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KARIERA A.E. – €5,000 Fine (Greece, 2021)
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KARIERA A.E. was fined for sending email ads to a person who had requested their data be deleted. This is important because it shows that companies must properly handle deletion requests and not just confirm them without action. Failing to do so can result in financial penalties.
What happened
KARIERA A.E. continued to send email advertisements even after confirming the deletion of a person's data.
Who was affected
The person who requested their data deletion and continued to receive emails was affected.
What the authority found
The Hellenic DPA found that KARIERA A.E. violated data protection rules by not properly deleting the person's data due to a technical error.
Why this matters
This ruling emphasizes the need for companies to have reliable systems for managing data deletion requests. Technical errors should not lead to violations of user rights.
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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
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. KARIERA A.E. - Greece (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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