Getting in touch with The Comb
The Comb podcast combs Africa for stories about the unseen forces that bind us together and tear us apart, from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Africa Newsroom. We're keen to hear from you, so if you have a question you'd like to ask, send us an email. Please state clearly if you do not wish the information you provide to be attributed to you.
We will treat information sent to us by email in accordance with our Privacy Notice, which can be found below.
Privacy Notice
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is the 'data controller' of any personal information you send us (including your name and contact details, as well as any other information you have chosen to provide to us about yourself or another person). This means that the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ decides what your personal data is used for, and the ways in which it is processed. We will process the personal data you have submitted for the purpose of using it to produce The Comb, and any related content, and providing ways for you to interact with us including asking questions of the team.
The legal basis on which the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ processes your personal data is on the basis of our legitimate interests in producing journalistic content. We accept contributions from listeners aged 16 and above. We carefully consider your interests, rights and freedoms when seeking to rely on our legitimate interests. Any sensitive personal data that you choose to provide will be processed on the basis of the public interest in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ producing journalistic content. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ will retain your data in accordance with its Corporate Retention Schedule. If we use personal data you provide in the production of the The Comb podcast, we will retain this permanently for our journalistic and investigative purposes. If we do not use personal data you provide in the production of The Comb podcast, we will retain this for up to a year from receipt.
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If you raise a concern with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ about the way it has handled your personal information and you are dissatisfied with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s response, you are entitled to lodge a concern with a supervisory authority. In the UK, the supervisory authority is the e (ICO).