Enforcement
EN GARLEX SOLUTIONS, S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing
€15,000 fine - Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Content
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 15,000 on GARLEX SOLUTIONS, S.L.. The data subject had received a call from the company to renew their electricity supply contract. Subsequently, the data subject received an SMS with a link to an electricity supply contract in which their personal data had already been entered. The data subject could not explain how the company had come into possession of the data, since they never provided it and had certainly not consented to its processing.
GDPR Articles: Art. 6 GDPR
Industry: Transportation and Energy