Date Issued

2019-11-28

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 complained that the company had used their personal data that included their first and last name, address and VAT number in order to open an electricity supply contract. The individual was a former customer of the company, and as such the company was not allowed anymore to reuse the former customer’s data without their permission.

Articles Violated

Art. 6 GDPR

Other Fines for Curenergía Comercializador de último recurso

DateRegulationAmount (USD)Type
2019-11-28GDPR$81,000Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing