KARIERA A.E. – €5,000 Fine (Greece, 2021)

€5,000Hellenic Data Protection Authority12 May 2021Greece
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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.

The Greek Data Protection Authority fined KARIERA A.E. EUR 5,000 for continuing to send marketing emails after a user requested data deletion. A technical error meant the user's data wasn't deleted as promised. This case highlights the need for robust systems to honor data deletion requests.

What happened

KARIERA A.E. continued to send marketing emails to a user after failing to delete their data due to a technical error.

Who was affected

A user who requested the deletion of their personal data but continued to receive marketing emails.

What the authority found

The Greek authority found that KARIERA A.E. violated GDPR by not properly deleting the user's data and continuing to send emails.

Why this matters

This case serves as a warning to ensure technical systems are in place to honor data deletion requests. Companies should regularly audit their data management processes to prevent similar issues.

GDPR Articles Cited

Art. 17 GDPR
Art. 21 GDPR
Art. 25 GDPR
Full Legal Summary
Detailed

The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on ΚARIERA A.E.. A data subject had filed a complaint with the DPA against the controller due to the fact that the controller continued to send him e-mail advertisements even though he had requested the deletion of his data and the controller had confirmed the deletion. Due to a technical error, the data subject's data had not been deleted.

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for KARIERA A.E. in GR

This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.

Details

Fine Date

12 May 2021

Authority

Hellenic Data Protection Authority

Fine Amount

€5,000

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-703

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