{"id":9639,"date":"2024-04-25T20:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=9639"},"modified":"2024-04-25T20:00:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T17:00:43","slug":"data-protection-commissioner-clarifies-cctv-use-in-kindergartens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=9639","title":{"rendered":"Data Protection Commissioner clarifies CCTV use in kindergartens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/data-protection-commissioner-clarifies-cctv-use-in-kindergartens.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>The office of the Data Protection\u00a0Commissioner on Thursday said it received several inquiries and complaints regarding the legality of installing and operating closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems in private kindergartens.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cypru-video-ads\" id=\"cypru-1487582695\">\n<div id=\"cypru-462574906\" data-cypru-trackid=\"478051\" data-cypru-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"cypru-target\">\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-3329625830648-0\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOn the one hand, <strong>kindergarten administrations are obligated to ensure the protection of their property<\/strong>,\u201d a statement released by the office said.<br \/>\n\u201cOn the other hand, they have a duty to safeguard the privacy of children and employees.\u201d<br \/>\nThe statement then went on to explain that CCTV systems are legally allowed to operate at entrances and exits of kindergarten premises, as well as in adjacent private parking areas.<br \/>\n<strong>However, they are not allowed to operate in indoor spaces, classrooms, common areas<\/strong>, such as corridors and kitchens, as well as in toilets and playgrounds.<br \/>\nIt also added that, depending on the circumstances, the operation of CCTV systems outside the kindergarten\u2019s operating hours might be allowed, provided that it does not compromise the privacy of any individual.<br \/>\n\u201cFurthermore, personal interactions cannot be recorded on CCTV, even with the consent of the employees of the kindergartens, as it cannot be presumed that such consent was given freely, due to the power imbalance between the employer and the employees,\u201d the statement added.<br \/>\nFinally, it also explained that recording sound at kindergartens is also not allowed under any circumstances, \u201cas it excessively interferes with the privacy of the data subjects.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The office of the Data Protection Commissioner received inquiries and complaints about the legality of installing CCTV systems in private kindergartens. Kindergarten administrations are allowed to operate CCTV systems at entrances, exits, and adjacent private parking areas, but not in indoor spaces, classrooms, common areas, toilets, or playgrounds. Recording sound at kindergartens is also not allowed under any circumstances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2300,7895,5292,3719,3,2369,7141,250,3330,5253,7897,3566,6693,3331,4593,4371,1004,2847,7896,284,4448,6388,1827],"class_list":["post-9639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-cctv","tag-cctv-systems","tag-children","tag-complaints","tag-cyprus","tag-data","tag-data-protection","tag-google","tag-google-news","tag-kindergarten","tag-kindergarten-premises","tag-kindergartens","tag-legality","tag-news","tag-office","tag-operation","tag-power","tag-privacy","tag-privacy-protection","tag-property","tag-protection","tag-safeguard","tag-statement"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Data Protection Commissioner clarifies CCTV use in kindergartens<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CCTV systems. 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