Boost Talent helps young people from underrepresented groups enter the Media and Advertising industry. Havas and Media Trust are matching 15 mentees, from less advantaged backgrounds, with experienced people in the Media and Advertising sector and giving them the opportunity to undergo a 6-month mentorship programme.

Havas are collecting the data through their site https://www.havasboost.com/talent

Outreach for this programme has been done predominantly through Media Trusts networks and advertising.

During the application process in order to be able to download the form (provided by Media Trust) the individuals supply their first and last name and their email address. Once this has been submitted the form provided states:

We will use the information provided in this application to

  • Assess your suitability for this programme

  • Contact you about your application

  • Contact you about events or activities relating to this programme and other mentoring programmes and activities that we think may be of interest to you

  • If you are selected to take part in this programme we may also keep you updated with information about events or activities relating to this programme

The programme is for 18+ so no data is related to children 

The form then requires data about geographical location, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, and socio economic background in order to assess their suitability for the programme and monitor targets. This data is collected by Havas.

Users are also directed to the Media Trust terms and conditions and privacy policy.

Once this information is collected it is entered into a tracker housed by Havas and shared with Media Trust. We collect this information under legitimate interest. This is in order to be able to check and process applications and notify them of the outcomes of their application. We will also use this information to reach out to individuals who have shown interest by downloading the form but did not complete.

There is a separate option for individuals to sign up for news and updates on the Havas Boost site and selection of this will be taken as permission for Havas to contact with relevant updates and further marketing.

Once the application has been processed and shared with Media Trust Havas will delete (or anonymize) the information from their systems and Media Trust will become the Data controller and house the information as per their DPIA.