Skip to content
Enforcement · Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) EN LLM context A cited markdown file you can paste into your AI assistant (ChatGPT, Claude, a RAG or project knowledge base) to ground it in this document. Contains: this document’s text, its sections with their topics, and the full text of every law provision it applies. Everything links back to its source on overview.legal — legal information, not advice.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A..

€42,000 Fine
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.L.
SPAIN
Art. 6 GDPR

Full text

The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.. The company had repeatedly sent advertising messages to a data subject, although the data subject had objected to the processing of their data. The original fine of EUR 70,000 was reduced to EUR 42,000 due to voluntary payment and admission of responsibility.

Industry: Finance, Insurance and Consulting

How it connects

C-154/21 RW v Österreichische Post AG The Court of Justice of the European Union (First Chamber), in response to a preliminary reference from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austrian Supreme Court), interpreted Article… CJEU ·First Chamber Jan 12, 2023 Right of Access Personal Data Recipient
HvJ EU 9 januari 2025, C‑394/23 (Mousse) Artikelen: 5(1)(c), 6(1), en 21 AVG Onderwerp : Beginsel van minimale gegevensverwerking Gek genoeg verwijst het HvJ EU zelf niet naar HvJ EU 1 augustus 2022, C‑184/20… HvJ EU 9 januari 2025, C‑394/23 (Mousse). ·CJEU Jan 9, 2025 IP Address Retention Period Identification
C-741/21 GP v juris GmbH In Case C-741/21, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Third Chamber) addressed a preliminary reference from the Landgericht Saarbrücken in proceedings between data subject… CJEU ·Third Chamber Apr 11, 2024 Liability Personal Data Integrity and Confidentiality Principle
SAN 3154/2026 National court annuls DPA sanction against KFC Spain over website privacy information In May 2021, a data subject lodged a complaint with the DPA against KFC Restaurants Spain, S.L.U., the controller, concerning the processing of personal data through its website.… Jul 16, 2026 Supervisory Authorities Personal Data Controllers
2022 EDPB Annual Report 2021 Enhancing the depth and breadth of data protection 2 EDPB Annual Report 2021 2 ENHANCING THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF DATA PROTECTION An Executive Summary of this report, which… May 12, 2022 Privacy Shield Processing Agreement International Transfer
W274 2320278-1 Austrian Federal Administrative Court: address publisher's data transfer and Article 15 An address publishing service and direct marketing company (the controller) sent the address data of a data subject to clients as part of its business activities. The clients are… Sep 14, 2026 Personal Data Right to Restriction Retention Period