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13. Potential legal infringements
The following information should be observed when using the camera:
Copyright protection
In principle everybody has the rights to his/her own image. According to the copy-
right law, images may only be published without the permission of the person in-
volved if the person is only of secondary importance in an image of the countryside
or of another locality. Whether the person is of secondary importance depends on
each individual circumstance. To avoid any legal consequences, third parties should
in all cases in which they can be identifi ed in images be informed about the wildlife
camera – see also paragraph “Duty of Notifi cation”.
Protection of privacy
The privacy of third parties may not be infringed by any shown images. Do not
point your camera into the garden or onto the front door of your neighbor even
if these areas are visible from your own house or from public places. This does not
entitle you to publish images of such views.
Personal identifi cation
A personal identifi cation exists where it can be established that a certain person was
at a certain place at a certain time. Such an identifi cation could also be made from a
person-related item, such as a number plate. Personal identifi cation of third parties
must be avoided at all costs.
Surveillance cameras at place of work
In Germany, surveillance of the workplace is subject to particular strict restrictions.
Employers should not use surveillance cameras at the place of work unless any
infringement of the law can be fully excluded.
Surveillance cameras in road traffi c
Where set up surveillance cameras have a view of road traffi c, it is recommended
to confi gure the location of the cameras and the image detail in such a way that
motorists cannot be identifi ed from their car registrations in the image. Moto-
rists could also be potentially identifi ed from any lettering on their vehicles.
