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Clinic owner: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

€10,000 fine - Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)

€10,000 Fine
Clinic owner
SPAIN
Insufficient legal basis for data processing

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The Spanish DPA has fined the owner of a plastic surgery clinic EUR 10,000. The controller posted before-and-after pictures of an individual who had undergone surgery at the clinic on social media (Facebook and Instagram) without obtaining the individual’s consent.

GDPR Articles: Art. 6 (1) GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR
Industry: Health Care