Miropass S.r.l. – €40,000 Fine (Italy, 2020)
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Miropass S.r.l. was fined EUR 40,000 by the Italian data protection authority for mishandling user data in its TuPassi booking system. The company lacked a legal basis for processing sensitive health data and kept it longer than necessary. This case highlights the importance of having clear legal grounds and data retention policies when handling personal data.
What happened
Miropass processed sensitive health data without a legal basis and violated data storage rules.
Who was affected
Users of the TuPassi booking system, including those booking appointments at healthcare facilities.
What the authority found
The Italian authority found Miropass violated GDPR by processing health data without a legal basis and not adhering to data storage limits.
Why this matters
This decision underscores the need for companies to establish valid legal grounds for processing personal data, especially sensitive data like health information. Businesses should ensure they have clear data retention policies to avoid similar penalties.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Italian DPA (Garante) fined Miropass S.r.l. EUR 40,000. Miropass is the provider of the TuPassi booking system, which among others has been used by the Municipality of Rome since 2015. The booking system enables the booking of appointments both on the website of the controller (www.tupassi.it) as well as via the corresponding app. For this purpose, the company collects and processes the personal data of the users. In the course of its investigation, the Italian DPA found that Miropass, particularly in the context of health data resulting from appointment bookings at health care facilities, had no legal basis for the processing and violated the principle of storage limitation.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Miropass S.r.l. in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
17 December 2020
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€40,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-532
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Miropass S.r.l. - Italy (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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