Clare County Council Privacy Notice CCTV Ennis, Cloughleigh

1.0 Purpose of Clare County Council’s CCTV systems in Ennis, Cloughleigh

Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) is used by Clare County Council for a number of purposes and involves the recording of personal data of individuals. The Council is obliged to protect such personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the provisions contained in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The CCTV system at Ennis, Cloughleigh processes data in order to:

• Secure public order and safety in public places by facilitating the deterrence, prevention, detection and prosecution of offences

2.0 Legal bases for the use of the CCTV system

The legal basis to process personal data in the case of this 14 camera CCTV scheme in public places consists of the following:

• The processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of an official authority vested in Clare County Council, Article 6(1) (e) GDPR and Part 5 of Data Protection Act 2018 (Law Enforcement Directive (LED)) and SI 289/2006.

• In relation to this CCTV scheme, the processing is necessary in the exercise of official authority vested in the council as the joint controller (with An Garda Síochána) under Section 38 of An Garda Síochána Act 2005, Data Protection Acts 1988-2018 (as amended) and SI 289/2006.

3.0 The categories of personal data concerned

Personal data processed by Clare County Council’s CCTV systems consists of the following recordings:

• Images of individuals and images of activities carried out by individuals;
• Images of number plates of vehicles.
• Images of property

4.0 Processing and recipients of the data

Access to the system is strictly limited to a small number of authorised personnel within Clare County Council.   No live monitoring occurs. The location of the authorised cameras in public places is given at item 9 of this privacy notice.

Data may be shared with the following recipients:

• Personal data recorded by the CCTV system may be supplied to An Garda Síochána or access to viewing may be provided to An Garda Síochána for the purpose of securing public order and safety in public places by facilitating the deterrence, prevention, detection and prosecution of offences.
• The Council may, to fulfil statutory or regulatory obligations or in the public interest, from time to time, have to share personal data with other organisations or entities (in Ireland or abroad).
• IPB Insurances (Clare County Council's insurance provider) and legal representatives that may be engaged by the Council.
• A third party (data processor) to install, maintain, repair or service the CCTV system, and a data processing agreement has been put in place with the data processor.  

Access to CCTV recordings by third parties, such as public bodies, private organisations and individuals other than the data subject, will only be provided in limited circumstances that are permitted by law. Requests for access to CCTV footage shall be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Council’s CCTV and data access request policies and procedures.

There are no plans to transfer the personal data to a third country or international organisation.

5.0 The retention period for CCTV data

Data recorded on CCTV systems shall be kept for no longer than is considered necessary. It will not be retained by Clare County Council beyond a maximum of 28 days, except in circumstances where the data is required for evidential purposes and/or legal proceedings, in which case it will be retained longer than 28 days.

6.0 Data subjects have a range of rights of data rights

• Right of access by the data subject
• Right to rectification
• Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)
• Right to restriction of processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object and automated individual decision-making

Council’s CCTV and data access request policies and procedures are available on www.clarecoco.ie or please contact dpa@clarecoco.ie.   To process an access request, a requester would have to submit their own photographic id to ensure that it matches CCTV recording.

7.0 The right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

If you are not satisfied with a decision on your request for access to data or to exercise your data protection rights, it is open to you to make a complaint to the Data Protection Commission, Canal House, Station Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois, Ireland. Before doing so it is recommended that you contact Clare County Council (DPA@clarecoco.ie) to establish the circumstances and to indicate your intention to complain to the Data Protection Commission’s Office. We may be in a position to resolve the problem in a timely manner. If you are not satisfied with our response, or if you do not receive a response, at that point you could make a formal complaint to the Data Protection Commission’s Office.

The Data Protection Commission website www.dataprotection.ie has further details and the forms that are required to be completed if you wish to raise a concern or make a complaint.

8.0 Contact details for the data controller and data protection officer

The identity and the contact details of the controller:

Clare County Council,
New Road,
Ennis,
Co. Clare
Telephone: (065) 6821616
Email: customerservices@clarecoco.ie,
Website: www.clarecoco.ie

The contact details of the data protection officer:

Data Protection Office
Telephone: (065) 6846237
Email: DPA@clarecoco.ie

9.0 Location of the 14 authorised cameras in public places

Approved Location	Address	Camera type	Latitude	Longitude
1	Coote park, carpark (Pitch)	Sony Predator 360 18x Col/ Mono/ Pan / Tilt & Zoom	52.83942 N 52° 50' 22.0887	-8.99158 W 8° 59' 29.67161
2	Waterpark Heights	Sony Predator 360 18x Col/ Mono/ Pan / Tilt & Zoom	52.84093 N 52° 50' 27.33918	-8.99119 W 8° 59' 28.29062
3	McHugh Villas	Sony Predator 360 18x Col/ Mono/ Pan / Tilt & Zoom	52.84201 N 52° 50' 31.51527	-8.98932 W 8° 59' 21.55074
4	Drumbiggle Road	Sony Predator 360 18x Col/ Mono/ Pan / Tilt & Zoom	52.84177 N 52° 50' 30.38836	-8.99269 W 8° 59' 33.66624
5	Clancy Park 1	Sony Predator 360 18x Col/ Mono/ Pan / Tilt & Zoom	52.84257 N 52° 50' 33.01069	-8.99291 W 8° 59' 34.46113
6	Clancy Park 2	Sony Predator 360 18x Col/ Mono/ Pan / Tilt & Zoom	52.84331 N 52° 50' 35.9981	-8.99064 W 8° 59' 26.62258
7	Cornmarket carpark	Sony Predator 360 18x Col/ Mono/ Pan / Tilt & Zoom	52.84388 N 52° 50' 37.78909	-8.98961 W 8° 59' 22.25409
8	Hermitage	Sony Predator 360 18x Col/ Mono/ Pan / Tilt & Zoom	52.84495 N 52° 50' 40.3611	-8.99257 W 8° 59' 33.71555
9	Pearse Avenue/Childers Rd	Sony Predator 360 18x Col/ Mono/ Pan / Tilt & Zoom	52.84732 N 52° 50' 50.36517	-8.99579 W 8° 59' 45.55001
10	Shallee Drive	Sony Predator 360 18x Col/ Mono/ Pan / Tilt & Zoom	N 52° 50' 50.49342 52.84721	-8.99471 W 8° 59' 50.68526
11	John Paul Avenue	Sony Predator 360 18x Col/ Mono/ Pan / Tilt & Zoom	52.84721 N 52° 50' 49.90502	-8.99397 W 8° 59' 38.29061
12	Considine Road	Sony Predator 360 18x Col/ Mono/ Pan / Tilt & Zoom	52.84662 N 52° 50' 47.77609	-8.99373 W 8° 59' 37.41962
13	Island Carpark, Cloughleigh	Sony Predator 360 18x Col/ Mono/ Pan / Tilt & Zoom	52.84652 N 52° 50' 47.30607	-8.99088 W 8° 59' 27.3067
14	Gordon Drive, Cloughleigh dressing rooms	Sony Predator 360 18x Col/ Mono/ Pan / Tilt & Zoom	52.84614 N 52° 50' 46.10771	-8.99784 W 8° 59' 52.28703

Page last reviewed: 29/09/23

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