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This notice explains how Fortescue handles personal information for the audience described below. It supplements the Fortescue General Privacy Policy.

For Fortescue employees and individual contractors who have not received a separate employee or contractor privacy notice (and, where relevant, contingent workers engaged via service providers).

Last reviewed and updated 1 May 2026.

At a glance

  • What we collect

    Identity and contact details, employment and payroll data, qualifications, training, performance and attendance records, access and security logs, and HSE information where required by law.

  • Why

    To manage the employment/contractor relationship, pay and benefits, safety and security, and compliance obligations.

  • Sharing

    Payroll/benefits providers, IT/security and HR system providers, professional advisers, and regulators where required.

What we collect

  • Identity and contact details; employment/engagement details; payroll and benefits information.
  • Qualifications, training records, performance, attendance and travel information (where relevant).
  • HSE-related information where required by law (e.g., fitness for work, incident reporting).
  • Access, security and systems usage logs.
  • Location, vehicle telematics and operational positioning data relating to work vehicles and mining equipment you drive, use or are assigned to, including GPS/location data, fleet-management visibility data, radio-GPS data, and records of vehicle presence or movement within active mining areas or autonomous operating zones (‘Location Data’).
  • Audio and visual data (e.g. from CCTV, radio, drone footage).

 

Why we use it

  • UK/EU/EEA lawful bases: For our legitimate interests, including —
    • Administer employment/engagement, pay and benefits.
    • Plan resources and manage performance, training and compliance.
    • Provide systems access, keep people and data safe, and manage facilities.
    • Manage and operate our business, including: negotiate and perform contracts; track device/vehicle/equipment movements; research and development and business/operational improvement, including through data analytics and AI-assisted data processing; accounts and recordkeeping.
    • For Location Data: To help keep people and equipment safe, manage traffic and interactions between manned and autonomous equipment, support dispatch and control-room visibility, enforce access and geofencing controls, respond to emergencies, and investigate incidents.
       
  • Contract — to enter into or perform an employment contract or other contract with you.
  • Consent — for example, where you allow publication of images.
  • Meet legal and regulatory obligations (including workplace health and safety).

 

Where we get it

  • Training, travel and benefits providers (where applicable).
  • Internal systems and business records.
  • Onboard vehicle and communications systems (Location Data).
  • Fleet-management tools, access and control systems (Location Data).
  • Direct — from you and your managers.

 

Who we share it with 

  • Payroll, benefits and HR systems providers.
  • Training and travel service providers (where applicable).
  • Authorised operations, safety and investigation personnel.
  • Relevant technology, communications and fleet-management providers.
  • Emergency responders.
  • Professional advisers.
  • Regulators and law-enforcement agencies where required.

 

How long we keep it

We keep employment information in line with our retention schedules and legal obligations (for example, employment, health and safety, and tax requirements).

© Fortescue — 2026

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