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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.

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

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

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.

Law enforcement authorities shall carry out an impact assessment before any new type of processing of personal data or if there have been significant changes to ongoing processing of personal data. This is only necessary if the processing is likely to result in a specific risk to the privacy of the data subject.

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.

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.

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

Personal data within law enforcement is governed by special laws.

Are you, as an employer, considering using video-surveillance of a workplace? Remember that all video-surveillance entails an infringement of privacy and that employees in general have a right not to be monitored at work. Therefore, you need strong reasons as to why it is necessary to monitor employees at their place of work. Here you will find out more of what rules apply.