Legal information wesbite

€15K($16K USD)final

Date Issued

2019-12-17

Regulation

Authority

Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD)

Country

Belgium

Violation Type

Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing

Currency

EUR

Violation Summary

A website that provided legal information and news only had its privacy policy page available in English, even though it was also addressing the French and Dutch-speaking markets. Also, the privacy policy page was not easily accessible and did not mention the legal basis for the processing of data, as required by the GDPR. The website also used Google Analytics without effective consent.

Articles Violated

Art. 6 GDPRArt. 12 GDPRArt. 13 GDPR

Other Fines for Legal information wesbite

DateRegulationAmount (USD)Type
2019-12-17GDPR$16,200Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing