Arp Hansen Hotel Group A/S – €147,800 Fine (Denmark, 2020)
General GDPR enforcement action
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The Danish Data Protection Authority fined Arp Hansen Hotel Group for keeping customer data longer than necessary. They found that the hotel chain failed to delete old reservation data as promised. This case highlights the importance of sticking to data retention policies.
What happened
Arp Hansen Hotel Group kept personal data in their reservation system longer than their own policies allowed.
Who was affected
Hotel guests whose personal data was stored longer than necessary in the reservation system.
What the authority found
The authority found that Arp Hansen violated GDPR by not deleting personal data according to their own retention schedules.
Why this matters
This fine underscores the need for businesses to regularly audit their data practices and ensure compliance with their own data retention policies. It serves as a reminder that failing to delete data on time can lead to significant penalties.
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During an inspection, the supervisory authority reviewed a number of IT systems to examine whether Arp-Hansen had sufficient procedures in place to ensure that personal data were not kept longer than necessary for the purposes of collection. It was found that one of the reservation systems contained a large amount of personal data that should already have been deleted in accordance with the deletion deadlines set by Arp-Hansen itself.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Arp Hansen Hotel Group A/S in DK
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
28 July 2020
Authority
Datatilsynet (Denmark)
Fine Amount
€147,800
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Arp Hansen Hotel Group A/S - Denmark (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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