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€10,000 MAF.COM ESQUI CLUB: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on MAF.COM ESQUI CLUB. The mother of an underage girl who had attended ski lessons with the controller filed a complaint… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 7 Consent Controllers Processing Oct 11, 2021
Facebook Ireland Limited: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The organization 'None of your business' (NOYB) published a draft decision of the Irish DPA (DPC) on October 13, 2021, which indicates that it proposes a fine between EUR 28… DPC ·Art. 5, 12, 13 ·Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Supervisory Authorities Personal Data Information Provision Modalities and Communication Methods Oct 6, 2021
€5,000 La Prima S.r.l.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on the real estate portal La Prima S.r.l.. A data subject had filed a complaint against the controller with the DPA. She… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 24 +1 Personal Data Controllers Consent Sep 16, 2021
€9,000 Website operator: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 9,000 on the controller of a website. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that the controller had… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6, 13 Personal Data Consent Controllers Sep 13, 2021
€225M WhatsApp Ireland Ltd.: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Irish DPA (DPC) has imposed a fine of EUR 225,000,000 on WhatsApp Ireland Ltd. The DPA had started extensive investigations into the messaging service's compliance with… DPC ·Art. 5, 12, 13 +1 ·Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Transparency Information Provision Modalities and Communication Methods Fairness & Transparency Sep 2, 2021
€20,000 Dixons South East Europe ΑΕΒΕ-ΚΩΤΣΟΒΟΛΟΣ: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on Dixons South East Europe ΑΕΒΕ-ΚΩΤΣΟΒΟΛΟΣ. A data subject had filed a complaint against the controller after it failed to… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 12, 15 Personal Data Controllers Supervisory Authorities Aug 26, 2021
€20,000 National Bank of Greece: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on the National Bank of Greece. A data subject had filed a complaint against a company and the bank after they failed to comply… HDPA ·Art. 12, 15 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Controllers Aug 26, 2021
€5,000 CLUB GIMNASIA RÍTMICA SAN ANTONIO: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on CLUB GIMNASIA RÍTMICA SAN ANTONIO. A person had filed a complaint against the controller with the AEPD based on the… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Controllers Social Media Supervisory Authorities Aug 9, 2021
€200 Private Individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) has imposed a fine of EUR 200 on a private individual due to the unlawful disclosure of personal data. The controller had disclosed personal data of… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 5, 6, 14 Personal Data Controllers Processing Jul 30, 2021
€400,000 Monsanto Company: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The French DPA (CNIL) has fined MONSANTO EUR 400,000. In May 2019, several media revealed that MONSANTO was in possession of a file containing the personal data of more than 200… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Art. 14, 28 Processors Controllers Personal Data Jul 26, 2021
€84,000 Comune di Bolzano: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA (Garante) has fined the municipality of Bolzano EUR 84,000. A former employee of the municipality filed a complaint with the DPA against the municipality. In… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +2 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Retention Period Personal Data May 13, 2021
€750,000 TikTok: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Dutch DPA (AP) has fined the video portal TikTok EUR 750,000 for violating the privacy of young children. The information that Dutch users - mostly young children - received… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 12 Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Supervision Apr 9, 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 ·AZOP ·Art. 32 Security Controllers Processors Feb 22, 2021
€25,000 BELGIUM DPA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Belgian DPA fined a mobile operator EUR 25,000. The controller had assigned the data subject's phone number to an unauthorized third party, causing the data subject to lose… APD/GBA ·Art. 5, 24, 32 +2 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Supervisory Authorities Personal Data Security Jan 22, 2021
€10,000 BELGIUM DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Managing a fan page on Facebook without the data subject's permission and failing to comply with the data subject's request after exercising his or her right to object. APD/GBA ·Art. 6, 12, 21 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Supervisory Authorities Right to Object Personal Data Jan 12, 2021
€100,000 Banca Transilvania SA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) fined Banca Transilvania SA EUR 100,000 for violations of Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 32 (1) GDPR and Art. 32 (2) GDPR. It was found that the bank… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 5, 32 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Security Personal Data Dec 17, 2020
€450,000 Twitter International Company: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Irish DPA (DPC) fined Twitter International Company EUR 450,000 for violating Art. 33 (1) GDPR and Art. 33 (5) GDPR for failing to notify the DPA in a timely manner of a data… IRELAND ·DPC ·Art. 33 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Dec 15, 2020
€12,000 Recambios Villalegre S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined the company for posting photos of a person on Facebook and WhatsApp and accusing the individual of theft in related posts. The photos were obtained… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6, 13 Supervisory Authorities Video Surveillance Social Media Nov 23, 2020
€600 Private Individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Between February and June 2020, a private individual published information about patients on his personal Facebook page. The information included health data in terms of Art. 4… AUSTRIA ·DSB ·Art. 5, 9 Health Data Healthcare Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Oct 19, 2020
€2,000 Legal Person: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on a legal person. Despite previously assuring the complainant that their personal data had been deleted from the accused's database… CZECH REPUBLIC ·ÚOOÚ (CZ) ·Art. 6, 17 Personal Data Social Media Supervisory Authorities Sep 8, 2020
€15,000 Proleasing Motors SRL: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The company had failed to take adequate technical and organisational measures to ensure data security, which led to the publication on Facebook of a document containing a password… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Security Right of Access Personal Data Jul 9, 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 ·APD/GBA ·Art. 6 Consent Social Media Processing May 14, 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 ·NAIH ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 Consent Processing Representatives Mar 4, 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 Consent Processing Education 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 ·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
€388 Employer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A former employee of a company requested the deletion of information relating to him/her which was published on the Facebook website of the employer and which was still available… CZECH REPUBLIC ·ÚOOÚ (CZ) ·Art. 6 Social Media Employees Processing Jan 10, 2019
€51,000 Facebook Germany GmbH: Insufficient involvement of data protection officer Whereas Facebook Ireland had appointed a data proteciton officer for all group companies located in the EU, this appontment was not notfied to the DPA Hamburg, competent for… HmbBfDI ·Art. 37 ·Insufficient involvement of data protection officer Supervisory Authorities Social Media Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Jan 1, 2019