# Freelancer: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Data Protection Authority of Hessen
- Date: 2024-01-01
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-2635
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/48750
- Topics: Supervisory Authorities, Controllers, Supervision, Human Resources, Processing Agreement, Data Controller

## Summary

The DPA of Hessen has imposed a fine of EUR 16,000 on a freelancer. The controller operates a website without a privacy policy. The DPA contacted the controller, ordering him to include a privacy policy on his website, and announced that he would be fined EUR 2,000 if he did not comply. The controller ignored the order, resulting in the DPA ordering him a second and third time to include a privacy policy on his website. The controller continued to ignore the DPA's orders. Therefore, the DPA impo

## Full text

The DPA of Hessen has imposed a fine of EUR 16,000 on a freelancer. The controller operates a website without a privacy policy. The DPA contacted the controller, ordering him to include a privacy policy on his website, and announced that he would be fined EUR 2,000 if he did not comply. The controller ignored the order, resulting in the DPA ordering him a second and third time to include a privacy policy on his website. The controller continued to ignore the DPA's orders. Therefore, the DPA imposed a total fine of EUR 16,000. This fine consists of EUR 10,000 for ignoring the DPA's orders and EUR 2,000 for each of the three ignored orders to include a privacy policy on the controller's website.

GDPR Articles: Art. 13 GDPR, Art. 31 GDPR, Art. 58 (2) d) GDPR
Industry: Not assigned

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