Spain

Party of the Socialists of Catalonia

5,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) on 2020-08-17.

Rank · Sector

#233

of 357 in Public Sector and Education

Rank · Spain

#506

of 1,075

Rank · All fines

#1,717

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Date: 2020-08-17
Controller / Processor: Party of the Socialists of Catalonia
Sector: Public Sector and Education
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) b) GDPR
Type of violation: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Socialist Party of Catalonia has used the personal data provided by a professional doctor to send a letter to the complainant's relative asking for political support. This constitutes a different purpose from the original purpose of the collection and therefore violates the principle of purpose limitation.

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