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RON 523,900 ANSPDCP (Romania) - Fine against Orange Romania SA of July 17, 2026 The investigation was initiated after Orange Romania SA (the controller) notified the Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) of a personal data breach pursuant to Article 33 GDPR, related to its… Art. 25, 32 Security Data Breaches Notification Obligation Jul 29, 2026
APDCAT sanctions Madremanya City Council for exposing applicants' sensitive data in tender On 8 May 2025, Madremanya City Council, acting as controller, published on its notice board two administrative acts concerning a tender procedure for the award of a social housing… PS-0036/2026 ·Spain ·Catalonia Anonymization Professional Secrecy Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Jul 17, 2026
AEPD (Spain) - E/03783/2020 The Directorate for National Security of the Ministry of Interior issued guidelines for the police forces to monitor news and social networks to spot fake news and misinformation,… E/03783/2020 ·Art. 2 Social Media Monitoring Personal Data Jul 15, 2026
€20,000 NN Greek Single-Member Anonymous Life Insurance Company: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Greek DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on NN Greek Single-Member Anonymous Life Insurance Company. The controller failed to provide the data subject with the personal data… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 15 Right of Access Procedures Right of Access Personal Data Jul 11, 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
€2.4M Vinted: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Lithuanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,385,276 on the second-hand online store 'Vinted'. The DPA initiated an investigation after the Polish and French DPAs forwarded… LITHUANIA ·VDAI ·Art. 5, 12 Inspection Access Rights and Cooperation Obligations Fairness & Transparency Right of Access Procedures Jul 2, 2024
FRANCE DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The French DPA has imposed a fine on a controller for not sufficiently respecting data subjects' rights (exercising the right of access to a medical file). CNIL ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Right of Access Procedures Right of Access Personal Data Jun 5, 2024
€31M Clearview AI Inc.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Dutch DPA has fined Clearview Al Inc. EUR 30,500,000. Clearview, a company offering facial recognition services, holds a database of over 30 billion images, including those of… Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens Social Media Inspection Access Rights and Cooperation Obligations Fairness & Transparency May 16, 2024
€75,000 Azienda ospedale università di Padova: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 75,000 on Azienda ospedale università di Padova. During its investigation, the DPA found that employees had accessed patient files… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9, 25 +1 Healthcare Inspection Access Rights and Cooperation Obligations IP Address May 9, 2024
€5,000 Dentist: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The French DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on a dentist due to a lack of data security and a failure to respect the right of access of a data subject. FRANCE ·CNIL ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Right of Access Right of Access Procedures Healthcare Jan 31, 2024
€174,640 Black Tiger Belgium: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 174,640 on Black Tiger Belgium. An individual had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the controller's failure to properly comply with… APD ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +5 ·Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Storage Limitation Right of Access Right of Access Procedures Jan 16, 2024
€6,000 Club Náutico el Estacio: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on Club Náutico el Estacio. A data subject filed a complaint against the controller with the AEPD. The complaint is based on… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 32 Inspection Access Rights and Cooperation Obligations Personal Data Controllers Oct 4, 2022
€285,000 Telecommunications company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Croatian DPA has fined a telecommunications company EUR 285,000. The company had suffered a data breach. Attackers had managed to access data from about 100,000 data subjects.… CROATIA ·azop ·Art. 25, 32 Data Breaches Security Telecommunications Jul 21, 2022
€70,000 Unicredit S.p.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Italian DPA has fined Unicredit S.p.A. EUR 70,000. An employee had filed a complaint with the DPA claiming that their right to access their personal data had not been… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 12, 15 Right of Access Right of Access Procedures Data Subject Rights Exercise Modalities and Procedures Jun 16, 2022
€9M Clearview Al Inc.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The UK DPA has fined Clearview AI Inc. EUR 9 million. The company holds a database of more than 20 billion facial images (including those of UK residents and nationals) from… UNITED KINGDOM ·ICO ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +7 Retention Period Fairness & Transparency Storage Limitation May 18, 2022
€40,000 Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.a.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Italian DPA has fined the newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.a. EUR 40,000. The newspaper had published an article on the recognition by the Italian authorities of a U.S. judge's… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9, 12 Right of Access Procedures Inspection Access Rights and Cooperation Obligations Personal Data Apr 28, 2022
€3,000 Kaufland România SCS: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on Kaufland Romania SCS. The DPA initiated an investigation based on a complaint from an individual stating that the… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 15 Right of Access Procedures Right of Access Personal Data Jan 20, 2022
€53,800 Midtjylland Region: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Danish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 53,800 on Midtjylland Region. On June 12, 2020, the DPA received a notification from the region regarding a personal data security breach… DENMARK ·Datatilsynet ·Art. 32 Healthcare Security Health Data Sep 8, 2021
€3,000 Club Náutico el Estacio: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on Club Náutico el Estacio. A data subject filed a complaint against the controller with the AEPD. The complaint is based on… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 32 Inspection Access Rights and Cooperation Obligations Personal Data Controllers Aug 2, 2021
€10,000 Cypriot Real Estate Registration Authority: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Cypriot DPA imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on the Cypriot Real Estate Registration Authority. The data subject submitted a written request to the controller requesting various… CYPRUS ·Art. 12, 15, 31 +1 ·Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Right of Access Procedures Right of Access Personal Data Mar 3, 2021
€3,250 Cosmetic Medical Limited: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The DPA of Isle of Man has imposed a fine of EUR 3,250 on Cosmetic Medical Limited. A data subject had filed a complaint with the DPA regarding the controller's failure to comply… ISLE OF MAN ·Art. 31 ·Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Right of Access Supervisory Authorities Right of Access Procedures Dec 11, 2020
€1,000 American College of Greece: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Hellenic DPA (HDPA) imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 against the American College of Greece for violations of the right of access and the right to erasure of personal data. HDPA ·Art. 12 ·Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Right to be Forgotten Right of Access Procedures Personal Data Oct 29, 2020
€13,500 Department of Home Affairs: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Fines for failure to comply with the right of access to personal data under Articles 12 and 15 GDPR. The Isle of Man has declared the GDPR - although it is not an EU state - to be… ISLE OF MAN ·Art. 12, 15 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Right of Access Procedures Right of Access Personal Data Jun 25, 2020
€5,800 Unknown Company: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The data controller has not complied with its obligation regarding the right of access to video recordings and was also unable to demonstrate that his data processing activities… HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 6, 15 Right of Access Procedures Right of Access Controllers Mar 19, 2020
€30,000 Telefónica: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Telefonica had failed to comply with decision TD / 00127/2019 of the Director of the AEPD, which states that it had to reply to data subjects' request for right of access and… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 58 Right of Access Procedures Inspection Access Rights and Cooperation Obligations Right of Access Mar 18, 2020
Bank (name not available at the moment): Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights In the period from May 2018 to April 2019, the bank (name not available at the moment) refused to provide its customers with copies of credit documentation (e.g. repayment plan,… CROATIA ·azop ·Art. 15 Right of Access Procedures Right of Access Personal Data Mar 13, 2020
€5,000 Public Power Corporation S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Decision clarified that data subjects have a right of access to the processing of their personal data and that they must also be provided with a copy of the personal data… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 15 Right of Access Right of Access Procedures Personal Data Feb 21, 2020
€7,000 GERMANY DPA: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The Bavarian DPA has imposed a fine on a company. The controller had refused access to the business premises and data processing equipment during an on-site inspection carried out… Art. 58 ·Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Supervisory Authorities Supervision Inspection Access Rights and Cooperation Obligations Jan 1, 2020
€100,000 Food company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The company had set up an applicant portal on its website where interested parties could submit their application documents online. However, the company did not offer an encrypted… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Encryption Security Inspection Access Rights and Cooperation Obligations Oct 24, 2019