CJEU · C-458/25
The Advocate General opined that Article 83(7) GDPR precludes exempting a private-law entity providing publicly subsidised education from administrative fines merely because it performs a public-interest task.
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The Advocate General opined that Article 83(7) GDPR precludes exempting a private-law entity providing publicly subsidised education from administrative fines merely because it performs a public-interest task. English Summary. Facts. In July 2019, the father of a pupil filed a complaint with the Dutch DPA, against Onderwijsgroep Zusters der Christelijke Scholen Zuid-Kempen VZW (OZCS), the controller, a non-profit organisation operating a subsidised independent educational establishment. The complaint concerned a survey on pupils' well-being which was distributed to pupils through a digital platform. According to the complaint, the controller had not informed the parents beforehand, had not obtained their consent, had collected more personal data than necessary and had failed to comply with its obligations regarding the processing of the pupils' personal data. On 16 June 2020, the DPA found that the controller infringed Article 6(1) GDPR, Article 8 GDPR, the data minimisation