Accessibility Statement

Website for Private Entities referred to in Article 3, paragraph 1 of Law No. 4 of January 9, 2004

Merlo Group is committed to making its website accessible, in compliance with Law No. 4 of January 9, 2004.
This accessibility statement applies to: merlo.com

Compliance Status

Partially Compliant
This website is partially compliant with the requirements set forth in Appendix A of the UNI CEI EN 301549 standard, due to the non-conformities listed below.

Non-Accessible Content

The following content is not accessible for the reasons of non-compliance with Law No. 4 of January 9, 2004:

  • C.9.1.1.1 – Not all non-text content presented to users has a text alternative serving the same purpose.
  • C.9.1.3.1 – In some cases, information, structure, or relationships conveyed through presentation cannot be programmatically determined (or are not available via text).
  • C.9.1.4.1 – In some cases, color alone is used to identify a purpose or distinguish information or a function.
  • C.9.1.4.3 – The visual presentation of text and images containing text does not always meet the minimum contrast ratio required, except as permitted (e.g., logos).
  • C.9.1.4.10 – Content not requiring a two-dimensional layout (such as data tables or maps) does not reflow when the display size is changed by the user agent.
  • C.9.1.4.11 – For some essential components, even in different states, the color contrast against adjacent elements does not exceed a ratio of 3:1.
  • C.9.2.1.1 – Some functions cannot be operated using a keyboard (or similar input interface).
  • C.9.2.2.2 – Some automatically started animations, flashing, scrolling, or auto-updating information lasting more than five seconds, or displayed alongside other content, lack mechanisms to pause or hide them.
  • C.9.2.4.1 – There is no mechanism to skip repeated content blocks that appear across multiple sections.
  • C.9.2.4.3 – In some sections navigable sequentially, where navigation order affects meaning and functionality, some focusable elements do not receive focus in an order that preserves meaning and operability.
  • C.9.2.4.4 – The purpose of some links cannot be determined from the link text alone or from its surrounding context.
  • C.9.3.3.2 – In some cases, labels or instructions are not provided when user input is required.
  • C.9.4.1.2 – In some cases, user interface components (including form elements, links, and script-generated components) do not have correct or defined names, roles, states, properties, or values, or the user and assistive technologies are not notified when they change.
  • C.9.4.1.3 – In some cases, status messages are not presented in a way that allows assistive technologies to interpret them without changing focus.

Preparation of this Accessibility Statement

This statement was prepared on 26/09/2025.

The assessment was carried out by a third party using both objective and subjective analyses (see Article 3, paragraph 1 of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1523).

The statement was last reviewed on 26/09/2025, in accordance with the recommendation to periodically (at least annually) review the accuracy of the information in this accessibility statement.

Feedback and Contact Information

Despite our efforts to make the site accessible to everyone, some pages or sections may not yet be fully accessible, may be under revision, or may not have an appropriate technological solution.
We are constantly working to improve accessibility by updating and optimizing functionalities and adopting new technologies.
Our goal is to achieve the highest possible level of accessibility in line with technological progress.

To contact the site owner, please email: mailto:info@merlo.com

Reporting to AgID

If the response to a notification or request is unsatisfactory, or if no response is received within 30 days, the user may report the issue to AgID by certified email (PEC) at: mailto:protocollo@pec.agid.gov.it

Website Information

  • Publication date: 01/10/2024
  • Usability testing performed: No
  • CMS used: WordPress

Organizational Information

  • Number of employees with disabilities: 0
  • Number of workstations for employees with disabilities: 0