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€900 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 Legitimate Interest Lawful Basis Personal Data
NAIH: School grades are personal data; failure to provide access in eKRÉTA system A minor student (the data subject) alleged that his grade had been amended before the semester grading meeting without notification. The parent of the data subject requested… NAIH-4667-10/2022 ·Hungary ·Art. |, 10, 28 +1 Personal Data Right of Access Controllers Sep 22, 2022
€10,000 SOPHIE ET VOILA, S.L: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on SOPHIE ET VOILA, S.L..The wedding dress company had published a picture of a customer in a wedding dress on its Instagram… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Lawful Basis Personal Data Legitimate Interest Sep 16, 2022
€15,000 School: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Hellenic DPA has fined a school EUR 15,000. The school had installed several video surveillance cameras on the building, which permanently recorded students, teachers and… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 Legitimate Interest Controllers Personal Data Sep 9, 2022
€15 Greek HDPA: Classroom video surveillance at school unlawful; oral notice insufficient A former teacher (the data subject) at a private primary school (the controller) submitted a complaint to the Greek DPA regarding a video surveillance system in the classrooms,… Greece ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Accountability Sep 9, 2022
Belgian DPA: Legitimate interest can justify direct marketing to recent former customers 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 objected to the… 117/2022 ·Belgium ·APD/GBA Direct Marketing Legitimate Interest Marketing Jul 26, 2022
Italy Garante: TikTok switch to legitimate interest for personalized ads violates Social media platform TikTok (the controller) provided personalized advertising to its users (the data subjects) on the legal basis of consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). In June… 9788429 ·Art. 5, 6, 122 Legitimate Interest Direct Marketing Social Media Jul 7, 2022
DSB · 2021-0.643.804 The data subject divorced her husband in a proceeding before the district court (the controller), acting in its capacity as the competent land registry court. As part of the… 2021-0.643.804 ·Austria ·Art. 6, 55 Legitimate Interest Controllers Personal Data Jun 9, 2022
€1,300 Workshop: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Hungarian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,300 on a workshop. The workshop had installed a video surveillance system to protect the company's assets. However, the cameras also… HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 5, 6, 13 Legitimate Interest Supervisory Authorities Consent Mar 29, 2022
€634,000 Budapest Bank Zrt.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Hungarian DPA (NAIH) has fined Budapest Bank Zrt. EUR 634,000. NAIH reports that the bank used an artificial intelligence-driven software solution to automate the evaluation… HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +5 Right to Object Legitimate Interest Personal Data Feb 8, 2022
APD/GBA · 11/2022 The respondent owns a website 'YourOnlineChoices', through which data subjects can control their ad experience online. When browsing the web and visiting different websites, they… 11/2022 ·Belgium ·Art. 4, 5, 7 +2 Supervisory Authorities Legitimate Interest Supervision Jan 21, 2022
EDPS: European Parliament is sole controller for COVID testing website and failed 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 Processors IP Address Jan 5, 2022
€6,000 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on a private individual. The person had shared a video on Twitter showing images of a sexual assault by a man on a woman. The… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Legitimate Interest Social Media Supervisory Authorities Dec 21, 2021
DSB Austria: Publishing companies-register data on free ad-funded platform unlawful The data subject was a shareholder and managing director of two companies. The controller operated a free online search platform that allowed users to look up companies registered… 2021-0.698.184 ·Art. 6, 51, 57 +1 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Lawful Basis Oct 8, 2021
€600 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Austrian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 600 on a private individual. A private individual had sent a document obtained in a court case between the data subject and himself to… AUSTRIA ·DSB ·Art. 9 Personal Data Processors Legitimate Interest Aug 5, 2021
€2,000 Fincas Miguel García S.L.: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined Fincas Miguel García S.L. in the amount of EUR 2,000. A data subject had filed a complaint against the controller, alleging a breach of Art. 13… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 13 Personal Data Legitimate Interest Controllers Jul 26, 2021
€50,000 Caixabank S.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on Caixabank S.A.. A data subject had filed a complaint with the DPA because he had received commercial advertising from… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Personal Data Right to Object Direct Marketing Jul 8, 2021
€53,800 Nordbornholms Byggeforretning Aps: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Danish DPA ( Datatilsynet) has imposed a fine of EUR 53,800 on Nordbornholms Byggeforretning Aps. In 2018, the DPA was contacted by a data subject who complained that his… DENMARK ·Datatilsynet (DK) ·Art. 5, 6 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Controllers Jul 7, 2021
€34,000 Huppuís ehf: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Icelandic DPA (Persónuvernd) has imposed a fine of EUR 34,000 on Huppuís ehf. A former employee filed a complaint against the controller with the DPA. The reason for this was… ICELAND ·Persónuvernd ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +1 Legitimate Interest Controllers Supervisory Authorities Jun 15, 2021
€50,000 Equifax Iberica S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined Equifax Iberica S.L. EUR 50,000 for a violation of Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR. The controller had added the data subject to a debtor register without… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Controllers Mar 10, 2021
€2M Caixabank S.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined Caixabank S.A. EUR 6,000,000 for violations of Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR and Art. 14 GDPR. Customers of the bank were supposed to accept new privacy… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6, 13, 14 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Controllers Jan 13, 2021
€29,500 Uppsalahem AB: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Swedish DPA (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten) fined the housing company Uppsalahem AB SEK 300,000 (EUR 29,500). The housing company had installed surveillance cameras in an… SWEDEN ·IMY ·Art. 5, 6 Legitimate Interest Processing Security Dec 15, 2020
DSB Austria: Restaurant contact-tracing data collected for COVID-19 qualifies as health The data subject (customer) filed a complaint against a Viennese restaurant claiming a violation of § 1 Austrian Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz - DSG) and Article 6 GDPR:… 2020-0.743.659 ·Art. 4, 5, 6 +1 Personal Data Health Data Healthcare Nov 19, 2020
Austrian DSB: Controller's use of social security number for statutory financial aid was The controller shared the data subject's social security number with a financial service provider in order to provide financial aid, to which the data subject did not consent. On… 2020-0.714.215 ·Austria ·Art. 4, 9 Controllers Pseudonymization Healthcare Nov 5, 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 ·APD/GBA ·Art. 6, 21 Right to Object Legitimate Interest Direct Marketing May 29, 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 ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 6 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Consent Mar 4, 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 ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 6 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Consent Mar 3, 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 Consent 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 ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 6 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Consent Mar 3, 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 ·DSB Public Authority Pseudonymization Anonymization 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 ·APD/GBA ·Art. 6, 12, 13 Personal Data IP Address Fairness & Transparency Dec 17, 2019
€2,860 Unknown Company: Non-compliance with general data processing principles An employee was on sick leave when his employer checked his desktop, laptop and emails to ensure that his work-related duties were being covered in his absence. The employer then… HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +2 Retention Period Legitimate Interest Storage Limitation Oct 15, 2019
€15,100 Town of Kerepes: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The city based its video surveillance practice on its legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) f GDPR). However, accordingt to Art. 6 (1) subparagraph 2 this legal basis shall not apply… HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 6 Legitimate Interest Video Surveillance Public Authority Oct 1, 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 ·CNPD (PT) Controllers Processors Territorial scope (GDPR) Sep 3, 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 ·HDPA ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +1 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Controllers Jul 30, 2019
€2,850 Financial Enterprise: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A client of a financial enterprise complained that the financial enterprise transferred his data after he objected against the processing and did not provide information on the… HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 5, 6, 21 Legitimate Interest Controllers Processing Jun 26, 2019
€2,850 HUNGARY DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The individual requested the deletion of his contact data (including his telephone number), however the controller further processed his contact data for claim enforcement… NAIH ·Art. 5, 6, 17 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Legitimate Interest Personal Data Controllers Jun 26, 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 ·NAIH ·Art. 5, 6 Legitimate Interest Controllers Consent Jun 3, 2019
€3,200 Unnamed financial institution: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The fine was imposed in relation to a data subject's request for data correction and erasure. NAIH levied a fine against an unnamed financial institution for unlawfully rejecting… HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +1 Retention Period Legitimate Interest Personal Data Mar 4, 2019
Norwegian DPA: Legelisten.no may process healthcare reviews without prior consent Legelisten.no AS is a Norwegian limited liability company running a website where people anonymously can post reviews about dentists, doctors, psychologists and other healthcare… 15/01355 ·Norway ·Datatilsynet (NO) Consent Supervisory Authorities Legitimate Interest Nov 8, 2017