PRODUCT DATA NOTICE
Last Updated: [July 17, 2025]
This Product Data Notice (“Notice”) is issued by Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (“Hikvision”), as the manufacturer of the Connected Product defined below, in order to provide users of the Connected Product (“you”) with the legally required information about the Product Data that the Connected Product is capable of generating.
The Notice may be modified from time to time, and any updated versions will be posted on this webpage. The Notice covers the following:
1. Definitions
Connected Product means an item that obtains, generates or collects data concerning its use or environment and that is able to communicate Product Data via an electronic communications service, physical connection or on-device access, and whose primary function is not the storing, processing or transmission of data on behalf of any party other than the user.
Product Data means data generated by the use of a Connected Product that the manufacturer designed to be retrievable, via an electronic communications service, physical connection or on-device access, by a user, data holder or a third party, including, where relevant, the manufacturer.
2. Product Data type, format, and estimated volume
2.1 The IP camera is capable of generating the Product Data as specified below. The information may differ per the models and your setting.
Type of Product Data |
Format |
Estimated Volume |
Videos |
MP4 |
Depend on the storage capacity set by you. |
Configuration parameters |
binary |
Please refer to the product user manual or contact Hikvision. |
Device diagnose information |
txt |
Please refer to the product user manual or contact Hikvision. |
Log data |
txt |
Please refer to the product user manual or contact Hikvision. |
2.2 The NVR/DVR is capable of generating the Product Data as specified below. The information may differ per the models and your setting.
Type of Product Data |
Format |
Estimated Volume |
Configuration parameters |
xml or binary |
Please refer to the product user manual or contact Hikvision. |
Log data |
txt |
Please refer to the product user manual or contact Hikvision. |
2.3 The access control is capable of generating the Product Data as specified below. The information may differ per the models and your setting.
Type of Product Data |
Format |
Estimated Volume |
photos |
csv |
Depend on the storage capacity set by you. |
Configuration parameters |
binary |
Please refer to the product user manual or contact Hikvision. |
Log data |
txt |
Please refer to the product user manual or contact Hikvision. |
2.4 The intercom is capable of generating the Product Data as specified below. The information may differ per the models and your setting.
Type of Product Data |
Format |
Estimated Volume |
Configuration parameters |
binary |
Please refer to the product user manual or contact Hikvision. |
Log data |
txt |
Please refer to the product user manual or contact Hikvision. |
2.5 The alarm is capable of generating the Product Data as specified below. The information may differ per the models and your setting.
Type of Product Data |
Format |
Estimated Volume |
Configuration parameters |
binary |
Please refer to the product user manual or contact Hikvision. |
Log data |
txt |
Please refer to the product user manual or contact Hikvision. |
For other Connected Products, please refer to the user manual or specification. You may also contact us by using the contact information in this Notice.
3. Whether Product Data is generated continuously and in real-time
Name of the Connected Product |
Is the Connected Product capable of generating Product Data continuously? |
Is the Connected Product capable of generating Product Data in real-time? |
IP Camera |
Yes for videos. Others are only generated when triggered. |
Yes |
NVR/DVR |
Only generated when triggered. |
Yes |
Access control |
Only generated when triggered. |
Yes |
Intercom |
Only generated when triggered. |
Yes |
Alarm |
Only generated when triggered. |
Yes |
For other Connected Products, please refer to the user manual or specification. You may also contact us by using the contact information in this Notice. |
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4. Product Data retention
The table below sets outs whether the Connected Product is capable of storing Product Data on-device or on a remote server, including, where applicable, the intended duration of retention:
Capable of storing location |
Intended Duration of Retention |
|
On-device |
Yes |
Depend on the storage capacity set by you. |
On a remote server |
Yes |
Depend on the storage capacity of your server. |
5. How to access, retrieve and erase Product Data
For further information about how you may access, retrieve or, where relevant, erase Product Data, including the technical means to do so, as well as their terms of use and quality of service, please refer to the User Manual that accompanies the Connected Product.
6. How to contact us
If you have questions or concerns about the Notice or the generation of Product Data by the Connected Product, you can contact us at data_protection@hikvision.com. We will respond to your inquiry as soon as reasonably possible. Please provide: (i) your name (or nickname), your country/region of residence and your preferred method of communication; and (ii) the details of your request or comment along with the name and model (preferred) of the Connected Product.
[1] REGULATION (EU) 2023/2854 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 December 2023 on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Data Act)
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