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Bankia S.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

The bank kept personal data of a data subject for several years, even after the data subject was no longer a customer.

€50,000 Fine
Bankia S.A.
SPAIN
Art. 5 GDPR

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The bank kept personal data of a data subject for several years, even after the data subject was no longer a customer. The data was also accessible to bank employees during this time. This constituted a violation of the principle of purpose limitation.

Industry: Finance, Insurance and Consulting

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