PWC Business Solutions

€150K($162K USD)final

Date Issued

2019-07-30

Regulation

Authority

Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA)

Country

Greece

Violation Type

Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing

Currency

EUR

Violation Summary

The company unlawfully processed the employer’s data while creating the illusion that it acted under the legal basis of consent. Whereas, the company was using a different legal basis. This is a strict violation of the transparency principle. Moreover, the company violated the accountability principle when it failed to bring evidence related to the proper assessment of the employer’s data using the right legal bases.

Articles Violated

Art. 5 (1) GDPRArt. 5 (2) GDPRArt. 6 (1) GDPRArt. 13 (1) c) GDPRArt. 14 (1) c) GDPR

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Other Fines for PWC Business Solutions

DateRegulationAmount (USD)Type
2019-07-30GDPR$162,000Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing