# Company in the entertainment sector (ticketing): Non-compliance with general data processing principles

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD)
- Date: 2026-07-16
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-3376
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/607186
- Topics: Controllers, Personal Data, Fairness & Transparency, Supervision, Supervisory Authorities

## Summary

The Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) fined an unnamed company in the entertainment ticketing sector €5,000 for violating the general data processing principles under Article 5(1)(a) GDPR. The enforcement action, resolved via a settlement decision dated July 16, 2026, addressed the controller's failure to ensure that personal data was processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently.

## Full text

Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) fined Company in the entertainment sector (ticketing) €5,000 on 2026-07-16 for: Non-compliance with general data processing principles.
GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR
Sector: Industry and Commerce
Country: Belgium
Source: https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be/publications/decision-de-transaction-n0-163-2026-du-16-juillet-2026.pdf

## Cited law provisions (3)

### GDPR — gdpr-art-5-par-1-en

Personal data shall be:

### GDPR — gdpr-art-5-par-1-pnt-a-en

processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject (‘lawfulness, fairness and transparency’);

### GDPR — gdpr-art-5-en

Principles relating to processing of personal data

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