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Article 5 GDPR — enforcement

Cited in 1,784 decisions · €2.0B total fines · median €10,000 · top authority: 🇪🇺Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) (541)

Date ↓ Company / party Authority Articles Fine
2026-01-16 DSB Austria: No fine imposed on COVID mask shop for cookie consent failure 🇦🇹 DSB (Austria) Art. 51Art. 5Art. 12Art. 13
2026-01-12 DSB: Medical student fined for recording dementia patient video without Art 9 GDPR basis 🇦🇹 DSB (Austria) Art. 415Art. 4Art. 51Art. 5 €200
2026-01-10 KVIKU SPAIN, S.L.
Non-compliance with general data processing principles
🇪🇺 Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) Art. 5 €8,000
2026-01-08 FREE MOBILE
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
🇪🇺 French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) Art. 5Art. 32 €27,000,000
2026-01-08 FREE MOBILE
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
🇪🇺 French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) Art. 5Art. 32 €27,000,000
2026-01-08 Headquarter of a Fire Brigade
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
🇪🇺 Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) Art. 5 €10,000
2026-01-06 Sole Trader
Non-compliance with general data processing principles
🇸🇮 Slovenian Supervisory Authority (Informacijski pooblaščenec) Art. 5 €5,000
2025-12-31 ONE WAY PRIVATE COMPANY
Non-compliance with general data processing principles
🇪🇺 Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) Art. 5Art. 6Art. 7Art. 29 €80,000
2025-12-30 ENDESA (energy supplyer)
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
🇪🇺 Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) Art. 5 €60,000
2025-12-30 ENDESA (energy supplyer)
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
🇪🇺 Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) Art. 5 €60,000
2025-12-30 Debt collecting agancy (GESTIÓN DE COBROS, YO COBRO SL)
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
🇪🇺 Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) Art. 5 €60,000
2025-12-30 Debt collecting agancy (GESTIÓN DE COBROS, YO COBRO SL)
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
🇪🇺 Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) Art. 5 €60,000
2025-12-30 Vodafone España, S.A.U.
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights
🇪🇺 Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) Art. 5 €27,000
2025-12-30 Vodafone España, S.A.U.
Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights
🇪🇺 Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) Art. 5 €27,000
2025-12-30 Telecommunications company
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
🇪🇺 Croatian Data Protection Authority (azop) Art. 6Art. 5 €20,000
2025-12-30 Telecommunications company
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
🇪🇺 Croatian Data Protection Authority (azop) Art. 6Art. 5 €20,000
2025-12-30 Restaurant (SANTI 3000, S.L.)
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
🇪🇺 Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) Art. 5Art. 6 €9,600
2025-12-30 Restaurant (SANTI 3000, S.L.)
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
🇪🇺 Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) Art. 5Art. 6 €9,600
2025-12-30 Vodafone España, S.A.U.
Non-compliance with general data processing principles
🇪🇺 Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) Art. 5 €5,000
2025-12-30 Vodafone España, S.A.U.
Non-compliance with general data processing principles
🇪🇺 Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) Art. 5 €5,000
2025-12-30 SLOVAKIA DPA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
🇪🇺 Slovak Data Protection Office Art. 5Art. 32
2025-12-30 SLOVAKIA DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
🇪🇺 Slovak Data Protection Office Art. 5Art. 6
2025-12-30 SLOVENAKIË: Onvoldoende technische en organisatorische maatregelen om de informatiebeveiliging te waarborgen.
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
🇪🇺 Slovak Data Protection Office Art. 5Art. 32
2025-12-30 SLOVENAKIË: Onvoldoende technische en organisatorische maatregelen om de informatiebeveiliging te waarborgen.
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
🇪🇺 Slovak Data Protection Office Art. 5Art. 32
2025-12-30 SLOVAKIA DPA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
🇪🇺 Slovak Data Protection Office Art. 5Art. 32