Privacy Policy
Disclaimer
While BHP Billiton has endeavoured to ensure that all information provided on BHP Billiton Internet websites is accurate and up to date, BHP Billiton takes no responsibility for any error or omission relating to this information. To the maximum extent permitted by law, BHP Billiton will not be liable for any cost, loss or damage suffered by you through your use of BHP Billiton's Internet websites or BHP Billiton's failure to provide access to these Internet websites or information updates.
Your use of the website is governed by the BHP Billiton website Terms and Conditions of Use.
Online Privacy Policy
This online Privacy Policy is provided to make you aware of how BHP Billiton collects, uses and manages information of visitors to its Internet websites. BHP Billiton and its related entities ('BHP Billiton'), the publisher of bhpbilliton.com, view the personal privacy of users as an important issue, and are committed to maintaining the security of personal information provided to BHP Billiton by users in accessing bhpbilliton.com. This policy forms part of the terms of use of the website, and describes how BHP Billiton treats personal information that it receives through your use of the website.
Please note: BHP Billiton makes some other websites available to you from hyperlinks in bhpbilliton.com. These websites are not subject to BHP Billiton's Privacy Policy. You should review the privacy policy of each individual website you access via hyperlinks from this website, and assess whether the policy of each website is satisfactory to you before you use the other websites.
What Information Do We Collect and How Is It Used?
BHP Billiton collects the following information regarding visitors to our website: the pages that you view, the links you click and other actions taken in the website. We also collect certain standard information that yoru browser sends to every website you visit such as your IP address (browser type, language, access times) and referring website addresses. BHP Billiton collects and logs this information for statistical purposes.
BHP Billiton also uses this information in order to provide you with a personalised experience when you visit bhpbilliton.com. Through the use of a cookie (see under 'Cookies'), BHP Billiton can record the pages you visit and the information you require. Through analysis of these records, BHP Billiton provides you with an improved service when you revisit bhpbilliton.com.
At times, we ask you to voluntarily supply personal information, such as your name, email address, website registrations, preferred means of communication and survey information, for purposes such as accessing our online webcasts or participating in an online survey.
Other than as stated above, no attempt is made to identify users or their browsing activities except, in the event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect logs, or where BHP Billiton believes it is required to collect and produce relevant electronic documentation to fulfil its obligations to third parties, including statutory organisations under local law.
BHP Billiton endeavours to use and disclose your personal information only in limited circumstances. BHP Billiton will do so if it is necessary to protect any copyright or intellectual property in the material in the website, or if it is necessary to enforce the BHP Billiton website Terms and Conditions of Use.
We may use third-party advertisers to deliver ads to your web browser whilst you are viewing bhpbilliton.com. These third parties may be supplied with, or may have access to, your personally identifiable information, but only for the purpose of providing these services to you. Except as specifically stated in this Privacy Policy, we will not share your personally identifiable information with a company that is not associated with BHP Billiton.
Cookies
A cookie is a small data file that a website may write to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can contain information, such as a userID, that the website uses to track the pages you have visited. The only personal information a cookie can contain is information you personally supply. A cookie cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other websites.
Some bhpbilliton.com websites use cookies to track user traffic patterns and to better serve you when you revisit the website. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, providing you with the opportunity to either accept or reject it. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser. However, full functionality for registered members of the bhpbilliton.com websites requires the use of cookies.
Security
BHP Billiton takes all reasonable security measures to protect personal information from loss, unauthorised access, destruction, misuse, modification or disclosure. As far as permissible under law, BHP Billiton accepts no responsibility for the unauthorised access of personal information held by BHP Billiton.
Access to BHP Billiton's e-Business
Access to BHP Billiton's e-Business websites provides BHP Billiton's customers with the ability to conduct e-commerce transactions. Users of BHP Billiton's e-Business websites must register with their membership database by providing:
- E-mail address.
- Name, company name, office name.
- Business address, business phone.
- Valid BHP Billiton internal contact name.
BHP Billiton will collect details in the membership database that are relevant to the use of the e-Business websites. While BHP Billiton will use the registration details for demographic analysis and to personalise your web experience, BHP Billiton will not make membership details available to external parties.
Subscription Services
BHP Billiton offers a free subscription service so that you may receive information about BHP Billiton by e-mail. While BHP Billiton endeavours to provide you with this information on a timely basis, BHP Billiton cannot guarantee that delivery by e-mail will not be delayed.
Updating this Privacy Policy
The content of this Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time, so we suggest that you return to the website on a regular basis and carefully read the information provided.
BHP Billiton Jobs
If you are using the BHP Billiton Internet Site to search for or apply for a job, our privacy policy relating to the BHP Billiton Jobs Site is available at: BHP Billiton Jobs Privacy Statement. The BHP Billiton Jobs Site Privacy Policy is intended to apply to the jobs site in conjunction with this Privacy Policy.
