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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly evolving and highly relevant field. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the AI Act, among others, regulate the area and can contribute to safe, efficient and ethical development and use of AI.

Are you planning to use video-surveillance? Organisations that use video-surveillance need to comply with the rules in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Camera Surveillance Act. The rules are different depending on your organisation and the location being monitored.

In general, it is not allowed to use video-surveillance outside of your own home or property. If you use video-surveillance to monitor areas outside of your own home or property you might need to comply with the rules of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Swedish Camera Surveillance Act. 

As a private citizen you might want to use video-surveillance on your property or close to your home or vehicle.

It is common that individuals of the general public use video-surveillance on their own property. The so-called "domestic purpose exemption" means that the rules of GDPR do not apply when using video-surveillance in your capacity as a private citizen or in connection to your personal household. Sometimes it is hard to know when the exemption applies. Following you will find a guide on what applies when it comes to video-surveillance and the domestic purpose exemption.

You can file a GDPR-complaint or request a lawfulness check by filling out our complaint form.

All organisations must comply with the applicable data protection legislation when processing personal data, regardless if you are a public authority, a small company or an association.

Throughout your life, personal information about you is recorded. Whether you shop online, use social media, or sign up for an insurance policy, you leave behind personal information. This brings various types of risks, from harassment online to identity theft.

Personal data is any kind of information that can be linked to a living person.

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