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Radio 3 Carol Competition 2020: Privacy notice

Your trust is very important to us. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 the competition, in accordance with data protection law.

Additional information can be found in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½’s . 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 personal information we collect and how we will use it?

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ is the “data controller” of the personal information you provide. This means that the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ decides how your personal data is used.

We will collect your name, age, address, e-mail address and telephone number. If you submit your entry as a recording, your voice/audio is also personal data.

The lawful basis for processing is the legitimate interests of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ to deliver valid and robust competitions to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½’s audience – both for those who take part, and for those that consume content that contains competitions. This yields richer and more engaging content for all of our audiences and is not an unreasonable infringement on the rights and freedoms of the individual ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ audience members.

How long we will retain your information?

Entries received online via the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Uploader will be hosted internally within ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ systems. Postal entries will also be stored securely within a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ site.

If you are one of our six shortlisted finalists, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ will retain your personal data for a period of two years following collection – for internal and external audit purposes consistent with industry standards. If you are not a winner, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ will retain your personal data until 8 January 2021. At that point your personal data will be deleted.

The names of shortlisted candidates and the winner, together with their compositions, will be published on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3’s website. Any personal information in broadcast content will be made available publicly through various mediums and archived in accordance with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½’s Editorial Guidelines.

Do we share your data with any third parties?

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ will not provide your personal data to any other external parties, without obtaining your permission, except as required by law.

Your rights and more information

If you have any questions about how the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ handles your personal information or you wish to find out about your rights, please visit the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½’s . If you wish to contact the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ to exercise your rights in relation to your personal data, please contact dataprotection.officer@bbc.co.uk.

If you raise a concern with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ about the way it has handled your personal data and you are dissatisfied with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½’s response, you are entitled to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at: .