Bank – €2,890 Fine (Hungary, 2020)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A Hungarian bank mistakenly registered and shared a person's data with a credit information system due to an administrative error. This matters because it highlights the importance of accurate data handling to avoid unauthorized data sharing. The bank was fined for not having a valid reason to process this person's data.
What happened
A bank registered and transferred a person's data to a credit system without their involvement in a loan agreement.
Who was affected
An individual whose personal data was wrongly registered and shared with the Central Credit Information System.
What the authority found
The authority found that the bank lacked a valid legal basis for processing the individual's data, violating GDPR rules.
Why this matters
This case underscores the need for businesses to ensure data accuracy and proper legal grounds before processing personal information. It serves as a reminder to companies to regularly audit their data handling practices to prevent similar errors.
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Due to an administrative error, the personal data of the data subject were registered and transferred to the Central Credit Information System (CCI) in connection with a loan agreement, without the data subject being a party to the agreement.
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Fine
€3K
Details
Fine Date
26 March 2020
Authority
Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság
Fine Amount
€2,890
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Bank - Hungary (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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