Hungary

AMPLIFON Hungary Trade and Service Provider LLC

197,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information (NAIH) on 2022-08-11.

Rank · Sector

#64

of 595 in Industry and Commerce

Rank · Hungary

of 73

Rank · All fines

#371

of 3,042

Case details

Authority: Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information (NAIH)
Date: 2022-08-11
Controller / Processor: AMPLIFON Hungary Trade and Service Provider LLC
Sector: Industry and Commerce
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) b) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) GDPR, Art. 12 (1) GDPR, Art. 14 GDPR
Type of violation: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Hungarian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 197,000 on AMPLIFON Hungary Trade and Service Provider LLC. The DPA had received complaints from several data subjects for having received unsolicited invitations to a hearing screening. During its investigation, the DPA found that the company had contacted the data subjects without first obtaining their consent. The company had received the data from the Ministry of the Interior for market research purposes. The DPA found that the company had processed the data unlawfully and contrary to the original purpose for market research. In addition, the DPA found that the company had not provided the data subjects with sufficient information on the data processing.

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