Poland

Res-Gastro M. Gaweł Sp. k.

56,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) on 2024-04-29.

Rank · Sector

of 100 in Accomodation and Hospitality

Rank · Poland

#21

of 111

Rank · All fines

#671

of 3,051

Case details

Authority: Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)
Date: 2024-04-29
Controller / Processor: Res-Gastro M. Gaweł Sp. k.
Sector: Accomodation and Hospitality
Quoted Articles: Art. 24 (1) GDPR, Art. 25 (1) GDPR, Art. 32 (1), (2) GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

Summary

The Polish DPA (UODO) has imposed a fine of EUR 56,000 on Res-Gastro M. Gaweł Sp. k. The controller had reported a data breach involving the loss of an unencrypted USB stick by an employee. The data medium contained documents with data such as name, adress, gender, date of birth etc. of another employee. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had failed to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data in order to prevent such an incident.

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