Privacy Notice for Belfast City Airport’s Countdown to Christmas Competition
At Belfast City Airport (BCA), we respect your privacy and are committed to safeguarding the personal information you provide to us. This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data in connection with your entry to our Countdown to Christmas Competition via Facebook & Instagram.
This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Facebook or Instagram.
1. Data Controller
BCA is the data controller for the personal data you provide in connection with your entry to our “Countdown to Christmas Competition”. This means we are responsible for determining how your personal data is processed and for ensuring that your data is handled in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
The Lawful Basis under which we will process your personal information as part of this competition is ‘Legitimate Interest’, specifically our interest in operating a fair and effective competition that users voluntarily choose to enter.
2. Data We Collect
As part of your participation in our “Countdown to Christmas Competition” we may collect the following personal data:
Name: We collect your name to communicate with you regarding your entry to our Countdown to Christmas Competition.
Email Address: We may collect your email address to communicate with you regarding your entry to our Countdown to Christmas Competition.
Postal Address: We may collect your postal address so we can send your prize to you by post if you win. This applies only to certain prizes.
3. How We Use Your Data
Your personal data will be used for the following purposes related to the
Countdown to Christmas Competition.
Communication:
We will use your name and email address to contact you in the event you are the winner of the competition only.
Your data will not be processed for any additional purposes, nor provided to any additional 3rd party processors outside of this notice, as part of this competition.
4. Data Retention
All competition entrants: Your personal data will be retained for a period of 12 weeks following competition closure, to facilitate winner selection and notification.
Winners will be notified within 24 hours of competition closure.
After this retention period has elapsed, your personal data will be securely deleted or anonymized.
5. Data Storage and Transfers
All personal data collected for the Countdown to Christmas Competition. is stored securely within the United Kingdom. We do not transfer personal data to any countries outside of the UK. Your personal information will be stored in data centres located within the UK, ensuring that your data remains protected under UK data protection laws.
6. Additional Data Processors
Your data will be processed securely in UK-based data centers and in compliance with GDPR. Your personal data will only be handled by authorised personnel within BCA who are responsible for administering the Countdown to Christmas Competition.
There are no additional data processors for this competition.
7. How We Protect Your Data
We take your privacy seriously and have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Only authorised personnel will have access to your information and will ensure that it is stored securely.
8. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Correction: You can request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Deletion: You can request deletion of your personal data, subject to any legal or contractual obligations.
Objection: You can object to the processing of your data for specific purposes, such as marketing.
To exercise any of these rights or to ask questions about how we handle your personal data, please contact our Data Protection Officer via email at [email protected].
9. Complaints Process
If you have any concerns about how we handle your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which is the UK's independent authority for data protection issues. You can contact the ICO via their website: www.ico.org.uk, or by phone at 0303 123 1113.
We would appreciate the opportunity to first address your concerns before you make contact with the ICO. You may reach out to our Data Protection Officer directly by emailing [email protected]. to raise any concerns or queries you may have.
10. Sharing Your Data
We will not share your personal data with third parties unless required by law or necessary for the administration of the competition. Any third parties we engage with will be required to handle your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
11. Governing Law
This privacy notice and any dispute arising from it shall be governed by the laws of Northern Ireland and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Northern Ireland.
12. Changes to This Privacy Notice
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will post the revised Privacy Notice on this page. We encourage you to review this notice periodically for updates.
Effective Date: 01.12.25