The retention time of hotel surveillance footage is related to a variety of factors, including the size of the hotel, the content of the video, the capacity of the storage device, etc. Generally speaking, surveillance footage in small hotels is kept for 10 to 30 days, due to the limited memory of each surveillance system. When this period is exceeded, the system will usually automatically overwrite or delete earlier recordings.
However, for larger hotels, such as five- or six-star high-end hotels, their surveillance footage may be kept for a longer period of time, perhaps from six months to more than a year. That's because their storage devices are larger and their monitoring content is richer, and they need to be retained for a longer period of time.
In addition, the hotel may carry out special processing and long-term storage for some surveillance videos in specific areas or at a specific time, such as important areas such as hotel lobby, front desk, guest room, etc., as well as videos at specific times such as guest check-in and check-out. These recordings may be retained for a longer period of time to meet the hotel's management and security needs.
It should be noted that the retention time of hotel surveillance footage is also subject to laws and regulations. According to the "Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Public Security Image Information System", the information materials of the public security image information system shall be retained for at least 30 days. At the same time, the "Regulations on the Administration of Public Security in the Hotel Industry" also stipulates that the retention period of ** monitoring data shall not be less than 90 days. Therefore, hotels also need to comply with relevant laws and regulations when determining the retention period of surveillance footage.
In general, the retention time of hotel surveillance footage varies depending on a variety of factors such as the size of the hotel, the content of the recording, the capacity of the storage device, and laws and regulations. In practice, hotels usually set the retention time of surveillance footage according to their own situation and legal and regulatory requirements.