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Your trust is very important to us. The Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú 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 Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú’s . Where there is inconsistency between those documents and this notice, this notice shall prevail.

It’s up to you how you use our services. And you can manage or delete your Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú account at any time. There’s more info on managing your account here. Because we’re a public service, we will help you make informed decisions about your information, so everyone can get the best out of digital technologies and the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú. You can find out what we're doing with your information here. You can find out more about cookies here.

What will we collect and how we use it?

The personal information that is collected is Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú account details such as your Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú ID and voting choice.

Telescope will collect your IP address along with other Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú account information such as Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú iD and geographic location derived from your IP address in order to provide a robust and reliable vote result to the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú (this will include counting and capping votes as well as checking for irregularities).

Who is the Data Controller?

The Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú is the data controller of your information that is collected. This means that the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú decides what your personal data is used for, and the ways in which it is processed.

Sharing your data

Telescope is the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú’s data processor and is contracted to the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú to provide the platform. This means Telescope can only use your personal data within the parameters set by the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú.

Lawful basis for processing your personal information

The lawful basis for processing is the legitimate interests of the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú to deliver valid votes to the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú’s audience – for both those who take part and for those that consume content based on those results. 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 Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú audience members.

Retaining your information

The Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú will retain your personal data for a period of 2 years following collection – for internal and external audit purposes consistent with industry standards, unless a longer retention period is required by law. After which your personal data will be deleted.

For more information about how the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú processes your data please see the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú’s Privacy Policy, available at .

Sharing your information

Your personal data will not be shared with any additional third parties outside of the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú and Telescope without your prior permission, unless required or permissible by law.

Your rights and more information

You have rights under data protection law. You can request a copy of the personal data Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú stores 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 Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú 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 Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú’s Privacy and Cookies Policy at .

If you have a concern about the way the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú 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.