Security cameras in Luxembourg: discreet, sharp and CNPD-compliant

Fixed or dome IP cameras, video doorbells, indoor cameras, a local NVR or encrypted cloud recording, viewing from your smartphone. Every project starts with a placement plan: which entrances to film, at what height, with which privacy masks to exclude the street and the neighbours.

• House and flat: video doorbell, entrance camera, terrace or garage camera, live view in the app within seconds.
• Shop, restaurant, workshop: tills, stockroom, delivery access, with signage and a record of processing.
• Apartment building: lobby, bike room, car park, agreed with the managing agent and residents.

Since 25 May 2018 no prior CNPD authorisation is required to install cameras. What the GDPR does require: a record of processing activities, signage at every filmed entrance (CNPD model available), cameras framed so they capture neither the public road nor the neighbours (privacy masking), no audio recording, and limited retention — 8 days as a rule, 30 days maximum where justified. On business premises, Art. L.261-1 of the Labour Code also applies (informing staff and the staff delegation). Every installation is handed over with its compliance kit: sign, template record, retention period configured.

We have summarised the CNPD guidelines (updated 10 April 2024) in a practical guide to CCTV rules in Luxembourg: field of view, signage, record of processing, retention, employees.

Technically we use Hikvision, Dahua and Ubiquiti UniFi Protect — 4K, 30 m IR, IK10 anti-vandal, recording on local NVR or encrypted cloud. PoE power so each camera needs a single cable. The cameras run over the same network cabling as your RJ45 outlets: one rack, one point of contact.

A camera is only useful if the image is readable: we check the night rendering, the backlight at the entrance and face legibility at the real distance before signing off the placement.

We complete security with IP video door stations (Hikvision, 2N, Comelit) that open from a smartphone, RFID badges for office buildings, biometric readers for sensitive zones.

Cameras show, the alarm warns. The two complement each other: when the alarm triggers, video verification lets you check what is happening before calling anyone. If your first need is to detect an intrusion, see our intrusion alarm page; both systems can share the same cabling and the same app.