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Regulatory actions, fines, warnings, and enforcement decisions
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€925,000 WS WiSpear Systems Ltd: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 925,000 on WS WiSpear Systems Ltd. The company had collected various data from individuals (Media Access Control addresses and… CYPRUS · ·Art. 5 Nov 12, 2021
€900,000 Vattenfall Europe Sales GmbH: Insufficient data processing agreement The DPA from Hamburg has imposed a fine of EUR 900,000 on Vattenfall Europe Sales GmbH. The fine is related to data matching, which the controller had carried out in the period… GERMANY · ·Art. 12, 13 Sep 24, 2021
€5,000 Ciechi Ardizzone Gioeni di Catania: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on the Ciechi Ardizzone Gioeni di Catania residential home for blind people. A visitor to the residence filed a complaint… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 12, 13 +1 Sep 16, 2021
€200,000 Bocconi University: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 200,000 on Bocconi University. A student had filed a complaint with the DPA about possible GDPR violations related to the use… ITALY · ·Art. 2, 5, 6 +6 Sep 16, 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 Sep 2, 2021
€6,000 Furnishyourspace S.L.: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on FurnishYourSpace S.L.. The AEPD had received a complaint from the Berlin DPA via the EU Internal Market Information System… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 Aug 30, 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 · ·Art. 9 Aug 5, 2021
€2.5M Deliveroo Italy s.r.l.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA (Garante) has fined food delivery service Deliveroo Italy s.r.l. EUR 2,500,000 for unlawfully processing the personal data of approximately 8000 drivers. Garante's… ·Art. 5, 13, 22 +5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jul 22, 2021
€1.6M Storstockholms Lokaltrafik: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Swedish DPA has fined Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (Stockholm Local Transport Company) EUR 1,600,000. The controller had equipped ticket inspectors with body-worn cameras, which… SWEDEN · ·Art. 5, 6, 13 Jun 21, 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… ·Art. 5, 13 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles 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 · ·Art. 5 Jun 3, 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 · ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +2 May 13, 2021
EDPS: CJEU violated Regulation 2018/1725 over cookies and consent on its website A data subject complained around cookies and similar technologies used in connection to audiovisual material on the website of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU),… 2019-0878 ·European Union ·Art. 7 May 3, 2021
€1M Equifax Iberica S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000,000 on Equifax Ibérica, SL. A total of 96 complaints were filed with the DPA against the controller because it had included… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6, 14 Apr 23, 2021
€300,000 Istituto Nazionale Previdenza Sociale (INPS): Non-compliance with general data processing principles Original fine summary: The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 300,000 on the Istituto Nazionale Previdenza Sociale (INPS). The Italian National Institute for Social… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 25, 35 Feb 25, 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… ·Art. 5, 28 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2021
€10,000 Online Services: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined the operator of the online store banderacatalana.cat. EUR 10,000 for a violation of Art. 13 GDPR. The operator stated on its website privacy notices… SPAIN · ·Art. 6, 8, 13 Dec 15, 2020
€35M CNIL · SAN-2020-013 Between December 2019 and May 2020, the CNIL conducted three online and one on-site investigations on Amazon Europe Core (AEC), a subsidiary company of the Amazon group operating… France ·Art. 6, 9, 83 +1 Dec 7, 2020
DSB Austria: Restaurant contact-tracing data collected for COVID-19 qualifies as health The data subject (customer) filed a complaint against a Viennese restaurant claiming a violation of § 1 Austrian Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz - DSG) and Article 6 GDPR:… 2020-0.743.659 ·Art. 4, 5, 6 +1 Nov 19, 2020
€1,500 BELGIUM DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Belgian DPA (APD/GBA) imposed a fine of EUR 1,500 on a social housing company for non-compliance with several principles of the GDPR such as data processing as well as the… ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +3 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Nov 13, 2020
€400 Legal Person: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 400 on a legal person. The privacy notice required under Articles 12 to 14 of the GDPR was placed in the contacts section of the website… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 12 Jul 20, 2020
€600,000 Google Belgium SA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Belgian data protection authority has fined Google Belgium SA, a subsidiary of Google, 600,000 euros. The reasons for the fine were the rejection of an application by a data… ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +1 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jul 14, 2020
€800,000 Iliad Italia S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The fine relates to data protection infringements concerning the processing of customer data for the activation of SIM cards and the manner in which payment data was recorded. In… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 25 Jul 13, 2020
€5,000 School Fitness Holiday & Franchising S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Breach of transparency principle. No further information available at the moment. SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Jul 10, 2020
€3,000 Salad Market S.L. (Catering Company): Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Fines for lack of sufficient data processing information in relation to video surveillance on business premises and for insufficient information when cookies were used on its… SPAIN · ·Art. 13, 14 Jun 9, 2020
€4,000 Liceo Scientifico Nobel di Torre del Greco: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The AEPD's decision reveals that the high school unlawfully published health data and other information of more than 2000 teachers in the teacher rankings published on the… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Mar 6, 2020
€4,000 Liceo Artistico Statale di Napoli: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The AEPD's decision reveals that the high school unlawfully published health data and other information in the teacher rankings published on the Institute's website. This… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Mar 6, 2020
€20,000 MALTA DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The controller failed to comply with a data subject's right to information. In addition, the data protection policy did not meet the transparency requirements. Art. 13, 15 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jan 1, 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… ·Art. 5, 13, 24 +1 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2020
€4,000 MALTA DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The controller had sent unsolicited commercial messages. In addition, the privacy policy did not comply with transparency requirements and the controller failed to comply with… Art. 13, 15 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jan 1, 2020
€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 · ·Art. 6, 12, 13 Dec 17, 2019
€900 TODOTECNICOS24H S.L.: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations TODOTECNICOS24H had collected personal data without providing accurate information about data collection in its data protection declaration pursuant to Article 13 of the GDPR. SPAIN · ·Art. 13 Nov 7, 2019
€900 Cerrajero Online: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The company had collected personal data without providing accurate information about data collection in its data protection declaration pursuant to Article 13 of the GDPR. SPAIN · ·Art. 13 Nov 6, 2019
€2,860 Unknown Company: Non-compliance with general data processing principles An employee was on sick leave when his employer checked his desktop, laptop and emails to ensure that his work-related duties were being covered in his absence. The employer then… HUNGARY · ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +2 Oct 15, 2019
Deliberação 2019/494 In its Opinion 20/2018 concerning the draft of Law 58/2019 which ensures the implementation of the GDPR in the portuguese national legal framework, the DPA drew the attention of… Deliberação 2019/494 ·Portugal · Sep 3, 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 · ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +1 Jul 30, 2019
€50,000 Italian political party Movimento 5 Stelle: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security A number of websites affiliated to the Italian political party Movimento 5 Stelle are run, by means of a data processor, through the platform named Rousseau. The platform had… ITALY · ·Art. 32 Apr 17, 2019
€1,560 Debt collector: Non-compliance with general data processing principles A data subject requested information about and erasure of the data processed, which the debt collector refused stating that it could not identify the subject. For identification… HUNGARY · ·Art. 5 Feb 20, 2019
€50M Google LLC: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The fine was imposed on the basis of complaints from the Austrian organisation 'None Of Your Business' and the French NGO 'La Quadrature du Net'. The complaints were filed on 25th… FRANCE · ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +1 Jan 21, 2019
€50,000 Unknown Company: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The data controller had engaged an external company to carry out the duties of access to data according to Art. 15 GDPR. However, the engaged company conducted the correspondence… GERMANY ·Art. 15, 28 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jan 1, 2019