Germany

Sports photography company

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GDPR enforcement action by Data Protection Authority of Berlin on 2022.

Case details

Authority: Data Protection Authority of Berlin
Date: 2022
Controller / Processor: Sports photography company
Sector: Industry and Commerce
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The DPA of Berlin has imposed a fine on a sports photography company. A sports photographer had published over 16,000 photos of minors who had taken part in a swimming competition on the company's freely accessible website. During its investigation, the DPA found that the parents of the minors had not consented to the capturing and publication of the images.

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