Horizons 12: Privacy Notice
Your trust is very important to us. So the BBC is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information.
It is important that you read this notice so that you are aware of how and why we are using such information. This privacy notice describes how we collect and use personal information about you during and after your relationship with us, in accordance with data protection law.
Additional information can be found in the BBC’s Privacy Policy. Where there is inconsistency between those documents and this notice, this notice shall prevail. You can find out more about your information and privacy here
What will we collect and how will we use it?
The BBC will collect and process the personal information that you have provided to us about yourself. This personal information is name, address, contact details, and gender...
The personal information that you provide will be processed for the purposes of producing and developing content, as well as administering the production of that content.
The BBC is the “data controller” of this information. This means that the BBC decides what your personal information is used for, and the ways in which it is processed.
The legal basis on which the BBC processes your personal information is on the basis of: the BBC’s legitimate interests in producing content. Where we process your personal information for our legitimate interests, we will carefully consider any impact on you and will not use your personal information where such impact overrides our interests.
How long will retain your information?
The BBC will retain your information until 2025.
Sharing information:
We will share information you provide with the Arts Council of Wales.
The names and email addresses of successful applicants will be shared with Soundmouse, a third party which collects diversity data for the BBC and other broadcasters, for the purposes of monitoring diversity across the industry.
Your rights and more information:
If you want to review, verify, correct or request erasure of your personal information, object to the processing of your personal information, you can find out how to do this in our Privacy Policy. You will also be able to find out more information about how the BBC processes your information and how you can contact the BBC’s Data Protection Officer.
If you have any questions about how the BBC handles your personal information, or if you wish to contact the BBC to exercise your rights in relation to your personal information, please visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/privacy.
If you raise a complaint with the BBC about the way it has handled your personal information, you are entitled to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In the UK, the supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which can be contacted at: https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.
