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Introduction

In this privacy policy (the “Policy”) any reference to “we”, “us” and “our” is to [Rio Tinto London Limited (a company registered in England and Wales with company number 00460473). Please see below for our contact details. Any reference to “you”, means you as a user of our website http://www.riotintobrandcentral.com (the “Site”). The purpose of the Site is to provide you with information and materials to support you in the implementation of our visual identity. You are not authorised to use the Site for any other purpose.

In this Policy, the term “Rio Tinto Group” means Rio Tinto plc (a company registered in England and Wales with company number 00719885), Rio Tinto Limited (a company registered in Australia (ACN 004 458 404)) and each subsidiary (as defined in section 736 of the UK Companies Act 1985 (as from time to time amended, consolidated, re-enacted or replaced) thereof.

This Policy (together with our terms of use www.riotinto.com/terms_conditions.asp and any other documents referred to on the Site) sets out, amongst other things, (i) the terms upon which you may make use of the Site (including the proprietary information that is contained on the Site); and (ii) the basis on which any personal data (meaning any information about you which is personally identifiable like your name, address, telephone number or email address, generally referred to throughout this Policy as “personal data”) we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be used.

Please read this Policy carefully before you start to use the Site. By using the Site, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please refrain from using the Site.

We may revise this Policy at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in this policy may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on the Site.

Information we may collect from you

Please read this section carefully in order to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

We are registered under the UK Data Protection Act 1998 (the “Act”). Further information on the Act is available at http://www.ico.gov.uk.

• We may collect and process the following data about you:
• • Information that you provide by filling in forms either on the Site or in connection with an application to be given access to the Site. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use the Site, information that you subsequently provide when updating registration details and information that you provide to us as a user of the Site. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with the Site.
• • If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
• • Details of transactions you carry out through the Site (including the downloading of content from the Site) and of the fulfilment of contracts entered into between (i) you; and (ii) us or other members of the Rio Tinto Group.
• • Details of your visits to the Site including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, whether this is required for our own purposes or otherwise and the resources that you access.

IP addresses and cookies

We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and other purposes. This is statistical data about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.

We may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive and they help us to improve the structure of the Site. We use cookies and other such devices to allow us to understand who has seen which pages on the Site, to determine how frequently particular pages are visited and content accessed, to determine the most popular areas of the Site and generally to monitor usage of the Site.

• We may also use cookies and other such devices:
• • To allow you to carry information across pages of the Site and avoid having to re-enter information.
• • To store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customise the Site according to your individual requirements.
• • To speed up your searches.
• • To recognise you when you return to the Site.

You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of the Site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to the Site.

Where we store your personal data

The data that we collect from you will be transferred to and initially stored in New York in the USA and may be transferred to, and stored at, another location outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or other members of the Rio Tinto Group. Such staff maybe engaged in, amongst other things, the placing of orders with you, the processing of your billing details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy.

All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Uses made of the information

• We use information held about you in the following ways:
• • To ensure that content from the Site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
• • To provide you with information and content that you may require from us or which we feel may be of interest to you.
• • To carry out our obligations arising from certain contracts entered into between (i) you; and (ii) us or any member of the Rio Tinto Group.
• • To notify you about our brand usage rules and requirements and any changes thereto.

Disclosure of your information

We may disclose your personal data to any member of the Rio Tinto Group.

• We may disclose your personal data to third parties:
• • In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets.
• • If Rio Tinto Group or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it may be one of the transferred assets.
• • If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply the terms of this Policy, our terms of use http://www.riotinto.com/terms_conditions.asp or the terms of any other agreements(s) between you and any member of the Rio Tinto Group; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Rio Tinto London Limited, any other member of the Rio Tinto Group, our respective customers, officers, employees or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Your rights

The Site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and other members of the Rio Tinto Group. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and terms of use and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies or terms of use. Please check these policies and terms of use before you submit any personal data to these websites.

Access to information

The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

Accessing this site

Access to the Site is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on the Site without notice (see below). We will not be liable if for any reason the Site is unavailable at any time or for any period.

From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Site, or the entire Site, to users who have registered with us.

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any third party. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Policy.

When using our site, you must comply with the provisions of our acceptable use policy.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Site. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Site through your internet connection are aware of this Policy, and that they comply with this Policy.

Intellectual property rights

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in the Site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by trade mark and/or copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text, except where instructed to by Rio Tinto Group in order to implement our visual identity.

Our (or the relevant member of the Rio Tinto Group’s) status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material and the owners of all trade marks on the Site must always be acknowledged unless otherwise agreed in writing by us.

You must not use any part of the materials on the Site for commercial purposes other than in accordance with the terms of the relevant agreement that we, or another member of the Rio Tinto Group, has entered into with you.

If you print off, copy or download any part of the Site in breach of this Policy, your right to use the Site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

If you wish to make any use of material on the Site other than that set out above, please address your request to brandteam@riotinto.com.

Trade marks

The Rio Tinto Group logo and “Rio Tinto” are registered trade marks of Rio Tinto Group.

Reliance on information posted

Commentary and other materials posted on the Site are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to the Site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

The site changes regularly

We aim to update the Site regularly, and may change the content at any time. If the need arises, we may suspend access to the Site, or close it indefinitely. Any of the material on our Site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

Viruses, hacking and other offences

You must not misuse the Site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, the server on which the Site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Site. You must not attack the Site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.

We will report any breaches of these provisions to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use the Site will cease immediately.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the Site or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.

Contact details

Questions, comments and requests regarding this Policy are welcomed and should be addressed to brandteam@riotinto.com.

Third party rights

Subject to the remaining provisions of this paragraph, the members of the Rio Tinto Group may enforce the terms and accordingly shall have the benefit of those provisions in this policy which are, or are stated to be, for their benefit subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the UK Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

Jurisdiction and applicable law

The English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to the Site although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of this Policy in your country of residence or any other relevant country. This Policy is governed by English law.