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Privacy notice — FLIR EST
Thermal cameras
FLIR designs and sells thermal cameras which detect heat emitted by objects and equip-
ment in order to identify malfunctions, movements, and other scene dynamics based on
the detection of surface temperature of objects in a scene. FLIR thermal cameras can al-
so be used to detect, from a distance, heat emitted by facial skin and automatically
alarms in case of a reading that exceeds a selected threshold, which may indicate that
the individual has an elevated skin temperature. FLIR's EST Software and algorithms are
specially adapted for face detection, and data analysis and decision ("Thermal
Screening").
Thermal screening is a suitable measure for helping to identify individuals that may have
fever symptoms, though screening results will need to be verified by a cleared medical
device such as an oral thermometer.
The use of FLIR's EST thermal cameras for purposes of screening skin temperature in-
volves or allows for all or some of the following personal data processing operations
(each of which may involve multiple operations such as: collection, recording, storage,
consultation, disclosure, transmission, erasure or destruction):
• Setting a baseline temperature, by screening the skin around the tear duct of a
number of individuals entering in the camera field of view with skin temperature that
falls between a specified min. and max. temperature, and which are stored in the al-
gorithm to set or adjust the baseline temperature; A face detection algorithm uses vis-
ual video stream to detect the face, then Infrared (IR) and visual stream are
synchronized and measurement is done on the IR stream (Therefore, for optimum
use of EST Software, pre-installation of dual streaming is highly recommended); EST
screening will only capture temperature reading of these 10 individuals as input into
EST algorithm to adjust reference temperature);
• Screening individuals entering in the camera field of view (the screening app ana-
lyzes and measures temperature) and displaying live thermal and/or visual images
of their face, the screening result of the temperature reading (reflected as "elevated
(red) / non-elevated (green) temperature detected"), with or without alarm sound (if
temperature reading is above the fixed threshold);
• Saving of thermal and/or visual images and data file (screening result) when systems
detects elevated temperature and alarm is triggered, with/without alarm sound on
the Software (memory card) when an alarm has been triggered;
• Transfer of the images and data collected, via a cable connection, to user's IT, badge,
video management or other systems.
These processing operations may hence involve the processing of the following data that
may qualify as personally identifiable data (i.e, to the extent these data can actually
be connected to an individual):
• thermal and visual images of the faces of people screened;
• temperature reading results (displayed as "elevated (red) / non-elevated (green)" tem-
perature), which are also sensitive (health) data;
FLIR's EST cameras must be used in accordance with the applicable Product
Manual and the environmental conditions described therein for optimum meas-
urement accuracy: humidity and temperature, avoid air flow in people's face, people
screened must be placed at a correct distance from the camera (as indicated by the
screening position), a non-reflective background is required (a backdrop must be in-
stalled behind screening station to cut out disturbing background reflection, people,
light); to build up an accurate reference temperature data series, healthy people must be
screened first, in normal real life screening conditions (coming from outdoors).
As a manufacturer of thermal cameras which potentially allow for the processing of
personal data, FLIR has embedded (or is planning to embed in the near future) the fol-
lowing Privacy by Design and Data Security features in its cameras (which at the
same time shows FLIR is continuously enhancing its products, and adding features,
models and versions that take into consideration Privacy by Design principles, to allow
Users to only collect personal data that is strictly needed in regard to user's purpose, or
to avoid the collection of personal data altogether):
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