Spain Spain

PLATAFORMA CABANILLAS SA.

100,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) on 2025-05-13.

Rank · Sector
#24
of 213 in Employment
Rank · Spain
#104
of 1,071
Rank · All fines
#483
of 3,042

Case details

Authority
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Date
2025-05-13
Controller / Processor
PLATAFORMA CABANILLAS SA.
Sector
Employment
Quoted Articles
Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR
Type of violation
Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Spanish DPA imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on PLATAFORMA CABANILLAS SA. The controller is requesting criminal record certificates from potential employees before inviting them to a job interview. This infringes the principle of data minimisation.

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