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Carefully read these Terms of Use before using this Website. Your access to, and use of, the Website and its materials is conditioned upon your acceptance and compliance with these terms in full. If you do not accept these terms, you should leave the Website immediately and cease any further use of any materials you have obtained from the Website.

  1. Copyright and Usage of Content. The copyrights and other rights to the materials on this Website are owned by 3M and/or its subsidiaries worldwide. You are authorised to view, download and reproduce the materials at this Website only for your internal information provided that you 1) retain all notices contained in the original materials 2) only use images with surrounding text relating to the images, and 3) include the following copyright notice:

    © 3M 2005. All rights reserved.

    No further publication or commercial use may be made of the materials on this Website without the express written permission of 3M.

    You may not make any part of this Website available as part of another web site whether by hyperlink framing on the internet or otherwise. This Website and its content may not be used to construct a database of any kind nor may the same be stored (in whole or part) in databases for access by you or any third party or to distribute any database containing all or part of the Website or its content.
  2. Other Terms and Notices May Apply. Additional terms and conditions will apply to business transactions conducted or any promotions run by 3M via this Website. Additional terms will govern any bulletin board services, chat areas and or other message or communication facilities offered via this Website. Nothing contained in this Legal Information Page is intended to modify or amend any agreement currently in effect between you and 3M.

    Although these terms of use are intended to apply generally to all content located under 3m.com, this Website may contain other proprietary notices and conditions of use, the terms of which must also be observed and followed as they apply to the particular portions of this Website for which they are intended. Certain portions of this Website are intended for audiences in specific countries as indicated by specific country references in the website page header information (for instance, "3M United States," "3M United Kingdom," or "3M Australia"). Terms of use for country specific website pages may vary and can be accessed from the 3M website for that specific country. 3M may revoke or modify any of the rights stated in this Legal Information Page at any time by updating this page.
  3. Other Intellectual Property Rights. Please note that any product, process or technology described in the materials on this Website may be the subject of other intellectual property rights reserved by 3M and are not licensed hereunder. 3M, the 3M logo, Post-it, Scotch, Scotch-Brite, Scotchgard, and Thinsulate, and most other brand names in this Website are the worldwide trademarks or registered trademarks of 3M. Trademarks of other parties are identified wherever possible and 3M acknowledges their rights.
  4. U.S. Government Users. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to the restrictions set forth in DFARS 252.227-7013(c)(1)(ii) and FAR 52.227-19 and any other successor regulations that may be applicable.
  5. Disclaimers.

    THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS," FOR YOUR INTERNAL INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION OR OTHER WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT WILL 3M BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR RELIANCE UPON ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL ACCESSED VIA IT OR ANY OTHER HYPERLINKED WEBSITE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES ARISING FROM LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF DATA, EVEN IF 3M IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWABLE BY LAW. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

    The material on this Website could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors, and information will be changed, updated and deleted without notice. 3M may make improvements and/or changes in the products and/or the programs described in this material at any time. 3M makes no warranties that this Website will operate uninterrupted or error free or that defects will be corrected. 3M does not warrant that this Website is compatible with your computer equipment or that this Website or its server is free of errors or viruses, worms or "Trojan horses" and 3M is not liable for any damage you may suffer as a result of such destructive features.

    Additionally, 3M makes no representations or warranties whatsoever about any other Website which you may choose to access through this Website. Links provided by 3M to such Websites are provided solely for your convenience and should not be deemed to imply that 3M endorses those Websites or any content therein.
  6. Submitting information to 3M. Please see our Internet Privacy Policy for general information. 3M does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through this Website unless you have another written agreement with 3M related to the sharing of such information. Any information that 3M receives through its Website, other than your personally identifiable information covered by 3M's Privacy Policy, will be deemed to be NON-CONFIDENTIAL. BY TRANSMITTING TO 3M INFORMATION VIA THIS WEBSITE OR OTHERWISE THROUGH ELECTRONIC MEANS WITHOUT A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH 3M RELATING TO YOUR SUBMISSION, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT 3M MAY USE THAT INFORMATION FOR ANY PURPOSE WHATSOEVER WITHOUT OBLIGATION TO YOU. If you would like to receive information on how to submit an idea to 3M please click on "Contact Us" and ask for a copy of the brochure, "About Your Idea."

Internet Privacy Policy

3M Australia Internet Privacy Policy

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What this Policy Deals with

3M respects an individual's right to privacy in accordance with the National Privacy Principles ("NPP's") as set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the "Act").

This policy

  • deals with Personal Information (as defined by the Act) that we may collect, store and use this information; and
  • describes other important topics relating to your privacy.

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Collection Use and Storage of Information

3M Australia takes reasonable steps to protect any personal information we may collect on this website from misuse, loss, unauthorised access or change.

By accessing our website or responding to email correspondence generated from our website you may be providing us with personal information such as your name, title, company name, address, telephone number or email address. This information will be used to improve our website and better meet your needs. We may also use this information to advise you of any promotions, new products and enhancements. We will assume that you have no objection to providing us with such information. If you do, please contact us at the postal address below or use the Contact Us form.

There may be other situations where we may collect personal information other than for the purpose of improving our website, better meeting your needs or advising you of new products, promotions and enhancements. If we do, then, prior to obtaining the personal information, we will provide you with an explanation for the possible use of your personal information.

We will not use or disclose any personal information for any other purpose, which is inconsistent with your reasonable expectations of use or disclosure, without your consent. If we do, it will only be disclosed to someone else as required by law.

We will take reasonable steps to ensure that the recording of your personal information is accurate, complete and up to date.

We will take reasonable care to ensure your personal information is securely stored.

Sensitive Information (as defined by the Act) will not be collected without your consent, unless required by law.

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Accuracy / Correction or Viewing of Personal Information

If you have submitted personal information to 3M electronically or otherwise, and would like it corrected, please contact us at the postal address below or use the Contact Us form.

If you wish to view the Personal Information we hold, then please contact us at the postal address below or use the Contact Us form.

We will use reasonable efforts to comply with your requests. If 3M disagrees with your views about the accuracy of Personal Information, and you ask us to include in the record of your Personal Information a statement that you have a contrary view, 3M will use reasonable efforts to do so.

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Other Important Information

The 3M Web site may contain links to other sites. We do not endorse or otherwise accept responsibility for the content or privacy policies of those sites. Additionally, some of our Web pages may contain "cookies", which are data that may be sent to your Web browser and stored on your computer. This allows our server to "recognise" you when you visit our Web site in the future. Most Web browsers can be configured to not accept cookies, or to notify you if a cookie is sent to you.

As we all know, the Internet is not a secure environment. Accordingly, any information that is sent to us, is sent at your own risk.

3M reserves the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. We will promptly reflect any such modifications in these Web pages.

If you have any queries or concerns about 3M Australia's website Privacy Statement, please contact the Privacy Officer at 3M Australia Pty Ltd, Building A, Level 1 Rivett Road, North Ryde NSW 2113 or via the Contact Us form or fax 02 9498 9622.

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3M Australia's Privacy Statement last updated 14/11/11