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2,028 fines found
Total: $8.1B
| Date | Company | Fine | Regulation | Authority | Country | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-03 | Bergen Municipality | €276K | GDPR | Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet) | Norway | Failure to implement sufficient measures to ensure information security | --Articles: Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR |
| 2023-04-12 | Aldi | €253K | GDPR | Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information | Hungary | Unknown | --Articles: Unknown |
| 2026-02-01 | NL Municipalities (x10) | €250K | GDPR | Netherlands AP | Netherlands | other | Unlawful processing of religious data |
| 2019-06-11 | Professional Football League (LaLiga) | €250K | GDPR | Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) | Spain | Information obligation non-compliance | --Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), Art. 7 (3) GDPR |
| 2020-08-05 | Spartoo | €250K | GDPR | French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) | France | Failure to comply with data processing principles | --Articles: Art. 5 (1) GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR, Art. 14 GDPR |
| 2022-01-01 | Unknown | €250K | GDPR | Data Protection Commissioner of Malta | Malta | Failure to implement sufficient measures to ensure information security | --Articles: Art. 32 (1), (2) GDPR |
| 2022-02-02 | IAB Europe | €250K | GDPR | Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) | Belgium | Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing | --Articles: Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 5 (2) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) GDPR, Art. 9 (1), (2) GDPR, Art. 12 (1) GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR, Art. 14 GDPR, Art. 24 (1) GDPR, Art. 30 GDPR, Art. 31 GDPR, Art. 32 (1), (2) GDPR, Art. 37 GDPR |
| 2019-06-11 | Professional Football League (LaLiga) | €250K | GDPR | Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) | Spain | Information obligation non-compliance | A fine was issued to the National Football League (LaLiga) because it had failed...A fine was issued to the National Football League (LaLiga) because it had failed to inform users of the implications contained within the app it offered. This app remotely accessed the users’ microphones once every minute to check pubs screening football matches. The AEPD thinks that the users were not sufficiently informed of this. Moreover, the users did not have the adequate possibility to withdraw their consent, once given. Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), Art. 7 (3) GDPR |
| 2022-09-13 | GIE INFOGREFFE | €250K | GDPR | French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) | France | Failure to implement sufficient measures to ensure information | --Articles: Art. 5 (1) e) GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR |
| 2026-02-01 | NL Municipalities (x10) | €250K | GDPR | Netherlands AP | Netherlands | consent | Unlawful processing of religious data by 10 Dutch municipalities.Unlawful processing of religious data by 10 Dutch municipalities. Articles: Art. 5, Art. 9 |
| 2020-12-03 | Östergötland Region | €244K | GDPR | Data Protection Authority of Sweden | Sweden | Failure to implement sufficient measures to ensure information security | --Articles: Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 5 (2) GDPR, Art. 32 (1) GDPR, Art. 32 (2) GDPR |
| 2020-12-03 | Västerbotten Region | €244K | GDPR | Data Protection Authority of Sweden | Sweden | Failure to implement sufficient measures to ensure information security | --Articles: Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 5 (2) GDPR, Art. 32 (1) GDPR, Art. 32 (2) GDPR |
| 2020-12-17 | ID Finance Poland Sp. z o.o. | €235K | GDPR | Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) | Poland | Failure to implement sufficient measures to ensure information security | --Articles: Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 25 (1) GDPR, Art. 32 (1) b), d), (2) GDPR |
| 2022-12-09 | Viking Line Oy Abp | €230K | GDPR | Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman | Finland | Failure to comply with data processing principles | --Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), d) GDPR, Art. 12 (3) GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR, Art. 15 (1) GDPR, Art. 25 (1) GDPR |
| 2019-03-29 | Bisnode | €220K | GDPR | Personal Data Protection Office | Poland | Non-compliance with the right of consent | --Articles: Art.14 GDPR |
| 2019-03-29 | Bisnode | €220K | GDPR | Personal Data Protection Office | Poland | Non-compliance with the right of consent | The Company failed to observe Art.14 of the GDPR, which states that the data con...The Company failed to observe Art.14 of the GDPR, which states that the data controller must inform the data subject of the processing of personal data. The DPA has stated that Bisnode has three months to notify a total of 6 million people of this. Articles: Art.14 GDPR |
| 2023-03-08 | Argon Medical Devices | €220K | GDPR | Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet) | Norway | Failure to notify DPA of a data breach | --Articles: Art. 33 (1) GDPR |
| 2019-03-26 | Private company | €220K | GDPR | Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) | Poland | Information obligation non-compliance | The private company was fined for having breached the information obligation in ...The private company was fined for having breached the information obligation in the case of personal data of several entrepreneurs. The data was taken from public sources (Central Electronic Register and Information on Economic Activity) and used for commercial purposes. In accordance with Art. 14(1) – (3) of the GDPR, the company was obligated to inform all the individuals concerned about the data processing. However, the company informed only those individuals for whom it had email addresses. For the rest, the high operational costs made them ignore the information obligation. Articles: Art. 14 GDPR |
| 2019-03-26 | Private company | €220K | GDPR | Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) | Poland | Information obligation non-compliance | --Articles: Art. 14 GDPR |
| 2019-04-29 | Oslo Municipal Education Department | €203K | GDPR | Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet) | Norway | Failure to implement sufficient measures to ensure information security | The fine was issued on the following grounds: insufficient security measures est...The fine was issued on the following grounds: insufficient security measures established on the app launched by an Oslo school. This app allowed students and parents to contact teachers in real-time. However, unauthorized access was detected, and unknown people gained access to personal data related to students and school employees. Articles: Art. 32 GDPR |
| 2019-06-03 | IDdesign A/S | €201K | GDPR | Danish Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) | Denmark | Failure to comply with data processing principles | --Articles: Art. 5 (1) e) GDPR, Art. 5 (2) GDPR |
| 2019-06-03 | IDdesign A/S | €201K | GDPR | Danish Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) | Denmark | Failure to comply with data processing principles | After an inspection in 2018 when irregularities were noticed, the company IDdesi...After an inspection in 2018 when irregularities were noticed, the company IDdesign was fined. The company had overused the data of over 380.000 customers for a longer period of time than they were allowed to, as per the initial goals of the data processing. Moreover, the company had no clear deadlines regarding the deletion of personal data. The controller had also ignored the necessity of having a clear policy on the data deletion procedures. Articles: Art. 5 (1) e) GDPR, Art. 5 (2) GDPR |
| 2022-04-04 | Brussels Airport Zaventem | €200K | GDPR | Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) | Belgium | Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing | --Articles: Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) e) GDPR, Art. 9 (2) g) GDPR, Art. 12 GDPR, Art. 13 (1) c) GDPR, Art. 13 (2) e) GDPR, Art. 35 (1), (3), (7) b) GDPR |
| 2019-10-07 | Telecommunication Service Provider | €200K | GDPR | Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) | Greece | Failure to comply with data processing principles | Despite the clear refusal of telemarketing calls by the customers, the company p...Despite the clear refusal of telemarketing calls by the customers, the company proceeded to ignore this because of technical errors. Articles: Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR, Art. 25 GDPR |
| 2022-02-01 | XFERA MOVILES, S.A. | €200K | GDPR | Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) | Spain | Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing | --Articles: Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR |