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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
€2,000 Banca Comercială Română SA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on Banca Comercială Română SA. The bank had notified the DPA of a data breach pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR. Due to an error in the IT… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 25, 32 Data Breaches Security Privacy by Design & Default Sep 19, 2022
€1,000 Alpha Bank Romania SA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on Alpha Bank Romania SA. The bank had accidentally sent a document to the wrong recipient via WhatsApp. The document contained… ANSPDCP ·Art. 29, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Security Personal Data Recipient Aug 29, 2022
€900 UNONO NET 3.0, S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on UNONO NET 3.0, S.L.. The company had forwarded an email to numerous recipients without using the blind copy function, making it possible for… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 32 Processing Recipient Insurance Aug 22, 2022
€600,000 ACCOR SA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The French DPA (CNIL) has imposed a fine of EUR 600,000 on ACCOR SA. Both CNIL and other European DPAS had received complaints against ACCOR from several individuals. In the… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Art. 12, 13, 15 +2 Personal Data Right to Object Direct Marketing Aug 19, 2022
€2,000 JAÉN SENTIDO Y COMÚN: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on JAÉN SENTIDO Y COMÚN. The controller had sent an e-mail to 241 people in an open distribution list, making the email addresses… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 32 Controllers Security Recipient Aug 4, 2022
€4,000 Bookstore employee: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish Data Protection Agency has imposed a fine of EUR 4,000 on an employee of a bookstore. An individual had filed a complaint with the DPA because he had received an… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 32 Personal Data Security Recipient Jul 19, 2022
Belgian DPA: Employer unlawfully disclosed employee health data to colleagues (115/2022) During a meeting where the data subject was not present, the data subject's manager (controller) announced her departure and read out a document issued by the company doctor,… 115/2022 ·Belgium ·APD/GBA Health Data Healthcare Supervisory Authorities Jul 19, 2022
€132,000 DKV Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A.E.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on DKV Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A.E.. An individual had filed a complaint with the DPA after receiving multiple e-mails from the controller… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 32, 33 Data Breaches Security Controllers Jul 13, 2022
€202,000 Manx Care Ltd: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Isle of Man has imposed a fine of EUR 202,000 on Manx Care Ltd. Manx Care had emailed an unsecured attachment containing a patient's confidential health information to… ISLE OF MAN ·Art. 5, 24, 25 +3 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Data Breaches Retention Period Privacy by Design & Default Jul 13, 2022
€4,000 E Software Concept SRL: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 4,000 on E Software Concept SRL. The company had uploaded certain documents on its website that were publicly accessible. Among other… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32, 58 Security Recipient Personal Data Jul 7, 2022
€45,000 Senseonics Inc.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 45,000 on Senseonics Inc. The company had reported a data breach to the DPA pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR, involving an employee accidentally… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +4 Personal Data Data Breaches Recipient Jul 7, 2022
€1,000 SC Interactions Marketing SRL: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on SC Interactions Marketing SRL. The controller had sent advertising messages by e-mail to several people on behalf of another… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Controllers Personal Data Security Jun 20, 2022
€3,000 S.C. Wine Point S.R.L.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on S.C. Wine Point S.R.L.. A data subject had filed a complaint with the DPA for having received an advertising e-mail from the… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Security Personal Data Controllers Jun 15, 2022
€91,000 Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The UK DPA (ICO) has fined the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust EUR 91,000. The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is a mental health specialist trust located in… UNITED KINGDOM ·ICO ·Art. 5, 32 Security Recipient Privacy by Design & Default Jun 9, 2022
€70,000 Ospedale San Raffaele s.r.l.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 70,000 on the healthcare facility Ospedale San Raffaele s.r.l.. The hospital had reported two data breaches to the DPA under Art. 33… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Data Breaches Security Apr 28, 2022
AEPD admits claim against Securitas Direct for failure to handle access and erasure Resolution No. R/00665/2022 is highlighted by a case concerning a claimant (namely A.A.A) and a respondent party (namely Securitas Direct España, S.A). The claimant filed against… R/00665/2022 ·Spain ·Art. 17, 55 Right to Restriction Controllers Right of Access Apr 22, 2022
€720,000 Klarna Bank AB: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Swedish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 720,000 on Klarna Bank AB. Klarna is a financial company that processes a large number of personal data in various ways. As part of its… SWEDEN ·Art. 5, 12, 13 +1 ·Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Personal Data Recipient International Transfer Mar 28, 2022
BfDI: Telekom must name all recipients, data origin and deletion dates in Art. 15 replies The data subject is a customer and user of services by the Deutsche Telekom AG (controller), the biggest telecommunications and internet provider in Europe. The data subject… 24-191 II#4781 ·Germany ·Art. 15, 20, 95 Recipient Data Portability Personal Data Jan 27, 2022
€28,500 Uppsala regional board: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Swedish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 28,500 on the Uppsala regional board. The fine is the result of an investigation of the Uppsala region (the regional board and the… SWEDEN ·IMY ·Art. 32 Encryption Security Personal Data Jan 26, 2022
€152,000 Uppsala hospital board: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Swedish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 152,000 on the Uppsala hospital board. The fine is the result of an investigation by the Uppsala Region (the regional board and the… SWEDEN ·IMY ·Art. 5, 32 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Encryption Security Jan 26, 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 Personal Data Jan 5, 2022
€16,400 Covid-19 test center: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Hessen has fined a Covid-19 test center EUR 16,400. The controller had sent an e-mail containing personal data to several recipients in an open distribution list. The… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 33 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Data Breaches Personal Data Controllers Jan 1, 2022
Logistics company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security A logistics company had disposed of delivery lists in a public waste paper container. The lists contained a large amount of detailed information, such as the first and last names… GERMANY ·HmbBfDI ·Art. 32, 33 Data Breaches Personal Data Security Jan 1, 2022
€100,000 Ubi Banca spa: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on Ubi Banca spa (now Intesa Sanpaolo spa). A data subject had filed a complaint with the DPA for receiving a letter from the… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5 Retention Period Personal Data Controllers Dec 16, 2021
€5,000 S.P.E.E.H. Hidroelectrica S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on S.P.E.H. Hidroelectrica S.A.. The controller had notified the DPA of several breaches of personal data protection… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Data Breaches Security Controllers Nov 1, 2021
€11,800 HIV Scotland: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The British DPA (ICO) has imposed a fine of EUR 11,800 on the non-profit organization HIV Scotland. The controller had sent an e-mail to 105 people, with e-mail addresses on the… UNITED KINGDOM ·ICO ·Art. 5, 32 Security Personal Data Controllers Oct 18, 2021
€4,000 Automecanica Jerez, S.L.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined Automecanica Jerez, S.L. EUR 4,000. The controller had sent commercial e-mails to a large number of people without their consent. In doing so, the… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 21, 32 Personal Data Security Controllers Sep 2, 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 Controllers Aug 5, 2021
€200,000 Regione Lombardia: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 200,000 on the Region of Lombardy. The region had published on its website the personal data of more than 100,000 students who… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6 Personal Data Processing Public Authority Jul 22, 2021
€8,500 Magazine publisher: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Finnish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,500 on a magazine publisher. The DPA received four complaints against the magazine publisher for unsolicited telephone advertising.The… FINLAND ·Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman ·Art. 5, 7, 12 +3 Direct Marketing Right to Object Personal Data Jun 24, 2021
€35,300 Sopockie Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń ERGO Hestia S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The controller had sent an email to that contained personal data of a customer to the wrong recipient. The leaked data included data such as the name, postal address of the data… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 33, 34 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Jun 21, 2021
€2.9M Iren Mercato S.p.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA (Garante) fined Iren Mercato S.p.A. EUR 2,856,169 for failing to verify that all transfers of data of recipients of promotional activities were covered by consent.… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 7 Personal Data Controllers Consent May 13, 2021
€245,000 Cyfrowy Polsat S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Polish DPA (UODO) has fined Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. EUR 245,000. The fine was based on a large number of data breaches reported by the controller to the DPA. Frequently, postal… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 24, 32, 34 Data Breaches Personal Data Security Apr 22, 2021
€2,000 S.C. Medicover S.R.L.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security In February, the Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) closed an investigation against S.C. Medicover S.R.L. and found a violation of Art. 32 (1) b), (2), (4) GDPR. The DPA imposed a fine of EUR… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Personal Data Security Controllers Mar 23, 2021
€12,000 NBQ Technology, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined NBQ Technology, S.A.U. EUR 20,000. An identity thief had obtained the data of a third party without authorization and applied for a microcredit… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Controllers Personal Data Insurance Mar 12, 2021
€6,000 Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi for a breach of Art. 5 GDPR and Art. 9 GDPR. Azienda Ospedaliera… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9 Data Breaches Healthcare Controllers Feb 25, 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 ·APD/GBA ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +4 Personal Data Controllers Recipient Jan 27, 2021
€30,000 Enea S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Polish DPA (UODO) fined Enea S.A. EUR 30,000 for the controller's failure to report a personal data breach, in violation of Art. 33 (1) GDPR. The DPA received information… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 33 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Jan 11, 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 ·HmbBfDI ·Art. 32 Security Privacy by Design & Default Recipient Jan 1, 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 Supervisory Authorities Recipient 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 ·DSB ·Art. 5, 32 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Encryption Security Jan 1, 2021
€1,000 Qualitance QBS SA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) fined Qualitance QBS SA EUR 1,000 for a violation of Art. 32 GDPR. The company had sent information by email to 295 individuals, disclosing the email… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Security Personal Data Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Dec 29, 2020
€10,000 Losada Advocats S.L.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine on Losada Advocats S.L. for sending an e-mail to dozens of recipients without putting them on the Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) list, thus… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 32 Security Recipient Insurance Dec 2, 2020
€40,000 Miraclia Telecomunicaciones S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine of EUR 40,000 on Miraclia Telecomunicaciones S.L. for violating Articles 6, 13 and 14 of the GDPR. Miraclia Telecomunicaciones S.L. is the… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6, 13, 14 Personal Data Recipient Consent Nov 25, 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 IP Address Personal Data Nov 5, 2020
€30,000 PS/00032/2020 A user of the website of Iberia, an airline, lodged a complaint before the Spanish DPA (AEPD) saying that they had not been given an option to reject the cookies when using the… Spain ·AEPD ·Art. 22 Consent Personal Data Recipient Oct 16, 2020
GBP 130,000 CPS Advisory Limited CPS Advisory Limited (CPSAL) conducted direct marketing calls in relation to personal pensions. The data CPSAL used to conduct the calls had been purchased from third party data… United Kingdom ·ICO ·Art. 55A Supervisory Authorities Direct Marketing Recipient Sep 4, 2020
€7,500 PVV Overijssel: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Dutch DPA (AP) fined the Overijssel local branch of the PVV party EUR 7,500 for failing to notify the AP of a personal data breach, in violation of Art. 33 GDPR. An email… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 33 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Jun 16, 2020
€44,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The company had sent a contract with personal data, including the applicant's name, address and telephone number, to the wrong recipient. SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5 Personal Data Processing Recipient Jan 7, 2020