GDPR

GDPR

Bespoke GDPR Policy for your Company
How does this effect me?
 
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) were implemented on the 25th May 2018. With this new legislation, the way we capture and handle CCTV footage will change to fit with the new guidelines presented by the European Union.

Although the changes are undoubtedly happening, businesses around Europe need to comply with the changes and understand the consequences if they don’t.

You need to have a strong reason for having your CCTV around your business perimeter. An example of this would be to help protect employees when it comes to health and safety or to capture footage of any incidents that occur within the company.

You can’t use CCTV cameras to spy on your employees, so make sure that you are able to justify your reasons for installing CCTV by compiling an operational assessment.

People can object to video surveillance in places where the individual expects privacy. This can range from places such as canteens, break areas and public spaces. If you are able to highlight a security risk that could be minimised through using CCTV, it is more likely that the CCTV will be accepted in these places, again think of the OR.

Once you’re using CCTV, you’re collecting data – personal data. To inform people who operate in and around your business, you should have a disclosure to tell them that CCTV is in use and that they could be captured on any footage that is obtained. A common method is to have signs that are clear and feature a number for those who want to contact the CCTV operators if they have any queries.

Once you’ve captured the data, it can be normally retained for 30 days. If you need to keep it for a longer time period, you need to carry out a risk assessment that explains the reasons why. Images and videos that you acquire through your CCTV system might be requested by the police, but make sure that they have a written request. Police will usually view the CCTV footage on your premises and this would not warrant any concerns for the leak of the data.

Your security supplier will be your data processor under the GDPR law and this means that those who are using security companies should put an abiding contract in place that states what the security company can do with the footage that is collected from your premises. Data breaches are a possibility when sharing data with a third party, so you need to be extra careful when it comes to handling.

For more information regarding GDPR a link to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has been provided below.

Please feel free to contact us for help on your compliance with GDPR

GDPR INFORMATION PACKS

We have designed and produced a bespoke GDPR pack for your business. This pack will include a bespoke CCTV policy that covers you under the new regulations.

On each service we will supply any updated documentation, as and when GDPR Policy changes.

The pack includes some of the below
  • USB Stickers
  • Evidence CD and seal evidence packs
  • GPDR Request Logs
  • Bespoke Signage, which includes an unique QR code to your company
For more information and quote please contact us on 
0800 368 9910
REQUEST GDPR PACK
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