# Italian DPA fines IQVIA EUR 7 000 000 for unlawful processing of patients’ health data

- Type: News
- Source: European Data Protection Board
- Date: 2026-10-09
- Original: https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/italian-dpa-fines-iqvia-eur-7-000-000-for-unlawful-processing-of-patients-health-data_en
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/593298
- Topics: Special Categories of Data, Processing, DPIA, Privacy by Design, Privacy by Default, Security, Healthcare, Anonymization, Controllers, Personal Data

## Summary

Background informationDate of final decision: 23 September 2026National caseController: IQVIA Solutions Italy S.r.lLegal Reference(s): Article 5 (Principles relating to processing of personal data), Article 9 (Processing of special categories of personal data), Article 13 (Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subject), Article 25 (Data protection by design and by default), Article 28 (Processor) and Article 35 (Data protection impact assessment)Decision: Adm

## Full text

Background informationDate of final decision: 23 September 2026National caseController: IQVIA Solutions Italy S.r.lLegal Reference(s): Article 5 (Principles relating to processing of personal data), Article 9 (Processing of special categories of personal data), Article 13 (Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subject), Article 25 (Data protection by design and by default), Article 28 (Processor) and Article 35 (Data protection impact assessment)Decision: Administrative fineKey words: Data protection impact assessment, Health and research, Anonymisation/pseudonymisation, Privacy by design and by default, Fines, Basic principles and Controller/processorSummary of the DecisionOrigin of the caseThe Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) carried out an investigation into IQVIA Solutions Italy S.r.l., a company belonging to a multinational group active in health data analytics and clinical research. The investigation concerned a database containing heal

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