Unknown – €28 Fine (Hungary, 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 Hungarian authority fined a company for continuing to send newsletters to an old email address after a user updated it. This matters because it shows the importance of keeping customer data accurate and up-to-date. The fine was small, but it highlights the need for businesses to respect user requests about their personal information.
What happened
A company kept sending newsletters to a user's old email address even after the user updated it.
Who was affected
The affected person was a newsletter subscriber who had changed their email address.
What the authority found
The authority found the company violated GDPR's requirement to keep personal data accurate and up-to-date.
Why this matters
This case emphasizes the need for businesses to promptly update customer information to comply with data protection rules. Even small oversights can lead to fines, reminding companies to maintain accurate records.
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The data subject had subscribed to a newsletter of the controller. After altering his/her e-mail address, he/she continued to receive the newsletter via the old e-mail address. The data subject then contacted the controller, whereupon the controller confirmed that the address had now been updated. Nevertheless, the data subject continued to receive the newsletter via the old e-mail address.
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Fine
€28
Details
Fine Date
18 November 2020
Authority
Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság
Fine Amount
€28
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Unknown - Hungary (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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