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Regulatory actions, fines, warnings, and enforcement decisions
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€1,000 School: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA (APD) fined a school EUR 1,000. The controller had conducted a survey on student well-being via a smartschooling system. The DPA states that the controller did not… BELGIUM · ·Art. 5, 6, 8 Mar 15, 2021
€1,500 Private Person: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined a private individual EUR 1,500. The controller had installed a video surveillance camera facing a public thoroughfare and covering parts of the… SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Mar 12, 2021
€15,000 Mediacom s.r.l.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 15,000 on Mediacom s.r.l.. The controller carried out advertising calls on behalf of TIM s.p.a.. Several of the calls were made… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 6 Mar 11, 2021
€90,000 Xfera Moviles S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine of EUR 150,000 on Xfera Móviles S.A.. The DPA had received two complaints from a data subject. The first complaint concerned the sending of… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 17, 32 Mar 10, 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 · ·Art. 6 Mar 10, 2021
€8,000 Filigrana Comunicación S.L.U.: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined Filigrana Comunicación S.L.U. EUR 8,000. The controller operates a website that provides information on internships offered by the Spanish Ministry of… SPAIN · ·Art. 6, 13, 14 Mar 10, 2021
€10,000 Hospital Campogrande DE: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on Hospital Campogrande DE. A patient filed a complaint against the controller with the DPA. The controller had performed an… SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Mar 10, 2021
€14,900 Dragefossen AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) imposed a fine of EUR 14,900 on the energy company Dragefossen AS. The latter had installed a webcam on the roof of its office building in the… NORWAY · ·Art. 5, 6 Mar 8, 2021
€500 Natural person holding the position of General Secretary for a political party in Bucharest: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) imposed a fine in the amount of EUR 500 against a natural person holding the position of General Secretary for a political party in Bucharest. The… ROMANIA · ·Art. 32, 58 Mar 4, 2021
€6,000 KEPIDES: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Cypriot DPA imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 against KEPIDES (real estate company). The controller had submitted a list of buyers of the properties it manages to a parliamentary… CYPRUS ·Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Mar 3, 2021
€40,000 Electricity Authority of Cyprus: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Cypriot DPA imposed a fine of EUR 40,000 on the Electricity Authority of Cyprus. The controller used an automated system based on the so-called Brad-Factor to manage, monitor… Art. 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Mar 3, 2021
€25,000 Hellenic Bank: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Cypriot DPA imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on Hellenic Bank. The bank had closed one of its branches in the city of Nicosia in 2015. When moving out of the space, a safe… CYPRUS ·Art. 5, 32, 33 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Mar 3, 2021
€10,000 Cypriot Real Estate Registration Authority: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Cypriot DPA imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on the Cypriot Real Estate Registration Authority. The data subject submitted a written request to the controller requesting various… CYPRUS ·Art. 12, 15, 31 +1 ·Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Mar 3, 2021
Private Individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Original summary: The DPA of Saxony-Anhalt imposed a fine of EUR 200 on a private individual. The controller had taken photos of vehicles and, in some cases, their drivers and… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 32 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Mar 3, 2021
€2,000 Comune di Conflenti: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on the municipality of Conflenti. A former employee of the municipality filed a complaint with the DPA because a document… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 6 Feb 25, 2021
€300,000 Istituto Nazionale Previdenza Sociale (INPS): Non-compliance with general data processing principles Original fine summary: The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 300,000 on the Istituto Nazionale Previdenza Sociale (INPS). The Italian National Institute for Social… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 25, 35 Feb 25, 2021
€6,000 Comune di Commezzadura: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on the municipality of Commezzadura. A former employee of the municipality filed a complaint with the DPA because a document… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Feb 25, 2021
€4,000 Ministero dell’Istruzione, Ufficio Scolastico Regionale per il Lazio: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 4,000 on the Lazio Region School Authority. A parent had filed a complaint against the school authority for forwarding data of… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Feb 25, 2021
Deutsche Wohnen SE: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Originally, a fine in the amount of EUR 14.500.000 was issued against Deutsche Wohnen SE for using an archiving system for the storage of personal data of tenants that, according… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 25 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Feb 23, 2021
Security company (name not available at the moment): Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security A data controller using the services of the security company reported the breach of personal data to the DPA, arising after an employee of the security company recorded the video… CROATIA · ·Art. 32 Feb 22, 2021
€13,450 IDdesign A / S: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Original summary: On June 3, 2019, the Danish DPA (Datatilsynet) reported IDdesign to the police and demanded payment of a fine in the amount of EUR 200,850 for the processing of… DENMARK · ·Art. 5 Feb 12, 2021
€5,000 Private Person: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined a private individual EUR 5,000 for illegal camera surveillance. The data subject had rented two rooms in the apartment of the controller. The… SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Feb 8, 2021
€50,000 Family Service / N.D.P.K. nv.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on Family Service / N.D.P.K. nv. The controller is an advertising agency that, among other things, sends expectant mothers gift boxes… BELGIUM · ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +4 Jan 27, 2021
€10,000 Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA (Garante) fined Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma EUR 50,000. The controller, a hospital, had reported two data breaches to the Italian DPA in which… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 9 Jan 27, 2021
€1,200 Individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The controller installed cameras on his building, which were directed towards parts of the public space. However, no recording took place, as the cameras only served as a… SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Jan 20, 2021
€1,200 Legal Person: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,200 on a legal person. The accused sent unsolicited commercial communications to the complainant and failed to respond to their repeated… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 15 Jan 19, 2021
€4,600 Anwara Sp. z.o.o.: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The Polish DPA (UODO) fined the company Anwara Sp. z.o.o. EUR 4,600. The controller had not cooperated with the DPA and had not provided it with all the information necessary for… POLAND · ·Art. 31, 58 Jan 15, 2021
€18,000 Azienda Usl di Bologna: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA (Garante) fined Azienda Usl di Bologna EUR 18,000. In a hospital operated by the controller, 49 patients in the oncology ward received discharge letters with… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 9 Jan 14, 2021
€10M notebooksbilliger.de: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Lower Saxony (LfD Niedersachsen) imposed a fine of EUR 10,4 million on the electronics retailer notebooksbilliger.de.The company had video-monitored its employees for… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 8, 2021
€5,500 Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny (Medical University of Silesia): Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Polish DPA (UODO) imposed a fine of PLN 25,000 (EUR 5,500) on the Medical University of Silesia. In the course of exams held in the form of videoconferences at the end of May… POLAND · ·Art. 33, 34 Jan 5, 2021
Political organization: Data Protection Authority of Saarland An employee of a political organization had sent an e-mail to 400 people in an open distribution list. This not only made the e-mail addresses of all recipients visible to the… GERMANY ·Unknown Jan 1, 2021
€4M Bank: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Original fine summary: The Austrian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 4,000,000 on a credit institution. The controller had stored an Excel file containing personal data, such as… AUSTRIA · ·Art. 5, 32 Jan 1, 2021
Physician: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg imposed a fine on a physician. The father of a minor patient had filed a complaint with the DPA because the physician had transmitted numerous data on his… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had accessed data in a police database for private research purposes. The police officer accused in a criminal case intended to use the information from the… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
€600 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 his ex-wife's new address. He discovered where his… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
€5,000 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Hamburg imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on a private individual. The individual had filmed numerous young women in public. Some of the recorded female persons were… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer used a witness's personal data to contact her personally. GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had accessed data in a police database for private research purposes. The police officer queried his stepson's investigative process in order to prepare him for… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Police department: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had accessed data in a police database for private research purposes. The police officer queried the investigation process of a friend against the background of a… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Attorney: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA from Berlin has imposed a fine on an attorney. The attorney had been in dispute with a client for several years over a monetary claim. For two years, he published the… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
€500 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 ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Police department: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had unlawfully disclosed personal data of a drunk driving incident to the offender's mother during a chance encounter. He thought that the mother, as his… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles A private individual had installed video surveillance cameras which, among other things, also covered the public space GERMANY ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2021
Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had accessed data in a police database for private research purposes. The police officer had queried the new partner of a friend's ex-wife because he feared that… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine in the six-digit range on a Hamburg-based company operating in the healthcare sector. The company had failed to take appropriate technical… GERMANY ·Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2021
€700,000 Customer loyalty program: €700,000 fine According to the newspaper 'Der Standard', the Austrian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1.2 million on a customer loyalty program in 2021. Further information has not yet been… AUSTRIA · ·Unknown Jan 1, 2021
€16,000 Electronics store: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA from Lower Saxony has imposed a fine of EUR 16,000 on an electronics store. The company had installed a video surveillance system which permanently recorded employees,… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 17, 35 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2021
Physician: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a four-digit fine on a doctor of child and adolescent psychotherapy. The doctor had set up a Whatsgroup with 230 participants to communicate… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer repeatedly had accessed data in a police database for private research purposes. GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
€600 Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Austrian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 600 on a private individual. The individual had contacted a public institution to draw their attention to the fact that the statement of a… AUSTRIA · ·Art. 5, 9 Jan 1, 2021