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Website operator – €500 Fine (Spain, 2021)

€500Agencia Española de Protección de Datos27 July 2021Spain
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A website operator was fined €500 because its privacy policy didn't meet legal requirements. This is important for all online businesses, as clear privacy policies help build trust with users.

What happened

The website operator's privacy policy failed to comply with GDPR's Article 13.

Who was affected

Visitors to the website who were not properly informed about how their data would be used.

What the authority found

The Spanish DPA found that the website operator did not fulfill the requirements for informing users about data processing under GDPR.

Why this matters

This case underscores the necessity for all website operators to ensure their privacy policies are thorough and compliant to avoid fines.

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The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined a website operator EUR 500 due to the fact that its privacy policy did not comply with the requirements of Art. 13 GDPR.

Related Enforcement Actions (7)

Other enforcement actions involving Website operator in ES

Current
Jul 2021

Fine

€500

Fine
Sept 2021· Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 9,000 on the controller of a website. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact tha...

€9K
Fine
Jan 2022· Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on a website operator for the lack of a privacy policy on its website, in violation of Art. 13 GDPR...

€2K
Fine
Apr 2022· Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations

€2K
Fine
Apr 2023· Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on a website operator for failing to ensure that the privacy policy on its website complied with the r...

€1K
Fine
May 2023· Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on a website operator for failing to ensure that the privacy policy on its website complied with the r...

€500
Fine
Apr 2024· Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 600 on a website operator for failing to ensure that the privacy policy on a website complied with the requi...

€600
Fine
Jun 2024· Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on the operator of a website for storing data of a data subject for an excessively long period of time and contrary...

€180

Details

Fine Date

27 July 2021

Authority

Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

Fine Amount

€500

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-780

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