BHP Information Solutions

Terms & Conditions

User Terms & conditions

“we”, “us” and “our” refers to BHP Information Solutions Limited;
“you” and “your” refers to you and any business on behalf of which you use the Site;
“Site” means this Website;
“Terms” means these terms and conditions.

Access to and use of the Site is subject to these Terms. By proceeding beyond this page you agree that you have read, understood and accept these Terms and agree to comply with them. We may change these Terms at any time and by continuing to use the Site following such change you will be deemed to have accepted such change.

Your right to use the Site

You may use the contents of the Site (“Information”) for your own use, provided that such use is at all times consistent with these Terms and exercised in a lawful and reasonable manner, but you may not sell, rent or lease the Information to any third party.

You are permitted to view, download and store the Information. BHP also allows you to print the Information, provided that it is at all times accompanied by and clearly stated to be governed by these Terms.

You may provide a printed copy to third parties for their own personal use, provided the Information is not supplied as part of any other work; it is not supplied in return for commercial gain; the Site is prominently acknowledged as the source of the Information; the Site web address is prominently included in the Information copied; and the person receiving the Information is informed that these conditions apply to him and that he must comply with them.

Any express conditions which are stated within the Site to be applicable to certain Information will prevail over these Terms in the event of any conflict.

Email addresses are provided on this website for the purposes of pursuing our business. By accessing this Site you agree not to send unsolicited email for the purposes of advertising or market research to the email addresses provided.

You may not link to this site, nor frame it, without our express permission. If you would like to link to this site, please contact BHP?s marketing department on 0117 904 2224. The information given in this Site is consistent with the laws of England and Wales.

Changes to the Site

We may at any time modify, withdraw or restrict any Information or the Site.

Third Parties

Certain links in the Site will take you to third party sites which we provide for your convenience only and we give no endorsement or approval in respect of the accuracy, completeness or quality of such sites or any products and services offered by or through such third parties. Likewise, any classifications or statements which we make in any part of the site about any third parties are given in good faith to assist you, but it is your responsibility to satisfy yourself as to their credentials and suitability.

Disclaimer

All Information is made available on this Site on an “as is” basis. You accept that we exclude all liability (howsoever arising and howsoever caused) which we may otherwise have to you as a result of you downloading the Information or your reliance on or use of any of the Information for any purpose.

We do not accept liability for any indirect or consequential losses, loss of data, income or profits or damages for loss or damage to property and we exclude all warranties and representations, express or implied in respect of your use of the Site and the Information.

None of the above shall affect any statutory rights which are not capable of being excluded.

Copyright

We, or our third party licensors, own the copyright and all other intellectual property rights in the Information and no licence of any such intellectual property rights is granted to you by way of your use of the Site.

Termination

We reserve the right at our discretion at any time to suspend or terminate your use of the Site with immediate effect.

Data Protection Policy

We may log any data generated by your use of the Site in accordance with our prevailing Privacy Policy.

BHP Information Solutions Limited (‘BHP) needs to collect and use personal data about people including past, present and prospective customers in order to carry on its business, meet its customers' requirements effectively and continually improve the services we offer to them.

Any personal data which we collect, record or use in any way whether it is held on paper, on computer or other media will have appropriate safeguards applied to it to ensure that we comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. We endorse and adhere to the eight principles of Data Protection as set out in the Data Protection Act 1998. These principles state that personal data must be:

Fairly and lawfully processed.
Processed for limited purposes and not in any way which would be incompatible for those purposes.
Adequate, relevant and not excessive.
Accurate and kept up to date.
Not kept for longer than necessary.
Processed in line with the data subject’s rights.
Kept secure.
Not transferred to a country that does not have adequate data protection rights.

In order to meet the requirements of the principles, we will:

Observe the conditions regarding the fair collection and use of personal data.
Meet our obligations to specify the purposes for which personal data is used.
Collect and process appropriate personal data only to the extent that it is needed to fulfil operational needs or to comply with any legal requirements.
Ensure the quality of personal data used.
Apply strict checks to determine the length of time personal data is held.
Ensure that the rights of individuals about whom the personal data is held, can be fully exercised under the Act.
Take appropriate security measures to safeguard personal data.
Ensure that personal data is not transferred abroad without suitable safeguards.

When we collect any personal data from you, we will inform you why we are collecting your data and what we intend to use it for.

Where we collect any sensitive data, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that we have explicit consent to hold, use and retain the information. Sensitive data is personal data about an individual's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health, sex life, details of the commission or alleged commission of any offence and any court proceedings relating to the commission of an offence.

We have a responsible marketing policy and do not give details of our customers or related individuals to any other company, save that we may provide aggregate data to reputable third parties such as advertisers on our websites, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information. We will follow the relevant legal requirements and use all reasonable precautions to ensure only the third parties and their employees or agents see such information but we are not responsible for any breach of security or any actions of any third parties who receive such information.

We may contact customers by mail, email, SMS, telephone or other electronic means with details of our products and services, and those similar or related products and services offered by our business partners. If they do not wish to be marketed to in this way they can write to BHP Marketing Department, 6 Grove Road, Redland, Bristol BS6 6UJ quoting their full name.

Under the Data Protection Act, any individual may request a copy of the information which we hold about them. We reserve the right to charge any fee payable in terms of the Data Protection Act for providing this information. If the details are inaccurate you can ask us to amend them.

Law

These Terms and your use of the Site are governed by English law and any dispute arising from the Terms or your use shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

Acceptance

IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS IN THEIR ENTIRETY, YOU MUST PROCEED NO FURTHER AND LEAVE THE WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY.