Terms & Conditions

Terms of use

Definitions

In this user agreement, the words below have the following meanings assigned to them:

AMSA Group” means the AMSA Group as is constituted, from time to time, comprising of (a) AMSA and (b) all direct and indirect subsidiaries or holding companies of AMSA, all body corporate, trusts or any unincorporated managed joint ventures or other business association in which any person or persons referred to in a) or b) (or together) directly or indirectly hold a shareholding or participation interest of at least 50%;

data protection laws” means the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2 of 2013, the General Data Protection Regulation, 2016/679, published by the European Parliament, and any applicable data protection laws to which ArcelorMittal is subject;

"we", "us", "our" and "AMSA" means ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited

"website" means "ArcelorMittalsa.com"

user agreement” means the terms of use set out herein; and

"you" and "your" means the user of the website

Introduction

We operate the website to provide online access to information about AMSA as well as products, services, and opportunities available within AMSA.

In this user Agreement we set out, amongst others, the terms and conditions in terms of which we may obtain, use, and/or disclose your personal information, in accordance with the data protection laws.

Terms of use of the website 

This user agreement, and the terms of use set out herein, shall govern your use of the website and all applications, software and services available on or via the website.

You are required to carefully read the terms and conditions set out in this user agreement before using the website.

If you use the website, you and/or the entity you are authorized to represent will be deemed to have accepted the terms and conditions set forth herein. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions, you must not use this website.

To the extent that any of our webpages or applications accessible though the website are governed by additional or different practices or policies, these practices or policies will be accessible on that page.

Modifications

We reserve the right to change or update these terms and conditions at our sole discretion and at any time without prior announcement by posting any changes or updates on the website. The new terms will be effective immediately once they are posted on the website, and by continuing to use this website you will be deemed to have accepted the new or updated terms and conditions.

You acknowledge that this website is the property of, and is published by, AMSA. The website is intended to provide an overview of the businesses of AMSA, its subsidiaries and/or its associated companies. You may only use the website for lawful purposes and you warrant that you will not use the website and the contents therein in violation of any law or regulation.

You represent that you have full legal capacity to agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this user agreement, and your access to the website is granted in reliance on that representation. The benefits of these terms and conditions extend to each of the ArcelorMittal Group companies without notice of acceptance, which you are deemed to have waived.

General Disclaimer

The information presented here has been compiled by AMSA from internal and external sources and provides it on an “as is” basis. However, no representation is made or warranty given, either express or implied, as to the completeness, reliability, security, timeliness, or accuracy of such information or the non-existence of any viruses on the website.

In particular, you should be aware that this information may be incomplete, may contain errors or may have become out of date. You should therefore verify information obtained from this website before you act upon it by contacting AMSA or the external sources concerned.

Financial Disclaimer

Nothing contained in the website shall be deemed to be either advice of a financial nature to act or not to act in any way whatsoever or an invitation to invest or deal in any form of investment, whether listed or unlisted, in AMSA or its affiliates.

Intellectual Property

The website, the intellectual property, and all software are protected by copyright.  All rights in the AMSA trademarks, computer code, logos and other graphics, tools, calculators and devices remain the sole property of AMSA or its affiliates. We do not grant you any licence or right to use any of our trademarks or other intellectual property on this website by virtue of your use of or access to the website. Unauthorized use of any copyrighted materials; trademarks or any other intellectual property without the express written consent of AMSA is strictly prohibited.

The above mentioned content may not be sold, distributed, transmitted, copied, modified or decompiled, in any way, without the prior written consent of AMSA. Any unauthorised use of the content is expressly prohibited and may constitute a violation of copyright law, trademark law, patent law or other industrial property rights.

You may only download, display and print one copy of the Web Site on your personal computer for private and personal purposes and/or purposes allowed by the applicable law.

Restrictions on the use of the website

In addition to other restrictions otherwise set forth in this user agreement, you agree that:

  • you shall not disguise the origin of information transmitted through the website
  • you shall not place false or misleading information on the website
  • you shall not use or access any service, information, application or software available via the Web Site in a manner not expressly permitted by AMSA
  • some areas of the website may be restricted to customers of AMSA (“Customer Sites”) and may, subject to a vetting process, be accessed upon the completion of the Request for Online Access. In this regard, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your member login and password information, and for restricting access to your computer. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your member identification and passwords.

Limitation of Liability

You agree to access and use the website at your own risk. AMSA shall not be liable for any damages or injury resulting from your access to, or inability to access this website, or from your reliance on any information provided in the website.

By accessing this website, you agree that AMSA or any of its affiliates will not be liable for any direct or indirect loss arising from the use of the information and material contained in this website.

Indemnity

You agree, at all times, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless AMSA, its agents, affiliates and their respective directors and employees against all actions, proceedings, costs, claims, damages, demands, liabilities and expenses whatsoever sustained, incurred or paid by AMSA directly or indirectly in respect of (i) any information or other content you provide on or through this website and (ii) your use or misuse of the content of this website, including without limitation infringement claims.

Consent

By using this website, you agree to the collection and use, consistent with data protection laws and our privacy policy, of information accessible or made available on or through this website (including your personally identifying information) by AMSA.

Should a change to our privacy policy occur, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of the nature of the information we collect, how we use it, and the circumstances under which we disclose it.

This website may contain links to websites not operated, controlled or supervised by AMSA. These links are solely provided for your convenience. If you follow these links, you’ll leave the website, and will be subject to the terms of use and privacy policy applicable to those websites. By providing such links, AMSA makes no judgment or warranty with respect to the websites accessible through the links and AMSA takes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy of the information or material published on these websites.

You are not permitted to link any other website to this website without obtaining our prior written consent and where we do provide consent, subject to any conditions that we may impose.

Severance

If any term of this user agreement is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unlawful or unenforceable, it shall not affect the enforceability of any of the remaining terms of this user agreement.

Waiver

If we do not exercise any right under the terms of this user agreement then that shall not constitute a waiver of that right.

Applicable law and Jurisdiction

Your use of this website, and any downloads from it, and the operation of this user agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa and any dispute arising out of or in connection with your use of this website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of South Africa.