BBC Studios TalentWorks
Privacy Notice

Your trust is very important to us. BBC Studios ScriptWorks (‘BBC Studios’) 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 your relationship with us, in accordance with data protection law. 

Additional information can be found in the BBC Studios Privacy Policy. Where there is inconsistency between those documents and this notice, this notice shall prevail. 

What will we collect and how will we use it?

BBC Studios will collect and process the personal information that you have provided to us about yourself when submitting your scripts and other documents to the BBC Studios using our submission tools. As well as your submitted materials, this personal information is your full name, age, phone number, email address, country and area of residence. We will also collect your agent’s name, phone number, and email address if you choose to provide such information.   

The personal information that you provide will be processed for the purpose of assessing your application and contacting you in regards to your submission.

We do not require you to provide us with any special category data as part of your submission. However, You might also share with us “Special Category” or “Criminal Offence” personal data relating to your:

• race or ethnicity
• political opinions
• religious or philosophical beliefs
• trade union membership
• health
• sex life or sexual orientation
• genetics or biometrics
• criminal convictions and offences

You may share such information with us for diversity monitoring purposes.  Your personal information will be collected and processed securely with safeguards in place to protect your rights and freedoms, for example storing the information in a way which is not linked to you or your submission.

You might also choose to share with us information about:

• the type of school you attended
• your eligibility to free school meals
• occupation of the main earner when you were growing up
• your parent’s attendance at university.

This is called socio-economic information.

BBC Studios is the “data controller” of this information. This means that BBC Studios decides what your personal information is used for, and the ways in which it is processed. 

What is our lawful basis for processing your personal information?

The lawful basis for processing your personal information is BBC Studios’ legitimate interest in developing new and emerging talent, producing creative output, ensuring our content is balanced and that it accurately represents the diversity of our audience. We have carefully considered the impact on you, and we will not use your personal information where the impact overrides our interests.

If you decide to provide us with anonymous special category or socio-economic data, we process this information for the substantial public interest condition to monitor equality of opportunity or treatment.  

Retaining your personal information

BBC Studios will retain your personal information for a period of up to 7 years after which it will be deleted in accordance with BBC policies.

Sharing your personal information

If your application is successful, we may need to share some of your personal information with third parties who provide key services to BBC Studios. We will not share your personal data with any other third parties unless required by the law or without making you aware.

Your rights and more information

If you have any questions about how BBC Studios handles your personal information, or if you wish to contact BBC Studios to exercise your rights in relation to your personal information, please visit the BBC Studios Privacy Policy. You will also be able to find out more about how BBC Studios processes your information and how you can contact BBC Studios’ Data Protection Officer at: dataprotection@bbc.com.

If you raise a complaint with BBC Studios about the way it has handled your personal information and you are dissatisfied with BBC Studios’ response, you are entitled to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In the UK, the supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which can be contacted at:  https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.