Surveillance camera installation: the regulations to be known

If you decide to install a outdoor camera, To film your facade, your garden, or a front door, you have to place the camera so that it only films your property, and that the street is not filmed. If your camera ever films a public space And that you are unable to do otherwise, you must ask for a special authorization to the prefecture.

Info and regulations to know for the use of surveillance cameras

Among individuals and professionals, the use of surveillance cameras has become more democratic. However, beware of abusive uses and if you want to protect your property or premises, make sure to respect the regulations in force. Before selecting the right model, take stock with Futura on current legislation, because yes, we cannot do anything with these video devices.

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About these devices

Formerly expensive and reserved in the middle of the company or institutions, the IP video surveillance camera no longer has to prove itself and is now accessible to individuals to guarantee the security of their home or land.

They are called IP, because they connect to the Internet via the local network and that it is possible to view them thanks to a simple smartphone and a dedicated application. They are found at all prices and even in supermarkets for a few tens of euros. It must be said that they have become very simple to settle and install. The offer is very wide and there is a vast panel of options, such as objectives delivering a 360 ° view, indoor or outdoor cameras with projectors, an integrated alarm, microphones, or else which can detect previously recorded faces. There is something for all forms of surveillance and image definition.

Surveillance camera in individuals: what does the law say ?

Despite their reassuring appearance and the fact that they are installed and tames them very easily, know that you cannot do anything with such a device. A few rules should be observed, in particular those corresponding to the Data Protection Act, and of article 9 of the Civil Code linked to the right to the image. Inside the home or a garden, it is essential to orient the camera so that it cannot film the public highway or the private spaces of the neighborhood.

What does the regulations concerning video surveillance say ?

In the event that outside people come to work at your home (childminder, babysitter, gardener, household aid, etc.), it is necessary to prevent them from the presence of the device and especially not to film them without interruption.

How to do for condominiums ?

This is a case where the situation becomes a little complicated. As part of a condominium, the use of a surveillance camera may be useful to combat the degradations of common spaces as well as flights. It becomes essential to find the right medium between the protection of the inhabitants of the collective residence and the respect for the private life of each.

The cameras must film common spaces exclusively such as parking lots, halls or even elevator doors but in no case the private spaces such as apartments, windows and balconies. The formalities of declaration differ depending on the nature of the common areas, whether or not they are open to the public.

Small clarification which is very important: the images recorded are not accessible to all the members of the condominium. The CNIL indicates that only the trustee, the manager or the keeper of the residence is entitled to consult them.

In professional premises

For companies and organizations, it all depends whether the place and open to the public or not. As part of restricted access offices, a declaration must be made to the CNIL. Employees and members of the organization must be informed and their permanent and targeted monitoring is prohibited. Videos can only be kept for one month.

For the public highway and places open to the public, the cameras enter the category of video protection. It is no longer a question of declaring the camera, but of obtaining an authorization from the prefecture. The device should not film private spaces located nearby. If this is the case, it is necessary to hide them. The images must be available for a month.

A substantial definition, associated with a sensor with a night vision capacity and a wide angle, has a good compromise for a surveillance camera. © Ubitech

Watch out for safety

As for the choice of a model, it is better to avoid the low -end. The first price devices often find it difficult to detect a subject in motion in the darkness.

Without forgetting the resolution of the sensor since the higher the density, the better the image of the image. Some models deliver for just over sixty euros to the qualities exceeding Full HD. This is notably what the Hikvision brand offers, even on cheap models. For night vision, the presence of infrared light is to be advised. Likewise a wide angle of view is ideal especially if you want to prevent intrusions on a land or a large private garden.

Another important criterion, for the storage of videos, it is better that this is done by the cloud. On a memory card integrated into the camera, a seasoned intruder will be able to recover and destroy the images that overwhelm him.

Once the camera is installed, never forget to modify the default identifiers of it. Even if there is little risk, know that connected cameras are among the most hacked accessories because of this forgetfulness. Until a short time ago, a Russian site made it possible to access more than 70.000 connected cameras, most of which had kept Admin as an identifier and password.

Surveillance camera installation: the regulations to be known

Before considering installing a surveillance camera and an alarm within your home, it is necessary to find out about the regulations specific to your municipality. Can we put a surveillance camera at home ? Is it necessary to ask for authorizations ? In this article, we tell you everything you need to know about this subject.

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• The essential
• Before putting a camera surveillance at your home, you must find out about the rules specific to your municipality.
• You can not film that the interior of your property.
• To install a camera Inside your home, you don’t need to askauthorisation.
• In the event of non -compliance with legislation, Fines up to 45,000 euros are planned.

Can we put a surveillance camera at home ?

Surveillance and alarm camera installation: no approach to do

In house or apartment, individuals have the right to install cameras and an alarm at their home to ensure its security, without any prior request. If you are tenant, You do not need to request authorization from your landlord.

However, there are a few rules to know and respect, so as not to break the regulation in force. You must therefore make sure that your video surveillance systemrespect the Internal regulations of your municipality and your condominium (if you are in an apartment).

Legislation Particular Surveillance Camera: what the law says

There legislation on the installation of surveillance cameras responds to the principle of protection of people. The National Commission for Data Protection (Cnil), is guaranteeing this principle. There law aims to protect the public brought to enter the field of your camera: passers -by, visitors, relatives, neighbors, professionals. A camera from video surveillance installed in a private place must only film the place in question. It is forbidden to film the public highway or the house of a neighbor for example, under penalty of sanctions.

The law is mainly based on two texts to fix this regulation on the video surveillance : L’Article 9 of the civil code on the protection of privacy and theArticle 226-1 from the penal code to register a person without his knowledge in a private place. In the event of non -compliance with these articles, the author of the facts can be punished up to a year of imprisonment and 45,000 euros fine.

Also, if you employ people at your home, and you have surveillance cameras, you are required to warn these people from the presence of cameras. In addition, the labor Code stipulates that you are not allowed to film the staff permanently.

In some cases, you must make a videosurveillance

If your video surveillance system records images, is able to process them or identify a person, you must perform a video surveillance to the Cnil. To put it simply, you must notify them of your project to install such system.

If you decide to install a outdoor camera, To film your facade, your garden, or a front door, you have to place the camera so that it only films your property, and that the street is not filmed. If your camera ever films a public space And that you are unable to do otherwise, you must ask for a special authorization to the prefecture.

If you decide to install a false surveillance camera within your home, to dissuade the burglars, make sure it is not turned to the public highway. Even if it’s a dummy camera, you might think you don’t respect the law.

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