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500 euro fine and penalty order for Stichting Oud Lemmer over webcam livestream

Date
Status
status not established
Body
Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens
Reference
AP-besluit 9 juli 2021 (kenmerk vertrouwelijk, gepubliceerd 8 juli 2025); beslissing op bezwaar 11 augustus 2022; Rb. Noord-Nederland 9 januari 2025, LEE 22/3460, ECLI:NL:RBNNE:2025:83
Amount
€500

What it is about

The foundation, which promotes the village of Lemmer, streamed live footage of the waterway and harbour in the village centre on its website from two fixed cameras (installed in 2014 and 2016). People and homes were recognisable. After complaints, the DPA found that the foundation had processed personal data without a legal basis at least from 21 February 2019: legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f)) did not apply. It found an infringement of Article 5(1)(a) with Article 6(1) and on 9 July 2021 imposed a 500 euro fine, plus a penalty order of 500 euros per week up to 2,000 euros. The objection was rejected on 11 August 2022. On 6 September 2022 the foundation stopped the livestream, and the DPA did not collect the penalty. On 9 January 2025 the Noord-Nederland District Court held that the processing was unlawful but reduced the fine to 375 euros because the reasonable time had been exceeded.

What this means in practice

Even a small foundation or association is a controller when it puts footage of public space online. Promoting a village does not outweigh residents and homes being recognisable on camera. Limit what is in view, make people unrecognisable, or stop streaming. The fine may be low, but the penalty order forces real change.

The GDPR articles concerned

Source: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, besluit boete; Rechtbank Noord-Nederland ECLI:NL:RBNNE:2025:83checked on 15 September 2026

Summary and practical reading by Praxikon. Not legal advice; the source prevails.

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