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EDPB - Binding Decision 1/2026 On 10 August 2021, a data subject represented by noyb lodged a complaint with the Austrian DPA against Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT), the controller. The… Binding Decision 1/2026 ·European Union ·Art. 4, 57, 60 +3 Cookies Supervisory Authorities Supervision May 28, 2026

€100M Ridetech International B.V.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Dutch Supervisory Authority for Data Protection (AP) fined Ridetech International B.V. €100,000,000 on 2026-04-01 for: Insufficient legal basis for data processing. The Netherlands ·AP ·Art. 5, 44, 46 Processing Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Apr 1, 2026

€25,000 Municipality of Eindhoven: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Eindhoven. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026

€25,000 Municipality of Zoetermeer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Zoetermeer. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026

€25,000 Municipality of Gooise Meren: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Gooise Meren. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026

€25,000 Municipality of Veenendaal: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Veenendaal. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026

€25,000 Municipality of Delft: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Delft. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026

€25,000 Municipality of Tilburg: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Tilburg. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026

€25,000 Municipality of Haarlemmermeer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Haarlemmermeer. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026

€25,000 Municipality of Ede: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Ede. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Education Feb 3, 2026

€25,000 Municipality of Huizen: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Huizen. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026

€25,000 Municipality of Hilversum: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Hilversum. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026

€2.7M Experian Nederland B.V.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,700,000 on Experian Nederland B.V. The controller, a company that determines individuals' creditworthiness and sells this information,… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 Controllers Personal Data Insurance Oct 16, 2025

€2.7M Experian Nederland B.V.: Onvoldoende juridische basis voor de verwerking van gegevens. 2.700.000 euro boete - Nederlandse Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP). THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 Data Controller Processing Personal Data NL Oct 16, 2025

€40,000 Coolblue B.V: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of €40,000 on Coolblue. The company collected personal data via cookies without users' explicit consent, relying on pre-ticked consent boxes. THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 5, 6 Cookies Consent Processing Agreement Dec 23, 2024

€4.8M Netflix International B.V.: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 4.75 million on Netflix. This fine is based on a complaint filed by the Austrian organization 'noyb'. During its investigation, the DPA… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 5, 12, 13 +1 Personal Data Telecommunications Processing Nov 26, 2024

€50,000 A.S. Watson Health & Beauty Continental Europe B.V.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 600,000 on A.S. Watson Health & Beauty Continental Europe B.V.. The controller had tracked visitors to their drugstore website… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 5 Cookies Controllers Personal Data May 2, 2024

€30,000 Voorschoten municipality: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 30,000 on Voorschoten municipality. The municipality had kept information about household waste for longer than necessary and had not… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 5, 6, 14 Personal Data Public Authority Education Nov 2, 2023

€3.7M Dutch Tax and Customs Administration: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,7 million on the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration. This is the highest fine ever imposed by the Dutch DPA As part of its… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 5, 6, 32 +1 Retention Period Security Storage Limitation Apr 7, 2022

€525,000 DPG Media Magazines B.V.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 525,000 on DPG Media Magazines B.V. The DPA had received several complaints regarding the way the controller handled requests from… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 12 Controllers Personal Data Data Controller Jan 14, 2022

EDPS - 2020-1013 In January 2021, noyb filed a complaint against the European Parliament on behalf of six Members of the European Parliament over an internal coronavirus testing website. The… 2020-1013 ·European Union ·Art. 6, 13 Controllers Personal Data Monitoring Jan 5, 2022

€2.8M Dutch Minister of Finance: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA (AP) has fined the Minister of Finance EUR 2,75 million. In the context of childcare benefit applications, tax offices had processed data on the dual nationality of… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 5, 6, 8 IP Address Processing Education Nov 25, 2021

€600,000 Municipality of Enschede: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA (AP) has fined the municipality of Enschede EUR 600,000. In 2017, the municipality decided to install special measurement boxes to measure crowds in the city center… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 5, 6 IP Address Education Cookies Mar 11, 2021

€525,000 Locatefamily.com: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Dutch DPA (AP) has imposed a fine of EUR 525,000 on Locatefamily.com. Locatefamily.com is a platform where people can search for the contact information of family members they… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 27 Representatives IP Address Personal Data Dec 20, 2020

€725,000 Unknown Organisation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The organisation had required its staff to have their fingerprints scanned to record attendance. However, as the decision of the data protection authority stated, the organisation… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 5, 9 Consent Employees Personal Data Apr 30, 2020

€15,000 CP&A: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Dutch DPA (AP) has imposed a fine of EUR 15,000 on CP&A. The controller had documented both the causes of illness and specific complaints of the data subjects as part of the… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 9, 32 Health Data Healthcare Access Controls Mar 24, 2020

€525,000 Royal Dutch Tennis Association ('KNLTB'): Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch Data Protection Authority has fined the Royal Dutch Tennis Association ('KNLTB') with EUR 525,000 for selling the personal data of more than 350,000 of its members to… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 5, 6 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Marketing Mar 3, 2020

€50,000 Menzis (Health Insurance Company): Non-compliance with general data processing principles Marketing staff had access to patient data. Among other things, this violated the purpose limitation principle. THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 5 Insurance Health Data Healthcare Oct 31, 2019