Owners Association – €900 Fine (Spain, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
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An owners' association in Spain was fined EUR 900 for improperly using a security camera. The camera recorded areas beyond its intended scope, including a neighbor's house. This case reminds property managers to respect privacy when installing surveillance equipment.
What happened
The owners' association installed a camera that recorded both a public area and parts of a private house.
Who was affected
The neighbor whose house was partially recorded by the security camera.
What the authority found
The Spanish DPA determined the camera's scope was excessive and violated GDPR's data minimization principle.
Why this matters
This ruling emphasizes the importance of ensuring surveillance systems are carefully set up to avoid infringing on individuals' privacy. It serves as a reminder to organizations to comply with data minimization principles when using security cameras.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine on an owners' association. A data subject claimed to the DPA that the controller had installed a camera on one of his houses, which recorded both the public pool area and parts of the data subject's house. The original fine of EUR 1,500 was reduced to EUR 900 due to voluntary payment and acknowledgement of guilt.
Related Enforcement Actions (2)
Other enforcement actions involving Owners Association in ES
Fine
€900
Details
Fine Date
27 July 2021
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€900
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-784
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Owners Association - Spain (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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