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DPC (Ireland) - 06/SIU/2018 The Irish DPC started an own volition inquiry into processing operations carried out by the Galway County Council (the controller), focusing mainly into the surveillance… 06/SIU/2018 ·Art. 5, 24, 35 Monitoring Video Surveillance DPIA Aug 22, 2023
€50,000 DPC (Ireland) - 05/SIU/2018 This case involves an own-volition investigation conducted by the Irish DPA (DPC) into Kildare County Council, the controller. In June 2018, Officers from the Special… Art. 2, 5, 6 +5 Video Surveillance Legitimate Interest Monitoring Jan 16, 2023
€75,000 Burwebs S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has fined Burwebs S.L. EUR 75,000. Burwebs operates websites with adult content. During its investigation, the DPA found that Burwebs did not process users' data… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 12, 13 +3 Child Consent IP Address Accountability Nov 3, 2022
€1.4M Douglas Italia S.p.a.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1.4 million on Douglas Italia S.p.a. for various GDPR violations. In the course of its investigation, the DPA initially found that… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +4 Direct Marketing IP Address Personal Data Oct 20, 2022
Datatilsynet (Denmark) - 2020-422-0026 The Danish DPA had decided to investigate three research projects of Region Syddanmark (the controller) with regards to its processing activities, the use of processors, data… 2020-422-0026 ·Art. 5 Controllers Processors Processing Sep 28, 2022
€15 HDPA (Greece) - 50/2022 A former teacher (the data subject) at a private primary school (the controller) submitted a complaint to the Greek DPA regarding a video surveillance system in the classrooms,… Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 Legitimate Interest Video Surveillance Personal Data Sep 9, 2022
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) - 9788429 Social media platform TikTok (the controller) provided personalized advertising to its users (the data subjects) on the legal basis of consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). In June… 9788429 ·Art. 5, 6, 122 Social Media Cookies Legitimate Interest Jul 7, 2022
€26,000 Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) - 9794895 The Municipality of Policoro (Basilicata), implemented the use of CCTV cameras to monitor and fight waste abandonment within its territory. A data subject complained the… Art. 5, 12, 13 +3 Video Surveillance Storage Limitation Monitoring Jun 9, 2022
€50 APD/GBA (Belgium) - 85/2022 On 16 January 2019, the Executive-committee of the Belgian DPA (GBA) started an investigation on the use of cookies on Belgian media websites. The controller in this case is… Art. 4, 5, 6 +3 Cookies Telecommunications Direct Marketing May 25, 2022
€1.3M Danske Bank: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Danish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1.3 million on Danske Bank. The DPA had opened an investigation against the bank after it informed the DPA that it had a problem with the… DENMARK ·Datatilsynet ·Art. 5 Accountability IP Address Processing Agreement Apr 5, 2022
€17M Meta Platforms Ireland Limited: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Irish DPA (DPC) has imposed a fine of EUR 17 million on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (former Facebook Ireland Limited). The decision is based on twelve notifications of data… Art. 5, 24 Social Media Data Breaches Processing Agreement Mar 15, 2022
EDPS - 2020-1013 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 Legitimate Interest Processing Jan 5, 2022
€400,000 Régie autonome des transports parisiens: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The French DPA (CNIL) imposed a fine of EUR 400,000 on RATP (the operator of the public transport system in Paris). In May 2020, a trade union filed a complaint with the CNIL… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Art. 5, 32 IP Address Processing Agreement Security Nov 4, 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 IP Address Personal Data Security Sep 2, 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… Art. 5, 12, 13 +1 ·Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Notified Body Competence Challenges and Dispute Resolution Fairness & Transparency Social Media Sep 2, 2021
€5,000 NOW DOCTOR – Εταιρία Παροχής Ηλεκτρονικών Υπηρεσιών Αναζήτησης και Προβολής Ιατρών Ε.Π.Ε.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on the operator of the medical platform nowdoctor.gr that enables online booking of medical appointments. A doctor had filed a… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +1 Healthcare Accountability Healthcare Aug 26, 2021
€7,600 LUXEMBOURG DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA from Luxembourg (CNPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 7,600 on a company. This company had installed a video surveillance system for the purpose of protecting the company's… CNPD ·Art. 5, 13 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video Surveillance Monitoring Employees Jun 11, 2021
€7,200 LUXEMBOURG DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA from Luxembourg (CNPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 7,200 on a company. The company had installed a video surveillance system to protect the company's assets, prevent… CNPD ·Art. 5, 13, 32 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video Surveillance Storage Limitation Employees Jun 11, 2021
€15,000 PURPLE SEA MΟΝΟΠΡΟΣΩΠΗ ΙΚΕ: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Hellenic DPA has fined PURPLE SEA MΟΝΟΠΡΟΣΩΠΗ ΙΚΕ EUR 15,000 due to the illegal installation and operation of a video surveillance system. The controller had installed a video… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance Monitoring Fairness & Transparency Jun 3, 2021
€1,000 LUXEMBOURG DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA from Luxembourg (CNPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on a company. The controller had installed a video surveillance system with the purposes of the protection of… CNPD ·Art. 5, 13 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video Surveillance Accountability IP Address May 12, 2021
€1,900 LUXEMBOURG DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA from Luxembourg (CNPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,900 on a company. The controller had installed a video surveillance system to protect the company's assets and prevent… CNPD ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video Surveillance Accountability IP Address May 12, 2021
€2,600 LUXEMBOURG DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA from Luxembourg (CNPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 2,600 on a company. The controller had installed a video surveillance system to protect the company's assets and prevent… CNPD ·Art. 5, 13 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video Surveillance Employees IP Address May 12, 2021
€2,400 LUXEMBOURG DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA from Luxembourg (CNPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 2,400 on a company. The controller had installed a video surveillance system to protect the company's assets and prevent… CNPD ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video Surveillance Employees Controllers May 12, 2021
€1,400 Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Hungarian DPA (NAIH) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,400 on a company. In the course of his professional activities, a data subject had made a telephone call to the controller on… HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 5, 6, 13 Accountability Controllers Personal Data Apr 27, 2021
€570 Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Hungarian DPA (NAIH) has imposed a fine of EUR 570 on a company. In the course of his professional activities, a data subject had made a telephone call to a company on… HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 5, 6, 13 Controllers IP Address Accountability Apr 27, 2021
€2,800 Website operator: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Hungarian DPA (NAIH) has imposed a fine of EUR 2,800 on a website operator. The controller had failed to prove the lawfulness of its processing of personal data upon request… HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 5, 24 Accountability Controllers IP Address Apr 20, 2021
€300,000 VfB Stuttgart 1893 AG: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA from Baden-Württemberg has imposed a fine of EUR 300,000 on the soccer club VfB Stuttgart 1893 AG for negligent breach of data protection accountability under Art. 5 (2)… GERMANY ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Accountability Controllers IP Address Mar 10, 2021
€40,000 SLOVAKIA DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Slovak DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 40,000 on a controller. The controller had violated the principle of accountability (lack of proof that a data protection impact… Slovak Data Protection Office ·Art. 5, 28 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles DPIA Controllers Accountability Jan 1, 2021
€800,000 Carrefour Banque: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The French DPA (CNIL) imposed a fine on Carrefour Banque for violation of its obligation to process data fairly (Article 5 (1) GDPR). If a person who subscribed to the Pass card… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Art. 5 IP Address Insurance Processing Agreement Nov 18, 2020
€12M Vodafone Italia S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The company was fined EUR 12,251,601 for unlawfully processing personal data of millions of customers for telemarketing purposes. The proceedings were preceded by hundreds of… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +7 IP Address Telecommunications Accountability Nov 12, 2020
€5,000 Centro De Estudio Dirigidos Delta, S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Centro De Estudio Dirigidos Delta sent a message containing personal data such as first and last name and ID numbers to a third party via WhatsApp without the consent of the data… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Personal Data Education Mar 16, 2020
€4,400 Vis Consulting Sp. z o.o.: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The company prevented an inspection by the data protection authority. As a result, the company has violated Article 31 in conjunction with Article 58(1)(e) and (f) of the GDPR. POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 31, 58 Supervisory Authorities Supervision Accountability Mar 9, 2020
€3,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Failure to provide information to the AEPD within the required timeframe in violation of Article 58 SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 58 Supervision Supervisory Authorities Telecommunications Jan 9, 2020
€8,000 LITHUANIA DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Lithuanian DPA (VDAI) fined a company EUR 8,000 for conducting sound recordings on public transport buses in violation of Article 5 GDPR, Article 13 GDPR, Article 24 GDPR and… VDAI ·Art. 5, 13, 24 +1 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles DPIA IP Address Privacy Impact Assessment Jan 1, 2020
€7,000 GERMANY DPA: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The Bavarian DPA has imposed a fine on a company. The controller had refused access to the business premises and data processing equipment during an on-site inspection carried out… Art. 58 ·Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Supervisory Authorities Supervision Inspection Access Rights and Cooperation Obligations Jan 1, 2020
€30,000 Telefónica SA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Telefónica had charged the complainant various fees in connection with the operation of a telephone line which the complainant had never owned. The reason for this was that the… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Accuracy IP Address Accountability Nov 14, 2019
€18,630 School in Skellefteå: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A school in Skellefteå made a trial to use facial recognition technology. The fine was imposed against the school which had used facial recognition technology to monitor the… SWEDEN ·Art. 5, 9, 35 +1 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Biometric Data Biometric Data Special Categories of Data Aug 20, 2019
€150,000 PWC Business Solutions: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The processing of employee personal data was based on consent. The HDPA found that consent as legal basis was inappropriate, as the processing of personal data was intended to… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +1 Legitimate Interest Fairness & Transparency Controllers Jul 30, 2019