Web cam and data protection
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EU regulations are pretty much unified so I would guess I could tell you some tips. First thing to know is that you really can't get solid advice beforehand. The disputes are contested in court. We ran snowboarding cam site (http://www.proggis.com) last year and had no problems. The important part is that there is a sign and it is in private property where admittance is allowed to everybody with enough cash. There is also the question of whether it is possible to recognise somebody from the pictures. If somebody can be seen in the picture this really comes down to judgement. If somebody were to take you to court they would have to prove that they could not expect to have their picture taken in that location. The company needs to write up a policy were it states how the captured data is used and it would have to available for guests to see if they asked for it. So yes, the data protection legislation makes this an hairy issue, but if you do everything by the book you should be ok.