Poland

McDonald’s Polska Sp. z o.o.

3,955,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) on 2025-07-21.

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#87

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Case details

Authority: Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)
Date: 2025-07-21
Controller / Processor: McDonald’s Polska Sp. z o.o.
Sector: Employment
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR, Art. 25 (1) GDPR, Art. 28 (1) GDPR, Art. 38 (1) GDPR
Type of violation: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,955,000 on McDonald’s Polska Sp. z o.o. The controller used a third party processor (see ETid: 2758) for the purpose of managing work scheduals. The controller failed to ensure, that the processor implemented sufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure data security, resulting in a data breach. Additionally the controller failed to ensure, that only necessary data had been processed and the controller also did not adequatly involve the DPO in all relevant activities.

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