Italy

Selectra S.p.A.

80,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) on 2024-07-17.

Rank · Sector

#26

of 213 in Employment

Rank · Italy

#90

of 543

Rank · All fines

#533

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Date: 2024-07-17
Controller / Processor: Selectra S.p.A.
Sector: Employment
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), c), e) GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR, Art. 88 GDPR, Art. 114 Codice della privacy
Type of violation: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 80,000 on Selectra S.p.A.. A former employee had lodged a complaint with the DPA on the grounds that the controller was able to access their e-mail inbox even after the termination of the employment relationship. The DPA found that such a long retention period for e-mails (in some cases three years after the termination of the employment relationship) was excessive. The DPA also found that the controller had not provided the data subjects with sufficient information about the data processing (e.g. regarding the retention period for e-mail data).

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