Italy

Sorgenia S.p.a.

676,956 €

GDPR enforcement action by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) on 2023-04-14.

Rank · Sector

#36

of 167 in Transportation and Energy

Rank · Italy

#40

of 543

Rank · All fines

#213

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Date: 2023-04-14
Controller / Processor: Sorgenia S.p.a.
Sector: Transportation and Energy
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (2) GDPR, Art. 12 (3) GDPR, Art. 25 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 676,956 against Sorgenia S.p.a.. The DPA had received several complaints from data subjects regarding unauthorized telemarketing. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had not taken appropriate technical and organizational measures to be informed about all the operations carried out in the telemarketing chain. In addition, the controller failed to process a data subjects request in a timely manner.

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