Liability, Copyright and Intellectual Property

It is important that the visitor to the 4957 Limited website becomes acquainted with the information and conditions below before using this website or relying upon its contents. 

4957 Limited is a global group providing engineering, management and specialist technical services. Each legal entity within 4957 Limited provides professional services in a particular geographic area and is subject to the laws, regulations and professional standards of the particular country or countries in which it operates.

The terms of use and legal notices for 4957 Limited websites may vary for specific countries or regions and where access to any parts of this site or any other 4957 Limited website is subject to more specific terms or conditions, those terms or conditions will also apply.

By visiting or accessing any 4957 Limited website and/or by using the information and/or software available on this site, the visitor acknowledges that he/she has reviewed, and agrees to be bound by and comply with, the terms of use and legal notices.

4957 Limited reserves the right to update and/or amend the terms of use and legal notices on the 4957 Limited website from time to time and without notice.

By visiting or accessing 4957 Limited websites, the user consents to 4957 Limited collection of information relating to the user’s use of the websites, subject always to the limitations set out in 4957 Limited privacy policy.

Terms of Use

Errors and Omissions and No Warranties

The authors/creators of this website have placed information on the site with the reasonable belief that the information is correct, but the information is not intended to be comprehensive. Errors or inaccuracies may exist or the information may be incomplete or no longer up to date.

Users and visitors access and use this website at their own risk.

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only and provided without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. It does not constitute professional, technical, financial or other advice to any visitor to this site and must not be relied upon as such by any person whatsoever.

No Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, neither 4957 Limited nor any person or entity involved in creating, producing or distributing the information or software available on this website will be held liable under contract, tort (including negligence), statute or otherwise for any loss, damage or injury of whatsoever kind suffered or incurred by anyone arising out of access to or the use, reliance or misuse of or inability to use this website or its contents or 4957 Limited’s failure to provide access to any websites or information updates.

More specifically, but without limiting the generality of the above, 4957 Limited will not be held liable for any:

• interruption, communication-line failure or defect or delay in operation or transmission of this website or anything within;
• any computer or software virus on this website introduced or accessed by visitors or users; or
• theft, destruction, unauthorised use, alteration or access to any record, information or thing; arising from or in connection with the use of or access to this website or the contents within.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.

Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights

4957 Limited owns the copyright in all materials, texts, drawings, content, data and other work available on this website.

4957 Limited, the 4957 Limited logo and the names of its business entities mentioned in this website are trademarks or registered trademarks of 4957 Limited Group Brand Pty. Ltd, its affiliates and related entities. All other trademarks and trade names in this website are the marks of the respective owner(s), and used for information purposes only.

Any copying, reproduction, retransmission, distribution, dissemination, sale, publication, broadcast or other circulation or exploitation of any trademark or other material (in whole or in part) on this website is not permitted and will constitute an infringement of 4957 Limited’s copyright and other intellectual property rights. 4957 Limited reserves the right to take appropriate legal action in the event of any such unauthorised use.

Nothing contained on this website should be construed as granting any licence or right to use any trademarks or other intellectual property without the prior written permission of 4957 Limited.

Latest update: 29 May 2018

This privacy policy sets out how 4957 Limited collects, uses and manages personal data.

4957 Limited views personal privacy as an important issue and is committed to respecting the privacy and security of personal information provided to or collected by 4957 Limited.

This policy also forms part of the terms of use of 4957 Limited’s websites. This policy may be updated from time to time and can be viewed on 4957 Limited website

4957 Limited

4957 Limited is an engineering and infrastructure advisory company, with its holding company registered in China and United States 

4957 Limited has subsidiary and related companies that conduct business in locations throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Middle East and Africa. The locations or countries in which 4957 Limited operates can be viewed here.

Information collected

In the conduct of its functions and activities, 4957 Limited may collect and hold personal information about an individual, including but not limited to name, date of birth, gender, business or home address, contact details, occupation, professional qualifications and experience, employer, financial information and 4957 Limited internet webpages accessed.

4957 Limited collects, uses and manages personal information in accordance with this privacy policy and in compliance with the relevant data protection and privacy laws and regulations in areas where it operates.

The purpose of collecting personal information

Personal information will be collected and used or disclosed by 4957 Limited for the purposes of conducting its business activities, for pursuing its legitimate interest, for legal or regulatory compliance activities as required by law or good business practice or for the purposes for which the information is provided. 4957 Limited pursues a range of legitimate interests including but not limited to:

• recruitment and employment opportunities;
• promotion of 4957 Limited’s services, including details of events and seminars;
• performing its professional services and duties;
• assessing prospective clients and projects, including risk and creditworthiness;
• handling or defending complaints, disputes or claims;
• undertaking research relating to professional services activities;
• passing information to 4957 Limited’s related companies, credit agencies, government agencies and legal and professional service providers where appropriate; and
• compliance with the relevant statutory obligations, including government reporting and specific local law requirements.

Processing of personal information

4957 Limited collects and processes a wide range of personal data as part of operating its business. The basis for processing personal data includes but is not limited to:

• the consent given by an individual to 4957 Limited to process the individual’s personal information;
• performance of professional services and duties in terms of a contract to which an individual is a party;
• compliance with a legal obligation that 4957 Limited as the controller is required to meet in terms of relevant privacy and data protection laws and regulations;
• processing is necessary to protect an individual’s vital interests or the vital interests of another person; and
• processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by 4957 Limited or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by: security interests, an individual’s fundamental rights and freedoms and the protection of personal information from serious harm, all of which require protection of personal data in particular where the data subject is a child

Recipients of personal data

4957 Limited as a global business holds information and data in numerous countries. It may therefore transfer personal information or data to 4957 Limited offices or locations and in data centres in any country, but only for the above mentioned lawful purposes and subject always to this privacy policy and the laws of the relevant country.

Period of retention of personal information

4957 Limited does not store or retain an individual’s personal information for any longer than is required in accordance with 4957 Limited’s legitimate interest to do so or for the period necessary to comply with our legal obligations related to the storage of specific types of records and/or information.

Security and internet websites

4957 Limited takes reasonable security measures to protect personal information, but unauthorised access remains a possibility. 4957 Limited will not take responsibility for anyone outside of 4957 Limited control breaching its security measures. 4957 Limited may make non-4957 Limited websites available through hyperlinks on its website which are not subject to 4957 Limited privacy policy. 4957 Limited is not responsible for those sites and the privacy policy; conditions of use and security of those websites should be assessed by the user before use.

Rights as a data subject

At any stage while 4957 Limited is in possession of or, processing of an individual’s personal data, the individual will with regard to the management of the information have the following rights:

• to request a copy of the personal data held by 4957 Limited (right of access);
• to have personal data corrected (right of rectification);
• in certain circumstances to have personal data erased from records (right to erasure);
• to restrict the processing of personal data (right to restriction of processing);
• to object how personal data is processed (right to object);
• to have personal data transferred to an individual or to another business in certain circumstances (the right of portability).

If processing of personal information is based on consent, an individual can withdraw his/her consent for 4957 Limited to process his/her personal data at any time by contacting 4957 Limited at data@4957 Limited or at the relevant office address or telephone number listed at www.4957 Limited.com 4957 Limited will review or process the request or matter and provide a response as soon as practicable.

Consequences of not providing personal information

An individual is not obligated to provide their personal information, however as this information is required for 4957 Limited to provide an individual with its services and deal with legitimate interests, 4957 Limited may not be able to offer the individual services without it.

Removal or change of person details and complaints

If a person wishes to view, correct, update or remove personal details held by 4957 Limited, or has any questions, concerns or complaints regarding privacy or 4957 Limited’s management of personal information, 4957 Limited may be contacted at data@4957 Limited.com or at the relevant office address or telephone number listed at www.4957 Limited.com. 4957 Limited will review or process the request or matter and provide a response as soon as practicable. 4957 Limited respects the right of individuals to remain anonymous.

If an individual remains dissatisfied then he/she also has the right to take any complaints about how 4957 Limited process personal data to privacy protection agencies in the areas where 4957 Limited operates.

The contact details for a range of privacy protection agencies can be found via this link.

Automated decisions

4957 Limited does not make decisions based solely on the automated processing of data, including profiling, which produce legal effects that significantly affect the individuals involved.

If automated decisions are made, affected persons will be given an opportunity to express their views on the automated decision in question and object to it.