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Unknown – €9,000 Fine (Spain, 2021)
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A website operator in Spain was fined for posting photos of a person without their permission. The Agencia Española de Protección de Datos found that the website also lacked a privacy statement. This case shows the importance of getting consent before using someone's image online.
What happened
A website operator published photos of a person on its site without their consent.
Who was affected
The person whose photos were published without consent on the website.
What the authority found
The Spanish data protection authority fined the website operator for violating GDPR rules regarding consent and privacy statements.
Why this matters
This fine serves as a reminder for website operators to obtain consent before using personal images and to include clear privacy statements on their sites.
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The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine of EUR 9,000 on a website operator. The controller had published photos of the data subject on its website without the consent of the data subject. Also, the website in question did not contain a privacy statement. The fine is composed as follows: EUR 5,000 for a violation of Art. 6 GDPR and EUR 4,000 for a violation of Art. 13 GDPR.
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Fine
€9K
Details
Fine Date
2 March 2021
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€9,000
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Unknown - Spain (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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