Can I film inside a Walmart store? (2024)

FAQs

Can I film inside a Walmart store? ›

Out of respect for our associates and customers, unauthorized filming is prohibited and we reserve the right to enforce that policy.

You're welcome. Walmart enforces a rule prohibiting recording inside their store. So, if an associate saw you, they would probably ask you to stop or leave the store.

Pledge of Accountability

We expect associates and business partners that handle associate information to take reasonable measures to maintain the confidentiality of your information and to do so in accordance with our policies and the law.

If you are interested in shooting footage inside a Target store, select “Find a Store” on Target.com to locate and contact your nearest store. Ask to speak with the Leader on Duty to request a visit or interview. Please note we cannot accommodate all requests.

It is legal to film in public. You do not require permission. However, it is respectful to avoid including people in your video without permission.

Walmarts are, however, places to which the public is generally invited if members of the public are in compliance with the hours and other restrictions. Walmart can remove someone from their property for any or no reason except for prohibited discrimination.

California requires the consent of all parties, with a minimum consent being the notification that the parties are being recorded in a confidential conversation with an audible beep at particular intervals throughout the recording. Without permission, an individual can face imprisonment and fines.

In general, retail stores, including Walmart, typically do not allow customers to view security camera footage upon request due to privacy, security, and corporate policies [1].

If you return, you'll be trespassing and welcoming criminal charges against you. Photography inside a mall is not illegal, but refusing to leave when asked is. Nobody can take your camera or film from you, aside from an officer of the law with a court order. They can demand it, but you don't have to give up the goods.

TSA does not prohibit photographing, videotaping or filming at security checkpoints, as long as the screening process is not interfered with or sensitive information is not revealed.

What is Target harassment policy? ›

Harassment based on protected status in any form, is illegal and will not be tolerated. It's your responsibility as a team member to prevent any type of harassment at Target. Examples of harassment include, but are not limited to, intimidation, bullying, stalking, verbal or physical aggression, harassment or coercion.

Out of respect for our associates and customers, unauthorized filming is prohibited and we reserve the right to enforce that policy.

It's corporate policy. Most nationwide retailers share this policy. Walmart considers privacy of its store employees and customers extremely important. And as such doesn't allow filming or photographs in our stores.

Home Depot would not allow you to come in and play the drums or practice your break dancing for the same reason they prohibit video taping. It is hardware store, not a movie set, and without their permission, you should not be in there doing anything that is not normal behavior for a customer of a hardware store.

Under the law, videotaping employees can occur in common areas in the workplace, but there are very important limitations to this power. Basically, the law protects employees from being videotaped in the workplace in areas where they can have a “reasonable expectation” of privacy.

If you are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Washington — then you cannot be surreptitiously recorded without your consents, if you have a reasonable expectation of privacy.

Walmart first offered common stock to the public in 1970 and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: WMT) on August 25, 1972. We have provided an annual cash dividend, paid quarterly, to shareholders since first declaring a dividend in 1974.