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Regulatory actions, fines, warnings, and enforcement decisions
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Attorney: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA from Berlin has imposed a fine on an attorney. The attorney had been in dispute with a client for several years over a monetary claim. For two years, he published the… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Physician: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a four-digit fine on a doctor of child and adolescent psychotherapy. The doctor had set up a Whatsgroup with 230 participants to communicate… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Physician: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg imposed a fine on a physician. The father of a minor patient had filed a complaint with the DPA because the physician had transmitted numerous data on his… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
€170 Restaurant: Non-compliance with general data processing principles In order to identify a guest who had not paid, several visitors were contacted by employees of a restaurant. For this purpose, the telephone numbers provided by the guests as part… GERMANY ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2021
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Austrian DPA has fined a private individual. The individual had installed a video surveillance system which, among other things, also recorded the public space and stored the… AUSTRIA · ·Art. 5 Jan 1, 2021
€600 Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had accessed data in police databases for private research purposes in order to obtain information about his ex-wife's new address. He discovered where his… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Real estate agent: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a fine on a real estate agent. The real estate agent had contacted an individual and offered him to sell a property he owned. Since the… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 12 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Nineteen fines between EUR 100 and EUR 1,000 for unlawful use of a dashcam. GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
€500 Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had accessed data in police databases for private research purposes in order to obtain information about a colleague. GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
€5,000 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Hamburg imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on a private individual. The individual had filmed numerous young women in public. Some of the recorded female persons were… GERMANY · ·Art. 5, 6 Jan 1, 2021
Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had accessed data in a police database for private research purposes. The police officer accused in a criminal case intended to use the information from the… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Police department: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had accessed data in a police database for private research purposes. The police officer queried the investigation process of a friend against the background of a… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA from Brandenburg imposed a three-digit fine on a company employee. The individual had sent an Excel spreadsheet with employee data of 56 employees to her private e-mail… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles A private individual had installed video surveillance cameras which, among other things, also covered the public space GERMANY ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2021
Bank employee: Insufficient legal basis for data processing An employee of a bank had regularly accessed the bank account data of a bank customer for private purposes over a period of about a year. GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
€400 Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had accessed data in police databases for private research purposes. The officer had purchased a notebook for private use on an Internet platform. Since the… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 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
Police department: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had unlawfully accessed data in a police database. For this reason, the DPA of Brandenburg imposed a fine for a violation of § 32 (1) BbgDSG. The Brandenburg Data… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
€1,800 Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer repeatedly had accessed data in a police database for private research purposes. GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Job center employee: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A job center employee had accessed data in social database systems and in the civil register for private research purposes. The employee wanted to prove that two of her colleagues… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer used a witness's personal data to contact her personally. GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Clinic: Insufficient involvement of data protection officer The DPA from Berlin has imposed a fine on a clinic. The clinic had appointed the clinic manager, who was also a shareholder of the clinic, as the data protection officer. A data… GERMANY ·Insufficient involvement of data protection officer Jan 1, 2021
€16,000 Electronics store: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA from Lower Saxony has imposed a fine of EUR 16,000 on an electronics store. The company had installed a video surveillance system which permanently recorded employees,… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 17, 35 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2021
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a three-digit fine on a company employee. The employee had forwarded application documents received by his employer from his work e-mail address… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
€10,100 Car trading group: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine of EUR 10,110 on a car trading group. The company had informed the customer base that the reasons for the restructuring there was the absence… GERMANY · ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
€600 Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Austrian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 600 on a private individual. The individual had contacted a public institution to draw their attention to the fact that the statement of a… AUSTRIA · ·Art. 5, 9 Jan 1, 2021
€3,000 ING Bank N.V. Amsterdam - Bucharest office: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) fined ING Bank N.V. Amsterdam - Bucharest office in the amount of EUR 3,000. The bank had contacted the data subject by e-mail for the purpose of… ROMANIA · ·Art. 5, 6 Dec 30, 2020
€1,000 Qualitance QBS SA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) fined Qualitance QBS SA EUR 1,000 for a violation of Art. 32 GDPR. The company had sent information by email to 295 individuals, disclosing the email… ROMANIA · ·Art. 32 Dec 29, 2020
€18,930 Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń i Reasekuracji WARTA S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Polish DPA (UODO) fined Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń i Reasekuracji WARTA S.A. EUR 18,930 for a breach of Art. 33 (1) GDPR and Art. 34 (1) GDPR. In May 2020, the DPA received a… POLAND · ·Art. 33, 34 Dec 28, 2020
€15,000 BELGIUM DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Belgian DPA (APD) imposed a fine of EUR 15,000 on a company due to insufficient fulfilment of data subject rights. The controller is a debt collection agency which was… ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Dec 23, 2020
€50,000 BELGIUM DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Belgian DPA (APD) imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on a company for several violations of the GDPR. The controller is a company that carries out parking ticket controls. The… ·Art. 5, 12, 14 +2 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Dec 23, 2020
€2,000 S.C. C&V Water Control S.A.: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) fined S.C. C&V Water Control S.A. EUR 2,000 for failure to comply with the data protection authority's request for information in the course of an… ROMANIA · ·Art. 58 Dec 22, 2020
€36,000 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined the financial and credit institution Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA) with a fine in the amount of EUR 36,000. The BBVA asked the data… SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Dec 21, 2020
€525,000 Locatefamily.com: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Dutch DPA (AP) has imposed a fine of EUR 525,000 on Locatefamily.com. Locatefamily.com is a platform where people can search for the contact information of family members they… THE NETHERLANDS · ·Art. 27 Dec 20, 2020
€8,100 Legal Person: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,100 on a legal person. During the state of emergency (COVID-19 pandemic), the accused sent unsolicited marketing communications for a… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 6, 14 Dec 18, 2020
€8,340 Legal Person: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,340 on a legal person. During the state of emergency (COVID-19 pandemic), the accused sent unsolicited marketing communications for a… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 6, 14 Dec 18, 2020
€200 Legal Person: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 200 on a legal person. The accused sent the data subject, despite his objection and therefore his disagreement with further processing of… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 17 Dec 18, 2020
€8,800 Legal Person: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,800 on a legal person. During the state of emergency (COVID-19 pandemic), the accused sent unsolicited marketing communications for a… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 6, 14 Dec 18, 2020
€12,910 Legal Person: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,340 on a legal person. During the state of emergency (COVID-19 pandemic), the accused sent unsolicited marketing communications for a… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 6, 14 Dec 18, 2020
€26,710 Legal Person: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 11,430 on a legal person. During the state of emergency (COVID-19 pandemic), the accused sent unsolicited marketing communications for a… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 6, 14 Dec 18, 2020
€10,070 Legal Person: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,340 on a legal person. During the state of emergency (COVID-19 pandemic), the accused sent unsolicited marketing communications for a… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 6, 14 Dec 18, 2020
€9,420 Legal Person: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,340 on a legal person. During the state of emergency (COVID-19 pandemic), the accused sent unsolicited marketing communications for a… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 6, 14 Dec 18, 2020
€11,830 Legal Person: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,340 on a legal person. During the state of emergency (COVID-19 pandemic), the accused sent unsolicited marketing communications for a… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 6, 14 Dec 18, 2020
€11,430 Legal Person: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 11,430 on a legal person. During the state of emergency (COVID-19 pandemic), the accused sent unsolicited marketing communications for a… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 6, 14 Dec 18, 2020
€11,430 Legal Person: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,340 on a legal person. During the state of emergency (COVID-19 pandemic), the accused sent unsolicited marketing communications for a… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 6, 14 Dec 18, 2020
€8,800 Legal Person: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,800 on a legal person. During the state of emergency (COVID-19 pandemic), the accused sent unsolicited marketing communications for a… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 6, 14 Dec 18, 2020
€235,300 ID Finance Poland Sp. z o.o.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Polish DPA (UODO) imposed a fine of EUR 235,300 on ID Finance Poland Sp. z o.o. Due to an error while restarting a server, the settings of the software responsible for the… ·Art. 5, 25, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Dec 17, 2020
€70,000 University College Dublin: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Irish DPA (DPC) fined University College Dublin (UCD) EUR 70,000 due to seven personal data breaches. Unauthorized third parties were able to access UCD e-mail accounts, and… IRELAND · ·Art. 5, 32, 33 Dec 17, 2020
€500,000 Roma Capitale (Rome Municipality): Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA (Garante) fined the municipality of Rome EUR 500,000 for the unlawful processing of users' and employees' personal data. The municipality of Rome had been using… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 13, 14 +2 Dec 17, 2020
€40,000 Miropass S.r.l.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA (Garante) fined Miropass S.r.l. EUR 40,000. Miropass is the provider of the TuPassi booking system, which among others has been used by the Municipality of Rome… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +1 Dec 17, 2020