Your trust is very important to us. This means the ±«Óătv 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?
Audiences are at the heart of everything we do at the ±«Óătv and we have to make sure that we reflect a range of views and opinions in our programmes. It is important that we have an audience that reflects the views of the wider public.
What personal data will the ±«Óătv collect and how will we use it?
The ±«Óătv will collect and process the personal data that you have provided to us about yourself to select audience members for the program.Ěý
We will share your personal data with “Full House” who will manage the selection process and contact the chosen audience members directly.
The ±«Óătv will collect and process the following personal data about you:
- NameĚý
- Contact telephone numberĚý
- Confirmation that you are 18 or over
We will also collect and process the following special category data about you:
- Political opinions
Who is the Data Controller?
The ±«Óătv is The ±«Óătv is the “data controller” of your personal data. Full House is acting as the ±«Óătv’s data processor. This means that the ±«Óătv 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 ±«Óătv 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 ±«Óătv processes your personal data is the performance of its public task. The ±«Óătv’s role is to act in the public interest and to serve all audiences with content which informs, educates and entertains, and increases audience interaction and participation with our journalistic, artistic and literary material.
The legal basis on which the ±«Óătv processes your special category data a is substantial public interest in accordance with Part 2, Para 6 (1) of the Data Protection Act 2018. We are permitted to use this legal basis because the ±«Óătv’s Royal Charter requires us to act in the public interest and to provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them: the ±«Óătv should provide duly accurate and impartial news, current affairs and factual programming to build people’s understanding of all parts of the United Kingdom and of the wider world.
Sharing your personal data
The ±«Óătv works with our approved third-party providers who help us to provide some of our services. Full House will manage the audience selection process on our behalf. These partners only use your personal data on behalf of the ±«Óătv and not independently of the ±«Óătv.
We may share personal data with a third party where required or permitted by law.
Retaining your personal data
The ±«Óătv and Full House will retain your personal for twelve (12) months, after which it will be deleted.
Your personal data will be stored in the UK and the EEA. Ěý
Your rights and more information
You have rights under data protection law:Ěý
- You can request a copy of the personal data ±«Óătv stores about you.Ěý
- You have the right to request that we rectify any inaccurate or incomplete personal data that we hold about you.Ěý
- 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 ±«Óătv to refuse your request. Ěý
- 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. Ěý
- You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal data to you or to another organisation, in certain circumstances.Ěý
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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 ±«Óătv’s Privacy and Cookies Policy at .
If you have a concern about the way the ±«Óătv 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.