Azienda sanitaria provinciale di Caltanissetta: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

The Italian DPA has fined Azienda sanitaria provinciale di Caltanissetta EUR 6,000. The data subject had asked the controller, in the context of legal proceedings, to send any communication regarding this matter only to their personal email inbox. Nevertheless, the controller had sent communications to the data subject's business email address. In addition, the data subject had requested access to their data. However, the controller did not properly comply with this request. In the course of its investigation, the DPA also found that the health care facility had failed to notify the DPA of the name and contact details of a new data protection officer and to update them on its website.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 12 GDPR, Art. 15 GDPR, Art. 37 GDPR, Art. 2-ter Codice della privacy
Industry: Health Care