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€8M REWE International AG: €8,000,000 fine The Austrian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8 million on REWE International AG. Just in the summer of 2021, the subsidiary 'Unser Ö-Bonus Club GmbH' received a fine of EUR 2… AUSTRIA · ·Unknown Jan 14, 2022
€2,400 PHARMA TALENTS, S.L.U.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine against PHARMA TALENTS, S.L.U. A data subject had filed a complaint against the company after he found a database on one of the company's… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 32 Jan 14, 2022
€1,000 A.S.L. Napoli 1 Centro: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on A.S.L. Napoli 1 Centro. An employee at the health authority had filed a complaint with the DPA against the… ITALY · ·Art. 2, 5, 6 Jan 13, 2022
€14,000 Azienda sanitaria unica regionale Marche: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 14,000 on Azienda sanitaria unica regionale Marche. The DPA launched an investigation against the health department following media… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 32, 35 Jan 13, 2022
€7,500 Azienda Sanitaria Locale Frosinone: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Italian DPA has fined Azienda Sanitaria Locale Frosinone EUR 7,500. In the course of its investigation against the medical facility, the Garante found that their privacy… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 12, 13 Jan 13, 2022
€1,500 Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,500 on a private individual. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras which, among other things, also covered the… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 13 Jan 13, 2022
€9,000 EDUCANDO JUNTOS SL: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 9,000 on EDUCANDO JUNTOS SL. The controller had published photos of an employee on some of its channels on social networks and its… SPAIN · ·Art. 6, 17 Jan 11, 2022
€1,000 Εγνατία Οδός Α.Ε.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on Εγνατία Οδός Α.Ε. The company operated a video surveillance system to monitor the payment of tolls. A car owner, who had… GREECE · ·Art. 12 Jan 5, 2022
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen imposed a fine on a private individual. The individual, who worked at a Covid19 testing center, had contacted a patient privately using the contact details the… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
€500 Restaurant: €500 fine The DPA from Baden-Württemberg imposed a fine of EUR 500 on a restaurant. The owner had disposed of a large quantity of Covid contact forms in the forest. GERMANY ·Unknown Jan 1, 2022
GERMANY DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Nine fines between EUR 200 and EUR 1000 for unlawful use of a dashcam. Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Sports photography company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Berlin has imposed a fine on a sports photography company. A sports photographer had published over 16,000 photos of minors who had taken part in a swimming competition… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Logistics company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security A logistics company had disposed of delivery lists in a public waste paper container. The lists contained a large amount of detailed information, such as the first and last names… GERMANY ·Art. 32, 33 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2022
Medical care center: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on a medical care center for having scanned a customer's ID card against their will and stored the copy. Once the customer complained, they… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
GERMANY DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Thüringen has imposed a fine on a controller. The controller had installed a video surveillance camera in the public entrance area of an apartment building without a… Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
€12,800 Political party: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Bulgarian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 12,800 on a political party. Several individuals had filed a complaint with the DPA because their personal data had been added to voter… BULGARIA · ·Art. 6 Jan 1, 2022
€6,500 Pharmacy: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Baden-Württemberg imposed a fine of EUR 6,500 on a pharmacy. The pharmacy had disposed of a large number of personal documents, including diagnoses and medical… GERMANY ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2022
€2,500 MALTA DPA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The controller has unlawfully disclosed personal data of a data subject. Art. 24, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2022
€1,400 Covid-19 test center: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA from Hamburg has imposed a fine of EUR 1,400 on a Covid-19 test center. The controller intended to fulfill its statutory documentation obligations and scanned the front… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen imposed a fine on a private individual. The individual who worked in a restaurant, had contacted a restaurant visitor privately using the contact information… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Operator of a swimming pool: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a five-digit fine on the operator of an outdoor swimming pool. The controller had processed more visitor data than legally required for contact… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
€50,000 Company: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The DPA of Niedersachsen has imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on a company. The company sent out a newsletter by e-mail that could not be unsubscribed from due to technical… GERMANY ·Art. 15, 21 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jan 1, 2022
€5,000 Trucking company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Bulgarian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on a trucking company. The controller had disclosed personal data of a former employee to third parties without a valid legal… BULGARIA · ·Art. 6 Jan 1, 2022
€3,500 Universal Life Insurance Public Co Ltd.: Insufficient data processing agreement The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,500 on Universal Life Insurance Public Co Ltd. The processor of the data controller had suffered a data breach in which personal data… CYPRUS ·Art. 24, 28 ·Insufficient data processing agreement Jan 1, 2022
€16,400 Covid-19 test center: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Hessen has fined a Covid-19 test center EUR 16,400. The controller had sent an e-mail containing personal data to several recipients in an open distribution list. The… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 33 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed a five-digit fine on a company. The company had transferred the pay slips of its employees without their consent to another company, which was to… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Bank: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a five-digit fine on a bank. The bank had installed a video surveillance system that covered parts of the foyer of the branch with ATMs, the… GERMANY ·Art. 28, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2022
Data protection officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Thüringen has imposed a three-digit fine on the data protection officer of a company. The controller had posted a photo in a WhatsApp group of the company which showed… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Company: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Bremen has imposed a five-digit fine on a company. The controller had unlawfully used GPS software in its company vehicles, allowing unrestricted monitoring of its… GERMANY ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2022
€65,000 MALTA DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The controller has violated numerous GDPR regulations, involving special categories of personal data of numerous individuals. Art. 5, 6, 9 +3 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2022
Credit agency: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The DPA of Berlin imposed a fine on a credit agency. In the course of its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had stored 27 false addresses and 13 false dates of… GERMANY ·Art. 15 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jan 1, 2022
€5,000 DW Dynamic Works LIMITED: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on DW Dynamic Works LIMITED. The controller operated as a processor for Hermes Airport Ltd.. Hermes had suffered a cyberattack… CYPRUS ·Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2022
€2,000 Oroklini Municipal Council: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The Cypriot DPA has fined the Oroklini Municipal Council EUR 2,000 for not properly cooperating with the DPA during an investigation. CYPRUS ·Art. 31 ·Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Jan 1, 2022
Physician: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Nordrhein-Westfalen has fined a physician. The physician had responded to a negative online reviews regarding their practice, disclosing personal data of a patient. GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Restaurant operator: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Berlin has imposed a fine on a restaurant operator. During the Corona pandemic, the operator had required restaurant visitors to fill out forms with their personal data… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
€500 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Niedersachsen imposed a fine of EUR 5,00 on a private individual. The individual had taken pictures of numerous young women in public. In the course of its… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
€1,500 Physician: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,500 on a physician. The DPA had conducted an investigation against the physician for the unlawful operation of a video surveillance… CYPRUS ·Art. 31 ·Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Jan 1, 2022
€3,400 Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Czech DPA imposed a fine of EUR 3,400 on a company. The data subject had concluded an energy supply contract with the controller in the past, but then duly terminated it.… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
€6,000 Hermes Airport Ltd.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on Hermes Airport Ltd. The controller had suffered a cyber attack which, according to the DPA, had been caused due to a lack of… CYPRUS ·Art. 24, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2022
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Berlin imposed a fine on a private individual. The individual, who worked in a store, had contacted a customer privately using the contact information they had… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
€8,900 Company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Niedersachsen imposed a fine of EUR 8,900 on a company. The company had a customer database on the Internet with thousands of entries. During its investigation, the DPA… GERMANY ·Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2022
LATVIA DPA: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Five fines for failing to comply with orders issued by the DPA. ·Art. 58 ·Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Jan 1, 2022
€1,400 Dentist: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Hungarian DPA has fined a dentist EUR 1,300. The controller had installed several surveillance cameras in their practice, which permanently recorded employees and patients.… HUNGARY · ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2022
€2,700 Credit institution: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Hungarian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,700 on a credit institution. Several individuals had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that the controller had… HUNGARY · ·Art. 5, 6 Jan 1, 2022
€5,000 Cyprus Electricity Authority: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 17,000 on Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd. In the context of a sale of credit facilities, the bank had inadvertently transferred data… Art. 5, 24, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2022
Physician: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen imposed a fine on a physician for using a patient's contact details to contact them privately without their consent. GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
Physician: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen imposed a fine on a physician for transmitting patient's data to a billing office without their consent. GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
€1,300 Website operator: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Hungarian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,300 on a website operator. An individual had filed a complaint with the DPA against the controller due to the fact that the… HUNGARY · ·Art. 5, 12, 31 Jan 1, 2022
Aid organization: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a five-figure fine on an aid organization. The aid organization provides transportation for people with illnesses. The organization had reported… GERMANY ·Art. 28, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2022
€1,800 Covid-19 test center: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Hessen imposed a fine of EUR 1,800 on a Covid-19 test center. An employee had taken an adhesive label from the trash, written the test center's e-mail address on it and… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2022