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If you carry out video-surveillance you need to provide information regarding the surveillance in an intelligible and easily accessible way. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) lists a number of requirements of what this information needs to contain.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives you several rights. Here you can find out more about what they are and how to exercise them.

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.

The following is a brief description of what anyone interested in the use of video-surveillance must consider.

Personal data within law enforcement is governed by special laws.

A licence from the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection is normally required to operate credit reference activities. We decide on licences to operate credit reference activities only if the activities can be assumed to be carried on in a knowledgeable and judicious manner. Our evaluation is based on the type and scope of the planned activities.

If you think that someone is processing your personal data incorrectly you can file a complaint to the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) using our e-service.

Read about the data subject's rights according to the GDPR.

You can submit a whistleblower report to IMY if you have information that the organisation you currently work for, have previously worked for or are have applied to work for, is violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or supplementary national legislation like the Data Protection Act.

If you think that someone is using camera surveillance unlawfully you can file a complaint to the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) using our e-service.