BBC Traitors Uncloaked 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 your personal data. This privacy notice describes how we collect and use personal data when you submit a question for Traitors Uncloaked, in accordance with data protection law.
Why are we doing this and how can you participate?
As part of Traitors Uncloaked, we invite audience members to submit questions for possible inclusion in the programme. This allows us to reflect audience thoughts, reactions and insights, and helps shape the content of the show.
To participate, you can email your question to the address provided in the programme. Your submission may be reviewed by BBC staff, and selected questions may be included in the broadcast.
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 data will the BBC collect and how will we use it?
The BBC will collect and process your personal data to:
• Review submissions and select questions for potential inclusion in the programme.
• Share selected questions and accompanying information with our approved third party providers who help us deliver our services. These partners only process your personal data on behalf of the BBC and not independently of the BBC.
Personal data:
The BBC will collect and process the following personal data about you:
• Name
• Age
• Location (City)
• Your question
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 BBC’s role is to act in the public interest and to serve all audiences with content which informs, educates, and entertains.
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. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and solely for the purposes described in this notice.
We may share personal data with a third party where required or permitted by law.
Retaining your personal data
Unselected questions and personal data will be retained for one year, after which it will be deleted.
If your question or personal details appear in the programme or on BBC platforms, this will be retained and archived in perpetuity by the BBC.
Your personal data will be stored in the UK.
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.
