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€10,000 AEPD (Spain) - PS/00249/2025 MÁS SOL ENERGÍA 15, S.L., the controller, is a company that carries out customer acquisition through telephone calls to offer solar panel installation services. On 18 November… Art. 4, 5, 7 +1 Direct Marketing IP Address Personal Data Aug 12, 2026
HRK 940,000 AZOP (Croatia) - Decision 08-03-2022 (energy company) The controller is a company that manages gas stations. The data subject tried to refuel at one of the controller's gas stations and was dissatisfied with the measurement of the… Art. 15 Video Surveillance Right of Access Personal Data Aug 3, 2026
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
HmbBfDI (Hamburg) - Einstellung Gerichtsverfahren in Sachen Videmo 360 Following the 2017 G20 summit in Hamburg, the Hamburg Police used automated facial recognition software to analyze video footage. A template database containing mathematical… Einstellung Gerichtsverfahren in Sachen Videmo 360 ·Germany Video Surveillance Biometric Data Biometric Data Jul 24, 2026
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 Personal Data Lawful Basis Jul 22, 2026
€90,000 AEPD sanctions ACVIL Aparcamientos for denying access to parking surveillance footage On 13 December 2024, the DPA received a complaint against ACVIL Aparcamientos, S.L.U., the controller, concerning a request for video surveillance footage from a car park. The… Spain ·Art. 14, 15 Right of Access Procedures Controllers Right to Restriction Jul 21, 2026
€12,000 Italian DPA: Justice Ministry unlawful disclosure of employee health data in service order The data subject was an employee at a detention facility run by the Italian Ministry of Justice (the controller). Following an assessment by the occupational health physician, who… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 4, 5, 6 +2 Personal Data Healthcare Health Data Jul 20, 2026
AEPD: No fine for surveillance cameras facing public road; no evidence of rights A complaint is filed against the controller for having six surveillance cameras facing public highway and private spaces without authorisation. In addition to the claim, there is… PS-00601-2021 ·Spain ·Art. 5, 12, 15 +3 Video Surveillance Monitoring Retention Period Jul 17, 2026
AEPD investigates University of Navarra over student COVID-19 vaccination status requests A student handed in a complaint against the University of Navarra because they asked the students to fill in their vaccination status. The complainant understands this as a breach… EXP202102529 ·Spain ·Art. 4, 5, 6 +3 Healthcare Consent Health Data Jul 16, 2026
€50,000 Italian Garante sanctions Calabrian agency for location tracking of remote workers The Calabrian Regional Agency for Agricultural Development (the controller) implemented a remote work policy that required employees to use a time-tracking application called… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +3 Monitoring DPIA Personal Data Jul 16, 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 Inspection Access Rights and Cooperation Obligations Jul 15, 2026
€2M Italian DPA sanctions Lusha Systems for processing contact data without consent in B2B Lusha Systems Inc. (the controller) operated a subscription-based platform that provided professional contact information through a business-to-business (B2B) database. It was an… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 3, 5, 6 +2 Personal Data Controllers Processing Jul 14, 2026
€140 AEPD: Digi Telecom violated Art 6(1) GDPR by issuing duplicate SIM to impersonator On December 28, 2022, DIGI Telecom, the controller, delivered a duplicate SIM card to an unauthorized third party without the consent of the original line holder (the data… Spain ·Art. 5, 6, 83 Telecommunications Accountability Personal Data Jul 13, 2026
€158,000 Italian DPA finds GDPR applies to US-based Character.AI service Character Technologies, Inc (the controller) is a company established in the US that operates the site Character.AI. Character.AI is a generative AI service that allows users to… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 3, 5, 12 +7 Representatives Controllers Corrective Actions and Duty of Information Framework Jul 3, 2026
€5.8M Italian Garante sanctions Hera Comm for automated credit-check refusals of contracts Several data subjects lodged complaints with the Italian DPA (Garante) after Hera Comm S.p.A., an energy supplier (the controller), declined to conclude electricity or gas… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 5, 12, 13 +3 Controllers Processors Fairness & Transparency Jul 3, 2026
Persónuvernd examines BL ehf over alleged unlawful employee monitoring via shared OneDrive The data subject was an employee of the enterprise BL ehf (the controller). When she started working there, she was provided with a computer set up by the controller’s IT… 2025010358 ·Iceland ·Island Monitoring Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Cloud Computing Jul 1, 2026
€450,000 VDAI (Lithuania) - 3R-1143 Two medical companies (the controllers) had fallen victim to data breaches where a third party had gained access to their internal systems containing both health data and other… Art. 5, 24 Security Data Breaches Access Controls Jun 19, 2026
€5,000 Italian DPA: Vasto municipality breached transparency duties over traffic cameras The Municipality of Vasto (the controller) implemented a dedicated photo and video system for the purpose of detecting violations of the national provisions on traffic safety. A… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 DPIA Privacy Impact Assessment Personal Data Jun 18, 2026
€6,600 Italian Garante: Employer's recording of locker opening and destruction of contents The case involves a worker (the data subject), his former employer (the controller), and the staffing agency that had provided the company with the worker. In late 2023 the data… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 2, 4, 5 +2 Personal Data Legitimate Interest Controllers Jun 18, 2026
€460,000 Garante: Piaggio violated GDPR by accessing former employees' emails in disciplinary probe Two former employees (the data subjects) of Piaggio (the controller) were dismissed for just cause in March 2023. Following the termination of their employment, they asked the… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Retention Period Jun 18, 2026
€2,760 UODO (Poland) - DKN.5131.34.2023 An unauthorised entity gained access to an email account belonging to an employee at an accounting, bookkeeping and tax consulting company (the controller). The account contained… Art. 5, 24, 25 +1 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Security Jun 13, 2026
€880,000 HDPA fines DEI for unlawful telemarketing calls to opt-out registered subscribers The Greek DPA (HDPA) received twelve complaints filed against DEI, the Greek Public Power Corporation, (the controller) from telephone subscribers (data subjects) regarding the… Greece ·Art. 5, 28, 29 +1 Personal Data Controllers Direct Marketing Jun 2, 2026
€6,000 Italian DPA: vehicle tracking by Liguria Health Agency lawful, information duties met A data subject filed a complaint before the DPA against the Liguria Health Protection Agency (the controller). The data subject was employed by the Ligurian Social and Health Care… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +3 DPIA Privacy by Design Monitoring May 28, 2026
PLN 21,000 UODO (Poland) - DKN.5131.5.2025 A provincial government unit carrying out land consolidation and exchange work (the controller) had entrusted tasks involving the processing of landowners’ (the data subjects’)… Art. 24, 25, 28 +1 Security Processors Controllers May 25, 2026
PLN 26,711 UODO (Poland) - DKE.561.4.2026 The DPA initiated an ex officio investigation against an individual (the controller) after several data subjects complained about the controller’s video surveillance extending… Art. 5 Monitoring Fairness & Transparency Video Surveillance May 22, 2026
GBP 300 ICO (UK) - KRA Consultancy Ltd The Information Commissioner, the DPA, investigated KRA Consultancy Ltd, the controller, in relation to unsolicited direct marketing SMS messages promoting debt-related services.… United Kingdom Recipient Direct Marketing Telecommunications May 20, 2026
PLN 33,700 UODO (Poland) - DKN.5131.27.2023 A municipal social welfare unit (the controller) processed the personal data of the residents of the municipality (the data subjects), including names, addresses, and information… Art. 5, 24, 25 +3 Personal Data Controllers Security May 19, 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 Processing Controllers 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 Fairness & Transparency May 12, 2026
€277,500 Permanent TSB: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Data Protection Authority of Ireland fined Permanent TSB €277,500 on 2026-05-08 for: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security. Ireland ·Art. 5, 32, 33 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Fines Security Data Breaches May 8, 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 Accountability Controllers Apr 30, 2026
Austrian DSB rules 360-degree feedback unlawful without specific works agreement The data subject was employed by an Austrian stock corporation (the controller) from August 2018 to June 2025. They worked as a manager in the controller’s finance department,… 2025-0.960.016 ·Austria ·Art. 6, 88 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Employees Mar 20, 2026
€150,000 AEPD (Spain) - EXP202306354 (PS/00312/2024) The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) investigated Vodafone España, S.A.U. as controller after a SIM swapping incident. On 21 September 2021, an unknown third party requested… Art. 5, 6 Personal Data Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Controllers Feb 11, 2026
€1,800 Landlord: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,800 on a Landlord. The landlord used video surveillance in rental apartments without having a sufficient legal basis. The original fine… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 6 Video Surveillance Controllers Monitoring Feb 6, 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 Fines Jan 19, 2026
€1,200 Dental Clinic: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,200 on a dental clinic. The controller used video surveillance in its clinic for security purposes, including a camera in the doctor's… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance IP Address Controllers Jan 19, 2026
€21,650 Timegrip AS: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Norwegian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 21,650 on Timegrip AS. The controller had been tracking the working hours of employees at a company that went bankrupt. A former… NORWAY ·Datatilsynet ·Art. 15 Personal Data IP Address Controllers Jan 16, 2026
€1,500 Italian DPA fines butcher €1,500 for unlawful video surveillance lacking information signs The Local Territorial Agency for Residential Housing (Azienda territoriale per l’edilizia residenziale) submitted a complaint to the DPA regarding the installation of security… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +2 Video Surveillance Fairness & Transparency Controllers Jan 16, 2026
€20,000 Telecommunicatiebedrijf: Onvoldoende juridische basis voor gegevensverwerking. De Kroatische gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (DPA) heeft een telecombedrijf een boete van 20.000 euro opgelegd. Een betrokkene had een klacht ingediend bij de DPA, waarin hij… CROATIA ·azop ·Art. 5, 6 Accuracy Processing Personal Data NL Dec 30, 2025
€2,000 Order of General Nurses, Midwives and Medical Assistants of Romania – Neamt Branch: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on the Order of General Nurses, Midwives and Medical Assistants of Romania – Neamt Branch. The controller used video surveillance… ANSPDCP ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +1 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video Surveillance Monitoring Employees Dec 29, 2025
€32,000 EXCEL HOTELS & RESORTS, S.A.: Onvoldoende technische en organisatorische maatregelen om de informatiebeveiliging te waarborgen. Een boete van 32.000 euro - opgelegd door de Spaanse autoriteit voor gegevensbescherming (AEPD). SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Security Controllers Data Controller NL Dec 20, 2025
€120,000 Pioneer Hi-Bred Italia Sementi s.r.l.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 120,000 on Pioneer Hi-Bred Italia Sementi s.r.l. The controller installed satellite telematics tracking devices to monitor driving… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 28 Monitoring Employees Controllers Dec 18, 2025
€2,000 Elba Catering Distribuzioni s.r.I.s.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on Elba Catering Distribuzioni s.r.I.s. The controller installed video surveillance, which affected the public road. Furthermore,… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 13 Video Surveillance Controllers Monitoring Dec 18, 2025
€12,000 Comune di Tuscania: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 12,000 on the Commune di Tuscania. The controller had been using video surveillance and licence plate recognition within its territory… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +5 Video Surveillance IP Address Controllers Dec 4, 2025
€3,600 RISING SUN CAR RENTAL S..L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,600 on RISING SUN CAR RENTAL S..L. The controller used video surveillance to ensure security at its facility, affecting more areas than… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 13 Video Surveillance Monitoring Controllers Dec 1, 2025
€3,600 DELAFRUIT, S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,600 on DELAFRUIT, S.L. The controller installed video surveillance in the staff break area and dining room, but did not put up the… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance Controllers IP Address Dec 1, 2025
€4.5M Telecommunicatiebedrijf (exploitant van elektronische communicatienetwerken en -diensten): Overtreding van de algemene principes van gegevensverwerking. Een boete van 4.500.000 euro - opgelegd door de Kroatische Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (AZOP). CROATIA ·azop ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +4 Data Processor Processing Controllers NL Nov 24, 2025
€800 SOBLADA RESTAURACIÓN, S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 800 on SOBLADA RESTAURACIÓN, S.L. The controller installed video surveillance without providing the necessary information signs or… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 13 Video Surveillance Controllers Monitoring Nov 19, 2025
€2,400 AXARQUIA VELEZ DENTAL, S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,400 on AXARQUIA VELEZ DENTAL, S.L. The controller used video surveillance to ensure security at its facility, affecting more areas than… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance Healthcare IP Address Nov 14, 2025
€6,000 Comune di Orte: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on the Comuni di Orte. The controller implemented video surveillance on its territory in a manner that did not comply with the… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 Video Surveillance IP Address Monitoring Nov 13, 2025