Spain

Agency

1,800 €

GDPR enforcement action by Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) on 2021-08-23.

Rank · Sector

#155

of 218 in Not assigned

Rank · Spain

#728

of 1,075

Rank · All fines

#2,441

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Date: 2021-08-23
Controller / Processor: Agency
Sector: Not assigned
Quoted Articles: Art. 32 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

Summary

The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine on an agency. The controller had disposed of documents containing personal data of its clients in the garbage. The AEPD considered this to be a lack of security and data protection measures in the sense of Art. 32 GDPR, which states that "the controller and processor shall implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure an adequate level of security." The original fine of EUR 3,000 was reduced to EUR 1,800 due to voluntary payment and acknowledgement of responsibility.

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