Waxing Palace AS – €9,600 Fine (Norway, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Norway's data protection authority fined Waxing Palace AS EUR 9,600 for using cameras in their reception area without proper legal grounds. The salon also failed to inform customers and employees about the surveillance. This highlights the importance of having a legal basis and transparency for surveillance.
What happened
Waxing Palace AS was fined for using camera surveillance in its reception area without a legal basis or sufficient notice.
Who was affected
Customers and employees who were recorded by the cameras at Waxing Palace AS.
What the authority found
The Norwegian DPA found that Waxing Palace AS lacked a legal basis for camera surveillance and did not provide adequate information about it.
Why this matters
This case underscores the need for businesses to ensure they have a legal basis for surveillance and to inform those being recorded. It's a reminder to review privacy practices, especially regarding surveillance.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has imposed a fine of EUR 9,600 on the waxing salon operator of Waxing Palace AS. The controller had camera surveillance of the controller's reception area. The DPA found that the controller had no legal basis for the camera surveillance, as well as had not provided sufficient information about it. The camera surveillance concerned both employees and customers.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Waxing Palace AS in NO
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
12 August 2021
Authority
Datatilsynet (Norway)
Fine Amount
€9,600
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-809
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Waxing Palace AS - Norway (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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