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€1.1M Yliopiston Apteekin: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Finish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,100,000 on Yliopiston Apteekin. The controller, who runs an online pharmacy, used various web analytics and monitoring tools. These… FINLAND ·Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman ·Art. 5, 32 IP Address Controllers Audit Logs May 27, 2025
€1.1M Universiteitsapotheek: Niet-naleving van algemene principes voor gegevensverwerking. 1.100.000 euro boete - Waarnemend ombudsman gegevensbescherming. FINLAND ·Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman ·Art. 5, 32 Health Data Processing Audit Logs NL May 27, 2025
€20,000 Hospital: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Croatian DPA (AZOP) imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on a hospital for failing to implement adequate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data in line with… CROATIA ·azop ·Art. 32 Data Breaches Security Healthcare Mar 24, 2025
€80,000 Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Croatian DPA (AZOP) has imposed a fine of EUR 80,000 on a company. The company was responsible for monitoring parking lots at several supermarkets and a hospital. However, it… CROATIA ·azop ·Art. 5, 6, 32 Audit Logs Processing Agreement Monitoring Mar 24, 2025
€40,000 Real estate company: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The French DPA imposed a fine of EUR 40,000 on a real estate company for inappropriately monitoring its employees. A software program recorded “periods of inactivity” and… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +3 Monitoring DPIA Audit Logs Feb 4, 2025
€70,000 Schockholm School borard: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Swedish DPA has fined the Stockholm School Board EUR 70,000 for excessive video surveillance in a school. A school had installed extensive video surveillance due to past… SWEDEN ·Art. 5, 6, 13 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video Surveillance Monitoring Audit Logs Oct 3, 2023
€45,000 Municipality of Modica: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 45,000 on the municipality of Modica for monitoring waste disposal sites with CCTV without providing sufficient information to citizens.… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 12, 13 +3 Video Surveillance Audit Logs Public Authority Jul 18, 2023
€20,000 Ew Business Machines S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on Ew Business Machines S.p.A.. The controller had installed a video surveillance system that not only recorded images in real… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9, 13 +1 Monitoring Video Surveillance Audit Logs Jun 1, 2023
€3,000 REGENCY COMPANY SRL: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on REGENCY COMPANY SRL. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras in its premises for the purpose of monitoring… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 5, 6 Video Surveillance Monitoring Audit Logs Apr 7, 2023
€5,000 Tehnoplus Industry SRL: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on Tehnoplus Industry SRL. An employee of the company had filed a complaint with the DPA because the controller had installed a… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 5, 6 Audit Logs Monitoring IP Address Mar 23, 2023
€100,000 Lazio Region: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has fined Lazio Region EUR 100,000. A trade union had filed a complaint with the DPA alleging that the Region had monitored the e-mail accounts of employees of the… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 113 +1 Audit Logs Monitoring Employees Dec 1, 2022
€45,000 Senseonics Inc.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 45,000 on Senseonics Inc. The company had reported a data breach to the DPA pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR, involving an employee accidentally… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +4 Health Data Audit Logs Fairness & Transparency Jul 7, 2022
€200,000 Amiu S.p.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 200,000 on Amiu S.p.A.. The company operates the waste collection service for the city of Taranto and acted as a processor for this… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 28 +1 Video Surveillance Audit Logs Monitoring Apr 28, 2022
€100,000 Brussels Airport Charleroi: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA has fined Brussels Airport Charleroi EUR 100,000. The DPA had launched an investigation against the airport following media reports about temperature monitoring of… BELGIUM ·APD ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +3 DPIA Health Data Audit Logs Apr 4, 2022
€200,000 Brussels Airport Zaventem: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Belgian DPA has fined Brussels Airport Zaventem EUR 200,000. The DPA had launched an investigation against the airport following media reports about temperature monitoring of… BELGIUM ·APD ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +3 Health Data DPIA Healthcare Apr 4, 2022
€2,000 Employer: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on an employer. An employee had filed a complaint due to the employer's failure to comply with the employee's right to object. The… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 5, 13 Right to Object Audit Logs Monitoring Mar 9, 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 Audit Logs Monitoring Employees Jan 1, 2022
€608,000 Psykoterapiakeskus Vastaamo: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Finnish DPA has fined Vastaamo psychotherapy center EUR 608,000. In September 2020, the psychotherapy center reported an attack on its patient database to the DPA. An… FINLAND ·Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman ·Art. 5, 33, 34 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Liability Healthcare Dec 7, 2021
€412,000 Østre Toten municipality: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA has fined Østre Toten municipality EUR 412,000. The municipality suffered a cyberattack in January 2021, as a result of which the municipality's data was… NORWAY ·Datatilsynet ·Art. 5, 32 Encryption Access Controls Security Oct 18, 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 ·Garante ·Art. 2, 5, 6 +6 Audit Logs Fairness & Transparency Privacy Shield Sep 16, 2021
€20,100 Danish Immigration Agency: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Danish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,100 on the Danish Immigration Agency. Media reports brought the DPA's attention to possible logging errors in one of the agency's IT… DENMARK ·Datatilsynet ·Art. 5, 32 Security Audit Logs Public Authority Aug 17, 2021
€34,800 Directorate of the Östra Skaraborg Rescue Service: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Swedish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 34,800 on the directorate of the Östra Skaraborg Rescue Service. The DPA had received information that several fire stations in Östra… SWEDEN ·Art. 5, 32 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video Surveillance Monitoring Audit Logs Jun 9, 2021
€19,600 Radiotelevisión del principado de Asturias: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 26,000 on Radiotelevisión del principado de Asturias. The fine consists of EUR 20,000 due to a violation of Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR and… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 12 Video Surveillance Audit Logs Monitoring Jun 7, 2021
€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 a surveillance camera on his property, which recorded, among other… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Audit Logs Monitoring IP Address Apr 22, 2021
€3,000 Private Individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on a private individual. The controller resides on the 1st floor of an apartment building, where he is the owner of… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 13 Audit Logs IP Address Controllers Apr 15, 2021
€1,000 Laboratorio Octogón, S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Usage of CCTV camera systems that were also monitoring public space (breach of principle of data minimization). SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance Audit Logs Monitoring Mar 23, 2021
€14,900 Dragefossen AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) imposed a fine of EUR 14,900 on the energy company Dragefossen AS. The latter had installed a webcam on the roof of its office building in the… NORWAY ·Datatilsynet ·Art. 5, 6 Video Surveillance Monitoring Audit Logs Mar 8, 2021
€1,000 ING Bank N.V. Amsterdam - Bucharest office: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on ING Bank N.V. Amsterdam - Bucharest Branch. It was found that the controller had sent files to a contractual partner in… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 29, 32 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Professional Secrecy Security Feb 10, 2021
€394,000 City of Stockholm: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Swedish DPA imposed a fine on the City of Stockholm for data breaches on a school education platform. The platform consists of different subsystems, including a system for… SWEDEN ·Art. 5, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Data Breaches Audit Logs Security Nov 24, 2020
€1,600 Homeowners Association: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Usage of CCTV camera systems that were also monitoring public space (breach of principle of data minimization). SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance Audit Logs Monitoring Nov 16, 2020
€3,000 Restaurant: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Installation of CCTV surveillance cameras that were also monitoring the public space and without proper information. SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 12, 13 Video Surveillance Monitoring Audit Logs Aug 5, 2020
€70,000 LGS Handling Ltd, Louis Travel Ltd, and Louis Aviation Ltd: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The decision found that the use of the Bradford factor for profiling and monitoring sick leave constituted unlawful processing of personal data in breach of Article 6 and Article… CYPRUS ·Art. 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Fines Audit Logs Oct 25, 2019
€10,000 LGS Handling Ltd, Louis Travel Ltd, and Louis Aviation Ltd: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The decision found that the use of the Bradford factor for profiling and monitoring sick leave constituted unlawful processing of personal data in breach of Article 6 and Article… CYPRUS ·Art. 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Fines Audit Logs Oct 25, 2019
€2,000 LGS Handling Ltd, Louis Travel Ltd, and Louis Aviation Ltd: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The decision found that the use of the Bradford factor for profiling and monitoring sick leave constituted unlawful processing of personal data in breach of Article 6 and Article… CYPRUS ·Art. 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Fines Audit Logs Oct 25, 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 ·NAIH ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +2 Monitoring Human Resources Employees Oct 15, 2019
€18,630 School in Skellefteå: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A school in Skellefteå made a trial to use facial recognition technology. The fine was imposed against the school which had used facial recognition technology to monitor the… SWEDEN ·Art. 5, 9, 35 +1 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Biometric Data Biometric Data Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Aug 20, 2019
€4,290 Public area maintenance company: Non-compliance with general data processing principles An ex-employee complained that his employer unlawfully monitored his work by its CCTV. The employer argued that CCTV monitoring was necessary to assess, whether the employee… HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 5, 6, 13 Monitoring Video Surveillance Audit Logs Aug 2, 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 Video Surveillance Monitoring Audit Logs Jan 1, 2019