Terms, Conditions, and Privacy Information for the 2024 Sports Personality of the Year World Sport Star Vote

1. Participation is available via the designated web page, where a question and multiple-choice answers will be presented. Votes can be cast by electronically selecting the preferred option. 2. Votes submitted outside the officially announced voting periods, which will be published online and broadcast, will not be counted. 3. Online voting necessitates logging into the page using a BBC account at https://www.bbc.com/signin. Individuals without a BBC account can register for one at no cost at https://www.bbc.com/register. Assistance for registration or sign-in issues is available on the help pages at https://www.bbc.com/signin/help. 4. This is not a competition, and no prizes will be awarded to any option or participant. While the BBC aims to honor the vote outcome where it has consequences, editorial requirements may lead to alterations in scheduling or program content. Nevertheless, the vote result itself remains valid. 5. The number of votes an individual can cast may be limited. Any such voting cap and its specific limit will be clearly communicated for each vote. Certain votes might be geographically restricted to the UK only. If a user is outside the eligible region, the voting option will not be visible. 6. Provisional results may be displayed during the active voting period. These should be regarded solely as indicative snapshots and not as a forecast of the final published results. The BBC will declare the definitive result on air and/or online once voting has concluded and the actual outcome is determined. 7. The BBC retains the authority to disqualify submissions or suspend voting if it possesses reasonable grounds to suspect fraudulent activity or any attempt to manipulate the voting process. The BBC may, at its absolute discretion, implement an alternative selection method. To investigate potential voting irregularities when using BBC web pages with a BBC account, the BBC may utilize cookies, record IP addresses, or analyze information from your BBC account. This information will not be published or shared with third parties without consent, except when required for the enforcement of these terms. For further details, consult the BBC Privacy Policy, information on how the BBC uses cookies, and BBC online Terms of Use. 8. Should the online voting system fail for any reason, the vote may be suspended, or a contingency plan may be activated. 9. The BBC reserves the right to modify, cancel, or suspend this vote at any point. 10. The BBC, along with its sub-contractors, subsidiaries, and/or agencies, disclaims all responsibility for any technical failure, malfunction, or other issues with any system, server, provider, or other component that might lead to a vote not being received, properly registered, or recorded by the BBC. 11. It is important to note that employees of the BBC, BBC Group, or Telescope, or anyone directly associated with the relevant BBC content or the vote, are ineligible to participate. 12. The voting process adheres to the BBC’s Code of Conduct for Competitions and Voting, which can be reviewed on the BBC’s Standards and Guidelines website at https://www.bbc.com/editorialguidelines/guidance/code-of-conduct. 13. Online votes are subject to the BBC Privacy and Cookies Policy, accessible at http://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/privacy/privacy-policy, additional information regarding Cookies is available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/cookies/, and the BBC online Terms of Use can be found at http://bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/terms/terms-of-use. 14. These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The BBC prioritizes your trust, committing to safeguarding the privacy and security of your personal data. Reviewing this notice is crucial to understand how and why your personal data is utilized. This privacy notice details the collection and use of your personal data during and after your engagement with us, in compliance with data protection legislation. The BBC will gather your personal data for the purpose of recording your vote when you participate in any online voting on the BBC website. The BBC will collect and process the personal data you provide. This data is used to tabulate votes and ensure adherence to regulatory compliance requirements for running our votes. The BBC will collect and process the following personal data about you: BBC Account identification, Geographic location, IP address, Your vote choice. The BBC acts as the “data controller” for your personal data, determining its purpose and processing methods. Your personal data will be collected and processed exclusively for the purposes outlined in this privacy notice. As data controller, the BBC is responsible for complying with and demonstrating compliance with data protection law. The legal basis for the BBC’s processing of personal data for your vote choice activities is the fulfillment of its public task. The BBC’s mission involves acting in the public interest, serving all audiences with informative, educational, and entertaining content, and reflecting the United Kingdom’s cultures and values globally. The legal basis for processing personal data for regulatory compliance purposes is a legal obligation. The BBC collaborates with approved third-party providers who assist in delivering some of our services. These partners process your personal data solely on behalf of the BBC, not independently. Currently, a third-party data provider facilitates the online voting system. Personal data may also be shared with a third party when legally mandated or permitted. The BBC will retain your personal data for audit purposes for a period of two (2) years following its collection, after which it will be deleted. Your personal data will be stored within the UK and the EEA. You possess rights under data protection law. You may request a copy of the personal data the BBC holds about you. You have the right to request the deletion of personal data collected about you; however, this right is subject to limitations and exceptions that may permit the BBC to decline your request. In specific situations, you have the right to restrict or object to the processing of your personal data. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the transfer of your personal data to yourself or another organization. For questions or more details about your rights, you can contact our Data Protection Officer by visiting the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy at http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy. If you have concerns regarding the BBC’s handling of your personal data, you may raise them with the UK supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), at https://ico.org.uk/, external. This privacy notice will be updated if significant changes occur in how your personal data is used.