Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3337 - Ohio University › Chapter 3337-44 - Policies Critical Incidents, Hazardous Materials, Smoke Free Campus and Alarms › Section 3337-44-119 - Video surveillance systems

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Purpose
This policy regulates the installation
				and use of video surveillance systems for safety and security purposes in
				public and semi-public areas on the Athens campus of Ohio university. This
				policy does not imply nor guarantee that surveillance cameras will be monitored
				in real time.
To ensure the protection of individual
				privacy rights in accordance with the law, as well as to preserve academic
				freedom and avoid discouraging the exercise of first amendment rights, this
				policy is adopted to formalize procedures for the installation of surveillance
				equipment and the handling, viewing, retention, dissemination, and destruction
				of surveillance recordings.
Video surveillance will be conducted in
				a professional, ethical, and legal manner. Any diversion of surveillance
				records for other purposes (e.g.. surveillance of political or religious
				activities) is prohibited. Under no circumstances will the contents of any
				video recordings be exploited for purposes of profit or commercial publication,
				nor will such recordings be publicly distributed except as may be required by
				law.
(B)
								Scope
(1)
									Public and semi-public areas
This policy applies to video
				surveillance in areas that are public or semi-public, in which there is not a
				reasonable expectation of privacy. It is important to note that just because an
				area may have restricted access, that alone does not create an expectation of
				privacy (e.g. residence hall lounges, computer labs, classrooms limited to
				students of a particular college or class, etc.)
(2)
									Private
			 areas
Areas on campus that have a reasonable
				expectation of privacy, including classrooms, are prohibited from being subject
				to video surveillance under this policy. Generally, private areas on campus
				include, but are not limited to. classrooms, private living quarters,
				residential hallways, restrooms. single occupancy offices, etc. Normally, video
				cameras in areas that could potentially capture both private areas (e.g. a
				window into a residence hall room) and public or semi-public areas should be
				installed such that the camera's view does not include the private area. If
				reasonable measures cannot be taken to exclude private areas from a camera's
				view, the private areas will be digitally blocked from view on both live and
				recorded images.
(3)
									Exceptions
The following uses of video
				surveillance are exempt from this policy:
(a)
										Criminal
			 investigations conducted by or in conjunction with the Ohio university police
			 department;
(b)
										Academic instruction or feedback, as long as the video
			 is not set to continuously record;
(c)
										Public web
			 streaming video in areas that do not have a "reasonable expectation of privacy"
			 and are not recorded (e.g., on the Ohio university website);
(d)
										Recording of
			 public performance events for public entertainment (e.g., athletic events,
			 plays, lectures, etc.).