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€1,282 Slovenian DPA fines controller €1,282 for missing Art. 28(3) processor contract A company (the controller) used a service provider (the processor) to store personal data, manage a database, and provide technical support and maintenance on its behalf. A legal… Slovenia ·IP ·Art. 28 Controllers Processors Processing Agreement Aug 11, 2026
€2,000 HDPA (Greece) 33/2020 — Employee's access and erasure claims against the American College The data subject was under the employment of the College for a certain period of time, during which two female students of the College filed a complaint against the complainant… Art. 4, 5, 12 +8 Personal Data Right to be Forgotten Right of Access Procedures 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 Processing Personal Data 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 Retention Period Controllers Jul 21, 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 Anonymization Jul 17, 2026
€200,000 AEPD fines Alkora, S.A. for ransomware breach exposing 40,000 individuals' data Alkora, S.A., the controller, is an insurance broker that was victim of a ransomware attack. The controller notified the DPA of a personal data breach after a ransomware attack… Spain ·Art. 5, 35, 58 DPIA Privacy Impact Assessment Data Breaches Jul 16, 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 Right of Access Procedures 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 Human Resources 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
UODO (Poland) - DKN.5131.12.2022 The email account of an employee at a provincial specialist hospital (the controller) was hacked in December 2021. The compromised email account contained e.g. names, addresses,… DKN.5131.12.2022 ·Art. 5, 24, 25 +3 Security Data Breaches DPIA Jun 11, 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 Telecommunications Jun 2, 2026
€700 Italian Garante: Red Cross violated Art. 9 GDPR by disclosing HIV status on meal tray A data subject brought a complaint to the DPA through a non-profit organisation (LILA) against the Italian Red Cross (the controller). While the data subject was hospitalised,… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 5, 9 Personal Data Healthcare Healthcare 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
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 Personal Data Transparency Information Provision Modalities and Communication Methods May 12, 2026
€2,802 Slovenian DPA fines processor €2,802 for failing to patch known vulnerability (Art. 32) A processor was contracted by a company (the controller) to maintain an online store, fix errors, and provide support. This included ensuring that the controller had installed the… Slovenia ·IP ·Art. 32 Security Encryption Controllers May 1, 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
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
€2,415 UODO (Poland) - DKN.5131.7.2022 An electricity sales company (the controller) had outsourced some of its operations to two processors and one sub-processor. Employees of the sub-processor had used a smartphone… Art. 5, 24, 25 +2 Processors Data Breaches Notification Obligation Apr 13, 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
€25,000 Municipality of Haarlemmermeer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Haarlemmermeer. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Eindhoven: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Eindhoven. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Ede: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Ede. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Education Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Huizen: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Huizen. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Gooise Meren: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Gooise Meren. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Veenendaal: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Veenendaal. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Delft: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Delft. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Zoetermeer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Zoetermeer. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Controllers Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Tilburg: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Tilburg. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Hilversum: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Hilversum. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Political Opinions Health Data Public Authority Feb 3, 2026
€8,000 PREMIER RESTAURANTS ROMANIA SRL: Onvoldoende technische en organisatorische maatregelen om de informatiebeveiliging te waarborgen. 8.000 euro boete - De Roemeense nationale toezichthoudende autoriteit voor de verwerking van persoonsgegevens (ANSPDCP). ANSPDCP ·Art. 28, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Security Processing Processors NL Jan 13, 2026
€10,000 SIGMA & KAPPA IMPORTING SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Greek DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on SIGMA & KAPPA IMPORTING SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME. The fined entity is the processor of Thessaloniki–Thessaly Gas Supply Company S.A.… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 32 Processors Telecommunications Controllers Dec 31, 2025
€80,000 ONE WAY PRIVATE COMPANY: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Greek DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 80,000 on ONE WAY PRIVATE COMPANY. The fined entity is the processor of Thessaloniki–Thessaly Gas Supply Company S.A. (ETid-3016). The… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +2 Controllers Direct Marketing IP Address Dec 31, 2025
€5,000 REVMA PLUS Retail S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Greek DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on REVMA PLUS Retail S.A.. The fined entity is the processor of Thessaloniki–Thessaly Gas Supply Company S.A. (ETid-3016). The… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 32 Controllers Processors Telecommunications Dec 31, 2025
€10,000 Thessaloniki–Thessaly Gas Supply Company S.A.: Insufficient data processing agreement The Greek DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on Thessaloniki–Thessaly Gas Supply Company S.A. The controller, an energy provider, used external processors for direct marketing… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 28, 32 Processing Agreement Controllers Processors Dec 31, 2025
€1M MOBIUS SOLUTIONS LTD: Niet-naleving van de algemene principes voor gegevensverwerking. 1.000.000 euro boete - Franse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (CNIL). FRANCE ·CNIL ·Art. 28, 29, 30 Processors Data Breaches Controllers NL Dec 11, 2025
€1M MOBIUS SOLUTIONS LTD: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The French DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000,000 on MOBIUS SOLUTIONS LTD. The fined entity had been the former data processor for Deezer, which suffered a data breach in 2022.… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Art. 28, 29, 30 Processors Data Breaches Controllers Dec 11, 2025
€1,000 'Principe Umberto di Savoia' State Scientific and Linguistic High School: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on 'Principe Umberto di Savoia' State Scientific and Linguistic High School. The controller processed the personal data of… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +2 Health Data Healthcare Right of Access Dec 4, 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
Austrian DSB: sharing ADHD diagnosis from public forum post did not breach Art. 9 GDPR A data subject published a post concerning their ADHD diagnosis on a publicly accessible online forum under a pseudonym. A person (the controller) who was a follower of the data… 2025-0.968.031 ·Austria ·Art. 9 Healthcare Health Data Pseudonymization Dec 3, 2025
€4.5M Telecommunications operator (operator of electronic communications networks and services): Non-compliance with general data processing principles Following an ex officio investigation, AZOP imposed a EUR 4.5 million fine on a telecommunications operator for multiple GDPR infringements. The controller transferred customer… CROATIA ·azop ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +4 Processing Agreement Employees Controllers Nov 24, 2025
DSB Austria: Online shop violated GDPR by ignoring request to stop gender-specific On 18 September 2023, a data subject created a customer account with a public limited company operating an online shop (the controller). It allowed customers to place orders… 2025-0.950.759 ·Art. 5, 6, 16 +2 Privacy by Design Privacy by Default Privacy by Design & Default Nov 24, 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 Controllers Processors Processing NL Nov 24, 2025
€72,000 AEPD sanctions Tiger Media Inc. for installing advertising cookies without user consent Tiger Media Inc., the controller, operated an advertising platform for publishers and advertisers of adult products and services. The platform acted as an ad network, connecting… Spain ·Art. 6, 27 Legitimate Interest Cookies Controllers Nov 14, 2025
€300,000 SIA 'ZZ Dats': Onvoldoende technische en organisatorische maatregelen om de informatiebeveiliging te waarborgen. Een boete van 300.000 euro - Inspectie gegevensbescherming (DSI). LATVIA ·DSI ·Art. 32 Security Data Breaches Data Processor NL Oct 28, 2025
€300,000 SIA 'ZZ Dats': Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Latvian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 300,000 on SIA 'ZZ Dats'. The entity that was fined was the data processor for almost all local governments in Latvia. It failed to… LATVIA ·DSI ·Art. 32 Data Breaches Processors Security Oct 28, 2025
€80,000 SENDING TRANSPORTE Y COMUNICACIÓN, S.A.: Onvoldoende overeenkomst met betrekking tot gegevensverwerking. Een boete van 80.000 euro - opgelegd door de Spaanse autoriteit voor gegevensbescherming (AEPD). SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 28 Controllers Processors Data Processor NL Oct 22, 2025
€80,000 SENDING TRANSPORTE Y COMUNICACIÓN, S.A.: Insufficient data processing agreement The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 80,000 on SENDING TRANSPORTE Y COMUNICACIÓN, S.A. The fined entity is a subprocessor of the controller. It appointed another… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 28 Processing Agreement Controllers Processors Oct 22, 2025