Italy

Ginosa municipality

5,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) on 2022-07-21.

Rank · Sector

#240

of 357 in Public Sector and Education

Rank · Italy

#357

of 543

Rank · All fines

#1,769

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Date: 2022-07-21
Controller / Processor: Ginosa municipality
Sector: Public Sector and Education
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 28 GDPR, Art. 2-ter Codice della privacy
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on Ginosa municipality. The fine is related to the fine against Clio S.r.l.. Clio provides and manages a whistleblowing reporting application for various private and public entities, including, Ginosa municipality. During its investigation, the DPA found that the municipality provided personal data to Clio in connection with whistleblowing reports, allowing Clio to collect and store them without a valid legal basis. Furterhmore, the DPA found that the municipality had not adequately regulated its relationship with Clio.

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