Bodycams are essential for public safety, accountability, and capturing crucial evidence. However, they are equally important for ensuring privacy and complying with regulations like GDPR and other data protection laws.
At ZEPCAM, we understand that compliance requirements differ from organisation to organisation. With over 500 successful deployments in privacy-sensitive sectors across more than 40 countries, we’ve learned that flexibility is key. That’s why we offer fully customisable privacy features and settings, allowing your organisation to meet GDPR or other applicable laws in a way that fits your specific operational needs.
You decide exactly which functionalities to activate, ensuring you meet your organisation’s privacy commitments.
These are ZEPCAM’s seven privacy promises, setting the industry standard:
1. We Ensure Public Transparency
Trust begins with visibility. ZEPCAM bodycams are identifiable and feature LED indicators showing whether they are recording or in standby mode. Public members can easily recognise when a camera is active, promoting openness and trust in bodycam usage. Clear identification of recording status encourages responsible behaviour, increases accountability on both sides of the camera, and supports transparent interactions between officials and citizens.
2. We Safeguard Officer Privacy
ZEPCAM bodycams protect the public and professionals using them. Key features include:
- Clear LED indicators for recording, streaming, or standby mode
- Ergonomic design to reduce accidental activation
- Role-based access, ensuring only authorised personnel view recordings
- Customisable policies for bodycam use and data access
- Option to turn off GPS tracking for officer privacy
- Recording reminders after 30 seconds or 1 minute, preventing unintended long recordings
These safeguards promote responsible and ethical bodycam use.
3. We Minimise Data Collection
ZEPCAM bodycams capture only data necessary for operational use:
- Pre-event buffering captures footage only in the moments leading up to an incident, avoiding continuous, unnecessary recording.
- Double-tap activation prevents accidental recording.
- A DPIA is recommended, with ZEPCAM supporting risk assessment and compliance.
This ensures responsible and privacy-conscious data collection.
4. We Store Data Only as Needed
ZEPCAM ensures data is securely stored and retained only for the necessary duration, in full compliance with GDPR and other regulations:
- Retaining recordings “just in case” is not permitted under GDPR.
- Retention policies are configurable to meet national laws and organisational policies.
- Automated deletion processes ensure data removal when no longer needed, with secure audit trails verifying compliance.
- All video interactions are logged, ensuring evidence integrity and legal admissibility.
This approach minimises legal risks and prevents unnecessary data storage.
5. We Protect Data with High-Security
ZEPCAM ensures the highest levels of data security through:
- End-to-end encryption (AES-256) for data transmission and storage
- Regular penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities
- Flexible deployment options, supporting cloud and on-premise solutions
- Role-based access control, restricting data access to authorised personnel
- Multi-factor authentication, enhancing security
- Maintained chain of custody
- Four-eyes principle, requiring two authorised individuals to access recordings
- Mandatory reason logging for accessing recordings
These comprehensive security measures assure clients that their sensitive data remains secure and compliant.
6. We Provide Data Control
ZEPCAM fully supports GDPR rights, ensuring individuals can:
- Request access, correction, or deletion of their data
- Use automatic redaction and blurring to protect identities
- Trim recordings to remove unnecessary or private content
This enables organisations to operate transparently and lawfully.
7. We Ensure GDPR Compliance
ZEPCAM provides comprehensive support to help organisations comply with GDPR and other data protection requirements. As an ISO27001-certified organisation, our systems and processes enable you, as our client, to achieve full GDPR compliance through:
- Training and best practices for compliance
- European-based cloud storage addressing Schrems II concerns
- Support for conducting DPIAs and meeting legal frameworks
- Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) with ZEPCAM and its suppliers
ZEPCAM’s GDPR-compliant bodycam solutions ensure complete adherence to data protection laws across Europe and beyond.
ZEPCAM: Leading in Privacy & Security
ZEPCAM is Europe’s leading provider of privacy-first, GDPR-compliant bodycam technology. Trusted by hundreds of organisations in law enforcement, security, healthcare, and public services, ZEPCAM’s secure and accountable solutions help you balance operational effectiveness with strict privacy standards.
Ready to implement industry-leading privacy standards into your bodycam operations? Contact ZEPCAM today and see how our seven privacy promises provide the security, compliance, and trust your organisation needs.
