Prevent Incorrect Auto-Merges (Same Name, Different Entities)

Details:

When importing contacts via API, Dex is automatically merging contacts that share the same name (e.g., “Career Center”), even when they represent different institutions and unique emails.

Example cases:

• Multiple “Career Center” contacts across different colleges

• Distinct emails and organizations

• Still merged into a single contact

This results in:

• Multiple emails incorrectly attached to one contact

• Loss of organizational separation

• Corrupted CRM data structure

Requested improvements:

• Include email domain + organization + metadata in merge logic

• Do NOT merge when:

  • Emails differ significantly

  • Company/institution differs

• Add a “strict mode” for API imports (no auto-merge)

• Option to disable auto-merge entirely during bulk imports