Legal Person – €1,200 Fine (Czech Republic, 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 Czech company was fined EUR 1,200 for sending a commercial SMS after claiming it had deleted the person's data. This matters because it shows that companies must keep their promises about data deletion. Failing to do so can lead to penalties.
What happened
The company sent a commercial offer via SMS despite assuring the person that their data was deleted.
Who was affected
The person who received the SMS offer after being told their data was no longer in the company's database.
What the authority found
The Czech data protection authority found that the company violated GDPR by not properly deleting personal data as promised.
Why this matters
This case highlights the importance of transparency in data handling. Companies should ensure they follow through on data deletion promises to avoid fines.
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The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,200 on a legal person. The accused sent the subject a commercial offer via SMS after assuring the data subject that their data was deleted from its database.
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Fine
€1K
Details
Fine Date
30 November 2020
Authority
Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů
Fine Amount
€1,200
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-2814
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Legal Person - Czech Republic (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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