CCTV installation at your commercial property
You can use CCTV to protect your property but you must follow data protection law.
You must:
- put up a sign to let people know CCTV is being used and why
- in most circumstances, be able to provide images within 1 calendar month to anyone you’ve recorded
- share images with the authorities, such as the police, if they ask for them
- keep images only as long as your business needs them
- pay a data protection fee
You usually can’t charge a fee for providing images.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has: