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MERCER ONEVIEW


Cookies & Privacy Policy


This Policy describes how your employer and plan Trustees collect and use information via Mercer OneView (the "Website"). Your employer and the plan Trustees are registered as data controllers under the Data Protection Act 1988/2003.


Mercer OneView is operated and maintained by Mercer Ireland Limited ("Mercer") on behalf of the plan Trustees.


By accessing, browsing, or using this Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and accepted the practices described in this Policy. Please read this Policy carefully and be aware that we may change it at any time. As a result, we recommend that you check back regularly to this page to be apprised of any updates or changes. The date we last revised this Policy can be found at the end of this document.


We and our affiliate companies respect your right to privacy in relation to your interaction with this Mercer OneView website.


Your employer and the trustees of the Pension Plan and/or the Share Scheme (and in the case of Total Compensation Statement any other benefit plans and schemes in which you participate) are Data Controllers for the purposes of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 ("the Data Protection Acts"). Mercer is a Data Processor for the purposes of the Data Protection Acts. Personal information relating to you and your participation in the Pension Plan and/or the Share Scheme (and in the case of Total Compensation Statement any other benefit plans and schemes in which you participate) has been provided to us by or on behalf of the Data Controllers for use in connection with Mercer OneView. We will only use the personal information which has been provided to us by or on behalf of the Data Controllers or which you have submitted through the Mercer OneView website for the purpose of the administration of the Pension Plan and/or the Share Scheme (and in the case of Total Compensation Statement for the operation of the Total Compensation Statement section of the Mercer OneView website) or the operation of Mercer OneView and you hereby consent to such use.


Throughout the Mercer OneView website you may have an opportunity to send us information relating to you through the "contact us" or "update details" pages or any other area where you may send emails, submit or request additional information from us. In using these pages, you may be providing us with some level of personal information relating to you. This information will be used by us in connection with Mercer OneView or for any other purpose for which it was provided by you including for verification purposes and/or statistical analysis.


You should be aware that each time you visit the Mercer OneView website, two general levels of information about your visit can be retained. The first level comprises statistical and other analytical information of all browsers who visit the site, and the second is information which is personal or particular to a specific visitor who knowingly chooses to provide that information.


You should also be aware that all personal, statistical and analytical information, including the fact that you have accessed the Mercer OneView website and/or updated information thereon, will be available to the Data Controllers. You have the right at any time to request a copy of any personal data that is held about you by contacting your employer (for which your employer may charge the prescribed fee) and to have inaccuracies in that information corrected. If you wish to change or modify information provided previously, please use the appropriate "update details" options, if those options are available to you, or use the contact details on the "contact us" page.


Cookies


Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences and generally improve the user experience.


Categories of Cookies
The following cookie categories are based on the category definitions contained in the International Chamber of Commerce UK Cookie guide:


1. Strictly Necessary
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features such as the ability to use online tools and log on securely. Without these cookies, such services can't be provided.


2. Performance
These cookies collect anonymous information on the pages visited.


3. Functionality
These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience.


4. Targeting or advertising cookies
These cookies collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising relevant to you and your interests.


Cookie Types
Some cookies are deleted when you close down your browser. These are known as session or transient cookies. Others remain on your device until they expire or you delete them from your cache. These are known as permanent or persistent cookies and are used to remember things about you as a returning visitor.


Below is a list of cookies used by Mercer OneView and their purpose:


Cookie Name Purpose Category Type
.SecurityCookie_GeoMemPort_AuthenticationType This cookie identifies how users have authenticated with the site 1. Strictly Necessary Session
.SecurityCookie_GeoMemPort_IsClientSelected This cookie indicates to the website that you are a member of a pension arrangement that this Website supports. 1. Strictly Necessary Session
.SecurityCookie_GeoMemPort_IsGuest This cookie indicates to the website that you have not yet logged in and are accessing the site as a guest user. 1. Strictly Necessary Session
.SecurityCookie_GeoMemPort_IsTransitional This cookie indicates to the website that you are in the process of logging into the site. 1. Strictly Necessary Session
.SecurityCookie_GeoMemPort_LogoutUrl This cookie identifies the web page that you will be directed to when you log out of the website. 1. Strictly Necessary Session
.SecurityCookie_GeoMemPort_SelectedCultureCode This cookie provides the website with details of the user’s language and culture code e.g. en-US. 3. Functional Session
.SecurityCookie_GeoMemPort This cookie identifies that you are an authenticated user. 1. Strictly Necessary Session
ASP.NET_SessionId This cookie is used by the website to uniquely identify each user’s session. 1. Strictly Necessary Session
.SecurityCookie_GeoMemPort_SelectedClientCode This cookie indicates to the website which client you are a member of. 1. Strictly Necessary Persisted
.OVSHARESAUTH This cookie is an additional security measure to help prevent session hijacking - Shares Site 1. Strictly Necessary Session
.OVEDCENTREAUTH This cookie is an additional security measure to help prevent session hijacking - Education Centre Site 1. Strictly Necessary Session
.OVPENSAUTH This cookie is an additional security measure to help prevent session hijacking - Pensions Site 1. Strictly Necessary Session
.OVENROLAUTH This cookie is an additional security measure to help prevent session hijacking - Enrolment Site 1. Strictly Necessary Session
vipc62 This cookie helps us manage the distribution of traffic to this website. 1. Strictly Necessary Session
ASPSESSIONIDXXXXX This cookie is used by the website to uniquely identify each user’s ASP session. 1. Strictly Necessary Session
__RequestVerificationToken_xxxxxxxxxxxxx This cookie is an additional security measure to help prevent against malicious attacks. 1. Strictly Necessary Session

NOTE THAT ALL COOKIES THAT ARE USED BY THIS WEBSITE ARE EITHER STRICTLY NECESSARY OR FUNCTIONAL AND ARE DELETED WHEN YOU CLOSE DOWN YOUR BROWSER.


More information about cookies and how to disable them can be found at www.aboutcookies.org . Note that deleting or blocking cookies will prevent parts of Mercer OneView working correctly.


You acknowledge and agree that for the purposes of the administration of the Pension Plan and/or the Share Scheme (and in the case of Total Compensation Statement the operation of the Total Compensation Statement section of the Mercer OneView website), on behalf of your employer and the trustees, it may be necessary to disclose personal data relating to you to third parties (which disclosure may involve the transfer of your personal data to third countries outside of the European Economic Area whose laws may not provide the same level of protection for your personal data as provided under the Data Protection Acts) for example in order to secure benefits for you from insurance companies or in order to invest your contributions with investment managers or to sell your shares or to comply with legal requirements. Mercer may also sub-contract parts of the services to a trusted third party or parties who may be located in the European Economic Area or elsewhere. Mercer shall take necessary steps to ensure that the processing of any personal data by such a third party, including its transfer to the third party, complies with all relevant data protection and privacy laws.


Mercer uses an affiliate UK Mercer entity in the UK to provide certain data processing and data hosting services in respect of the data that is accessible via Total Compensation Statement.


For the purposes of the Data Protection Acts, Mercer, as a Data Processor, uses up to date technologies and regularly maintains, monitors and reviews its standards and procedures for compliance with the Data Protection Acts. Mercer reserves the right in its sole discretion to amend this Privacy Policy at any time and you should regularly check this Privacy Policy for any amendments.


You should be aware that where you link to another website from the Mercer OneView website, Mercer has no control over that website. Accordingly, Mercer cannot guarantee that the Data Controller of that website will protect your privacy in the same manner as Mercer.


August 2015