Spain

EDP Comercializadora, S.A.U.

75,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) on 2020-01-07.

Rank · Sector

#71

of 167 in Transportation and Energy

Rank · Spain

#130

of 1,075

Rank · All fines

#549

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Date: 2020-01-07
Controller / Processor: EDP Comercializadora, S.A.U.
Sector: Transportation and Energy
Quoted Articles: Art. 6 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The company processed personal data in connection with a gas contract without the consent of the applicant. The decision finds that the applicant received an invoice for a gas contract which he did not sign and that EDP Comercializadora claims that the applicant is party to a contract with another energy company which has a supply contract with EDP Comercializadora and that the processing of data is therefore justified. The AEPD stated that EDP Comercializadora had to prove that the plaintiff had agreed to a contract with a second entity and not only with its direct energy supplier.

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