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Regulatory actions, fines, warnings, and enforcement decisions
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€1,000 Centro Internacional De Crecimiento Laboral Y Profesional S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Sending commercial messages without consent and without the possibility to object. SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6 Jul 10, 2020
€1.2M Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse ('AOK') (health insurance company): Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security From 2015 to 2019, AOK Baden-Württemberg (insurance organization) organized competitions on various occasions and collected personal data of the participants, including their… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jun 30, 2020
€7,500 Miraclia (telecommunications company): Insufficient legal basis for data processing The recording of telephone jokes via an app constitutes processing of personal data in accordance with the applicable data protection law, as the voices of individuals may… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6 Jun 23, 2020
€10,000 BELGIUM DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The company sent an e-mail to the person concerned without his consent. Thereupon the person concerned requested timely information about the entries in the database concerning… ·Art. 5, 6, 15 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jun 19, 2020
€75,000 Xfera Moviles S.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The data subject received a notice from a debt collection company demanding payments in connection with Xfera Móviles' services, even though the claimant had not been a customer… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Jun 15, 2020
€5,000 Consulting de Seguridad e Investigacion Mira Dp Madrid S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A data subject has received marketing messages without having consented. SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6 Jun 9, 2020
€1,000 Non-profit organisation: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Belgian data protection authority has imposed a fine of EUR 1000 on a non-profit organisation for sending out direct marketing messages, despite the fact that data subjects… BELGIUM · ·Art. 6, 21 May 29, 2020
€50,000 Social Media Provider: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The company has sent invitations to contacts uploaded by its users without their consent or any other legal basis. BELGIUM · ·Art. 6 May 14, 2020
€500 Housing Association: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Fine of EUR 500 against a housing association for publishing photos showing members of the association without their consent. ESTONIA · ·Art. 6 Apr 30, 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 · ·Art. 5, 9 Apr 30, 2020
€5,000 Centro De Estudio Dirigidos Delta, S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Centro De Estudio Dirigidos Delta sent a message containing personal data such as first and last name and ID numbers to a third party via WhatsApp without the consent of the data… SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Mar 16, 2020
School in Gdansk (Danzig) (fine imposed against town of Gdansk): Insufficient legal basis for data processing Original summary: A school in Gdansk used biometric fingerprint scanners to authenticate students for the payment process in the school canteen. Although the parents had given… POLAND · ·Art. 5, 9 Mar 4, 2020
€60,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing According to the AEPD, the data subject has received several SMS from a separate operator indicating the activation of a new contract. The reason for this was that an employee of… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6 Mar 4, 2020
€290 Representative of a local government: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A local representative took a photo of the director of a company fully owned by the local government depicting the director allegedly tearing off an election poster of the… HUNGARY · ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 Mar 4, 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 · ·Art. 5, 6 Mar 3, 2020
€40,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing According to the AEPD, the company sent an SMS to an clients mobile number confirming that a telephone contract with that number had been signed even though the client was not a… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6 Mar 3, 2020
€24,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing According to the AEPD, the company sent two SMS to an clients mobile number informing about a rate change in its contract and confirming the purchase of a new mobile phone,… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6 Mar 3, 2020
€120,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Vodafone España was unable to prove to the data protection authority that the data subject had given his consent to the processing of his personal data for the provision of a… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6 Feb 27, 2020
€48,000 HM Hospitales: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The data subject stated that at the time of his admission to hospital he had to fill in a form containing a checkbox indicating that, if he did not tick it, he agreed to the… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6 Feb 25, 2020
€2,560 L.E. EOOD: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The fine of ca EUR 2,557 was imposed on L.E. EOOD for unlawful processing of personal data of data subject I.S. without the knowing and the consent of the data subject and also… BULGARIA · ·Art. 6, 25, 32 Feb 20, 2020
€80,000 Iberdrola Clientes: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Iberdola Clientes, an electricity company, terminated the data subject's contract without its consent, concluded three new contracts with the data subject, processed his personal… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Feb 14, 2020
€5,000 Queseria Artesenal Ameco S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The company processed personal data of customers without required consent. SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6 Feb 3, 2020
€60,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The fine was preceded by a complaint from the data subject, who argued that he had received an e-mail from Vodafone España, which contained the billing of a telephone line that… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6 Feb 3, 2020
€75,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The fine preceded the complaint by the data subject, who argued that Vodafone España had signed a contract for the transfer of a telephone subscription with a third party without… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6 Feb 3, 2020
€20,000 Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana, S.A. Operadora Unipersonal: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Iberia continued to send e-mails to the data subject, despite the data subject had requested the withdrawal of his consent and the erasure of his personal data and that the… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6, 21 Feb 3, 2020
€28M TIM (telecommunications operator): Insufficient legal basis for data processing Between January 2017 and 2019, the data protection authority received hundreds of notifications, in particular concerning the receipt of unsolicited commercial communications made… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 6, 17 +2 Jan 15, 2020
€1,000 eShop for Sports (M.L. PRO.FIT SOLUTIONS LTD): Insufficient legal basis for data processing Sending SMS marketing messages without consent. In particular, no appropriate measures were taken, such as the possibility for telephone users to block marketing messages from the… CYPRUS · ·Art. 6 Jan 13, 2020
€10,000 Asociación de Médicos Demócratas: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Asociación de Médicos Demócratas has processed personal data of its members, despite having been warned by the AEPD that it carried out the processing without the consent of… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Jan 7, 2020
€75,000 EDP España S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The company processed personal data such as first and last name, tax number, address and mobile phone number without the consent of the data subject SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Jan 7, 2020
€75,000 EDP Comercializadora, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The company processed personal data in connection with a gas contract without the consent of the applicant. The decision finds that the applicant received an invoice for a gas… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Jan 7, 2020
Operator of a ballet school: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The operator of a ballet school had published photos of underage students on their website and Facebook page without the consent of the legal guardians. GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6, 7 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2020
Ski rental company: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Czech Data Protection Auhtority (UOOU) CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +9 Jan 1, 2020
The complainant belongs to a political party and is a member of the city council of an Austrian municipality In November, the municipality held a meeting on the "parking space concept", to which a certain group of addressees, including the complainant, was invited. The complainant did… DSB-D123.768/0004-DSB/201 ·Austria · Dec 18, 2019
€15,000 Website providing legal information: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations An operator of a website for legal news had the privacy statement only available in English, although it was also addressed to a Dutch and French speaking audience. In addition,… BELGIUM · ·Art. 6, 12, 13 Dec 17, 2019
€6,000 SC Enel Energie S.A. (Electricity Distributor): Insufficient legal basis for data processing The sanctions were imposed following a complaint alleging that Enel Energie had unlawfully processed an individual's personal data and was unable to prove that it had obtained the… ROMANIA · ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +1 Dec 16, 2019
€8.5M Eni Gas e Luce: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian supervisory authority imposed two fines totalling EUR 11,5 million on Eni Gas and Luce (Egl) for unlawful processing of personal data in the context of advertising… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 6, 17 +1 Dec 11, 2019
€5,000 Linea Directa Aseguradora: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The insurance company has sent advertising e-mails for the 'Reto Nuez' platform without the required consent. SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Dec 3, 2019
€2,500 Royal President S.R.L.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Royal President refused a request for access to personal data pursuant to Article 15 of the GDPR and disclosed personal data without the consent of the data subjects. In addition,… ROMANIA · ·Art. 6, 15, 32 Nov 29, 2019
€60,000 Viaqua Xestión Integral Augas de Galicia: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Processing (modification) of the personal data of a customer included in a contract by a third party without the consent of the customer. SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Nov 21, 2019
€3,000 General Confederation of Labour ('CGT'): Insufficient legal basis for data processing The CGT, with the aim of convening a meeting, e-mailed personal data of the complainant, including her home address, family relationship, pregnancy status and the date of an… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Nov 13, 2019
€36,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The claimant, whose data had been provided to the company by his daughter, as authorised by him, received a call from the company offering its services, which he refused. However,… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6 Oct 25, 2019
€47,000 ClickQuickNow: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The UODO imposed a fine of EUR 47000 for obstructing the exercise of the right of withdrawal for the processing of personal data. The company has not taken appropriate technical… POLAND · ·Art. 5 Oct 16, 2019
€9,000 Inteligo Media SA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing As part of the registration process on the webseite avocatnet.ro, the operator used an unfilled checkbox, by means of which users could declare that they did not wish to receive… ROMANIA · ·Art. 5, 6 Sep 26, 2019
Deliberação 2019/494 In its Opinion 20/2018 concerning the draft of Law 58/2019 which ensures the implementation of the GDPR in the portuguese national legal framework, the DPA drew the attention of… Deliberação 2019/494 ·Portugal · Sep 3, 2019
€5,113 Telecommunication service provide: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The pecuniary sanctions of EUR 1, 022 and EUR 5, 113 were imposed on a telecommunications service provider and its commercial representative in Bulgaria for unlawful processing of… BULGARIA · ·Art. 6, 25 Sep 3, 2019
€1,022 Telecommunication service provide: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The pecuniary sanctions of EUR 1, 022 and EUR 5, 113 were imposed on a telecommunications service provider and its commercial representative in Bulgaria for unlawful processing of… BULGARIA · ·Art. 6, 25 Sep 3, 2019
€18,630 School in Skellefteå: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A school in Skellefteå made a trial to use facial recognition technology. The fine was imposed against the school which had used facial recognition technology to monitor the… SWEDEN ·Art. 5, 9, 35 +1 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Aug 20, 2019
€150,000 PWC Business Solutions: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The processing of employee personal data was based on consent. The HDPA found that consent as legal basis was inappropriate, as the processing of personal data was intended to… GREECE · ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +1 Jul 30, 2019
€250,000 Professional Football League (LaLiga): Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The national Football League (LaLiga) was fined for offering an app which once per minute accessed the microphone of users' mobile phones in order to detect pubs screening… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 7 Jun 11, 2019
€2,850 Claim management company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The complainants stated during the case that they concluded a credit agreement with the bank, which sold its claim against the complainants and transferred their respective data… HUNGARY · ·Art. 5, 6 Jun 3, 2019