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€582 CZECH REPUBLIC DPA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Data was not processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental… ·Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Feb 28, 2019
€776 CZECH REPUBLIC DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Information was not provided. ·Art. 15 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Feb 26, 2019
€27,100 Telecommunication service provider: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Repeated registration of prepaid services without the knowledge and consent of the data subject Employees of the telecommunications provider have used personal data and registered… BULGARIA · ·Art. 5, 6 Feb 26, 2019
€500 Employer: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights An employee sent a request to his employer for access to personal data concerning him. The request was not answered in time and not in a complete way. BULGARIA · ·Art. 15 Feb 22, 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
€5,000 Lands Authority: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security As a result of the lack of appropriate security measures on the Lands Authority website, over 10 gigabytes of personal data became easily accessible to the public via a simple… MALTA ·Art. 5, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Feb 18, 2019
€1,560 Bank: Non-compliance with general data processing principles A bank mistakenly sent SMS messages about a subject's credit card debt to the telephone number of another person. After receiving an incorrect telephone number from the client at… HUNGARY · ·Art. 5 Feb 8, 2019
€2,500 Private person: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The fine was impossed against a private person who sent several e-mails between July and September 2018, in which he used personal e-mail addresses visible to all recipients, from… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Feb 5, 2019
€20,000 PORTUGAL DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Denial of the right to access recorded phone calls by the Data Subject ·Art. 15 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Feb 5, 2019
€1,165 Car renting company: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations A person who rented a car found out that the car was tracked via GPS by the renting company even though there was no information provided on the fact that the car is being… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 5 Feb 4, 2019
€1,165 Credit brokerage: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Data was not processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 32 Feb 4, 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
€500 Bank: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A bank gained personal data concernign a student wihtout a legal basis. BULGARIA · ·Art. 5, 6 Jan 17, 2019
€388 Employer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A former employee of a company requested the deletion of information relating to him/her which was published on the Facebook website of the employer and which was still available… CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 6 Jan 10, 2019
€160,000 Taxa 4x35: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Danish DPA reported the taxi company to the police and recommended a fine (of 1.2M DKK) for non-adherence to the data-minimization principle. While the company deleted the… DENMARK · ·Art. 5 Jan 1, 2019
€36,000 VODAFONE ONO, S.A.U.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The company sent a marketing email to a large number of recipients (clients) without using the blind copy feature. The initial fine of EUR 60.000 was reduced to EUR 36.000. SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Jan 1, 2019
€48,000 VODAFONE ONO, S.A.U.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Customers could access personal data of other customers in the customer area. The initial fine of EUR 60.000 was reduced to EUR 48.000. SPAIN · ·Art. 32 Jan 1, 2019
€40,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The company had charged a Netflix service that had not been solicited by the claimant. The claimant could prove that the service had been used by another household which allegedly… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Jan 1, 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
€294,000 GERMANY DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles A company was fined EUR 294 000 for 'unnecessarily long' storage and retention of personnel files and for 'excessive' data collection in the personnel selection process, during… Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2019
€21,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Vodafone had processed personal data of the claimant (bank details, name, surname and national identification number) years after the contractual relationsid had ended. The fine… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Jan 1, 2019
€14,000 Doctor: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A patient complained to the Commissioner that the request for access to her medical file was not satisfied by the hospital because the dossier could not be identified/located by… CYPRUS ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2019
€5,000 State Hospital: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights A patient complained to the Commissioner that the request for access to her medical file was not satisfied by the hospital because the dossier could not be identified/located by… CYPRUS ·Art. 15 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jan 1, 2019
€20,000 Hamburger Verkehrsverbund GmbH (HVV GmbH): Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations On July 6, 2018, HVV GmbH was informed by a customer about a security gap on the website www.hvv.de, which was caused by an update on February 5, 2018 and concerned the so-called… GERMANY ·Art. 33, 34 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Jan 1, 2019
€2,000 Restaurant: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video surveillance cameras have been used in violation of principle of data minimisation (monitoring also of customer areas in restaurants). GERMANY ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2019
€10,000 Newspaper: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The publication of the newspaper, both in hard copy and in electronic form, allegedly involved inconvenience, unnecessary and unlawful detention of a citizen, and revealed the… CYPRUS ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2019
€51,000 Facebook Germany GmbH: Insufficient involvement of data protection officer Whereas Facebook Ireland had appointed a data proteciton officer for all group companies located in the EU, this appontment was not notfied to the DPA Hamburg, competent for… Art. 37 ·Insufficient involvement of data protection officer Jan 1, 2019
€9,000 Employer: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video surveillance cameras have not only been used to protect property, but have also monitored employees (violation of principle of data minimisation). SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Jan 1, 2019
€20,000 Employer: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video surveillance cameras have not only been used to protect property, but have also monitored employees (violation of principle of data minimisation). SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Jan 1, 2019
Hamburger Volksbank eG: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The company had sent a customer a newsletter with advertising content by e-mail, although this customer had previously expressly objected to the sending of further advertising… GERMANY ·Art. 21 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jan 1, 2019
€80,000 GERMANY DPA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security In a digital publication, health data was accidentally published due to inadequate internal control mechanisms. Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2019
€800 Police Officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A police officer used a witness's personal data to contact her personally. GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2019
€30,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Disclosure of customer personal data (i.a. purchase history) via an SMS to another customer. The initial fine of EUR 50.000 was reduced to EUR 30.000. SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 32 Jan 1, 2019
GERMANY DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Eight fines between EUR 50 and EUR 800 for unlawful use of a dashcam. Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2019
€500 GERMANY DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights A data controller failed to comply with data subject´s request to access their personal data. Art. 15 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Jan 1, 2019
GERMANY DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Nine fines between EUR 350 and EUR 1,000 for unlawful use of a dashcam. Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2019
€3,600 AMADOR RECREATIVOS, S.L: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Surveillance of the public space by video surveillance cameras against violation of the principles of data minimisation. SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Jan 1, 2019
€48,000 TELEFONICA MOVILES ESPAÑA, S.A.U.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The claimant's bank account was charged by the company with two invoices for the services he had contracted, however, displaying personal data of another customer. The initial… SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Jan 1, 2019
€2,200 Private person: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The fine was imposed against a private person who was using CCTV at his home. The video surveillance covered areas which are intended for the general use of the residents of the… AUSTRIA · ·Art. 5, 6, 13 Dec 20, 2018
€3,200 HUNGARY DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The fine was imposed for (i) not providing a data subject with CCTV recordings, (ii) not retaining recordings for further use by the data subject, and (iii) not informing the data… ·Art. 12, 13, 15 +1 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Dec 18, 2018
€5,000 Kolibri Image
Regina und Dirk Maass GbR: Insufficient data processing agreement Please note: According to our information this fine has been withdrawn in the meantime. Kolibri Image had send a request to the Data Protection Authority of Hessen asking how to… GERMANY ·Art. 28 ·Insufficient data processing agreement Dec 17, 2018
€4,800 Betting place: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Video surveillance was not sufficiently marked and a large part of the sidewalk of the facility was recorded. Surveillance of the public space in this way, i.e. on a large scale… AUSTRIA · ·Art. 13 Dec 9, 2018
€500 Bank: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A fine of 1000 BGN (or roughly 500 EUR) was imposed on a bank for calling a client for the unresolved bills of his neighbor. This provoked the client to evoke his right to be… BULGARIA · ·Art. 5, 6 Dec 4, 2018
€20,000 Knuddels.de: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security After a hacker attack in July personal data of approx. 330.000 users, including passwords and email addresses had been revealed. GERMANY ·Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Nov 21, 2018
€388 CZECH REPUBLIC DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Information was not provided. ·Art. 15 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Oct 25, 2018
€300 Private car owner: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A Dashcam was unlawfully used. AUSTRIA · ·Art. 5, 6 Sep 27, 2018
€400,000 Public Hospital: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Investigation revealed that the hospital’s staff, psychologists, dietitians and other professionals had access to patient data through false profiles. The profile management… PORTUGAL · ·Art. 5, 32 Jul 17, 2018
€1,800 Kebab restaurant: Insufficient legal basis for data processing CCTV was unlawfully used. Sufficient information about the video surveillance was missing. In addition, the storage period of 14 days was too long and therefore against the… AUSTRIA · ·Art. 5, 13, 14 Jan 1, 2018
€20,000 GERMANY DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Late notification of a data breach and failure to notify the data subjects. Art. 33, 34 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Jan 1, 2018