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€9,000 Magdeburg University Hospital: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The DPA of Sachsen-Anhalt has imposed a fine of EUR 9,000 on Magdeburg University Hospital. The clinic had failed to report to the DPA a data breach involving a former employee… GERMANY ·Art. 33 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Jan 1, 2023
€28,000 Political party: €28,000 fine The Austrian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 50,700 on a political party. The controller had sent two emails in an open distribution list. This allowed the recipients to view the… AUSTRIA · ·Unknown Jan 1, 2023
€5,000 MALTA DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The controller unlawfully gained access to audio recordings from a surveillance camera. Art. 5, 6 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2023
Real estate agency: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed five fines on a real estate agency. The controller had repeatedly sent advertising messages to a former prospect and tried to contact them by… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Clinic: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on a clinic for transmitting an unredacted treatment report on the psychiatric treatment of the data subject to an accident insurance fund… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
€5,000 Company: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Fine of EUR 5,000 for failing to sufficiently cooperate with the DPA. GERMANY ·Art. 31 ·Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Jan 1, 2023
€16,600 Company: €16,600 fine The DPA of Niedersachsen has imposed a fine of EUR 16,600 on a company in the real estate industry for failing to conclude a joint controllership agreement. In addition, the… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 12, 26 ·Unknown Jan 1, 2023
Police officers: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed ten fines between EUR 100 and EUR 1,000 on police officers for unlawfully accessing police databases. GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
€1,200 Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Baden-Wuerttemberg has imposed a fine of EUR 1,200 on a police officer. The officer had accessed data in police databases for private research purposes without a valid… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Bavaria has imposed a four-figure fine on a private individual who had attached an AirTag to another person's car in order to track their location. GERMANY ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2023
€3,000 Breikot Management Ltd: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on Breikot Management Ltd. The DPA found that the company had violated the principle of minimization by processing excessive… CYPRUS ·Art. 5, 6 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Bavaria has imposed a fine on an individual. The individual had been pulled over by a police officer and afterwards managed to obtain their telephone number in order to… GERMANY ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2023
Physician: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Bavaria has imposed a fine in the four figure range on a physician. The physician had responded to an online review regarding their practice, disclosing personal health… GERMANY ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2023
Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on a company. The controller had stored the contact details of former employees without their prior consent in order to contact them in the… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Bavaria has imposed a fine on a private individual. The individual, who was employed in a store, had contacted a customer, who had provided their contact details for… GERMANY ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2023
Website operator: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed five fines on website operators for using the tracking tool 'Google Analytics' without the prior consent of website users. GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a mid-four-figure fine on a private individual for improper use of the personal data of an opponent in a video game. The case occurred on the live… GERMANY ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2023
Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on a company. The controller had installed video cameras in the offices and monitored employees before, during and after their working hours… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
€8,000 Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,000 on Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd.. The controller had stored inaccurate data about a data subject in its system. Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2023
Fishing club: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a three-figure fine on a fishing club due to the fact that lists of members' personal data such as first and last names, full addresses with… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Daycare center: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a four-figure fine on a daycare center that had disposed of documents containing personal data of children and their parents in a publicly… GERMANY ·Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2023
€25,000 Company: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The DPA of Hessen has fined a company EUR 25,000. A person had filed a complaint for receiving advertising messages, although they had objected to receiving advertising messages GERMANY ·Art. 21 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jan 1, 2023
Store detective: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Bavaria has imposed a fine on a store detective. The detective had collected the contact details of a person accused of shoplifting in their professional function.… GERMANY ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2023
€75,000 Company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Hamburg imposed a fine of EUR 75,000 on a company. An employee had lodged a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that they had to report their sickness-related… GERMANY ·Art. 9, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA in Baden-Wuerttemberg imposed a fine on a private individual for installing a motion tracker on the data subject's car without their consent. GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Operator of a dating platform: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on the operator of an online dating platform. The controller had not provided an email verification procedure for registration on its dating… GERMANY ·Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2023
€215,000 Humboldt Forum Service GmbH: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Berlin has imposed fines totaling EUR 215,000 on Humboldt Forum Service GmbH. Humboldt Forum had improperly documented sensitive information about individual employees… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
€2,000 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Baden-Wuerttemberg has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on a clinic employee. The employee had unlawfully accessed a patient administration system in order to find out more… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a three-figure fine on a police officer. The police officer had used the telephone number of a person who had filed a criminal complaint for… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
€6,300 Company: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The Polish DPA has fined a company EUR 6,300 for failing to provide information requested by the DPA during an investigation. POLAND · ·Art. 58 Dec 30, 2022
€15,000 A&G Couriers Limited T/A Fastway Couriers (Ireland): Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Irish DPA (DPC) has fined A&G Couriers Limited T/A Fastway Couriers (Ireland) EUR 15,000. During a changeover of its IT systems, the controller had suffered a cyberattack in… Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Dec 30, 2022
€24,000 SUMINISTRADOR IBÉRICO DE ENERGÍA, S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on SUMINISTRADOR IBÉRICO DE ENERGÍA, S.L.. A customer had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that the controller carried out a… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Dec 29, 2022
€3,000 ADENET SYSTEMS, S.L.: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Failure to provide requested information to the Spanish DPA (AEPD) within the required timeframe in violation of Art. 58 GDPR. SPAIN · ·Art. 58 Dec 29, 2022
€300 Homeowners Association: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 300 on a homeowners' association for failing to provide sufficient information about video surveillance in the residential area. SPAIN · ·Art. 13 Dec 28, 2022
€2,000 Homeowners Association: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on a homeowners' association. An individual who did cleaning work in the residential complex had filed a complaint with the DPA… SPAIN · ·Art. 6, 15 Dec 28, 2022
€400 MAE WEST SYSTEMS, S.L.: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined MAE WEST SYSTEMS, S.L. EUR 400. The controller had installed video surveillance in a bar it operated without providing sufficient information… SPAIN · ·Art. 13 Dec 28, 2022
€100,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine of EUR 100,00 on Vodafone España, S.A.U. due data processing without a sufficient legal basis. A data subject stated that a prepaid line of… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Dec 28, 2022
€600 Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 600 on a private individual. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras which, among other things, also covered the… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 13 Dec 28, 2022
€300 Store owner: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined a store owner EUR 300 for failing to provide information signs about CCTV surveillance in their premises. SPAIN · ·Art. 13 Dec 28, 2022
€600 Homeowners Association: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has fined a homeowners association EUR 600. The controller had installed an unauthorized CCTV system in the residential area. In addition, the DPA found that the… SPAIN · ·Art. 6, 13 Dec 28, 2022
€122,000 Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Finnish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 122,000 on a company with products that process health data, such as heart rate, etc. The DPA had received several complaints regarding… FINLAND · ·Art. 9 Dec 27, 2022
€3,000 Kaufland Romania SCS: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on Kaufland Romania SCS. The controller had reported a data breach to the DPA according to Art. 33 GDPR. An employee had taken… ·Art. 29, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Dec 27, 2022
€10,000 SUDREZIDENȚIAL Broker S.R.L.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on SUDREZIDENȚIAL Broker S.R.L.. An employee of the controller had unauthorizedly published an Excel spreadsheet containing… ROMANIA · ·Art. 32 Dec 22, 2022
€100,000 VIEC Limited: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Irish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on the nursing home operator VIEC Limited. The controller had notified the DPA of a data breach pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR. The… IRELAND ·Art. 5, 32 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Dec 22, 2022
€8,000 Hotel: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Hungarian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,000 on a hotel. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras that covered the dining room and a whirlpool area permanently… HUNGARY · ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 Dec 21, 2022
€1,000 Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on a private individual. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because the controller had published their personal data such… SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Dec 20, 2022
€2,000 Property owner administrative board: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on a Property Owners Association. Two property owners had filed a complaint with the DPA. The individuals had submitted a request… SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Dec 20, 2022
€3,000 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on a private individual. An individual had posted videos of teachers and underage students during physical education classes on the… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Dec 20, 2022
€7,000 ΜΑΡΙΑ ΠΕΔΙΩΤΗ ΚΑΙ ΣΙΑ Ο.Ε.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 7,000 on the company ΜΑΡΙΑ ΠΕΔΙΩΤΗ ΚΑΙ ΣΙΑ Ο.Ε. The company had not sufficiently complied with the request for information from a… GREECE · ·Art. 12, 15, 31 Dec 19, 2022
€55,000 Azienda Universitaria Friuli Occidentale: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 55,000 on Azienda Universitaria Friuli Occidentale. The health authority has created patient profiles using algorithms and personal… ITALY · ·Art. 2, 5, 9 +2 Dec 15, 2022