Defendant : Westtoer APB a public entity giving autonomous services in the area of tourism in the province of West -Flanders. – Violation Found (Belgium, 2021)
A public tourism entity in Belgium was found to have improperly used intelligent cameras to track visitors during the Covid-19 pandemic. The authority noted that the entity failed to inform people about how their data was being used, stressing the need for transparency.
What happened
The tourism entity used intelligent cameras to count passers-by without adequately informing them about data collection.
Who was affected
Visitors in the areas monitored by the intelligent cameras were affected.
What the authority found
The data protection authority found that the entity violated principles of transparency and purpose limitation in data processing.
Why this matters
This ruling highlights the need for clear communication about data collection practices. Companies should be transparent about how they use technology that collects personal data.
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Facts : 1/ The defendant is an autonomous provincial public entity working in the sector of tourism for the province of West-Flanders. 2/ The defendant decided to place intelligent cameras in order to provide a passer-by counts at specific locations in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic. 3/ To this end, the defendant issued a public contract on behalf of the coastal municipalities, which was awarded on June 9, 2020 to company X, which acts as processor. 4/ An investigation was launched by the DPA to submit a file to the Inspection Service since the serious evidence that the use of intelligent cameras by the defendant could give rise to an infringement of the fundamental principles of the protection of personal data. The DPA's inspection states the following : 1) Infringement by the defendant of the principles of lawfulness, propriety and transparency as well as the principle of purpose limitation and the principle of data minimization and accountability. The Inspectorate states first of all that the defendant does not adequately demonstrate that the data subjects are properly and transparently informed and that the defendant insufficiently demonstrates that the processing of personal data by the relevant intelligent cameras is for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes. The defendant insufficiently demonstrates that the personal data processed by the intelligent cameras is adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which the data is processed. 2) Infringement of Article 6.1 GDPR. The Inspectorate is of the opinion that the defendant does not demonstrate why it is necessary for the achievement of its mission of public interest to process personal data via intelligent cameras. 3) The Inspection Service determines that the information provided by the defendant through the privacy statement published on the website www.westtoer.be/nl/data processing is not completely correct and transparent. 4) The Inspectorate determin
Outcome
Violation Found
The DPA found a violation but did not impose a fine.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Defendant : Westtoer APB a public entity giving autonomous services in the area of tourism in the province of West -Flanders. in BE
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Defendant : Westtoer APB a public entity giving autonomous services in the area of tourism in the province of West -Flanders. - Belgium (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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