Italy

Municipality

5,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) on 2026-03-26.

Rank · Sector

#140

of 213 in Employment

Rank · Italy

#382

of 543

Rank · All fines

#1,849

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Date: 2026-03-26
Controller / Processor: Municipality
Sector: Employment
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), c) GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on a municipality. The controller published a council resolution containing the personal data of a data subject that had not been adequately pseudonymised, as well as information regarding her pregnancy, maternity status, health and taking parental leave.

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