In the premises of the Vestfjörður Institute of Health, electronic monitoring is carried out with surveillance cameras for security and asset protection purposes. These are video recordings without sound and call recording.

The Vestfjörður Health Institute is responsible for the monitoring and ensures the security of the personal information of those subject to monitoring. During the monitoring, special attention is paid to maintaining proportionality and not going beyond what is necessary to respect the right to privacy of those who are being monitored. The monitoring is carried out only for clear, objective and legitimate purposes.

Certain work procedures apply to the inspection of material that is created during the monitoring, and such material is only inspected by those who have clear authorization to do so.

Scope of monitoring

Cameras are installed in corridors, public spaces and at the entrances of the institution where monitoring is deemed necessary. Monitoring signs are visible before entering the monitored area and provide information about the monitoring, including a link to this page.

Before a call starts recording, the message "The call is being recorded" is played. At the end of recording, the message "Recording complete" is played.

The rights of those subject to surveillance

The person who has been subjected to electronic monitoring has the right to view the data obtained about the person during the monitoring. Inspection shall be permitted as soon as possible and no later than within one month of receipt of such request. This does not apply, however, if the right of the person who has been subjected to the monitoring to be allowed to view the data is deemed to be partially or fully subordinated to the interests of others than his own. If it is unclear whether a request for inspection or listening will be granted, material is sent to the police or Personal Protection for inspection.

Preservation of personal information generated during electronic monitoring

Information generated during electronic monitoring will be retained for a maximum of 90 days. HVEST deletes recordings after that time. This does not apply to recordings that have been sent to the police due to accidents or criminal cases, recordings for the purpose of proving claims in court cases or other such legal requirements, or that Personal Protection specifically requires or prescribes a longer retention period.

Objections to the implementation of monitoring

If there are comments or objections to the implementation of monitoring and/​or suggestions that it does not meet the requirements set out in these rules or the law, you should contact the privacy representative of the Vestfjörður Health Foundation by sending an email to the email address personovernd@hvest.is or by calling phone 450 4500.

You can also send a complaint to Personal Protection on their website https://www.personuvernd.is/hafa-samband/.

Law and order

The rules of the Vestfjörður Institute of Health for safety monitoring are based on:

Updated February 5, 2024 (JEU)

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