How to bring the person responsible to administrative and criminal liability for the unlawful processing of video recordings?
If you believe that a person has unlawfully processed your personal data, you can request the initiation of administrative violation or criminal proceedings according to the Lithuanian Code of Administrative Offences or Criminal Code.
Administrative offence
If a person has unlawfully processed your personal data, you can request the initiation of administrative violation proceedings by submitting an application to the State Data Protection Inspectorate. In your application, you should indicate the kind of unlawful actions the data user has carried out, provide substantial arguments and explain the kind of harm it has caused you.
The State Data Protection Inspectorate may decide to start administrative violation proceedings and in such a situation will contact you and inform you about your right to be recognized as a victim in the case and to request compensation for the material loss and/or the moral injury that you have suffered.
Criminal offence
If video monitoring has been carried out and/or video recordings have been processed by unlawful means, such as secretly installing a camera in your house or car, this action may be considered a criminal offence. In such a situation, you can request the initiation of criminal proceedings by submitting an application to an investigating institution or the prosecutor’s office. In your application, you should indicate the kind of unlawful actions the person has carried out, provide substantial arguments and explain the kind of harm it has caused you.
The investigator or prosecutor may decide to start criminal proceedings and in such a situation will contact you and inform you about your right to be recognized as a victim in the case and to request compensation for the material loss and the moral injury that you have suffered.