# El Periódico de Catalunya, S.L.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
- Date: 2020-07-23
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-351
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/46466
- Topics: Personal Data, Telecommunications, Processing, Supervisory Authorities

## Summary

Following a request for erasure addressed to the company, the data subject received another newsletter from the newspaper, although El Periódico de Catalunya claimed to have granted the request. This was due to a failure of an external service provider of the company.

## Full text

Following a request for erasure addressed to the company, the data subject received another newsletter from the newspaper, although El Periódico de Catalunya claimed to have granted the request. This was due to a failure of an external service provider of the company.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR
Industry: Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting

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