BBC Radio 1's Minute of Me
BBC Radio 1's Minute of Me 2022 Privacy Notice
Your trust is very important to us. This means the BBC is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. It is important that you read this notice so that you are aware of how and why we are using such personal data. This privacy notice describes how we collect and use personal data about you during and after your relationship with us, in accordance with data protection law.
Why are we doing this and how can you participate?
If you’re aged between 16-24 years old and living in the UK, the BBC is giving you the opportunity to have one (1) minute with the microphone completely to yourself on BBC Radio 1.
What are your hopes and fears in the year 2022? It could be around identity; friends and family; money; the environment; music; social media; sport; or anything else you care about. Send us a written submission outlining your point of view and we’ll consider it for Minute of Me.
If your written submission is selected, we will call you and ask you to send us an audio recording of your submission.
The BBC will collect the personal data via an online platform used by the BBC.
When you contribute to the BBC, we may use your contribution in our programmes or content, but we cannot promise to use everything that we receive. If we broadcast your contribution, this may include the programme being available online and/or on demand, and your contribution may be used again in a future broadcast. It may also include use on the BBC’s social media channels.
For information in relation to how the BBC will process your personal data where you are providing contributions to our programmes, please see our Privacy Notice for Contributors here.
What personal information will the BBC collect and how we will use it?
There are two types of personal data: personal data and special category data. Special category data is still personal data, but its processing by the BBC requires the BBC to follow additional compliance steps.
You need to be 16-24 years old to submit something for Minute of Me.
The BBC will collect and process the following personal data about you:
• Your name
• Your age
• Your phone number
• Email address
• Rough geographic location
• Your written submission which contains your personal story, experience and opinions
• An audio recording of your submission, if you are selected to contribute to the programme
If you are under 18, you will also need to provide below personal data of your parent or guardian so that we can confirm you have their permission to participate in the programme and to share your story.
• Contact telephone number
• Email address
Depending on the content of your submission, the BBC may also collect the following special category data about your nominee:
• Racial or ethnic origin
• Religious or philosophical beliefs
• Health information
• Sexual orientation
Who is the Data Controller?
The BBC is the “data controller” of your personal data. This means that the BBC decides what your personal data is used for, and the ways in which it is processed. For the avoidance of doubt, your personal data will be collected and processed solely for the purposes set out in this privacy notice. As the data controller, the BBC has the responsibility to comply, and to demonstrate compliance with, data protection law.
Lawful basis for processing your personal data
The lawful basis on which the BBC processes the personal data is the performance of its public task. The lawful basis on which the BBC processes your special category data is substantial public interest. The BBC’s role is to act in the public interest and to serve all audiences with content which informs, educates and entertains, and to reflect the United Kingdom and its cultures and values to the world.
Sharing your personal data
The BBC works with our approved third-party providers who help us to provide some of our services. These partners only use your personal data on behalf of the BBC and not independently of the BBC.
We may share personal data with a third party where required or permitted by law.
Retaining your personal data
If your content is not used on-air your personal data will be deleted on 1st April 2023.
If your audio is used for broadcast, your personal data will be retained and archived in perpetuity by the BBC.
The personal data collected will be stored within the UK and EEA.
Your rights and more information
You have rights under data protection law:
• You can request a copy of the personal data the BBC stores about you.
• You have the right to request that we rectify any inaccurate or incomplete personal data that we hold about you.
• You have the right to ask for the personal data we collect about you to be deleted, however there are limitations and exceptions to this right which may entitle the BBC to refuse your request.
• In certain circumstances you have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data, or to object to the processing of your personal data.
• You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal data to you or to another organisation, in certain circumstances.
You can contact our, Data Protection Officer if you have questions or you wish to find out more details about your rights, please visit the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy at http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy.
If you have a concern about the way the BBC has handled your personal data, you can raise your concern with the supervisory authority in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) https://ico.org.uk/.
Updating this privacy notice
We will revise the privacy notice if there are significant changes to how we use your personal data.
