Surveillance cameras on public roads and in places open to the public

A poster or sign, comprising a pictogram representing a camera, shall indicate the existence of a video protection system to film the public highway or a place open to the public.

The poster (or sign) must be present permanently in the place concerned.

It shall indicate:

• The name and telephone number of the person responsible for the video protection system
• The reason why a surveillance camera is settled
• The steps you can take if you have been filmed (example: request for access to recordings).

All such particulars must be indicated in such a way that understandable.

In principle, video recordings can be kept for 1 month, in a secure location. After this time, they are destroyed.

However, this time limit may be longer if the videos are used in a police investigation or a police investigation. judicial instruction.

The people who can access the CCTV images are:

• Agents and operators who are dependent on the person responsible for the video surveillance device (e.g. RATP: titleContent, store manager)
• Police or national gendarmerie officers designated by the head of department or head of unit under whose authority they are located
• Officers of customs, fire and rescue services designated by the head of department or head of unit under whose authority they are located.

The saved images within a municipality can be viewed by:

• Mayor of the municipality concerned
• Municipal police officers individually appointed by the mayor of the commune.

When the prefect authorizes the installation of a video surveillance device, he specifies the person(s) who will be able to view the images as part of his mission.

If you were filmed on the public highway or in a place open to the public, you have the possibility to request a copy of the video recordings to the public authority or professional who has settled a surveillance camera.

You can also request to view these records by contacting the person responsible for the video protection system.

You can request the erasure of CCTV images if you are in theone of the following:

• The images are used for advertising purposes
• The images no longer seem to meet the purpose for which they were recorded
• You withdraw your consent to the use of your image (in the event that it has been requested)
• The images are subject to illegal processing (e.g. they have been pirated)
• You object to the use of your image and the person in charge of the CCTV device has no legitimate reason to keep them.

To obtain the erasure of these images, you must contact the person in charge of the video surveillance device, by mail RAR: titleContent or by email with acknowledgement of receipt. His name appears on the sign announcing the presence of a surveillance camera.

You must specify the images you wish to erase and keep any proof that you have made a request.

The responsible of the device must proceed to the erasure as soon as possible and at the latest within one month (or 3 months if your request is complex).

In case of unsatisfactory response or no response within one month, you can enter the Cnil: titleContent.

If you believe that a public authority or a professional has made an abnormal use of the cameras he has settled, you can refer to a departmental commission of video protection.

If it finds an abnormal use, this committee may propose the deletion of the video protection system concerned.

Abnormal use can be, for example, retained:

• In the event of an invasion of privacy (for example, the camera captured the entrance to a private dwelling)
• When the public is not informed of the presence of a camera
• Where the public authority or the trader keeps the records beyond the one-month period
• When the public authority or professional uses the images for a purpose other than that for which they were filmed (for example, for commercial purposes).