{"id":955,"date":"2020-10-28T15:46:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T15:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/?p=955"},"modified":"2020-11-12T14:38:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T14:38:02","slug":"does-gdpr-protection-affect-cctv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/does-gdpr-protection-affect-cctv\/","title":{"rendered":"Does GDPR protection affect CCTV?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"955\" class=\"elementor elementor-955\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc09ad0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc09ad0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec75b08\" data-id=\"ec75b08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d1bdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4d1bdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does GDPR protection affect CCTV?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70f8f16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70f8f16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cec3a18\" data-id=\"cec3a18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceafe40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceafe40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It certainly does. The usage of CCTV (Close Circuit Television) and the images captured of individuals, regardless of if its for security or<br \/>for health and safety purposes, all fall under the regulations of GDPR.<\/p><p>Any images which can identify someone are considered personal data and as such require the same level of consideration towards its storage as any other type of sensitive information.<\/p><p>To help, we have put together the most important aspects of GDPR<br \/>information relating to the correct and compliant use of your CCTV.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-013af57\" data-id=\"013af57\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a16546d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a16546d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hik-Bodied-camera-PNG-768x498.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-994\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hik-Bodied-camera-PNG-768x498.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hik-Bodied-camera-PNG-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hik-Bodied-camera-PNG.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-daced60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"daced60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22e1fab\" data-id=\"22e1fab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f029913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f029913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can I justify having CCTV?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a2068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54a2068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most of us are should now be aware that the GDPR requires any processing of personal data to be fair, lawful and transparent. As your CCTV system collects personal data in the form of images it falls under the same rules as other data you may capture.<\/p><p>In almost all cases, the business owners we encounter have a legitimate reason for operating CCTV. However, you will be required to justify this should you ever be asked about your systems area of coverage. So ask yourself, \u2018What purpose does<br \/>my CCTV serve?\u2019<\/p><p>Individuals rights and freedoms cannot be ignored. Even inside your business premises, your employees have a right to privacy so camera locations need to be well thought out, and most importantly\u2026\u2026justifiable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f10d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47f10d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How long can I keep footage for?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ed51f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ed51f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the main principles of GDPR is the duration of time which you keep data, or in the case of CCTV, footage. GDPR dictates that you only keep data for as long as it is justifiably required.<\/p><p>A good example would be a high street shop. This sort of business would not be expected to keep footage for any longer than 6 months as by then any theft or crime would have been reported and any footage reviewed.<\/p><p>To complicate things slightly there is no defined time frame to work to as CCTV is subjective to its purpose. You need to decide what&#8217;s justified to keep, and delete any footage that no longer has relevance.<\/p><p>However, depending on your level of storage CCTV systems will re-record over footage once the hard drive reaches capacity, in most cases 30 days<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d06297a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d06297a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can anyone request to see my CCTV Footage?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4edf6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4edf6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As with all other personal data covered by the GDPR, anyone captured by your CCTV system has a right to access. This could result in you having to disclose footage to them through a process known as a \u2018Subject access request\u2019.<\/p><p>You will need to be sure that the person requesting this is present in the footage and you are not disclosing anyone else&#8217;s personal data by providing it. This responsibility lies with the Business owner or their Data controller.<\/p><p>You may have to go as far as masking or blurring parts of the footage such as individual faces or even vehicle registration numbers. Any footage or data released to the applicant should be done free of charge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49e8896\" data-id=\"49e8896\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2669dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2669dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"857\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CCTV-Board.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-983 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CCTV-Board.png 610w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CCTV-Board-214x300.png 214w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 610px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 610\/857;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CCTV-Board.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-983\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CCTV-Board.png 610w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CCTV-Board-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">You must display appropriate signs notifying people they are being recorded<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bee246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bee246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.westerndigital.com\/tools\/surveillance-capacity-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WD-Purple-Hard-drive.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1002 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WD-Purple-Hard-drive.png 400w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WD-Purple-Hard-drive-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WD-Purple-Hard-drive-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/400;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WD-Purple-Hard-drive.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1002\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WD-Purple-Hard-drive.png 400w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WD-Purple-Hard-drive-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WD-Purple-Hard-drive-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Click the hard drive above to See how much storage your System may need<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc840bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc840bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/your-data-matters\/your-right-to-get-copies-of-your-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"618\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/subject-access-request-form-thumbnail.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1001 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/subject-access-request-form-thumbnail.png 595w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/subject-access-request-form-thumbnail-289x300.png 289w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 595px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 595\/618;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/subject-access-request-form-thumbnail.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1001\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/subject-access-request-form-thumbnail.png 595w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/subject-access-request-form-thumbnail-289x300.png 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Click the above to read ICO Guidelines On Subject Access Requests.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a328b84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a328b84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f94f1c8\" data-id=\"f94f1c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbb2da elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-right elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"edbb2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe British Security Industry Association (BSIA) estimates there are between 4-5.9 million cameras in the UK\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">www.bbc.co.uk<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b5fc6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b5fc6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2dc2b0\" data-id=\"c2dc2b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c05081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c05081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cam-2-768x480.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-618 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cam-2-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cam-2-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cam-2.png 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/480;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cam-2-768x480.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cam-2-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cam-2-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cam-2.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad2410e\" data-id=\"ad2410e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1228ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1228ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/H-CCTV-1-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-993 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/H-CCTV-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/H-CCTV-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/H-CCTV-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/H-CCTV-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/H-CCTV-1.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/768;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/H-CCTV-1-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-993\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/H-CCTV-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/H-CCTV-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/H-CCTV-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/H-CCTV-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/H-CCTV-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93c6dbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93c6dbd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35d76d5\" data-id=\"35d76d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b32e1ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b32e1ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are you sure this all applies to me?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db677f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db677f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In general, Yes. CCTV is installed to view and in most cases record live images of individuals. This in mind, most uses of CCTV systems whether by businesses or organisations will be included.<\/p><p>The ICO has endeavoured to clear up any misunderstandings by providing a code of practice for any owners or operators of CCTV Systems.<\/p><p>This helpful document provides recommendations on the use of CCTV systems to help everyone be GDPR compliant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb226e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb226e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>If your company would benefit from some expert advice concerning <\/strong><strong>your current CCTV provisions, of if you\u2019d like a fully GDPR compliant <\/strong><strong>quote for a new system, call Our expert team to arrange a consultation.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb2becb\" data-id=\"fb2becb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137d98f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"137d98f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/media\/for-organisations\/documents\/1542\/cctv-code-of-practice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/In-the-picture-300x263.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-996 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/In-the-picture-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/In-the-picture-768x672.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/In-the-picture.png 907w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/263;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/In-the-picture-300x263.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-996\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/In-the-picture-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/In-the-picture-768x672.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/In-the-picture.png 907w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Click the above to read The ICO Code of Practice for CCTV and Personal Information<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6971f20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6971f20\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9e7a63\" data-id=\"c9e7a63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a3a0ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a3a0ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"178\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/HIKVISION-Authorised-Installer.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-504 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/HIKVISION-Authorised-Installer.png 870w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/HIKVISION-Authorised-Installer-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/HIKVISION-Authorised-Installer-768x171.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/178;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/HIKVISION-Authorised-Installer.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-504\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/HIKVISION-Authorised-Installer.png 870w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/HIKVISION-Authorised-Installer-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/HIKVISION-Authorised-Installer-768x171.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef82249\" data-id=\"ef82249\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aade5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4aade5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"85\" height=\"126\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/security_installers-bristol-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 85px; 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It certainly does. The usage of CCTV (Close Circuit Television) and the images captured of individuals, regardless of if its for security orfor health and safety purposes, all fall under the regulations of GDPR. Any images which can identify someone are considered personal data and as such require the same [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1183,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[15,13,14],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bacsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}