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€50,000 DPC (Ireland) reprimands Kildare County Council over surveillance tech and CCTV compliance This case involves an own-volition investigation conducted by the Irish DPA (DPC) into Kildare County Council, the controller. In June 2018, Officers from the Special… Art. 2, 5, 6 +5 Controllers Legitimate Interest Personal Data Jan 16, 2023
€600 Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 600 on a private individual. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras which, among other things, also covered the… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 13 Retention Period Personal Data Controllers Jan 16, 2023
€56,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on Vodafone España, S.A.U.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because the company had given a duplicate of their SIM card to an… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Personal Data Consent Insurance Jan 16, 2023
€40,000 Thomas International Systems, S.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on Thomas International Systems, S.A.. Thomas International performs psychological tests on behalf of other companies. Thomas International had… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 9 Personal Data Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Controllers Jan 16, 2023
€1,000 EDITORIAL RIBADEO S.L.: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on EDITORIAL RIBADEO S.L. for failing to comply with an order issued by the DPA. SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 58 Supervision Supervisory Authorities Jan 13, 2023
€50,000 Intellexa SA: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The Hellenic DPA has fined Intellexa SA EUR 50,000. The controller had not properly cooperated with the DPA during an investigation. GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 31 Supervision Supervisory Authorities Controllers Jan 13, 2023
€2,000 BRISTOL LOGISTICS SA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on BRISTOL LOGISTICS SA. The DPA received a notification from BRISTOL LOGISTICS SA of a personal data breach under Art. 33 GDPR.… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Security Jan 12, 2023
€3,000 SERVICIOS INTEGRALES DEL HOGAR TENERIFE, S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on a SERVICIOS INTEGRALES DEL HOGAR TENERIFE, S.L.. A former employee had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the controller's unauthorized… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Personal Data Controllers Employees Jan 12, 2023
€5,000 Azienda Ospedale-Università Padova: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on Azienda Ospedale-Università Padova. The controller had sent an email containing consent forms for participation in a clinical… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9 Controllers Healthcare Consent Jan 11, 2023
€6,000 Ufficio Scolastico Regionale per la Lombardia, Ufficio IV - Ambito Territoriale di Brescia: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on Ufficio Scolastico Regionale per la Lombardia, Ufficio IV - Ambito Territoriale di Brescia. The school board had published a… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 2, 5, 6 +1 Public Authority Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Healthcare Jan 11, 2023
€2,500 Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Brindisi: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,500 on Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Brindisi. A data subject had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the health authority's failure to… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 12, 15 Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Healthcare Jan 11, 2023
€120 Homeowners Association: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on a homeowners' association for failing to provide sufficient information about video surveillance in the residential area. The original fine… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 13 Supervisory Authorities Monitoring Video Surveillance Jan 10, 2023
€300 Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined a private individual EUR 300. The individual had installed video surveillance cameras on their property which covered, among other things, a… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5 Retention Period Processing Video Surveillance Jan 10, 2023
€6,000 Praktiškas UAB: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Lithuanian DPA has fined Praktiškas UAB, the operator of SportGates sports clubs, EUR 6,000. The controller had processed biometric data of customers in the context of their… LITHUANIA ·VDAI ·Art. 5, 9, 13 +2 Personal Data Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Controllers Jan 9, 2023
€300 Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined a private individual EUR 300. The individual had installed video surveillance cameras on their property which covered, among other things, a… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5 Retention Period Processing Video Surveillance Jan 9, 2023
€390M Meta Platforms Ireland Limited: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Irish DPA (DPC) has fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited EUR 390 million. The DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 210 million for violations related to the provision of its Facebook… DPC Transparency Supervision Supervisory Authorities Jan 4, 2023
€3,000 Apă Canal Ilfov SA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on Apă Canal Ilfov SA. The controller sent an e-mail with personal data to several recipients in an open distribution list. This… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Personal Data Controllers Security Jan 4, 2023
€500 Homeowners Association: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 500 on a homeowners' association. The controller had publicly posted a list with the first and last names of all members of the… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 5 Controllers Personal Data Processing Jan 3, 2023
€3,000 Transport Workers' Union of Aragon: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has fined the Transport Workers' Union of Aragon EUR 3,000. The union had published a document with personal data (surname, first name and identity card number) of… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 32 Security Personal Data Processing Jan 3, 2023
€24,000 FACTOR ENERGÍA, S.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on a FACTOR ENERGÍA, S.A.. A data subject had filed a complaint with the DPA because they had received advertising messages from the controller… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Controllers Personal Data Direct Marketing Jan 2, 2023
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a mid-four-figure fine on a private individual for improper use of the personal data of an opponent in a video game. The case occurred on the live… GERMANY ·HmbBfDI ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Processing Jan 1, 2023
€9,000 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 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Jan 1, 2023
€2,000 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 Personal Data Healthcare Processing Jan 1, 2023
€1,200 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 Scientific Research Processing Processing Agreement 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 Processing Supervisory Authorities Jan 1, 2023
€3,000 Breikot Management Ltd: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on Breikot Management Ltd. The DPA found that the company had violated the principle of minimization by processing excessive… CYPRUS ·Cyprus DPA ·Art. 5, 6 Personal Data Processing Telecommunications Jan 1, 2023
€5,000 MALTA DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The controller unlawfully gained access to audio recordings from a surveillance camera. Art. 5, 6 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Controllers Processing Supervisory Authorities 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 Personal Data Consent Processing 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 Employees Controllers Access Controls 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 Consent Cookies Fines Jan 1, 2023
€75,000 Company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Hamburg imposed a fine of EUR 75,000 on a company. An employee had lodged a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that they had to report their sickness-related… GERMANY ·HmbBfDI ·Art. 9, 32 Security Recipient Employees Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Bavaria has imposed a four-figure fine on a private individual who had attached an AirTag to another person's car in order to track their location. GERMANY ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Processing Supervisory Authorities Jan 1, 2023
€2,500 MALTA DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Multiple data protection shortcomings Art. 5, 12, 13 +4 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Personal Data Supervisory Authorities 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 Controllers Personal Data Security Jan 1, 2023
Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a three-figure fine on a police officer. The police officer had used the telephone number of a person who had filed a criminal complaint for… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Human Resources Processing Supervisory Authorities Jan 1, 2023
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 Controllers Personal Data Processing Jan 1, 2023
Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on a company. The controller had stored the contact details of former employees without their prior consent in order to contact them in the… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Controllers Consent Employees 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 Personal Data Insurance Healthcare Jan 1, 2023
Real estate agency: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed five fines on a real estate agency. The controller had repeatedly sent advertising messages to a former prospect and tried to contact them by… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Direct Marketing Personal Data Controllers Jan 1, 2023
€8,000 Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,000 on Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd.. The controller had stored inaccurate data about a data subject in its system. Cyprus DPA ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Controllers Personal Data Processing Jan 1, 2023
Supermarket: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a five-figure fine on a company. The controller had posted a list of employees' sickness-related absences for the year 2022 in the employee… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Controllers Processing Employees Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a three-figure fine on six private individuals. The individuals, who worked in a hospital, had accessed the medical records of a colleague who… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Health Data Healthcare Human Resources Jan 1, 2023
€8,000 Cypriot Ministry of the Interior: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,000 on the Cypriot Ministry of the Interior. The Ministry of Interior had unlawfully transmitted personal data of employees to the… CYPRUS ·Cyprus DPA ·Art. 5 Personal Data Processing Public Authority Jan 1, 2023
Police officers: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed ten fines between EUR 100 and EUR 1,000 on police officers for unlawfully accessing police databases. GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Fines Supervisory Authorities Processing Jan 1, 2023
Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA in Bremen has imposed a fine on a company. The controller had stored an applicant's application documents after the application process for the purpose of further… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Controllers Consent Employees Jan 1, 2023
€5,000 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 Supervision Supervisory Authorities Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Bavaria has imposed a fine on a private individual for installing a video surveillance camera in a bush at a naturist beach and capturing video and audio recordings of… GERMANY ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video Surveillance Monitoring Processing Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Bavaria has imposed a fine on an individual. The individual had been pulled over by a police officer and afterwards managed to obtain their telephone number in order to… GERMANY ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Human Resources Processing Supervisory Authorities Jan 1, 2023
€28,000 Political party: €28,000 fine The Austrian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 50,700 on a political party. The controller had sent two emails in an open distribution list. This allowed the recipients to view the… AUSTRIA ·DSB ·Unknown Political Opinions Recipient Education Jan 1, 2023
Store detective: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Bavaria has imposed a fine on a store detective. The detective had collected the contact details of a person accused of shoplifting in their professional function.… GERMANY ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Processing Supervisory Authorities Jan 1, 2023