Spain

Burwebs S.L.

75,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) on 2022-11-03.

Rank · Sector

#132

of 369 in Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting

Rank · Spain

#139

of 1,075

Rank · All fines

#565

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Date: 2022-11-03
Controller / Processor: Burwebs S.L.
Sector: Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), b), e) GDPR, Art. 12 (2) GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR, Art. 25 GDPR, Art. 30 (1) GDPR, Art. 22 (2) LSSI
Type of violation: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Spanish DPA has fined Burwebs S.L. EUR 75,000. Burwebs operates websites with adult content. During its investigation, the DPA found that Burwebs did not process users' data transparently. In addition, Burwebs retained users' personal data for an indefinite period of time. Further, the DPA found that Burwebs processed the data of minor users without requiring any parental consent. Burwebs also complicated the exercise of data subjects' rights under the GDPR and had not sufficiently informed users about the processing as well as storage of their personal data in its privacy policy. Finally, the DPA found that Burwerbs' record of processing activities was not complete.

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