CLUB GIMNASIA RÍTMICA SAN ANTONIO – €5,000 Fine (Spain, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A Spanish gymnastics club was fined €5,000 for posting pictures and videos of a woman's daughters on Instagram without her consent. This case shows the importance of getting permission before sharing personal images online, especially of minors. Businesses should ensure they have clear consent for using personal data on social media.
What happened
The gymnastics club posted pictures and videos of underage girls on Instagram without parental consent.
Who was affected
The daughters of a complainant who were photographed and recorded by the gymnastics club.
What the authority found
The Spanish DPA fined the club €5,000 for not having a valid legal basis to post the images, violating GDPR's consent requirements.
Why this matters
This ruling underscores the need for businesses to obtain explicit consent before sharing personal data online, particularly involving minors. It serves as a reminder to review consent practices for social media content.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on CLUB GIMNASIA RÍTMICA SAN ANTONIO. A person had filed a complaint against the controller with the AEPD based on the controller's posting of pictures and videos of her two underage daughters on Instagram. The complainant had previously told the controller that she did not want pictures of her daughters to be posted on social media as she refused to give permission for her daughters to be photographed and recorded.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for CLUB GIMNASIA RÍTMICA SAN ANTONIO in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
9 August 2021
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€5,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-805
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. CLUB GIMNASIA RÍTMICA SAN ANTONIO - Spain (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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