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Company: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

€20,000 Fine
Company
BELGIUM
Art. 5 GDPR Art. 6 GDPR Art. 12 GDPR Art. 14 GDPR Art. 15 GDPR Art. 24 GDPR Art. 25 GDPR
Controllers IP Address Direct Marketing Personal Data Marketing Processing Agreement Processing Data Controller
Apr 22, 2025 Source

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The Belgian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on a company. The controller is a company engaging in direct marketing activities. During those activies the company failed to comply with multiple data processing principle. In particular the company had no sufficient legal basis for the data processing, failed to inform the data subjects and failed to provide data subjects with lawfully requested informations.

Industry: Industry and Commerce

Original document at the source www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be

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