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.
Download a version of this Privacy Notice specifically produced for young people.
Why are we doing this and how can you participate?
The BBC is looking for young people aged 11-18 who want to report on a story that is important to their lives or the world around them, as part of the BBC Young Reporter Competition 2024.
The theme is ‘Me and My World’. Entrants need to submit an outline of a story idea using this theme. This can be either a written submission, or a recorded audio or video clip of no more than three (3) minutes duration.
The BBC will collect the personal data via an online platform used by the BBC.
Stories will be shortlisted in two different age groups: 11-15 year olds and 16-18 year olds. All applicants for the BBC Young Reporter Competition must provide their parents/guardians contact details, so that their permission for entry can be confirmed.
The most original and interesting stories will be shortlisted and judged by presenters, reporters, senior editors and producers to be considered both on a regional and national level. The winning entrants will be broadcast by the BBC on TV, radio and/or online.
If we broadcast your story/contribution, this may include it 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 data will the BBC collect?
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.
The BBC will collect and process the following personal data about young entrants:
- Name
- Age
- Location (county or UK nation)
- Audio/Video recordings (if applicable)
The BBC will collect and process the following personal data about parent/guardian(s) of young entrants:
- Name
- Email address
- Contact telephone number
The BBC may also process special category data about young entrants, depending on the content of the entry. This might include for example:
- Race 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 legal basis on which the BBC processes your 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. This is consistent with the BBC’s wider public purposes under its Royal Charter which includes reflecting, representing, and serving the diverse communities of all of the United Kingdom’s nations and regions and providing specialist educational content to help support learning for children and teenagers across the United Kingdom.
We also have a legal obligation to process the personal data of the winners in order to comply with relevant competition regulations.
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 the entry is unsuccessful, the BBC will delete your personal data by 31st July 2024.
Contributions that are broadcast and/or published will be retained and archived in perpetuity.
Other data from winning entrants and their parents/guardians will be retained for two (2) years for regulatory and compliance purposes.
Your personal data will be stored in the UK and the 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).
Updating this privacy notice
We will revise the privacy notice if there are significant changes to how we use your personal data.
