Servicio de Alojamientos Responsables, S.L. – €6,000 Fine (Spain, 2020)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A Spanish company was fined for signing a contract using someone's personal data without their consent. The person only found out when they were accused of breaking the contract. This case matters because it underscores the need for businesses to get clear permission before using personal data.
What happened
The company signed a contract using personal data without the individual's consent.
Who was affected
The individual whose personal data was used to sign a contract without their knowledge or consent.
What the authority found
The Spanish DPA found that the company unlawfully processed personal data by using it without consent, violating GDPR rules.
Why this matters
This ruling stresses the importance of obtaining consent before using personal data for contractual agreements. Businesses should ensure they have explicit permission to avoid similar fines.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine in the amount of EUR 6,000 against the controller for unauthorized conclusion of a contract in the name of the data subject without his/her consent. The data subject only learned about this when a complaint for breach of the contract was filed against him or her. The AEPD decided that by this act the controller unlawfully processed the personal data of the data subject.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Servicio de Alojamientos Responsables, S.L. in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
2 December 2020
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€6,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-463
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Servicio de Alojamientos Responsables, S.L. - Spain (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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