Does my employer have the right to put my photo online?
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An employee gave a passport photo to his employer for his identity card.
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By chance, he realized that the picture had appeared on the website of the organization.
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He asked his employer why his photo was on the internet.
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If the employer did not inform the employee in advance that this photo was to be used on the site, the employee may request that it be removed.
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Data can be used for the purpose for which it was collected. Based on the explanation of the employer, the employee can join at a later date.
Recommendations
Basic principles
LIPAD 35 et 36 ; LPD 4, 7, 14 et 18a
Principle of the transparency of data collection: the purpose of the collection must be recognizable and the data collected cannot be used for other purposes; principles of proportionality and data security (privacy, limited access).
Resources
In the absence of a legal basis, the publication of photographs of employees cannot be done without their consent, even if the employer already had these photos that were collected for other reasons.
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