# Innovasjon Norge: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet)
- Date: 2021-05-18
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-700
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/46815
- Topics: Personal Data, Controllers, Insurance, Consent, Processing Agreement, Processing, Supervisory Authorities, Data Controller, Supervision

## Summary

The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined the national development bank Innovasjon Norge NOK 1,000,000 (EUR 95,500). The controller had carried out several credit checks on the data subject without any contractual basis for doing so. For this purpose, the bank had analyzed numerous financial data of the data subject without the data subject's consent.

## Full text

The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined the national development bank Innovasjon Norge NOK 1,000,000 (EUR 95,500). The controller had carried out several credit checks on the data subject without any contractual basis for doing so. For this purpose, the bank had analyzed numerous financial data of the data subject without the data subject's consent.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) GDPR
Industry: Finance, Insurance and Consulting

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