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    AMC Consultants Privacy Policy

    Introduction

    AMC Consultants Pty Ltd and its affiliates and subsidiaries (AMC) is a leading independent mining consultancy providing services exclusively to the mining industry.


    This Privacy Policy applies to the AMC Consultants’ (AMC) owned and operated website. We know that you care how information about you is used and shared. This Privacy Policy explains what information of yours will be collected by AMC when you access AMC’s site (including through the websites of our partners), how the information will be used, and how you can control the collection, correction and/or deletion of information. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect by other means (including offline) or from other sources. Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Privacy Policy have the meaning given them in our Terms. The use of information collected through our Site shall be limited to the purposes under this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service to customers.

    What information does AMC collect and store?

    When you engage AMC’s services or if you visit our website, we may collect certain information about you as described below. We do not send any promotional emails; however, we may send you service-related emails related to your account. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may opt out of them by clicking the unsubscribe link always available on any email communication.


    AMC collects personally identifiable information for the sole purposes of supporting current business activities and to improve the way we do business with our clients. Examples of the types of personal information AMC may collect include:


    • Details of current or prospective clients of AMC, their employees and affiliates;
    • Details of current or prospective suppliers to AMC, their employees and affiliates;
    • Details of current, prospective or past employees of AMC;
    • Details of persons that AMC comes into contact in the course of doing business.

    In compliance with the spirit of the GDPR legislation, AMC only collects and stores information that is absolutely necessary for it to conduct its business effectively.


    Anonymity

    Any person providing personal information to AMC has the option of not identifying themselves, or of using a pseudonym.


    Registration via our website

    If you register to receive our newsletter or be kept up to date on our events, AMC will collect you name, email address and level of consent.


    if you contact AMC via the Contact Us form, AMC will collect your full name, email address, position, country and city.


    Event signup

    If you choose to sign up for one of our events, Eventbrite, AMC’s GDPR-compliant third-party payment processor, will collect your full name, email, mobile number, and payment information (if applicable).


    Employment Applications

    AMC’s website is used to provide the opportunity for candidates to apply for employment at AMC. If you apply for a job, AMC will collect your full name, email address, position, country and city.


    If a candidate submits personal information to AMC for this purpose, AMC may forward this information to its employees (including those in AMC’s Canadian and UK offices) for the purposes of evaluating a candidate’s suitability for employment at AMC. AMC may also collect information from the public domain, educational institutions and other third parties such as a candidate’s former employer(s) and nominated referees for the purposes of evaluating a candidate’s suitability for employment at AMC.


    Cookies and Tracking Technologies:

    Technologies such as: cookies, beacons, tags and scripts are used by AMC. These technologies may be used in analyzing trends, administering the Site, tracking your movements around the Site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We use cookies to remember users’ settings as well as for authentication and analytics. Users can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some features may be limited. We use Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google AdWords (Conversion Tracking), and LinkedIn (Conversion Tracking). Some or all of these tools may be used to track information about your behavior on our website depending on your region. For more information or to opt-out, please visit the respective website(s) of these vendors or contact us at privacy@amcconsultants.com.


    Sensitive Information

    Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Legislation. No sensitive information is sought or held, except where required by law or where disclosed by an individual in connection with an application for employment at AMC.


    Unsolicited Information

    AMC does not collect or store unsolicited information.


    How we use your information

    AMC collects personal information to support current business activities and to improve the way we do business with current and potential clients. Examples of the uses of personal information may include:


    • We use the information that we collect to operate and maintain our site and to respond to your questions and concerns. The legal basis is section 6(1)(f) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
    •  If you have given your consent, we use the information that we collect to send you event-related communications and our newsletter.
    • To conduct current and future business activities.
    • To employ suitable candidates to work for AMC.
    • To purchase goods or services.



    How we share your information

    Personally Identifiable Information

    AMC may share personal or sensitive information between its offices in Australia, UK and Canada. AMC will not rent or sell your personally identifiable information to others. We may store personal information in locations outside the direct control of AMC (for instance, on servers or databases co-located with hosting providers). Any personally identifiable information you elect to make publicly available on our Sites, such as posting comments on our technical articles, will be available to others. If you remove information that you have made public on our Site, copies may remain viewable in cached and archived pages of our Site, or if other users have copied or saved that information.


    Instances Where We Are Required To Share Your Information

    AMC will disclose your information where required to do so by law, if subject to subpoena or other legal proceeding or if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement; (b) to enforce our Terms of Service or to protect the security or integrity of our Service; and/or (c) to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of AMC, our users or others.


    What Happens In The Event Of A Change Of Control

    We may buy or sell/divest/transfer the company (including any shares in the company), or any combination of its products, services, assets and/or businesses. Your information such as customer names and email addresses, and other User information related to the AMC may be among the items sold or otherwise transferred in these types of transactions. We may also sell, assign or otherwise transfer such information in the course of corporate divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies, dissolutions, reorganizations, liquidations, similar transactions or proceedings involving all or a portion of the company. You will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.


    Testimonials

    We display personal testimonials of satisfied customers on our Site in addition to other endorsements. With your consent, we may post your testimonial along with your name. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, you can contact us at privacy@amcconsultants.com.


    Storage and processing of information

    Your information collected through the AMC’s Site may be stored and processed in Australia, Europe, or any other country in which AMC or its subsidiaries, affiliates or service providers maintain facilities. AMC may transfer information that we collect about you, including personal information, to affiliated entities, or to other third parties across borders and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world. If you are located in the European Union or European Econonmic Area, please note that we will not transfer information, including personal data, to a country outside of the European Union or European Economic Area.


    If you are a visitor to AMC’s Site we will retain your information for as long as necessary for the purpose of keeping you informed as an existing or potential client or employee.


    Children’s Privacy

    Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. For that reason, AMC does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at privacy@amcconsultants.com.


    Notification Procedures

    It is our policy to provide notifications, whether such notifications are required by law or are for marketing or other business-related purposes, to you via email, written or hard copy notice. We reserve the right to determine the form and means of providing notifications to you. You will always be provided with a possibility to opt out of certain means of notification as described in this Privacy Policy.


    Links to Other Web Sites

    We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services linked to or from AMC’s Site, including the information or content contained therein. Please remember that when you use a link to go from the AMC Site to another website or service, our Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or services. Your browsing and interaction on any third-party website or service, are subject to that third party’s own rules and policies.


    Social Media Widgets

    Our Site includes social media features, such as the Facebook Like button and other widgets, that run on our Site. These features may collect your IP address and which page you are visiting on our Site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the organization providing it.


    How we protect your information

    AMC is concerned with protecting your privacy and data, but we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to AMC or guarantee that your information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of any of our industry standard physical, technical or managerial safeguards. If you have any questions about security on our Site, you can contact us at privacy@amcconsultants.com


    Compromise of Personal Information.

    In the event that personal information is compromised as a breach of security, AMC will promptly notify our subscribers in compliance with applicable law.


    Your Choices About Your Information

    Data protection law gives you a range of rights relating to our processing of your personal data. In this regard, you have the right to request that we rectify or delete the personal data or restrict the processing of your personal data, if you think they are inaccurate. Furthermore, you have the right to object against the processing based on our legitimate interests as a legal basis. We are required to assess and act on your request. Additionally, you also have the right to data portability if it should become relevant.


    Enforcement and Dispute Resolution

    In compliance with the EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Principles, AMC commits to resolve complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your personal information. EU and Swiss Data Subjects with questions or concerns about the use of their Personal Data should contact us at: privacy@amcconsultants.com


    Changes to our Privacy Policy

    All changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. When we change the policy in a material manner, we will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site, prior to the change becoming effective and update the ‘effective date’ at the top of this page.

    Access to information

    Upon request, AMC will allow a person to access the information it holds about that person, and correct it if it is wrong.

    Amendments to this policy

    AMC reserves the right to amend this policy from time-to-time without notice in order to comply with changes to the Privacy Legislation and to take account of new developments in technology.

    How to obtain a copy of this policy

    A copy of this Policy may be requested by emailing us at privacy@amcconsultants.com


    For any further enquiries about this Privacy Policy, the practices of the site or your dealings with this website, please direct any enquiries to:


    The Privacy Officer

    AMC Consultants Pty Ltd
    Level 12, 477 Collins Street

    Melbourne, Victoria, 3000

    Phone: (03) 8601 3300

    Fax: (03) 8601 3399

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