# Italian DPA fines BBVA EUR 5 508 000 for failing to respect a customer’s objection to direct marketing

- Type: News
- Source: European Data Protection Board
- Date: 2026-10-09
- Original: https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/italian-dpa-fines-bbva-eur-5-508-000-for-failing-to-respect-a-customers-objection-to-direct_en
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/593301
- Topics: Personal Data, Processing, Fines, Marketing, Right to Object, Controllers, Supervisory Authorities, Direct Marketing, Financial Sector, Information Provision Modalities and Communication Methods

## Summary

Background informationDate of final decision: 3 July 2026National caseController: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Italian branch (BBVA)Legal Reference(s): Article 5 (Principles relating to processing of personal data), Article 12 (Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject), Article 21 (Right to object), Article 24 (Responsibility of the controller)Decision: Administrative fine, Compliance orderWebsite topics: Basic principles,

## Full text

Background informationDate of final decision: 3 July 2026National caseController: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Italian branch (BBVA)Legal Reference(s): Article 5 (Principles relating to processing of personal data), Article 12 (Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject), Article 21 (Right to object), Article 24 (Responsibility of the controller)Decision: Administrative fine, Compliance orderWebsite topics: Basic principles, Data subjects rights, MarketingSummary of the DecisionOrigin of the case The Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) investigated BBVA, a multinational Spanish banking group, following a complaint from a customer who continued to receive promotional communications through the bank’s mobile app despite having objected to direct marketing.The customer exercised his right to object through the settings provided in the BBVA app and subsequently reiterated his objection to the bank’s Customer Servic

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