Private person

€800($864 USD)final

Date Issued

2020-02-03

Regulation

Authority

Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD)

Country

Spain

Violation Type

Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing

Currency

EUR

Violation Summary

A private individual created a fake profile of a female colleague on an erotic website. The profile contained the affected person’s contact details and pictures as well as information of sexual nature. The affected person then received several phone calls from several people who were inquiring about the fake profile. The person who created the fake profile was found to have a personality disorder and as such the fine was reduced from €1,000 to €800.

Articles Violated

Art. 5 GDPRArt. 6 GDPR

Other Fines for Private person

DateRegulationAmount (USD)Type
2022-07-27GDPR$324Failure to comply with data processing principles
2022-02-18GDPR$2,700Failure to comply with data processing principles
2020-09-11GDPR$8,640Failure to comply with data processing principles
2020-03-16GDPR$4,320Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing
2020-02-03GDPR$864Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing