Proximus SA – €50,000 Fine (Belgium, 2020)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Belgium's data protection authority fined Proximus SA €50,000 for not letting their data protection officer work independently. The officer had other roles in the company, which could have caused conflicts of interest. This case highlights the importance of ensuring data protection officers can do their jobs without interference.
What happened
Proximus SA was fined for not allowing their data protection officer to work independently due to conflicts of interest.
Who was affected
The issue affected Proximus SA's data protection officer, who was unable to perform their duties independently.
What the authority found
The data protection authority found that Proximus SA violated GDPR by not preventing conflicts of interest for their data protection officer.
Why this matters
This case underscores the need for companies to ensure their data protection officers can operate without conflicts of interest. It serves as a reminder for businesses to carefully structure roles to comply with GDPR requirements.
GDPR Articles Cited
According to the data protection authority, the company's data protection officer was not sufficiently involved in the processing of personal data breaches and the company did not have a system in place to prevent a conflict of interest of the DPO, who also held numerous other positions within the company (head of compliance and audit department), which led the DPA to the conclusion that the company's DPO was not able to work independently.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Proximus SA in BE
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
28 April 2020
Authority
Autorité de Protection des Données
Fine Amount
€50,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-272
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Proximus SA - Belgium (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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