The Decentralised Future Prize is seeking essays exploring how, over the next decade, blockchain-enabled decentralisation could change how we work together towards shared goals and structure our organisations, and the societal impacts of these changes. (the “Prize”). The Prize is being operated by Nesta and assessed by a selection panel of experts drawn from a variety of backgrounds, the identity of whom will be drawn to your attention as part of the delivery of the Prize.

This Privacy Notice explains how Nesta and its Prize partners will use personal information collected for the purpose of the delivery of the Prize. We are committed to protecting your privacy and we take all reasonable precautions to safeguard personal information.

Nesta is the Data Controller of all information relating to the Prize. The Prize has a website, which is being hosted by Nesta. Please see Nesta’s Privacy Policy, which can be found on that site, for more details as to how we use your data.

We will use any personal information provided by you or your partners, including contact details for you and your partners:

• for the purpose of assessing and evaluating your application;
• to process your application for Prize;
• to administer the Prize;
• to carry out evaluation and research.

Each of the members of the selection panel will be acting as a Data Processor of information relating to the assessment of the Prize, and Nesta has an appropriate agreement in place with each of these assessors. Any information that you provide to members of the selection panel will be used by them in order to deliver the Prize and in particular, for the assessment and evaluation of the Prize. Our legal basis for doing this is our legitimate interest of being able to work collaboratively with other organisations to deliver this Prize.