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Active Debris Removal Naming Competition - Privacy Notice

Published 15 October 2026

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This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/active-debris-naming-competition/active-debris-removal-naming-competition-privacy-notice

This notice sets out how we will process your personal data, and your rights. It is made under Articles 13 and/or 14 of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

Your Data

We will process the following personal data:

  • First Name and age.
  • Email Address.
  • School name.

Purpose

The purpose(s) for which we are processing your personal data is:

  • To contact you if you are a winner;
  • To publish any details of winners.

The legal basis for processing your personal data under Article 6 of the UK GDPR is:

1(a)Consent: You consent to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes. Should you change your mind, you can withdraw consent at any time by contacting ISAM@dsit.gov.uk ISAM@dsit.gov.uk, including the email address you used to submit your entry.  

Recipients

Your personal data will be shared by us with a contracted supplier that is supporting the communication and outreach of the competition.

If you are a winner, your name and age may be shared with chosen partners (including the Association for Science and Discovery Centres) to use in promotional material and publications.

As part of our IT infrastructure, your personal data will be stored in the UK on systems provided by our data processors - Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. This does not mean we actively share your personal data with these entities; rather, they are technical service providers who host infrastructure supporting our IT systems.

AI may be used to analyse and sort the data if we receive a large number of entries.

Retention

Your personal data will be kept by us for 3 months after the closing date of the competition.

After 3 months it will be erased from DSIT records and those of any party with whom DSIT shares the personal data.

International Transfers (include the relevant paras)

Your personal data will only be processed in the UK.

Your Rights

You have the right to request information about how your personal data are processed, and to request a copy of that personal data.

You have the right to request that any inaccuracies in your personal data are rectified without delay.

You have the right to request that any incomplete personal data are completed, including by means of a supplementary statement.

You have the right to request that your personal data are erased if there is no longer a justification for them to be processed.

You have the right in certain circumstances (for example, where accuracy is contested) to request that the processing of your personal data is restricted.

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where it is processed for direct marketing purposes.

You have the right to withdraw consent to the processing of your personal data at any time.

To exercise your rights please contact the Data Protection Officer using the contact details below.

Contact Details

The data controller for your personal data is the Department for Science. Innovation and Technology (DSIT). You can contact the DSIT Data Protection Officer at:

DSIT Data Protection Officer
Department for Science, Innovation &Technology
22-26 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2EG

Email: dataprotection@dsit.gov.uk

If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your personal data, please write to the department’s Data Protection Officer in the first instance using the contact details above.

Complaints

If you consider that your personal data has been misused or mishandled, you may make a complaint to the Information Commission, who is an UK independent regulator.  The Information Commission’s Office (ICO) can be contacted at:

Information Commission’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

Any complaint to the ICO is without prejudice to your right to seek redress through the courts.

Updates to this notice

If this privacy notice changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we will share it with other parties. The ‘last updated’ date at the bottom of this page will also change.

If these changes affect how your personal data is processed, we will take reasonable steps to let you know.

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