Spain

SERVICIOS DE INTEGRACIÓN DE ANDALUCÍA

1,200 €

GDPR enforcement action by Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) on 2025-04-22.

Rank · Sector

#195

of 213 in Employment

Rank · Spain

#805

of 1,075

Rank · All fines

#2,572

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Date: 2025-04-22
Controller / Processor: SERVICIOS DE INTEGRACIÓN DE ANDALUCÍA
Sector: Employment
Quoted Articles: Art. 6 (1) GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The Spanish DPA imposed a fine on SERVICIOS DE INTEGRACIÓN DE ANDALUCÍA. The controller hired an employee and processed the mobile phone number of the new employee without consent or other legal basis. The number was used to add the employee into a WhatsApp group for work purposes which resulted in the employee recivieng excessive numbers of notifications, causing the employee becoming ill. The original fine of EUR 2,000 was reduced to EUR 1,200 due to immediate payment and admission of responsibility by the controller.

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