Spain

Vodafone España, S.A.U.

56,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) on 2021-09-14.

Rank · Sector

#165

of 366 in Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting

Rank · Spain

#190

of 1,070

Rank · All fines

#644

of 3,039

Case details

Authority: Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Date: 2021-09-14
Controller / Processor: Vodafone España, S.A.U.
Sector: Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
Quoted Articles: Art. 6 (1) GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine on Vodafone España, S.A.U. for insufficient legal basis for data processing.The data subject stated that several telephone lines were registered in his name. However, the data subject had never signed contracts with the company for any of these lines. Rather, the contracts in question were concluded by fraudsters using the data subject's personal data. Nevertheless, the personal data was entered into the company's information systems without any verification as to whether the contracts had been lawfully and actually concluded by the data subject. The original fine of EUR 70,000 was reduced to EUR 56,000 due to the voluntary payment.

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