The Institute’s employees, contractors, representatives, and others having responsibility for installing, maintaining, having access to, having the capability of viewing, or otherwise having the ability to utilize VMS and video surveillance devices associated with any real property owned, leased or occupied by the Institute, or any entity with a Georgia Tech affiliation, shall utilize said video surveillance devices in a manner consistent with the U.S. Constitution, United States Federal law, Georgia State law, City of Atlanta municipal ordinances, Georgia Tech Police Department’s (hereafter “GTPD”) “Video Surveillance” policy, and Institute “Ethics” policy.

Installation of any video surveillance devices shall be coordinated with either GTPD’s Physical Security Specialist or the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s (hereafter “GTRI) Research Security Department in order to ensure video surveillance devices are not placed or positioned in such a way as to compromise a person’s expectation of privacy.  No one is authorized to install security controls, to include video surveillance devices, web cams or other intrusive electronic devices used for surveillance, without the proper coordination with either the GTPD or GTRI Research Security Department.

The installation and monitoring of all such video surveillance devices shall be solely for the legitimate purposes of protecting human life, personal property, and the Institute’s interests and assets.

Recorded images shall not be made public, nor shall recorded images be released to, provided to, or otherwise made accessible to, any person, party or entity inside or outside of the Institute, without the Institute’s express permission, or as required by law.

All requests to obtain recorded images must be submitted through the Georgia Tech Police Department Records Division.