Computershare wants to make your on-line experience satisfying and safe. Our aim is to safeguard the privacy and security of your personal information whilst providing a personalised service that meets your individual preference and needs. At all times we will comply with the prevailing laws and regulations governing the confidentiality and security of information.

What information do we obtain about you and what do we use it for?

Computershare collects information on-line primarily to make it easier for you to use our services. Depending on the services, which you are accessing you may be requested to provide personal information such as your name, address, e-mail address, bank account details and information on your current shareholdings. We will use this information to maintain your account, process any requests and to provide you with the best possible service. We may, for example, use your information to update your details across several holdings in your portfolio or to arrange for an electronic delivery method for company publications, if we provide those companies with share registry services. Information may require to be maintained or disclosed in accordance with current laws or rules.

We will not use your information for any purpose for which you would not reasonably expect us to use it. Although we may share your information with other companies within the Computershare Group, to other people who help us to provide our services to you, to market participants and to the company in which you have invested, we will not sell or disclose your personal information to anyone outside these parties for unsolicited marketing purposes.

Cookies

In order to improve the quality of our website and services, we may from time to time send you what is known as a "cookie". A cookie is a piece of text, which a website transfers to your computer's hard drive but does not access your hard drive. A cookie assists in identifying, for example, whether you have visited our website on a previous occasion. Only the site that posted the cookie can read it.

Please note that the websites to which this site may be linked may also make use of their own cookies to collect information from you.

Most browsers will automatically accept a cookie, but it may be possible to set your browser to notify you prior to it being sent at which point you can accept or reject it.

Security precautions

We employ appropriate technical security measures to protect your personal information and to ensure that it is not accessed by unauthorised persons. Information is held on secure servers and is encrypted wherever this is possible. This is the same encryption used to transmit credit card details over the Internet when buying merchandise online. Our security procedures also provide that, in addition to any password, which you may require to gain access to the service, you may have to provide proof of identification before we will release personal information to you. Multiple incorrect attempts or invalidation, result in a lockout from the information. We undergo periodic reviews of our security policies and procedures to ensure that our systems are secure and protected.

You should never divulge your identification numbers, username, or password to anyone else. You should also never write your password down or store it on your computer and you should make sure you change it regularly.

Accessing and updating your information

We try to ensure that all information, which we hold for you, is accurate. If you find any inaccuracies in the information we have we will delete these or correct them promptly. Communication with you may be impeded if the information we hold is inadequate or inaccurate.

This Statement only applies to this website and does not apply to any websites from which you may have linked to this website or to any website to which you may link from this website.