Privacy notice
Belfast City Council is the Data Controller under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), and the UK Data Protection Act 2018, for the personal data gathered for the purposes of a 5G funding competition online briefing event and Belfast 5GIR mailing list.
The Council must have a valid lawful basis under UK GDPR to process your personal data and accepts that you are providing your personal data based on consent and are positively agreeing for the council to hold and further use it. Additionally, the Council’s lawful basis for processing is for a Public Task for the exercise of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority found in the UK GDPR Article 6 (e).
Why are your processing my personal information?
- To facilitate the online event and provide wider access to its content.
- To send email updates about the Belfast 5G Innovation Region programme and wider ecosystem via email.
- To ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
What categories of personal data are your processing?
If you are an attendee or presenter at the online event, we will require your First name, Surname, and Email address.
We will record the briefing event and all presenters will have their image and audio captured in the recording. If you are an attendee, you may have the option of sharing your image and audio during the webinar. If you choose to do so, this will also be captured in the recording.
The webinar will include a moderated Q&A. If you choose to interact with the Q&A your comments may be published to others at the event and will also form part of the recording.
Where do you get my personal data from?
We get personal data from you when you register for and take part in the briefing event.
What do we do with your data?
We use your email address to provide you with the event details. We may also email you a link to the recording once the event has concluded. If you opt to join the Belfast 5G Innovation Region mailing list, we will also send you email updates.
We may publish the recording of the event on our Smart Belfast and Belfast City Council websites and Belfast City Council’s YouTube so it’s accessible to a wider audience.
We don’t publish delegate lists for events but your name and email address may be visible to others in attendance during the webinar.
Information may be shared internally among council officers who are involved in the project and where necessary between internal council departments with the purpose of supporting an effective delivery of service.
Your personal data will not be shared or disclosed to any other organisation without your consent or unless the law permits or places an obligation on us to do so.
Your personal data is held by the Council(s) in a safe and secure manner and in line with the Council’s Records Retention and Disposal Schedule.
If you have any queries regarding the processing of your personal data, please email smartbelfast@belfastcity.gov.uk. If you wish to contact the Council’s Data Protection Officer, please write to Belfast City Council, City Hall, Belfast BT1 5GS or send an email to dataprotection@belfastcity.gov.uk.