D: Failure to comply with an access request for CCTV footage [2006] IEDPC 11

D: Failure to comply with an access request for CCTV footage [2006] IEDPC 11

D was in contravention of the Data Protection Acts by failing to provide the requested CCTV footage and by not retaining the footage as required after receiving an access request.

Citation
[2006] IEDPC 11
Parties
Data Controller: D; Data Subject: Complainant
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Procedural Posture
Data Protection Complaint / Decision Issued by Data Protection Commission
Outcome
contravention found
Legal Topics
Access Request, CCTV Footage, Personal Data, Data Retention, Data Controller Obligations
Data Protection Privacy Law Access Request CCTV Footage Personal Data Data Retention Data Controller Obligations

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Parties

D

Data Controller

Complainant

Data Subject

Procedural Posture

Data Protection Complaint / Decision Issued by Data Protection Commission

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether D complied with the access request for CCTV footage under the Data Protection Acts
  2. 2 Whether D was entitled to delete or fail to retain CCTV footage after receiving an access request

Ratio Decidendi

D was in contravention of the Data Protection Acts by failing to provide the requested CCTV footage and by not retaining the footage as required after receiving an access request.

Court Disposition

contravention found

Orders

  • D must provide a copy of the CCTV footage held in respect of the relevant time to the data subject.
  • D must comply with data retention obligations under the Data Protection Acts.