to use your details to answer you and to run the choir, and you would expect us to. If you would prefer us not to hold your information, you can ask us to delete it at any time.

How long we keep it

We keep contact information for as long as it is needed for membership purposes. We delete information when it is no longer needed, or sooner if you ask us to.

Who we share it with

We do not sell your information and we do not share it with anyone for their own purposes. Some services help us run the website. They handle information only to provide that service to us:

• Web3Forms delivers contact form messages to us by email. Your name, email address and message pass through their service for this purpose.
• Cloudflare hosts this website. Like any host, it receives technical information such as your IP address when your browser requests a page.
• Google hosts the spreadsheet our concert list is loaded from, so Google receives your IP address when the Concerts page loads. If you choose to show the map on the About page, your browser also connects to Google Maps (see our cookie policy).

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you can ask us to:

• tell you what information we hold about you, and give you a copy
• correct anything that is wrong
• delete your information
• restrict how we use it, or object to how we use it

To make a request, use the contact form. If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113. We would appreciate the chance to put things right first.

Links to other websites

This site links to services such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music. They have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for how they use your information.

Changes to this policy

If we change how we use information, we will update this page and the date at the top.