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€525,000 DPG Media Magazines B.V.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 525,000 on DPG Media Magazines B.V. The DPA had received several complaints regarding the way the controller handled requests from… THE NETHERLANDS · ·Art. 12 Jan 14, 2022
€1,500 Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Usage of CCTV camera that was also capturing foreign private space of a neighbour. SPAIN · ·Art. 5 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
€4,000 Medicina & Lavoro s.r.l.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Failure to respond to the data subject's request for access to their data in a timely manner. ITALY · ·Art. 12, 15 Jan 13, 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
€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
€1,000 Villa Masi Residenza per anziani: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Inexistence of signalization regarding the use of CCTV systems in a nursing care facility. ITALY · ·Art. 13 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
€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
€3,000 Property Owner Community: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Usage of CCTV camera which also captured the public roads outside in a violation of the so called principle of data minimisation. SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Jan 11, 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
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 Jan 5, 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
€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
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
€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
€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
€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
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
€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
€80,700 Beauty salon: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Hungarian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 80,700 on a beauty salon. The controller had installed video cameras in all its premises, which permanently recorded customers and… HUNGARY · ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
€17,000 Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd.: 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
€1,000 Physician: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security A physician's office had disposed of records of positive and negative Covid-19 Antigen Rapid test results from patients in a public waste disposal site. GERMANY ·Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security 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
€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
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
€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
Job center employee: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A job center employee had accessed data in the job center database systems for private research purposes GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing 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
€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
Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Latvian DPA has fined a company for issuing loyalty cards to customers without a valid legal basis. LATVIA · ·Art. 5, 6 Jan 1, 2022
€3,750 PRINTAFORM Ltd.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,750 on PRINTAFORM Ltd. PRINTAFORM, which worked as a processor for Universal Life Insurance Public Co Ltd, had suffered a data breach… CYPRUS ·Art. 28, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2022
Debt collection company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA from Baden-Württemberg has imposed a fine on a debt collection company. The debt collection company had received investor information from an employee of an insolvent… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 14 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing 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: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Unlawful use of a dashcam GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2022
Physician: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The DPA of Bremen imposed a fine on a physician for failing to respond to a data subject's request for access to their data in a timely manner. GERMANY ·Art. 12 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jan 1, 2022
Restaurant operator: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a five-figure fine on a restaurant operator. During the Corona pandemic, the operator had required restaurant visitors to fill out forms with… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 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
Company: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The DPA of Bremen imposed a fine on a company for failing to respond to a data subject's request for access to their data in a timely manner. GERMANY ·Art. 12 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights 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
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
Company: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The DPA from Bremen has fined a company for failing to inform the DPA pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR that an employee's business email account had been hacked. GERMANY ·Art. 33 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Jan 1, 2022
€800 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 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2022
€1,000 Covid-19 test center: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The DPA of Hamburg has fined a Covid-19 test center EUR 1,000 for failing to comply with the right of data subjects to have their personal data deleted. GERMANY ·Art. 17 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jan 1, 2022
€7,380 Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer had accessed data in police databases for private research purposes over a period of three years. GERMANY ·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 sent an unredacted social plan to all affected employees in the context of dismissals due to… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing 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
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
€250,000 MALTA DPA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The controller has failed to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data. Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2022