Vodafone España, S.A.U. – €75,000 Fine (Spain, 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.
Vodafone España faced a fine for sharing a customer's phone subscription details with a third party without their knowledge. This breach of privacy led to the customer receiving unexpected emails related to a purchase. The case shows that companies must be transparent and obtain consent before sharing personal information.
What happened
Vodafone España transferred a customer's subscription information to a third party without the customer's consent.
Who was affected
The customer whose personal information was shared without consent.
What the authority found
The Spanish data authority found that Vodafone violated GDPR rules by not obtaining consent before sharing personal data.
Why this matters
This ruling highlights the importance of transparency in data sharing practices. Companies should ensure they have explicit consent from users before sharing their information with third parties.
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The data subject, a former customer of the company, continued to receive invoice notifications, although at that time there was neither a contractual relationship nor any payment overdue from the expired contractual relationship. As a reason for the incorrect mailings Vodafone indicated a technical error.
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Fine
€75K
Details
Fine Date
3 February 2020
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€75,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-197
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Vodafone España, S.A.U. - Spain (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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