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1. GENERAL
Welcome to the bluescopesteelconnect site. In general
you can visit the bluescopesteelconnect site without
telling us who you are. The amount of information that you
provide to BlueScope Steel will depend on the range and number
of services that you choose to use. Particular sections of
this Internet site may require you to send BlueScope Steel
personal information, including your name and email address.
It is our intention to inform you before we collect personal
information from you on the Internet. By visiting the bluescopesteelconnect
Internet site, you are accepting the practices described in
this Privacy Policy.
2. COLLECTION OF
INFORMATION
BlueScope Steel recognises that any personal information is very
important to you, and that you should have a right to control
the use and dissemination of that information. Information
collected by BlueScope Steel will only be disclosed in accordance
with the terms of this Privacy Policy. Specifically BlueScope Steel
collects the following information from its Internet site:
2.1 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
BlueScope Steel collects statistical information regarding the
use of its Internet site. This collection includes your
computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address and the date and
time of your visit. This information is collected to provide
BlueScope Steel with information about the use of its site and
to help it maintain and develop the site to provide better
information to users.
2.2 COOKIES
BlueScope Steel uses cookies on its site. This involves the collection
of personal information about you, including your habits
when accessing the BlueScope Steel Internet site and any personal
information you provide in customising this site. You can
prevent this collection of information by disabling your
web browser from accepting cookies. This will not prevent
you from accessing the bluescopesteelconnect Internet site,
however it may prevent you from utilising some of the features
in the bluescopesteelconnect Internet site.
2.3 REQUESTED PERSONAL
INFORMATION
At various stages you may be requested to provide BlueScope Steel
with personal information including your contact details.
Personal information will only be requested if it is necessary
to provide a service to you or if it is necessary by law.
Such a request may arise if you ask BlueScope Steel to provide
you with information or provide you with a product. In this
instance you should read BlueScope Steel's Use and Disclosure
policy in clause 3.
3. USE AND DISCLOSURE
BlueScope Steel will not use or disclose, and will use reasonable
endeavours to prevent the use or disclosure of, information
provided by a user to bluescopesteelconnect Internet site
for a purpose other than the primary purpose of collection
(a 'secondary purpose'), except to the extent:
- that the secondary purpose
is related to the primary purpose of collection and that
you could reasonably expect BlueScope Steel to use or disclose
the information for the secondary purpose (for example,
the provision of your information to a supplier of BlueScope Steel
products where you have requested such a product to be supplied
or our technology providers for reasons of customer service,
database maintenance and other similar purposes);
- that you have consented
to the use of the information for the secondary purpose;
- that information provided
by you, including information relating to transactions,
may appear in aggregate form for the purpose of providing
statistical information within BlueScope Steel or to third parties.
This information will not identify you;
- necessary in order to
enforce any of the terms of an agreement between you and
BlueScope Steel;
- that BlueScope Steel has reason
to suspect that unlawful activity has been, is being or
may be engaged in, and uses or discloses the personal information
as a necessary part of its investigation of the matter or
in reporting its concerns to relevant persons or authorities;
- required or specifically
authorised by law;
- provided in co-operation
with any governmental authority
4. ACCESS AND CORRECTION
4.1 Where BlueScope Steel collects
information from you, we will provide you with access to
your information to the extent that we can reasonably do
so except to the extent that:
- the request for access
is frivolous or vexatious;
- providing access would
have an unreasonable impact on the privacy of others or
would violate this Privacy Policy as it relates to others;
- the information relates
to existing legal dispute resolution proceedings between
you and BlueScope Steel, and the information would not be accessible
by the process of discovery in those proceedings; or
- providing access would
reveal the intentions of BlueScope Steel in relation to negotiations
with you in such a way as to prejudice those negotiations.
4.2 Where you notify us via e-mail addressed to ross.mireylees@BlueScopesteel.com
that information about you is incorrect, incomplete or out
of date BlueScope Steel will correct, update, erase or amend the
information as appropriate.
5. LINKS FROM THIS
SITE
BlueScope Steel may link to other Internet sites. It is important
that you are aware that any such links are not subject to
the same privacy policies and restrictions seen in this Privacy
Policy. Please read carefully any policy documents or terms
and conditions that appear on linked Internet sites before
disclosing any personal information. BlueScope Steel is not responsible
for any practices on linked Internet sites that might breach
your privacy.
6. SECURITY
BlueScope Steel acknowledges that security is of paramount concern
to you. BlueScope Steel stores your personal information in secure
environments to safeguard it from misuse, disclosure, alteration
or destruction. By using the bluescopesteelconnect Internet
site you agree that the Internet is inherently insecure and
that accordingly [BlueScope Steel] can only use its reasonable endeavours
to secure your personal information and cannot provide any
definitive assurance regarding security of personal information.
BlueScope Steel will not be liable in any way in relation to any
breach of security or any unintended loss or disclosure of
that information.
7. CHANGES TO PRIVACY
POLICY
BlueScope Steel may, without notice, amend or modify this Privacy
Policy by posting the amended Privacy Policy to the bluescopesteelconnect
Internet site.
8. FEEDBACK, QUESTIONS
OR PROBLEMS
BlueScope Steel welcomes any feedback you may have regarding our
PRIVACY POLICY. If you have any questions or queries relating
to the policy, or if you have any suggestions or problems,
please send an email to ross.mireylees@BlueScopesteel.com.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
BlueScope STEEL DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
BlueScope Steel has provided the information contained on this web
site on the basis that we give the information in good faith,
but do not represent or warrant that the information is reliable,
accurate or complete, or that the service will be uninterrupted
or error-free. We are not responsible for and do not endorse
in any way, the content on this site provided by third parties.
We are not liable for any interruption or error in the service
or failure of performance of the site.
You should not rely on the
information at this site or any linked site without making
your own independent assessment of the information. We are
not responsible for and do not endorse in any way, the content
on any linked site. You should consult your own advisers to
verify its accuracy.
You acknowledge that the
inclusion of links from this site is not intended as an endorsement
or recommendation. If you create a link to this web site,
you do so at your own risk. We have not consented to and are
not responsible for any conduct with a linked site which may
be unlawful or an infringement of a third party's rights.
We have no obligation to
monitor the content on this site or any linked site and we
do not have any responsibility to filter such content. We
are not liable for loss of any kind (whether direct or consequential)
arising from the information at this site, or a linked site,
being inaccurate, incomplete or misleading, and are not responsible
for any interpretation, opinion or conclusion you form from
the information. To the fullest extent permitted by law, all
warranties (including warranties as to merchantability, infringement
of intellectual property or fitness for a particular purpose)
and conditions are excluded.
You must not carry on any
activity which might involve us in liability, or any activity
which uses intellectual property owned by, or licensed to,
us, without our written permission.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
All copyright subsisting under the Copyright Act 1968 (Commonwealth)
resides in us. No part of the copyright material may be reproduced,
re-used, re-transmitted, adapted, published, broadcast or
distributed for any commercial purposes whatsoever without
our prior written permission.
TRADE MARKS
Except where otherwise stated, all registered trade marks
used on the site are used with the permission of BlueScope
Steel Pty Ltd.
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