NOTFIX Solutions

Video surveillance and data protection: what to know before installing

Name: NOTFIX Solutions
Address: Hohe Straße, Hamburg, 21073, DE
Telephone: +491786884040

Keeping an eye on your own propertyPrivate video surveillance is generally allowed in Germany as long as it is limited to your own property. Pavements, streets and neighbouring properties should not be recorded. Modern cameras offer privacy masks that permanently black out parts of the image.Businesses have more obligationsCompanies using cameras must comply with the GDPR: there must be a clear purpose, signs before the monitored area and a reasonable retention period. The bar is particularly high for employees – break rooms and changing rooms are off limits.Don't keep footage longer than necessaryRecordings should be deleted automatically once they are no longer needed for their purpose. Local recorders can be set to overwrite older footage.Our tipPlan viewing angles before mounting. During our on-site planning we show you what each camera sees and set up privacy masks straight away. This article is general information and does not replace legal advice.

+491786884040 · info@notfix.de
Hohe Straße, 21073 Hamburg