# School: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD)
- Date: 2021-03-15
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-601
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/46716
- Topics: Education, Consent, IP Address, Processing Agreement, Controllers, Public Authority, Processing, Data Controller, Supervisory Authorities, Public Sector

## Summary

The Belgian DPA (APD) fined a school EUR 1,000. The controller had conducted a survey on student well-being via a smartschooling system. The DPA states that the controller did not obtain the consent of the parents of the minor students and violated the principle of data minimization. The original fine of EUR 2,000 was reduced to EUR 1,000 after the controller appealed the APD's decision.

## Full text

The Belgian DPA (APD) fined a school EUR 1,000. The controller had conducted a survey on student well-being via a smartschooling system. The DPA states that the controller did not obtain the consent of the parents of the minor students and violated the principle of data minimization. The original fine of EUR 2,000 was reduced to EUR 1,000 after the controller appealed the APD's decision.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) GDPR, Art. 8 GDPR
Industry: Public Sector and Education

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