Legal Person – €400 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.
The Czech data protection authority fined a legal person EUR 400 for not making its privacy notice easy to find on its website. Users struggled to locate important information because it was buried in the contacts section. This case highlights the importance of clear and accessible privacy information for website visitors.
What happened
A legal person was fined for placing its privacy notice in a hard-to-find location on its website.
Who was affected
Website visitors who needed to access the privacy notice were affected.
What the authority found
The authority found that the privacy notice was not easily accessible, violating the requirement for clear communication under GDPR.
Why this matters
This case shows that companies must ensure their privacy notices are easy to find and understand. Small business owners should regularly check their websites to make sure they comply with transparency requirements.
GDPR Articles Cited
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The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 400 on a legal person. The privacy notice required under Articles 12 to 14 of the GDPR was placed in the contacts section of the website without informing users or visitors of its location. As a result, the notice was not easily accessible until it was updated, requiring users to search for it. Additionally, the provided information was incomplete.
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Fine
€400
Details
Fine Date
20 July 2020
Authority
Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů
Fine Amount
€400
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-2824
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Legal Person - Czech Republic (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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