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APD · €177,000 Technology Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) fined Technology Company €177,000 on 2026-05-12 for: Insufficient legal basis for data processing. Processing Employees Supervisory Authorities May 12, 2026
APD · €120,000 Isabel SA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) fined Isabel SA €120,000 on 2026-05-12 for: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights. Personal Data Insurance Supervisory Authorities May 12, 2026
APD · €86,000 Société Wallonne des Eaux: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) fined Société Wallonne des Eaux €86,000 on 2026-05-12 for: Insufficient legal basis for data processing. Education Public Authority Processing May 12, 2026
APD · €4,920 Law Firm: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) fined Law Firm €4,920 on 2026-05-08 for: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights. Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Insurance May 8, 2026
APD · €1,000 Non-Profit Foundation: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) fined Non-Profit Foundation €1,000 on 2026-04-28 for: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority. Supervisory Authorities Supervision Apr 28, 2026
APD · €8,500 Accountancy Firm: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) fined Accountancy Firm €8,500 on 2026-04-23 for: Insufficient legal basis for data processing. Employees Processing Supervisory Authorities Apr 23, 2026
APD · €40,000 Infobel: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 40,000 on Infobel. The controller, a data broker, sold personal data for direct marketing purposes. However, it processed the data it had… Controllers Marketing Direct Marketing Nov 27, 2025
APD · €40,000 Infobel: Onvoldoende juridische basis voor gegevensverwerking. Een boete van 40.000 euro - De Belgische Autoriteit voor gegevensbescherming (APD). Processing Data Controller Controllers NL Nov 27, 2025
APD · €9,700 Verhuurder: Er is onvoldoende juridische basis voor de verwerking van persoonsgegevens. 9.700 euro boete - Belgische Autoriteit voor gegevensbescherming (APD). Video Surveillance Processing Personal Data NL Sep 4, 2025
APD · €9,700 Landlord: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 9,700 on a Landlord. The controller installed video surveillance in and around a student residence. However, the surveillance was too… Video Surveillance Controllers Processing Agreement Sep 4, 2025
APD · €6,000 Real Estate Agency: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The Belgian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on a real estate agency. The Belgian DPA had previously issued a remedy to the controller in an earlier case due to the controller… Right to be Forgotten Data Subject Rights Exercise Modalities and Procedures Supervisory Authorities Apr 24, 2025
APD · €6,000 Immobiliënbureau: Onvoldoende samenwerking met de toezichthoudende instantie. 6.000 euro boete - Belgische Autoriteit voor gegevensbescherming (APD). Personal Data Right to be Forgotten Controllers NL Apr 24, 2025
APD · €20,000 Company: Non-compliance with general data processing principles 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… Controllers Direct Marketing Processing Agreement Apr 22, 2025
APD · €20,000 Bedrijf: Niet-naleving van algemene principes voor gegevensverwerking. Een boete van 20.000 euro - De Belgische Autoriteit voor gegevensbescherming (APD). Personal Data Processing Marketing NL Apr 22, 2025
APD · €200,000 Hospital: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Belgian DPA has fined a hospital EUR 200,000. The hospital had suffered a ransomware attack through a vulnerability in the server, which paralyzed parts of the computer system… DPIA Security Privacy Impact Assessment Dec 17, 2024
Belgium APD/GBA (Belgium) - 131/2024 Facts — On 10 February 2023 the data subject, a trainee working at noyb – European Center for Digital Rights, visited the website of the controller, a Belgian media company. The… Cookies Telecommunications Personal Data Oct 11, 2024
Belgium · €25,000 APD/GBA (Belgium) - 113/2024 Facts — A data subject visited four website operated by MediaHuis, namely: Gazet van Antwerpen; De Standaard; Het Nieuwsblad; Het Belang van Limburg. On each website there was a… Cookies Legitimate Interest Telecommunications Sep 6, 2024
APD · €174,640 Black Tiger Belgium: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 174,640 on Black Tiger Belgium. An individual had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the controller's failure to properly comply with… Storage Limitation Right of Access Right of Access Procedures Jan 16, 2024
Belgium APD/GBA (Belgium) - 159/2023 Facts — On 19 July 2023, a data subject, represented by noyb (European Centre for Digital Rights), filed a complaint against Mediafin, a Belgian media group, with the Belgian DPA.… Cookies Direct Marketing Consent Nov 24, 2023
APD · €30,000 Belgian Order of Pharmacists: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 30,000 on the Belgian Order of Pharmacists. The controller had conducted disciplinary proceedings against the data subject (pharmacist).… Education Personal Data Controllers Jun 16, 2023
APD · €2,500 Company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,500 on a company. The company operates a digital management platform where suppliers and customers can communicate and upload… Security Processing Agreement Privacy by Design & Default Aug 23, 2022
APD · €20,000 Medical laboratory: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Belgian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on a medical laboratory. During its investigation, the DPA found that the laboratory had failed to conduct a data protection impact… DPIA Encryption Privacy Impact Assessment Aug 19, 2022
Belgium APD/GBA (Belgium) - 117/2022 Facts — The data subject was a former customer of the controller (which remained unknown). The data subject received direct marketing from the controller. The data subject… Right to Object Legitimate Interest Direct Marketing Jul 26, 2022
Belgium APD/GBA (Belgium) - 115/2022 Facts — During a meeting where the data subject was not present, the data subject's manager (controller) announced her departure and read out a document issued by the company… Personal Data Controllers Lawful Basis Jul 19, 2022
APD · €0 SA Rossel & Cie: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Original fine summary: The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on the media company SA Rossel & Cie. During its investigation, the DPA found GDPR violations on three… Cookies Processing Agreement Telecommunications Jun 16, 2022
APD · €50,000 Roularta Media Group: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on Roularta Media Group. As part of its investigation, the DPA found that the cookie management on two websites operated by… Cookies Processing Agreement Consent May 25, 2022
Belgium · €50 APD/GBA (Belgium) - 85/2022 Facts — On 16 January 2019, the Executive-committee of the Belgian DPA (GBA) started an investigation on the use of cookies on Belgian media websites. The controller in this case… Cookies Telecommunications Consent May 25, 2022
APD · €10,000 Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on the Belgian national railroad company (Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen). A Twitter user who had received an… Right to Object Social Media Data Subject Rights Exercise Modalities and Procedures May 4, 2022
APD · €200,000 Brussels Airport Zaventem: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA has fined Brussels Airport Zaventem EUR 200,000. The DPA had launched an investigation against the airport following media reports about temperature monitoring of… Health Data DPIA Audit Logs Apr 4, 2022
APD · €100,000 Brussels Airport Charleroi: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA has fined Brussels Airport Charleroi EUR 100,000. The DPA had launched an investigation against the airport following media reports about temperature monitoring of… DPIA Health Data Audit Logs Apr 4, 2022
APD · €20,000 Ambuce Rescue Team: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA has fined Ambuce Rescue Team EUR 20,000. The fine is related to the fines against Brussels Airport Charleroi and Brussels Airport Zaventem. Due to the Covid 19… Health Data Fines Archiving Apr 4, 2022
APD · €7,500 Company: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 7,500 on a company. A former managing director had filed a complaint against the company with the DPA. In the context of being dismissed,… Processing Agreement Personal Data Employees Apr 1, 2022
APD · €0 IAB Europe: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 250,000 on IAB Europe. The DPA had received several complaints against IAB Europe since 2019. In the context of this complaint, the… Fairness & Transparency IP Address Direct Marketing Feb 2, 2022
APD · €2,800 EU DisinfoLab: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Belgian DPA has fined the NGO EU DisinfoLab EUR 2,700. In 2018, the NGO published an analysis to identify the possible political origin of tweets circulating on a particularly… Religious Beliefs Fairness & Transparency Social Media Jan 27, 2022
APD · €1,200 Researcher: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Belgian DPA has fined a researcher EUR 1,200. The fine was issued in connection with another fine against the NGO EU DisinfoLab. The researcher was employed at the NGO. In… Religious Beliefs Fairness & Transparency Security Jan 27, 2022
Belgium APD/GBA (Belgium) - 11/2022 Facts — The respondent owns a website 'YourOnlineChoices', through which data subjects can control their ad experience online. When browsing the web and visiting different… Supervisory Authorities Legitimate Interest Cookies Jan 21, 2022
APD · €75,000 Bank: Insufficient involvement of data protection officer The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 75,000 on a bank. The DPA identified a conflict of interest regarding the data protection officer. In addition to his work as data… Notified Body Responsibilities and Operational Obligations Supervisory Authorities Processing Agreement Dec 16, 2021
APD · €10,000 BELGIUM DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 against a company. The data subject had repeatedly received mail with advertising content from a company, although he had objected… Personal Data Direct Marketing Processing Agreement Dec 8, 2021
APD · €100,000 Financial company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Belgian DPA (APD) has imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on a financial company. A data subject had filed two complaints with the APD against the company. They were based on 20… Security Controllers Personal Data Apr 26, 2021
APD · €1,000 School: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA (APD) fined a school EUR 1,000. The controller had conducted a survey on student well-being via a smartschooling system. The DPA states that the controller did not… Education Consent Processing Agreement Mar 15, 2021
APD · €50,000 Family Service / N.D.P.K. nv.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on Family Service / N.D.P.K. nv. The controller is an advertising agency that, among other things, sends expectant mothers gift boxes… Controllers Processing Agreement Direct Marketing Jan 27, 2021
APD · €25,000 BELGIUM DPA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Belgian DPA fined a mobile operator EUR 25,000. The controller had assigned the data subject's phone number to an unauthorized third party, causing the data subject to lose… Telecommunications Security Personal Data Jan 22, 2021
APD · €10,000 BELGIUM DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Managing a fan page on Facebook without the data subject's permission and failing to comply with the data subject's request after exercising his or her right to object. Right to Object Social Media Data Subject Rights Exercise Modalities and Procedures Jan 12, 2021
APD · €15,000 BELGIUM DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Belgian DPA (APD) imposed a fine of EUR 15,000 on a company due to insufficient fulfilment of data subject rights. The controller is a debt collection agency which was… Personal Data Controllers Data Subject Rights Exercise Modalities and Procedures Dec 23, 2020
APD · €50,000 BELGIUM DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Belgian DPA (APD) imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on a company for several violations of the GDPR. The controller is a company that carries out parking ticket controls. The… Personal Data Controllers Processing Agreement Dec 23, 2020
APD · €1,500 Private Individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA (APD) imposed a fine against private individuals. The controllers installed video cameras on their private property, two of which were positioned in a way that… Processing Agreement Controllers Processing Nov 25, 2020
APD · €1,500 BELGIUM DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Belgian DPA (APD/GBA) imposed a fine of EUR 1,500 on a social housing company for non-compliance with several principles of the GDPR such as data processing as well as the… Fairness & Transparency Video Surveillance Processing Agreement Nov 13, 2020
APD · €5,000 Former mayor of a community: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Originial fine summary: Sending election advertising to citizens without sufficient legal basis. Update: On January 27th, 2021, the Brussels Court of Appeal overturned the fine of… Direct Marketing Education Public Authority Sep 7, 2020
APD · €3,000 Communal political association: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A local political association has sent out election advertisements to the residents of the municipality for the local elections in 2018. For this purpose, the association used the… Education IP Address Public Authority Jul 28, 2020
APD · €5,000 Operator of CCTV of a residential building: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The operator of video cameras on a residential property had installed cameras there to monitor the shared area of two blocks of flats. The data controller argued that the owners… Video Surveillance Controllers Consent Jul 14, 2020