1. Joint controllers:
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“Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants Management Consultants S.A.”, domicile address: Katehaki Ave, 58, 115 25, Athens, Attiki, Tel. 210-7280000
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“Grant Thornton Tax and Consulting Services S.A.”, domicile address: Katehaki Ave, 58, 115 25, Athens, Attiki, Tel. 210-7280000
2. Purpose and lawfulness of processing:
We use video surveillance systems for the purpose of protecting people and property. Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller and the employer (article 6 par. 1. F GDPR).
3. Legitimate interests
Our legitimate interests pertain to the need to protect our area and the property located there from illegal activities, such as burglary. The same applies for safety of life, physical integrity, health as well as the property items of our firm, our staff and third parties legally located in the supervised area as well as for the purpose of ensuring our sound operations. At the same time, our objective is to effectively exercise managerial rights as an employer/controller.
We only collect image related data and obtain data from the areas defined as high-risk areas. We have ensured that no image is recorded from side streets and sidewalks, except for the minimum possible street sections adjacent to our building entrances/exits. Neither do we record any images from entrances or interiors of neighboring houses, buildings, or other areas. Recording is performed on a case by case basis i) outside the perimeter of the building in the parking lots and where an entrance/exit facilitates access to the building and ii) internally in common areas of entrance and exit of the floors and in specific areas, such as the reception area, the mail collection area, the access control area or the space where the server/electromechanical equipment is located, taking into account the fact that the cameras focus on the protected property and not on the employees’ workplaces and the building’s corridors. In no case do we record images from places where there are increased expectations for the privacy of data subjects (eg. dining areas, personal hygiene areas, toilets, and their vestibules).
The points where the video surveillance system has been placed, their coverage range as well as the way the data is received and recorded indicate that the data collected through this system are appropriate and necessary in relation to the intended purpose, as mentioned above. Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras do not have unlimited mobility and do not collect audio data. We have selected the most "privacy friendly" technologies, i.e. systems that can encrypt stored images, blur/shade faces and alter or hide areas (mask).
The video surveillance system neither records nor collects specific categories of personal data.
The video surveillance system does not collect the data for the purpose of monitoring the employees and is not used as a criterion for monitoring and evaluating their behavior, efficiency and performance.
