Belfast Fleadh Fringe 2026 - Expression of Interest

Your privacy and how we will use your data 

You do not have to sign in or register on our Your Say Belfast platform to submit call for interest in the Fleadh Fringe programme.  

Belfast City Council is the data controller under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) for any personal data gathered from this call for interest. We are collating your name and email solely for business purposes and to allow the council to programme the Fleadh Fringe Festival.   Any personal data you provide consensually will be held and stored by the Council in a safe and secure manner and in compliance with data protection legislation and in line with the Council’s Records Retention and Disposal Schedule. 

If any special category data is provided as part of your survey response, the Council’s lawful basis for processing special category data for this purpose is Article 9(2)(g) of the UK GDPR - reasons of substantial public interest, in connection with Schedule 1, Part 2, paragraph 6(1)(a) and 6(2)(a) of the Data Protection Act 2018.   

You have the right to object to processing undertaken for the performance a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority at any time.  This is not an absolute right and only applies in certain circumstances. 

Sharing your information with others

Your personal data may be shared internally within the Council with staff who are involved in providing this service and where necessary, between internal departments with the purpose of supporting an effective delivery of service. 

Belfast City Council has appointed local cultural organisations to deliver the Fleadh Fringe Programme, leveraging their expertise and networks. May We Events will be managing the City Centre Fringe Programme, 174 Trust will be managing the city-wide programme. We'll be sharing the data from our call for ideas with them to plan how we curate Fleadh Fringe programme from these ideas. Both organisations have data-sharing and control included in their contracts.  You have the right to object.

International transfers

Your personal data is not transferred outside of the United Kingdom.

How long we hold your information for

Your personal data is held and stored by the Council in a safe and secure manner and in compliance with data protection legislation and in line with the Council’s Records Retention and Disposal Schedule.

Your rights

When your personal data is processed under the lawful basis of public task, the UK GDPR provides you with the following rights in relation to the processing of your personal data, which are:

• The right of access – You have the right to access and receive a copy of our personal data and other supplementary information, however, there are exemptions, which means you may not always receive all the information we process.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to have inaccurate personal data rectified or completed if incomplete. 
• The right to restrict processing – You can request the restriction or suppression of your personal data.  This right is not absolute and only applies in certain circumstances.  
• The right to object – You have the right to object to processing we undertake as part of our public task.  This is not absolute and only applies in certain circumstances.  
• Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling – You have the right, in certain circumstances, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which significantly affects you. You also have the right to understand the reasons behind decisions made by automated processing and the possible consequences of the decisions.

Further information

If you have any queries regarding the processing of your personal data, please email policy@belfastcity.gov.uk(External link)  

If you wish to contact the Council’s Data Protection Officer or have any questions about this privacy notice, please write to Belfast City Council, City Hall Belfast, BT1 5GS or send an email to dataprotection@belfastcity.gov.uk(External link)  

For further information on how Belfast City Council processes personal data, you can view our privacy statement at www.belfastcity.gov.uk/privacy(External link)  

If you are not satisfied with how the Council are processing your personal data, please contact the Council in the first instance to make a complaint. If you are still not satisfied with the Council’s response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): 

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
 SK9 5AF 

Tel: 0303 123 1113

Email: casework@ico.org.uk(External link)