The BBC Public Service Augmented Reality app (the “AR App”) is being made available to use as part of a limited closed trial. That means that access to it is limited to a small number of people and for a limited amount of time – so you may not get to try it this time, but watch out for future developments.
If you are accepted into the trial, whenever you use the AR App (including any content offered within it) you agree to these terms. You’re also agreeing to stick to Terms of Use for the BBC’s digital services . Please read those too.
In order to access the AR App you will first be required to download the Apple TestFlight app and must accept and abide by any separate terms and conditions required for the use of TestFlight.
For the purpose of this trial the AR App is being made available only to those aged 18 or older.
The BBC is offering this AR App as a way for you to test and explore the world around you using some AR experiences that we have developed. The AR App is for your personal, non-business use only. No commercial use of the app or of any content made available within it is permitted. The trial is expected to last for 2-3 months – we’ll email you to let you know when it will end. At the end of the trial you won’t be able to access the App.
In return for providing you with access to the AR App we may ask you to provide feedback about your use of the app and to learn what you thought about the AR experiences. So we could contact you to ask for feedback using the information you provide to us when you sign up for access to the AR App. If you provide feedback you agree that we may use this for any purpose without restriction, including reviewing and making improvements to the AR App, and publishing your comments in an anonymised form.
You undertake not to use the AR App and/or any screenshots or recordings of the app that you may take in any manner that:
You must NOT copy, adapt, reverse engineer, de-compile, disassemble or modify the AR App code in whole or in part.
The AR App and the content within it are © copyright BBC and/or its third party partners 2020. All rights reserved. You acknowledge that the app is BBC owned intellectual property and that certain content within it is copyright protected material.
If you share screenshots of the AR App on public platforms such as social media sites, then you agree to remove them if requested to do so by the BBC. You also acknowledge that public platforms such as social media sites may be subject to additional third party terms and conditions which you are responsible for complying with.
Please follow the BBC AR Safety Information. Please be aware of your surroundings when using the AR experience and do so in a safe manner.
The AR App uses online identifiers to provide the BBC with general statistics about its use by you.
Some of the AR experiences in the AR App may use your health data (for example, your step count), subject to you allowing the App to access this data on your device. If you do give permission this data is only used within the AR App on your device and is not shared with the BBC or with anyone else.
Information on how the BBC uses the data that you provide and keeps it safe can be found in the privacy notice and at https://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy/.
As the AR App is based on new technology, BBC provides no guarantee that the experience will work on all systems or devices. The BBC makes the AR App available on an ‘as is’ basis, without any warranties, representations as to fitness for a particular purpose or operation. The AR App’s performance may vary depending on a number of factors, including your device.
Your trust is very important to us. The BBC is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. It is important that you read this notice so that you are aware of how and why we are using such information. This privacy notice describes how we collect and use personal information about you during and after your relationship with us, in accordance with data protection law.
We are collecting your personal data in connection with your participation in trialling the Public Service AR app. The augmented reality app and it can be used to view AR objects that add more depth to a story. The current trial aims to explore the public service value in AR stories.
The BBC will collect and process the personal information that you provide through the form that is submitted to express your interest in taking part in the trial.
There are two types of personal information: personal data and special category data. Special category data is still personal data, but its processing by the BBC requires the BBC to follow additional compliance steps.
The personal data that we will collect is:
Overall app level:
Per story/ by title level
Health Kit:
Note: we are not tracking or saving any health kit data, the code in the app is only reading the data in order to display information. At no time we are sharing this data on any form of network.
Player preferences:
Note: the data is solely saved on the user's device, it is just used by the program to inform and execute specific commands.
The BBC will also collect aggregated and anonymised data on the use of the app. As this data is anonymised, it does not capture any personal data.
The BBC will not ask for any special category data.
The BBC is the “data controller” of your personal information. This means that the BBC decides what your personal information is used for, and the ways in which it is processed. For the avoidance of any doubt, your personal information will be collected and processed solely for the purposes set out in this privacy notice. As the data controller, the BBC has the responsibility to comply, and to demonstrate compliance with, data protection law.
The BBC must have a valid reason to use your personal information. It's called the "lawful basis for processing". In this case the BBC’s lawful basis is its legitimate interests to fulfil its statutory mission to promote innovation and work collaboratively with other organisations, particularly in the creative economy, where this is in the public interest.
If you would like to opt-in to be contacted about further opportunities in connection with the trial and development of this app, we will retain your name and contact details for this purpose. We process this data on the basis of your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us using the details below.
The BBC will not share your personal data with any third party without your permission, except as required by law.
The information that you submit to take part in the trial will be retained for the duration of the trial. After that, we will destroy it in line with the BBC’s Records Management Policy. Any aggregated and anonymised statistics will be retained for research and development purposes.
If you have any questions about how the BBC handles your personal information, or if you wish to contact the BBC to exercise your rights of access to, and/or rectify, erase, object to or restrict processing of your personal data, please contact us via post or email at DataProtectionEnquiries@bbc.co.uk
Should you wish to contact the BBC’s Data Protection Officer, you can do so by post or via email at dpa.officer@bbc.co.uk
If you wish to raise a complaint with the BBC about the way it has handled your personal information and you are dissatisfied with the BBC’s response, you are entitled to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In the UK, the supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which can be contacted at: https://ico.org.uk/concerns