Placement & privacy

CCTV Placement Compliance Checker

A quick privacy-and-safety self-check for where your camera points, grounded in the DPDP Act 2023. Answer a few yes/no checks — some are hard red flags that must be fixed, others are good-practice points — and get a plain status plus the exact items to fix. This is guidance, not legal certification. Runs in your browser; nothing is stored.

Must-pass checks (red flags)

Does the camera avoid all private interiors — bathrooms, bedrooms and changing areas?

Does it avoid pointing into a neighbour's window, door or private space?

For staff or domestic help: is it NOT placed to monitor a single worker or a rest/washroom?

Is a visible CCTV notice / signage in place at the covered area?

Good-practice checks

Is coverage limited to your own property, masking excess public street?

Is a retention period set, so footage is not kept forever?

Is access to the footage restricted to named people?

Is audio recording off, or otherwise justified and notified?

Overall status

Looks aligned — keep records

Red flags

Practice gaps

0/8

Checks passed

Items to fix

Nothing flagged. Keep your notice up, your retention short and your records tidy.

This is a self-check under the DPDP Act 2023 to help you spot obvious issues — it is guidance, not legal certification, and it does not cite clause numbers. It aids compliance; it does not certify it. Read the CCTV privacy guide and get professional advice for anything significant, such as workplace monitoring or a dispute with a neighbour.

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