Italy

Comune di Venezia

10,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) on 2025-08-04.

Rank · Sector

#185

of 356 in Public Sector and Education

Rank · Italy

#303

of 543

Rank · All fines

#1,433

of 3,042

Case details

Authority: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Date: 2025-08-04
Controller / Processor: Comune di Venezia
Sector: Public Sector and Education
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), b), c), e), f) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) e), (3) GDPR, Art. 25 GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR
Type of violation: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on the Comune di Venezia. The controller implemented a tourist tax, which includes exceptions for certain groups of visitors. When determining whether a person was entitled to be excluded from the tourist tax, the controller's data processing did not comply with the basic principles of the GDPR.

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