# Civil law firm 'Sabou, Burz & Cuc': Insufficient legal basis for data processing

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)
- Date: 2022-02-22
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-1082
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/47197
- Topics: Personal Data, Controllers, Processing Agreement, Consent, Processing, Insurance, Data Controller, Supervisory Authorities, Supervision

## Summary

The Romanian DPA has fined the civil law firm 'Sabou, Burz & Cuc' EUR 1,000. The DPA launched an investigation after a client complained that the controller had published their personal data in a WhatsApp group used by several lawyers of a bar association without their prior consent. The DPA found that the controller had processed the data without a valid legal basis, as they had published the data for a purpose other than that originally agreed with the data subject.

## Full text

The Romanian DPA has fined the civil law firm 'Sabou, Burz & Cuc' EUR 1,000. The DPA launched an investigation after a client complained that the controller had published their personal data in a WhatsApp group used by several lawyers of a bar association without their prior consent. The DPA found that the controller had processed the data without a valid legal basis, as they had published the data for a purpose other than that originally agreed with the data subject.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), b), c), f) GDPR, Art. 5 (2) GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR
Industry: Finance, Insurance and Consulting

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