Privacy Policy
1 Introduction
Irvine Energy Plc ("Irvine") and its associated companies (collectively referred to as "Irvine", "we", "our" and "us") respect your personal information and this Privacy Policy explains in general terms how Irvine protects the privacy of your personal information. The principles set out in this Privacy Policy apply to any personal information you provide to us via this website or under any agreement or arrangement and to personal information which we collect about you from other sources such as our share register.
For the purposes of this Policy, "personal information" is information about, and which identifies, individuals whether that information is obtained from the relevant individual or from a third party.
By explaining our Privacy Policy to you, we hope that you will better understand how we keep personal information confidential and secure while using it to comply with our statutory obligations and provision of information about us to shareholders and other interested parties.
2 Disclosing your personal information
We may use your personal data in any way that we consider in necessary to carry out our responsibilities to you or to maintain and preserve our records. This may include releasing the data to third parties or transferring the data outside the European Economic Area.
We may also use your personal information to send to you selected information that we produce relating to the Company and/or its business. If you prefer not to receive this type of material, please let us know.
If you provide personal information to us about someone else (such as one of your directors, employees or agent) you must ensure that you are entitled to disclose that information to us and that, without us taking any further steps required by privacy laws, we may collect, use and disclose that information for the purpose for which it was provided to us.
3 Access
On payment of a small fee, you have the right to gain access to the personal information which we hold about you. In certain circumstances you may also require us to alter or remove any personal information we may hold about you. Please address requests to the Data Protection Officer, Irvine Energy plc, 1 Berkeley Street, London W1J 8DJ, United Kingdom.
4 Security
Irvine will take all reasonable steps necessary to protect any personal information we may collect on you from misuse, loss or unauthorised access.
As the internet is not a secure environment, any information you submit over the Internet, including your email address, is sent at your own risk.
Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time and you should therefore check it each time you visit this website. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 9 November 2006.
Relationships with and between employees are based upon respect for individuals and their human rights. Irvine encourages its employees to reach their full potential through training and development and promotes employee participation in share incentive plans.
5. Individual Conduct
The Company expects all of its employees to act with honesty, integrity and fairness. Employees are expected to refuse undue hospitality or gifts and improper offers or payments and avoid situations that may lead to a conflict of interest between personal activities and Company activities.
6. Communities and Society
Irvine respects local customs and heritages. It seeks to inform the communities in which it operates about its activities and respects their concerns.
7. Health and Safety
Irvine is committed to the health and safety of its employees and the communities in which it operate. The Board will disclose any information that comes to its knowledge, which clearly demonstrates that any of its activities breach internationally accepted safety standards or guidelines.