The Netherlands

Experian Nederland B.V.

2,700,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Dutch Supervisory Authority for Data Protection (AP) on 2025-10-16.

Rank · Sector

#14

of 322 in Finance, Insurance and Consulting

Rank · The Netherlands

of 43

Rank · All fines

#111

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Dutch Supervisory Authority for Data Protection (AP)
Date: 2025-10-16
Controller / Processor: Experian Nederland B.V.
Sector: Finance, Insurance and Consulting
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) GDPR, Art. 12 (1) GDPR, Art. 14 (1) GDPR, Art. 26 (2) GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,700,000 on Experian Nederland B.V. The controller, a company that determines individuals' creditworthiness and sells this information, processed personal data without a sufficient legal basis. The controller also failed to inform data subjects about the processing of their data. Following the decision, the company decided to stop its activities in the Netherlands and will delete its database by the end of the year.

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