Belgium
Infobel
40,000 €
GDPR enforcement action by Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) on 2025-11-27.
Rank · Sector
#123
of 597 in Industry and Commerce
Rank · Belgium
#16
of 50
Rank · All fines
#844
of 3,050
Case details
- Authority
- Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD)
- Date
- 2025-11-27
- Controller / Processor
- Infobel
- Sector
- Industry and Commerce
- Quoted Articles
- Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) GDPR, Art. 24 GDPR
- Type of violation
- Insufficient legal basis for data processing
Summary
The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 40,000 on Infobel. The controller, a data broker, sold personal data for direct marketing purposes. However, it processed the data it had sold without a sufficient legal basis.
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