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HUF 2M NAIH fines online store HUF 2M for unclear and incomplete privacy notice The DPA initiated an investigation into the GDPR compliance of an online store (the controller) processing the data of its customers (the data subjects) in April 2025. The… Hungary ·Art. 12, 13 Legitimate Interest Processing Lawful Basis Jul 22, 2026
IMY reprimands Swedish Police for inadequate GDPR Article 13 info at Arlanda border The supervisory authority launched an investigation into the border control unit of the national police authority (the controller) at Arlanda Airport concerning the processing of… IMY-2024-2904 ·Sweden ·Art. 13 Personal Data Controllers Information Provision Modalities and Communication Methods Jul 3, 2026
€1.4M Italian Garante sanctions EstEnergy for automated creditworthiness scoring in energy EstEnergy S.p.A. (hereinafter, the controller) is an Italian energy company supplying natural gas, electricity and related services. Before entering into contracts, the controller… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 5, 13, 14 +2 Controllers Retention Period Processors Jul 3, 2026
HDPA (Greece) examines deletion request from National Registry of Undesirable Aliens The complainant, a foreign national, submitted a complaint to the Hellenic DPA through his authorized attorney, seeking his deletion from the Hellenic the National Registry of… 12/2026 ·Art. 23 Personal Data Controllers Criminal Data May 13, 2026
HUF 15M NAIH fines online store HUF 15M for transparency and Article 12(1) GDPR violations The DPA initiated an investigation into the processing of personal data of customers (the data subjects) by the operator of an online store (the controller) in April 2025. The… Hungary ·Art. 5, 12, 13 Transparency Personal Data Information Provision Modalities and Communication Methods May 12, 2026
APD/GBA: Controller failed to provide copies of service sheets for GDPR access request The data subject was a technician employed by the controller. The controller used weekly handwritten service sheets as a system for recording working time. These sheets contained… 97/2026 ·Belgium ·Art. 12, 15 Right of Access Procedures Accuracy Right of Access May 6, 2026
HUF 10M NAIH fines online store HUF 10M for missing and inadequate privacy notice The DPA initiated an investigation into the processing of the personal data of customers (the data subjects) by the operator of an online store (the controller) in April 2025. The… Hungary ·Art. 5, 12, 13 Personal Data Controllers Accountability Apr 30, 2026
AKI (Estonia) - No. 2.1-1/24/397-890-38 OÜ Dr Mõttus Hambaravi, the controller, is a Dental Clinic. On March 2024, the DPA received a complaint from a data subject regarding the fact that the controller had failed to… No. 2.1-1/24/397-890-38 ·Art. 4, 5, 6 +8 Controllers Processors Data Controller Apr 16, 2026
€25,500 Austrian DSB: Marketing agency violated GDPR by recording phone interviews without valid The controller was a digital marketing agency whose employees pre-screened potential applicants for its clients. As part of this process, applicants (data subjects) were contacted… Austria ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +1 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Controllers Jan 19, 2026
€190,000 Hospital: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Croatian DPA (AZOP) has imposed a fine of EUR 190,000 on a hospital. The hospital had suffered a data breach in which radiological image files were irrevocably lost. AZOP had… CROATIA ·azop ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +4 Data Breaches Healthcare Healthcare Sep 13, 2024
€15,000 Hotel: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Croatian DPA (AZOP) has imposed of fine of EUR 15,000 to a hotel. The hotel was collecting personal data from guests in excess of what would have been necessary for the… CROATIA ·azop ·Art. 6, 13, 32 +1 Notified Body Responsibilities and Operational Obligations Controllers Personal Data Sep 26, 2023
Greek DPA: Google breached Art. 17 GDPR erasure right over outdated criminal case links In 2020, the data subject filed a complaint with the DPA against Google LLC (the controller) for failing to fulfill their right to erasure (Article 17 GDPR) concerning links -… 54/2024 ·Greece ·HDPA Right to be Forgotten Personal Data Legitimate Interest Jun 29, 2023
€4.9M Edison Energia S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has fined Edison Energia S.p.A. EUR 4.9 million. Several person had filed complaints with the DPA regarding unlawful marketing activities of the company. During… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +4 Right to Object Data Subject Rights Exercise Modalities and Procedures Personal Data Dec 15, 2022
€900 LfD (Lower Saxony) - Fine EUR 900,000 against bank A commercial bank (controller) used personal data of current and former customers (data subjects) to identify customers with an affinity for digital media usage, in order to… Germany ·Art. 6 Legitimate Interest Marketing Lawful Basis Sep 28, 2022
€900,000 Hannoversche Volksbank: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Lower Saxony has imposed a fine of EUR 900,000 on Hannoversche Volksbank. The bank had analyzed data from active and former customers without their consent. For this… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Insurance Direct Marketing Consent Jul 28, 2022
€50 APD/GBA (Belgium) - 85/2022 On 16 January 2019, the Executive-committee of the Belgian DPA (GBA) started an investigation on the use of cookies on Belgian media websites. The controller in this case is… Art. 4, 5, 6 +3 Cookies Telecommunications Direct Marketing May 25, 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 Controllers Monitoring Processing Jan 5, 2022
€110,000 Limerick City and County Council: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Irish DPA has fined Limerick City and County Council EUR 110,000. As part of an investigation, the DPA conducted an audit of the processing of personal data by the council or… IRELAND ·Art. 12, 13, 15 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Video Surveillance Right of Access Personal Data Dec 9, 2021
Facebook Ireland Limited: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The organization 'None of your business' (NOYB) published a draft decision of the Irish DPA (DPC) on October 13, 2021, which indicates that it proposes a fine between EUR 28… Art. 5, 12, 13 ·Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Social Media Processing Agreement Telecommunications Oct 6, 2021
€225M WhatsApp Ireland Ltd.: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Irish DPA (DPC) has imposed a fine of EUR 225,000,000 on WhatsApp Ireland Ltd. The DPA had started extensive investigations into the messaging service's compliance with… Art. 5, 12, 13 +1 ·Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Notified Body Competence Challenges and Dispute Resolution Fairness & Transparency Social Media Sep 2, 2021
EDPS - 2019-0878 A data subject complained around cookies and similar technologies used in connection to audiovisual material on the website of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU),… 2019-0878 ·European Union ·Art. 7 Cookies Information Provision Modalities and Communication Methods Consent May 3, 2021
€30,000 AEPD (Spain) - PS/00032/2020 A user of the website of Iberia, an airline, lodged a complaint before the Spanish DPA (AEPD) saying that they had not been given an option to reject the cookies when using the… Art. 22 Cookies Consent Information Provision Modalities and Communication Methods Oct 16, 2020
€28M TIM (telecommunications operator): Insufficient legal basis for data processing Between January 2017 and 2019, the data protection authority received hundreds of notifications, in particular concerning the receipt of unsolicited commercial communications made… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 17 +2 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Telecommunications Direct Marketing Jan 15, 2020