GLP Instalaciones 86, SL – €60,000 Fine (Spain, 2020)
General GDPR enforcement action
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GLP Instalaciones 86 was fined €60,000 for pretending to be Naturgy employees and processing personal data without permission. This matters because it highlights the importance of verifying who you share your personal information with, especially when dealing with service providers.
What happened
GLP Instalaciones 86 pretended to be Naturgy employees and processed personal data without a valid legal basis.
Who was affected
Individuals who contacted Naturgy for air conditioning services and had their personal data shared without consent.
What the authority found
The Spanish Data Protection Authority fined GLP Instalaciones 86 for processing personal data without a valid legal basis, violating GDPR rules.
Why this matters
This case underscores the need for companies to ensure they have a valid legal basis before processing personal data. It also serves as a reminder for consumers to verify the identity of service providers before sharing personal information.
GDPR Articles Cited
In order to obtain assistance for the installation of an air conditioning system, the data subject had contacted Naturgy Energy Group S.A. Subsequently, he was contacted by two different companies, one of which was GLP Instalaciones 86, who pretended to be Naturgy employees. Naturgy denied this and claimed that the companies were neither authorized installers nor employees of Naturgy resulting in the processing of personal data of the data subject, including his/her name, surname, telephone number, bank details and e-mail, without a valid legal basis.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for GLP Instalaciones 86, SL in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
22 September 2020
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€60,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-404
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. GLP Instalaciones 86, SL - Spain (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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