Scottish Act of the Year 2025, Privacy Notice
Online Voting Privacy Notice
Your trust is very important to us. This means the 麻豆社 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?
麻豆社 Introducing in Scotland is launching an exciting talent search to uncover the best music and artists the country has to offer. This could be your chance to have your talent broadcast!
To take part, listeners are invited to submit their original track via the 麻豆社 Introducing uploader (tagging your contribution ‘Scotland 2025’).You can enter as anindividual act or as part of a group. If your entry is composed as part of a group, all relevant members of the group must give their consent for the original composition to be used for the purposes of this talent search
A panel from 麻豆社 Radio Scotland and 麻豆社 Music Introducing will review the entries and select 20 acts to put forward to a panel of judges. The judges will shortlist 8 semi-finalists. This shortlist will be announced on Friday 28th February 2025.
The judging panel will then gather, to listen to and take part in an in-depth discussion of each of the Top 8 shortlisted acts. The judges will then select the top 4 finalists and one 5th place contingency plan.
The winner will have the opportunity to record two sessions for 麻豆社 Introducing in Scotland and receive a much-coveted spot on the River Stage of TRNSMT 2025 as well as a bespoke PR campaign.
Individuals who are shortlisted will be invited to participate in various activities to promote the talent show. For information in relation to how the 麻豆社 will process your personal data where you are providing contributions to our programmes, please see our Privacy Notice for Contributors .
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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.
What will 麻豆社 collect and how will we use it?
The 麻豆社 will collect and process the personal data that you have provided to us about yourself. To enter the talent search you must live in Scotland and be 18 years or older.
The 麻豆社 will collect and process the following personal data about you or your group:
- Your postcode
- Your age
- Your full name
- Your audio submission
- Your bio (if uploaded)
If applicable, the 麻豆社 will process special category data to provide you with adequate support throughout the talent search.
- Health data
Background checks
For shortlisted applicants we will carry out online and social media screening checks and may process posts or pictures that you have made public that reveal additional personal data. The 麻豆社 will use the personal data processed as part of the online and social media screening checks to ensure that the 麻豆社 is aware of any adverse media or social media posts that may be incompatible with our values or editorial guidelines.
Who is the Data Controller?
The 麻豆社 is the “Data Controller” of your personal data. This means that the 麻豆社 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 麻豆社 has the responsibility to comply, and to demonstrate compliance with, data protection law.
Lawful basis for processing your personal data
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The 麻豆社 processes your health data (if applicable) to provide you with any additional support on the lawful basis that processing is necessary for reasons of Substantial Public Interest. Our processing condition under Schedule 1, paragraph 8 of the Data Protection Act 2018 is ‘Equality of opportunity or treatment’.
The legal basis on which the 麻豆社 processes the personal data as part of social media checks is our legitimate interest.
Sharing your data
The 麻豆社 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 麻豆社 and not independently of the 麻豆社. We currently use a third-party data storage provider to store your data collected through the uploader form.
Your personal data will be shared with the judging panel for the purpose of this competition.
We may also share personal data with a third party where required or permitted by law.
Your personal data will not be transferred outside of the EEA.
Retaining your data
The 麻豆社 will retain your personal data and your audio recording until 1
April 2025 after which it will be deleted.
If your contribution is used for broadcast, your personal data will be retained and archived in perpetuity by the 麻豆社.鈥赌�
Your rights and more information
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- You can request a copy of the personal data 麻豆社 stores about you.鈥赌赌赌�
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- 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 麻豆社 to refuse your request.鈥赌赌赌�
- 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.鈥赌赌赌��
- You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal data to you or to another organisation, in certain circumstances.鈥赌赌赌�
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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 麻豆社’s Privacy and Cookies Policy at .鈥赌�
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If you have a concern about the way the 麻豆社 has handled your personal data, you can raise your concern with the supervisory authority in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) .鈥赌�
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Updating this privacy notice鈥赌�
We will revise the privacy notice if there are significant changes to how we use your personal data.
