Filming and photography privacy notice

This privacy notice explains how we use your personal data contained within photographs and video recordings taken by the University. Occasionally, photographs and recordings may be taken of attendees at University events. The processing of personal data relating to attendees is covered in our Event attendee privacy notice.

What other personal data will be processed?

• Photographs
• Interviews
• Recordings of performances
• Name, address and contact details (where consent is the lawful basis for processing)

The University will process your personal data for the following purposes:

• For marketing material related to the research, teaching, and promotion of the University of Birmingham.
• Photographs and video may be published online, in print, used in promotional materials at events or in advertising and broadcast.
• We may share personal information with partner organisations where they are using data for compatible purposes.
• Where applicable, contact details will be used to keep a record of the consent (where this is the lawful basis), and to facilitate any rights requests, including the right to erasure.

It is in the University's legitimate interest to process your personal data for the above purposes.

When taking close up photographs, recordings or conducting interviews with individuals or small groups of individuals, the University will seek your consent to process the personal for the purposes set out above. You can withdraw you consent at any time.

Within the University, your data is shared only with those University departments and staff who need access for the processing purposes set out above.

Image data may be retained in perpetuity as historical and archival records of the University of Birmingham. Where image data is determined to be not appropriate for these purposes, it will be securely destroyed.

Details about your rights are set out on the website page ‘Data Protection – How the University Uses Your Data’. This also explains how to ask any questions you may have about how your personal data is used, exercise any of your rights or complain about the way your data is being handled.