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ET-ETid-2789 | 2020-12-18 | CZ | Czech Data Protection Auhtority (UOOU) | Legal Person | Not assigned | ['Art. 6 (1) GDPR, Art. 14 GDPR'] | The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,340 on a legal person. During the state of emergency (COVID-19 pandemic), the accused sent unsolicited marketing communications for a period of at least one month to data mailbox holders, which is an aggravating factor. | 11.43 | EUR | 11.43 | fine | none | https://uoou.gov.cz/media/poskytnute-informace/2024/2592024/173-cj-uoou-0522620-11-dokument-c-173.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-371 | 2020-08-05 | ES | Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) | Restaurant | Accomodation and Hospitality | ['Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR, Art. 12 GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR'] | Installation of CCTV surveillance cameras that were also monitoring the public space and without proper information. | 3 | EUR | 3 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00479-2019.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-804 | 2022-03-02 | DK | Datatilsynet (Denmark) | Høje-Taastrup Municipality | Unknown | ['Art. 32'] | The Danish DPA found that the Høje-Taastrup Municipality violated Article 32(1) GDPR because it did not have guidelines or objective criteria in place to assess which users have access to a database containing personal data. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.datatilsynet.dk/afgoerelser/afgoerelser/2022/mar/tilsyn-med-hoeje-taastrup-kommunes-adgangsrettigheder-i-filsystemer#_ftn3 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3251 | 2024-07-18 | AT | Austria | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 6'] | A court found an individual had a legitimate interest in monitoring a shared path via CCTV to bring cases against people misusing that path. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?ResultFunctionToken=667f8c55-b005-4de8-af19-ec2396513141&Position=1&SkipToDocumentPage=True&Abfrage=Bvwg&Entscheidungsart=Undefined&SucheNachRechtssatz=True&SucheNachText=True&GZ=&VonDatum=01.01.2014&BisDatum=&Norm=DSGVO&ImRisSeitVonDatum=&ImRisSeitBisDatum=&ImRisSeit=ZweiWochen&R... | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-2368 | 2024-04-12 | ES | Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) | Private individual | Individuals and Private Associations | ['Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR'] | The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 300 on a private individual. The individual had installed a video surveillance camera which, among other things, also recorded public spaces. In addition, the person forwarded the recordings via WhatsApp. The DPA considered this to be a violation of the principle of data minimi... | 300 | EUR | 300 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00111-2023.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-2436 | 2023-06-14 | BE | APD/GBA (Belgium) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 12', 'Art. 15', 'Art. 17', 'Art. 6'] | Publicly available information of tens of thousands of doctors across Belgium were collected and processed without a legitimate basis. Their information were published on an online platform consisting of profiles for doctors. The interests of the data subjects outweighed the controller’s interests. The controller was f... | 10,000 | EUR | 10,000 | fine | none | https://www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be/publications/beslissing-ten-gronde-nr.-75-2023.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-2213 | 2024-01-18 | PL | Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) | Unknown | Not assigned | ['Art. 33 (1) GDPR, Art. 34 (1), (2) GDPR'] | The Polish DPA has fined a data controller EUR 2,300 for failing to report a data breach to the DPA and data subjects in a timely manner. | 2.3 | EUR | 2.3 | fine | none | https://uodo.gov.pl/decyzje/DKN.5131.53.2021 | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-2741 | 2025-06-13 | ES | Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) | OCI CINE, S.L. | Industry and Commerce | ['Art. 5 (1) d) GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR'] | The Spanish DPA imposed a fine of EUR 18,000 on OCI CINE, S.L. The controller had implemented insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure data security, resulting in customers having temporary access to the data of unrelated customers. The original fine of EUR 30,000 was reduced to EUR 18,000 due to im... | 18 | EUR | 18 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00536-2024.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-790 | 2021-07-06 | DK | Datatilsynet (Denmark) | Erhvervsstyrelsen (Danish Business Authority) | Unknown | ['Art. 5', 'Art. 6'] | The Danish DPA held that the general recording of phone calls by the Danish Business Authority without prior consent was a breach of the GDPR. It found that consent is the only legal basis for such recordings, which were used for the purpose of documenting the intimidation of employees and internal training. | 0 | null | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.datatilsynet.dk/afgoerelser/afgoerelser/2021/jul/erhvervsstyrelsens-optagelse-af-telefonsamtaler | 2026-02-17 |
GH-1385 | 2020-06-25 | IS | Persónuvernd (Iceland) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 58', 'Art. 6'] | The Persónuvernd (Icelandic DPA) held that a bank's planned publication of photographs including children on its Facebook page was not in compliance with the GDPR. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.personuvernd.is/urlausnir/akvordun-um-fyrirhugada-birtingu-arion-banka-a-ljosmyndum-af-lidum-a-fotboltamoti-barna-a-facebook-sidu-bankans-1 | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-955 | 2021-10-27 | HU | Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information (NAIH) | Car importer | Industry and Commerce | ['Art. 5 (1), (2) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) GDPR, Art. 12 (1) GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR'] | The Hungarian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 13,500 on a car importer. A customer of one of the company's authorized repair shops filed a complaint with the DPA due to receiving unsolicited emails related to customer surveys from the company after a car inspection. The Hungarian DPA found that the controller did not have a ... | 13.5 | EUR | 13.5 | fine | none | https://naih.hu//hatarozatok-vegzesek?download=469:jogos-erdekre-alapitott-ugyfelelegedettseg-meres-adatvedelmi-megfelelesenek-ertekelese | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-2683 | 2025-06-04 | IT | Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) | Noi Compriamo Auto.it S.r.l. | Industry and Commerce | ['Art. 5 (2) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 12 (2) GDPR, Art. 24 GDPR, Art. 28 GDPR'] | The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 45,000 on Noi Compriamo Auto.it S.r.l. The controller contacted the data subject multiple times for direct marketing purposes via different email addresses. The controller had no legal basis for the processing and failed to implement sufficient technical and organizational meas... | 45 | EUR | 45 | fine | none | https://www.gpdp.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/10143278 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-738 | 2020-05-21 | IE | DPC (Ireland) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 32', 'Art. 33', 'Art. 58'] | The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) fined Tusla (the Irish Child and Family Agency) €75000 for “unintentionally providing” the personal data of children to third parties in three separate incidents. | 40,000 | EUR | 40,000 | fine | none | https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/press-releases/data-protection-commission-fine-tusla-child-and-family-agency-confirmed-court | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3217 | 2023-05-04 | FR | France | CNIL | Unknown | ['Art. 16', 'Art. 4', 'Art. 56'] | The Conseil d'Etat dismissed an appeal for understanding that CNIL was correct in closing the Data Subject complaint since Irish DPA is the Supervisory Authority with competence to deal with the cross-border case, based on Article 56(2) GDPR. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/ceta/id/CETATEXT000047525048?juridiction=CONSEIL_ETAT&juridiction=COURS_APPEL&page=1&pageSize=10&query=2016%252F679&searchField=ALL&searchType=ALL&sortValue=DATE_DESC&tab_selection=cetat | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-2723 | 2025-06-19 | RO | Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP) | SC Diamir SRL | Industry and Commerce | ['Art. 6 (1) GDPR, Art. 58 (1) a), e) GDPR'] | The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on SC Diamir SRL. The controller failed to properly cooperate with the supervisory authority and also disclosed personal data to third parties without a sufficient legal basis. | 1 | EUR | 1 | fine | none | https://www.dataprotection.ro/index.jsp?page=Comunicat_Presa_19.06.2025 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3776 | 2025-07-10 | DE | Germany | Data Subject v. Music Streaming Service (and its processor and sub-processor) | Unknown | ['Art. 24', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 82'] | A court awarded €200 in non-material damages to a data subject following a data breach caused by the controller’s failure to ensure proper and timely deletion of personal data processed by its sub-processor. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://openjur.de/u/2530148.html | 2026-02-17 |
GH-1104 | 2021-06-22 | GB | ICO (UK) | Emailmovers Limited | Unknown | ['Art. 4', 'Art. 5'] | The UK DPA found that an email data and marketing service violated the lawfulness, fairness, and transparency principle, since its email address database had no clear lawful basis and individuals were not informed that the service had acquired their personal data. Among other things, the DPA ordered the service to noti... | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/enforcement-notices/2620027/emailmovers-limited-en.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-802 | 2022-03-31 | DK | Datatilsynet (Denmark) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 12', 'Art. 15'] | The Danish DPA held that an access request by a data subject asking his previous employer to provide all emails, notes and letters sent or signed by him was excessive according to Article 12(5)(b) GDPR, since it comprised a very large amount of personal data predominantly connected to his duties and not personal attrib... | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.datatilsynet.dk/afgoerelser/afgoerelser/2022/mar/tidligere-arbejdsgiver-kunne-afvise-at-efterkomme-anmodning-om-indsigt | 2026-02-17 |
GH-934 | 2022-01-26 | DE | Germany | Tax Authority | Unknown | ['Art. 12', 'Art. 14', 'Art. 15', 'Art. 17'] | The Financial Court of Berlin-Brandenburg held that data subjects must specify the data requested under Article 15(1) GDPR when the controller processes large amounts of data, and that a request concerning any type of data over a period of more than 50 years is excessive. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | pending | https://gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/STRE202270182 | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-930 | 2021-11-25 | GB | Information Commissioner (ICO) | Cabinet Office | Public Sector and Education | ['Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR'] | The UK DPA (ICO) has fined the Cabinet Office EUR 585,000.
On December 27, 2019, the Cabinet Office published a file on GOV.UK containing the names and uncensored addresses of more than 1,000 individuals who had received New Year's honors. Individuals from a wide range of professions across the United Kingdom were af... | 585 | EUR | 585 | fine | none | https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2021/12/cabinet-office-fined-500-000-for-new-year-honours-data-breach/ | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3124 | 2024-07-12 | ES | AEPD (Spain) | ID Finance | Unknown | ['Art. 17', 'Art. 37', 'Art. 6'] | The DPA fined a controller €180,000 because it lacked a legal basis to transfer data concerning a contested debt to a central solvency register and failed to erase the debt from the data subject's financial records. | 180,000 | EUR | 180,000 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00091-2024.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-2746 | 2025-06-20 | ES | Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) | IBERCAJA BANCO, S.A. | Finance, Insurance and Consulting | ['Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR'] | The Spanish DPA imposed a fine of EUR 42,000 on IBERCAJA BANCO, S.A. During a bank transfer, the controller transmitted more data then necessary to the recipient of the payment. The original fine of EUR 70,000 was reduced to EUR 42,000 due to immediate payment and admission of responsibility by the controller. | 42 | EUR | 42 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00246-2025.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-527 | 2022-01-16 | AT | Austria | 1. unknown data subject (co-participant and complainant in the procedure before the DSB) | Unknown | ['Art. 2', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 57', 'Art. 58'] | The Federal Administrative Court of Austria held that the Austrian DPA has to perform its own investigations when confronted with complaints and substantiate its decision accordingly. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?ResultFunctionToken=6b0deeef-df8c-4337-b543-bdd457527783&Position=1&SkipToDocumentPage=True&Abfrage=Bvwg&Entscheidungsart=Undefined&SucheNachRechtssatz=True&SucheNachText=True&GZ=&VonDatum=&BisDatum=&Norm=DSGVO&ImRisSeitVonDatum=&ImRisSeitBisDatum=&ImRisSeit=Undefined&ResultPageSi... | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3650 | 2025-04-11 | ES | AEPD (Spain) | Novates Alimentacion Madrid | Unknown | ['Art. 32'] | A store was fined €12,000 for failing to implement appropriate access restrictions regarding CCTV footage, in violation of Article 32 GDPR. | 12,000 | EUR | 12,000 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00345-2024.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-2364 | 2024-04-24 | IT | Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) | I.N.P.A.S. | Public Sector and Education | ['Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR, Art. 2-ter Codice della privacy, Art. 2-sexies Codice della privacy'] | The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on I.N.P.A.S. (Istituto Nazionale di Previdenza e di Assistenza Sociale). During its investigation, the DPA found that a former employee had access to databases containing personal data even after the termination of their employment relationship. | 3 | EUR | 3 | fine | none | https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/10019389 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3739 | 2025-05-13 | ES | AEPD (Spain) | PLATAFORMA CABANILLAS SA | Unknown | ['Art. 10', 'Art. 5'] | The DPA fined a logistics company €100,000 for requiring potential job candidates to provide criminal records and civil status documents prior to a job interview, in violation of the principle of data minimisation. | 100,000 | EUR | 100,000 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00162-2024.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-726 | 2021-05-31 | LU | National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) | Unknown | Not assigned | ['Art. 38 (1), (2) GDPR, Art. 39 (1) a) GDPR'] | The DPA of Luxembourg has imposed a fine of EUR 18,000 on a company. According to the DPA, the controller firstly failed to involve the data protection officer in all matters relating to the protection of personal data. Secondly, the controller failed to provide the data protection officer with the necessary resources ... | 18 | EUR | 18 | fine | none | https://cnpd.public.lu/content/dam/cnpd/fr/decisions-fr/2021/Decision-18FR-2021-sous-forme-anonymisee.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-2630 | 2025-05-15 | FR | French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) | CALOGA | Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting | ['Art. 5 (1) e) GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR'] | The French DPA imposed a fine of EUR 80,000 on CALOGA. The controller is a company obtaining data from data brokers to use those for marketing purposes. The DPA found multiple infingements against the GDPR and the French Post and Electronic Communications Code. The controller failed to have sufficient legal basis for t... | 80 | EUR | 80 | fine | none | https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/cnil/id/CNILTEXT000051660380 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-777 | 2020-12-02 | SE | Datainspektionen (Sweden) | Aleris Sjukvård AB | Unknown | ['Art. 32', 'Art. 5'] | The Swedish DPA (Datainspektionen) imposed a €1.466 million (approximately) fine on the healthcare provider "Aleris Sjukvård AB" for not carrying out the risk assessments required by the Patient Data Act and for granting their employees access to all personal data in the patients' journal system in breach of Article 32... | 15,000,000 | SEK | 15,000,000 | fine | none | https://www.datainspektionen.se/globalassets/dokument/beslut/beslut-tillsyn-aleris-sjukvard-di-2019-3844.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3443 | 2023-11-23 | NL | Netherlands | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 15'] | The data subject launched an appeal seeking access to an anonymous tip that led to an investigation into her benefits. The court upheld the initial refusal. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/details?id=ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2023:21898&showbutton=true&keyword=avg&idx=3 | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-1455 | 2022-10-03 | GR | Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) | ALFA BANK S.A. | Finance, Insurance and Consulting | ['Art. 13 GDPR'] | The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on ALFA BANK S.A.. In the context of the use of certain debit/credit cards, information of the last 10 transactions were stored on the chip of the card without the customers' explicit consent. This information could be read out later. The DPA found that the bank had fai... | 20 | EUR | 20 | fine | none | https://www.dpa.gr/el/enimerwtiko/prakseisArxis/epexergasia-dedomenon-meso-pistotikonhreostikon-karton-apo-tin-trapeza-1 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3570 | 2024-12-09 | AT | Austria | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 12', 'Art. 15'] | A court held that an online casino-game provider wrongfully dismissed an access requests by demanding a power of attorney signed with ink or with a qualified electronic signature, thus violating Article 12 GDPR. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?Abfrage=Justiz&Fachgebiet=&Gericht=&Rechtssatznummer=&Rechtssatz=&Fundstelle=&Spruch=&Rechtsgebiet=Undefined&AenderungenSeit=Undefined&JustizEntscheidungsart=&SucheNachRechtssatz=True&SucheNachText=True&GZ=2R192%25252f24h&VonDatum=&BisDatum=18.03.2025&Norm=&ImRisSeitVonDatum=&ImRi... | 2026-02-17 |
GH-1130 | 2021-08-02 | GB | ICO (UK) | Yes Consumer Solutions Ltd | Unknown | ['Art. 4'] | The UK DPA fined a controller approximately €200,000 (£170,000) for contacting almost 200,000 individuals who had registered their intent not to receive marketing calls with the Telephone Preference Service ('TPS'). In particular, the controller had failed to check datasets purchased from 11 third-party data providers ... | 170,000 | EUR | 170,000 | fine | none | https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/mpns/2620333/yes-consumer-solutions-limited-mpn-20210729.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-2708 | 2023-10-26 | SI | IP (Slovenia) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 13'] | The Slovenian DPA found that a controller failed to display its video surveillance notice on its premises in a way that adequately notified data subjects of the video surveillance. As a result, the controller had failed to meet its informational obligations under domestic law. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.ip-rs.si/fileadmin/user_upload/zip/Ponovna_uporaba/2023/October/Oktober_2023-Odlocbe-ZP.zip | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-764 | 2021-07-07 | ES | Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) | Homeowners Association | Real Estate | ['Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR'] | Usage of CCTV camera which also captured the public space in violation of the principle of data minimisation. | 2 | EUR | 2 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00364-2020.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-1036 | 2021-06-01 | NL | Netherlands | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 6'] | The Court of Appeal of Amsterdam ruled that the COVID-19 pandemic constituted a special situation that allowed the University of Amsterdam to introduce mandatory electronic surveillance during online exams. Neither the student council nor the faculty council had the right to be involved in the decision-making process. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/inziendocument?id=ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2021:1560 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3873 | 2025-08-20 | AT | Austria | Data Subject versus Dun & Bradstreet Austria GmbH | Unknown | ['Art. 15'] | The Supreme Administrative Court held that a credit information agency violated Article 15(1)(h) GDPR by failing to provide meaningful information about the logic and weighting of factors in its automated credit scoring process. Further, the Court found that the existence of trade secrets could not justify the refusal ... | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?ResultFunctionToken=6d77a6e0-f72f-46f8-8c0b-66ef66fd3244&Position=1&SkipToDocumentPage=True&Abfrage=Vwgh&Entscheidungsart=Undefined&Sammlungsnummer=&Index=&SucheNachRechtssatz=True&SucheNachText=True&GZ=&VonDatum=&BisDatum=&Norm=&ImRisSeitVonDatum=&ImRisSeitBisDatum=&ImRisSeit=Ein... | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-613 | 2021-03-30 | RO | Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP) | Telekom Romania Mobile Communications S.A. | Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting | ['Art. 32 (1), (2) GDPR'] | The Romania DPA (ANSPDCP) has fined Telekom Romania Mobile Communications S.A. EUR 10,000 for failing to implement adequate security measures to ensure the security of personal data processing. In particular, the ANSPDCP's investigation revealed that the controllers' failure to implement adequate security measures resu... | 10 | EUR | 10 | fine | none | https://www.dataprotection.ro/?page=Comunicat_30_/_03_/_2021&lang=ro | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-2706 | 2025-04-10 | RO | Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP) | Tensa Art Design S.A. | Industry and Commerce | ['Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 12 (1), (2), (3), (4) GDPR, Art. 15 GDPR, Art. 17 GDPR'] | The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 15,000 on Tensa Art Design S.A. The controller contacted a data for direct marketing purposes without consent. The controller also failed to adequately respond to a request from the data subject to exercise their rights. | 15 | EUR | 15 | fine | none | https://www.dataprotection.ro/index.jsp?page=Comunicat_Presa_10_04_2025 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-1907 | 2022-08-25 | DK | Datatilsynet (Denmark) | KMD A/S | Unknown | ['Art. 32'] | The Danish DPA reprimanded a processor for violating Article 32(1) GDPR by not testing a new system functionality sufficiently, which led to foster parents gaining access to information about foster children. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.datatilsynet.dk/afgoerelser/afgoerelser/2022/aug/alvorlig-kritik-utilsigtet-adgang-til-oplysninger-om-boern | 2026-02-17 |
GH-1610 | 2021-01-05 | PL | UODO (Poland) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 34', 'Art. 57', 'Art. 58', 'Art. 83'] | The Polish DPA (PUODO) imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on a health care entrepreneur for failure to comply with an order imposed on him in an administrative decision. This decision had instructed the entrepreneur to notify its patients of the breach of their personal data and to provide them with recommendations on how to... | 85,588 | PLN | 85,588 | fine | none | https://www.uodo.gov.pl/decyzje/DKE.561.11.2020 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-1316 | 2021-06-23 | AT | Austria | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 5', 'Art. 6'] | The Austrian Supreme Court rejected an erasure request by a data subject to delete approximately 3 years old data on unpaid invoices processed by a credit scoring agency for the purpose of creditworthiness assessments. The court found no violation of the principle of storage limitation or overriding interests of the da... | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?ResultFunctionToken=fa218e33-109a-4a7a-9b83-e114cb7be9fe&Position=1&Abfrage=Justiz&Gericht=&Rechtssatznummer=&Rechtssatz=&Fundstelle=&AenderungenSeit=Undefined&SucheNachRechtssatz=True&SucheNachText=True&GZ=&VonDatum=&BisDatum=&Norm=&ImRisSeitVonDatum=&ImRisSeitBisDatum=&ImRisSeit... | 2026-02-17 |
GH-731 | 2021-08-20 | IE | DPC (Ireland) | WhatsApp Ireland Limited | Unknown | ['Art. 12', 'Art. 13', 'Art. 14', 'Art. 4', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 58', 'Art. 60'] | The Irish DPA fined WhatsApp Ireland Limited €225,000,000 for negligently violating Articles 5(1)(a), 12, 13 and 14 GDPR. It ordered the company to bring its processing operations into compliance within 3 months. | 225,000,000 | EUR | 225,000,000 | fine | appealed | https://edpb.europa.eu/system/files/2021-09/dpc_final_decision_redacted_for_issue_to_edpb_01-09-21_en.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-1009 | 2021-12-09 | IE | Data Protection Authority of Ireland | Limerick City and County Council | Public Sector and Education | ['Art. 13 GDPR, Art. 12 GPDR, Art. 15 GDPR'] | 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 on its behalf using video surveillance systems, automatic license plate recognition, body-worn cameras and other technologies that can be use... | 110 | EUR | 110 | fine | none | https://www.dataprotection.ie/sites/default/files/uploads/2022-01/Limerick%20Council%20Decision%20Summary%20EN.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-1914 | 2023-04-27 | IT | Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) | Roma Capitale | Public Sector and Education | ['Art. 5 (1) a), b), c), d), f) GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR, Art. 28 GDPR, Art. 29 GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR, Art. 2-sexies Codice della privacy, Art. 2-septies Codice della privacy'] | The Italian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 176,000 on Roma Capitale. The city had provided data of women who had abortions to the company in charge of the funeral, which included the data on boards placed on the graves of the fetuses. During its investigation, the DPA found that the disclosure of the women's personal data ... | 176 | EUR | 176 | fine | none | https://www.gpdp.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9899946 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-2927 | 2023-09-19 | AT | DSB (Austria) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 17', 'Art. 19', 'Art. 3', 'Art. 4', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 77'] | The DPA ordered the controller to change its cookie banner to include an option to reject consent on the first layer. The GDPR was considered applicable even if the website did not offer good or services in the EU, as cookies monitor the behaviour of data subject in Europe. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/JudikaturEntscheidung.wxe?Abfrage=Dsk&Dokumentnummer=DSBT_20230919_2023_0_632_875_00 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-2884 | 2024-02-21 | BE | APD/GBA (Belgium) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 6'] | The DPA dismissed a cookie complaint regarding the absence of a “Reject all” button on the first layer of the cookie banner, as the “Confirm my choices” button meant that no cookies were placed since none of the categories of non-essential data were ticked by default. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be/publications/zonder-gevolg-nr.-37-2024.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-612 | 2020-12-10 | TH | Dutch Supervisory Authority for Data Protection (AP) | Booking.com B.V. | Accomodation and Hospitality | ['Art. 33 GDPR'] | The Dutch DPA (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) has fined Booking.com EUR 475,000 for not reporting a data breach to the DPA in a timely manner. In December 2018, criminals gained access to the data of 4,109 people who had booked a hotel room through the booking site. That included their names, addresses and phone numbers,... | 475 | EUR | 475 | fine | none | https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/sites/default/files/atoms/files/besluit_boete_booking.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-873 | 2020-08-10 | DK | Datatilsynet (Denmark) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 24', 'Art. 26', 'Art. 30', 'Art. 5'] | In August 2020, the Danish Data Protection Authority completed a planned inspection at Varde Municipality. The audit focused on the municipality's compliance with the requirement to keep records of processing activities, including in particular whether the municipality's records could be used for the purposes on which ... | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.datatilsynet.dk/tilsyn-og-afgoerelser/afgoerelser/2020/aug/tilsyn-med-udarbejdelse-af-fortegnelser-i-varde-kommune | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-1803 | 2023-05-03 | ES | Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) | BANQUETES SANTA ANA, S.L. | Industry and Commerce | ['Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR'] | The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on BANQUETES SANTA ANA, S.L.. The controller had asked a couple celebrating their wedding at its premises to provide the personal data of their guests, including ID card numbers, for the purpose of contact tracing in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The DPA determine... | 5 | EUR | 5 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00298-2022.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-2154 | 2023-11-16 | IT | Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) | Autostrade per l’Italia S.p.A. | Transportation and Energy | ['Art. 12 GDPR, Art. 15 GDPR'] | The Italian DPA has fined Autostrade per l’Italia S.p.A. EUR 100,000 for failing to adequately respond to requests from employees for access to their personal data. | 100 | EUR | 100 | fine | none | https://gpdp.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9960854 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-2561 | 2023-09-06 | NO | Datatilsynet (Norway) | Meta | Unknown | ['Art. 6', 'Art. 61', 'Art. 66'] | The Oslo District Court rejected Meta’s request to issue a temporary injunction against the Norwegian DPA’S earlier ban on behavioural advertisement under Article 6(1)(b) and (f) GDPR. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.datatilsynet.no/contentassets/4096b3bd53094eb5bf2c184bd6ae4aef/avgjorelse-i-oslo-tingrett-060923.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-2415 | 2022-10-20 | IT | Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) | Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “G. Renda” di Polistena, Reggio Calabria | Unknown | ['Art. 24', 'Art. 25', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 6'] | On 20 October 2022, the Italian Data Protection Authority issued an injunction against a Higher Education Institute, imposing an administrative penalty of €900, for publishing the personal data of one of its employees on its institutional website. | 900 | EUR | 900 | fine | none | https://www.garanteprivacy.it/home | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3381 | 2024-10-31 | FI | Finland | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Unknown | ['Art. 2', 'Art. 33', 'Art. 34'] | The Supreme Administrative Court held that the Finish Ministry for Foreign Affairs failed to notify the Data Protection Ombudsman without undue delay about a data breach related to spyware found on Finnish diplomats´ phones. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.kho.fi/fi/index/paatokset/ennakkopaatokset/1730265221609.html | 2026-02-17 |
GH-421 | 2021-02-09 | BE | APD/GBA (Belgium) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 15', 'Art. 24', 'Art. 32', 'Art. 5'] | The Belgian DPA (APD/GBA) ordered an employer to delete the HR evaluation data on its employees. The decision comes after a complaint filed by an employee concerning an access request on his emails, IT logs and other films processed by the employer. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be/publications/decision-quant-au-fond-n-15-2021.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-2575 | 2023-06-08 | IT | Italy | Banca Widiba S.P.A. | Unknown | [] | The Italian Supreme Court upheld the ruling of the Court of Appeal of Milan, which found the dismissal of an employee by an Italian bank illegitimate due to unlawful monitoring of company e-mails and tailing. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.italgiure.giustizia.it/xway/application/nif/clean/hc.dll?verbo=attach&db=snciv&id=./20230626/snciv@sL0@a2023@n18168@tS.clean.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-1178 | 2022-05-18 | ES | Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) | SCF ZHU, S.L. | Industry and Commerce | ['Art. 13 GDPR'] | The Spanish DPA has fined SCF ZHU, S.L. due to a lack of sufficient data processing information in relation to video surveillance on business premises. The original fine of EUR 1,000 was reduced to EUR 600 due to immediate payment and admission of responsibility. | 600 | EUR | 600 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00583-2021.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-1896 | 2023-04-27 | IT | Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) | Private individual | Individuals and Private Associations | ['Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR'] | The Italian DPA has fined a private individual EUR 400 for unlawfully operating video surveillance cameras on their property. | 400 | EUR | 400 | fine | none | https://www.gpdp.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9896468 | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-302 | 2020-04-30 | EE | Estonian Data Protection Authority (AKI) | Housing Association | Real Estate | ['Art. 6 GDPR'] | Fine of EUR 500 against a housing association for publishing photos showing members of the association without their consent. | 500 | EUR | 500 | fine | none | https://www.aki.ee/sites/default/files/ettekirjutused/2019/ettekirjutus-hoiatus_isikuandmete_kaitse_asjas_30.04.2020_nr_2.1.-6-20-19_korteriuhistu_outokumpu_19.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3708 | 2025-04-29 | IT | Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 12', 'Art. 13', 'Art. 24', 'Art. 25', 'Art. 4', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 7'] | Following an ex officio investigation, the DPA warned a business for failing to provide sufficient information about the cookies on its website. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/10139147 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3977 | 2025-12-08 | RO | ANSPDCP (Romania) | Compania de Apă Oltenia S.A. | Unknown | ['Art. 29', 'Art. 32'] | The DPA fined a municipal water supply company RON 5,084 (€1,000) for failing to implement sufficient security measures and to prevent the unlawful disclosure of a client's financial information on social media by an employee. | 5,084 | RON | 5,084 | fine | none | https://www.dataprotection.ro/?page=Comunicat_Presa_08_12_2025&lang=ro | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-1174 | 2022-05-17 | ES | Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) | RAMONA FILMS, S.L. | Industry and Commerce | ['Art. 58 (1) GDPR'] | The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined RAMONA FILMS, S.L.
for failing to provide information requested by the DPA during an investigation. The original fine of EUR 30,000 was reduced to EUR 18,000 due to immediate payment and acknowledgement of guilt. | 18 | EUR | 18 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00098-2022.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-1291 | 2021-03-25 | IT | Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) | Convitto Nazionale Statale 'Giordano Bruno' di Maddaloni (boarding school) | Public Sector and Education | ['Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 2-ter (1), (3) Codice della privacy'] | The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on the Convitto Nazionale Statale 'Giordano Bruno' di Maddaloni (CE) boarding school. The boarding school had published a document on its website containing personal data of the data subject without legal basis. | 6 | EUR | 6 | fine | none | https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9583865 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-544 | 2021-08-26 | AT | Austria | 1) unknown data subject (complainant before the DSB) | Unknown | ['Art. 17', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 6'] | The Austrian Federal Administrative Court held that a credit reference agency cannot base the processing of negative payment experience data on a data subject on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR if the underlying debt is insignificant (in this case EUR 38,83). | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?ResultFunctionToken=eadb548b-0ecd-4e16-90f2-d2828ff8a93f&Position=1&SkipToDocumentPage=True&Abfrage=Bvwg&Entscheidungsart=Undefined&SucheNachRechtssatz=True&SucheNachText=True&GZ=&VonDatum=&BisDatum=&Norm=DSGVO&ImRisSeitVonDatum=&ImRisSeitBisDatum=&ImRisSeit=Undefined&ResultPageSi... | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3590 | 2025-02-11 | AT | DSB (Austria) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 85', 'Art. 9'] | An individual (controller) was ordered to delete photos of individuals that they had taken and published online. The photos included those of children, one taken from an angle revealing a woman’s cleavage, one revealing the subjects’ religious beliefs, and one of people dining in a restaurant. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?Abfrage=Dsk&Entscheidungsart=Undefined&Organ=Undefined&SucheNachRechtssatz=True&SucheNachText=True&GZ=&VonDatum=01.01.1990&BisDatum=&Norm=&ImRisSeitVonDatum=&ImRisSeitBisDatum=&ImRisSeit=EinerWoche&ResultPageSize=100&Suchworte=DSGVO&Position=1&SkipToDocumentPage=true&ResultFunctio... | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3799 | 2025-04-29 | IT | Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) | Comune di Bologna | Unknown | ['Art. 5', 'Art. 6', 'Art. 9'] | The municipality of Bologna accidentally forwarded a document with the names of special needs students and information about their health to unauthorized staff as well as 53 families. The DPA fined the municipality €40,000. | 40,000 | EUR | 40,000 | fine | none | https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/10146543 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-1336 | 2021-11-10 | AT | Austria | unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 57', 'Art. 77', 'Art. 78', 'Art. 82'] | The Higher Regional Court of Linz held that, in certain situations, a data subject can be entitled to claim the costs of successful legal representation in a procedure under Article 77 GDPR as a damage under Article 82 GDPR from the controller. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?Abfrage=Justiz&Dokumentnummer=JJT_20211110_OLG0459_00200R00149_21A0000_000 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-2850 | 2024-01-29 | GR | HDPA (Greece) | Δήμος Αθηναίων - Municipality of Athens | Unknown | ['Art. 31', 'Art. 37', 'Art. 38', 'Art. 39'] | The DPA fined a controller €5,000 after its DPO failed to reply to questionnaire sent by the DPA. | 5,000 | EUR | 5,000 | fine | none | https://www.dpa.gr/sites/default/files/2024-02/1_2024%20anonym.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-1104 | 2022-01-19 | PL | Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) | Fortum Marketing and Sales Polska S.A. | Transportation and Energy | ['Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 24 (1) GDPR, Art. 25 (1) GDPR, Art. 28 (1) GDPR, Art. 32 (1), (2) GDPR'] | The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1 million on Fortum Marketing and Sales Polska S.A..
The company had reported a data breach to the DPA in accordance with Art. 33 GDPR. During its investigation, the DPA found that unauthorized persons had managed to access and siphon off customer data. The data breach occurre... | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.uodo.gov.pl/pl/138/2389 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3313 | 2024-10-24 | ES | AEPD (Spain) | Ibercaja Banco | Unknown | ['Art. 6'] | The DPA fined a bank €180,000 for accessing the data of a former customer more than 47 times without any legal basis under Article 6(1) GDPR after the contractual relationship had ended. | 180,000 | EUR | 180,000 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00380-2024.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-1605 | 2023-02-01 | RO | Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP) | Tensa Art Design SA | Industry and Commerce | ['Art. 21 (3) GDPR'] | The Romanian data protection authority (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on Tensa Art Design SA. A data subject had objected to a further newsletter subscription and however had continued to receive advertisements from the data controller. | 1 | EUR | 1 | fine | none | https://www.dataprotection.ro/?page=Comunicat_Presa_01.02.2023&lang=ro | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3785 | 2025-05-13 | DE | Germany | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 82'] | The Federal Court of Justice held that the impact on the data subject's creditworthiness and the loss of control over their data were deemed immaterial damages. The case was referred back to the previous instance for a decision on the merits. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://juris.bundesgerichtshof.de/cgi-bin/rechtsprechung/document.py?Gericht=bgh&Art=en&Datum=Aktuell&Sort=12288&nr=142460&anz=1134&pos=20 | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-2106 | 2023-11-02 | ES | Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) | APOLLONIA TOPCO, S.L. | Not assigned | ['Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR, Art. 38 GDPR'] | The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 30,000 on APOLLONIA TOPCO, S.L..
An individual had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that, in order to receive a refund, they were required to send in their driving license as proof of identity. The DPA considered this to be a violation of the principle of data min... | 30 | EUR | 30 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00253-2023.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-2262 | 2022-12-15 | IT | Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 13', 'Art. 14', 'Art. 35', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 58', 'Art. 82', 'Art. 9'] | The Italian DPA fined a health authority €55,000 for the unlawful processing of special category health data. The controller sought to compile a list of patients vulnerable to major complications from Covid-19 infection. | 55,000 | EUR | 55,000 | fine | none | https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9845156 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-2489 | 2023-07-10 | IS | Persónuvernd (Island) | Landsbankinn hf. | Unknown | ['Art. 5', 'Art. 6'] | The Icelandic DPA held that a bank requiring uniquely identifying information (i.e. a social security number) to avoid anonymous transactions did not violate the GDPR as the bank had a statutory obligation to do so. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.personuvernd.is/urlausnir/vinnsla-personuupplysinga-af-halfu-landsbankans-hf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3107 | 2024-07-11 | EU | European Union | MK | Unknown | ['Art. 4'] | The CJEU found that the former guardian of a natural person, acting in the context of their professional activity and appointed according to national law, is a controller within the meaning of Article 4(7) GDPR. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?docid=288144&doclang=en | 2026-02-17 |
GH-1803 | 2022-07-06 | ES | AEPD (Spain) | Private Party (A.A.A) | Unknown | ['Art. 13', 'Art. 83'] | The Spanish DPA fined an amateur football association €3,000 because its website lacked a privacy policy despite the fact that it collected various personal data. | 3,000 | EUR | 3,000 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00609-2021.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-885 | 2021-10-25 | ES | Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) | MERCEDES GERENCIA, S.L. | Industry and Commerce | ['Art. 58 (1) GDPR'] | The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on MERCEDES GERENCIA, S.L.. The controller failed to respond to a request for information from the DPA in a timely manner. | 3 | EUR | 3 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00239-2021.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-450 | 2020-09-17 | BE | APD/GBA (Belgium) | Unknown | Unknown | [] | The Belgian DPA (APD/GBA) dismissed a complaint regarding the use of surveillance cameras in a car wash due to a procedural defect. The plaintiff, who wished to remain anonymous, lacked any personal interest in the issue raised. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be/publications/decision-quant-au-fond-n-80-2020.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-1864 | 2023-06-05 | ES | Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) | ALPA 57 PRODUCCIONES | Industry and Commerce | ['Art. 6 (1) GDPR'] | The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on ALPA 57 PRODUCCIONES. A data subject had filed a complaint with the DPA because the controller had unlawfully transmitted their data to third parties for marketing purposes. | 10 | EUR | 10 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00437-2022.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-1509 | 2021-04-21 | NL | Netherlands | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 4', 'Art. 6'] | The Rotterdam Court of First Instance ordered the defendants in a family dispute to refrain from sharing the personal data of the claimants, including via emails, websites, and social media posts written on the dispute, as there is no legal basis for this processing. Since it was a family matter, the Court did not impo... | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/inziendocument?id=ECLI:NL:RBROT:2021:4308 | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-525 | 2021-01-14 | NO | Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet) | Coop Finnmark SA | Industry and Commerce | ['Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR'] | The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined Coop Finnmark SA NOK 400,000 (EUR 38,600). The manager of the store in question recorded CCTV footage with a mobile phone and shared the video. The Norwegian DPA states that Coop Finnmark had no legal basis for sharing the CCTV footage. The DPA notes that the case is very serious ... | 38.6 | EUR | 38.6 | fine | none | https://www.datatilsynet.no/contentassets/5cd2e76bd5d2481f9578ffe721b7e24d/vedtak-om-overtredelsesgebyr-til-coop-finnmark-sa.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-392 | 2021-11-29 | BE | APD/GBA (Belgium) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 5', 'Art. 6'] | The Belgian DPA found that a public authority infringed the GDPR by disclosing the identity of a complainant to four suspects in the context of a municipal administrative sanction procedure for illegal dumping. Since the public authority adopted measures to avoid future infringements, the Belgian DPA decided not to imp... | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be/publications/avertissement-et-reprimande-n-130-2021.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-4011 | 2025-12-11 | FR | CNIL (France) | Mobius Solutions Ltd | Unknown | ['Art. 28', 'Art. 29', 'Art. 30'] | The DPA fined a processor €1,000,000 for failing to delete the personal data of users, processing the data for purposes contrary to contract stipulations, and for failing to keep a record of its processing activities. | 1,000,000 | EUR | 1,000,000 | fine | none | https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/cnil/id/CNILTEXT000053048614 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-380 | 2020-12-11 | RO | ANSPDCP (Romania) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 5', 'Art. 6'] | The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) issued a warning against the Bucharest Municipality - District 4 as the General Directorate of 4th District Local Police breached Articles 5(1)(a) and 6(1) GDPR. The warning was issued along with a corrective measure. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.dataprotection.ro/?page=Comunicat_Presa_2_22_12_2020&lang=ro | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-41 | 2019-02-18 | MT | Data Protection Commissioner of Malta | Lands Authority | Public Sector and Education | ['Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR'] | As a result of the lack of appropriate security measures on the Lands Authority website, over 10 gigabytes of personal data became easily accessible to the public via a simple google search. The majority of the leaked data contained highly-sensitive information and correspondence between individuals and the Authority i... | 5 | EUR | 5 | fine | none | https://www.gvzh.com.mt/malta-news/idpc-fines-lands-authority-data-breach/ | 2026-02-17 |
GH-784 | 2021-09-21 | DK | Datatilsynet (Denmark) | Dating.dk ApS | Unknown | ['Art. 32', 'Art. 4', 'Art. 6', 'Art. 7', 'Art. 9'] | The Danish DPA held that an online dating service had not obtained valid consent for its processing of personal data because it asked users to agree to its terms and conditions and privacy policy in the same tick box. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.datatilsynet.dk/afgoerelser/afgoerelser/2021/sep/tilsyn-med-datingdk | 2026-02-17 |
GH-2442 | 2023-06-08 | FR | CNIL (France) | KG COM | Unknown | ['Art. 12', 'Art. 28', 'Art. 32', 'Art. 33', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 6', 'Art. 9'] | The French DPA fined a controller €150,000 because it collected excessive data, including sensitive data, without prior and explicit consent, and did not sufficiently ensure the security of the data. | 150,000 | EUR | 150,000 | fine | none | https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/cnil/id/CNILTEXT000047682157?page=1&pageSize=10&query=2016%252F679&searchField=ALL&searchType=ALL&sortValue=DATE_DECISION_DESC&tab_selection=cnil&typePagination=DEFAULT | 2026-02-17 |
GH-1038 | 2020-12-17 | NL | Netherlands | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 5', 'Art. 6', 'Art. 79'] | The Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal upheld its earlier decision: credit registration of the appellants is done under the GDPR legal basis of legal obligation and not legitimate interest. Therefore, their credit records cannot be removed from the Central Credit Information System (CKI). The court has also ruled that t... | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/inziendocument?id=ECLI:NL:GHARL:2020:10564 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3458 | 2025-01-29 | EU | European Union | EDPB | Unknown | ['Art. 65'] | The General Court affirmed the power of the EDPB to order the Irish DPA to broaden the scope of its investigations by issuing Binding Decisions. The DPA therefore has to issue a new draft decision, now taking into account whether Article 9 data is processed. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=294757&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=26544165 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3433 | 2024-10-17 | IT | Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) | Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo | Unknown | ['Art. 32', 'Art. 33', 'Art. 4', 'Art. 5'] | The DPA fined a university hospital €25,000 after a ransomware attack exposed personal data, including health data, of patients, employees and consultants. The hospital had failed to implement appropriate security measures. | 25,000 | EUR | 25,000 | fine | none | https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/10086523 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-3541 | 2024-12-19 | IT | Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 14', 'Art. 24', 'Art. 28', 'Art. 37', 'Art. 38', 'Art. 5'] | The DPA fined a credit repair company €70,000 for multiple GDPR violations, including inadequate data transparency, failure to delete unnecessary data, improper data processing by third parties, and an unsuitable DPO appointment. | 70,000 | EUR | 70,000 | fine | none | https://www.garanteprivacy.it/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/10106904 | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-2538 | 2025-01-17 | ES | Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) | CAJA RURAL DE ARAGÓN, S.C.C. | Finance, Insurance and Consulting | ['Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR'] | The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on CAJA RURAL DE ARAGÓN, S.C.C.. The controller had suffered a cyber attack in which the attackers were able to access customer data due to a security vulnerability in its systems. The DPA found that the company had failed to implement the necessary security measures that could have p... | 12 | EUR | 12 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00011-2024.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
GH-1227 | 2020-06-09 | BE | Belgium | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 5', 'Art. 6'] | The Justice of Peace of Forest in Brussels decided that the user of the Brussels Public transportation (STIB) with a valid transportation ticket does not have to pay the fine for not having validated his ticket since the processing of data resulting from this validation was at odd with the GDPR. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/bruxelles/detail_valider-son-trajet-a-chaque-voyage-quand-on-est-abonne-le-juge-de-paix-de-forest-rappelle-la-stib-a-l-ordre?id=10534121 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-2559 | 2023-08-21 | ES | AEPD (Spain) | FOURTH PARTY LOGISTICS, S.L. | Unknown | ['Art. 28'] | The Spanish DPA sanctioned a processor for violating GDPR Articles 28(2) and 28(3). This was despite the fact that no written contract existed between the processor and the subprocessors and the controller had not been told of the subprocessors' involvement in data processing activities. | 96,000 | EUR | 96,000 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00243-2023.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-2014 | 2023-07-18 | IT | Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) | Cat s.r.l. | Industry and Commerce | ['Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 2-ter Codice della privacy'] | The Italian DPA has fined Cat s.r.l. EUR 10,000. Cat s.rl. had installed CCTV systems near waste garbage cans on behalf of the municipality of Modica in order to combat illegal waste disposal. During its investigation, the DPA found that Cat processed personal data collected by the cameras without a valid legal basis. | 10 | EUR | 10 | fine | none | https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9920664 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-826 | 2021-05-05 | NO | Datatilsynet (Norway) | Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité (NIF) | Unknown | ['Art. 32', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 6'] | The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF) about €123,656 (NOK 1,250,000) for a data breach in which the personal data of 3.2 million people was exposed online. | 1,250,000 | NOK | 1,250,000 | fine | none | https://www.datatilsynet.no/aktuelt/aktuelle-nyheter-2020/varsel-om-overtredelsesgebyr-til-norges-idrettsforbund/ | 2026-02-17 |
GH-2912 | 2024-02-02 | NL | Netherlands | Enschede municipality | Unknown | ['Art. 4', 'Art. 6'] | A court ruled that the Dutch DPA did not prove that the MAC addresses constituted personal data (cf Article 4(1) GDPR), because it did not sufficiently prove that the controller would be able to identify persons connected to the MAC addresses. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | pending | https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/details?id=ECLI:NL:RBOVE:2024:594 | 2026-02-17 |
GH-1666 | 2020-08-06 | DE | Germany | Unknown | Unknown | ['Art. 12', 'Art. 2', 'Art. 21', 'Art. 77', 'Art. 78'] | The VG Regensburg holds that Article 79 GDPR excludes further judicial remedies against controllers and processors. Therefore, actions for injunctive relief under §§ 1004 (1), 823 (2) German Civil Code (BGB) in the area of data protection should in principle no longer be possible. | 0 | EUR | 0 | reprimand | none | https://www.gesetze-bayern.de/Content/Document/Y-300-Z-BECKRS-B-2020-N-19361?hl=true | 2026-02-17 |
ET-ETid-1664 | 2023-02-21 | ES | Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) | Private individual | Individuals and Private Associations | ['Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR'] | The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,200 on a private individual. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras which, among other things, also covered the public space. The DPA considered this to be a violation of the principle of data minimization. In addition, the controller had not properly ... | 1.2 | EUR | 1.2 | fine | none | https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00202-2022.pdf | 2026-02-17 |
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