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SOLOCAL MARKETING SERVICES – €900,000 Fine (France, 2025)
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SOLOCAL MARKETING SERVICES received a fine of EUR 900,000 for using direct messages to contact potential customers without their consent. The French data protection authority found that the company couldn't prove that people agreed to have their data used in this way. This case highlights the importance of obtaining clear consent before using personal data for marketing.
What happened
SOLOCAL MARKETING SERVICES was fined for contacting potential customers through direct messages without valid consent.
Who was affected
Potential customers whose data was used for marketing without their consent were affected.
What the authority found
The authority ruled that SOLOCAL MARKETING SERVICES lacked a valid legal basis for processing personal data, violating GDPR's consent requirements.
Why this matters
This ruling emphasizes that companies must secure proper consent before using personal data for marketing. It serves as a warning to other businesses about the risks of non-compliance.
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The French DPA imposed a fine of EUR 900,000 on SOLOCAL MARKETING SERVICES. The controller, a company that also engages in direct marketing activities for its clients, ist using direct messages to contact potential customers for its clients. The company also transfers data of potential customers to their clients. The controller obtained the data through data brokers and was unable to prove that the potential customers (data subjects) had given consent for the described use of their data. In addition to the fine, the French DPA orderd the controller to cease its electronic commercial prospecting activities in the absence of valid consent by the data subjects and to pay EUR 10,000 for every day of delay in regards to proving the compliance after the end of a grace period of nine months.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for SOLOCAL MARKETING SERVICES in FR
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
15 May 2025
Authority
Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés
Fine Amount
€900,000
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. SOLOCAL MARKETING SERVICES - France (2025). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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