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Pizza delivery service: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Baden-Wuerttemberg has imposed a four-digit fine on a pizza delivery service. The controller had disposed of receipts containing customers' personal data at a public… GERMANY ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2023
Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on a company. The controller had installed video cameras in the offices and monitored employees before, during and after their working hours… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Website operator: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed five fines on website operators for using the tracking tool 'Google Analytics' without the prior consent of website users. GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Company: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Fine of EUR 5,000 for failing to sufficiently cooperate with the DPA. GERMANY ·Art. 31 ·Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Jan 1, 2023
Operator of a dating platform: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on the operator of an online dating platform. The controller had not provided an email verification procedure for registration on its dating… GERMANY ·Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2023
Clinic: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on a clinic for transmitting an unredacted treatment report on the psychiatric treatment of the data subject to an accident insurance fund… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA in Baden-Wuerttemberg imposed a fine on a private individual for installing a motion tracker on the data subject's car without their consent. GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Bavaria has imposed a fine on a private individual. The individual, who was employed in a store, had contacted a customer, who had provided their contact details for… GERMANY ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Unlawful use of a dashcam GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Baden-Wuerttemberg has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on a clinic employee. The employee had unlawfully accessed a patient administration system in order to find out more… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Magdeburg University Hospital: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The DPA of Sachsen-Anhalt has imposed a fine of EUR 9,000 on Magdeburg University Hospital. The clinic had failed to report to the DPA a data breach involving a former employee… GERMANY ·Art. 33 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Jan 1, 2023
Company: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The DPA of Hessen has fined a company EUR 25,000. A person had filed a complaint for receiving advertising messages, although they had objected to receiving advertising messages GERMANY ·Art. 21 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jan 1, 2023
Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Baden-Wuerttemberg has imposed a fine of EUR 1,200 on a police officer. The officer had accessed data in police databases for private research purposes without a valid… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Niedersachsen DPA fines real estate company €16,600 for missing joint controllership The DPA of Niedersachsen has imposed a fine of EUR 16,600 on a company in the real estate industry for failing to conclude a joint controllership agreement. In addition, the… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 12, 26 ·Unknown Jan 1, 2023
Daycare center: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a four-figure fine on a daycare center that had disposed of documents containing personal data of children and their parents in a publicly… GERMANY · ·Art. 32 Jan 1, 2023
Humboldt Forum Service GmbH: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Berlin has imposed fines totaling EUR 215,000 on Humboldt Forum Service GmbH. Humboldt Forum had improperly documented sensitive information about individual employees… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
LfD (Lower Saxony) - Fine EUR 900,000 against bank A commercial bank (controller) used personal data of current and former customers (data subjects) to identify customers with an affinity for digital media usage, in order to… Germany ·Art. 6
Property development company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Baden-Württemberg has imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on a property development company. The company had sent a letter to a property owner in which it made a purchase… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 14 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Sep 21, 2022
Surveyor: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Baden-Württemberg has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on a surveyor. The surveyor had used his authority to inspect the electronic land register to identify several hundred… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Sep 21, 2022
Company: Insufficient involvement of data protection officer The DPA of Berlin has imposed a fine of EUR 525,000 on the subsidiary of a Berlin-based e-commerce group. The company had appointed a data protection officer, who however was also… GERMANY ·Art. 38 ·Insufficient involvement of data protection officer Sep 20, 2022
Hannoversche Volksbank: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Lower Saxony has imposed a fine of EUR 900,000 on Hannoversche Volksbank. The bank had analyzed data from active and former customers without their consent. For this… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jul 28, 2022
Volkswagen: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The DPA of Lower Saxony has imposed a fine of EUR 1. 1 million on Volkswagen. The company had installed cameras on a test vehicle. The vehicle was being used to test and train the… GERMANY ·Art. 13, 28, 30 +1 ·Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Jul 26, 2022
BREBAU GmbH: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine of EUR 1.9 million on the housing association BREBAU GmbH. BREBAU GmbH had processed upwards of 9,500 datasets about potential tenants without… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Mar 3, 2022
BfDI: Telekom must name all recipients, data origin and deletion dates in Art. 15 replies The data subject is a customer and user of services by the Deutsche Telekom AG (controller), the biggest telecommunications and internet provider in Europe. The data subject… 24-191 II#4781 ·Germany ·Art. 15, 20, 95 Jan 27, 2022
Company: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The DPA of Bremen imposed a fine on a company for failing to respond to a data subject's request for access to their data in a timely manner. GERMANY ·Art. 12 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jan 1, 2022
The DPA from Baden-Württemberg imposed a fine of EUR 500 on a restaurant The owner had disposed of a large quantity of Covid contact forms in the forest. Restaurant: €500 fine ·GERMANY ·Unknown Jan 1, 2022
Pharmacy: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Baden-Württemberg imposed a fine of EUR 6,500 on a pharmacy. The pharmacy had disposed of a large number of personal documents, including diagnoses and medical… GERMANY ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2022
Physician: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen imposed a fine on a physician for using a patient's contact details to contact them privately without their consent. GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Physician: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security A physician's office had disposed of records of positive and negative Covid-19 Antigen Rapid test results from patients in a public waste disposal site. GERMANY · ·Art. 32 Jan 1, 2022
Aid organization: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a five-figure fine on an aid organization. The aid organization provides transportation for people with illnesses. The organization had reported… GERMANY ·Art. 28, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2022
Debt collection company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA from Baden-Württemberg has imposed a fine on a debt collection company. The debt collection company had received investor information from an employee of an insolvent… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 14 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Berlin imposed a fine on a private individual. The individual, who worked in a store, had contacted a customer privately using the contact information they had… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Physician: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The DPA of Bremen imposed a fine on a physician for failing to respond to a data subject's request for access to their data in a timely manner. GERMANY ·Art. 12 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jan 1, 2022
Bank: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a five-digit fine on a bank. The bank had installed a video surveillance system that covered parts of the foyer of the branch with ATMs, the… GERMANY ·Art. 28, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2022
Data protection officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Thüringen has imposed a three-digit fine on the data protection officer of a company. The controller had posted a photo in a WhatsApp group of the company which showed… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Physician: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Nordrhein-Westfalen has fined a physician. The physician had responded to a negative online reviews regarding their practice, disclosing personal data of a patient. GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
GERMANY DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Nine fines between EUR 200 and EUR 1000 for unlawful use of a dashcam. Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had accessed data in police databases for private research purposes over a period of three years. GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen imposed a fine on a private individual. The individual, who worked at a Covid19 testing center, had contacted a patient privately using the contact details the… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Niedersachsen imposed a fine of EUR 5,00 on a private individual. The individual had taken pictures of numerous young women in public. In the course of its… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had accessed data in police databases for private research purposes in order to obtain information about their ex-partner's new partner. GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
The DPA from Baden-Württemberg has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on a company The company had developed a new office plan that took into account the vaccination status of its employees. For information purposes, the office plan showing the new occupancy was… Company: €20,000 fine ·GERMANY ·Unknown Jan 1, 2022
Operator of a swimming pool: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a five-digit fine on the operator of an outdoor swimming pool. The controller had processed more visitor data than legally required for contact… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Supermarket: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on a supermarket. A store detective had taken a photo of the data subject on the occasion of an alleged theft and transmitted it via the… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had accessed data in police databases for private research purposes in order to obtain information about a colleague. GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
GERMANY DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Thüringen has imposed a fine on a controller. The controller had installed a video surveillance camera in the public entrance area of an apartment building without a… Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Job center employee: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A job center employee had accessed data in the civil register for private research purposes. GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Job center employee: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A job center employee had accessed data in the job center database systems for private research purposes GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Company: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The DPA of Bremen has imposed a three-digit fine on a company. The company offered its applicants an online application procedure on its website without informing users about the… GERMANY ·Art. 12, 13 ·Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Jan 1, 2022
Covid-19 test center: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The DPA of Hamburg has fined a Covid-19 test center EUR 1,000 for failing to comply with the right of data subjects to have their personal data deleted. GERMANY · ·Art. 17 Jan 1, 2022