Privacy Policy

Effective date: 2 August 2023

This Privacy Policy describes how Phoenix Lithium ("us", "we", or "our"), a company specialising in lithium development, collects, uses, discloses, and protects the personal information you provide to us, including via the www.phoenixlithium.com website (the "Website"). 

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before providing your personal information to us. By providing your personal information to us, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

We respect your privacy and are required to handle your personal information in accordance with applicable privacy laws, including Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

1. Collection of personal information: 

1.1 We may collect personal information about you each time you interact with us, for example, when you: 

• request further information from us;
• visit our Website; 
• contact us, including via email or telephone; and
• provide services to us.

1.2. The personal information we collect may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, phone number, details of your professional qualifications and experience (if you provide services to us) and any other information you provide when contacting us through the Website.

1.3. We may also collect information about you via cookies, as explained in the section below.

1.4. We will collect most personal information directly from you when you interact with us. However, we may collect information from third parties such as your employer.

1.5. If you do not provide us with your personal information, we may not be able to provide you with our services, communicate with you or respond to your enquiries.

2. Cookies:

2.1. The Website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit the Website. 

2.2 We use cookies to collect information about how you access, use and interact with the Website. This information may include:

• the location from which you have come to the site and the pages you visited; and
• technical data, which may include your IP address, the types of devices you are using to access the website, device attributes, browser type, language and operating system.

2.3. Cookies help us analyse Website traffic, customise Website content, and provide a more personalised experience. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from using the full functionality of the Website.

3. Use of personal information 

3.1. We collect use and hold your personal information for a range of purposes as permitted by applicable privacy laws, including:

• to manage our relationship with you;
• to respond to your inquiries and provide you with the information requested;
• to comply with our legal obligations and assist government and law enforcement agencies or regulators; 
• improving our Website; and
• for any other purposes permitted by law.

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure:

4.1. We may share your personal information with our related entities. our trusted partners or service providers who assist us in operating the Website or providing our services. 

4.2. We may also disclose your personal information if required or permitted to do so by law or if you have provided us with our consent.  

4.3. If the ownership or control of all or part of our business changes, we may transfer your personal information to the new owner.

4.4 We may disclose your personal information to recipients which are located outside Australia, including our related entities. Those recipients may be located in a range of countries, including the United States.

5. Data Storage and Security:

5.1. We store most information about you in computer systems and databases operated by either us or our external service providers. Some information about you may be recorded in paper files that we store securely.

5.2. We take appropriate measures to protect your personal information from misuse, interference or loss, and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Data Retention:

6.1. We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

7. Third-Party Websites:

7.1. The Website may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by Phoenix Lithium. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing any personal information.

8. Access to and correction of your personal information: 

8.1. You may access or request correction of the personal information that we hold about you by contacting us. Our contact details are set out below. There are some circumstances in which we are not required to give you access to your personal information. 

8.2. There is no charge for requesting access to your personal information but we may require you to meet our reasonable costs in providing you with access (such as photocopying costs or costs for time spent on collating large amounts of material).  

8.3. We will respond to your requests to access or correct personal information in a reasonable time and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we hold about you remains accurate, up to date and complete.  

9. Complaints:

9.1. If you have a complaint about the way in which we have handled any privacy issue, including your request for access or correction of your personal information, you should contact us. Our contact details are set out below.

9.2. We will consider your complaint and determine whether it requires further investigation. We will notify you of the outcome of this investigation and any subsequent internal investigation. 

9.3. You may also approach an independent advisor or contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (www.oaic.gov.au) for guidance on alternative courses of action which may be available.

10. Changes to this Privacy Policy:

10.1. We reserve the right to update or change this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Website. Your continued use of the Website after any changes to the Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

11. Contact Us:

11.1. If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us by one of the following means:

• Address: Level 24, 477 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
• Email: info@phoenixlithium.com