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€200,000 VODAFONE ESPAÑA, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 200,000 on Vodafone España, S.A.U.. An individua had filed a complaint with the DPA because the company had given a duplicate of their… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Personal Data Consent Telecommunications Nov 19, 2024
€500 4T OCIO Y CAFÉ 2009: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 500 on 4T OCIO Y CAFÉ 2009, S.L. for installing a video surveillance system without the express consent of the owners' association of the… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Consent Video Surveillance Monitoring Nov 13, 2024
€5M Foodinho Srl: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has fined the food delivery service Foodinho Srl EUR 5 million for unlawfully processing the data of approximately 35,000 drivers and for several violations of the… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 2, 5, 6 +11 Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Nov 13, 2024
€2.4M Posti Jakelu Oy: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Finnish DPA imposed a fine of EUR 2.4 million on Posti Jakelu Oy following an investigation. It was found that Posti had automatically set up an electronic mailbox for… FINLAND ·Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman ·Art. 6 Consent Supervisory Authorities Processing Agreement Nov 13, 2024
€310M LinkedIn: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Irish DPA (DPC) has fined LinkedIn EUR 310 million. This decision is related to an investigation following a complaint in 2018 from the French NGO 'La Quadrature Du Net'. In… DPC ·Art. 60 Consent Supervisory Authorities Social Media Oct 24, 2024
€200,000 VODAFONE ESPAÑA, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 200,000 on Vodafone España, S.A.U.. An individual had filed a complaint with the DPA because the company had given a duplicate of their… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Personal Data Consent Telecommunications Oct 18, 2024
APD/GBA · 131/2024 On 10 February 2023 the data subject, a trainee working at noyb – European Center for Digital Rights, visited the website of the controller, a Belgian media company. The data… 131/2024 ·Belgium ·Art. 4, 5, 6 Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Supervision Oct 11, 2024
€150,000 TELEMAQUE: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The French DPA imposed a fine of EUR 150,000 on TELEMAQUE. The controller is a company that offers digital services in the field of divinatory arts, including fortune telling by… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Art. 5, 9 Controllers Consent Processing Sep 26, 2024
€250,000 COSMOSPACE: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The French DPA imposed a fine of EUR 250,000 on COSMOSPACE. The controller is a company that offers personalized clairvoyance consultations by telephone. As part of its services,… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Art. 5, 9 Controllers Consent Processing Sep 26, 2024
€842,062 Sky Italia S.r.l.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has fined Sky Italia EUR 842,062 for unlawful telemarketing. The investigation revealed that Sky contacted individuals without proper consent, including those… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 130 Consent Processing Direct Marketing Sep 12, 2024
€25,000 Belgian DPA finds MediaHuis violated GDPR fairness over cookie banner design A data subject visited four website operated by MediaHuis, namely: Gazet van Antwerpen; De Standaard; Het Nieuwsblad; Het Belang van Limburg. On each website there was a cookie… Belgium ·APD/GBA ·Art. 5, 6, 7 Supervisory Authorities Legitimate Interest Personal Data Sep 6, 2024
€698,000 Apohem AB: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Swedish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 698,000 on Apohem AB. The controller had used so-called meta pixels on its website which, due to incorrect settings, caused personal data… SWEDEN ·IMY ·Art. 32 Security Controllers Personal Data Aug 29, 2024
€600 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on a private individual. The individual had shared personal data of a data subject in a Facebook group without their consent. The original fine… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Personal Data Consent Social Media Jul 18, 2024
€5M Hera Comm S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5 million on Hera Comm S.p.A. The investigation was launched following numerous complaints. The energy supplier had failed to take… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 12, 15 +3 Controllers Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Jul 17, 2024
€300 WWPD CINVENTO INTERNATIONAL PATENT TRADING, S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on WWPD CINVENTO INTERNATIONAL PATENT TRADING, S.L.. The controller had sent postal advertising to a private individual without their consent by… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Consent Controllers Direct Marketing Jul 10, 2024
€10,000 Clinic owner: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has fined the owner of a plastic surgery clinic EUR 10,000. The controller posted before-and-after pictures of an individual who had undergone surgery at the… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6, 9 Consent Healthcare Controllers Jul 5, 2024
€600 Club Balonmano Gijón: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on Club Balonmano Gijón. The sports club had published pictures of minors without the consent of parents. The original fine of EUR 1,000 was… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Consent Minors Supervisory Authorities Jun 17, 2024
€100,000 NATURGY IBERIA, S.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on NATURGY IBERIA, S.A.. A customer had filed a complaint with the DPA because an amendment had been made to their electricity… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Controllers Personal Data Consent Jun 10, 2024
€6.4M Eni Plenitude S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 6.419.631 on Eni Plenitude S.p.A.. The DPA initiated an investigation against the controller due to 107 notifications and 8 complaints… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 24 +3 Controllers Supervisory Authorities Personal Data Jun 6, 2024
€120,000 Cappello Giovanni & Figli s.r.l.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 120,000 on Cappello Giovanni & Figli s.r.l.. The controller had used facial recognition technology to monitor the attendance of… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +1 Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Controllers Consent Jun 6, 2024
Company: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The French DPA has imposed a fine on a company. The company published a promotional video on its website and social networks in which images of patient files of one of its… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Art. 5 Personal Data Processing Direct Marketing Jun 5, 2024
€70,000 CAIXABANK S.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 70,000 on CAIXABANK S.A.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because an employee of the controller had accidentally disclosed… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 32 Personal Data Controllers Processing May 28, 2024
APD/GBA · 74/2024 On 30 January 2024, the data subject received an email from a candidate in the June 2024 regional elections (‘controller’), promoting their programme. On 3 January 2024, the data… 74/2024 ·Belgium ·Art. 6 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Marketing May 16, 2024
€50,000 A.S. Watson Health & Beauty Continental Europe B.V.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 600,000 on A.S. Watson Health & Beauty Continental Europe B.V.. The controller had tracked visitors to their drugstore website… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 5 Personal Data Controllers Processing May 2, 2024
€15,000 Betting company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Croatian DPA (AZOP) has imposed a fine of EUR 15,000 on a data controller operating in the gambling and betting sector. The data controller collected and processed personal… CROATIA ·AZOP ·Art. 6, 7, 13 Consent Controllers Fairness & Transparency Apr 22, 2024
€2,000 S.C. Tensa Art Design S.A..: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on S.C. Tensa Art Design S.A.. The controller had processed the personal data of a data subject for marketing purposes without the… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 6 Personal Data Consent Controllers Apr 22, 2024
€20,000 Betting company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Croatian DPA (AZOP) has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on a data controller operating in the gambling and betting sector. The data controller collected and processed personal… CROATIA ·AZOP ·Art. 6, 7, 13 Fairness & Transparency Controllers Consent Apr 22, 2024
€1.2M CAIXABANK, S.A: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on CAIXABANK, S.A. A person filed a complaint with the DPA because they were asked to fill out a form with personal data. A clause on the form… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Consent Personal Data Security Apr 12, 2024
€100,000 Facile.Energy S.r.l.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on Facile.Energy S.r.l.. During its investigation, the DPA found that data subjects had received advertising calls on behalf of… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 24 +3 Controllers Supervisory Authorities Personal Data Apr 11, 2024
€100,000 Olimpia S.r.l.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on Olimpia S.r.l.. During its investigation, the DPA found that data subjects had received advertising calls on behalf of the… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 24 +3 Controllers Supervisory Authorities Processing Apr 11, 2024
€525,000 HUBSIDE.STORE: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The French DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 525,000 on HUBSIDE.STORE. The company had used data from data brokers for commercial acquisition campaigns without ensuring that the data… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Art. 6, 14 Consent Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Apr 4, 2024
€200,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 200,000 on Vodafone España, S.A.U.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because the company had given a duplicate of their SIM… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Personal Data Consent Telecommunications Mar 1, 2024
€200,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 200,000 on Vodafone España, S.A.U.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because the company had given a duplicate of their SIM… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Personal Data Consent Telecommunications Feb 29, 2024
€100,000 VODAFONE ESPAÑA, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on VODAFONE ESPAÑA, S.A.U. for insufficient legal basis for data processing. The data subject had filed a complaint against the… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Controllers Consent Personal Data Feb 13, 2024
€200,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 200,000 on Vodafone España, S.A.U.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because the company had given a duplicate of their SIM… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Personal Data Consent Telecommunications Feb 8, 2024
€2,000 Account Exchange SRL: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on Account Exchange SRL for using personal data without the consent of the data subjects. ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 5, 6 Consent Personal Data Processing Feb 7, 2024
€160,000 SANITAS, S.A. DE SEGUROS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on SANITAS, S.A. DE SEGUROS. A customer had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that the controller had concluded a contract without… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6, 9 Consent Controllers Processing Feb 6, 2024
€200,000 ORANGE ESPAGNE S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 200,000 on Orange Espagne S.A.U.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because the company had given a duplicate of their SIM card… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Personal Data Consent Telecommunications Jan 23, 2024
€2,000 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on a private individual. The controller had published a video showing an individual without their consent. SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Consent Controllers Supervisory Authorities Jan 8, 2024
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine on a private individual for recording a video of their neighbor in the bathroom without their consent. GERMANY ·HmbBfDI ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Consent Human Resources Processing Jan 1, 2024
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Hamburg has imposed five fines of private individuals for taking or storing photos of individuals without their consent. GERMANY ·HmbBfDI ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Consent Fines Processing Jan 1, 2024
€1,000 Sirio S.p.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on Sirio S.p.A.. An employee filed a complaint with the DPA because the controller had passed on their personal data to a bank… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 13 Personal Data Controllers Consent Dec 7, 2023
€1,500 Physician: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,500 on a physician. An individual had filed a complaint with the DPA because the physician had accessed their personal data in a… CYPRUS ·Cyprus DPA ·Art. 5 Personal Data Processing Health Data Dec 7, 2023
€60,000 Limit Call S.r.l.s.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 60,000 on Limit Call S.r.l.s. for unauthorized telemarketing. The controller had acquired lists of personal data without checking the… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +6 Personal Data Consent Controllers Nov 30, 2023
€50,000 SUMINISTRADOR IBÉRICO DE ENERGÍA, S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on SUMINISTRADOR IBÉRICO DE ENERGÍA, S.L.. A customer had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that the controller had… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Consent Controllers Supervisory Authorities Nov 27, 2023
APD/GBA · 159/2023 On 19 July 2023, a data subject, represented by noyb (European Centre for Digital Rights), filed a complaint against Mediafin, a Belgian media group, with the Belgian DPA. The… 159/2023 ·Belgium ·Art. 4, 6, 7 Personal Data Consent Supervisory Authorities Nov 24, 2023
€56,000 VODAFONE ESPAÑA, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish data protection authority has imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on VODAFONE ESPAÑA, S.A.U.. A customer had filed a complaint with the DPA regarding the fact that due to a… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Consent Personal Data Telecommunications Nov 22, 2023
€10,000 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on a private individual. The controller had uploaded an individual's personal data, including their name, a picture and their… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Personal Data Consent Controllers Nov 15, 2023
€200,000 DIGI SPAIN TELECOM, S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 200,000 on DIGI SPAIN TELECOM, S.L.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because the company had given a duplicate of their SIM… AEPD ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Personal Data Consent Telecommunications Nov 6, 2023