Belgium

Website providing legal information

15,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) on 2019-12-17.

Rank · Sector

#284

of 369 in Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting

Rank · Belgium

#22

of 50

Rank · All fines

#1,173

of 3,051

Case details

Authority: Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD)
Date: 2019-12-17
Controller / Processor: Website providing legal information
Sector: Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
Quoted Articles: Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 12 GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations

Summary

An operator of a website for legal news had the privacy statement only available in English, although it was also addressed to a Dutch and French speaking audience. In addition, the first version of the privacy statement was not easily accessible and did not mention the legal basis for data processing under the GDPR. Furthermore, with reference to the ECJ ruling on Planet 49, it was determined that effective consent was required for the use of Google Analytics.

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