Italy

Benetton Group S.r.l.

240,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) on 2023-04-27.

Rank · Sector

#59

of 595 in Industry and Commerce

Rank · Italy

#55

of 543

Rank · All fines

#323

of 3,042

Case details

Authority: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Date: 2023-04-27
Controller / Processor: Benetton Group S.r.l.
Sector: Industry and Commerce
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) c), e) GDPR, Art. 32 (1) b), d) GDPR, Art. 32 (2) GDPR
Type of violation: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 240,000 on Benetton Group S.r.l.. The controller had stored a large amount of customer data indefinitely. The DPA also found that the administrative database of employees of stores from 7 countries were accessible with a single password. The DPA considered this to be a breach of the obligation to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data. In assessing the fine, the DPA considered the fact that a very large number of people were affected by the data protection violations as an aggravating factor.

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