Transparency notice - social media

The British Library maintains an official presence on various social media platforms, in pursuit of own legitimate interests in relation to marketing and brand management.

When you engage with us on these platforms the platform owner is the Data Controller in relation to the provision of the platform, its security, and the use of your profile on their platform, and their own privacy policy applies. The British Library is a joint Data Controller with the platform provider and is responsible for its own use of the platform and for our own use of your personal data as you engage with us on that platform.

We will engage with you on social media only in accordance with the platform provider's privacy policy, and will only contact you directly (e.g. by ‘private message’) in response to a request or query made by you.

The British Library maintains an official presence on the following platforms: