Unknown – €1,000 Fine (Belgium, 2020)
General GDPR enforcement action
This case relates to broader data protection obligations, not specifically to cookie or consent banner compliance. It is not included in cookie statistics or the Risk Calculator.
A Belgian company was fined for continuing to send advertising emails after a person asked for their data to be deleted and objected to the processing. The company also ignored inquiries from the data protection authority. This case highlights the importance of respecting individuals' data rights.
What happened
The company continued sending advertising emails despite the recipient's request to delete their data and stop processing.
Who was affected
The affected individual was someone who received unwanted advertising emails after requesting data deletion.
What the authority found
The Belgian authority fined the company for ignoring the individual's request and failing to cooperate with the data protection authority.
Why this matters
This ruling emphasizes the need for companies to respect individuals' requests regarding their personal data. It highlights the importance of responding to data protection authorities' inquiries.
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The data subject repeatedly received e-mails with advertising content from a company, although the data subject had objected to the processing of his personal data and requested the deletion of his data. In addition, the company did not respond to any inquiries from the data protection authority in this regard.
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Fine
€1K
Details
Fine Date
16 June 2020
Authority
Autorité de Protection des Données
Fine Amount
€1,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-316
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Unknown - Belgium (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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