Banca Comercială Română S.A. – €2,000 Fine (Romania, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Romania's data protection authority fined Banca Comercială Română S.A. €2,000 for using a person's data without their knowledge in a debt collection process. The bank failed to inform the person about the use of their data, violating GDPR rules. This case underscores the importance of transparency in handling personal data.
What happened
Banca Comercială Română S.A. used a person's data in a debt collection process without their knowledge.
Who was affected
A person whose data was used by the bank in a debt collection process without their awareness.
What the authority found
The Romanian DPA fined the bank for not informing the person about the use of their data, violating GDPR's transparency requirements.
Why this matters
This case serves as a reminder for businesses to ensure transparency and inform individuals when using their personal data, especially in sensitive contexts like debt collection.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) has fined Banca Comercială Română S.A. EUR 2,000. A data subject had initiated a complaint with the DPA because the controller had used his personal data in the context of an enforcement procedure for debts arising from a credit agreement of which he was unaware.
Related Enforcement Actions (1)
Other enforcement actions involving Banca Comercială Română S.A. in RO
Details
Fine Date
19 May 2021
Authority
Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal
Fine Amount
€2,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-685
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Banca Comercială Română S.A. - Romania (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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