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GH-2967
2024-02-22
IT
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy)
Trasporto Passeggeri Emilia-Romagna S.p.A. (TPER)
Unknown
['Art. 12', 'Art. 13', 'Art. 21', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 6', 'Art. 7']
The DPA fined a public transport service company €50,000 and ordered the controller to bring the processing operations into conformity with principle of storage limitation by setting data retention period to 24 months for marketing purposes and 12 months for data relating to profiling.
50,000
EUR
50,000
fine
none
https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9995808
2026-02-17
GH-1256
2020-11-06
DE
Germany
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 4', 'Art. 6', 'Art. 82']
The Regional Court of Landshut (LG Landshut) held that it is not possible to claim damages against a Data Protection Officer (DPO) under Article 82 (1) GDPR, because they are not a controller in the meaning of Article 4(7) GDPR. The Court also found that pursuant to §§ 13, 14 WEG, other condominium owners have a right to know in which flat a legionella inspection is or was carried out, if there was a legionella infestation and to what extent. In this respect, the naming of the flat, its owner and the test results is permissible. The legal basis for the above processing was Article 6(1)(b) GDPR and Article 6(1)(c) GDPR.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.gesetze-bayern.de/Content/Document/Y-300-Z-BECKRS-B-2020-N-33148
2026-02-17
GH-1106
2021-03-02
GB
ICO (UK)
First Choice Selection Services Limited
Unknown
['Art. 15']
The ICO held that a recruitment consultancy contravened Article 15 GDPR for failing to comply with the data subject's access request under Article 15 GDPR, as the company could not evidence its claim that the Employment Tribunal instructed them not to provide any documentation.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken/enforcement/first-choice-selection-services-limited/
2026-02-17
GH-2570
2023-09-12
DK
Datatilsynet (Denmark)
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 12', 'Art. 15']
The Danish Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) criticised a housing association which refused to grant a resident access to information related to complaints filed against them by other residents. The handling of the request for access was not in accordance with Article 12(2) and (3) GDPR, or Article 15(1) GDPR.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.datatilsynet.dk/afgoerelser/afgoerelser/2023/sep/-boligforening-faar-alvorlig-kritik-for-at-naegte-borger-indsigt-
2026-02-17
GH-1607
2022-01-19
PL
UODO (Poland)
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 34', 'Art. 57', 'Art. 58', 'Art. 83']
The Polish DPA imposed a fine of approximately €120,000 on a bank for failing to notify data subjects of a personal data breach, in violation of Article 34(1) GDPR.
545,748
PLN
545,748
fine
none
https://www.uodo.gov.pl/decyzje/DKN.5131.33.2021
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2069
2023-10-15
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Private individual
Individuals and Private Associations
['Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR']
The Spanish DPA has fined a private individual EUR 600 for installing a video surveillance camera that captured parts of a commonly shared garage. The DPA considered this a violation of the principle of data minimization. In addition, the controller had not properly informed the data subjects about the processing of the data by the video surveillance and thus violated its duty to inform.
600
EUR
600
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00209-2023.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2767
2025-07-10
IT
Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Poste Vita S.p.a.
Finance, Insurance and Consulting
['Art. 5 (1) a), f) GDPR, Art. 33 (1) GDPR']
The Italian DPA has imposed a fine on Poste Vita S.p.a. The controller failed to implement adequate technical and organisational measures to ensure data security. This resulted in a third party successfully tricking an employee into forwarding sensitive personal data, which was then used against the data subject.
80
EUR
80
fine
none
https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/10154110
2026-02-17
GH-3982
2025-03-13
PL
Poland
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 15', 'Art. 4', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 6']
A court awarded PLN3,000 (€709,95) in damages to a data subject for the unlawful processing of the data subject personal data by a credit institution.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://orzeczenia.ms.gov.pl/content/rodo/154505000000603_II_C_000310_2023_Uz_2025-03-13_001
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-573
2021-03-02
NO
Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet)
Unknown
Employment
['Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR']
The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined a company NOK 250,000 (EUR 24,400). The controller ordered an employee to set up an automatic forwarding of his/her employee email account to a shared company account. The reason given for this was to improve the company's operations. The DPA found that the controller had no legal basis to order such automatic forwarding. It therefore acted unlawfully.
24.4
EUR
24.4
fine
none
https://www.datatilsynet.no/regelverk-og-verktoy/lover-og-regler/avgjorelser-fra-datatilsynet/2021/far-gebyr-for-ulovleg-vidaresending-av-e-post/
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-1983
2023-08-01
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
QUALITY-PROVIDER S.A.
Not assigned
['Art. 58 (1) GDPR']
The Spanish DPA has fined QUALITY-PROVIDER S.A. EUR 20,000 for failing to provide information requested by the DPA during an investigation.
20
EUR
20
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00204-2023.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-3879
2025-07-31
PL
Poland
Unknown
Unknown
[]
A court held an individual criminally liable for processing their employers’ clients’ personal data for their own business purposes without a legal basis, and ordered them to pay PLN 2,000 in total (approximately €470).
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://orzeczenia.ms.gov.pl/details/rodo/151025200001006_II_K_000543_2024_Uz_2025-09-24_002
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2984
2025-12-30
RO
Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)
Roumasport S.R.L
Industry and Commerce
['Art. 32 (1) b) (2) GDPR']
The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on Roumasport S.R.L The controller failed to implement adequate technical and organisational measures, resulting in multiple cyber incidents.
10
EUR
10
fine
none
https://www.dataprotection.ro/index.jsp?page=Comunicat_Presa_30.12.2025
2026-02-17
GH-2399
2023-03-14
DE
Germany
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 15', 'Art. 4']
A language test provider can refuse to provide an applicant with a perfect copy of their test insofar as its interest in secrecy of the questions outweights the right to access of the applicant.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.lareda.hessenrecht.hessen.de/bshe/document/LARE230004383
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-268
2020-02-20
BG
Data Protection Commision of Bulgaria (KZLD)
T.K. EOOD
Industry and Commerce
['Art. 25 (1) GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR']
The fine of ca. EUR 2,557 was imposed on T.K. EOOD for unlawful processing of personal data of data subject I.S. by failure to adopt technical and organizational measures to ensure the information security. T.K. EOOD processed the personal data of I.S. unlawfully nine times in duration of five months. The breaches caused damages to the data subject.
2.56
EUR
2.56
fine
none
http://www.cpdp.bg/download.php?part=rubric_element&aid=4563
2026-02-17
GH-3361
2024-10-31
GR
HDPA (Greece)
Εθνική Υπηρεσία Πληροφοριών (National Intelligence Service)
Unknown
['Art. 12', 'Art. 13', 'Art. 5']
The DPA fined the National Intelligence Service €5,000 for unlawfully transferring personal data of an employee to other authorities, thus violating the principles of lawfulness, fairness and transparency under Article 5(1)(a) GDPR.
5,000
EUR
5,000
fine
none
https://dpa.gr/sites/default/files/2024-11/39_2024%20anonym.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-616
2021-02-25
IT
Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Gedi Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A.
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
['Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR']
The Italian DPA (Garante) has fined Gedi Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A. 20,000 euros. The controller had published photos in its newspaper of people who were in custody in connection with a murder. The photos showed the accused in handcuffs and had been taken without their consent. Although some of the photos had been pixelated around the handcuffs, the faces of the defendants remained visible, allowing them to still be identified. The DPA had ordered the controller in advance to refrain from further use of these photos. The DPA imposed the fine because the controller had not complied with this order.
20
EUR
20
fine
none
https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9568244
2026-02-17
GH-2578
2023-09-14
EU
European Union
Unknown
Unknown
[]
The CJEU ruled when administrative fines can be considered criminal. It also ruled that the doctrine of ne bis in idem (the prohibition of double jeopardy) overrides national legislation.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?docid=277409&doclang=en
2026-02-17
GH-1790
2020-06-11
DE
Germany
Google
Unknown
['Art. 2', 'Art. 4', 'Art. 6']
The Regional Court of Itzehoe (LG Itzehoe) held that the data subject had to accept images of his property being shown on Google Maps and Google Earth because Google had a legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://openjur.de/u/2397448.ppdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-1251
2022-06-29
GR
Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA)
Pediatric psychologist
Health Care
['Art. 31 GDPR']
The Hellenic DPA has fined a pediatric psychologist EUR 3,000. The psychologist had not properly cooperated with the DPA during an investigation.
3
EUR
3
fine
none
https://www.dpa.gr/sites/default/files/2022-07/28_2022%20anonym.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-931
2021-09-29
IT
Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Physician
Health Care
['Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR']
The Italian DPA (Garante) has fined a physician EUR 2,000. A patient had complained to the DPA that the doctor had disclosed his personal data to third parties without authorization. The doctor had recommended medical products to the data subject as part of his treatment. A few days later, the data subject received a call from the marketing consultant behind the recommended products. The data subject pointed out that he had never given his consent to the disclosure of his data. The Garante states that no specific consent is required for the processing of personal data necessary for medical treatment. Here, however, the data was processed for the purpose of product promotion, and therefore explicit consent would have been required under Art. 9 GDPR. The physician thus processed the data unlawfully.
2
EUR
2
fine
none
https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9720448
2026-02-17
GH-1392
2020-09-11
IS
Persónuvernd (Iceland)
unknown (Complainant)
Unknown
['Art. 15', 'Art. 4', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 6']
The Icelandic Data Protection Authority (Persónuvernd) held
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.personuvernd.is/urlausnir/vinnsla-creditinfo-lanstrausts-hf.-a-personuupplysingum-i-tengslum-vid-gerd-lanshaefismats-og-adgangs-og-upplysingarettur
2026-02-17
GH-2060
2022-07-30
IT
Italy
Data subject against COMET S.P.A.
Unknown
[]
The Tribunal of Bologna held that a copy of data as described in Article 15(3) GDPR was not limited to personal data, but also extended to documentation related to the processing (for example including documentation signed by the data subject, e.g. the release of privacy consents in the paper forms).
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://archive.org/details/tribunale-di-bologna-sentenza-/mode/2up
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-825
2021-09-07
IE
Data Protection Authority of Ireland
Vodafone Ireland Limited
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
['Art. 21 GDPR']
The Irish DPA has fined Vodafone Ireland Limited EUR 1,400. Vodafone had in several cases sent marketing SMS and emails and made telephone calls without the consent of the data subjects. Despite several revocations by the data subjects, they continued to receive unsolicited advertising. In one case, a former customer had contacted Vodafone seven times and asked not to receive any more advertising calls on his cell phone. Despite his request, he continued to receive advertising calls. In another case, a customer received an advertising call on his cell phone number and informed Vodafone during the conversation that he did not want to receive any more advertising calls. Despite his request, Vodafone made twelve more marketing calls to his cell phone. In another case, the data subject filled out a form clearly stating his wish not to receive marketing calls from Vodafone. However, the employee who processed the request failed to register the customer's marketing preferences. As a result, the customer subsequently received fourteen more unsolicited commercial messages - seven emails and seven text messages.
1.4
EUR
1.4
fine
none
https://dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/data-protection-commission-welcomes-outcome-prosecution-proceedings-taken-against-three-ireland
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2954
2025-12-08
RO
Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)
Compania de Apa Oltenia S.A.
Transportation and Energy
['Art. 29 GDPR, Art. 32 (4) GDPR']
The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on Compania de Apa Oltenia S.A. The controller failed to implement adequate technical and organisational measures to ensure data security, resulting in personal data beeing leaked on social media.
1
EUR
1
fine
none
https://www.dataprotection.ro/?page=Comunicat_Presa_08_12_2025
2026-02-17
GH-3649
2025-04-25
FR
France
Unknown
Unknown
[]
The Supreme Administrative Court rejected an application for interim suspension of the use and transfer of health data of French citizens to Microsoft servers for inclusion in a study by the European Medicines Authority on the incidence and prevalence of certain pathologies.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/ceta/id/CETATEXT000051532598?juridiction=CONSEIL_ETAT&juridiction=COURS_APPEL&page=1&pageSize=10&query=2016%252F679&searchField=ALL&searchType=ALL&sortValue=DATE_DESC&tab_selection=cetat
2026-02-17
GH-1539
2020-10-28
NL
Netherlands
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 15']
The Council of State held that the Dutch Minister for Legal Protection has failed to provide sufficient reasoning that the provision of documents containing information about appellant to her former partner is in accordance with Article 15(4) GDPR.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/inziendocument?id=ECLI:NL:RVS:2020:2559&showbutton=true&keyword=AVG
2026-02-17
GH-3222
2024-08-27
NO
Norway
Human-Etisk Forbund (the Norwegian Humanist Association )
Unknown
['Art. 14', 'Art. 58', 'Art. 6']
The Data Protection Board dismissed a data subject’s appeal against the DPA’s decision to reprimand the Church of Norway. The Appeals Board held that the data subject had no right to appeal against corrective measures they consider too lenient.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://pvn.no/pvn-2024-03
2026-02-17
GH-1237
2021-10-18
DE
Germany
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 15', 'Art. 82']
The Regional Labour Court of Berlin-Brandenburg awarded a data subject damages in the amount of €2,000 following the insufficient compliance with his access request pursuant to Article 15(1) GDPR.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
pending
https://gesetze.berlin.de/perma?d=JURE220024277
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2859
2025-09-04
BE
Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD)
Landlord
Real Estate
['Art. 5 (1) a), c), (2) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) GDPR']
The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 9,700 on a Landlord. The controller installed video surveillance in and around a student residence. However, the surveillance was too invasive, resulting in it not being lawful.
9.7
EUR
9.7
fine
none
https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be/publications/decision-quant-au-fond-n0-142-2025-du-4-septembre-2025.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-2240
2022-12-15
IT
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy)
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 5', 'Art. 58', 'Art. 6']
An Italian doctor made critical statements concerning covid-19 health measures. The Rome Provincial Order of Surgeons communicated, on TV and in a press release, information regarding disciplinary action against the doctor. The Italian DPA reprimanded the Order for violating Articles 5(1)(a) and 6 GDPR.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9855545
2026-02-17
GH-1516
2021-06-27
NL
Netherlands
Unknown telecommunication carrier
Unknown
[]
The District Court of Rotterdam set aside a €5000 administrative fine imposed by the Dutch Telecommunications Authority against a telecommunications provider that failed to make its customer database available, since the authority had not properly clarified the provider's legal liability.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
http://deeplink.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak?id=ECLI:NL:RBROT:2021:4427
2026-02-17
GH-1669
2021-09-27
DE
Germany
Private Individual
Unknown
['Art. 17', 'Art. 28', 'Art. 58', 'Art. 6', 'Art. 77']
The Administrative Court of Wiesbaden held that the Hessian DPA was in the wrong for rejecting data subject's complaint, which concerned an erasure request from the database of SCHUFA Holding AG.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.lareda.hessenrecht.hessen.de/bshe/document/LARE210001979
2026-02-17
GH-3212
2024-08-30
NO
Datatilsynet (Norway)
Stavanger Arbeiderparti
Unknown
['Art. 14', 'Art. 6']
The DPA issued a reprimand to a political party after it sent political advertisements to data subjects via emails. Even though the email addresses were obtained lawfully through a freedom of information request, the DPA found that the processing had no legal basis.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.datatilsynet.no/contentassets/49ec74c1d8634b22a71beff8d55d1d03/vedtak-om-irettesettelse---utsendelse-av-politisk-reklame-pa-e-post-.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-1312
2022-07-26
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
TELEFÓNICA MÓVILES ESPAÑA, S.A.U.
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
['Art. 6 (1) GDPR']
A former customer had received e-mails containing electronic bills even after they had terminated their contract with the company resulting in a processing of personal data without sufficient legal basis.
15
EUR
15
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00017-2022.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-3566
2024-11-13
GR
HDPA (Greece)
Dating agency under the name ANOIXIS
Unknown
['Art. 31']
The DPA imposed a fine of €45,000 on a dating agency after it repeatedly sent unsolicited SMS to data subjects. The DPA found that the dating agency thus violated the Greek e-privacy implementation and failed to cooperate and comply with the DPA's (prior) actions against them.
45,000
EUR
45,000
fine
none
https://www.dpa.gr/sites/default/files/2025-03/8_2025%20anonym.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-3820
2025-08-07
AT
DSB (Austria)
Google LLC
Unknown
['Art. 12', 'Art. 13', 'Art. 14', 'Art. 15']
The DPA upheld a complaint regarding an access request, and ordered Google LLC to provide the data subject with a full copy of their personal data on YouTube.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://gdprhub.eu/images/9/90/DSB_D.130.200-redacted.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-2372
2023-05-18
HR
AZOP (Croatia)
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 13', 'Art. 25', 'Art. 6']
A controller that collected and stored copies of both sides of data subjects' credit cards was fined €380,000 for violating Articles 6(1), 13(1) and (2), and 25(1) and (2) and 32(1)(a) and (d) GDPR.
380,000
null
380,000
fine
none
https://azop.hr/sportskoj-kladionici-izrecena-upravna-novcana-kazna-od-380-000-eura/
2026-02-17
GH-2356
2022-12-27
MT
IDPC (Malta)
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 12', 'Art. 15']
The Maltese DPA found that a controller failed to react to an access request within one month as the GDPR foresees, and failed to provide the data subject with a copy of their personal data.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://edpb.europa.eu/system/files/2023-05/mt_2022-12decisionpublic_redacted_0.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-103
2019-11-06
ES
AEPD (Spain)
Intercambiador detransportes avenida de america, S.A.U.
Unknown
['Art. 32', 'Art. 33']
The AEPD approved a transport hub's compliance with Articles 32 and 33 GDPR after having used its investigation powers.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/e-08158-2019.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-3804
2025-08-19
BE
APD/GBA (Belgium)
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 12', 'Art. 14', 'Art. 15', 'Art. 5']
The DPA reprimanded a politician for collecting a data subject’s email address from a public source and sending them political marketing, in violation of the principles of lawfulness, purpose limitation and transparency.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.dataprotectionauthority.be/citizen
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-1555
2023-01-12
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
SERVICIOS INTEGRALES DEL HOGAR TENERIFE, S.L.
Employment
['Art. 6 (1) GDPR']
The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on a SERVICIOS INTEGRALES DEL HOGAR TENERIFE, S.L.. A former employee had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the controller's unauthorized disclosure of their personal data via Whatsapp after they left the company. The original fine of EUR 5,000 was reduced to EUR 3,000 due to voluntary payment and admission of responsibility.
3
EUR
3
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00469-2022.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-2868
2024-02-05
ES
Spain
Unknown
Unknown
[]
A court held that an employer cannot process their employees’ personal phone numbers for 2-factor authentication purposes, as Spanish law imposes on the controller an obligation to provide working devices for the said purpose.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://gdprhub.eu/images/6/63/SAN_487_2024.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-656
2020-11-18
FR
CNIL (France)
Carrefour Banque
Unknown
['Art. 12', 'Art. 13', 'Art. 5']
The French DPA (CNIL) fined Carrefour Banque € 800000 for several violations of the GDPR and French data protection law. The breaches concerned loyalty and transparency of data processing, accessibility and content of information concerning processing and illicit use of cookies.
800,000
EUR
800,000
fine
none
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/cnil/id/CNILTEXT000042564657
2026-02-17
GH-2781
2023-10-19
DE
Germany
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 15']
A German court held that test questions do not constitute personal data under the GDPR and thus shall not be included in a copy of the data provided to a data subject in the context of an access request under Article 15(3) GDPR.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://openjur.de/u/2479765.html
2026-02-17
GH-281
2020-12-14
ES
AEPD (Spain)
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 13', 'Art. 6', 'Art. 8']
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine of €10000 on the web page banderacatalana.cat for a violation of Articles 13, 6(1)(a) and 8 GDPR as well as Article 7 of the Spanish Law on Personal Data Protection (LOPDGDD).
10,000
EUR
10,000
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00438-2019.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2689
2025-02-04
RO
Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)
V&M Contab & Management SRL
Finance, Insurance and Consulting
['Art. 32 (1) b), (2), (4) GDPR, Art. 58 (1) a), e) GDPR']
The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on V&M Contab & Management SRL. The controller failed to implement sufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure data securtiy resulting in a data breach. Also the company failed to respond to a request by the DPA.
10
EUR
10
fine
none
https://www.dataprotection.ro/index.jsp?page=Comunicat_Presa_04.02.2025
2026-02-17
GH-2398
2023-01-19
SE
IMY (Sweden)
If Skadeförsäkring AB
Unknown
['Art. 32', 'Art. 58', 'Art. 60', 'Art. 9']
Sending an e-mail containing sensitive data with enforced TLS-encryption instead of end-to-end encryption was deemed insufficient secured under Article 32(1) GDPR. The controller received a reprimand instead of a fine as it had increased the security of its communication solutions.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://edpb.europa.eu/system/files/2023-05/se_2023-01_decision_public_redacted_0.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-989
2020-01-23
IT
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy)
University "La Sapienza" Rome
Unknown
['Art. 32', 'Art. 33', 'Art. 5']
On December 2020, 23rd the Italian Data Protection Authority imposed a fine of 30 000 Euro on the university of Rome “la Sapienza”, acting as a data controller under the GDPR. The data controller did not process personal data with an appropriate level of security, as required by article 32, read in conjunction with article 33 GDPR.
30,000
EUR
30,000
fine
none
https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9269618
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-834
2021-09-13
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Hairdressing salon
Industry and Commerce
['Art. 13 GDPR']
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on a hairdressing salon. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras and had not properly informed the data subjects about the processing of the data by the cameras.
1
EUR
1
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00226-2021.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-663
2021-03-25
IT
Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
GEDI News Network Spa
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
['Art. 12 (3), (4) GDPR']
The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on GEDI News Network Spa. A data subject filed a complaint with the Italian DPA against the controller regarding an article published by the latter in which he was referred to. In this context, the data subject exercised his right under Art. 17 GDPR and requested the deletion of the article, considering it no longer relevant. However, the controller did not respond to the data subject's request in a timely manner.
20
EUR
20
fine
none
https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9577346
2026-02-17
GH-1030
2020-05-14
IT
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy)
Italian National Social Security Institute (“INPS”) vs. anonymous
Unknown
['Art. 34', 'Art. 58']
The Italian Data Protection Authority (“Garante”) found that the personal data breach the online portal of the INPS suffered was likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of the natural persons concerned, hence requiring a notification to the data subjects under Article 34 GDPR.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9344061
2026-02-17
GH-3161
2024-07-18
ES
AEPD (Spain)
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 6']
The DPA fined a councillor €600 for publishing a data subject's personal data in a Facebook group with 400 people without a legal basis. The personal data was contained in a note of a municipal plenary session handling a complaint by the data subject.
600
EUR
600
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00421-2023.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-2688
2023-11-17
SE
Sweden
The Swedish DPA IMY
Unknown
['Art. 78']
The Swedish Supreme Administrative Court ruled that the DPA's decision not to investigate a complaint can be appealed.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
upheld
https://www.domstol.se/globalassets/filer/domstol/hogstaforvaltningsdomstolen/2023/domar-och-beslut/6193-22.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2383
2024-06-26
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Homeowners' association
Individuals and Private Associations
['Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR']
The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on a Homeowners' association. The association had installed video surveillance cameras which, among other things, also covered the public space. The DPA considered this to be a violation of the principle of data minimization. The DPA also found a breach of the controller's obligation to provide information on data processing under Art. 13 GDPR. The original fine of EUR 1000 was reduced to EUR 600 due to the voluntary payment and the acknowledgement of responsibility.
600
EUR
600
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00561-2023.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-99
2019-10-30
DE
Data Protection Authority of Berlin
Deutsche Wohnen SE
Real Estate
['Art. 5 GDPR']
In addition to sanctioning violations of privacy by design principles (Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 25 GDPR - see separate entry), the Berlin data protection commissioner imposed further fines of between 6,000 and 17,000 euros on the company for the inadmissible storage of personal data of tenants in 15 specific individual cases.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/pressemitteilungen/2019/20191105-PM-Bussgeld_DW.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-62
2019-07-05
RO
Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)
LEGAL COMPANY & TAX HUB SRL
Industry and Commerce
['Art. 32 GDPR']
The fine was imposed because adequate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk of processing were not implemented. This has led to unauthorized disclosure and unauthorized access to the personal data of people who have made transactions received by the avocatoo.ro website (name, surname, mailing address, email, phone, job, details of transactions made), due to publicly accessible documents between 10th of December 2018 and 1st of February 2019. The National Supervisory Authority applied the sanction following a notification dated 12th of October 2018 indicating that a set of files regarding the details of the transactions received by the avocatoo.ro website which contained the name, surname, address correspondence, email, telephone, job and details of transactions made, was publicly accessible through two links.
3
EUR
3
fine
none
https://www.dataprotection.ro/?page=2019%20A%20treia%20amenda%20in%20aplicarea%20RGPD&lang=ro
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2339
2024-05-22
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
WATIUM S.L.
Transportation and Energy
['Art. 58 (1) GDPR']
The Spanish DPA has fined WATIUM S.L. for failing to provide information requested by the DPA. The original fine of EUR 160,000 was reduced to EUR 96,000 due to voluntary payment and acknowledgement of responsibility.
96
EUR
96
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00168-2024.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-2068
2022-09-12
HU
NAIH (Hungary)
Magyar Éremkibocsátó Kft.
Unknown
['Art. 12', 'Art. 13', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 6']
The Hungarian DPA fined a company €73,500 for using consent as general authorization to use personal data for any purposes and for failing to properly inform data subjects about separate processing purposes, including Google and Facebook advertisements.
73,500
EUR
73,500
fine
none
https://www.naih.hu/hatarozatok-vegzesek?download=584:erintetti-hozzajarulas-celonkenti-szuksegessege-es-mas-jognyilatkozattol-elvalasztasa
2026-02-17
GH-3995
2025-10-13
EE
AKI (Estonia)
Nura OÜ
Unknown
['Art. 15']
The DPA issued a warning to a controller along with an order to provide two patients with information on their medical treatment after failing to respond to their access requests.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.aki.ee/sites/default/files/documents/2025-12/Ettekirjutus-hoiatus%20isikuandmete%20kaitse%20asjas_13.10.2025_Nura%20O%C3%9C.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-3122
2024-05-09
IT
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy)
Azienda Ospedaliera Complesso Ospedaliero San Giovanni – Addolorata
Unknown
['Art. 5', 'Art. 9']
The DPA issued a reprimand against a hospital. It held that data about the symptoms of an employee who is on sick leave are health data and forwarding such data to the hospital’s general director is unnecessary for the purposes of finding a replacement for the employee.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/10025870
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-1687
2023-03-16
RO
Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)
Med Life S.A.
Health Care
['Art. 32 (1) b) GDPR, Art. 32 (2) GDPR, Art. 32 (4) GDPR']
The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on Centrul Medical dr. Furtună Dan. The controller had sent results of a medical test via WhatsApp to the wrong recipient. As a result, personal data of the data subject, such as first and last name, telephone number and medical data, were unauthorizedly disclosed to third parties. The DPA found that the controller had failed to implement adequate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data.
3
EUR
3
fine
none
https://www.dataprotection.ro/?page=Comunicat_Presa_16_03_2023&lang=ro
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-183
2020-01-13
GR
Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA)
Allseas Marine S.A.
Employment
['Art. 5 (1) a), (2) GDPR']
The data protection supervisory authority has fined the extent to which employee data are processed by a video surveillance system in the workplace, the fact that the introduction of the video surveillance system was unlawful and the fact that the company did not sufficiently inform its employees about it.
15
EUR
15
fine
none
http://www.dpa.gr/APDPXPortlets/htdocs/documentDisplay.jsp?docid=126,92,211,86,111,236,222,151
2026-02-17
GH-1966
2022-09-13
SE
IMY (Sweden)
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 4', 'Art. 6', 'Art. 85', 'Art. 9']
The Swedish DPA reprimanded a controller for violating Article 9 GDPR by publishing sensitive data in its background check database, such as information about compulsory care due to mental illness and addiction.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
upheld
https://www.imy.se/globalassets/dokument/beslut/2022/beslut-tillsyn-verifiera.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-1656
2019-10-23
DE
Germany
Anonymous
Unknown
['Art. 15', 'Art. 4']
The Administrative Court of Gießen ruled that an insolvency administrator has no right of access on behalf of a debtor.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.lareda.hessenrecht.hessen.de/bshe/document/LARE190036249
2026-02-17
GH-213
2020-12-09
ES
AEPD (Spain)
XFERA MÓVILES, S.A.
Unknown
['Art. 5', 'Art. 6']
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined XFERA MÓVILES, S.A. €40000 for violating Article 6(1) GDPR by illegally processing personal data of the claimants in a fraudulent hiring. The defendant was not sufficiently diligent in verifying the identity of the persons hiring two telephone lines.
40,000
EUR
40,000
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00262-2020.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-1067
2020-06-29
GR
HDPA (Greece)
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 5']
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) fined politician € 2.500 for sending unsolicited political SMSs to people without their consent.
2,500
EUR
2,500
fine
none
https://www.dpa.gr/portal/page?_pageid=33%2C15453&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&_piref33_15473_33_15453_15453.etos=2020&_piref33_15473_33_15453_15453.arithmosApofasis=&_piref33_15473_33_15453_15453.thematikiEnotita=-1&_piref33_15473_33_15453_15453.ananeosi=%CE%91%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AD%CF%89%CF%83%CE%B7
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2079
2023-10-25
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
BILBAO AD INFINITUM, S.L.
Industry and Commerce
['Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR']
The Spanish DPA has fined BILBAO AD INFINITUM, S.L. EUR 500. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras which, among other things, also covered the public street. The DPA considered this a violation of the principle of data minimization.
500
EUR
500
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00300-2023.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-3228
2024-07-08
ES
AEPD (Spain)
Wenance Lending de España S.A.
Unknown
['Art. 12', 'Art. 6']
The DPA fined a fintech company €72,000 after its inadequate measures to verify its customer’s identity enabled fraudsters to take out a loan in the name of an unaware data subject.
72,000
EUR
72,000
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00354-2023.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2817
2019-12-13
CZ
Czech Data Protection Auhtority (UOOU)
Legal Person
Not assigned
['Art. 15 (1) GDPR']
The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on a legal person. The accused provided the data subject with access to their personal data only after being requested to do so by the Office. However, the accuseed did not provide them with access to all the data it processed about them.
2
EUR
2
fine
none
https://uoou.gov.cz/media/poskytnute-informace/2024/2592024/156-cj-uoou-0336219-11-dokument-c-156.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-1472
2020-09-29
NL
Netherlands
AVROTROS
Unknown
['Art. 85']
The District Court of Central Netherlands (Rb. Midden-Nederland) held in a preliminary ruling that AVROTROS can broadcast an episode of the television program 'Opgelicht?!', in which the plaintiff was recognizably portrayed. The interest of AVROTROS as a public watchdog prevailed over the interest of the plaintiff.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
http://deeplink.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak?id=ECLI:NL:RBMNE:2020:4237
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2580
2025-01-17
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
CAJA RURAL GRANADA, S.C.C.
Finance, Insurance and Consulting
['Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR']
The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on CAJA RURAL GRANADA, S.C.C.. The controller had suffered a cyber attack in which the attackers were able to access customer data due to a security vulnerability in its systems. The DPA found that the company had failed to implement the necessary security measures that could have prevented such an incident. The original fine of EUR 15,000 was reduced to EUR 12,000 due to voluntary payment.
12
EUR
12
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00018-2024.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-1637
2022-11-24
IT
Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Private individual
Individuals and Private Associations
['Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR, Art. 2-septies (8) Codice della privacy']
The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on a private individual. Two individuals had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that the controller had published personal data of them and their families in their dissertation. The individuals had participated in treatments conducted by the controller, but they had not consented to the publication of their data in the dissertation in an unanonymized form.
1
EUR
1
fine
none
https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9844780
2026-02-17
GH-3933
2025-08-26
AT
Austria
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 57']
A court held that the refusal of the DPA to examine the 20 complaints, filed by a data subject against different controllers over several months, was lawful, as the complaints were excessive.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?Abfrage=Bvwg&Entscheidungsart=Undefined&SucheNachRechtssatz=False&SucheNachText=True&GZ=W252+2307842-1&VonDatum=01.01.2014&BisDatum=12.11.2025&Norm=&ImRisSeitVonDatum=&ImRisSeitBisDatum=&ImRisSeit=Undefined&ResultPageSize=100&Suchworte=&Position=1&SkipToDocumentPage=true&ResultFunctionToken=cab0ef1d-81bc-4235-a047-22e3b768fb0b&Dokumentnummer=BVWGT_20250826_W252_2307842_1_00
2026-02-17
GH-2016
2022-04-19
BE
APD/GBA (Belgium)
Complainant: Mr. X
Unknown
[]
The Data Protection Authority decided that cases concerning camera surveillance by neighbours are to be dealt with by the police, due to the Act of March 2007 (regulating the installation of surveillance cameras).
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be/publications/classement-sans-suite-n-57-2022.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2532
2023-12-27
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
THE PHONE HOUSE SPAIN, S.L.
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
['Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR']
The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 6.5 million on THE PHONE HOUSE SPAIN, S.L. The controller had suffered a ransomware attack affecting personal data of 13 million individuals (e.g. customers and employees), which was exfiltrated and published on the deep web. The DPA's investigation revealed that the controller had failed to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, in order to prevent such an incident.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00084-2023.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-2998
2024-03-07
IT
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy)
Banca di Credito Cooperativa di Spinazzola
Unknown
['Art. 12', 'Art. 15']
The DPA held that a data subject has a right to access their data regardless of the purpose of the request. The controller shall not assume a purpose and refuse to act on the basis that such a purpose is illegitimate.
20,000
EUR
20,000
fine
none
https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/10007853
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-7
2019-02-26
BG
Bulgarian Commission for Personal Data Protection (KZLD)
Telecommunication service provider
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
['Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR']
Repeated registration of prepaid services without the knowledge and consent of the data subject Employees of the telecommunications provider have used personal data and registered the complainant with the company's prepaid service. The data subject had not signed the application and had not consented to the processing of his personal data for the stated purpose. There was also no other legal basis applicable. The signature of the application and the complainant own genuine application were not identical and the persons personal identification number was indicated, but the identity card number was not the complainants one.
27.1
EUR
27.1
fine
none
https://www.cpdp.bg/?p=element_view&aid=2180
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-1163
2022-05-12
RO
Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)
LORIS FUEL SHOP SRL
Industry and Commerce
['Art. 29 GDPR, Art. 32 (4) GDPR']
The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on the gas station operator LORIS FUEL SHOP SRL. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because pictures of him were published on Facebook. The images originated from a video surveillance system installed in one of the controller's gas stations. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had not taken sufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure the confidentiality of the personal data generated through the CCTV system installed in the gas stations. This resulted in unauthorized third parties filming the images from the video cameras and subsequently publishing them on social networks.
1
EUR
1
fine
none
https://www.dataprotection.ro/?page=Comunicat_Presa_12_05_2022&lang=ro
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-1603
2023-01-31
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Private individual
Individuals and Private Associations
['Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR']
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 600 on a private individual. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras which, among other things, also covered the public space. The DPA considered this to be a violation of the principle of data minimization. In addition, the controller had not properly informed the data subjects about the processing of the data by the video surveillance and thus violated its duty to inform
600
EUR
600
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00026-2022.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-2449
2023-05-30
AT
Austria
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 1', 'Art. 4']
An Austrian Court ruled that, as the GDPR does not apply to legal persons, a company cannot rely on GDPR provisions to lodge a complaint. The court confirmed DPA’s decision to dismiss the complaint that was lodged after the time limitation period under the national law already expired.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?Abfrage=Bvwg&Entscheidungsart=Undefined&SucheNachRechtssatz=True&SucheNachText=True&GZ=&VonDatum=01.01.2014&BisDatum=28.06.2023&Norm=DSGVO&ImRisSeitVonDatum=&ImRisSeitBisDatum=&ImRisSeit=EinerWoche&ImRisSeitForRemotion=EinerWoche&ResultPageSize=100&Suchworte=&Position=1&SkipToDocumentPage=true&ResultFunctionToken=bf756214-21e7-49af-85db-0d5bab01ba92&Dokumentnummer=BVWGT_20230530_W176_2255954_1_00
2026-02-17
GH-921
2018-10-22
GB
United Kingdom
WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC
Unknown
[]
Employee unlawfully disclosed personal data of 99,998 employees on file-sharing website to take personal revenge. Employer was held vicariously liable by data subjects. The court confirmed the link between offence and employment, and employer was vicariously liable.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2018/2339.html
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-110
2019-11-13
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
General Confederation of Labour ('CGT')
Industry and Commerce
['Art. 6 GDPR']
The CGT, with the aim of convening a meeting, e-mailed personal data of the complainant, including her home address, family relationship, pregnancy status and the date of an ongoing verbal abuse and harassment case, to 400 union members without her consent.
3
EUR
3
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/resoluciones/PS-00174-2019_ORI.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2252
2023-12-12
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
VACACIONES EDREAMS, S.L.
Industry and Commerce
['Art. 15 GDPR']
The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on VACACIONES EDREAMS, S.L.. A data subject had filed a complaint against the controller with the DPA due to the controller's failure to properly comply with their request for access to their personal data.
10
EUR
10
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00014-2023.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2167
2023-12-22
FR
French Data Protection Authority (CNIL)
Candidate for parliamentary elections
Individuals and Private Associations
['Art. 21 (2) GDPR']
The French DPA has imposed a fine on a candidate for parliamentary elections. The candidate had sent the data subject election advertising by email despite the data subject's objection.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.cnil.fr/fr/la-cnil-prononce-six-nouvelles-sanctions-dans-le-cadre-de-sa-procedure-simplifie
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2908
2025-10-16
TH
Dutch Supervisory Authority for Data Protection (AP)
Experian Nederland B.V.
Finance, Insurance and Consulting
['Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) GDPR, Art. 12 (1) GDPR, Art. 14 (1) GDPR, Art. 26 (2) GDPR']
The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,700,000 on Experian Nederland B.V. The controller, a company that determines individuals' creditworthiness and sells this information, processed personal data without a sufficient legal basis. The controller also failed to inform data subjects about the processing of their data. Following the decision, the company decided to stop its activities in the Netherlands and will delete its database by the end of the year.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/actueel/experian-krijgt-boete-van-27-miljoen-euro-voor-privacyovertredingen
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-499
2020-12-23
BE
Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD)
Unknown
Industry and Commerce
['Art. 14 (1), (2) GDPR, Art. 12 (1), (2), (3) GDPR, Art. 15 (1) GDPR, Art. 5 (1) c), (2) GDPR, Art. 24 (1), (2) GDPR']
The Belgian DPA (APD) imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on a company for several violations of the GDPR. The controller is a company that carries out parking ticket controls. The controller controller had issued the data subject a fine for illegal parking. However, the data subject states that he or she did not receive the fine ticket. Instead, the data subject only found out about it when he or she received an official reminder letter from a law firm commissioned with debt collection, which then demanded payment of the reminder fee in addition to the original fine. The data subject then contacted the company and demanded, among others, information about which of his/her personal data had been processed. After this request was not properly fulfilled in a timely manner, the data subject filed a complaint against the controller During its investigations the DPA discovered that the controller violated several GDPR provisions. Firstly the DPA found that the controller failed to provide a proper privacy policy. The privacy policy on the controller´s website did not contain any information regarding the processing of personal data nor any contact information of the company. Secondly, the controller violated the data subject's right to information by failing to comply with the data subject's request for information on data processing. Lastly the controller infringed the principle of minimasation by processing the data subject's data for the purpose of sending a payment reminder only one day after the ticket had been issued even though the data subject had the opportunity to pay the fine without such a reminder at that time.
50
EUR
50
fine
none
https://www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be/publications/beslissing-ten-gronde-nr.-81-2020.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-2938
2024-03-28
BE
APD/GBA (Belgium)
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 12', 'Art. 15']
The DPA issued a warning against an embassy for, among other things, not giving access to the identity of an employee who made an unauthorized consultation of the data subject’s personal data.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be/publications/waarschuwing-nr.-48-2024.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-1448
2022-10-17
FR
French Data Protection Authority (CNIL)
Clearview Al Inc.
Industry and Commerce
['Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 12 GDPR, Art. 15 GDPR, Art. 17 GDPR, Art. 31 GDPR']
The French DPA has fined Clearview Al Inc. EUR 20,000,000. The company holds a database of more than 20 billion facial images (including those of french residents and nationals) from around the world. The data is collected online from publicly accessible platforms such as social networks. The company offers a search service that allows individuals to be identified based on the biometric data extracted from the images. Individuals' profiles can be enriched with information associated with those images, such as image tags and geolocation. In the course of its investigation the DPA found that the personal data contained in the company's database had been processed unlawfully and without a valid legal basis. In addition, the DPA found that Clearview AI restricted the exercise of data subjects' rights. For example, it limited the exercise of data subjects' rights to twice a year without justification. Also, data subjects had to submit several requests before one was answered. Moreover, requests were often not answered at all or only inadequately. Finally, the DPA criticized the cooperation of Clearview AI. The company did not respond to investigation forms at all or only very incompletely.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/cnil/id/CNILTEXT000046444859?isSuggest=true
2026-02-17
GH-2289
2023-03-23
RO
ANSPDCP (Romania)
Technoplus Industry SRL
Unknown
['Art. 5', 'Art. 6']
The Romanian DPA fined Tehnoplus Industry SRL a total of €5,000 for various violations of Articles 5 and 6 GDPR in relation to the processing activities performed through GPS trackers installed on company cars.
5,000
EUR
5,000
fine
none
https://www.dataprotection.ro/?page=Comunicat_Presa_23.03.2023&lang=ro
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-1972
2023-07-26
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Private individual
Individuals and Private Associations
['Art. 6 (1) GDPR']
The Spanish DPA has fined a private individual. An individual had filed a complaint with the DPA because another individual had written reviews on the internet using a photo of them and their name without their consent. The original fine of EUR 1,000 was reduced to EUR 600 due to voluntary payment and admission of responsibility.
600
EUR
600
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00034-2023.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-2732
2025-05-13
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
PLATAFORMA CABANILLAS SA.
Employment
['Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR']
The Spanish DPA imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on PLATAFORMA CABANILLAS SA. The controller is requesting criminal record certificates from potential employees before inviting them to a job interview. This infringes the principle of data minimisation.
100
EUR
100
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00162-2024.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-211
2020-02-14
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Xfera Moviles S.A.
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
['Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR']
The AEPD found that a third party had access to the name, telephone number and address of another customer.
30
EUR
30
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00385-2019.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-2678
2023-07-24
MT
IDPC (Malta)
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 32', 'Art. 5']
The Maltese DPA decided that a controller, sending personal schoolwork to a data subject's personal email adress with other people in the "cc", is an infringement of Article 5(1)(f) and 32(1)(b) GDPR.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://idpc.org.mt/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CDP_COMP_280_2023.pdf
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-1693
2023-01-26
IT
Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Azienda ULSS n.5 Polesana
Health Care
['Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR, Art. 32 GPDR']
The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on Azienda ULSS n.5 Polesana. The healthcare facility had mistakenly sent a patient medical record to the wrong patient. The DPA found that the healthcare facility had not taken sufficient technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, which allowed such an incident to occur.
5
EUR
5
fine
none
https://www.gpdp.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9861289
2026-02-17
GH-902
2021-02-16
DK
Datatilsynet (Denmark)
Statistics Denmark
Unknown
['Art. 17', 'Art. 21', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 6']
The Danish DPA (Datatilsynet) expressed criticism towards Statistics Denmark for failing to update a list with people who were not willing to participate in voluntary surveys, in accordance with the Article 5(1)(d) of the GDPR.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.datatilsynet.dk/tilsyn-og-afgoerelser/afgoerelser/2021/feb/klage-over-danmarks-statistiks-manglende-ajourfoering-af-personoplysninger#_ftn2
2026-02-17
GH-1299
2022-01-13
PL
Poland
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 17', 'Art. 5']
The Polish Supreme Administrative Court held that the Polish DPA should make a data minimisation assessment on the necessity of processing a data subject's phone number for the collection of debts.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://orzeczenia.nsa.gov.pl/doc/917CCC0167
2026-02-17
GH-2006
2022-10-10
DE
Germany
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 4', 'Art. 58', 'Art. 6']
The Administrative Court Bremen upheld the decision of a DPA to order the erasure of all personal data of a politician, which was recorded in an advisory board meeting and subsequently published on a website, as the processing lacked a legal basis under Article 6 GDPR.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://openjur.de/u/2452412.html
2026-02-17
GH-779
2020-11-24
SE
Datainspektionen (Sweden)
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 32', 'Art. 35', 'Art. 5']
The Swedish DPA (Datainspektionen) issued a fine of approximately €392000 at the Educational Board of Stockholm after receiving many complaints that the new IT system "Skolplattformen", used for education administration, has suffered data breaches.
4,000,000
SEK
4,000,000
fine
none
https://www.datainspektionen.se/nyheter/allvarliga-brister-i-skolplattformen-i-stockholm/#:~:text=Granskningen%20visar%20p%C3%A5%20brister%20i,mot%20utbildningsn%C3%A4mnden%20i%20Stockholm%20stad.&text=Datainspektionen%20har%20tagit%20emot%20ett,fr%C3%A5n%20utbildningsn%C3%A4mnden%20i%20Stockholm%20stad
2026-02-17
ET-ETid-1713
2023-03-21
ES
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
EL DIARIO DE PRENSA DIGITAL SL.
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
['Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR']
The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on EL DIARIO DE PRENSA DIGITAL SL.. Several media outlets, including the controller had published an audio recording of a multiple rape victim's testimony in court on their websites as well as on Twitter to report on the case. The case had attracted a lot of media attention. During its investigation, the DPA determined that the rape victim's right to privacy outweighed the controller's freedom of information. The audio recordings of the victim did not add any significant value to the reporting, but rather severely compromised the victim's privacy. For this reason, the DPA found that the controller violated the principle of data minimization.
50
EUR
50
fine
none
https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00196-2022.pdf
2026-02-17
GH-3965
2025-10-06
AT
Austria
Unknown
Unknown
['Art. 16']
A court held that a medical diagnosis is a subjective professional opinion and not factual information; the diagnosis can therefore not be subject to the right to rectification under Article 16 GDPR.
0
EUR
0
reprimand
none
https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?ResultFunctionToken=e168f05a-2b8b-4010-b16f-c82f69a83096&Position=1&SkipToDocumentPage=True&Abfrage=Bvwg&Entscheidungsart=Undefined&SucheNachRechtssatz=True&SucheNachText=True&GZ=&VonDatum=01.01.2014&BisDatum=&Norm=DSGVO&ImRisSeitVonDatum=&ImRisSeitBisDatum=&ImRisSeit=EinerWoche&ResultPageSize=100&Suchworte=&Dokumentnummer=BVWGT_20251006_W256_2278150_1_00
2026-02-17